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JAWER, JEFF
Jeff Jawer, born May 16, 1946, in New York City, is one of the pioneers of experiential
astrology and a leader in astrological organizations. He began his astrological studies in
1973 at the University of Massachusetts, where he earned a B.A. degree in the history
and science of astrology. He established OMetrics Astrology Services there with Barry
Lynes, his first teacher. Jawer also presented for two years a daily astrological radio program
called “High Tides,” which continued two more years in Atlanta, Georgia.
In Atlanta, Jawer became corporate astrologer for International Horizons, Inc.,
and co-invented Astro, the first handheld astrological calculator. He passed the professional-level
examination of the American Federation of Astrologers and the professional
examination of the City of Atlanta’s Board of Astrology Examiners. He later
became chairman of the examining board and served two terms as the president of the
Metro Atlanta Astrological Society. He also completed Zipporah Dobyns’s 16-day
intensive course, is a certified Astro*Carto*Graphy (A*C*G) interpreter, and taught
at the first A*C*G seminar, which he organized with Jim Lewis.
Jawer coined the now widely used term “astrodrama” in an article for Astrology
Now magazine and has had numerous articles published on a variety of subjects in
journals and in four books. He has led workshops on experiential and other aspects of
astrology at over 50 conventions. Jawer has taught astrology throughout the United
States and in Canada, Brazil, France, England, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland
and Australia. He lived and worked in France for two years with Alexander Ruperti’s
Network for Humanistic Astrology.
In 1982, Jawer was one of the founders of the Association for Astrological Networking
(AFAN) and served on its steering committee for four years. In 1986, he helped
organize the first United Astrology Congress. He has received the Mars Award from the
Fraternity for Canadian Astrologers and has been a nominee for the Regulus Award.
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