Karen Hamaker-Zondag holds a Drs. degree (comparable to MSc.) in Social Geography (1975) and a second Drs. degree in 'Planologie' (Town- and Country Planning (1978), both from the University of Amsterdam. She is also deeply involved in Jungian psychology, Mythology and Symbolism, and Astrology as study of cycles. She has been a member of the Core Group of the Scientific Study of Parapsychology in Holland for 25 years.
Karen started studying astrology in 1971 and has an astrological practice since 1975. In 1978 she published her first book on astrology, and has published 37 books since, most on astrology, several on Jungian psychology, and books on tarot, I Ging and mythology. Some of them have been translated in English and/or other languages. She is co-author in 3 more books.
She is currently teaching astrology in
- The Academie voor Toegepaste Astrologie ('Academy for Applied Astrology), her own school,
- The 'Astrologie und Tarotschule München' in Germany (formerly Hajo Banzhafs School)
- The SFER, ¿Schule für Erwachsene - Psychologische Astrologie und verwandte Gebiete' in Zürich, Switzerland
She developed a digital teaching environment for her Academy students with hundreds of lessons in astrology.
Karen is teaching Jungian Psychology, Mythology, the History and Development of Consciousness and Symbolism in her school 'Stichting Odrerir'.
Karen is also advisor of Dasym Investment Company and Freedom Lab, where she is researching Zeitgeist and subtle undercurrents that point to new developments in society, and studies today's political, financial and economic situation worldwide.
Karen has written many articles in several journals both in Holland and abroad, and has lectured on conferences and seminars in many countries. She won the prestigious Regulus Award for Education in the field of astrology in 1998 in Atlanta, USA, received the Honorary Masters Diplom from the A.G.E., the International Guild of Astrological Educators, in Australia in 1999, and was appointed Honorary Member of The C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology of Argentina in the same year. A few years later she was appointed Honorary Member of the Dutch Jung-society.
Karen is dedicated to bring astrology and spirituality back in daily life, in politics and economy, and focused on raising consciousness.
Karen married Hans in 1978, they have two children and two grandchildren.