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Hi All,

Our new subject/topic is on Medical Astrology that comes from the old message JWG board that has been put together by Adina Mather. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. God Bless, Rad

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                                                      Medical Astrology

                                                      General medical astrology

(Q): In what way does the natal chart help diagnose a physical medical problem? Is it that you can see the past-life cause of the particular problem? Do you then work with remedies that are specific to the afflicted organs that are implicated, or the particular chakra that is involved through energy work?  If an ailment is karmic, or manifests because of a refusal to work on an issue, does the block need to be integrated consciously before the ailment will be resolved? Is it sort of incurable until the necessary change has occurred in the Soul of the person?   

(A):  The essence of astrology is a natural science based on correlation and observation. Thus, over thousands of years correlations have been developed that connect to the entire anatomy and physiology of the human body. Once these correlations are understood, it is not all that difficult to understand in any chart what areas within the body may have potential difficulties; i.e., Saturn squaring Jupiter, for example, in general, can correlate among other things, to a restriction in the sciatic nerves or a very slow metabolism process. 

The chakra system also has its own correlations. In western terminology the chakras translate into to what are called spinal plexuses. 

Combining the two systems can lead to a very precise understanding of the entire body for any given person/ birth chart and the psychological reasons for whatever conditions are apparent. We must remember that if we walk up to a corpse and put bread in its mouth, it can not chew; there must be a consciousness present for it to chew. Thus, the consciousness, psychology, is the determining factor for what is happening in the body.

What is happening in the body is a reflection of the genetic structure that each incarnating soul 'inherits' from its parents at birth, as the parents, as well as the overall life circumstances, are chosen by the soul, to promote and facilitate its evolutionary growth, necessities, and karmic issues. Thus, the genetic structure combined with all the prior lives of any soul that apply to the current life combine in such a way as to determine the total situation of the physical body in any given life.
   
Some conditions in the body are karmically determined for whatever reasons, and, when this is the case, one of two situations exists: (1) the condition cannot be healed in the current life no matter what healer does what, or (2) it is determined for a specific length of time, which itself can be determined by the Soul's ability, willingness, or capacity to understand the actual causes and then to do something about it. 
                                             Astrological markers for Multiple Sclerosis

(Q): I take it that Saturn in Aquarius, or in stressful aspect to Uranus, could indicate possible MS. Since medical research also points to it being an autoimmune disorder that affects the central nervous system, could we also look to stressful aspects between Neptune and Uranus, Uranus in Pisces, etc? Could we also pull in Mercury as the lower octave of Uranus? What else might be an indicator?

(A): Mars in stressful aspect to Uranus or Neptune; Uranus or Neptune in the third house with stressful aspects to them; Uranus or Neptune in the sixth or 12th house with stressful aspects to them.

                                                                   Lupus

(Q): Can you suggest any herbs or supplements for a woman with lupus? Her most severe complaints are IBS, an inability to maintain potassium, and joint pain. Kidney test results are OK, but my feeling is there is a shutting down. Her father died with lupus due to kidney failure at 44; she is 48. 

(A): I know of nothing to treat lupus. One thing that can help the joint pain is homeopathic calc phos and mag phos taken at a very high level. These two compounds induce the body to secrete synovial fluids, which are like lubricators for the joints and bones.

(Q): What primary indicators do you see for lupus in natal chart?

(A): Neptune receiving stressful aspects; planets in Pisces receiving stressful aspects; planets in the 12th house receiving stressful aspects; a stellium of Pisces planets in the sixth; Neptune in the fourth in opposition to Saturn, Uranus, or Pluto in the 10th; or Neptune squaring the nodes.

(Q): In this chart Pisces/Virgo are on the 12th/6th cusps, respectively, with no planets in either house; however, Neptune rx at 7 Libra is squared by Mars/Uranus/Moon in Cancer in the fourth.

(A): That's the genetic signature from her family of origin.

(Q): Her Sun/Mercury rx/Venus in Gemini in the third are inconjunct Saturn rx in Scorpio in the eighth.

(A): This now makes it specific to the father. To me, this is a pattern wherein the soul did not want to be born into the current life in the first place relative to unresolved traumas from other times and carries a resistance to earth life because of this, which is the cause of the lupus.

                                                           Osteoporosis

(Q): You have mentioned licorice root as being helpful for osteoporosis. Do you have a special blend, and if so, is it still possible to get this?

(A): No, I have no special blend; it is just the use of the herb by itself. 

                                     Health problems associated with Pluto transit

(Q): What are the health problems that could occur when transiting Pluto opposes natal Saturn and squares the natal Moon at the same time? Is it a sure thing that the person will endure continual depression, or is there a way to avoid continuous depression during a transit like this?

(A): A lot would depend on the actual houses of the natal Saturn and Moon. In general, on a medical level it can correlate to a buildup of toxins within the bone marrow, which is then reflected through the lymphatic and endocrine systems. The first symptom for that is swelling and a breakdown in the integrity of the b and t cells that manifest from the bone marrow, which can then implicate immune system issues. There can be a loss of relevant levels of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and iodine relative to the thyroid, as well as an imbalance between the white and red blood cells, with the worst case manifesting as leukemia. An imbalance in the digestive enzymes can cause digestive problems and an imbalance in insulin can indicate pancreatic problems. There can be eruptions on the skin: boils, tumors, and abscesses, as well as a buildup of water behind the eye, as in glaucoma.

In a woman's chart, there can be problems in the uterus and/or ovaries, vaginal infections, strange discharges through the vagina, with the worst case manifesting as uterine, ovarian, or cervical cancer or fibroid type tumors within the womb or cysts on the ovaries.

