146:
38:
364:
which he left at 15 without qualifications. He then worked as a petrol pump attendant, school nursery assistant and factory worker. He also played bass guitar in a band called
Strange Cloud, attended rock festivals and helped to relaunch the 1960s underground newspaper
445:, he "never once agreed with an editorial they have published". Cainer was a philanthropist who supported the Steiner School in York, a school based on the spiritual and philosophical principles of Rudolf Steiner. In January 2000, he moved from the
422:
Cainer was approached once more to write a daily Sun sign column. Assured that he would also have the chance to introduce his readers to the deeper side of his subject, Cainer took the post, and his column proved a great success. He left
399:
forecast column, he turned down the offer, opting instead to write books designed to help students learn the language of planetary symbolism. Cainer also co-designed one of the first astrological computer programs. In 1985 he wrote
525:
Cainer had six children. In the 1990s his first wife was killed suddenly in a car crash leaving him alone to care for his young children. On 2 May 2016 he was found dead in his home office by his wife Sue, of a suspected
827:
459:, leading to the newspaper group's unsuccessful legal action that year. It was believed by their executives that Cainer's switch might lead to a loss of 4% of the
145:
591:
542:
was returned. Following his death, his nephew Oscar Cainer, whom
Jonathan trained as his successor, took over his newspaper column and astrology website.
926:
786:
518:
to relaunch it as the Museum of
Psychic Experience, but the venture was not a success. In 2007, he transformed the building into Haunted, a
643:
620:
850:
916:
911:
712:
121:
55:
507:
He was also a regular guest on Jools' Annual
Hootenanny giving his opinion on what might happen in the up-and-coming New Year.
388:
387:
when an acquaintance read his birth chart to him. Amazed by how accurately it summed him up, Cainer went on to study with the
102:
636:
613:
59:
74:
748:
921:
906:
81:
901:
48:
811:
320:
88:
876:
395:, based on people's exact date, time and place of birth. Indeed, when first approached, back in 1984 to write a
845:
70:
840:
773:
567:
361:
298:
896:
891:
417:
304:
286:
367:
835:
595:
718:
708:
662:
639:
632:
616:
609:
488:, Cainer's column was soon shifted to a more remote location in the paper. He returned to the
356:
and Ruth who was a medical secretary and spiritual healer. Aged 13, he followed his mother to
151:
95:
384:
314:
787:"Astrologer Jonathan Cainer took cocaine before he died from a heart attack, coroner told"
471:
437:
obituary said that he was "arguably the only hippy ever to write a leading column for the
535:
885:
519:
451:
353:
332:(Japan). It has been estimated that over twelve million people read his predictions.
539:
527:
511:
485:
476:
372:
37:
515:
514:
in York, initially selling horoscopes from the shop. In 2004, he worked with
412:
392:
291:
282:
500:
on
British TV and radio stations, whenever astrology was in the news. At the
722:
433:
396:
345:
173:
531:
749:"Haunted to close: Astrologer gives up the ghost on spooky attraction"
17:
497:
349:
341:
357:
812:"Jonathan Cainer had taken cocaine before he died, inquest hears"
608:
Hardcover: 64 pages
Publisher: Piatkus Books (24 January 1985)
474:
became the proprietor of the
Express titles, Cainer joined the
538:
effects of which may have contributed to his heart attack. An
31:
480:
in March 2001. Promised a high-profile position on page 9 by
631:
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Piatkus Books (27 June 1985)
455:. The change was the subject of a contract dispute with the
871:
496:, was published in 2006. He made frequent appearances as a
864:
705:
Cosmic ordering : how to make your dreams come true
265:
504:, he was the highest paid journalist in Great Britain.
296:and forecasts for three Australian newspapers: the
258:
228:
220:
212:
204:
196:
180:
158:
136:
62:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
592:Lucky Stars I Didn't Foresee a Career in Astrology
371:. He then managed a nightclub on the outskirts of
851:"Jonathan Cainer: The big business of astrology"
441:". Cainer disliked the editorial stances of the
352:), one of six children of David who worked at
312:. Cainer's predictions were also published in
281:(18 December 1957 – 2 May 2016) was a British
8:
391:. He was interested only in drawing up full
657:
655:
653:
651:
587:
585:
563:
561:
559:
144:
133:
122:Learn how and when to remove this message
707:(1st U.S. ed.). New York: Collins.
