David Hawthorne, M.S., J.B. Astrological Counselor and Educator

Member: American Council of Vedic Astrology

Member: Systems' Institute of Hindu Astrology

Member: International Institute of Predictive Astrology

Honors: Professor of Astrology, and Jyotish Bhanu, awarded by the Systems' Institute of Hindu Astrology, New Delhi, India

Astroview, Inc. was founded by David Hawthorne, M.S., J.B.

Mr. Hawthorne has been studying Vedic astrology since 1988. Since then, he has studied more than 5,000 charts, and 150 books on Vedic astrology. He also has taken more than 1,500 hours of classes, course studies, and audio-taped presentations by leading Vedic astrologers worldwide.

In October 1999, Mr. Hawthorne was conferred with the title, “Jyotish Bhanu” by the Systems’ Institute of Hindu Astrology, New Delhi, India. In May 2002, he was awarded his Master’s degree in Hindu Astrology, and the title of “Professor of Astrology”, by The Systems’ Institute of Hindu Astrology, New Delhi, India.

Mr. Hawthorne is the co-author of Astrology for Life: How to Be Your Own Vedic Astrologer. (Sunstar Publishing Group, Ltd.). The book is a compendium of the Systems’ Approach to Interpreting Horoscopes, as developed by Professor V.K. Choudhry of Gurgaon, India, which is based on the empirical studies of thousands of charts conducted over a 15-year period.

Mr. Hawthorne teaches classes and presents workshops on the Systems’ Approach, and is a frequent guest on numerous radio talk shows nationwide. He is known as “The 30-Second Astrologer”, due to his ability to quickly create and read charts live, during radio broadcasts.

Mr. Hawthorne is the President of the International Institute of Predictive Astrology (IIPA), with more than 750 members in more than 40 countries worldwide. He is also a member of both the Council of Vedic Astrology (CVA), and the Systems' Institute of Hindu Astrology (SIHA).

Mr. Hawthorne has been practicing the Transcendental Meditation Program as taught by His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, since 1973.

He resides in Fairfield, Iowa, USA -- the largest community of more than 2,000 meditators in North America -- with his wife Eileen, and their three children, Bryan, Sara, and Galen.