
Bernadette Brady Astrology Services
Bernadette Brady is an Australian-born astrologer based in Bristol, UK, internationally recognised for her work on predictive astrology, fixed stars, and parans. She is the author of several widely used astrology books and the creator of the Starlight and JigSaw software tools used by practising astrologers worldwide. A good fit if you want a session grounded in visual astrology, fixed star interpretation, or a philosophically rigorous approach to fate and timing. She holds a PhD in Anthropology and an MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology, and teaches on the MA programme at the University of Wales. Recipient of the Charles Harvey Award, Regulus Award, and Golden Jupiter Award.
About
Bernadette Brady holds an MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology from Bath Spa University, a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) on beliefs in fate in contemporary astrology, and an MA in Egyptology from the University of Manchester. She is a tutor on the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at UWTSD and co-director of Astro Logos Ltd, which she co-founded as both an astrological practice and teaching school. Her astrological work is particularly known for predictive astrology, fixed stars and parans, visual astrology, and the philosophical study of fate within astrological practice. She holds an FAA Diploma (Federation of Australian Astrologers, 1987) and has received the Charles Harvey Award for exceptional service to astrology (Astrological Association, UK, 2006), the Regulus Award in Theory and Understanding in Astrology (UAC, 2008), and the Golden Jupiter Award from the German Astrological Association (2024). Her software products Starlight and JigSaw are widely used by practising astrologers. She is also a director of the Kemet Klub in her Egyptology work.
Readings
Forecast / Transits / Progressions / Solar Return, Birth Chart
Forecast / Transits / Progressions / Solar Return
Useful if you want to know what is coming up in your life and when to act, wait, or prepare.
Birth Chart
A good starting point if you want to understand yourself better. Your patterns, strengths, and what drives you.
Strengths
Mythological, Psychological Insight, Spiritual / Karmic / Life Purpose, Timing & Cycles
Mythological
Good if you enjoy a more symbolic, poetic, and imaginative approach to your chart.
Psychological Insight
Good if you want depth and self-reflection rather than predictions.
Spiritual / Karmic / Life Purpose
Good if your questions are about life purpose, soul direction, or why certain patterns keep repeating.
Timing & Cycles
Good if you want to know when something is likely to happen or when to make your move.
Approach
Modern Western
Modern Western
The most common approach. Focuses on who you are, your patterns, and how you can grow.
Session Types
Languages
English
Location
Bristol, ENG, United Kingdom
Website
Experience
36 years
Typical Price Range
Astrology Schools
AstroLogos, Other / Non-listed / Lineage-based training
School Notes
Astrological training and teaching are closely associated with Astro Logos, the school she co-directs. Academic study includes an MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology from Bath Spa University, a PhD from UWTSD on beliefs in fate in contemporary astrology, and further study in Egyptology at the University of Manchester.
Credentials
Federation of Australian Astrologers, Other / Non-listed
Credential Notes
Holds an FAA (Federation of Australian Astrologers) Diploma, noted by Astro Logos as held since 1987. Recipient of the Charles Harvey Award (Astrological Association, UK, 2006), Regulus Award in Theory and Understanding in Astrology (UAC, 2008), and Golden Jupiter Award (German Astrological Association, 2024).
Mentors / Teachers
Other / Non-listed
Mentor Notes
No specific named astrological mentors are confirmed in public sources.
Publications & Media
Books
- Predictive Astrology: The Eagle and the Lark (1992)
- Brady's Book of Fixed Stars (1998)
- Astrology: A Place in Chaos (2006)
- Star and Planet Combinations (2008)
- Cosmos, Chaosmos and Astrology (2014)
- The Shape of Fate: From Classical Philosophy to Astrological Practice (2025)
Articles
- The Milky Way
- Living with Fate: The Lifestyle of Contemporary Astrologers
- The Horoscope as an Imago Mundi
- Some Philosophical Roots of Determinism in Astrology
- Galileo's Astrological Philosophy
- The Afon Cynfael: a River's Part in the Cosmology of the Mabinogi
Courses & Teaching
- MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at UWTSD
- Astro Logos online schools and lecture series
YouTube
- Astrology Today
- The Stars and Parans
- Raphael's Astrologer Interview
- Astrology, a Cosmological or Chaotic Creature?
- The Cultural Astronomy of the Star of Bethlehem
Other
- Starlight (software)
- JigSaw (software)
- Stories from the Stars (software/publication)
- Restoring the Heavens to Astrology: Visual Astrology Chronicles 2005-2006 (2005)
Articles published in AA Journal, Culture and Cosmos, and The Mountain Astrologer. Predictive Astrology: The Eagle and the Lark won the inaugural Spica Award for best astrological book of 1999.
