Joseph Crane has practised and taught astrology since the late 1980's, and is co-founder of the Astrology Institute, which has trained people in astrological technique and in counseling skills since 1992. He began learning Hellenistic astrology in the mid-1990's and since then has brought it into his teaching and consulting practice. He has lectured and taught on a variety of topics, including ancient and modern astrological technique as well as connecting astrology with works of literature and philosophy. His first book, A Practical Guide to Traditional Astrology, was published in 1998. Joseph Crane, who lives in New England, is also a psychotherapist and has been a Buddhist practitioner since 1980.