Robert Hand began his work in astrology at the age of 17. His father pioneered in the study of application of astronomical cycles to financial markets in the 1950's and early 60's. As a result, Rob learned the basics of casting charts from his father, Wilfred Hand, who successfully applied astrological techniques to forecasting the stock market.

Rob is an honors graduate from Brandeis University in history, and went on for graduate work in the History of Science at Princeton. More recently Rob has returned to university study and is in the final stages of working for a Ph.D. in Medieval History at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. so as to have increased interaction with other scholars working in the area of the history of astrology. In this capacity Rob teaches Latin, and History at Kepler College in Seattle, Washington.

Rob began an astrology practice in 1972 and as success came, he began traveling world wide as a full time professional astrologer. He also was known in his early career as the first practicing astrologer to write astrology programs for microcomputers so that the benefits of computers would be available to astrologers. From this effort, he founded Astro-Graphics Services in 1979, which later became Astrolabe, Inc.

In his professional practice Rob uses tropical, heliocentric, sidereal, uranian, cosmobiological and in mundo techniques with ancient and mediaeval methods now being uncovered and translated. In 1997 Rob established a formal archive, library and publishing company for continuing his lifelong work in the history and science of astrology ... ARHAT.

Robert Hand's Library now houses the original texts and translations of over two dozen ancient and medieval astrologers. His books to date include: Planets in Transit: Life Cycles for Living, Planets in Composite: Analyzing Human Relationships, Planets in Youth: Patterns of Early Development, Essays on Astrology and Night and Day: Planetary Sect in Astrology and other short works on traditional astrology.

Robert Hand is a former chairman of the National Council for Geocosmic Research. He is a member of ISAR, and is a patron of the Faculty of Astrological Studies. Rob lectures in conferences, seminars and workshops worldwide. He also offers professional astrological services to astrologers and the general public. He can be reached at ARHAT (703) 758-7150 USA or through email at info@robhand.com.