Joyce Hopewell

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Charles Dickens

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Feb 2, 2012, 12:16 pm
7th February 2012 will mark the bicentenary of British author Charles Dickens, who was born on 7.2.1812 at 19.50 in Portsmouth, UK. Various celebratory events will take place throughout the year to mark his bicentennial anniversary so it's appropriate to look at the chart of the man who was a journa...
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Mitt Romney

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Jan 20, 2012, 6:16 am
Mitt Romney is fast emerging as the favourite nominee for Republican candidate in the 2021 Presidential election. Born in 12.3.1947 at 09.51 in Detroit, MI, his chart shows a lot of red and blue aspects, with just about enough green to deter him from veering into a very on/off, either/or motivation ...
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Stephen Hawking

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Jan 9, 2012, 12:34 pm
Scientist Stephen Hawking has turned 70. Born on 8th January 1942 in Oxford, his chart set for noon as his time of birth is not known. Hawking is highly respected and known for his work as a theoretical physicist and cosmologist. His best-selling book A Brief History of Time is widely known but mayb...
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Uranus square Pluto - Clash of the Titans?

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Dec 28, 2011, 11:47 am
In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of powerful deities, descendants of Gaia and Uranus, and they ruled during the legendary Golden Age. The Titans were eventually overthrown by a race of younger gods, the Olympians. As many readers will know, 2012 marks the start of an intense and prolonge...
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Vaclav Havel

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Dec 18, 2011, 9:11 am
The death of Vaclav Havel, Czech playwright, political activist and president, has been announced today (18th December). Havel was born in Prague on 5.10.1936 at 15:00. He was instrumental in bringing about the Velvet Revolution in 1989, when Czechoslovakia broke free from communist rule. Havel op...
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The Cosmic Egg Timer 2nd edition

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Dec 1, 2011, 10:45 am
Second Edition Now available in paperback and on Kindle The second edition of The Cosmic Egg Timer, the first book I wrote, along with Richard Llewellyn, has just been published. Subtitled Introducing Astrological Psychology it does exactly what it says on the cover and gives a comprehen...
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Meryl Streep and Margaret Thatcher

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Nov 21, 2011, 5:32 am
In Meryl Streep's latest film she portrays Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female Prime Minister, who became known as the Iron Lady. Streep is highly regarded as a film actress. She has numerous awards and an established, glittering career. This forthcoming film, entitled "The Iron Lady" and due ...
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The Scorpio time of year

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Nov 3, 2011, 10:16 am
The Sun went into the sign of Scorpio on 24th October, and will stay there until 23rd November - this is the Scorpio time of year. It's the time of year when the nights grow longer, it gets dark earlier, it's dark in the mornings and if you're like me, it's the time of year to go into hibernation mo...
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Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Oct 7, 2011, 11:47 am
Steve Jobs, 24 February 1955 at 19.15, San Francisco People around the world are mourning the loss of entrepreneur and creative, forward-looking technological innnovator Steve Jobs, who died on 5th October. Jobs was one of the originators of the computer revolution, and was the co-founder of Apple...
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Rick Perry - next US President ?

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Sep 27, 2011, 6:31 am
Chart of Rick Perry born 4 March 1950 at 10.40 in Haskell TX, USA Rick Perry is the current Governor of Texas, the 47th holder of this position. He's a Republican and on 13th August 2011 he announced that he would be running for the Republican nomination for president in the 2012 presidential electi...
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Uranus square Pluto

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Sep 2, 2011, 1:02 am
The Square relationship between two planets in astrology is created when both planets are 90 degrees apart. In this diagram, Sun and Saturn are shown square to one another. Using the Huber Method of Astrological psychology, squares are always shown in red, expressive of the active, doing energy they...
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Huber Astrological Psychology in the US

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Aug 24, 2011, 5:26 am
I'm delighted to announce and let it be known to readers in the US that books on the Huber Method of Astrological Psychology are now available from the American Federation of Astrologers (AFA) based in Tempe AZ. Details and costs etc. will soon be appearing on the website, but here, as a ...
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Mars and the England Riots

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Aug 15, 2011, 7:14 am
The recent riots on the streets of London and several other English cities have shown an outbreak of violent and aggressive behaviour which has shocked and stunned. Alongside this, and in swift response, the taking to the streets of bands of ordinary people armed with brooms, brushes and clean-up eq...
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Rupert Murdoch

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Jul 19, 2011, 7:13 am
Rupert Murdoch: Born 11.3.1931 at 23.59 in Melbourne, Australia. Rupert Murdoch and his son James of News International will today appear before a select committee of the British Parliament to answer questions about the phone hacking scandal which is being played out day by day in the UK and now in ...
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Cancer the Crab

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Jun 21, 2011, 1:00 am
Cancerians - those who are born with the Sun in this sign - are generally closely linked to their family, home or neighbourhood in some way. It is the sign which has affiliations with the collective, and group consciousness. The symbol for Cancer, the Crab, is described by Louise Huber, in her book ...
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Rafael Nadal

