gLbt Astrologers of the past & present

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gLbt astrologers of the past & present

from Gavin Arthur & Djuna Barnes to Patrick Walker & Nella Webb!

* Adams, Stephanie (1970-).
African-American author of the books, Sapphica: Astrology For Lesbians & Sapphica: 2004 Astrological Love Readings For Lesbians, Adams is also founder, writer, editor and publisher of Sapphica (an online lesbian community resource network) & Goddessy (an Astrology - New Age - Spiritual - Metaphysical website).

* Armstrong, Chandler.
Canadian astrological consultant, co-founder of Western Canada's largest Holistic & Spiritual Lifestyle Expo, The Body Soul and Spirit Expo.

* Arthur, Gavin (1901-1972).
Gay/Bisexual American 'Beat Generation' astrologer, occultist, philosopher, and author of the groundbreaking astrology book, The Circle of Sex (1966). The grandson of US president Chester Arthur, he was the first astrologer to use the quincunx and semi-sextile aspects, the 360 degree dial, and special colour-coding of aspects and planets (to indicate the strength of aspect orbs). See his astrology chart & profile for links to his Memorial Tribute and more about his life & works.

* astrobarry (1974-).
American astrologer (a.k.a. Barry Perlman) based in San Francisco who writes a regular astrological blog plus Sun Sign columns for FAMOUS MAGAZINE in Australia, openly-gay according to his My Space profile.

* Aurora (of Santa Cruz).
Mysterious author (who is she?!) of the classic book Lesbian Love Signs: An Astrological Guide for Women Loving Women (c1975, 1984, 1991), in which she writes: "Relationships mirror each other and create an environment for growth. Astrology is a tool for understanding the relationship of one person to another on life's path." There is no contact info at her website but you can read up on Sun Sign compatibilities and leave comments in her guestbook.

* Barnes, Djuna (1892-1982).
Lesbian American novelist, dramatist, poet, short-story writer, cartoonist, essayist, journalist and illustrator. The sculptor and silverpoint artist, Thelma Wood, was her long-term lover. Along with Astrological themes, Barnes's unique & satirical book, The Ladies Almanack (showing their Signs and their tides; their Moons and their Changes; the Seasons as it is with them; their Eclipses and Equinoxes; as well a full Record of diurnal and nocturnal Distempers) (1928), contains characters based on famous sapphic (lesbian/bisexual) figures in the Parisian circle known today as the Women of the Left bank. View more about her life

* Barney, Natalie Clifford (1876-1972).
Lesbian American expatriate socialite, arts patron, writer (poet, memoirist and epigrammatist) & muse who consulted astrologers. Barney, who established a famous literary Salon in Paris that met regularly for 50 years, became known as l’amazone ('The amazon'), and her romantic partners included the courtesan Liane de Pougy, poet Renée Vivien, and painter Romaine Brooks. In her Aventures de l'espirit (Adventures of the Mind, 1929), and Souvenirs Indiscrets (Indiscreet Memoirs, 1960) she writes about many of the queer folk at her Salon. Due to her unconventional lifestyle she provided the inspiration for various literary lesbian characters, including 'Flossie' in Liane de Pougy's Idylle sapphique (Sapphic Idyll, 1901), 'Miss Flossie' in Colette's Claudine s'en va (Claudine and Annie, 1903), 'Valerie Seymour' in Radcliffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness (1928), and 'Laurette' in Lucie Delarue Mardrus's L'Ange et les pervers (The Angel and the Perverts, 1930). Read more about her fascinating life at www.natalie-barney.com & www.glbtq.com.

* Brown, Richard.
Canadian astrological consultant, and host of the "Karmic Astrology and Reiki" and "Queer Astrology (by and for Gays)" websites .

* Broughton, James (1913-1999).
American "Father of [U.S.] West Coast Cinema," San Francisco-based avant-garde poet, playwright, and filmmaker. See the IMDB listing about his life.

