The Faculty of Astrological Studies is delighted to celebrate our Patron, Melanie Reinhart, who has received the Marion D. March Regulus Award for Discovery, Innovation and Research at UAC 2026 in Chicago.
For the Faculty, this is a particularly special honour.
Melanie has been part of the Faculty family for many decades, first as a student and prize-winning Diploma Holder, and today as one of our Patrons and one of the most respected astrologers of her generation.
The Marion D. March Regulus Awards
The Marion D. March Regulus Awards recognise outstanding contributions to astrology across areas including research, education, community service and professional practice.
The Discovery, Innovation and Research category recognises original work that has contributed to the development of astrological thought, research and practice.
Melanie joins a distinguished group of astrologers who have previously received recognition in this category, including Robert Hand, Jim Lewis, Project Hindsight, Zipporah Dobyns, Robert Zoller, Michael Munkasey, Robert P. Blaschke and David Cochrane.
The 2026 awards brought together nominees from across the international astrological community. Among those publicly announced were David Railey, nominated in the Education category, and Danny Larkin, nominated for Community Service. Danny will also be familiar to many within the Faculty community as a Faculty student and a regular attendee at Summer School.
A lifetime of original astrological work
Melanie has been a professional astrologer since 1975, working as a consultant, teacher, author and researcher.
She is particularly well known for her original work with Chiron and the Centaurs, and has presented research on new celestial objects at international conferences for many years. Her books include Chiron and the Healing Journey, Saturn, Chiron and the Centaurs and Incarnation.
Her work has helped generations of astrologers explore these symbols with greater depth, particularly in relation to healing, transformation, awareness and the process of engaging more consciously with the natal chart.
In 2004, Melanie also received the Charles Harvey Award for exceptional service to astrology.
The Regulus Award for Discovery, Innovation and Research is therefore a particularly fitting recognition of a body of work characterised by curiosity, originality and a willingness to explore areas of astrology that were still developing.
Melanie and the Faculty
Melanie received her Faculty Diploma in 1979 and is today one of the Faculty’s Patrons.
Her relationship with the Faculty has continued throughout the decades, and many students will know Melanie not simply through her books and research, but through her presence at Faculty events.
She is a much-loved part of our annual gatherings, including Summer School, where students have the opportunity to learn from her, spend time with her and experience the warmth and depth she brings to the Faculty community.
At Summer School 2026, Melanie once again joined us in Oxford, for some fascinating lectures. She also lead the morning Silent Meditation sessions for students during the week.
Her contribution to Faculty life is also reflected in the Melanie Reinhart Award, presented at the examiners’ discretion to a student who gives an exceptionally good live consultation in the Faculty’s Advanced Examination.
For those of us at the Faculty, this award therefore feels especially personal.
Melanie is an internationally respected astrologer, researcher and author, but she is also someone very dear to the Faculty and to generations of our students.
We could not be happier to see her work recognised in this way.
From everyone at the Faculty of Astrological Studies, congratulations Melanie on this richly deserved Regulus Award.
