Karen Christino

Karen Christino is an author, astrologer and researcher who’s written eight books on astrology and currently writes the "Celestial Forces" column for Edgar Cayce's Venture Inward magazine. Karen wrote horoscope columns for Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Life & Style magazines and was the astrologer for Modern Bride and Your Prom for ten years. She has researched astrological forecasting, cross-cultural astrologies and other metaphysical topics. Her interest in the history of astrology led her to write Foreseeing the Future: Evangeline Adams and Astrology in America, a biography of the life and forecasts of America’s famous turn-of-the-century astrologer, and What Evangeline Adams Knew, which looks at Adams’ astrological techniques. A mystery novel, The Precious Pachyderm, features Evangeline as the sleuth. A second-generation astrologer, Karen began studying astrology as a teenager and was a consulting astrologer for over twenty years. She's studied Zen and Reiki and practices yoga and meditation. Karen Christino is professionally certified by the NCGR Professional Astrologers Alliance and was awarded research grants from the New York chapter of the NCGR. She has a B.A. in English from Colgate University, studied at Columbia University, and lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband. “Christino’s meticulous research and thoughtful analysis give the reader much to ponder… Through her passion for the subject, Christino… makes the reader hungry to learn more.” -- Geocosmic Journal “The thorough research she has done also underlines the book’s strongest point, which is that it is fair and balanced… a major contribution to the history of astrology.” -- American Astrology magazine