Amsterdam School of Astrology: Our Speakers

Our main speaker is
Faye Cossar

Sinds 1986 voert Faye een praktijk in Amsterdam. Zij is de oprichter van de Amsterdam School of Astrology en Juxtaposition, een consultancy b.v. Haar opleiding heeft zij gevolgd in Nieuw Zeeland, Engeland en Zwitserland. In 2004 heeft zij haar Master of Arts (Cultural Astronomy and Astrology) gehaald bij Bath Spa University College.

Faye is ook innerlijk-kind en regressie therapeute.

Zij geeft lezingen in binnen- en buitenland en is vaak in Londen te zien. In Nederland spreekt zij op congressen en doceert in haar eigen school, de Amsterdam School of Astrology. Daarin verzorgt zij workshops en langere trainingen.

Publicaties: (2011) Using Astrology to Create a Vocational Profile

Zij is erkend Lid ASAS en AVN.
Lid van de Astrological Guild of Educators (AGE) international.
Lid van de International Society of Business Astrologers ( ISBA)
Faye's site in English
Faye's business site
Faye's business blog

To demonstrate the quality of our workshops, here are some of our past guest speakers:

Lynn Bell

Internationally acclaimed astrologer Lynn Bell is American by birth, but lives in Paris, France, where she runs a busy private practice. An astrologer for over 25 years, she is a much sought after consultant, teacher, author and speaker. She has been one of the hand-picked faculty members of Liz Greene's school," The Centre for Psychological Astrology" in London, since 1995.

She also frequently lectures and teaches for groups in England, Germany, Norway, Austria, France and Mexico, including The Faculty Summer School at Oxford, The London School of Astrology, Agape in Paris and RAH in France. Lynn is part of the core faculty for Wisdom University's New Chartres School, and has taught courses for Caroline Myss and her CMED Institute in Chicago and at the Omega Institute in New York.

She has spoken at many of the major astrological conferences in the world, including ISAR, The World Congress, The AFA in England, UAC, NORWAC, and the FAA in Sydney, Australia.

Lynn is much valued by her clients, students and colleagues as an extraordinarily gifted astrologer and a remarkably astute observer of the human condition. Her searing insights coupled with her innate compassion and command of the English (and French!) languages makes her a mesmerizing, exhilarating and inspiring teacher and speaker. Along with Steven Forrest she had the great

pleasure of initiating the first of the series of "Astrology in Bali" Workshops in December 2005.

Publications

She is the author of a book on astrological family dynamics, "Planetary Threads;" co-author of "The Mars Quartet" (with Darby Costello, Liz Greene, and Melanie Reinhardt). Her most recent book, on Solar Returns," Cycles Of Light", is remarkable for it's combination of clarity and expertise, allying predictive work with psychological perspectives. Her articles have appeared in "The Mountain Astrologer," "Apollon", "Meridian", and many other publications.

Bernadette Brady

Dr Bernadette Brady gained her PhD from University of Wales Trinity Saint David and her MA from Bath Spa University. Her doctorate focused on the nature of fate within contemporary astrology. She is a tutor for the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at Trinity Saint David. Additionally she is co-principal of Astro Logos Ltd, a company dedicated to the educations of professional astrologers.

PublicationsSome of her astrological publications are: The Eagle and the Lark – a Textbook of Predictive Astrology (1992), Brady's Book of Fixed Stars(1998), Astrology a Place in Chaos (2006) and Star and Planet Combinations. (2008) as well as the software Jigsaw aimed at astrological research and Starlight which is focused on returning the sky to astrology.

She is currently living in Bristol, UK
Personal web site
Email: office@Astrologos.co.uk

Frank Clifford

Frank is a much loved and respected teacher in London. He is the editor-publisher of a series of books (including titles by Sue Tompkins and Howard Sasportas) and works as a media astrologer/palmist. As head of the school, Frank runs seminars and classes (at certificate and diploma level) at the London School of Astrology.

Publications
Frank has written a dozen books on both subjects, including Palmistry 4 Today (Random House, 2002, Flare, new ed. 2009), which is considered the modern textbook on the subject. . His first data book, British Entertainers: the Astrological Profiles (Flare, 1997 and 2003), was followed by The Clifford Data Compendium on Solar Fire, The Astrologer’s Book of Charts and "The Astrologer's Book of Charts" (Flare, 2009).
Two new books by Frank are due for publication, including "The Midheaven: Spotlight on Success" and "Birth Charts: Horoscopes of the Famous".

