Nicholas Campion Explained
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Birth Date: | 1953 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
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Nicholas Campion (born 4 March 1953) is a British astrologer and historian of astrology and cultural astronomy. He is the author of a number of books and currently pursues an academic career.
Career
Astrology
Campion is a former Daily Mail astrologer, where he took over from John Naylor, the son of R. H. Naylor, the first sun sign astrologer.[3] He was president of the Astrological Lodge of London from 1985 to 1987 and of the Astrological Association of Great Britain from 1994 to 1999.[4] [5] [6] He published a number of books on the practice of astrology between 1987 (The Practical Astrologer) and 2004 (The Book of World Horoscopes).
History of astrology and cultural astronomy
Concurrently with his activities as an astrologer Campion researched and published on the history of astrology and cultural astronomy. His book on millenarianism, The Great Year (1994), was described by Daily Telegraph journalist Damian Thompson as "a monumental study of historical schemes".In 1997 he founded the peer-reviewed journal Culture and Cosmos.[7]
Academica
Campion is Associate Professor in Cosmology and Culture, Director the Sophia Centre, Principal Lecturer in the Institute of Education and Humanities, and programme director of the MA programmes in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology, and Ecology and Spirituality, at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.[8] [9] [10] In 2019 he became the Director of the University's Harmony Institute and edited The Harmony Debates, a collection of forty-two papers on the philosophy and practice of Harmony.[11] [12]
Awards
Bibliography
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. An introduction to the history of astrology. 1982. Institute for the Study of Cycles in World Affairs. London. 0-9508412-0-X.
- Book: Campion. Nicholas. Baigent. Michael. Harvey. Charles. Mundane Astrology. 1984. Aquarian Press. Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. 0-85030-302-8.
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. The Practical Astrologer. 1987.
- Book: Campion. Nicholas. Jaine. Tom. Cosmic Cuisine. registration. 1988. Harper & Row. 9780062505590 .
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. The great year : astrology, millenarianism, and history in the Western tradition. 1994. Penguin. London. 0-14-019296-4. [19] [20]
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. Zodiac: Enhance your life through astrology. Quadrille. 2000. [21]
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. Astrology, history and apocalypse. 2000. Centre for Psychological Astrology Press. London. 1-900869-15-2.
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. Cosmos : a cultural history of astrology. 2001. Hambledon and London. London. 1-85285-257-7.
- Book: Campion. Nicholas. Kollerstrom. Nick. Galileo's Astrology. 2003. Culture and Cosmos. Cinnabar Books. [22]
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. 2003. The Ultimate Astrologer: A Simple Guide to Calculating and Interpreting Birth Charts for Effective Application in Daily Life. Rider.
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. 2004. The Book of World Horoscopes . Wessex Astrologer .
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. What do astrologers believe?. 2006. Granta. London. 1-86207-838-6.
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. Horoscopes and Popular Culture, in Franklin, Bob (ed.), Pulling Newspapers Apart: Analysing Print Journalism. Routledge. 2008. 978-0-415-42555-1. Oxford, England. 253.
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. A History of Western Astrology Vol. 1: The Ancient World (first published as The Dawn of Astrology: A Cultural History of Western Astrology Vol. 1, The Ancient and Classical Worlds). Continuum. 2009. 978-1-4411-2737-2. London.
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. A History of Western Astrology Vol. 2: The Medieval and Modern Worlds. Continuum. 2009. 978-1-4411-2737-2. London.
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. Astrology and Cosmology in the World's Religions. New York University Press. 2012. 978-0-8147-1714-1. New York, NY.
- Book: Campion, Nicholas. Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West: Prophecy, Cosmology and the New Age Movement. Ashgate. 2012. 978-1-4094-3514-3. Farnham, England.
- Campion, Nicholas (2015). The Moral Philosophy of Space Travel: A Historical Review, in Jai Galliot (ed.), Commercial Space Exploration: Ethics, Policy, Governance (Abingdon: Ashgate; London: Routledge 2016), pp. 9–22. .
- Campion, Nicholas (2015). The New Age in the Modern West: Counter-Culture, Utopia and Prophecy from the late Eighteenth Century to the Present Day. London: Bloomsbury 2015. .