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Jun 4, 2011, 7:21 am
Tennis champion Rafael Nadal was born on 3.6.1986 at 18.20 in Manacor, Spain. He's just turned 25, is currently playing in the major international tennis tournaments and could well be set to win Wimbledon for the second time this year - with his Age Point currently conjunct Jupiter there could be li...
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The Festival of Britain - 60th anniversary

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - May 3, 2011, 5:48 am
In the UK in 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain is being celebrated.The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition which was officially opened by King George VI in London on 3rd May 1951. The main site was on the south bank of the River Thames, but there were also exhibitions a...
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The Royal Wedding

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Apr 20, 2011, 1:00 am
This is the chart for the Royal Wedding - the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton - on 29th April 2011 at 11.00am in London. I'm not going to make any predictions about their life together, just offer a few observations on the chart which marks this point in time. It will be a day of consi...
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The Astrological Houses

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Mar 22, 2011, 8:24 am
The Astrological Houses: A Psychological View of Ourselves and Our World I'm pleased to be announcing a new publication on the Huber Method of Astrological Psychology, and one which acted as my "bible" and main source of additional information when I first became a student of the Astrological Psyc...
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Uranus in Aries

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Mar 6, 2011, 5:45 am
Uranus is in the last few degrees of Pisces and moves into Aries on 12th March. In their book “The Planets”, The Hubers call Uranus “The World Improver”. The Uranian qualities of improvement through change via the overthrow of old, rigid, undemocratic systems have all been evident in recent ...
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Colin Firth & "The King's Speech"

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Feb 14, 2011, 7:32 am
Colin Firth last night won a BAFTA for his role as King George VI in The King's Speech and is hotly tipped to win an Oscar as well. Update and edit 28th Feb: Last night he won the Oscar for Best Actor - congratulations to Colin Firth! Born on 10.9.1960 in Grayshott, UK, his chart is set for noon wit...
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Sun Dogs

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Jan 28, 2011, 6:30 am
Sun dogs are also called mock suns or phantom suns. They are an atmospheric phenomenon which creates bright spots of light in the sky, often forming a luminous ring or halo on either side of the sun. I first heard them referred to in the film "The Deerhunter" and read up about them, but it was many ...
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A bright start to 2011: the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Jan 3, 2011, 11:07 am
On 4th January 2011, Jupiter will be in close and exact conjunction with Uranus. The chart is set for 12 noon in London. Jupiter and Uranus appear side by side, both at 27 degrees and 2 seconds of Pisces. They are part of a Small Learning triangle, which also involves Venus and Neptune. The rest of ...
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Kate Middleton

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Nov 22, 2010, 11:58 am
Kate Middleton (rapidly becoming dubbed as Catherine since her engagement to Prince William on 16th November) was born on 9.1.1982 in Reading, UK. Her chart is set for noon as no time of birth is yet available. If it is publicised officially by Buckingham Palace, I'll update the chart. Watch this sp...
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Aspect Patterns: Aung San Suu Kyi

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Nov 16, 2010, 7:59 am
Aung San Suu Kyi, Politician, 19.6.1945. Chart set for noon (no time available), Rangoon, Burma. This is an extract from my new book Aspect Patterns in Colour available right now from the APA on-line Book Shop and from Amazon. Recently released from house arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi has two Small Le...
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Aspect Patterns in Colour

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Oct 18, 2010, 6:18 am
My new book Aspect Patterns in Colour is now available from the Astrological Psychology Association On-line Book Shop (with discount if you're a member)and from Amazon First introduced in Bruno and Louise Huber's Aspect Pattern Astrology, aspect patterns provide a key to understanding our inner mo...
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John Lennon

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Oct 8, 2010, 9:18 am
John Lennon, born on 9.10.1940 at 18.30 in Liverpool, UK What would have been Lennon's 70th birthday is being celebrated in his native Liverpool by the projection of a previously unseen photograph of him on to the buildings surrounding the Albert Dock at Liverpool's Pier Head. This is the tourist ar...
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Sun in Libra

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Sep 23, 2010, 4:00 am
The Sun enters Libra today, 23rd September. Libra is the Sign associated with beauty, harmony, balance, taste, diplomacy, indecision, pleasant interaction, friendship, appreciation of aesthetics, fashion and style...just to mention a few. To celebrate the start of the Libra time of year, when autumn...
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The Family Model: David Cameron's new baby

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Sep 11, 2010, 1:30 am
In astrological psychology, the Family Model is a very useful tool for understanding how an individual might have experienced their family set-up when they were children. All too often, some of the conditioning received during formative childhood years sticks around far longer than is necessary for ...
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Astrological Houses - Where in the World are You?

