April 1

Olivia Barclay, the traditional astrologer

Olivia Barclay, via AstroWiki

Today, sadly marks the anniversary of the death of a fascinating lady. Olivia Barclay was a professional artist and designer, but made her biggest splash as an astrologer. She first became interested in astrology in the 1930's, but it wasn't until 1959 that she became a dedicated student of it. 

She rapidly became disenchanted with the psychological approach used by most astrologers of the period. In 1980 she obtained a copy of William Lilly's Christian Astrology, in the very rare 1647 edition. This changed the entire thrust of her research, and eventually led to a revival of horary astrology. She developed a course to train astrologer's in traditional methods, much of which is included in her 1990 book, Horary Astrology Rediscovered: A Study in Classical Astrology.

She was honored by three professional astrology organizations, NCGR, AFAN, and ISAR for her work as lecturer and teacher. 

A memorial site is located here.