Reflections on 40 years as a Huber Astrologer - Part 4

The final part of these Reflections focuses on the years between 1991 and 2003. What as I doing then? In a nutshell - a lot!

In 1991 Richard Llewellyn, who  founded the English Huber School in 1986 along with Pam Tyler, decided to stand down as Principal, asking me to take on this role. I was both honoured and daunted - it was a decision not to be taken lightly. I agreed. Before I took over, and at a seminar given by Bruno and Louise, I was "interviewed" by Bruno, who wanted to talk to me about my chart and where my Age Point was.

At the time, I was 46 and my Age Point (AP) was on the Low Point of the 8th House. "Perfect" said Bruno. I was at first a bit puzzled as to why this might be perfect - the Low Point is not associated with being out there in the world, taking on a new venture, strutting your stuff; it's more about introspection and connecting with what's going in internally. Louise often said that at the Low Point in any House, we're in touch with the soul's purpose. This explanation hit the spot for me - taking on the running of the English Huber School felt 100% right on a deep level.

With Rosa Sole in Switzerland

From 1991 to 2003, I was immersed in the everyday running, maintenance and promotion of Astrological Psychology and the English Huber School, aka API (UK). Alongside running the school, I was also tutoring students worldwide by correspondence and had a team of tutors assisting with this. Most tutors were UK based, with some overseas. The Correspondence courses (at both Foundation and Diploma level) were all in English, but as the school and interest in Astrological Psychology and the Huber Method grew, the Spanish Huber School came into being, headed by Rosa Sole who, like me, had been a student and had graduated from API (UK).

Teaching at Face to Face, Devon

As Principal of API(UK) I was invited to give talks about Astrological Psychology to various UK astrology groups as well as other special interest groups, such as Women's Institutes. Giving talks, I was spreading the word about the Huber Method in London, Edinburgh, Manchester and various other locations nearer to home. I lectured and ran workshops and seminars in the UK, and overseas at world astrology conferences. Astrology-based travel took me Australia, the US, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Switzerland and Spain.

In the UK I was secretary to the Astrological Association, and attended many meetings, taking and writing up the minutes. These were in the days before Zoom, when attending meetings in London took up a full day - and the meetings were always long!

I edited the API(UK) newsletter, Conjunction, for a while. It was a job I enjoyed but it was time consuming, alongside running the school, tutoring and teaching. The role of editor was taken on by several successive students of the school, who all brought their own talents to this publication.  You can delve into and browse back copies here. They are full of interesting aspects on the practical use of  Astrological Psychology.

Graduate students with the Hubers

During this period, I was involved in organising and teaching at the API(UK) annual residential training workshops for Diploma students. Face to Face was held in Devon and South Wales, with Bruno and Louise Huber often joining to teach and assess graduating students in their final live presentation assessment.  

 

When attending and speaking at the annual UK Astrological Association conference, I made sure that API(UK) had a presence by having a display stand offering information on the courses we offered.

 

One thing I particularly enjoyed was being resident astrologer on BBC Radio Stoke, answering questions about astrology on a regular live phone in programme. Being on air, live, when callers could ask anything about astrology and how it could help them, I had to be on the ball and respond in the moment. I always emphasised that Astrological Psychology is not predictive but is concerned more with personal growth and self-awareness. I was resident astrologer for  5 years, and loved every live session, scary and challenging as it could be.

 

In 2003, API(UK) became the Astrological Psychology Association. I remained as Principal but instead of it being just me at the helm, there were half a dozen other people involved in the day to day running and organisation of the school. This gave me space and time to concentrate on writing about the Huber Method and share my experience of using this approach to astrology in a practical way.

 

In 2004, my first book, The Cosmic Egg Timer, co-authored with Richard Llewellyn, was published. You can read the full story of how the Hubers and Astrological Psychology came about in Piercing the Eggshell. And for a fully detailed and serialised account of how publishing their books, and other books on Astrological Psychology in English was achieved, take a look here.

 

  

Spreading the word & sharing information at Conferences