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For medieval medical astrology, see the Medieval Astrology page.

In astrological circles it's been said so often that we forget the truth of the it: Hippocrates was as much an astrologer as a doctor. The practical uses for astrology in medicine are endless and sometimes crucial to life itself. Unlike some modern drug serums, when astrology is used as an aid to traditional medicine, it is rarely, if ever, harmful to the patient. There is only ancient prejudice to lose, and much to gain, by the serious study of astrology by the medical profession.

Rules for Operations, as given in the Encyclopaedia of Medical Astrology, by H.L. Cornell, M.D.

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	THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF MEDICAL ASTROLOGY - H.L. Cornell, $89.95 - Directly from us: $74.95 Contents: Author's portrait; letter of introduction; Abbreviations & symbols used in the book; Cornell's birth chart; Introduction to the 2nd edition; Foreward; the Encyclopaedia. Comment: From page 502, on Medical Astrology: In my years as a physician, I have, by the use of Astrology, been able to very quickly locate the seat of the disease, the cause of the trouble, the time when the patient began to feel uncomfortable, as based on the birth data of the patient, and this without even touching or examining the patient, and my intense desire to get this knowledge and wisdom before students and Healers in a classified form, is the reason for this Encyclopaedia.... When once you have discovered the cause of the disease, and understand its philosophy and the relation of the patient to the great Scheme of Nature, the matter of treatment I leave to you, and according to the System and Methods you may be using. This is by far the best book ever written about medical astrology, even though it dates from 1933. An exhaustive, alphabetical listing of nearly every possible disease and symptom, diagnosed from an astrological point of view. Hundreds of useful hints, from chiropractic to rules for surgery, diet, planetary hours, colors, days of the week, weather & much, much more. You'll never exhaust this book. Indexed and cross-referenced. The one essential medical reference book. Click here for a pdf extract. Astrology Classics, 958 pages, hardcover.

	A HANDBOOK OF MEDICAL ASTROLOGY - Second edition - Jane Ridder-Patrick, $31.95 Contents: Foreword by Charles Harvey Preface to the first edition 1. On sickness & health 2. The web of well-being 3. The planets & aspects 4. The signs & houses 5. The degree areas 6. The decumbiture chart 7. The theraputic situation 8. Medical astrology in action 9. Materia Medica Bibliography Comment: Originally published by Penguin Arkana in 1990, this second edition is revised & updated and, I presume, reset, as it looks nothing like Penguin's typesetting. (This second edition has larger, clearer type, a welcome improvement.) Ridder-Patrick intended this book to be a comprehensive introduction, and it is. She works her way into the subject with the first two chapters. The first introduces causes of disease ("bad things happen", faulty maintenance, avoidance, resting, initiation, karma, intelligence, social & self-expression) as well as various models of "health", among them, the biomedical (body as machine) & holistic. Chapter 2 introduces the idea that the brain exists not so much to create rational thought, but as the ultimate defense against a hostile environment, ie, as a means of intelligent adaptation. This leads to the introduction of planets & aspects in chapter 3. She gives this short summary: Planets = WHAT is happening Signs = WHERE these processes take place Aspects = HOW planets modify the physiological process of other planets Houses = WHICH external influences affect health Transits & Progressions = WHEN, timing, etc. (slightly adapted from pg. 40) She then gives detailed delineations of what each planet means, with Lilly's original notes (from Christian Astrology) included. She also deciphers Lilly into modern Plain English, which was a revelation to me (I've edited Lilly). (Pissing disease is diabetes, bloody-flux is dysentery, apoplexies are strokes, black jaundice is hepatitus, etc. I had not guessed any of these. Dear Jane: Could I interest you in an annotated edition of Richard Saunders?) The elements she ties to the Vedic vata, pitta & kapha. Chapter 5 is on degree areas, and features the work Elsbeth & Reinhold Ebertin, as published in Anatomische Entsprechunen der Tierkreisgrade, which many of you have asked me for over the years, and which was previously unavailable. Ridder-Patrick gives it in English. She follows this with the degree areas of Maurice Wemyss, as published in Wheel of Life, which has long been out of print. She then gives lists of fixed stars relating to disease (positions as of 2006) as well as Arabic parts that concern health. Chapter 6, on the decumbiture chart, starts with Lilly's classic rules & goes on to include planetary hours (and how to calculate), with an extensive section on how to read them, complete with sample charts & more diagrams taken from Lilly. Chapter 7 is the practical business of being a medical astrologer. Chapter eight is a complete case study, a rather difficult one. The final chapter is a compilation of various herbs & their astrological rulerships, along with notes on the Virgo, Pisces & Scorpio approaches to health & healing, biochemic remedies, acupuncture, color, sound, astrocartography, and gems & minerals. The book finishes with notes on elemental imbalances & what to do about them. At the end of every chapter there are references. The bibliography at the end runs four full pages & is one of the best I have ever seen. I thought this was going to be just another astro-medical book. There already are many excellent ones. This is one of the best of them. CrabApple Press, 223 pages.

