ABOUT...

Crime fiction / Poetry / Astrology books / Music

I've been interested in astrology ever since I was about nine, when I
listened to some grownups talking about star signs and it was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard. I didn't really understand it, but
the names of the signs sounded so wise and familiar somehow, and completely transported me. Distant memories...

It wasn't until many years later that I studied astrology seriously at a local authority evening class in Camden (thanks Emily!). From that time onwards I've had an affinity with the subject. I even covered some astrology from the academic side as part of my University degree. Hardly anyone sets out to be an astrologer, but even at that time (1993), I had the idea that the subject would play a larger part in my world one day.

A small but important break came in 1998, when I began editing the Astrological Association's newsletter Transit. I am now a full-time writer and speaker. I have since edited the Astrological Association Journal and
also the Astrology Quarterly, the two heavyweight magazines
of British astrology.

I am based in north London, Kentish Town, where I write my columns and spend most of my time. We are pretty well served for astrology in the UK generally, and London in particular, which is easy to take for granted. But when you have groups of the quality of the Company of Astrologers, Liz Greene's Centre for Psychological Astrology and The Astrological Lodge of London, the oldest astrology group in the Western World, all on the doorstep, there is a lot to be thankful for.

I am available for readings, which are always very rewarding, especially when people say the astrology has really helped. I aim to give more lectures and workshops in the coming year, so please look out for details here at Astroboogieland.

Away from astrology, I am also a musician: writing, recording and playing guitar. My new band is coming together as I write (early 2010) and
I should soon be out performing a little more. Listen out for some sound clips in the coming months.