These are examples of what can happen, but it is not an exhaustive list. Psychologically, the intent is reflection upon the past, with this reflection manifesting typically as what folks call depression, but depression again is really reflection. The intent in this reflection is to focus on all the existing inner dynamics that have been in place in such a way as to determine how each dynamic has been responsible for creating the person's life circumstances to date. The intent within this is to learn in hindsight and then to apply what is learned to the new evolutionary cycle that is trying to be born so that the past is not duplicated into the future. In addition, this transit can correlate to an almost total loss of meaning for living, no sense of real purpose anymore. The worst case scenarios can produce thoughts of suicide or actual suicide. The consequence to a person who has no sense of purpose or meaning for living is, of course, suicide. Intense emotions like grief, self-defeat, and futility can all manifest for no 'apparent' reason. 

                            Plutonian repression (constipation) in relation to Pluto transits 

(Q): Is there a remedy, ritual or technique you recommend to relieve periods of deeply compressed constipation. This is only for certain periods of severe constipation brought on by a Plutonian transit, when the famous Plutonian repression even outpowers the lifelong remedy of Sanicle tincture. Is there a method to physically induce the Plutonian person into coming into direct contact with the repression? Any sort of ritual that will help unblock and free the Plutonian person at such a deeply repressed time or help them uncover why is this happening at this particular period?   

(A): Yes, if the degree of compressed constipation is such that not even the sanicle tincture works, then a much more intense method needs to be employed: self-administered colonics. You will find in so doing that even the act of drawing water into yourself, when it begins to reach the upper recesses, will in fact produce quite a bit of pain until the compressed material is removed. Even the act of eliminating the water from within will usually generate a lot of 'heat' and physical discomfort. It is exactly when this heat or pain occurs that you can feel deeply within what this discomfort and heat is linked to: actual cellular memories. So if you have the courage to look at it, you can probably find out what the cause of all this is. Normally, it is linked with unresolved trauma of a sexual or emotional nature. 

                                                                      Abortion

(Q): What would be the signature in the chart of a woman who is carrying a lot of guilt from an abortion in the current lifetime? Would you look at planets and signs in and corresponding to the fourth, fifth and eighth houses, as related to the sign Virgo? 

(A): There are many potential signatures for that, and the ones you have mentioned certainly apply.

                                                    Medical correlations for a client

(Q):  I have a client in 1st stage individuated with the following chart: The Ascendant is 14 Leo. Pluto is at 5 Virgo in the first house; the South Node is at 24 Pisces in the eighth house, conjunct Mercury at 16 Pisces in the eighth. Uranus is at 18 Leo in the first. Neptune and the Moon are conjunct at 9 and 15 Scorpio, respectively, in the fourth; Jupiter is at 28 Sagittarius in the fifth, and Saturn is at 14 Capricorn in the sixth. Mars/Venus are conjunct at 26/27 Capricorn in the sixth, and Chiron is at 27 Aquarius in the seventh conjunct a 29 degree Aquarian Sun. She is having pain in her pelvic area, lower back, hip, and upper thigh area on the right. She places it mostly in her root and sacral chakras, with 'spidery' energy extending up to the naval chakra. She says she feels like she's holding something from the past that now needs to be released, but she doesn't know what. With this signature, I'm thinking that there is blockage due to guilt from patriarchal conditioning concerning her sexuality, but I can't get beyond that and how to help her. I'd appreciate any help you could offer.

(A): This is a long and complicated situation involving deep conflicts between spirit and flesh and the guilt because of that. The underlying problem is the nature of the beliefs which serve as how she interprets phenomena: Jupiter square the nodes. As long as patriarchal beliefs are adhered to, then of course this conflict occurs. Because of this conflict, there have been many lives in which she has felt that she has 'sinned' against God because of the strong and dominant sexual energy that her soul has carried. Within that, there is even a deep, repressed anger at the patriarchal God itself because of her sexual nature and identity. 

I do not want to get into an extensive analysis, so let me say in short that because of this conflict leading to guilt, which, of course, she has needed to 'atone' for, she has created certain kinds of lives in which that atonement plays out in intense and severe ways. The last life would perfectly illustrate the situation. Her last life was during World War II in Japan, in which the government rounded up thousands of Japanese women to serve as sexual slaves for the Japanese army. She was then subjected to repeated sexual assaults of a sustained and ongoing basis resulting in an absolute loss of control, absolute humiliation and a deep sense of contamination because of this. This then correlates to memories within the soul that manifest within the body as 'cellular memories,' and it is these memories that are causing the condition you speak of because the memories within the soul are still deeply repressed due to the horrifying nature of them.

This repression thus affects the underlying 'circulation' of blood within her body, meaning it is restricted. In turn, this causes a build up of 'lactic acid' in the red blood cells which in turn compounds and causes further restriction within the muscles and nerves, focusing in the lower back (Mars/Venus). This manifests as restriction upon the sciatic nerves, kidneys, and adrenals. It is this restriction on those nerves that causes the 'spidery' feeling that you speak of. This spidery effect is the nerves themselves relative to the electrical impulses.

The obvious soul intention is to radically change her 'beliefs' in this life (Jupiter squaring nodes) from patriarchal to natural, which then changes how she not only interprets reality in general, but specifically reorienting to the natural and evolving God'ess. The resolution of the conflict between spirit and flesh resolves in this way.

The remedies I would suggest she take would be 500 mg per day of pantothenic acid, which will dissolve the excessive build of the lactic acid, which will then allow the muscles and nerves to relax. Combine this with 200 mg per day of niacin to forcefully restore proper circulation, a complex B vitamin, and the Chinese herb Fo-ti taken as a tincture: 25 eye drops on the tongue three times per day. The specific remedy for the sciatic nerves is the herb wintergreen taken as a tea.

