________________________________________________________________  Traditional Medical Astrology ________________________________________________________________ By Oscar Hofman, NetherlandsI n t h e p a s t a n a s t r o l o g i c a l s t u d e n t w o u l d a l w a y s s t a r t h i s education by learning horary astrology and not, as is common inour days, by studying natal charts. There is a valid reason for t h i s , h o r a r y a s t r o l o g y i s s i m p l e a n d c l e a r , i t w i l l g i v e t h e a s t r o l o g e r a f e e l i n g f o r c o n c r e t e j u d g e m e n t , f o r t h e correspondence between charts and reality.Moreover, for mostquestions a client might have about his life horary astrology willsuffice. It can answer with clarity many different questions aboutfor example love relations, the weather, shares, house sales,m e d i c a l m a t t e r s , b u s i n e s s s u c c e s s , e m i g r a t i o n , d r e a m i n t e r p r e t a t i o n a n d i t i s e v e n p o s s i b l e t o m a k e q u i c k a n d e f f e c t i v e e l e c t i o n s o n t h e b a s i s o f h o r a r y q u e s t i o n s . I n t h i s article we will look at medical questions.The past decade hasseen the rapid re-emergence of western traditional astrology, which is still growing and growing. More and more astrologersare switching to the traditional practice of our celestial art andt h e r e a r e a l s o m a n y m o d e r n a s t r o l o g e r s w h o w a n t t o l e a r n a b o u t t h e c l a s s i c a l r o o t s o f t h e i r p r o f e s s i o n . F o r m o d e r n a s t r o l o g e r s l e a r n i n g t h e t r a d i t i o n a l c e l e s t i a l a r t i s o f t e n a revelation as historical consciousness in astrological schoolst e n d s t o s t o p w i t h C . G . J u n g o r e v e n D a n e R u d y a r . I t i s n o t standard knowledge that it was the theosophist Alan Leo whoinitiated modern astrology in the late nineteenth century. Leobased himself on traditional sources indeed but changed many,many things to make sure that astrology would fit in with histheosophical ideas. The Theosophical Society did have quitesome money and they had their own publishing-house, whichmade t hem in f l uen t i a l . So wha t we l e a rn a s a s t ro logy i n t he West nowadays is this theosophical reconstruction although al o t o f t h i n g s h a v e b e e n a d d e d o n t h e w a y s u c h a s J u n g i a n psychology and many, many New Age ideas. This is OK but it isa b i t o n e - s i d e d . M o r e t h a n t w e n t y c e n t u r i e s o f a s t r o l o g i c a l history and tradition have become invisible and there are manytreasures waiting to be rediscovered. Modern astrology is one of   the varieties of astrology you can practice, but there is muchmore. Sometimes the rediscovery of the traditional practice isalmost miraculous, as with medical astrology. In the old days adoctor would always have been an astrologer, he would base hisdiagnosis, treatment and prognosis on the chart, otherwise hew o u l d h a v e b e e n s e e n a s a d a n g e r o u s q u a c k . A t r a d i t i o n a l doctor worked within an astrological world view using elementsand planets to characterize and heal diseases. As everything inthe world, every precious stone, every herb, every activity andeven every soil can be described in astrological terms; therewas a l so a w ide cho i ce o f na tu r a l r emed ie s . Th i s cho i ce was made purely on the basis of astrology. Over the past eight yearsI have practised the reborn traditional medical art –without anyfurther specific medical

training – and I can tell you it works,o f t e n b e t t e r t h a n m o d e r n m e d i c i n e w h i c h b a s e s i t s e l f o n materialistic science only. This is a miracle, and any astrologercan do it, the only thing you need is astrological knowledge. Thisreborn medical astrology is not homeopathy or naturopathy as apart of which we also take a glance at the natal chart and sometransits; it is real astrological diagnosis and treatment based onthe horary chart of the question about the disease. It is only thehorary chart – NOT the natal chart - which shows what is goingon at the moment, the acute problem and its deepest cause.  This deepest cause of a disease is always formulated inastrological terms, like Mars in Scorpio, which means that thema r t i a l ene rg y s t r e a m in t he bo dy ha s beco me un ba l a nc ed because of the excess of the water element – Scorpio – in thesystem. All four elements may lead to health problems if theyare present in the body in excess. So there are basically onlyfour illnesses: water, fire, air and earth diseases, although theywill manifest in many different forms. Now before we are goingto discuss the method of diagnosis based on the horary chart,we will have a closer look at the elements or thehumoursas theelements are called in medical astrology. Allhumourshave theirtypical disease patterns and it is important that we understandhow they can manifest in the body. This is the most basic level;the four elements are the fundamental building-blocks of thewhole cosmos and so of the body too. The elements orhumoursare built up out of four basic simple qualities, heat, cold, drynessa n d m o i s t u r e . H e a t i s e n e r g y a n d m o v e m e n t , c o l d i s t h e absence of energy. Dry means that no connections are made,

Ads not by this site  structures are rigid and boundaries are maintained. Moisture indicates connection and structures and boundaries are brokend o w n o r l o s t . D r y n e s s a n d h e a t b u i l t u p t h e f i r e e l e m e n t , dryness and cold the earth element, moisture and heat the aire l emen t and mo i s tu r e and co ld t he wa t e r e l emen t . The fou r elements have their special names in medical astrology whichare mentioned in the scheme below along with typical diseasepatterns.88FOUR BASIC CAUSES OF DISEASE, the four elementsin excessEXCESS MELANCHOLY, BLACK CHOLER OR EARTH: MultipleSclerosis, arthritis, constipation, formation of stones, manyforms of cancer, palsies, depressionImage: frost in the bodyEXCESS YELLOW CHOLER OR FIRE: acute inflammations, fevers,overactive organs(for exampe hyperthyroidism), dry eczema, red skin, burnout,aggressionImage:the body on fireEXCESS PHLEGM, SLIME OR WATER: colds, flues, bronchitis,lingeringinflammations, obesity, underactive organs, diabetes, psoriasis,lung problems, diarrhoea, apathy, dementiaImage:a flooded bodyE X C E S S B L O O D , S A N G U I N E H U M O U R O R A I R : s p o n t a n e o u s bleedings,haemmorrhoids, circulation problems, oxygen supply

problems,f e v e r i s h i n f e c t i o n s , h e a r t p r o b l e m s , t i s s u e g r o w t h s , nervousness, manic activityImage:steam and overpressure in the bodyBy thinking in images on the basis of the qualities which built upthe elements, we can see why certain diseases are caused by anelement. MS for example is a breakdown of the nervous systemfor which there is no treatment in modern medicine as no causeis known.In t r a d i t i o na l a s t ro lo g i ca l me d i c ine MS i s t yp i c a l l y an ea r t hdisease, earth or the melancholic humour is cold and dry. Coldmeans there is no energy and dry means that connection ares e v e r e d . T h i s i s t h e e x a c t i m a g e o f m u l t i p l e s c l e r o s i s , t h e melancholic excess manifests in the nervous system in this caseo f t en i nd i ca t ed i n t h e ch a r t by t he i nvo lvem en t o f Mercu r y , significator of the nervous system