About Us
Flare Publications
Flare Publications was formed in 1996 to publish astrology
and palmistry books, as well as bring these subjects to businesses and
media events. Its authors and staff are professional consultants and teachers,
most of whom are available for corporate events and parties. Please contact
us by post, telephone or email: Flare Publications, c/o BCM Planets, London
WC1N 3XX. Tel: +44 (0) 20 8402 7772. Email: info@flareuk.com.
Frank Clifford
An astrologer and palmist since 1989, Frank began his data collecting work with Lois Rodden, contributing to and editing her "Profiles of Women" (1995) book and magazine "Data News". Frank's first book, "British Entertainers: the Astrological Profiles" was published in 1997. A paperback version of the most recent edition (2003), with hundreds of chart wheels (Placidus), quotes from celebrities and the astrological signs of entertainers, is available from various bookshops or online from Amazon and www.flareuk.com
In 1996 he founded Flare Publications, and since then Frank has edited and published over a dozen astrology books, including "Astrology in the Year Zero" by Garry Phillipson, "The Contemporary Astrologer's Handbook" by Sue Tompkins (2007), and a revised edition of "The Twelve Houses" by Howard Sasportas (2007), with tribute essays to Sasportas by Liz Greene, Darby Costello, Melanie Reinhart, Laura Boomer-Trent and Erin Sullivan.
Four new books by Frank are due for publication in 2009, including "The
Astrologer's Book of Charts" (May 2009), "Getting to the Heat of the
Chart" and 'Humour in the Horoscope". He is also working on "Birth
Charts: Horoscopes of the Famous" and "The Midheaven: Spotlight on Success".
Frank has combined his work as a consultant astrologer with that of sun sign columnist for magazines such as "Marie Claire" (UK), "Quick and Simple" (US), "Reveal" (UK), and "Candis" (UK). He has also been profiled in various broadsheets and tabloids, and is a regular on TV and radio. His media work has ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous! From being interviewed for documentaries on the BBC comedy "Little Britain" and the Danny Boyle feature film "Sunshine", working with Oxford University Press and Universal Studios, to being asked by the tabloid The Sun to locate a then-missing Saddam Hussein!
Frank is also a well-known palmist (The Guardian newspaper dubbed him
the "palm reader to the stars"), and his book "Palmistry 4 Today" (Rider/Random
House, 2002) is considered the modern textbook on the subject, and has
been published in five languages (including Spanish, Italian, Dutch and
Serbian). A U.S. fully revisedand expanded edition was published in mid
2009. Frank's other book on
palmistry, "Palm
Reading" (Hamlyn,
2003) is a unique guide with profiles on love, work and personality for
each
palm marking and hand shape. In 2007, cards of these profiles were published.
Every year Frank organises the Hand Analysis Conference in London, which
brings
together
some of the
top
palmists
in
the country.
In 2004, Frank took over the London School of Astrology (www.londonschoolofastrology.co.uk)
from Sue Tompkins, and runs certificate and diploma classes, seminars and
residential courses in astrology and palmistry. The LSA prides itself on
inviting an eclectic range of some of the most accomplished astrologers
from around the world to give seminars and classes. Frank has also set
up an annual Hand Analysis Conference (2005-), the Astrology Student
Conference (ASC, 2008-) and the Astrology and Music Conference (2009-).
Frank lectures all over the UK and is a regular guest tutor on the psychology
course at
the
London
Metropolitan
University.
Frank is an Aries Sun, with Gemini Rising and the Moon in Virgo.
Frank's Work Chronology
1996
edits Lois Rodden's Profiles of Women book; founds Flare Publications;
begins writing the astrology column for Candis magazine (March
1997 issue to present)
1997
begins Data Plus UK magazine with Sally Davis; publishes British
Entertainers: the Astrological Profiles; writes The Clifford Data
Compendium for Solar Fire; writes columns and phone lines for Marie
Claire; starts writing
articles for Astrolore, AA Journal, Transit and Lois Rodden's Data
News; appears on various TV shows for live phone-ins; interviewed
for The Daily Mirror
1998
continues writing astrology columns and phonelines
1999
publishes The Essentials of Hand Analysis booklet; publishes Shorthand
of the Soul by David Hayward;
2000
publishes The Sun Sign Reader by Joan Revill, The Draconic Chart by Rev. Pamela Crane, Astrology in the Year Zero by Garry Phillipson; plus two astrology booklets Mars and Venus; revises The Clifford Data Compendium
2001
signs a book deal with Rider (Random House) and begins writing Palmistry
4 Today; begins lecturing in astrology
2002
Palmistry 4 Today is published by Rider; lectures at the LSE, Olympia
and astrology groups; profiled in the Guardian; interviewed on various
BBC radio stations; works with Universal Studios
2003
foreign versions of Palmistry 4 Today are published in Dutch and
Spanish; signs a book deal with Hamlyn; lectures at the Inner Potential
Centre and begins co-running the Bromley Astrological Association
(until 2007); interviewed on various radio shows and by The Sun
newspaper wanting to know the whereabouts of then-missing Saddam
Hussein!
2004
takes over The London School of Astrology and lectures at various
astrology groups, Sussex Downs College and the AA Conference; teaches
his first annual palmistry course; starts writing for Reveal magazine,
plus various online sites including Astrodatabank; Italian version
of Palmistry 4 Today published; Hamlyn publishes Palm Reading; interviewed
for the Serbian astrology
magazine Astrologos; appears twice on Sky One's Russell Grant
Show; begins working with singer-songwriter
Sarah Jane Morris on media projects and promotional work
2005
continues as astrologer to Reveal magazine (until 2007); writes for
the US magazine Quick & Simple (until December 2006); begins to work with
the SSPP/Life Patterns Society (until 2007); begins a regular
teaching slot on the Psychology Course for London Metropolitan
University; profiled in The Daily Mirror
2006
edits and publishes The Contemporary Astrologer's Handbook by Sue
Tompkins, and Jupiter and Mercury: An A to Z by Paul Wright; lectures
at the AA Conference; begins the first annual Hand Analysis Conference;
asked to appear on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here UK show; writes
for Vision magazinel is interviewed for a TV documentary on the comedy
show Little Britain; fundraises with Make Some Noise for Great Ormond
Street Hospital; profiled in The Daily Express
2007
publishes The Twelve Houses by Howard Sasportas; Palm Reading cards are published;
lectures at the AA Conference; organizes the Life Patterns Society
Conference and edits and writes their newsletter; interviewed by
the Oxford University Press as a subject for their DVD EFL courses;
interviewed for the TV documentary on Danny Boyle's feature film
Sunshine
2008
writes two articles for The Mountain
Astrologer (including a large article on President Obama), a new
column for the Astrological Journal, Soul and Spirit magazine
and the Forturi website; writes course material for the Mayo School; is interviewed
for and
featured
in The High-Heeled Guide to Enlightenment by Alice Grist (pub. date
Autumn 2009); interviewed on Norwegian radio; lectures at UAC and
AA Conference; co-founds The Astrology Student Conference; launches a Facebook
site for the LSA
2009
publishes The Asrologer's Book of Charts, begins writing for the ISAR Journal;
revises
and
publishes
Palmistry
4
Today,
organizes the first Astrology and Music Conference, completes writing on
Humour and the Horoscope and other projects