More information on Frank at About Flare & Frank Clifford and on the London School of Astrology at www.londonschoolofastrology.co.uk

Darby Costello

Darby Costello learned Astrology in America and began her practice in Africa while working with tribal healers and diviners at a small museum in Johannesburg. She has lived in London since the early 1980's where she is Head Tutor for the Centre for Psychological Astrology and a visiting tutor for other London and European based Astrology schools. Darby is an internationally known and loved speaker. Her warm, funny and interesting lectures endear her to many astrologers in many countries. She has written several astrology books but her international clientele remains the heart of her life as an astrologer. www.darbycostello.co.uk

Published Work
Astrology: Darby Costello & Lindsey Rademacher; Dorling Kindersley, 1996.

The Astrological Moon: CPA Press, 1996,Reprinted in paperback, CPA Press, 2003

Water & Fire
Part One: Water, The Womb, Death, and the Dream.
Part Two: Fire and the Imagination; The Heart of our Story.
CPA Press, 1998

Earth & Air
Part One: Earth, the Ground of Life.
Part Two: Air, the Breath of Life.
CPA Press, 1999.

The Mars Quartet
Four Seminars on the Astrology of the Red Planet
Lynn Bell, Darby Costello, Liz Green & Melanie Reinhart
CPA Press, 2001

Liz Hathway

Elizabeth Hathway, is een gepassioneerde astrologe, die een speciale interesse heeft in de mundane astrologie. Elizabeth ziet haarzelf als een verslaggever, die gebeurtenissen in het collectief in verband brengt met astrologische cycli. Daarnaast is Elizabeth gewoon erkend, praktiserend astroloog met een druk bezocht praktijk in Amsterdam. Elizabeth is schrijver, spreker, workshop gever, lerares, en online astro-coach. Zij heeft haar diploma van The Faculty of Astrological Studies (London), en is ook een Qualified Horary Practioner (John Frawley).
Zij is erkend lid (en bestuurslid) ASAS en AVN. Liz's blog

Deborah Houlding

Deborah is a skilled and experienced practitioner of horary, and an internationally recognised authority on traditional astrological practice. She has previously acted as a tutor for Olivia Barclays’ Qualifying Horary Practitioner Course, horary editor for the AA Journal, and editor of the Traditional Astrologer magazine. She is an expert on the works and techniques of William Lilly (she produced a richly annotated volume of Christian Astrology), is known for her research into the origin and development of astrological symbolism (author of The Houses: Temples of the Sky), and has been teaching horary techniques to students around the world through seminars, lectures, workshops and correspondence since 1990. She has presented master classes on horary for the Astrological Association of Great Britain, and has led several horary workshops for the Faculty of Astrological Studies summer school events, as well as many residential intensive courses throughout the UK, Europe, America and Australasia.

Although grounded in traditional knowledge, Deborah’s employment of horary recognises the value of psychological exploration, allowing horary to be one of the most effective tools for astrological insight, both in matters of spiritual guidance as well as predictive analysis.

Deborah’s personal website is at www.debhoulding.co.uk and she is well-known to us through her website www.skyscript.co.uk.

Keiron Le Grice

Dr. Keiron Le Grice is founding editor of Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology. www.archaijournal.org). He holds doctoral and master’s degrees in Philosophy and Religion from the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, where he is adjunct faculty in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness programme. He has studied astrology and related subjects for over twenty years, and works as a professional archetypal astrologer. He currently lives in South Wales with his wife and son. His website is www.keironlegrice.com.

Publications: Keiron is the author of The Archetypal Cosmos: Rediscovering the Gods in Myth, Science and Astrology (Edinburgh: Floris Books, 2010).

PubThe Archetypal Cosmos: Rediscovering the Gods in Myth, Science and Astrology. Edinburgh:

Dick van der Mark

Dick is astroloog en psychic reader. Hij geeft cursussen en lezingen in binnen- en buitenland, m.n. in de Spirituele Astrologie. Ook is hij mede-oprichter van Odhiris, school voor Astrologie, Bewustzijn en Spiritualiteit.

