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'''Madalyn Todd Aslan''' (born October 5, 1963) is an American-British writer, [[astrologer]], and [[palmist]]. She is the author of ''What's Your Sign?'', ''Madalyn Aslan's Jupiter Signs'', and the forthcoming ''Naked Mother''. [[The New York Times]] |
'''Madalyn Todd Aslan''' (born October 5, 1963) is an American-British writer, [[astrologer]], and [[palmist]]. She is the author of ''What's Your Sign?'', ''Madalyn Aslan's Jupiter Signs'', and the forthcoming ''Naked Mother''. [[The New York Times]] dubbed her "The Love Guru".<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 14, 1999|title=GURU: Madalyn Aslan: For Psychic to the Lovelorn, Valentine's Day Pressure Is On|first=Nancy|last=Hass}}</ref> |
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Madalyn has been featured on ''[[The Today Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The Today Show|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwUjTGVddzw|publisher=[[NBC]]|accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', [[PBS]], [[Biography]], [[BBC]], [[CNN]] and other specials.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/AVxZQtQoJAQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20100127094345/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVxZQtQoJAQ Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVxZQtQoJAQ| title = America's Best Psychic | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her horoscopes have been translated into seven languages, and she has published daily columns in ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[New York Daily News]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The Psychics of New York|url=http://www.hotspotsz.com/printout625.html|publisher=[[The New York Post]]|accessdate=July 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The A-list exorcists|url=https://nypost.com/2012/07/26/the-a-list-exorcists/|publisher=The New York Post|accessdate=April 7, 2009}}</ref> ''[[Daily Mail]]'' and others. She is included in ''[[Who's Who in America]]'' and ''[[Who's Who in the World]]'' and is the only psychic to have her readings auctioned at [[Christie's]]. |
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==Early life== |
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A direct descendant of [[Mary Todd Lincoln]], Madalyn kept her surname of Todd until 1994. She is of Irish, Scottish, Iroquois, and Swedish descent. She was born a 'love child' in Haight Ashbury and did not know of her biological father until she was seven. She grew up in New York City, Hollywood, and London, moving frequently with her actress mother between squats in South London. |
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Madalyn became legally emancipated in England when she was sixteen, and moved back to the United States three years later. She put herself through university and graduate school with scholarships and by psychic readings. |
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In an interview Madalyn gave to the [[BBC]] in 2005, she claimed her psychic gift was developed as a means for survival in childhood. Madalyn called her mother "the love, and torment, of my life." She is currently writing a memoir titled ''Naked Mother''. |
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==Education== |
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Madalyn holds a B.A. from the [[University of London]] and [[Cornell University]], (where she lived in [[Risley Residential College]]), and a Master's in Creative Writing from [[Sarah Lawrence College]]. She is one of the "notable alumni" of [[The Mirman School]] for Gifted Children in Los Angeles, and of [[South Hampstead High School]] and of [[Kensington Preparatory School]] in London. |
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==Early career== |
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She acted opposite [[Rock Hudson]] in ''[[The Martian Chronicles (miniseries)|The Martian Chronicles]]'' in Malta at the age of fourteen. Offered the part of [[D. H. Lawrence]]'s teenage crush the following year opposite [[Ian McKellen]] in ''[[Priest of Love]]'', Madalyn was asked to wear a bikini during a romantic scene with him, which she refused to do and the scene was re-written. |
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She taught at [[New York University]] for three years, teaching Palmistry 101 in her English classes upon approval from her department. [[WWOR-TV|Channel 9]] did a news story on this, as it was considered controversial at the time. |
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[[Helen Gurley Brown]] was an early supporter of her astrology work. A decade after Madalyn declined her offer to be ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'' astrologer, choosing ''[[Redbook]]'' instead, [[Helen Gurley Brown]] wrote to her publisher: “Madalyn is astonishing! A treasure. I'm all for self-improvement, and helping others get on with it — BEAUTIFUL!!” |
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==Notes== |
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She had an adopted sister, Cathy Rice, who disappeared in 1974 in London. |
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She became a member of [[British Actors Equity Association]] in 1980. |
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Her aunt is [[Marcia Haufrecht]]. |
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She has never had a publicist. |
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She was a leader of [[Cornell University]]'s Divestment Movement and was arrested five times during sit-ins and peaceful protests. |
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Latest revision as of 05:23, 11 November 2024
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 Madalyn Aslan in 2023 | |
| Born | October 5, 1963 San Francisco |
| Occupation | Author Astrologer |
| Education | The Mirman School South Hampstead Girls' School |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
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Madalyn Todd Aslan (born October 5, 1963) is an American-British writer, astrologer, and palmist. She is the author of What's Your Sign?, Madalyn Aslan's Jupiter Signs, and the forthcoming Naked Mother. The New York Times dubbed her "The Love Guru".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Hass, Nancy (February 14, 1999). "GURU: Madalyn Aslan: For Psychic to the Lovelorn, Valentine's Day Pressure Is On". The New York Times.
Further reading
[edit]- Aslan, Madalyn; Kalis, Jennifer (2002), What's Your Sign? a Cosmic Guide for Young Astrologers, Penguin Group USA, ISBN 978-0-448-42693-8
- Aslan, Madalyn (2003), Madalyn Aslan's Jupiter Signs: How to Improve Your Luck, Career, Health, Finances, Appearance, and Relationships Through the New Astrology, Viking Studio, ISBN 978-0-670-03149-8
- Aslan, Madalyn (2004), Madalyn Aslan's Jupiter Signs, Plume, ISBN 0-452-28590-9
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