- Campion, Nicholas; Pimenta, F.; Ribeiro, N.; Silva, F.; Joaquinito, A.; Tirapicos, L. (2015). Stars and Stones: Voyages in Archaeoastronomy and Cultural Astronomy – a Meeting of Different Worlds. Oxford: British Archaeology Reports. .
- Campion, Nicholas; Silva, Fabio (2015). Skyscapes: The Role and Importance of the Sky in Archaeology. Oxford: Oxbow. .
- Campion, Nicholas; Greenbaum, Dorian (2016). Astrology in Time and Place: Cross-Cultural Currents in the History of Astrology. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. .
- Campion, Nicholas; Rappenglück, Barbara; Rappenglück, Michael; Silva, Fabio (2016). Astronomy and Power: How Worlds are Structured. Oxford: British Archaeology Reports. .
- Campion, Nicholas (2016). Archaeoastronomy and Calendar Cities in Daniel Brown (ed.), Modern Archaeoastronomy: From Material Culture to Cosmology, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 865, 2016, pp. 1–7.
- Campion, Nicholas (2016). Heavenly Discourses. Proceedings of the Heavenly Discourses Conference, University of Bristol, 14–16 October 2011. Lampeter: Sophia Centre Press. .
- Campion, Nicholas (2017). The Importance of Cosmology in Culture: Contexts and Consequences, in Abraao Jesse Capistrano de Souza (ed.), Cosmology, InTech Open, pp. 3–17. .
- Campion, Nicholas; Zahrt, Jennifer (2018). Astrology as Art: Representation and Practice. Lampeter: Sophia Centre Press. .
- Campion, Nicholas; Impey, Chris (2018). Imagining Other Worlds: Explorations in Astronomy and Culture. Lampeter: Sophia Centre Press. .
- Campion, Nicholas (2020). The Harmony Debates: Exploring a Practical Philosophy for a Sustainable Future. Lampeter: Sophia Centre Press. .
External links
Notes and References
- Lewis, James, R. The astrology encyclopedia, p.105. Gale Research, 1994. .
- Web site: Study Astrology: University of Wales, Lampeter.
- Web site: Interview with Nick Campion – Part 2. Astrological Association. 6 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141014070809/http://www.astrologicalassociation.com/pages/articles/journalArticles/nickPart2.php. 14 October 2014.
- Web site: The Centre For Psychological Astrology – Nick Campion. Centre For Psychological. Astrology.
- News: Ariadne . . 3 February 1990 .
- News: Check it Out: Hi-tech Alternatives . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/check-it-out-hitech-alternatives-1077093.html . 18 June 2022 . subscription . live . . 30 January 1999 . 4 November 2012 .
- Web site: Culture and Cosmos . 7 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130910021918/http://cultureandcosmos.org/index.html . 10 September 2013 .
- Web site: Dr Nicholas Campion. University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. 2020. 25 August 2020.
- Web site: Nicholas Campion is Associate Professor in Cosmology and Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 2020.
- Web site: Ecology and Spirituality (MA). University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. 2020. 24 August 2020.
- Web site: Harmony Institute. Harmony in Theory and Practice. University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. 2020. 31 July 2020.
- Web site: The Harmony Debates. Sophia Centre Press. 2020. 25 August 2020.
- http://marcedmundjonesaward.com/winners.htm Mark Edmond Jones Award, 1992
- http://www.astrologer.com/news/sundaytelegraph230892.jpg Beyond Belief? James Langton interviews
- Lewis, James R. (2003) The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences, Visible Ink Press, MI, USA https://books.google.com/books?id=nPMnUMhZzswC&q=Nicholas+Campion+born+&pg=PT266
- Web site: Astrological Association of Great Britain :: The Charles Harvey Award. 25 January 2020 .
- Web site: Nick Campion, horoscope for birth date 4 March 1953, born in Bristol, with Astrodatabank biography – Astro-Databank. Astrodatabank by Lois Rodden and Astrodienst AG Zollikon, Switzerland – astro.com -. www.astro.com. 23 August 2019 .
- Web site: UAC – United Astrology Conference 2018.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131011163028/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-18038967.html Review of The Great Year
- https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books--paperbacks-1444604.html BOOKS / Paperbacks
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131011162732/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18753068.html Readers' round-up
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024455/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-145213876.html Review of Galileo's Astrology