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Aug 28, 2010, 1:20 am
The 12 astrological houses are divisions of time and space which are applied to the birth chart to divide it into 12 separate areas, each one relating to a specific field of life experience and expression. There are many house systems used in astrology, most of them unequal apart from the equal hous...
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Robbie Williams weds

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Aug 10, 2010, 7:06 am
Pop singer Robbie Williams is going through a significant life phase. He's recently announced that he's rejoining Take That, the boy band (now a very successful group of grown men!) where his career took off, and he's just got married. Robbie was born on 3.2.1974 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK. His ...
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Saturn in Libra

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Jul 31, 2010, 10:51 am
Saturn entered the sign of Libra on 21st July 2010, and will stay in this sign until October 2012. The chart is set for Saturn's grand entry into Libra, at 17.20 (when it was just one second into the sign) on 21.7.2010 in London. Interesting chart with a Double Ambivalence figure dominating. The op...
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The Planets go Hiking in Lion Country

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Jun 21, 2010, 1:30 am
I recently visited the Chisos mountains area of Big Bend National Park in the south of Texas where mountain lions (cougars) and black bears roam. This was the sign by the trail near the cabin where I was staying, and I read it carefully before setting off on a hike, especially as I'd heard that a li...
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Sex, Money, Relationships and Scandal on the Fixed Cross

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Jun 7, 2010, 12:34 pm
Have you noticed that many of the current scandals which have beset the British government of late have a strong theme of money, sex, relationships and possessions? The recent exposure of MP's expenses claims comes to mind, with loud protestations from them that they were only following the rules an...
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The Cameron/Clegg Coalition

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - May 13, 2010, 5:18 am
At 09.33 on Wednesday 12th May 2010, in London, the new British Prime Minister, David Cameron, greeted the new deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, at the door of no. 10 Downing Street. Both men shooks hands for approximately 7 seconds, symbolically starting the coalition formed between the Liberal De...
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Nick Clegg's Birth Chart

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - May 10, 2010, 11:12 am
I can't vouch for the absolute accuracy of the time of birth I've discovered for Nick Clegg (on the Astrological Association web site), but it's an advance on the noon time I set the chart for in a previous post, when no time of birth was known. I've checked out this time of birth alongside his curr...
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UK Election 2010

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - May 6, 2010, 1:04 pm
As the hours tick down in the UK towards the closing of the polls for this very interesting general election, and in case you're taking a last minute look at the blogs to help you decide who to vote for, here's a joke from Jupiter to bring a smile to your face about politicians. Courtesy of the BBC...
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Brown, Cameron or Clegg?

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Apr 9, 2010, 4:48 am
The UK general election, to take place on 6th May, is already totally dominating the news and having the effect of turning potential voters off the whole thing. Generally speaking, we Brits are fed up with politicians who don't deserve our trust, and those hoping to get a seat at Westminster are no ...
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Zodiac Signs: Aries

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Mar 21, 2010, 2:00 am
I said I'd be back, and here I am! The reason is today. Today is International Astrology Day and it's the day when the Sun enters Aries on 21st March, crossing the equator and moving into the northern hemisphere. This marks the arrival of Spring in this hemisphere and it is also the Vernal Equinox,...
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The Blog, the Low Point and the Nodal Age Point

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Mar 1, 2010, 6:46 am
4.3.2006. 16.14 GMT, Knutsford, UK On 4th March, this blog will be 4 years old. It started life with a dual purpose: to share something of the Huber Method of Astrological Psychology to a wider audience and to keep my astrological interpretation skills oiled and honed. In addition, it offered a dis...
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Gordon Brown a bully?

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Feb 22, 2010, 8:59 am
Chart for Gordon Brown, born on 20.2.1951 at 08.40 in Giffnock, Scotland The media are currently full of stories of British PM Gordon Brown being a bully. Here's a question for all you astrologers and budding astrologers out there who read this blog: Where do you see Gordon Brown the bully in his ...
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Pluto and the art of reinventing yourself

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Feb 11, 2010, 11:51 am
I spotted this this graffiti on a boarded up entrance in the city of York. The building on the other side of the enclosure looked like an empty warehouse. It was dilapidated, awaiting attention, demolition, destruction, reinvention, regeneration. If and when someone starts using it again it could ta...
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Astrological Houses 1 & 7

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Feb 1, 2010, 6:37 am
The Astrological Houses are divisions in the birth chart which relate to different areas of the environment around us and are where we express all matters related to this particular area of life. The 1st house begins at the Ascendant, or AC, and is where we develop and nurture our self-image; the ...
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Freddie Mercury's Age Point

Joyce Hopewell posted an article on - Jan 21, 2010, 12:58 pm
I liked The Beatles, The Rolling Stones were OK, but the best band for me has to be Queen, with lead singer Freddie Mercury top of my list of singers with the most amazing voice ever. Freddie was born on 5.9.1946 on the island of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. His birth time is speculative, bu...
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Professional astrologer for 23 years. Principal Emeritus of the UK Astrological Psychology Institute. Author of "The Cosmic Egg Timer" and "The Living Birth Chart". Broadcaster on BBC local radio.

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