841:"The Observer Profile: Jonathan Cainer"
555:
836:Biography at "exploreastrology.co.uk"
530:. An inquest found that he had taken
245:Jonathan Cainer's Guide to the Zodiac
233:Jonathan Cainer's Guide to the Zodiac
7:
785:Criddle, Cristina (31 August 2016).
60:adding citations to reliable sources
510:From 1999 until 2014, Cainer owned
522:attraction, which closed in 2014.
431:in December of the same year. His
25:
36:
427:in January 1992 and joined the
389:Faculty of Astrological Studies
47:needs additional citations for
927:Drug-related deaths in England
534:shortly before his death, the
200:Astrologer, journalist, author
1:
492:in June 2004. Cainer's book,
774:Jonathan Cainer dead aged 58
402:Jonathan Cainer's Love Signs
150:Cainer on stage at the 2013
828:"You ask the questions" at
241:Complete Book of the Zodiac
943:
877:Tribute to Jonathan Cainer
703:Jonathan., Cainer (2007).
568:Guardian Comment June 2004
263:
143:
917:21st-century astrologers
912:20th-century astrologers
846:"Star of the stargazers"
693:, Monday 19 January 2004
406:The Junk Food Vegetarian
289:six days a week for the
287:astrological predictions
253:The Junk Food Vegetarian
680:(subscription required)
362:Allerton Grange School
344:family and grew up in
299:Sydney Daily Telegraph
466:s circulation to the
340:Cainer was born to a
922:People from Surbiton
599:Retrieved 3 May 2016
579:The Observer Profile
570:Retrieved 3 May 2016
383:He was working as a
321:Auckland Sunday News
305:Melbourne Herald Sun
249:The Psychic Explorer
56:improve this article
907:English astrologers
368:International Times
902:English columnists
596:The Yorkshire Post
404:, and a cookbook,
360:where he attended
310:Perth Sunday Times
27:British astrologer
814:. 31 August 2016.
663:"Jonathan Cainer"
276:
275:
152:Latitude Festival
132:
131:
124:
106:
71:"Jonathan Cainer"
16:(Redirected from
934:
868:
867:
865:Official website
816:
815:
808:
802:
801:
799:
797:
782:
776:
771:
765:
764:
762:
760:
755:. 14 August 2014
745:
739:
733:
727:
726:
700:
694:
688:
682:
681:
678:
676:
674:
659:
646:
629:
623:
606:
600:
589:
580:
577:
571:
565:
465:
385:session musician
272:
269:
267:
191:
189:
171:18 December 1957
170:
168:
148:
134:
127:
120:
116:
113:
107:
105:
64:
40:
32:
21:
942:
941:
937:
936:
935:
933:
932:
931:
882:
881:
863:
862:
859:
830:The Independent
824:
819:
810:
809:
805:
795:
793:
784:
783:
779:
772:
768:
758:
756:
747:
746:
742:
736:Daily Telegraph
734:
730:
715:
702:
701:
697:
689:
685:
679:
672:
670:
661:
660:
649:
630:
626:
607:
603:
590:
583:
578:
574:
566:
557:
553:
548:
494:Cosmic Ordering
472:Richard Desmond
463:
381:
338:
279:Jonathan Cainer
264:
251:
247:
243:
239:
237:Cosmic Ordering
235:
187:
185:
172:
166:
164:
163:
162:Jonathan Cainer
154:
139:
138:Jonathan Cainer
128:
117:
111:
108:
65:
63:
53:
41:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
940:
938:
930:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
884:
883:
880:
879:
874:
869:
858:
857:External links
855:
854:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
823:
820:
818:
817:
803:
777:
766:
740:
728:
713:
695:
683:
647:
644:978-0861883431
624:
621:978-0861883158
601:
581:
572:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
411:In 1986, when
380:
377:
337:
334:
330:Misty Magazine
274:
273:
261:
260:
256:
255:
230:
226:
225:
222:
218:
217:
214:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
198:
194:
193:
