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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