Melanie Reinhart is an internationally recognised astrologer, author, and teacher based in rural Bedfordshire, England, best known for her pioneering work on Chiron and the Centaurs. Born in Zimbabwe, where the night sky inspired an early vocation, she began studying ancient Wisdom Traditions at the age of ten and has been a professional astrologer since 1975. She holds a BA from the University of Cape Town (English, Music and Drama). A prize-winning Diploma holder of the Faculty of Astrological Studies (Margaret Hone Award, 1979), she is also a Patron of the Faculty. She was awarded the Charles Harvey Award by the Astrological Association of Great Britain in 2004 for exceptional service to astrology. Initially self-taught, immersed for many years in the work of Dane Rudhyar, her astrological formation continued in the rich milieu of London. Horary astrology was studied with Geoffrey Cornelius (1989-1990) and Deborah Houlding (Practitioner's Certificate, 2012). She has taught for the Centre for Psychological Astrology, the London School of Astrology, the Faculty of Astrological Studies, Aula Astrológica de Catalunya, Heaven and Earth Workshops, and Astro*Synthesis (Australia), and has presented in eight European countries, South Africa, USA, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. She ran her own London-based workshop programme from 1991-2015 and continues to offer online webinars through the Faculty and other organisations. Her publishing imprint is Starwalker Press. She is a Life Member of the Organisation for Professional Astrology (OPA), a Fellow of the APAI, and a member of the Astrological Association.