Physically, I would recommend hatha or raja yoga with specific emphasis on the 'spinal twist', the 'ear closing pose', and the cobra, which will serve as a fulcrum release for the energy build up and repression in the naval chakra. Prepare her for that one, because when she first does it, she will feel like she is doing a 360 in her head which is the symbol for the freeing up of the energy.

                                                                 Epilepsy

(Q1): Have you had clients with epilepsy: petite mal? I am assuming that it would be exacerbated with the Uranian transit through Aquarius and the new dendrite growth. Besides additional B-12 to support the myelinated nerves and Fo-ti tincture to support dendrite growth, are there other physical supplements you might recommend? This condition onset at puberty, not birth, following a head trauma, but there was no concussion.

(A): I don't know what else I would recommend.

(Q2): I had a client with epilepsy. She had a stellium in Libra in the first house, and I put her on Kava Kava, which seemed to help. Another herbalist put her on Reishi Mushroom and a few other things that I could find out for you if you are interested.

(Q3): I suffer from seizures due to scar tissue from brain tumor surgery 14 years ago. Interesting new studies on epilepsy in children show that going on a low carb diet for two years can eliminate seizures. Read Life Without Bread available from www.lifeservices.com. An endocrinologist explains it well. 

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                                                                  Asthma

(Q): Do you happen to know any herbal treatments for someone with chronic asthma? A friend is seeing a Chinese doctor, and she is prescribing a tea made of dried earthworms. Do you have any ideas on this? 

(A): Yes, there is a company called Gaia GS that sells a product called 'Jeffrey's Lung Formula' that is a very powerful, natural medicine for the lungs for all kinds of conditions, including asthma. It is made of four things: the herbs hyssop, mullein, and Echinacea, which are combined with an extract of garlic.

(A2) From Jay Puryear at Gaia GS) If you need the products: Jeffrey's Lung Formula, Sanicle, or Fo-ti, you can contact us at 800-994-9355 or by e-mail at [email protected]. We do this to be of service and will either give you the formula to make yourself or you can purchase this bottled product from us.

(Q): Can you give us directions on how to make the lung formula?

(A): Use equal parts of the dried herbs (Echinacea, hyssop and mullein) to fill a quart jar half full, then add olive (or vegetable) oil to fill up the rest of the jar and place a lid on it. Soak the herbs for two weeks and then strain. Separately, simmer a clove of diced garlic in olive oil for approximately 30 minutes so that you have an herb oil and a garlic oil. Then you mix, for example, 3/4 cup of herb oil with 1/4 cup of garlic oil and place it in a dark jar and refrigerate it. It will last for a long time - up to two years. The dosage is 25 drops a day, 3 times a day, on the tongue.
           
                                                                     Blood Sugar

(A): Which planets/signs correlate to the body's blood sugar level, and where one would look in a chart to find indication of excessively high or low blood sugar? Also, is there a natural remedy for either condition? 

(A): Yes, this is always a Pluto, Scorpio, or eighth house problem because of its direct linkage or correlation to the pancreas, which is regulating the levels of sugar in the system relative to insulin. The antidote is an herb called Sanicle, which must be prepared as a tincture. In that form the dosage is 25 eye drops on the tongue, three times a day.

                                                        Jupiter retrograde

(Q): You have said that Jupiter retrograde can correlate to problems with a person's metabolism due to a deficiency of iodine. Is there a natural treatment or remedy to improve that condition?

(A): Either natural kelp, which is full of iodine, or homeopathic idium, which is iodine. Idium is quite toxic, so if you choose to use that, visit a professional homeopath to determine the right dose for you.

                                             Medical correlations for Saturn

(Q): In my somewhat limited notes from class last year I have the following correlations for Saturn and am just checking on accuracy: B & T cells, skeleton, marrow (source of B&T cells), spinal discs, structure of brain, skin, key minerals in body, manic depression, migraines.

I also recorded that Pluto is the ruler of the spine. Since the spine is part of the skeleton, is Pluto like a sub ruler within the skeletal system of the area of the spine? If so, are there other sub rulers of the skeleton, like the skull (Aries, Mars), the hands (Gemini/Mercury), but all under the primary rulership of Saturn (bones)?   

(A): Pluto correlates to the 'sushumna' of the actual fluids within the spinal column. Yes, to the sub rulers.
                                                             Saturn and bad back

(Q): I know someone who has a disc that slipped out a few years ago and now is experiencing stomach problems. Chiropractors have not been able to help her pop the disc in but only to relieve the pain for a short while. In her chart she has Saturn in the 10th house in Gemini opposing Jupiter in Scorpio and Neptune in Sagittarius in the fourth, with all this squaring the nodes, which are the south node in Leo in the 12th and the north node conjunct Mars in Aquarius in the sixth. Is this the reliving of some old trauma, and/or do these symbols indicate that it is a "chronic" condition that must be experienced for some reason? Also transiting Uranus is currently passing over the north node/Mars.

(A): Yes, this is a karmic pattern, which means it was fated from birth. The cause is unresolved traumas of a sexual and psychological nature that are deeply repressed relative to the naval and root chakras, thus the conditions that you describe. Also, the entire sciatic nervous system would be implicated, which will compound the problem, along with the pancreas, duodenum, and liver with sympathetic reactions in the colon and intestine and the peristaltic action therein. The current transit you point out means it is time for her to address those suppressed traumas and the reasons she needed to create them for herself - to own them versus being a victim to them - then the karma will be removed and the conditions will stabilize.

(Q): As she confronts these issues and begins to deal with them are there any foods/herbs that would help ease the symptoms and/or things that should be avoided so as not to irritate the different organs/nervous system/spine?

