INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL WEEK 3 KIRA SUTHERLAND SYDNEY ASTROLOGY SCHOOL WWW.ASTROLOGYOFHEALTH.COM SOCRATES, IN THE BOOK OF CHARMIDES, LAMENTS THE STATE OF MEDICINE SAYING:

“ Just as one should not attempt to cure the eyes apart from the head, nor the head apart from the body, so one should not attempt to cure the body apart from the soul. And this, he says, is the very reason why most diseases are beyond the Greek doctors, that they do not pay attention to the whole as they ought to, since if the whole is not in good condition it is impossible that the part should be. …The soul is the source both of bodily health and bodily disease for the whole man, and these flow from the soul in the same that the eyes are affected by the head… Don’t let anyone persuade you to treat his head with this remedy who does not first submit his soul to you for treatment with the charm.”

Plato (1997) Complete Works. Trans. J.M. Cooper. New York: Hackett Publishing NATUROPATHIC PRINCIPLES Mind AND THE ELEMENTS mental being AIR

Soul vital force FIRE Spirit Body emotional physical being being EARTH WATER • The – Vital • The – Nutritive • Mercury – Neural • Venus – Lymphatic • Mars – Inflammatory THE PLANETS • Jupiter – Plethoric • Saturn – Chronic / restrictive • Uranus – Spasmodic / Unusual • Neptune – Comatic • Pluto – Transformative • Chiron – Healing journey THE STORY BEING TOLD BY THE BODY (JANE RIDDER-PATRICK)

Planet – what's Sign – how it happens – where the Aspects – how planets Transit or progression happening, the energy or where it’s issues are modify each other’s – the timing of illness influencing happening energy or healing 1st - physical and adrenals, how cope with stress 2nd - value around food and drink, 5 senses, value of body, thyroid and metabolism 3rd - attitude to healing when unwell, nervous system/lungs 4th - soul foods and habits learned from family, traditions (rules HOUSES dairy food and soil), digestion and emotions 5th - cooking/heat and creativity of food prep, heart and vitality 6th - approach to food and digestion, health and disease, routine/ritual and assimilation of food, small intestines, vagus nerve, naturopathic/hygiene 7th - how well the body regulates and balances what you eat, kidneys and hormones, thyroid, balance in general 8th - elimination of toxins and waste, inherited ailments/genetics, large intestines, DNA, sexual organs 9th - house of excess, living large, foreign foods, liver, exercise 10th - reputation based on ‘fruits of our labours’ (Jansky), HOUSES bones, skin and melancholy 11th - communal, social meals, environmental food issues, nervous system, electrics, circulation 12th - hidden or unconscious eating and drinking habits, lack of boundaries, feet and immune system, dreams and drugs/addictions SUPPORTING WITH FOODS AND NUTRIENTS

Culpepper – Sun, Moon and Other planets Elemental needs 1st and 6th house Aspects between Transits & Treat the disease and , planets Progressions (XS and deficient) planets with antipathy and the Ascendant within and the organ with ruler sympathy ruler of the 1st and 6th CULPEPPER TREATMENT

• Fortify the body with herbs of the nature of the ascendant and its ruler • Let medicine be in antipathy to the lord of the 6th • If the lord of the 10th be strong, use his medicine, if not then use the lord of the 4th • Fortify the grieved part of the body with sympathetic remedies/foundation of life • The Sun is the vital spirit and thus fortify with its remedies, this will always assist • Treat the disease with antipathy and support the organs with sympathy

WHAT ELSE TO DO?

• Anticipate which lessons are to be learned, intuited • Get in tune with the planet’s natal energy or BEFORE the transit / progression • Make adjustments/alignments to avoid undue stress • Those things that we RESIST are the hardest • With clients – lead time before a transit is very helpful The art of healing comes from Nature and not from the physician. Therefore, the physician must start from nature with an open mind. Paracelsus

