ALAN LEO , THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL BRITISH ASTROLOGER OF SUN SIGNS
ALAN LEO , THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL BRITISH ASTROLOGER OF SUN SIGNS Alan Leo, born William Frederick Allan, (Westminster, 7 August 1860 – Bude, 30 August 1917), was a prominent British astrologer, author, publisher, astrological data collector[1] and theosophist. He is often referred to as "the father of modern astrology".[2] His work stimulated a revival of astrology in the Western world after its decline at the end of the 17th century. Leo was a devout theosophist and he worked many of its religious concepts such as karma and reincarnation into his astrology. He used the Theosophical Society's vast international connections to publish, translate and disseminate his work across Europe and America. Astrological technique and influence[edit] Alan Leo's natal chart Leo, who took the name of his sun-sign as a pseudonym, is credited with starting the movement towards a more psychologically-oriented horoscope analysis in astrology, being the first astro...