Bruno Huber - Pioneer of Astrological Psychology

Bruno Huber was born on 29.11.1930 at 12.55 local time in Zurich, Switzerland. I'm going to share something of his chart with readers together with an appreciation of the man and his work.

 
Bruno was a true pioneer in the field of both astrology and psychology, as he blended together the psychosynthesis of Roberto Assagioli, with whom he studied and worked alongside in Florence, with the very best of traditional and conventional astrology, drawing from its basic foundations and roots. With this combination of modern growth and spiritually oriented psychology (psychosynthesis is sometimes known as “the psychology with a soul”) and sound astrological understanding, Bruno created an astrological psychology fit for the 21st century and beyond.

I wrote about Bruno’s chart in my book The Cosmic Egg Timer, saying “Using the senses and intuition as we look at this chart, we may be struck by its strong, upward-reaching appearance. This may be the chart of someone who has high aspirations, who seeks to move upwards in their own individuation process. Blending this with the technical know-how we already may have about working with the chart image, we may see mountains in the overall chart structure, and a series of mountain peaks reaching across the top of the chart. These spring from a pyramid shape which gives a broad and solid base to the image in the central area of the chart. The shaping of the aspect structure as a whole suggests a combination of Fixed motivation (the four-sided “pyramid” figure) and Mutable motivation ( the large triangular shapes).

The triangular shapes dominate and stand out, suggesting more emphasis on a Mutable motivation than one which is Fixed. There is a feeling of quivering, actively sensitive movement in this chart, with the “mountain peaks” at the top hinting at different focal points of interest, ambition, achievement and heights to be scaled, yet always moving upwards from the solid base across in the lower half of the chart. 

 

As well as reflecting the essence of the man, the mountain peaks are reminiscent of his native Switzerland. In reality, Bruno was no stranger to the mountains as he skied and cycled in them. And his life’s work involved intense empirical research into human potential, problems of the human psyche and of the psychological-spiritual development of the individual, using the unique blend of astrology and psychosynthesis which is now known as the Huber Method.”

Mercury, the planet associated with communication, sits at the top of Bruno’s chart, right on the MC (midheaven) and on top of one of the mountain peaks mentioned. He was an excellent communicator and teacher - I always found his talks, lectures and seminars very stimulating. Not only that, he was able to relate directly to his audience - he was a very warm, human being. Mercury is one of the planets in the Dominant Learning triangle in the chart and links with the Jupiter/Pluto conjunction, highlighting Bruno’s transformative perception of astrology and psychology, which he ably communicated to the world via that mountain-peak Mercury. Uranus, the planet associated with research, is strongly placed on the 2nd house cusp, and connects via a blue aspect to the Sun atop another of the mountain peaks. On-going learning, empirical research and the constant exploration of new but well-founded ideas in the areas of astrology and psychology were a significant feature of Bruno’s life and work, and were lifeblood to him.

His untimely death in 1999 means that although he is still missed by those whose lives were touched by him (myself included) he would surely be full of joy to see that his work is being continued, not only  his native Switzerland through the smaller schools and teaching centres for astrological psychology which Bruno envisaged as part of his legacy, but throughout the world.

 

The work of Bruno and Louise Huber, and the story of how they founded this worldwide movement and study of astrological psychology is outlined in a new book, Piercing the Eggshell - The Hubers and their Astrological Psychology, published November 2020.

In the UK the Astrological Psychology Association continues to offer in-depth teaching material - together with the option of having a personal tutor - with the Diploma Study Course available in full colour.

 

The books written by Bruno and Louise Huber are  available in English from the APA Book Shop, so Bruno’s work and the work of the Huber’s continues to be there for students of astrological psychology worldwide.