Phoebe left an academic career to become an astrologer. After university, with a BA in English and Philosophy and an MA in English (University of Reading), she went to Germany to work as a lecturer in English at Hanover University, where she taught English language and literature for twenty years. Astrology, however, had always been her passion, and in 1985 she left English teaching to become a full-time professional astrologer. She continued to work in Germany from 1985-96 counselling, teaching astrology classes, holding workshops, and giving public talks in Hannover, Kiel, Augsburg, Munich and Rosenheim.

In 1986 she brought out her astrological board game ‘Lebensrad’, and the book ‘Die Aufgaben des Herkules’ (Burk Verlag). 1993 saw the publication of a second board game ‘Die Wendeltreppe’ and ‘Das Orakelbuch’ (Burk Verlag). In 1997 she returned to England, and since then has been working as an astrologer in Brighton and Hove.

In addition Phoebe is also a meditator on the Osho path, holds a qualification in counselling, and has also trained as a past-life regression therapist.

In 2001 she met John Kapp, to whom she is now married, and they founded together the Planet Janet health centre opposite Hove town hall.

She has a grown-up son and daughter and four grand-children.