Dana Gerhardt has been a columnist for The Mountain Astrologer since 1991 and has lectured and written for astrology publications on several continents. Before establishing her astrology practice she worked for many years in the corporate sector, where she became attuned to the influence of natural and planetary cycles. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude from Occidental College in Los Angeles with a focus in literature, and did graduate work at Columbia University and California State University Los Angeles. She is the creator of Mooncircles, a long-running hub for lunar astrology, and has developed an extensive library of e-books and a Monthly Moon Workshop that has run for many years.