(A): A tincture of sanicle, 25 eye drops per day; the herb wintergreen, made into a tea; colonics that have a pinch of the herb catnip, which helps promote tonality and peristaltic action; 500 mg per day of pantothenic acid; vitamin B complex; and niacin. She should build up her system slowly with the niacin; perhaps use 25mg of the 'flush' kind at a time, and work up to about 300 mg per day. She can also use Vitalitea and do some yoga postures like the cobra for sure, and the spinal twist. And she should get deep tissue massage.
                                                            Spinal disc damage

(Q): My son's stepdaughter is currently in Germany in the Army. The doctor is going to run an MRI on her, as he suspects disc damage. Considering that she has Saturn in Scorpio in the third in a new phase conjunction to Pluto in Libra in the third, this is probably genetic damage. The Saturn/Pluto conjunction opposes her Aries Sun and Mars in Taurus in the ninth and inconjuncts her Venus in Gemini in the 10th. What would be the holistic approach to help the problem?   

(A): To help her understand the psychological causes for the physical condition. This signature also correlates to a high degree of stress in the adrenals, kidneys, and sciatic nerves.

                                                           Lymph system

(Q): What planet/sign rules the lymphatic system?

(A): Pluto and the Moon.
                                            Medical situation doctors can't diagnose

(Q1): I have a client with a medical situation the doctors can't figure out. She has Mercury at 12 Sagittarius, the Sun at 15 Sagittarius, and an Ascendant of 18 Aquarius, with Pluto at 16 Leo on the Descendant. The transits have been tough for awhile! They have monitored her and found that her heart beats regularly during the day but irregularly at night. She has been having mini strokes and has lost her sight in her left eye. Now her right eye is acting up. They don't know what it is but suspect it may be . 

                                                Multiple Sclerosis. 

I have Carl Jansky's book and Eileen Nauman's, but are there any other good reference books in print? In looking at Eileen Nauman's book I found reference to orotic acid as ruled by Pluto and which regenerates cells. "MS is thought to stem from a deficiency of orotic acid." This is also called Vitamin B-13. Have you heard of it? Uranus in Aquarius is also related to nerve degeneration, blurring of vision and strokes. The doctors are at a loss and say she's "going fast." Do you know of anything that can help her? 

(Q2): Reinhold Ebertin's "Astrological Healing: The History and Practice of Astromedicine" is still in print and available through amazon.com.

I still have so much to learn about the medical stuff. Is your client's Mercury Sun in the 10th or 11th house? You mention that Uranus in Aquarius relates to nerve degeneration, blindness and strokes; i.e., if the Sun is in the 11th, this could relate to the blindness in the left eye (woman), and also to the strokes. But then what are the causes of/reasons for this? Is her Moon in Pisces or Aquarius? I'll be interested to see the answer about this as well. 

(A): I would have to see the whole chart. There is not enough information in what you have presented. One compound that may help would be lipoic acid, which acts as a precursor to boost all natural physiological functions of the body. It is also the number one remover of free radicals and acts to reverse degenerating nerves wherever they may exist in the body. The correct dosage would be 200 mg per day combined with magnesium and calcium. 

(Q1): Her birth data is December 7, 1948; 11:33 am; Oklahoma City, OK. Her Sun/Mercury conjunction is in the tenth squaring her eight degree Pisces Moon in the first and eight degree Virgo Saturn in the seventh. She runs a hypnotherapy institute and runs herself ragged (Capricorn Mars conjunct Jupiter in the 11th). Thanks for the lipoic acid suggestion. If you see any more, it would really be appreciated.
           
                                                           Rulership of the physical body

(Q): Do Aries/Mars/1st House correlate to the physical body? If not, what does?
 
(A): No, it does not. The various signs, planets, and houses all correlate to different parts of the body and its physiology. The body in total, as a 'container' for the soul, correlates to Saturn, Capricorn, and the 10th house.
                                                              Epididymitis

(Q): I am currently counseling a client who suffers from epididymitis (inflammation, pain and swelling in the structure which lies on and around each testicle). His birth data is August 13, 1971; 9:45 am; Vancouver, BC. I was thinking of pumpkin seeds and zinc, but would you recommend anything else? 

(A): To my knowledge, that condition is caused by an external infection that is normally associated either with the person himself who is having intercourse with someone who is infected and/or a person who has a partner who is not being faithful: Contracting the infection from another and then giving it to their partner thru intercourse. The underlying source of the infection is normally treated with antibiotics. The remedies you mention can 'contain' it but not heal it.

                                                                 Eczema
(Q): What do you recommend as treatment to clients who have eczema? 

(A): Homeopathically gelsemium, tinctures of sanicle and Fo-ti, niacin (the flush kind), Vitamin B complex, and pantothenic acid. Nutritionally, I recommend lots and lots of water and having one's primary food intake be grains, green and yellow vegetables and minimizing the intake of meat, although organic meat once a week is a good idea because of the specific enzyme that the body needs that can only be found in meat.

(Q): Do you make correlations between skin disorders and excessive worry, depression, and/or neurological disorders?

(A): Yes. 

(Q): Have you seen a significant number of clients with stressed out Saturn/Mercury having skin problems? 

(A): Yes, and also with Mercury in the 10th house or in Capricorn. 

                                                                         Colitis

(Q): I was going over the medical astrology again and see that colitis correlates to Pluto specifically. Could we also implicate Virgo in the equation and, if so, is there a greater tendency for colitis in the Pluto in Virgo generation? Finally, what natural remedies do you recommend with clients with this problem?

