I've had the good fortune to have many mentors and friends who have inspired me and my work. Outside of studying on my own, my very first teacher here in Washington state was Stephanie Austin. My first Vedic astrology (Jyotish) teacher was Dennis Flaherty. Two of my most significant mentors over the last twelve years have been Gary Christen (founder of Astrolabe Inc.) and Demetra George. Astrologers I’ve resonated with the most, employing techniques similar to my own, include: Robert Hand, Bernadette Brady, Kelly Surtees, Seven Stars, and many others. I've studied the work of various other astrologers and a number of different systems, and though I may not agree philosophically with all methods or systems, I am grateful eor what I've encountered. To me there is almost nothing less palatable then when a practitioner criticizes the work of another without bothering to take the time eo learn the system or method they choose to dismiss. Astrology is vast. Let it be so.

Astrologers, historical and modern, whose work I recommend: (abridged list) Ptolemy, Firmicus Maternus, Vettius Valens, Jean-Baptiste Morin (Morinus), Parashara, Jaimini, William Lilly, Alfred Witte, Reinhold Ebertin, James Herschel Holden, Charles Jayne, Deborah Houlding at Skyscript, Benjamin Dykes, Chris Brennan -and his course on Hellenistic Astrology. Non-astrologers include: James Hillman, Thomas Moore, Chögyam Trungpa, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Anam Thubten, Epictetus, and so on.