Category: psychology
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Who am I?
‘Who am I?’ How astrological psychology can help this fundamental psychological/spiritual/philosophical question. Plus the spiritual search of Ravi Ravindra.
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Some thoughts on moving from role to soul
In this post from her ‘circle in a spiral’ blog, Joyce Hopewell reflects on Connie Zweig’s book “The Inner Work of Age – shifting from Role to Soul”. This book formed part of Joyce’s research for her recent co-authored book, The Second Time Around, looking at life beyond age 70+, and the opportunities this phase of…
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Life Review
If you look up the concept of Life Review on the current Wikipedia, it is represented as “a phenomenon widely reported in near-death experiences in which people see their life history in an instantaneous and rapid manifestation of autobiographical memory”. The following edited extract from our recent book The Second Time Around takes a much…
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Psychosynthesis – The Magnificent Seven
Astrological Psychology was created in collaboration with Roberto Assagioli, the founder of psychosynthesis, the ‘psychology with a soul’. The psychosynthesis model of humans is as spiritual beings. It is useful to remind ourselves from time to time of what this really means for us in our individual growth process. I recently read Kenneth Sørensen’s 2016…
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Will Parfitt reviews The Second Time Around
Retired psychotherapist and teacher of psychosynthesis and Kabbalah, Will Parfitt has contributed our first review of the recently published book The Second Time Around. First a disclaimer: I am a contributor to this book which includes the stories of 25 people reflecting on key elements of their life and experiences getting to 70 or older.…
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Reflection for the winter solstice
These thoughts in the recent the IFAP Newsletter, by its editor Melanie, are very appropriate for the winter solstice, and give us all pause for reflection. Translated by Web Translate in Thiunderbird. This night marks the winter solstice and the beginning of a new season. On 22 December at 04:27, we enter the 2023 Capricorn…
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The Second Time Around
Life after age 70, an astrological perspective Post by Joyce Hopewell Two years in the researching and writing, my new book, co-authored with Barry Hopewell, will be published in early December. More news of that to follow, but meanwhile here’s an overview of what The Second Time Around is about. The years from age 70…
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Bruno on ‘What is Astrological Psychology’
In this article Bruno Huber, founder of the system of astrological psychology, gives an outline of the subject. The text was written by Bruno for inclusion in his ‘Astrological Glossary’, which was part published in German only. The text was translated from German by Agnes Shellens, who translated much of the Hubers’ work to help…
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Decisions and Choices
Post by Joyce Hopewell. My book The Living Birth Chart is a practical workbook which includes theory, chart examples and practical exercises for the reader/seeker to dabble in and enjoy the revelations they provide. It’s a book to dive into and use if you want to bring your natal chart to life and apply what you…
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Huber and Assagioli
In these extracts from the Huber biography Piercing the Eggshell, Bruno Huber tells the story of his first visit to Roberto Assagioli and Florence, and the subsequent period of time he and Louise spent working there, which resulted in their system of astrological psychology. “In the early spring of 1958… I was hit by a…
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About Psychosynthesis
What is Psychosynthesis? Founded by Roberto Assagioli (Venice, February 27, 1888 11:10 AM – August 23, 1974) a contemporary of Freud and Jung, Psychosynthesis combined Assagioli’s two main spheres of interest: the medical world of psychiatry/psychotherapy and his spiritual experiences that began as a young man. Having been exposed to the prevailing theosophical ideas of the…
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Astrological Psychology and Roberto Assagioli
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…
The Astrological Psychology of Bruno & Louise Huber 