(A): Virgo correlates specifically to the 'tonality' of the colon and intestine, the peristaltic action. The best herb to recreate the tonality/peristaltic action is, believe it or not, catnip. The specific herb/tincture for colitis is sanicle.
                                                                 Migraines

(Q): I have a client who has been suffering from migraines since she was 12, and they are now exacerbated by menopause. Is there a particular signature in the chart for migraines, and do you have some suggestions for natural methods to alleviate them? Also, was it licorice root that you recommend during menopause?

(A): Typically, Uranus is implicated thru stressful aspects, or a stacked 11th house, or a bunch of planets in Aquarius. She can use a combination of pantothenic acid, niacin, B complex, and an herbal tincture of Fo-ti. Frequent deep tissue massage and frequent hot baths full of Epsom salts will also help. Yes to the licorice root, and also catnip herb. 
                                                                      Calc/phos

(Q): The homeopathic remedy you recommend for triggering production of synovial fluid in the joint capsules is Calc/Phos. Is the full name for this one Calcarea Phosphorica? 

(A): Yes, I think so. Mag/phos is also good for this.

                                                     Uranus transiting Pisces

(Q): I find myself grappling with the archetype of Pisces and Neptune. Does the transit of Uranus in Pisces across angular houses have a greater impact on an individual's chart?

(A): Yes.

(Q): And if this transit is aspecting a natal chart with planets in Pisces, what kind of energy is it generating?

(A): To liberate from any existing dynamics that are preventing maximum individual actualization relative to one's true nature.

(Q): Personally, for me this transit feels so very significant. I have Pisces at five degrees on my MC, with Saturn retrograde conjunct Chiron which opposes Pluto conjunct Uranus in my fourth house. Physically, what do I need to be watchful of and what herbs and/or supplements can I take to assist me during this stressful transit?

(A): Digestive issues caused thru the pancreas; skin conditions due to the body trying to purge existing toxins; a dehydration of synovial fluids, which can cause aching in the joints; a deficiency in calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus; lymph gland swelling, again due to toxins trying to come out; potential disruptions in the balance of the white and red blood cells; deficiency in iron; spontaneous kundalini secretions throughout the body producing symptoms which can include feeling numbness in various areas of the body and/or sometimes a kind of paralysis in different areas of the body; alternating between feeling very hot to feeling very cold; tingling sensations in various areas of the body; migraines; intense pressure in the back of the neck/skull, which is a reflection of the hypothalamus, and so on.

Herbs: sanicle as a tincture, Fo-ti as a tincture, the supplements for the lack of different minerals as above, frequent deep tissue massage, frequent hot baths with Epsom salts, niacin, vitamin B-complex, and panothothenic acid, lipoic acid, and frequent 'sun baths.' 

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                                                                 Arthritis

(Q): Is the signature for arthritis and osteoporosis Saturn square Mars? Is the square the only signature, or could it result from any contact? 

(A): That can be one of many potential signatures. Both conditions are Saturn, Capricorn, 10th house archetypes, with a decreasing amount of synovial fluids being the cause for the arthritis and a progressive lack of calcium and magnesium for the other, this being caused by a lack of estrogen.

                                                 Genetic imprinting, soul intention

(Q): Can you explain the linkage between genetic/hereditary imprinting and what the soul has specifically chosen astrologically? What I am having difficulty reconciling is the fact that we choose specific delineations in our birth chart and how that relates with the families we choose. In other words, are there some aspects and such that occur more randomly in accordance with more specific aspects we absolutely choose?

(A): Nothing is random at all in the birth chart. The whole chart correlates with the evolutionary and karmic intentions and necessities of any given soul. 

(Q): Can we have hereditary linkage with one parent and karmic necessity with another?

(A): Anything in one's life correlates to one's evolutionary and karmic needs and intentions, including both parents. There is no such thing as 'just' hereditary linkage.

(Q): Would several septiles of a parent's planet to their child's north node, along with the child's Pluto conjunct this parent's north node indicate a situation where one is either coming in knowing they can rely on deep love, or that the child is somehow coming in to help that parent with their evolutionary necessity? 

(A): Generally, that would be true.

(Q): Also, do you believe that any factor remains constant in the birth chart from one incarnation to the next (i.e., the degree on the ascendant)? 

(A): Sometimes that happens, but it is not some absolute thing.

                                                           Bipolar correlations

(Q): Is a strong Gemini signature/stellium, especially if receiving hard aspects, one indicator of a potential for bipolar or manic-depressive psychological conditions (Gemini's association with the twins)? I've been seeing this in a few charts I've been looking at lately, and that's been the case in each. In all of these cases Saturn and Moon are heavily aspected within that Gemini signature as well, through opposition or conjunction. So then, would part of this be that dual or mixed messages (sometimes highly negative, sometimes highly positive - Gemini duality) be a contributing factor to the duality in the person's own psychological orientation? Obviously, I realize there are a lot of factors and signatures that could contribute and that you have to play astrological detective to understand the evolutionary reasons the soul creates these conditions, but I just wondered if this Gemini signature was one particular marker. 

(A): Yes, this can indicate such a disorder because the right brain, which is Jupiter, Sagittarius, ninth house, is constantly 'pulling' the left brain, Mercury, Gemini, third house, towards it in order to compensate (Jupiter) for the heavy gravity in the left brain, which when compresses thru such a signature and creates a maze of competing thoughts and perspectives, etc., resulting in the drive to 'collect' even more information because of this, which then just complicates the dynamics further: clarity leading to confusion and vice versa. The right brain tries to create a 'foundation' of one conceptual system of thought to serve as a continuous and consistent way to integrate the maze of thought/information coming in, so that mental/philosophical, and thus emotional stability can be achieved. When Saturn is involved, this is the specific archetype for manic-depression or a progressive psychology of self-defeat. Because Gemini is part of the triad of Libra and Aquarius, the Libra connection, via Aquarius, can also cause multiple personality disorders, which are now called dissociative behaviors. 
                                                               Manic depression

(Q): What are the astrological markers for manic depression?

