Tag: Roberto Assagioli
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Astrological Psychology and the Need of our Times
In this extract from Chapter 2 of The Cosmic Egg Timer, Joyce Hopewell and Richard Llewellyn outline the historical and psychological context within which astrological psychology was developed. “Astrology must be reborn and must perform again for our modern world, made chaotic by an unbridled and false individualism and by the sudden opening of psychological…
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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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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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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…
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Under the Stars
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…
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Polarity – Balance and Synthesis
I recently came across a free pdf in the Psychosynthesis Centre: Balancing and Synthesis of the Opposites by psychologist Roberto Assagioli, one-time mentor of Bruno Huber. Quotes are from that document. Polarity is a universal fact; it is inherent in cosmic manifestation… From the very moment that cosmic manifestation begins to unfold, duality is born.…
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Bruno, Louise and the language of colour
In this short extract from her book Astrological Psychology, Esotericism and the Transpersonal, Sue Lewis highlights the influences that led to the Hubers’ pioneering the use of colour in the interpretation of the astrological chart. It begins with the period the Hubers spent in Florence, working with Roberto Assagioli at his Psychosynthesis Institute, helping with…
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What is a Cosmic Egg Timer?
The publisher HopeWell has just published the third edition of the book The Cosmic Egg Timer: Introducing Astrological Psychology. This is generally considered to provide the best introduction to this subject, and now has full colour illustrations. But note that, as the editor I’m biased. I hear some of you say “what on earth is…
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Roberto Assagioli
Wikipedia well describes the pedigree of Roberto Assagioli and his psychosynthesis. Psychosynthesis arose from the psychoanalytic tradition initiated by Freud, but was more akin to Jung’s revisionist approach, and indeed moved beyond it. “Psychosynthesis became the first approach born of psychoanalysis that also included the artistic, altruistic and heroic potentials of the human being.” Assagioli’s…
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Bruno Huber – a brief biography
This brief biography appeared in Astrolog, German language magazine of astrological psychology, in March 2016. A more detailed history of the Hubers, astrological psychology and the API school will appear in the forthcoming Conjunction 66, available to members. Bruno Huber, the well-known Swiss astrologer, was born on 29.11.1930 at 12:55 and died on 3rd November…
The Astrological Psychology of Bruno & Louise Huber 