Melanie Reinhart is best known for her books on Chiron and the Centaurs Nessus and Pholus. She is a prize-winning Diploma Holder of the Faculty of Astrological Studies in the UK (Margaret Hone Award 1979), of whom she is also a Patron. She was recently awarded the prestigious Charles Harvery Award in 2004, given by the Astrological Association of Great Britain for 'exceptional service to astrology'. Her work is an unusual combination of intuition and meticulous research.

Melanie was born in Zimbabwe, whose night skies inspired her vocation of astrology at an early age. She holds a B.A. Degree in English, Music and Drama, and has been a professional astrologer since 1975, this being a natural extension of her interest in soul, consciousness and the spiritual life. She has wide experience of many different psychotherapeutic approaches and spiritual traditions. Melanie was initially self-taught in astrology, immersing

herself for many years in the work of Dane Rudhyar. Later she had the benefit of learning from the many gifted astrologers in the rich milieu of London.

Currently living in rural Bedfordshire, Melanie maintains a busy practice based mainly in London, with an international clientele.

She has taught for many highly esteemed astrology schools, in the UK and abroad, including the Centre for

Psychological Astrology, the London School of Astrology the Faculty of Astrological Studies and Astro*Synthesis.

She has also presented astrological seminars, lectures and experiential programs in the UK, Europe, South Africa,

USA, Australia, New Zealand and Bali, (with 'Heaven and Earth workshops'). Melanie sees astrology as an art of

divination and healing, and is especially interested in meditative and contemplative approaches to the learning and

practise of astrology.

Melanie has written a number of books, listed on this site, and she writes regularly for Caduceus magazine.

Chiron and the Healing Journey:

An Astrological and Psychological Perspective

Considered the definitive original text on the subject, this book gives detailed, thoroughly researched information on Chiron's mythology, its placement through the houses and signs, as well as aspects to the major planets. Includes Chiron ephemerides from 1900 to 2030.

Chiron, once a celestial anomaly, is now in a class of its own. In the early 1990s, exciting discoveries within astronomical science yielded a new category of objects - The Centaurs. Chiron is considered the prototype of this group which comprises the short-orbit comets that cross the orbital paths of the planets from Saturn through Neptune. The symbolism is perfect, as Chiron is that luminous thread of consciousness which links the different levels of the inner and outer dimensions of our human experience, helping us to make sense of our suffering in a deeply personal way, and thus to release our attachment to it.

This book is a classic of original thinking, inspiration, depth of astrological experience and careful research. It has stood the test of time, and is appreciated by an ever-growing number of astrologers whose focus is upon the soul's unfoldment through life experience, bitter or sweet. It has accompanied the healing journey of thousands of people all over the world, and has been translated into five languages.