When he interprets an astrological chart, Gary endeavors to engage both hemispheres of his brain to create a synthesis of the chart that is both rational and inspirational.  His empathy, wealth of life experiences (he was born in 1947), and understanding of human nature enrich and humanize his interpretations.  He is also an adept observer of human behavior, symbolized in his chart by the Scorpio planets and Pluto in his sixth house, a result of his training as a zoologist and almost three decades of experience as a professional astrologer.  He looks at the entire birth chart as a summary of the karma carried into this lifetime and as a guide for more enlightened responses to life in the present and future.  He encourages the practical application of spiritual principles to life's challenges and seeks the symbolic, metaphysical meanings behind life events and relationships.  His brand of astrology empowers the personal growth of his clients by encouraging their use of visualization, by using techniques to enhance their self-awareness, and by promoting the practice of making conscious choices.

The dark side of Saturn's rings (the side that is not illuminated by the Sun).  This is a small portion of a composite of 45 images taken on May 9, 2007 by the Cassini spacecraft.  Courtesy of NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute.

Gary moved back to Tallahassee, Florida in October 2007 so that his wife would be closer to her aging mother, her two daughters and her three grandchildren.  From mid-1998 through mid-2007, Gary lived in Charlottesville, Virginia, partly because of the incredible locational astrology compatibility between his chart and the birth chart of Charlottesville as a city and partly because of the libraries at the University there, which he used extensively in the conduct of his research.  One of his astrological specialties is astrolocation or location astrology, by which he compares the birth chart of clients to the birth chart of cities to which his clients are potentially interested in relocating.  He served as Vice President of the Metro Washington, D.C. Chapter of the National Council of Geocosmic Research 2000-2003.  He had a contract with Mark McDonald of AstroDatabank Co., under which some cities in his database of city birth charts are included in AstroDatabank™.  The late Lois Rodden and he devised a set of “Rodden ratings” for mundane data.  He loves researching a number of astrology topics (his Scorpio nature) and, in addition to finding city birth charts, he is currently researching the astronomical basis and cycles of planetary periods used by Hellenistic Greek and Renaissance astrologers.  Since mid-1999, Gary has written an astrology column for Echo, a central Virginia monthly newspaper, and most of the articles he has written for this newspaper can be read on this site.