GEOFFREY CORNELIUS was a consultantastrologer with a background in divination and philosophy.Throughout his life, he taught andpractised divination, especially astrology and the I Ching. In the 1970she pioneered the teaching of astrology in adult education institutes in London,then later at university MA programmes in Canterbury. He was a President of theAstrological Lodge of London and a founder of the Advisory Panel onAstrological Education. He is the author of The Moment of Astrology,regarded by many as "one of the most important astrological books of our time".(Patrick Curry, historian). Geoffrey is also the author of Starlore of theConstellations (2024, originally The Starlore Handbook 1997) and TheSecret Language of the Stars and Planets (1996, with Paul Devereux).MAGGIE HYDE is a consultant astrologer andco-founder and Director of the Company of Astrologers. She has taughtcomplementary medicine, astrology, and the I Ching, and has undertaken researchinto Carl Jung's intense engagement with paranormal phenomena and the occult,especially astrology, where his thought has had considerable influence. Formany years she worked as a business astrologer and regular columnist in thenational press; she has presented on astrology to the Institute of Directors,on Jung at the Oxford Literary Festival and has lectured widely around theworld. Maggie has an MA in Mysticism and Religious Experience from the Universityof Kent at Canterbury, and has taught cosmology and Tarot for the undergraduateand postgraduate programmes. She is the author of Jung and Astrology (Aquarian,1992), Jung for Beginners (Icon, 1992) and co-authored Astrology ForBeginners (Icon, 1995) with Geoffrey Cornelius. Maggie lives on the NorthKent coast where she continues to teach for the Company of Astrologers andconsult with clients.ANDREA ASTE is an award-winning, multimedia visionaryartist, animator, published author, and illustrator. Known as "The ArtistPhilosopher", Aste holds a master's degree in philosophy, which heavilyinfluences his parallel fictional worlds, blending deep contemplative themeswith artistic expression. His works have been exhibited globally in prestigiousmuseums, such as the Musee Grevin (Paris, Montreal, Geneva), the NaturalScience Museum in Turin, the Guildhall Gallery in London and at major eventssuch as the Venice Biennale (2015). Aste is widely recognised in the world ofTarot and graphic novels for his innovative decks and style, including The Ghastly Lenormand (2024), The Book of Shadows (2023), and The Lost Code of Tarot (2017), Oracolarium (2020), the world's firstaugmented reality oracle deck.Aste has collaborated with international performer ArturoBrachetti and served as artistic director and on-stage animator for Shiver (2021) at London's Grant Museumof Zoology and Hide (2023) at theVault Festival.
