The Six and Thirty-Six Years in Huber Age Progression An exploration of Huber Age Progression, which seeks input from both astrologers and non-astrologers at the end of the post. Six-year houses The Huber Method of Age Progression is based around splitting the first 72 years of life into twelve psychological life phases, each of 6…
A look at the relationship between Roberto Assagioli, founding father of psychosynthesis, and astrology, by psychosynthesis psychotherapist and author Will Parfitt, first published on 28 November 2022 by The Psychosynthesis Trust. I read with interest in a recent Trust newsletter that the Astrological Psychology Association recently closed in the U.K., and gave a generous…
Linda Tinsley suggests an approach to the Moon’s Nodes and the Moon Node chart, inspired by a recent book by American astrologer Steven Forrest, one of the founders of the school of Evolutionary Astrology. The nodes have always been of great interest to me, in fact it’s through the nodes that I begin to understand…
Although I do not use astrology for future forecast, I always include transits in birth chart readings. I have found that these also give me more insight into a person’s chart. They usually set off an aspect pattern which brings this pattern to the fore. This provokes discussion on how this pattern has operated in…
This post is from Joyce’s blog, a chart interpretation and edited extract from her book “Using Age Progression” Fred Astaire was born Frederick Austerlitz on 10.5.1899 at 21.16 local time in Omaha, Nebraska USA, the son of an American born mother and an Austrian father. His chart reminds me of a see-saw or swing boat…
I recently watched a documentary on Yves Saint Laurent and wondered why he seemed ‘not present’. Surely the French fashion designer who is regarded as being among the foremost fashion designers of the twentieth century should not be so ‘absent’ when his models are on the catwalk? Then I discovered that he abused both alcohol and…
In light of Richard Lewellyn’s passing, Elly Gibbs has kindly given Richard books to the APA bookshop. With also having a number of second hand books the book shop has gathered a large selection of metaphysical topics. Most are in good condition that range from astrology to tarot books and cards, healing, spiritual and self-development.…
If you’ve ever gazed up at the night sky, dotted with stars, and have felt a sense of wonder at the immensity of it all, you’ll probably enjoy this book by Matt Gaw. You don’t need to be an astrologer or an astronomer to appreciate the night sky, simply someone who likes to look up…
Together with Dante Alighieri and Francesco Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio is part of the so-called “Three Crowns” of Italian Renaissance Literature and Poetry. Their works initiated the dramatic change western civilisation was about to undergo. They revolutionised literature even before the development of the printing press. Boccaccio is best known for The Decameron. Together with his contemporary friend and…
They’re calling it The Great Conjunction because in astronomical terms, it’s pretty impressive. Not since 1632 have these two planets – both of them mighty, large, heavy masses – been this close together, so close that they appear as a very bright star in the sky. It has long been speculated that a conjunction of…
Some may wonder why the title of our new biography of Bruno & Louise Huber is Piercing the Eggshell. This post gives a brief explanation. As outlined in the book, astrological psychology is very much based on the view of the human psyche adopted by Roberto Assagioli’s psychosynthesis – encapsulated in his ‘Egg’ model. The…
The new biography of Bruno & Louise Huber, anticipated in my earlier post Telling the Huber Story is now imminently available, with formal publication date of 10th November. As outlined in that post: The book tells the story of the development of Bruno & Louise’s ideas, their formative influences and what impelled them to do…
While I was a Foundation Course student in the mid-late 1990s, I attended several seminars held by Bruno & Louise Huber, in England, Spain and Switzerland, culminating in the Seven Rays seminar of 1998. It was here that I became aware of the full depth of the Hubers’ understanding of psychology and spirituality, and it…
The development of astrological psychology by Bruno & Louise Huber was a revolutionary combination of astrology with depth psychology and spirituality. How and why were the young Bruno & Louise inspired to dedicate their lives to this endeavour? What and who were the key influences in the world they grew up in that led them…
Lawrence Durrell was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist and travel writer. Although he never won the Nobel Prize for Literature – his books were considered too ‘heterodox’ – by the end of the 20th century, he was a bestselling author and one of the most celebrated writers in English. The great French writer Gustav Flaubert said: “Language is…