(A): There are many markers, but it comes down to stressful dynamics between Saturn and Jupiter, or the rulers of one's 10th and fourth houses in a stressful aspect pattern, or the phasal relationship between Saturn and Jupiter being stressful, as in a full phase.

                                             Trauma, past lives and planetary nodes

(Q):  I have a question about planetary nodes - Aquarius/Neptune/Uranus/Pisces/Libra/Capricorn, 10th, 11th, and 12th houses and trauma. What type of trauma would be indicated if the south node of Neptune is conjunct Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter in Aquarius intercepted in the 10th and also widely conjunct the MC at 29 Capricorn 57 (Capricorn also on ninth)? The north node of both Venus and Neptune conjunct Pluto retrograde intercepted in Leo in the fourth; the north nodes of both Saturn and Jupiter conjunct the IC; and Saturn is retrograde in Virgo in the fifth. Pisces is on the 11th and natal Neptune retrograde in Libra in the sixth is conjunct the south node in the fifth, along with Mars retrograde (north node rule) in Libra. The Moon is in Taurus in the 12th; Sun in Pisces in the 10th; south node of Uranus is conjunct Chiron in Sagittarius in the eighth; and Uranus is retrograde in Cancer in the second, squaring the nodal axis. What if the north and south nodes of Pluto and Saturn fall into Capricorn in the ninth, but the south node of Jupiter is not in Capricorn; it's at 29 Sagittarius 02 minutes in the eighth conjunct Chiron? 

I can see the accepting responsibility for your own reality part, and trauma linked to disillusionment, mental, emotional, physical/sexual, psychic and spiritual trauma. There's a lot of parallel symbolism in the 'martyr' example in the book, with some radical contras. I would like to run past you what I've come up with. This soul was also persecuted and put to death for her beliefs and her message. Unlike the soul in the example, it caused her to suppress her true self, and to mistrust herself and others. She essentially became detached from her soul. She also may have allowed herself to be intimidated into delivering a system message/action in which she did not believe, and has much guilt as a result. In this lifetime she is to come out and publicly deliver a message, but change the way she has delivered it in the past so as not to threaten people or endanger herself. 

She is to regain her courage, self-worth and inner calm, (integrate body, mind and spirit) and become more self-reliant and have a sense of personal authority to successfully integrate into the existing system without selling out, or losing sight of, her individuality or purpose. She is also to become more discerning about who and what she sacrifices for. With Pallas in Scorpio in the sixth, she may have worked behind the scenes or underground for a cause. With Hildago conjunct the Libra south node configuration, freedom, equality, and justice are important to her, perhaps having fought for those in the past. With Chiron in the eighth conjunct the south nodes of both Uranus and Jupiter, she will attempt to allow these old wounds to die, and be reborn in Aries north node in the 11th. Active spirituality will be an important part of this 'rebirth'. She will have a lot of emotional/psychological baggage to work through to accomplish this, some of this dealing with her present life mother. 

I would really like to understand this past life trauma stuff a lot better because I'm convinced it affects us all much more than most would believe. What is hysteria dysplexia? I've been unable to find that term any place I've looked. 

(A): Yes, your analysis of those symbols is pretty much right on. You left out some of what correlates to unresolved trauma - specifically sexual trauma - and hysteria dysplexia, which is simply emotional hysteria caused by severe trauma that remains unresolved, thus displaced. Typically, hysteria dysplexia will also cause multiple personalities disorder, or now what is called 'dissociative behavior.' 

                                                            Trauma signature

(Q): I want to understand the signature for trauma more fully. I read your article, 'Trauma and the Outer Planets'. Even if the outer planets have stressful aspects, the individual is not necessarily under the trauma influence. Is that correct?

(A): Right.

(Q): Does it mean, though, that the person experienced a traumatic situation in a past life that may or may not have been repressed or suppressed? 

(A): Very commonly, when you see stressful aspects to the planets that correlate with trauma, it does correlate to trauma. The stressful aspects tend to correlate to traumas that have been so severe that they have not been dealt with. The non-stressful aspects tend to correlate to traumas that have been dealt with.

(Q): Is it possible that a person suffers from trauma, but externally in their behavior it is still very hard to detect? 

(A): Yes. Typically, the main give away is 'stunted speech,' or behavioral reactions to an existing stimulus that manifest as behavior that is disproportionate the stimulus itself.

(Q): Basically, at what point do you say whether a person requires therapy for suppressed trauma? (perhaps because of obvious external behavioral patterns)

(A): When a person becomes essentially dysfunctional and unable to integrate into daily living in such a way as to carry on a 'normal' life.
                                                       Trauma and Aquarius

(Q): In the first Measuring the Night, there is discussion regarding trauma in the birth chart. If Aquarius is figured prominently in the symbolism of Pluto and/or the south node of the Moon or its ruler, does this always indicate trauma?

(A): No. Aquarius, Uranus, and the 11th house is a total archetype like any other sign/planet/house, and one of the dimensions within that totality of that archetype is the dynamic of trauma.

(Q): Is it always related to from breaking away from the dictates of society if Saturn is involved in the symbolism? 

(A): No, there can be a variety of possible astrological signatures that can correlate to that.

(Q): In trying to integrate the archetype of Aquarius with the idea of trauma, does it always mean the root cause of the trauma is to cause detachment and awareness of the rooted behaviors found through further evaluation of the symbols?
 
