The Monastic Thomas Merton

Lynn Bootes began her journey in Western Astrology in 1970 as a teenager. In 2006 at Kepler College she discovered Jyotish under the guidance of Dennis Harness. She completed the Jyotish Ratna and Jyotish Prabakara (Level I and II) courses at the American College of Vedic Astrology and was awarded Certificates for completing the examinations. She also obtained an MA in the History of Astrology at Kepler College in 2012. Retired from medical practice, she serves as Registrar and Dean of Instruction at ACVA, writes on Jyotish, and maintains a consultation practice. Her monthly column in Astrologic will focus on People in the News. She can be contacted at lynn.bootes@olp.net, or at Registrar@acvaonline.org.