About Claire Chandler

Astrological Experience

A Consulting Astrologer based in London, England, I am the President Emeritus of the Astrological Lodge of London, was president from 2002 - 2008 and was the editor of Astrology Quarterly, their publication, from 2001 – 2004. I was the secretary of the APAE (the Advisory Panel for Astrological Education) from 2001 - 2008. She is a tutor with the Mayo School of astrology and is currently studying for the MA in Cultural Astrology and Astronomy at the University of Wales Lampeter.

Astrology has been part of my life for a long as I can remember. I began serious study in 1993 when the Uranus Neptune conjunction squared my Moon. I have been giving professional consultations since 1995. I first set up this website in 1997 and have kept it broadly up to date since then.

I hold the diploma of the Faculty of Astrological Studies, am certified by Continuum, the Jim Lewis foundation ,as a practitioner of Astro*Carto*Graphy, have studied towards the Diploma in Medieval Astrology (DMA) with Robert Zoller and studied Horary Astrology (Qualifying Horary Practitioner with Olivia Barclay). I have also taken the Certificate in Counselling Skills with the Gestalt Centre in London.

My particular areas of interest are Mundane and Political Astrology, Eclipses, Cycles and the place of the individual within a larger system. Away from astrology, politics and history are my fascinations.

I have lectured and taught on a variety of subjects. I have contributed to various seminars at the Astrological Lodge of London, spoken at many astrological groups in the South East of England and at AA Conferences. I also spoke at UAC 2008.

Other Experience

After leaving university in 1990, with a degree in Economics and Computing, I completed the management training programme of a major UK retailer, gaining a variety of skills and experience, and spent several years with the firm, becoming a valued, trouble shooting manager.

In 1994, I took advantage of voluntary redundancy, which coincided with a progressed New Moon conjunct natal Moon, to leave and establish myself as a professional astrologer. Having become aware of the necessity of a day job I combined formal, paid employment with my astrological practice and other astrological work. I now work from 9 – 5 as a Software Trainer and Project Manager, for a small software company in central London and manage to combine this with semi professional work as an astrologer – consultations, writing and teaching.

When not probing the hidden patterns of the Universe I enjoy cooking and now mourn my beloved Wimbledon F.C. I am also interested in English and American traditional music. Somehow, I manage to find the time to help run Walthamstow Folk Club with Russ Chandler, Kevin Sheils and Sandra Murphy.

Claire Simms is now Claire Chandler having married Russ Chandler in July 2003.