Depth Astrology

The Hubers have done it again. Through their meticulous and rigorous research, they have discovered a new — and extraordinarily useful — way of looking at the horoscope that could shed light on individual behavioral norms, help couples understand each other better and help teams work together more effectively.

It’s called the Sequence of Reflex Behavior and it’s detailed in their book Transformation: Astrology as a Spiritual Path (first published in German in 1985; first published in English in 1990 under the title Astrology and the Spiritual Path).

The Sequence of Reflex Behavior (SRB) blends the Hubers’ concept of dynamic quadrants with their division of each house into cardinal, fixed and mutable zones to create a linear, left-to-right table that shows the order of behavior by which the chart native typically acts. So though a person may have strong earth energy, for example, if Uranus or Mercury is in the “leading” position in the SRB, he or she is likely more impulsive or spontaneous than earth signs are usually credited with.

In practical terms, if a person takes up a new issue or sequence of events then he begins with the planet which is furthest to the left… Thereupon follows in order the planet which is next to the right … He proceeds in this manner along the whole row until he comes to the end with the planet at the extreme right … The sequence of behavior ends here. In this manner of consideration, it is unimportant that the planets in sequence from left to right may have their origin in different quadrants. (Huber & Huber, p. 19)

What’s more, in constructing the SRB, the Hubers have associated specific mental/psychological tasks with each cross and house zone. For example, if Venus is in the cardinal zone of the 9th house, the chart native employs that planet’s energy for the idea-formation phase of a task. If it is in the mutable zone of the 1st house, however, it is employed more for stabilization purposes. And so on. Here is an example of the SRB, based on my own chart (please note it is just roughly drawn — the Huber book has much more detail and information):

So you can see that, with Uranus leading off, I tend to go into tasks and choices with much more spontaneity than, say, my husband who has Saturn in the first position. Uranian energy motivates me to begin a project. Then I quickly move into visioning and impulse action with Jupiter and Mars, and then to a sort of Venusian love affair with my project in which I tend to turn my ideas and plans over in my mind, enjoying their promise.

Next — Saturn and Mercury — is where self-doubt and criticism set in, spurring detailed planning that leads to the Sun’s creative urge. Neptune, next, may bring another crisis of self-doubt, confusion, or sacrifice; this tends to be a difficult stage for me and I often abandon projects at this point. If I can stick with it, however, it tends to reward with emotional transformation, power and self-determination: the Pluto-Moon conjunction at the end. What is especially fascinating to me is that the planet in the final position — in my case the Moon — signals the overall motivation, the drive that pulls the person through the entire process. This is very much the case for me: emotional contact with others, a la the Moon, is a driving force in my life and life choices.

This is obviously just a very quick sketch of a complex and powerful tool. I highly recommend picking up the book if you want to delve deeper into this new way of looking at the horoscope chart.