* Burk, Kevin (1967-).
American astrological consultant, host of the "Astrological Horoscopes and Forecasts" website, and author of the book Astrology: Understanding the Birth Chart (2001). [See his chart & astro-biography for more info].

* Clair, Stephen (1960-).
American astrological consultant, licensed minister, Reiki Master, and host of the host of the "Mystic Voyager" website.[See his chart & astro-biography for more info].

* Clamp, Peter,BSc (Hons).
British-born Australian astrologer and "writer, tarot card reader and would-be singer with an honours degree in Geography from London University [who] visited Australia on his [first] Saturn Return and stayed." Clamp's work has appeared in the FAA Journal (1992), Kosmos (1993) and The Wholistic Astrologer (2000), with the latter publication containing his excellent two-part article, "The Astrology of Homophobia," in which he affirms that "Psychological astrologers to date have had a very poor track record when dealing with homosexuality. Far from clarifying the situation with regard to homosexuality, they have confused it even more, especially with reference to Jungian psychology, and need to have a real good look at their own unconscious issues in this matter." Email him at pclamp1@telstra.com.au

* Cole, Robert (1948-92).
American HIV+ astrologer. Visit his Memorial

* Crowley, Aleister (1875-1947).
Bisexual British pansexual magician & occultist known as 'The Beast.' His astrologically-themed works include the Thoth Tarot Deck, The Book of Thoth and The General Principles of Astrology. Together with Victor Neuberg he wrote the infamous "Opus lutertianum -- The Paris Working" (1914) -- an intensely homoerotic male ritual tract. Visit the Aleister Crowley Foundation

* Dali, Salvador (1904-1989).
(Gay ? bisexual? celibate ?) Spanish artist & writer. He painted a series of occult works containing astrological themes that were condensed into a tarot deck. Visit the Salvador Dali Museum

* Duff, Kat.
American author of The Alchemy of Illness (1993), who offers private astrological consultations. Duff writes: "The outer planets have so much to do with the transpersonal and collective realm that it makes sense that their transits are more likely to manifest physically and concretely. When we look at an individual's chart, we are looking at the way in which the universe is evolving through them..." See her chart, astro-biography, and contact info.

* Erté (1892-1990).
Gay Art Deco costume & set designer. See more about his life.

* Fertig, Jack (1955-).
American astrological consultant (a.k.a. "Star Jack"), opera buff, & sky-diver. [See his chart & astro-biography for more info].

* Fontaine, Kris.
Australian professional Astrologer, Tarotologist & Clairvoyant for over twenty years. She has has Astrological columns in a number of top magazines/papers, and is currently writing for "That's Life" & LoTL magazines. See > www.krisfontaine.com.au.

* Ford, Charles Henri (1913?-2002).
: "I always say I'm an Aquarian, and this is the Aquarian Age and I can do no wrong, we can do now wrong." [Gay Sunshine Interviews Vol. 1, 1978, p. 65]. View and listen to more about him at This Is Art

* Ginsberg, Allen (1926-1997).
American Beat poet, Buddhist, activist. His Plutonian Ode (1977-1980) contains astro themes. See more about his life.

* Greif, Martin (1938-1996).
American-Irish writer, author of the fabulous The Gay Book of Days: An Evocatively Illustrated Who's Who of Who Is, Was, May Have Been, Probably Was, and Almost Certainly Seems to Have Been Gay during the Past 5,000 Years (1982), which lists the birthdays of famous gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender folk along with pictures and witty info about them. According to his nephew Eric, Greif was sceptical about astrology, however he included a summary of the characteristics of each astrological Sign at the start of each monthly chapter in his Gay Book and as such it can be read as a type of astrology text. [See his chart & astro-biography for more info].

* Habit, Brian (1963-).
American astrological consultant & host of the "Proud Phoenix" website which includes a forum, articles, and details on how to subscribe to his newsletter. [See his chart & astro-biography for more info].

