American pro astrologer who began his study on 11/22/1973 and did his first professional chart on 6/22/1974. He completed his M.A. degree in Philosophy in 1974, the same year that he launched his business, The Astrology Company (on June 22). Bob operates a correspondence school, The Mastery of Astrology, and has authored an astrological software program, INDRA. He is the president of OPA (The Organization for Professional Astrology) and his book “Between Astrologers and Clients” was published in 2001.
Bob is the second of three kids; his sister Mary Alice was born 5/13/1952 and his brother Richard on 8/28/1960. He broke his right leg on a school picnic on 5/29/1956, shortly before the family moved to Rockford. The following year they moved again, to Calvin Park and in the first week of July 1961, to Chicago, where he graduated from High School. Bob moved from his family home in September 1967 and the following year became involved in protest groups of the war and ecology. In 1969, he was in the hospital for a week with an abscessed throat.
June 1970, Bob came under the influence of Meher Baba. He moved to Champaign in 1974 where he married Susan on 12/22 at 4:00 PM. Susan had a miscarriage on 7/02/1975. He and Susan divorced in 1978.
He met Marcia Moore and did a hypersentience workshop on 3/30/1975, and his first article, “Is Astrology Scientific”” was accepted on 9/24/1975.
On 1/25/1976, Bob made his first trip to India, returning home on 4/02/1976. He made a second trip on 3/01/1978, returning two weeks later. In 1978, Janis moved to the U.S. and with him. They married on 6/22/1979, 11:29 AM.
Bob made a third trip to India in January 1981 with Janis and Joan Mills. In March of that year he made a trip to Florida, when he found the place that he felt was home, Naples. He and Janis moved there on 8/04/1981. Two years later, they separated. Bob made a third marriage to Kathryn on 7/20/1987. They moved into a new home on 9/03/1994 and their daughter Bailey was born 1/04/1997.
Drawn to India, Bob made his 25th trip on 2/23/1999 for three weeks, and he made a second trip to Ireland on 6/17/1999.