	MEDICAL ASTROLOGY - Eileen Nauman, $29.95 Contents: Preface; Foreword; Introduction; Part 1: Medical Astrology: 1. The planets, Uranian planets, Fixed stars & Health; 2. The signs, crosses, houses & diagnosis; 3. The hard aspects & health; 4. Midpoint structures & medical diagnosis; 5. The Med-Scan technique; 6. Case histories; Part 2: Guide to Nutrition: 7. Vitamins; 8. Minerals; 9. Bach Flower Remedies; 10. Homeopathy & astrology; 11. Endocrine system; 12. Medical transits; 13. Herbs; 14. Natural essences; 15. Cell salts; Appendices; Glossary of medical terms; Bibliography; Index. Comment: Formerly titled The American Book of Nutrition & Medical Astrology. Comprehensive textbook on astrology & holistic health using her famous "Med-Scan" technique, complete with instructions. The author holds a Doctorate of Homeopathic Medicine from the British Institute of Homeopathy, is a member of the American Federation of Astrologers & is part of the faculty of the Desert Institute of Classical Homeopathy School in Pheonix, Arizona. She has been a practicing homeopath since 1970. This is a classic, detailed & demanding book. Blue Turtle Publishing, 357 pages, oversize paper.

	MEDICAL ASTROLOGY: Healing for the 21st Century - Marcia Starck, $22.00 Contents: Foreword by Jeff Jawer; Introduction; 1. History of Medical Astrology; 2. Analyzing the Horoscope: Elements & Quadruplicities; 3. Planets; 4. Signs & Houses; 5. Asteroids, Chiron, Moon's Nodes; 6. Declinations & Fixed Stars; 7. Midpoints; 8. Progressions, Transits & Eclipses; 9. Diseases of the Immune System; 10. Metabolic Diseases; 11. Gastrointestinal Problems; 12. Cardiovascular Diseases; 13. Gynecological Problems; 14. Eyes; 15. Arthritis; 16. Alcoholism & Drug Addiction; 17. Cancer; 18. AIDS & HIV Infections; 19. Neuromuscular Diseases: Multiple Sclerosis; 20. Neurodegenerative Diseases: Parkinson's & Altzheimer's; 21. Attention Deficit Disorder; 22. Bipolar Disorder; 23. Schizophrenia; 24. Electional Charts. Appendices: A. Calculation of Midpoints; B. Anatomical Meaning of Zodiacal Degrees; C. Astrological Birth Control; D. Decumbiture Charts; E. Supplement Recommendations; F. Herbal Recommendations. Bibliography: General astrology; Medical astrology; Health & healing. Comment: A fascinating discussion of medical astrology, based on the author's many decades of observation & research (this is her third book). For each of the many topics (listed above), the author supplies case histories, horoscope analysis, specific midpoints, transits & progressions, as well as suggestions for specific supplements & herbs. Appendix B: Anatomical Meaning of Zodiacal Degrees, is based on the work of Mary Vohryzek (out of print, alas). The descriptions bear a casual relationship to the work of C.E.O. Carter (Encyclopedia of Psychological Astrology). Starck lists Carter's book in her bibliography, but apparently did not see the connections. All-in-all an essential & classic book. Earth Medicine Press, 335 pages.