* Hammerslough, Bruce (1948-95).
American astrologer with a B.A. in Biology and an M.Ed. in Science. Certified as a professional astrologer in 1983, he served two terms each as President for the Metropolitan Atlanta and Washington State Astrological Associations, and four years as a Steering Committee member of AFAN. Bruce's many articles on astrology have been published nationally and internationally, and he has appeared on various radio and television shows. He is also the author of The I Ching Manual and Forecasting Backward & Forward: Modern Techniques of Timing and Rectification (1994). A co-founder (with Dennis Flaherty) of Greenlake Metaphysical Center, Bruce teaches and offers a broad range of services, from general counseling, forecasting, and relationship analysis, to such specialized techniques as Astro*Carto*Graphy and Relocation, Rectification, Horary, and Electional astrology. Bruce is certified in Alchemical Hypnotherapy." (From Sexuality in the Horoscope). See Bruce's chart and visit his Memorial.

* Heimsoth, Karl-Guenther (18??-1934).
Homosexuel German astrologer, murdered by Nazis because he was gay and a stargazer. His book Charakter-Konstellation (1928) included the astro-charts of various 'homosexuels.' Can anyone help with more info?

* Helm, Jesse Portis (1947-88).
American HIV+ astrologer. Visit his Memorial

* Herschel, Caroline Lucretia (1750-1848).
Lesbian? expatriate German astronomer, co-discoverer (with her brother William) of the planet, Uranus (1781). The planetoid, "Lucretia" (1889) was named in her honour. Read more about her life.

* Jay, Michael (1946?-?)
American Sun Sign astrologer, author of Gay Love Signs (1980). Does any kind soul have more info??

* Koch, Dr Walter (1895-1970).
German astrologer, founder of "Koch Houses" system."Classical philologist, historian, teacher, esoteric astrologer (from 1924). Advocate of traditional astrology. Like many German astrologers of those days he was imprisoned in a concentration camp (1941-45, Dachau). In cooperation with H. Specht and others he developed in the early sixties a new birthplace-related house-system (Koch-Houses). This sytem is still very popular with the Ebertin-, Wangemann and Huber-Schools. He also did research on the psychological and esoteric effects of colours and gems. Booklets: 'Psychologische Farbenlehre' (1931), 'Seele der Edelsteine' (1934), 'GOH Haeusertafeln' (1965)." (info from Hans Taeger).

* Kopycinski, Randy (19-).
American astrologer, founder & moderator of the RainbowStars mailing list (1999-), of which he says, "I hope to provide lesbians, gays, and others of our colors with a place where we can discuss astrology together. This specifically means astrology and how it affects us as lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transsexuals. Questions regarding your chart and sexuality, or various astrological theories and 'alternative' sexuality are welcome." See Randy's star chart and astro-bio for more info].

* Lawrence, D.H. (1885-1930).
Heterosexual (and bisexual orientated) English writer. His books such as The Fox explore homoerotic themes...

* Leadbeater, C.W. (1854-1934).
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* Leo, Alan (1860-1917).
Astrologer

* Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).
Italian vegetarian, inventor, etc, etc

* Lewis, Jim (1941-95).
American astrologer, activist, founder of "Astro*Carto*Graphy". See Jim's chart and visit his Memorial & learn about his legacy from Continuum.

* Martin, Rob (1966-).
Australian astrological consultant & principal of the "Absolute Astrology" website. [See his chart & astro-biography for more info].

* Martinie, Darrell (1943-2006).
American Astrologer, known on radio broadcasts as the "Cosmic Muffin." A graduate of the University of Illinois with a degree in psychology, he entered a Benedictine monastery in the early 1970s, intending to become a monk, but left after several months. Starting his on-air career in 1973, he spent three decades giving advice on radio stations in Boston, and was syndicated to stations nationwide. He was proclaimed as the official astrologer for the commonwealth of Massachusetts by Governor William Weld in 1993. Martinie had a son during his first marriage. He and his partner Edward Boesel were a couple for more than 31 years. They married two years before Martinie's death. [See his chart & astro-biography for more info].

