Hans Baker

Hans Baker – biography

The astrology bug bit Hans in 1971, when an Aquarian girl asked him his sign. There followed more than ten years of haphazardly trying to fathom astrology out, until he finally realised this was his vocation and he’d better get on with mastering it.

The Faculty of Astrological Studies was, and is, the main astrological teaching body in the UK, so he enrolled on their correspondence course, with the purpose of honing his knowledge and interpretation skills and getting an objective assessment of his astrological ability by a recognised body. After a couple of years, he took the Faculty’s Intermediate Certificate exam and gained a distinction for best interpretation paper of the year.

Using this accreditation as a springboard, he launched himself as a practitioner and teacher of astrology at various adult education centres around Bristol.

A seven-year itch around practicing astrology developed in 1992, leading to enrolment on the three-year professional training course run by the Centre for Psychological Astrology (CPA), directed by Liz Greene. The aim of this course is to deepen the astrologer’s insight into a birthchart by marrying up the cosmic perspective of astrology with the penetrating depth of psychology and mythology.
From 1995 till 2000 he ran the CPA’s Introduction to Psychological Astrology course, and it was during this time that he finally presented his case-study work to gain the CPA’s coveted Diploma.

In the late 1990s for several years, Hans was part of a team of astrologers offering instant, live phone readings, which trained him to interpret chart symbols quickly and spontaneously.

In recent years he has become fascinated by planetary cycles and their correlation with historical events, going on to write articles and give talks on the subject.

Hans continues to practice astrology from his home in Bristol, UK.

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