(A): It depends on the nature and severity of the trauma itself. Depending on the severity it can, and in many cases does, equal an initial 'fragmentation' within the soul/personality. It is like a bomb going off that creates the initial destruction and then sends whatever was exploded into the air in all kinds of pieces. Then the pieces begin to fall back to the ground, but they are now totally rearranged from the original form that was exploded. A fundamental alteration with the structure of the soul occurs because of the trauma, the shock to it. This creates the post traumatic stress disorder dynamic wherein certain environmental 'triggers' can cause behaviors that are 'irrational' relative to the environmental stimulus. The effects can be very long lasting, which means these effects can last lifetimes. 

(Q): Another issue with the archetype, for some of these individuals, is the idea of reliance on the group, fitting in. Does the fear of individuality come from the trauma, and therefore anonymity is desired in subsequent lifetimes? 

(A): For some the process of 'individuating', moving beyond the consensus, has caused, for their own reasons, trauma from the environment relative to the judgments of the consensus. The are many possibilities for traumas of this kind. An example would be intense persecutions from the consensus that were so severe that the reaction to that could cause the individual to want to 'hide' from that consensus by way of trying to look and be like everyone else

                                                       Stabilizing the brain

(Q): I have a client with the following: south node combust Mercury in Taurus in the ninth house and conjunct Jupiter in Taurus in the ninth, all in opposition to a Uranus/south node conjunction in Scorpio in the third. Uranus and Jupiter both square Saturn in Cancer in the 12th, trine a Scorpio Moon in the fourth (Scorpio Moon rules the 12th) in loose balsamic conjunction to Neptune in Sagittarius in the fourth, with Neptune forming a sesquiquadrate to the Saturn. Mars is in Cancer in the 11th and is balsamic to Saturn and inconjunct Neptune in the fourth and trine the Uranus/north node. Would this be a case where the 5-HTP you talked about at Astro 2000 could be used to stabilize the brain? 

(A): Yes, certainly 5-HTP, but also homeopathic ignatia and pulsatilla and a tincture of Fo-ti.

                                   Emotional states of Pluto transiting the 4th house

(Q): The description of Pluto transiting through the fourth house doesn't sound like such a good time. The way you described the health problems of a person under this transit along with how the person can almost be catatonic as they absorb the shifting emotional states sounds like someone I know who is finishing this transit up. She is also a Cancer and has Pluto in Virgo conjunct the Moon and Uranus in Libra in the second. Do you recommend anything to benefit the afflicted areas of the body during this time?

(A): Anything that will create emotional stability and evenness, as the seratonin levels within the brain typically go haywire. A possibility is to supplement with a new compound called 5-HTP.

                                                          Natural antidepressants

(Q): Is there any herbal remedy you can or would recommend as a natural antidepressant for those suffering from deep and frequent debilitating depressions (as reflected in harsh natal Saturn aspects, and/or heavy natal Capricorn/Virgo energy)? 

(A): Yes, the herb damiana or the herb velerium. Homeopathically, try pulsatilla or ignatia.
           
                                                        Allopathic antidepressants

(Q1): What is your opinion about the Prozac type antidepressants? My impression of them is that they seem to help with getting out of security-driven (Pluto) behaviors. I am wondering if they blunt the inner, intuitive voice. Are there some instances where you think they are beneficial, perhaps short-term treatment to sort of "get out of the hole?"   

(A): To me, they are like putting a band aid on a wound; they don't deal with the causes of the problem, they only attempt to control or minimize it. Prozac can have pretty severe side effects for some. Remember when George Bush, the father of George W. Bush, was president, and he vomited all over himself and the Japanese Premier while on a state visit? And then he passed out right in front of everyone? He was using Prozac then. For some others it can actually induce a state of psychosis, and yet for others it can do the control job it is meant to do. It all depends on one's nature and biochemistry. Yes, Prozac controls or impacts on the levels of seratonin in the brain, which is critical in terms of our emotional states and reality, so Prozac tends to try to find the most stable and 'dull' state emotionally for a person, and thus blunts a lot of the normal functions of the brain and emotions, including one's imaginative or intuitive side.

(Q2): In relation to this question about antidepressants, with specific reference to Prozac, since 5-HTP is a precursor to seratonin, could that be used instead, at least in cases that were not labeled clinical depression? It seems that the medical profession has now moved beyond labeling women with PMS and is now telling many of them that they suffer from PMDD (Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder), and they are prescribing Serafem, which is just Prozac by a different name. Would the 5-HTP alone accomplish the same thing? (for those who are not willing or able to realize the underlying causes of this 'problem' in the first place. i.e.. what has been projected on them about women for thousands of years)? Or would it need to be taken in conjunction with something else for this specific 'problem'? 

(A): For the general purpose of restoring the natural levels of seratonin within the brain 5-HTP is an excellent product, plus it is natural. For those who wish information on it, you can go to this website - http://www.thehormoneshop.com. There you can actually read the medical research on this compound, its uses, and dosages. Relative to specific conditions one would need to know what the condition(s) are to actually treat them in the correct way.

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                                                               Neptunian instabilities

(Q): Are there indicators in the chart, either natal or progressions, that would indicate specific time frames for the potential of manic and/or psychotic breaks? This person, male, is saddled with Parkinson's disease, is taking dopamine and other drugs to control it and occasionally suffers from extreme paranoid delusions/hallucinations. (He was in the Marines Special Forces division in Vietnam). The episodes can get rather intense, raising concerns for the safety of family members. This may be a side effect of occasional drug prescription mismanagement on the part of the individual, for a past history exists of extensive recreational drug usage. He has a natal Moon conjunct Neptune in Virgo in the seventh house; Uranus conjuncts the retrograde south node in Taurus in the third; Venus in Leo squares the nodes and trines Saturn in Aries in the second; Uranus trines Neptune; Pluto conjuncts Mercury in Cancer in the fifth; Jupiter in Pisces in the 12th is on the ascendant.

