Dickson Miles

American astrologer, studied at the Church of Light, Los Angeles. A minor stage director in New York, he moved to Hollywood in the 60s where he directed a few plays. As a kid, Miles lived in a rural area. His birth had been extremely difficult for his mom, a "saved" Pentecostal fanatic. In 1929, made sure that he "gave himself to Jesus" by having him baptized in the river. At 11, he lived with his dad on a farm, and loved his dad, a crude, kind man. Miles had pneumonia five times during childhood and was found to have a heart defect and had open heart surgery on 6/27/1958, living on disability most of his life along with some astrological counseling. He married an actress in New York on 7/02/1956-61. With a craggy face, he looked something like Humphrey Bogart. After several years study of astrology, in the fall of 1964, he joined an Agni-Yoga group in Los Angeles and was initiated by his guru, Ralph Houston, on 10/07/1966, 12:35 PM PST. He had a heart attack on 2/25/1965. On 5/02/1968, he fell off a ladder and broke his knee. He moved into a large Victorian house with Ting Blessington and her three kids 7/01/1972 for two years. Miles played host to Agni-Yoga group meeting to discuss the philosophy during all of the 70s. He died of a heart attack in 8/26/1985, Los Angeles, CA, on his gurus birthday. Read less