192:(aged 58)
182:
178:
177:
160:
156:
155:
149:
141:
140:
137:
130:
129:
44:
42:
35:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
939:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
889:
887:
878:
875:
873:
872:Facebook page
870:
866:
861:
860:
856:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
831:
826:
825:
822:Other sources
821:
813:
807:
804:
792:
791:The Telegraph
788:
781:
778:
775:
770:
767:
754:
750:
744:
741:
737:
732:
729:
724:
720:
716:
714:9780061253744
710:
706:
699:
696:
692:
687:
684:
668:
664:
658:
656:
654:
652:
648:
645:
641:
638:
634:
628:
625:
622:
618:
615:
611:
605:
602:
598:
597:
593:
588:
586:
582:
576:
573:
569:
564:
562:
560:
556:
550:
545:
543:
541:
537:
533:
529:
523:
521:
520:haunted house
517:
513:
508:
505:
503:
499:
495:
491:
487:
483:
479:
478:
473:
469:
462:
458:
454:
453:
452:Daily Express
448:
444:
440:
436:
435:
430:
426:
421:
419:
414:
409:
407:
403:
398:
394:
390:
386:
378:
376:
374:
370:
369:
363:
359:
355:
354:Barclays Bank
351:
347:
343:
335:
333:
331:
327:
326:Botswana Echo
323:
322:
317:
316:
311:
307:
306:
301:
300:
295:
293:
288:
284:
280:
271:
262:
257:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
231:
229:Notable works
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
183:
179:
175:
161:
157:
153:
147:
142:
135:
126:
123:
115:
104:
101:
97:
94:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73: –
72:
68:
67:Find sources:
61:
57:
51:
50:
45:This article
43:
39:
34:
33:
30:
19:
829:
806:
794:. Retrieved
790:
780:
769:
757:. Retrieved
752:
743:
738:8 April 2006
735:
731:
704:
698:
691:The Guardian
690:
686:
671:. Retrieved
669:. 6 May 2016
666:
627:
604:
594:
575:
540:open verdict
528:heart attack
524:
512:35 Stonegate
509:
506:
501:
493:
489:
486:Piers Morgan
481:
477:Daily Mirror
475:
467:
460:
456:
450:
446:
442:
438:
432:
428:
424:
416:
410:
405:
401:
382:
366:
339:
329:
325:
319:
313:
309:
303:
297:
290:
278:
277:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
118:
109:
99:
92:
85:
78:
66:
54:Please help
49:verification
46:
29:
897:2016 deaths
892:1957 births
796:1 September
759:14 November
536:cardiotoxic
373:Los Angeles
285:. He wrote
213:Citizenship
205:Nationality
886:Categories
637:0861883438
614:0861883152
551:References
516:Uri Geller
490:Daily Mail
447:Daily Mail
443:Daily Mail
439:Daily Mail
429:Daily Mail
413:Eddie Shah
393:horoscopes
336:Early life
308:, and the
292:Daily Mail
283:astrologer
197:Occupation
188:2016-05-03
184:2 May 2016
167:1957-12-18
82:newspapers
667:The Times
415:launched
348:(then in
224:Astrology
176:, England
753:York Mix
723:86075047
673:25 March
470:. After
397:sun sign
346:Surbiton
174:Surbiton
112:May 2016
532:cocaine
484:editor
468:Express
449:to the
268:.cainer
259:Website
208:British
186: (
96:scholar
721:
711:
642:
635:
619:
612:
498:pundit
482:Mirror
379:Career
350:Surrey
342:Jewish
328:, and
324:, the
318:, the
302:, the
98:
91:
84:
77:
69:
18:Cainer
546:Notes
464:'
434:Times
425:Today
418:Today
358:Leeds
315:Hello
221:Genre
103:JSTOR
89:books
798:2016
761:2022
719:OCLC
709:ISBN
675:2017
640:ISBN
633:ISBN
617:ISBN
610:ISBN
502:Mail
461:Mail
457:Mail
270:.com
181:Died
159:Born
75:news
266:www
58:by
888::
789:.
751:.
717:.
665:.
650:^
584:^
558:^
408:.
375:.
216:UK
800:.
763:.
725:.
677:.
420:,
294:,
190:)
169:)
165:(
125:)
119:(
114:)
110:(
100:·
93:·
86:·
79:·
52:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
