Garry Phillipson

P/T Tutor
Gary Phillipson headshot

Background

An early interest in spirituality, astrology, and other forms of divination combined with Dr Garry Phillipson’s first degree in philosophy, resulting in a lifelong enquiry into the human condition, with particular reference to those liminal areas where the human and more-than-human intersect, or appear to.

Specialist Subjects

  • Astrology
  • Cultural Astronomy
  • Theravadan Buddhist thought and practice
  • Contemporary Neo-Advaita

Professional and/or Research Experience

Studied with, and lectured for, Bath Spa University; University of Kent at Canterbury; and the Sophia Centre at the University of Wales Trinity St. David (2002 - present). Theravadin Buddhist monk (1986 - 1993).

Qualifications

  • PhD (Thesis: 'Astrology and Truth: a Context in Western Epistemology), University of Wales Trinity St. David, 2020
  • BA (Philosophy: University of East Anglia, 1976)

Languages Spoken

English