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Barbara Dunn Astrology Services

About
Barbara Dunn (BA Hons, MA, DF Astrol S, QHP, FAPAI, PhD) is a traditional and horary astrologer, author, and educator based in Weymouth, Dorset, England. Prior to her astrological career she was a postgraduate at the London School of Economics, supported by a Social Science Research Council scholarship. She received the Faculty of Astrological Studies Diploma in 1988 and the Qualifying Horary Practitioner (QHP) in 1990. She subsequently taught alongside QHP founder Olivia Barclay and was appointed QHP Head Tutor, inheriting the QHP from Barclay upon her death in 2001. She continues to teach and mentor QHP students worldwide as Principal. A grant from the Urania Trust supported the writing of her book Horary Astrology Re-Examined: The Possibility or Impossibility of the Matter Propounded (Wessex Astrologer, 2009), recommended by Robert Hand for all serious students. A further Urania Trust grant supported an MA in History at the University of Exeter (graduated with distinction, 2016). A Wellcome Trust doctoral studentship funded a PhD in the History of Medicine examining the use of astrology in seventeenth-century medical practice, completed in 2021. A monograph on early modern medical astrology (c. 1580-1700) is in preparation for Springer. Consultations cover personal relationships, business, electional, and horary astrology. Sessions are available by telephone and online.
Readings
Birth Chart, Synastry / Relationship Compatibility, Forecast / Transits / Progressions / Solar Return, Horary, Electional, Business & Financial, Career & Life Purpose
Strengths
Timing & Cycles, Relationships, Attachment & Intimacy, Financial / Business, Career / Vocational
Approach
Traditional, Hellenistic, Modern Western
Session Types
Phone, Video
Languages
English
Location
Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Experience
37 years
Typical Price Range
Astrology Schools
Faculty of Astrological Studies (UK), Other / Non-listed / Lineage-based training
School Notes
Faculty of Astrological Studies Diploma (1988). Qualifying Horary Practitioner (QHP) under Olivia Barclay (1990). Appointed QHP Head Tutor, Principal QHP since 2001. MA in History with distinction, University of Exeter (2016). PhD in History of Medicine (Wellcome Trust doctoral studentship), University of Exeter (completed 2021).
Credentials
The Astrological Association (UK), Other / Non-listed
Credential Notes
Fellow of APAI (Association of Professional Astrologers International). DF Astrol S (Faculty of Astrological Studies Diploma). QHP (Qualifying Horary Practitioner). MA (Exeter, History, distinction). PhD (Exeter, History of Medicine). Contributor to the Astrological Association Journal, Astrology Quarterly, and Urania Trust website.
Mentors / Teachers
Robert Hand, Other / Non-listed
Mentor Notes
Key mentor was Olivia Barclay, founder of the Qualifying Horary Practitioner (QHP) course, who bequeathed the QHP to Barbara Dunn in 2001. Robert Hand has recommended both her book and the QHP course to all serious students.
Publications & Media
Books / E-books, Articles, Magazine / Media, Courses / Lectures / Teaching material, Other / Non-listed
Publication Notes
Books: Horary Astrology Re-Examined: The Possibility or Impossibility of the Matter Propounded (Wessex Astrologer, 2009); monograph on early modern medical astrology in preparation for Springer. Articles: Astrological Association Journal; Astrology Quarterly; Urania Trust website; Watkins Review; Sunday Mirror; Woman's Own; Cosmopolitan (UK/Europe). Teaching: Principal and Head Tutor of the Qualifying Horary Practitioner (QHP) course, teaching and mentoring students worldwide. Conference lectures: Astrological Association Conference, University of Exeter conferences (Medical Humanities, International Medical).