BIO
Alex Trenoweth is an astrologer, musician and high school teacher. Born in Port Huron Michigan, she now resides in London England. Alex first became interested in astrology when she discovered there was so much knowledge beyond star sign columns.
“I initially rejected astrology as a teenager because I did not fit the stereotype of my sun sign of Cancer,” she has said in the past. “I was always quick to point out that I was on the “cusp” of Leo because I identified so much more with the big cats than the little crustaceans.” She has often pointed out that her ascendant in Gemini also reflects her dual heritage: her father is of Eastern European descent and her mother is a full blooded Native American Ojibwa Indian.
Upon discovering her Moon was in Leo, Alex became hooked on astrology. To this day, she refuses to write a sign sign column.
“I didn’t want to feel owned by or sold out to the media or feel that I had to write something that I knew would mislead other people into thinking astrology stopped at the sun,” she has said. ”I’d like to think I encourage people to look at astrology with a far more discriminate eye rather than the extremely narrow lens of star signs. It is a big universe,” she has acknowledged, “a big enough playground for all of us to explore, practice and play with the craft but we should encourage even the most casual followers of astrology to delve a little deeper.” In the past, she has likened star sign columnists to priests selling fake holy water.
Alex had studied astrology independently before embarking on a more structured course of study with the Faculty of Astrological Studies (FAS) . “I loved the fact that the FAS allowed me to learn from like minded people because studying astrology can be an enormously isolating experience. It’s like being the only speaker of an obscure language.” She later reflected that although astrologers speak the same language, they all have different accents.
Alex later earned an MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology from Bath Spa University and is due to become one of the few people in the world to hold an MA from BSU as well as a diploma from the FAS. In addition, she is a highly successful English teacher and pastoral care provider at an inner city London secondary school.
Alex is the current editor of the Astrology Quarterly for the Astrological Lodge of London and was a speaker at the United Astrology Conference (UAC), Denver Colorado in 2008. She plays the trumpet in the South London Jazz Orchestra, is a self professed cat lover and still supports the Detroit Tigers from across the Atlantic.
The articles on this site reflect some of Alex’s work. Have a look around. If you like what you see or would like to learn more, drop alex an email via the contact page.
Alternatively, you can visit her blog to see what she’s been up to or to have an astrological giggle: www.alextrenoweth@blogspot.com
Wearing the robes from BSU, Alex meets Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Alex watching the sunrise after the lunar eclipse in Marrakesh.
