MEDICAL AND VEDIC ASTROLOGY I

AN INTRODUCTION AND ALCHEMICAL APPROACH TO MEDICAL

ASTROLOGY

Discussion of the areas we will cover during this 8 weeks class (not

limited to)

I. How the chart is connected to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.

The most important aspects to look for and the

dualities/oppositions importance in working with significators.

II. The role of the planets and their significance, procedures for

studying health issues, how the body uses vitamins, minerals.

Nutritional requirements in Natal chart.

III. Importance of cell salts as described in planets/signs.

IV. Analysis of the Immune system as the chart indicates and

allergenic diseases such as: Infectious diseases, metabolic

diseases, allergenic diseases, addictive diseases.

V. Analysis of Addiction: Alcoholism and Drug Addiction

VI. Transits and Progressions as indicators of important points in the

health and mental welfare of the chart.

VII. Psychological factors and Midpoints of balance and healing.

VIII.Life/Death and working with critical points.

Maslow’s Hierarchy --- We will use this model as it is the simplest for analyzing the source of any problem as it occurs.

Let’s look at the planetary/sign/house

correlation from bottom to top:

Physiological --- Birth to 1st and 4th house

primarily, aspects to Sun/Moon/Pluto. (carry

over any trauma that occurs at this level into

the upper house above. (SAFETY)

Safety issues will have the aspects of

Sun/Moon/Pluto combined with Mercury and

Mars possibly with Saturn combination.

LOVE AND BELONGING---Have to do with Sun/Moon/Venus well

aspected.

SELF ESTEEM belongs to the ability to own one’s own inner

authority as seen by Sun/Saturn/Mars

SELF-ACTUALIZATION -- demands of the outer planets; Saturn,

Uranus, Neptune, Pluto in combinations well aspected to

Sun/Moon/Ascendant/Descendant.

((Of course other planetary combinations are important in all of

these categories)

Judith Hill in Medical Astrology: A Guide to Planetary

Pathology

Connects the western methodology to the Vedic principles. I

will bring these up but there are some ‘emphasis’ that the

Vedic’s make that are not considered in Western Method.

Chakra System (Vedic)

She brings up these Nine Key Points of Health Assessment

Based on the Planetary Health Chart.

1. The Twelve Signs and Their Designated Rulership of the

Body Parts.

2. Vitality and Metabolism: Sun, Saturn and Mars.

3. The Distribution of the Life Force: the Moon.

4. Temperature: Saturn and Mars: Too Cold/Too Hot

5. Excess and Deficiency: The Lunar Nodes

6. Assessment of Bodily Systems: Planets in the Signs and

Houses

7. The Four Elements (i.e. Four Qualities of the Vital Force) in

Excess or Deficiency.

8. The Three Modes: Rate of Flow of the Vital Force

9. Current Time Influences: Transits and Progressions

Remember Dualities: Reflexes are often seen in the

‘shadow/opposite’ sign….

Sign Shadow Sign Shadow

Aries --- Libra Libra Aries

Taurus --- Scorpio Scorpio Taurus

Gemini --- Sagittarius Sagittarius Gemini

Cancer --- Capricorn Capricorn Cancer

Leo --- Aquarius Aquarius Leo

Virgo – Pisces Pisces Virgo

Houses to focus on in health issues

Ascendant/6th/12th are most

important and we use the Koch

system of calculation rather than

Placidus for reasons of more

accuracy on the succedent houses.

VEDIC SYSTEM

Elements: Water, Earth, Air and Water

Water – feeling level

Earth – sensory level (movement)

Air --- Intellectual level

Fire --- Intuitive level.