Als voorzitter van de Astrologische Associatie (ASAS) geeft hij mede vorm aan de plek die astrologie verdient in onze samenleving.

Jane Ridder-Patrick

Jane has acquired a broad range of qualifications, both orthodox and alternative, which span mind, body and spirit. She has trained as a pharmacist, naturopath, herbalist, psychotherapist and historian as well as an astrologer, and she writes, consults and lectures on astrology, its history and present-day psychological and medical applications. She holds a PhD in History from the University of Edinburgh where her thesis was entitled ‘Astrology in Early Modern Scotland ca. 1560 to 1726.’ Jane lives and works in Edinburgh and gives lectures and workshops worldwide.

For more information on Jane and her publications see www.janeridderpatrick.com

Nicola Smuts

Nicola Smuts is a consulting astrologer, living in the UK. She has a diploma from Rod Suskin School of Astrology in South Africa, and a medieval diploma from Astrologos in the UK. Nicola lectures internationally on her fertility work, and her research and methods in this field are pioneering and unique.
Her success in diagnosing fertility issues in charts and finding potentially fertile times to try IVF and other reproductive treatments has been advertised in magazines such as Marie Claire, Daily Mail, London Times, The Sunday Times UK and her work has been featured on national television in South Africa. Many couples are extremely grateful to her for the valuable, time saving advice and recommendations she is able to provide to maximise the potential for conception. Her practical knowledge of the process of IVF and other reproductive treatments is extensive, and her own personal experience of infertility makes her a compassionate and caring professional.

Using astrology, Nicola is able to:

Diagnose morphology/motility problems in the charts of men
Diagnose the condition and quantity of egg production in women
Diagnose the condition of the fallopian tubes and see the likelihood of laparoscopy or surgery
Diagnose previously existing condition related to STDs and other blockages of the tubes
Diagnose thyroid or other endocrine factors that inhibit hormone development
Diagnose psychological background that might be inhibiting fertility in both men and women – this is most successful.
Select “lucky times’ for couples to try IVF/other treatments – an average couple has 2.5 lucky times a year.

Nicola's site is www.fertilityastrology.com

Professor Richard Tarnas

Richard is the founding director of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He is also associate faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. A graduate of Harvard University and Saybrook Institute, he was the director of programs and education at Esalen Institute.

Publications

He is the author of The Passion of the Western Mind, a narrative history of the Western world view from the ancient Greek to the postmodern that is used as a text in many universities.

His most recent book, Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View, received the Book of the Year Prize from the Scientific and Medical Network in the UK.

Based on thirty years of research, Richard Tarnas’s book sets forth a substantial body of evidence that suggests the existence of a systematic correspondence between planetary movements and the archetypal patterns of human experience. These correlations, rather than indicating a fatalistic determinism in the cosmic scheme, appear to open up a new dimension of awareness through which human beings can participate more consciously and intelligently in their encounter with and embodiment of the great archetypal forces that shape human life.

The archetypal astrology that has been emerging in the work of many researchers and psychological astrologers in recent decades is proving equally valuable as both an aid in personal counselling and as a tool for illuminating the collective drama of human history.

Also interesting is Richard's involvement in the Archai – The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology.

This is an important book for astrologers as it bridges the gap between 'acceptable' literature and astrological thinking.

Sue Tompkins

Co-founder of the London School of Astrology, Sue's interest in astrology spans 30 years. Renowned for her down-to-earth and humorous presentations, Sue's teaching experience at all levels (beginners to post-graduate supervision) is extensive.

It includes Local Authority Education and nineteen years with the Faculty of Astrological Studies for whom she was Director of Schools (1986-2000) and responsible for all aspects of its 'live' teaching school. In 2000, she was awarded a fellowship by FAS in recognition of her work in this role. Later that year she founded the London School of Astrology. In 2003 she gained the prestigious Charles Harvey Award for exceptional service to Astrology by the Astrological Association. The recipient of this once-in-a-lifetime award, presented by the Astrological Association, is decided each year by the major astrological organisations in the UK.

Publications

Her book Aspects in Astrology (Rider) is widely regarded as a classic and continues to be an international best-seller.

Her latest textbook is The Contemporary Astrologer's Handbook (Flare, 2007), which is currently already in its third printing. Sue regularly contributes articles to various magazines and journals at home and abroad.

Sue's site is www.suetompkins.com