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 Medical Astrology is the branch of astrology that deals with the workings of the human body. A competent medical astrologer can analyze a person's birth chart and determine bodily strengths and weaknesses, proneness to various disease states, and nutritional deficiencies. In the event of illness or disease, a medical astrologer will use predictive methods to try to determine the severity and duration of the disease. Sometimes a medical astrologer can help determine the course of a disease by the use of a chart called a decumbiture chart.
This type of
astrology has its basis in ancient astrology when the
astrologer rarely knew the exact time of birth of a subject.
Instead, a chart was set up for the time the patient "took to
his bed" or for the time the physician analyzed the urine of
the patient. Nowadays, the decumbiture chart can be set up for the
time of a diagnosis by a doctor or for the time a person "takes to his bed."
Medical astrology is also helpful in elective surgery. The
medical astrologer can pick the best date(s) and time(s) for an elective procedure -- anything from a face lift to a college injection.
Although it is always best to have the time of birth of the person, if this is not possible, the medical astrologer can still help the client pick the most fortunate times for the procedure. Needless to say, one should not try to use elective astrology in a medical emergency.
Medical astrology should not be used to diagnose illness.
The only person who
can diagnose illness is a medical doctor.
And even a medical doctor who is also versed in medical astrology would
not try to diagnose illness from a birth chart.
You
may be able to determine a tendency toward various types of
illnesses, and you can usually see periods of stress or lowered
vitality when one could have health problems; but it is not
possible nor should one attempt to diagnose illness from the birth chart.
However, once a medical doctor has diagnoses a particular illness,
the medical astrologer may be able to ascertain from the birth chart
the severity or duration of the illness. It is always
helpful to know exactly when an illness began or was diagnosed as
then the medical astrologer can ascertain what planetary
influences the client was under at that time. And as stated
previously, if the moment of the diagnosis is recorded, a medical
astrologer can set up a decumbiture chart for that time and gain
more information about the course the illness.
More details can be found at the
following sub-section links:
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The
Signs of the Zodiac and Medical
Astrology
A good way to begin
your understanding of medical astrology is to gain an understanding of how the signs of the zodiac relate to the body. |
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The
Quadratures in Medical Astrology
The preceding information is just a guideline as once one delves
into medical astrology it will be seen that much more information
can be gained from the birth chart by studying the signs in relation to the quadratures. |
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The
Planets in Medical Astrology
Along with the signs,
it is necessary to understand how the planets work in medical
astrology. As stated previously, the signs generally
refer to the anatomical location of illness, but also assist in
the resistance of disease and the endurance of the body. |
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Aspects
in Medical Astrology
As one studies
medical astrology, one will notice that the chart reveals itself
through the planetary aspects.
All the aspects have an effect on health interpretation with
the strongest combinations being those that involve the personal
points of the chart... |
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Predictive
Techniques in Medical Astrology
To determine how
to look for potential health problems in the future, one can use
transits, progressions, solar arcs, and eclipses. In this section
we
will use Carl Sagan's chart to observe what planetary
combinations were in effect when he became ill. |
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Medical Astrology Articles
Articles and transcribed lectures on medical astrology from resident astrologer Diane Cramer.
Click here for information on her newest article on astrology and weight gain and weight loss. Watch here for more articles by Diane and also by Bob Marks. |
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 The above is a brief introduction
to Medical Astrology.
For more details,
including more case studies and a
listing of the astrological significators for many disease states,
you can purchase her book
How to Give an Astrological Health Reading.
For more information
on Diane Cramer and her Medical Astrology services, you can also
e-mail her at
cramer@bobmarksastrologer.com.
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The material in this chapter is for
instructional purposes only and is not intended, nor meant
to replace or to be used for the purpose of a medical
diagnosis. Ms. Cramer is not a medical doctor nor
physician. For a medical diagnosis - see a licensed
medical doctor or physician. |
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