The Published Works

Astrology & the Games People Play

A remarkable and groundbreaking classic that combines astrology with transactional psychology into what Spencer calls the Tri-Astral method — a framework that opens quick and dynamic paths to personal growth. By mapping the psychological games described by Eric Berne onto the archetypes of the zodiac, this book produces a synthesis that is simultaneously intellectually rigorous and immediately practical.

A popular seminar topic throughout Spencer's lecturing career, the book also features a celebrated excerpt on Astro-Analyzing John Lennon — a demonstration of the method applied to one of the twentieth century's most scrutinized public figures. Available on Amazon; sample chapters accessible on the archive.

The Palmistry of Love & Romance
New Traditional and Psychic Edition

The enhanced edition of Spencer's foundational Palmistry of Romance — a step-by-step guide to the basic elements of palmistry and how to use these insights in analyzing the character and compatibility of a potential mate. New chapters teach unique exercises with the pendulum to enhance personal psychic insight and add greater depth to intuition.

The proof is in the palm: this volume teaches the reader to foretell the potential future of their relationships — whether in friendship, romance, or marriage — with a precision that comes only from decades of actual practice. Sample chapters available in the archive.

The Psychic Palmist
How to Use the Pendulum in Palmistry

Through the use of the pendulum, the reader can become genuinely "psychic" — reading the bio-energies of the palm and arriving at a deep flash of insight that transcends the visible lines. Spencer introduces a method for tapping the inner depths of the psyche's hidden powers, creating a bridge between the empirical tradition of chirological analysis and the intuitive traditions of energetic medicine.

This book represents one of Spencer's most original theoretical contributions to the palmistry literature — an approach that has no direct precedent and that many practitioners have adopted into their own work.

Secrets of Love

Words of wisdom about affairs of the heart — Spencer's observations, insights, sayings, and personal poems written about love, distilled from many years of client readings. Each entry is a pebble tossed into the mind, and the ripples it creates in the reader's emotional life are the book's true measure.

A companion to the palmistry books and a counterpoint to the analytical rigor of the astrology volumes, Secrets of Love reveals the poet and the romantic beneath the scholar — a reminder that all esoteric practice, at its root, is about the mysteries of the human heart.

The Mad Dog Press Archives

Spencer's novel about the wild and unpredictable post-Peace Corps escapades of an American abroad in Tangier, Morocco — a world of souk markets, expatriate intrigue, and the kind of existential freedom that only the edges of civilization can provide. A departure from the esoteric works, this novel reveals the adventurer and storyteller beneath the scholar.

Written with the wit and precision of a longtime English teacher and the bravado of someone who has actually lived these stories, The Mad Dog Press Archives stands as evidence of a literary sensibility that enriches even Spencer's most technical esoteric writings.

Web of Relationships

Spencer contributed a powerful article on the ways of using transactional analysis psychology and astrology to evaluate personality and growth potential. Important factors for weighing different psychological strengths were outlined — a distillation of the same theoretical synthesis that animates his solo works, applied to the complex dynamics of interpersonal relationship.

The Houses: Power Places of the Horoscope

Spencer contributed the analysis of the Third House — an area emphasizing communication, the nervous system, and inner family hierarchies such as sibling rank. Coordination and perception skills were another important factor considered. His analysis brings characteristic psychological depth to a technical astrological subject, illuminating the Third House with a clarity that only comes from working with these themes across decades of client consultation.

Street Soldiers

Street Soldiers is an American revenge martial arts film co-written by Spencer Grendahl, Jun Chong, and Lee Harry. A departure into the world of cinematic action, the film demonstrates the breadth of Spencer's creative range — from scholarly esoteric treatises to the visceral grammar of the action screenplay. The film is available for streaming on Amazon.

Astro-Analyzing John Lennon

A special excerpt from Astrology & the Games People Play, this essay demonstrates Spencer's Tri-Astral method applied to one of the most celebrated and scrutinised public figures of the twentieth century. John Lennon's chart becomes a case study in how astrology, when approached with psychological rigor, can illuminate character, creativity, conflict, and fate with remarkable precision.

Available as a downloadable PDF from the archive — a demonstration piece that has introduced countless readers to the depth of Spencer's astrological method.