What is the funniest thing that ever happened to you?

Funny strange is undoubtedly when I moved to Denmark aged 30. I arrived with wife and kids and we responded to a house rental ad in the Sunday newspaper. After we moved in, a letter arrived addressed to the president of Copenhagen Astrology Society. It turned out he had just vacated the property. I later became president.

Who or what had the biggest impact on your life?

My Tibetan teacher Tarab Tulku. I was involved with him for 17 years until his death in 2005. His 3-year course on Tibetan Philosophy and Psychology supplied the missing link for understanding the workings of astrology.

Your favorite thing to do?

Steam bath, swimming, sauna – in that order during the cold Copenhagen winter.

What annoys you the most about other people?

They don’t get astrology.

What is your guilty pleasure?

That’s a secret.