	ASTROLOGY, KEY TO HOLISTIC HEALTH - Marcia Starck, $12.95 Contents: Introduction; The use of astrology in holistic health; Analyzing the horoscope; Other astrological data: Aspects, parallels, secondary & solar arc directions, decanates, dwads, asteroids, vertex, Chiron, fixed stars, degree areas; Midpoints & their use; Transits, including lunations & eclipses - how they manifest physiologically; Holistic health including homeopathy & cell salts; Allergic disorders & asthma; Metabolic malfunctions; Cardiovascular disorders; Eye disorders; Gynecological problems; Gastro-intestinal problems; Alcoholism & drug addiction; Arthritis; Cancer. Appendix A: Calculation of midpoints; Appendix B: Astrological birth control. Bibliography; Index. Comment: This was Marcia's first book, from 1982. Seek-It, 218 pages.

	ASTROLOGY, NUTRITION & HEALTH - Robert Carl Jansky, $14.95 Using astrology to foresee & prevent health problems dates back to Hippocrates & Ptolemy. The author, a professional astrologer trained in biochemistry, shows how astrology helps to understand metabolism & health. Signs of the zodiac related to different parts of the body & how the houses of the horoscope are related to food preferences & nutritional needs. Contents includes: Astro-nutritional theory; Proteins in the diet; Carbohydrates and metabolism; Fats in the diet; Enzymes, body catalysts; Hormones, chemical messengers; Vitamins in the diet; Minerals and cell salts; The nodal chart; Elective surgery and transits; Times of birth and death. 180 pages. Para Research, paper.

	HEALING HERBS & HEALTH FOODS OF THE ZODIAC - Ada Muir, $3.99 Foods & herbs for optimum vitality for your sun sign. Healing properties of 70 herbs (illustrated). Purify with zodiacal cell salts, learn to prepare teas, tinctures, cough drops and salves, the proper way to harvest herbs & more. A small, inexpensive, useful book. 176 pages. Llewellyn, paper.

	DECUMBITURES & DIURNALS - Joseph Silveira deMello, $16.95 Contents: Decumbitures; Diurnals; Appendix: Saturn cycles. Comment: Decumbitures are charts drawn for the moment a person "takes to his bed", eg, falls ill, or, in modern parlance, when he phones for an ambulance. DeMello's first example is for Rudolph Vallentino's collapse on August 15, 1926, 11:50 am EDT, in New York, as reported in the papers & delineated by Evangeline Adams. (He died shortly afterwards.) Decumbiture is a medieval technique that's been successfully revived in recent years. Decumbiture charts tell the extent of the illness & its outcome, either recovery or otherwise. A diurnal chart is based on your birthday. Using your place and time of birth, substitute today's date, and you have a dirurnal for the day. In effect, you have a chart for the day's transits, with angles unique to yourself. The degrees on the angles, from one day to the next, move about 1 degree a day. So you may easily see when a diurnal's angles will hit sensitive points in your chart, and when transiting planets will be conjunct them. This is a useful method of forecasting. The author gives many examples from his own life (born November 3, 1925, 6:04:16 pm EST, Newport, RI). This is a serious, solid book. AFA, 123 pages, oversize.

	THE ASTROLOGY OF CHILDBIRTH - Doris Chase Doane, $19.95 Contents; Esoteric significance of childbirth; Mental diet; Physical diet; Establishing delineation factors; Natal and progressed indications; Horary astrology and children; Sex determination; Astrology helps name your child; Baby and the color connection. 120 pages including bibliography and references. AFA, paper.

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