External Cooperations
Translations into Dutch

Margriet de Graaf TEXT-PROJECT (Netherlands)

Margriet de Graaf (October 13th, 1956) has had a passion for astrology since 1980 and "translated" piles of charts for friends and clients ever since. The minute she was connected to the Internet - some twelve odd years ago - she discovered Astrodienst and her astrology world expanded. She loves the English language and secretly believes it must have something to do with past lives. In her younger restless years her career made some fickle changes, from owning a coffee shop (a decent one, far from Amsterdam) to the music bizz as a background singer and songwriter and being a PR manager for a rock venue. After working as an assistant producer for a TV & film production company, and translating some episodes for the first famous Dutch soap series, her interest in screenwriting developed. Long story short; Margriet tries to combine people with creative endeavours, and lately writing and translating astrology topics seems the ideal mix. Translating interesting work of other people is very rewarding. She's into all kinds of esoteric or Buddhist texts, and whatever triggers her imagination. In an attempt to focus (Saturn transit through X th house) she started her own text bureau http://www.text-project.nl and in September 2005 she launched her own astrology web store http://www.astrovista.nl. Feel free to contact Margriet by

Margriet de Graaf has translated for Astrodienst:

• Career and Vocation
• The Oracle and the Family Curse
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• Sungod Apollon
• The Generation Gap
• Love Horoscope
• Short reports: Portrait, Youth, Love, Partner
• Astrotext compact: Portrait, Youth, Love, Partner
• and she is our current translator in charge of the maintenance of the Dutch version of astro.com.

Jorinde Brokke (France)

Jorinde was born (31/05/56) and grew up in the Netherlands; since 1975 she has lived – except for some periods of travelling and studying – in a wonderful hamlet in a French mountain area. She felt very early that an infinite variety of interpretations of the world and life were possible, and searching for elementary connections between different perspectives has always fascinated her. Whether or not by means of formal training, she studied a diversity of subjects (astronomy, astrology, psychology, Buddhism, ecology, economy, politics, literature…). When near thirty, she began a study (western) philosophy, in Montpellier, and this not only gave her the feeling of finally being "at home" in a world of thinking, but also, thanks to the structured, logical approach, gave her a better hold on knowledge and experiences gained earlier. To make a living (as a single mother of 3 children, one of them still at home), she followed a secretarial training course (French and English), and subsequently started translating (French and English into Dutch), a profession she has practised (again) full time since 2002.
Jorinde can be contacted by

Jorinde Brokke has translated for Astrodienst:

• Yearly Horoscope Analysis
• Long-Term Perspectives

Frederik De Vos (Belgium)

Frederik De Vos (April 10, 1980) was born in Peru and lived in Gabon, Belgium and Japan (just one year). He is married to a Filipina and now lives in Leuven (Belgium). At a young age, he liked to write stories and he lived in fantasy worlds. Later he realized the real world is even more amazing than fantasy. Even though he is an engineer by formation, he keeps his interests in less tangible matters alive. He will always be fascinated by the connections between diverse topics and he will always be in search for a deeper knowledge of the inner and outer worlds and how they relate. Frederik also translates technical texts professionally.

Frederik De Vos has translated for Astrodienst:

• First Steps in Astrology
• Further Reading list