* McCleary, Rollan (1947-).
Irish-Australian author. After graduating from London University, Rollan McCleary worked in recording and broadcasting in Paris. He then spent over a decade in Asia, living mainly in Hong Kong, later studying on a UNESCO fellowship at Fine Arts University, Bangkok, before migrating to Australia in 1987. He has composed poetry and drama, the latter having been broadcast on the ABC. His Expansion of God (1982) about Christianity in Asia was a critical success. A qualified astrologer and lecturer, Rollan McCleary has had articles published in journals such as The Australian Astrological Monthly Review. His article, "Gayness, Difference and the Uranian Factor: An Alternative Astrological Reading of the Facts" appeared in The wholistic Astrologer in 2000. He is also the author of Astrology and Belief Today, Signs for a Messiah: The First and Last Evidence for Jesus (2003), & A Special Illumination: Authority, Inspiration and Heresy in Gay Spirituality (2004).

* Michelangelo (1475-1564).
Learn more about his life

* Mishima, Yukio(1925-1970).
Bisexual Japanese writer of homoerotica.

* Mitchell, Chris (1960-).
British astrological consultant who teaches at the Bristol School of Astrology. [See his chart & astro-biography for more info].

* Dermod, Moore (1963-).
Irish astrological consultant. Now based in Italy, he's a writer, psychotherapist, workshop leader & blogger, having previously moderated the online "Psychological Astrology" discussion group, written the "Bootboy" column & edited "Apollon, the Journal of Psychological Astrology."

* Oken, Alan (1944-).
American author and teacher of Metaphysics and Astrology since 1967. A world traveller, Alan Oken speaks and writes seven languages, and has lectured around the globe. His published writings include over 200 articles and several books, some of which (including Evolution and Revolution & Alan Oken's Complete Astrology) address gay, lesbian and bisexual issues in pioneering ways. A range of consultancy services are available via his Metaphysical Universe website. Also, see his star chart & astro-biography

* Paglia, Camille (1947-).
Lesbian/bisexual American writer, "Pop Feminist," Professor of Humanities at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, astrologer, author of Sexual Personae (1990), etc. Read her regular column in Salon: "As a '60s zealot of the mystic sciences (astrology, palmistry, I Ching, Tarot, et al.), I'm delighted with the boom in psychic divination, though it's pretty clear that the field is in Gold Rush chaos, with charlantry liberally mixed with the genuine article . . . In my few contacts with career psychics (the best seem to be women or gay men), I've been astonished and unnerved by their accuracy, descriptive as well as predictive" (15 April, 1997).

* Paris, Neil D..
British astrological consultant. Now based in the USA, he's also the resident astrologer for Gaydar Radio (broadcast across Europe from London, England). Formerly with the Linda Goodman Foundation, he now runs the "New World Astrology" website.

* Penfield, Marc (1942-).
American astrological consultant & author of Bon-Voyage! An Astrological Study of Relocation, Horoscopes of the USA & Canada, Solar Returns in Your Face, and An Astrological Who's Who. [See his chart & astro-biography for more info].

* Perez, Joe (1969-).
American astrological consultant, blogger and writer of bi-weekly newspaper columns, "The Soulful Warrior" and "Soulfully Gay." [See his chart & astro-biography for more info].

* Raymond, Kitty (1974-).
PoMoSexual American astrologer: "The scion of a long line of lesbians and Assyrian Orthodox priests (not together). Kitty currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, the loveliest place she knows, where she is an astrologer, editor, producer of text, toilet mouth and cultural critic..." See Kitty's star chart & astro-bio.

* Rentz, Todd (1977-).
American astrologer. [See his star chart & astro-biography for more info].

* Righter, Carroll (1900-1988).
Gay American syndicated astrologer to the stars. Visit his Memorial.

