Spiros Philippas has lived in London since 2002 and has practised astrology since 2004. He studied with the Faculty of Astrological Studies from 2005 to 2009, winning the Faculty Scholarship Award for his Certificate in 2008 and earning his Diploma with Merit in 2012. He went on to serve as a Distance Learning Tutor for the Faculty between 2013 and 2015 and is a member of the Association of Professional Astrologers International. His articles have appeared in The Mountain Astrologer and the Faculty's student magazine Stellium, and he is a regular speaker at the Astrological Lodge of London and other UK astrology groups. Alongside astrology, he maintains a private psychotherapy practice, bringing a clinically trained perspective to his chart work.