Thank you [email protected] www.astrologyofhealth.com REFERENCES

• Arroyo, Stephen, Astrology, Psychology and the Four Elements, CRCS Publications, Sebastopol, 1975 • Cramer, Diane Dictionary or medical Astrology. American Federation of Astrologers, AZ. 2013 • Hill, Judith Medical Astrology a Guide to Planetary Pathology. Stellium Press, Portland OR. 2004. • Jansky, RC. Astrology, Nutrition and Health. Para Research, Gloucester, Massachusetts. 1977. • Jansky, RC. Modern Medical Astrology. Astro-Alytics Publications, Sand Francisco, CA, 1978 • Mathews, Dr Shawn. Class Notes from Ayurvedic Medicine, Nature Care College, Sydney, 2004. • Nauman, Eileen. Medical Astrology, Blue Turtle Publishing. Cottonwood, Arizona, 1982. • Ridder-Patrick, Jane. A Handbook of Medical Astrology. Crab Apple Press, , Edinburgh, Scotland, 2006 (2nd edition) • Starck, Marcia, Earth Mother Astrology, Llewellyn Publications, St Paul, 1990 • Tobyn, Graeme, Culpeper’s Medicine, Element, England, 1997. • Warren-Davis, Dylan, Astrology and Health, Headway, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1998 Foods for the signs (to support their health/not rulership's) Lemons, dates, tomato, celery, leek, spinach, beetroot, walnuts, green tea Celery, apples, beans, lettuce, seaweed, berries, cabbage and broccoli family Pineapple, lettuce, apricot, peaches, seeds and nuts, oils, eggs Eggs, prunes, rye, salads, citrus, cabbage, shellfish, care with dairy Bran, oats, plum, citrus, eggs, coconut, lettuce, protein foods Figs, fennel, olives, sprouts, soy, beetroot, seeds and nuts, apple, bitter greens Water, celery, apple, spinach, radish, beans, berries, kidney beans, Taurus foods Cherries, citrus, fibre, prunes, psyllium, alkaline foods, not too much salt Oats, asparagus, figs, cucumber, carrots, apples, onion, prunes, turmeric, cherries Capricorn Eggs, leeks, turmeric, prunes, rye, almonds, coconut, Cancer foods Apples, oils, seeds and nuts, root vegetables, berries, oily fish, eggs, Taurus foods Fruit, peas, beans, nuts and seeds, root vegetables, whole grains, leafy greens 12 HEALERS AND ASTROLOGY

Sign Flower essence What it is used for / energetic treatment

Aries Impatiens Impatient and irritable, feelings of guilt or self-doubt Taurus Gentian Depression of known cause, pessimism, easily discouraged Gemini Cerato Unsure of self, repeatedly seeks advice from others, needs to trust own knowledge Cancer Clematis Dreams of the future, inattention to the present, thinking about life when its ‘perfect’ Leo Vervain Extreme of mental worry and energy, anxiety, tense, inability to relax Virgo Centaury Easily influenced and used bothers, learning to say no to others requests and hold energy for themselves Libra Scleranthus Indecision and hesitancy, imbalance, inability to commit to a choice due to ability to see both sides Scorpio Chicory Self-indulgent, self-pity, demands attention and need to be in control and needed Sagittarius Agrimony Mental worry, nervous anxiety but appears cheerful, ‘face of the clown’ Capricorn Mimulus Fear of known things such as lack of achievement, success, poverty etc. Aquarius Water Violet Pride, aloofness and desire to be alone, when they lack energy to engage and be in society Pisces Rock Rose Extreme fear, terror or panic, lack of etheric boundaries, shock

Dr Edward Bach first created the 12 healers, astrologers have since connected these original 12 flower essences to the astrological signs, you can use them individually depending on your Sun, Moon, rising sign or you can combine them to support a whole Natal chart. For further information please see books regarding the use of flower essences. TYPES OF TREATMENTS

• Activities, sports • Foods and fluids as medicine • Art, reading, gardening • Vitamin and mineral therapies • Massage and relaxing body treatments • Seasonal eating and cooking • Energetic body work such as and shamanic • Herbal medicine healing • Flower essences • Structural treatments such as and • Gem stones and gem remedies osteopathic • Homoeopathy • Psychological therapies • Sleep, rest and meditation • Socialising, friendship therapy • Travel and change of scenery • Nature and sunshine • Elemental balancing • Water therapies and being near water