* Rosewarne, Jen
Moderator of the AstroLesbians mailing list (1999-), where "All sorts of astrological techniques are explored and areas of astrological interest are as varied as are our geographical locations. For example: One dyke is into forensic astrology, others' interests cover Relationships, Synastry, Electional Astrology, etc....Astrolesbians chat about each others' charts, our own charts, transits etc etc etc..." Importantly, Astrolesbians is "a lesbian space only. It is a lesbian list -- [for] womyn born womyn, who love other womyn born womyn. It is not a list for bi-sexual, married or transgender people. No flaming and NO MEN ALLOWED.".

* Sanchez, Eduardo.
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* Shakespeare, William (1564-1616).
Bisexual/Queer English playwright and poet. "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings." (Julius Caesar) Read Adze's list of Shakespearean astro-quotes.

* Siegfried, Thomas (1956-).
German-born physiotherapist, massage-therapist, research astrologer, colour therapist, Tibetan Buddhist and author. He is co-director of the 'Institute for Astroenergetic Studies/IAS' and co-editor of the Taeger-Archives & the data book series Internationales Horoskope Lexikon (1992-97) & the Taeger-Archives on CD-ROM (1998); see his star chart. A permanent resident of Ireland since 1984, Thomas runs the 'Institute for Physical Therapy' in Portsalon, Ireland, where he lives with his partner Hans-H. Taeger (see below).

* Taeger, Hans (1944-).
German-born psychologist, sociologist, media scientist, art historian, journalist, psychoanalyst, ‘professional hobby astrologer’ (1970-), data collector (of Taeger-Archives), & author. He was editor of the Astro-Brain Computer Software (1982), and initiator of Astroenergetics -- a vital combination of western astrology, science and Buddhism. Hans founded the Buddhist group 'Manjushri-Mandala, Friends of New Age Buddhism' (October 1975) and the 'Institute for Astroenergetic Studies/IAS' with his life partner, Thomas Siegfried (see above), with whom he resides in County Donegal, Ireland. See his star chart.

* Tchelitchev, Pavel (1898-1957).
Gay Russian Painter, emigre.

* Walker, Patric (1931-1995).
Mega-popular American-born English Sun-sign columnist who began writing under the name "Celeste" -- the pseudonym of his female predecessor at Queen (later Harpers & Queen). Isn't that all just camp enough?! Not exactly last and certainly not least on this list, Walker was however never out publicly but my gaydar went off while reading his obituary in The Times which mentioned rather coyly that he lived out the last years of his life mostly on a Greek isle, that he had "a relationship with a US television actor" and that he "remained a bachelor." Natally, he had Saturn opposing Pluto in his 8th house, explaining that he was a "private man" who was secretive about his sexuality, while his hyped-up Sagittarian Ascendant and expansive Neptune on his midheaven explain his astoundingly enormous audience of over a billion readers. While it would be easy to jump to the conclusion that he remained in the closet because of the age and class he grew up in, the simple fact is that some others in the same boat were always openly as camp as a row of tents. Walker detested the idea of "destiny" yet ironically it is likely that it was his very Stars (particularly his Pluto & Saturn by aspect and house position) that held a big influence over his closetedness! (Visit his Memorial).

* Webb, Nella. (1893?-1996?)
Lesbian American psychic, vaudeville entertainer & 'astrologer to Hollywood' (broadcasting as Miss Nella Webb in the USA from 11 May, 1935).

References

"Patric Walker." The Times 11 October 1995, p. 19.

Piecing together this historical list has proven pleasantly challenging! My big thankyous to Lois Rodden from AstroDatabank, and to the other people who host websites from which some of this information was collected, particularlyDonna Cunningham (from the Astrologers' Memorial for info about Robert Cole, Jesse Portis Helm & Jim Lewis) and Ed Steinbrecher (from D.O.M.E. for info on Jim Lewis & Robert Cole).