He appears to be seeking connection to the source or higher truths only in others and deeply fears or cannot access alone the place where his inner connection lies. Is this reflective of the south node conjunct Uranus, some past life fears relative to his individuation? If so, is this further compounded by the Moon/Neptune conjunction in seventh, putting him in situations that challenge his internal security to self-actualize/individuate? In your tapes, you indicated that the seventh and 12th houses can correlate to various forms of mental instabilities. Is this such a signature? One other question, when a seventh house Moon conjunct Neptune looks continually to others for their connection to the Source, is it accurate to say that what they need to be guided to do is find it within oneself through their first house signature? 

(A): The person you have asked about comes to this life with what a psychologist would call 'hysteria dysplexia,' which is unresolved hysteria linked with unresolved traumas in recent lives. In relation to the Moon/Neptune/seventh/Virgo/Pisces/Jupiter, Uranus/south node conjunction, Venus squaring the nodes/Uranus, this is essentially a soul who has created recent lifetimes in which massive loss of life was occurring relative to political/religious wars, including the loss of his own family, and his own life. This is the basis of the unresolved trauma/hysteria, which then creates a dynamic within him of never feeling safe anywhere, feeling like 'something' can always happen. When mental instability is indicated natally, Neptune, Uranus, the 11th house, Aquarius, Pisces, and/or the 12th house will always be indicated in some fashion. The transits of these planets can correlate to 'timing' of when the underlying signature of mental instability becomes more active than at others. 

                                                                Panic/Anxiety attacks

(Q): What planets and signs correlate to the psychological phenomenon of panic attacks, or anxiety attacks? Perhaps it is a Mercury-Neptune or 12th house correlation? 

(A): Yes, that combination could correlate to 'panic attacks,' relative to what is called hysteria dysplexia or unresolved trauma from the past that has become emotionally displaced. In general, anxiety attacks are a function of unresolved trauma in one form or another. Thus, in general, Uranus, the 11th House, and Aquarius have this correlation. The lower octave of Uranus is Mercury, so the behavioral manifestation of such things can manifest thru Mercury, Gemini, or Virgo, but this planet and these signs are not the causative factors.

                                                                       Melatonin

(Q): I woke up from a nap today in a space where I 'knew' what you mean when you say that melatonin dissolves the boundary between the egocentric consciousness and God. It raised a few questions. I've noticed I often tend to fall asleep with a light turned on. Even though my eyes are closed while I'm sleeping, does having a light on in the room affect the amount of melatonin produced?

(A): Yes.

(Q): I often either stay up most of the night, or else get up in the middle of the night, to write or to reflect. This is not insomnia. I find it much easier to access my true nature and feelings in the middle of the night. Is this related to melatonin production, even though I'm awake?

(A): Yes, because the melatonin has already been secreted while you were sleeping. Upon waking, especially when it is still dark out, there is a carry-over affect of this melatonin.

(Q): If it is related to melatonin, does being awake at night cause less melatonin to be produced than would be if I were asleep? 

(A): Relatively, yes. But also remember that this hormone and protein is also relatively secreted even while awake, which is especially so for all souls who are inherently creative by nature, inventive by nature, who are deeply inspired by nature, and so on. This is the actual physiology of those things.

(Q): Is there a long term detrimental effect if this is a regular pattern?

(A): No, because souls who are inherently creative by nature don't sleep the socially conditioned way, which tells us we must have eight hours of sleep per night. In reality, the brain only needs four to five hours of sleep at most per day to totally renew. In fact, a recent study suggests that those folks who sleep less than eight hours (say 4 to 6 hours), actually live longer than those who sleep more than this. What this reflects is the strength of the underlying life force within such folks - very, very strong - and this tends to correlate to the creative, the artist, and inspired types among us. I also only sleep four to five hours a night, at most.

(Q): Also, is melatonin production affected by sunlight? In other words, if I nap during the day, is melatonin produced, since my eyes are closed, or does the fact that it's not night time limit melatonin production even though I'm sleeping in a dark room?

(A): It is still secreted, but not in the amounts produced while sleeping or dozing at night. For example, during the day time when we find ourselves 'spaced out,' this is an example of melatonin being produced even during the daytime.
                                                          Melatonin and spiritualizing process

(Q1): You mentioned in your tapes that light therapy suppresses the secretion of melatonin and, consequently, can be used to treat depression. Do increased levels of melatonin cause depression?

(A): Yes, it can. It can also be the causative factor in what is called manic-depression.

(Q1): I'm a little confused because you also mentioned that melatonin acts to dissolve the boundaries separating the subjective egocentric consciousness from soul consciousness. In essence, melatonin acts as a spiritualizing process. How does melatonin connect with depression and act as a spiritualizing agent at the same time? 

(A): When one consciously begins the journey to truly spiritualize, melatonin is increased within the brain/consciousness in order to dissolve the apparent boundary between the current ego and the soul. As this occurs, the soul then becomes increasingly aware, consciously, of the Source of All Things: actual inner 'cosmic' consciousness in varying degrees of realization - the Ultimate, the Absolute. As a result of this, when the consciousness is then 'snapped' back to 'normal' reality - life on earth with all that that means and implies - the contrast that one's consciousness is then presented with causes, for many, a transiting state of depression. This depression is caused by the inner knowledge that one must complete whatever the current life is about - the gravity of time and space, mortality, the baggage of the 'body,' the baggage of the totality of what the life is about.

(Q1): Also, is it correct to say that if you are not tuned into this spiritualizing process the melatonin can in some people become "misdirected" and become a causal factor in psychic disturbances?
 
(A): Yes, it can be a causative factor in all kinds of neuroses and psychoses.

(Q2): As one moves into the spiritual state, would it be of great importance, because of this "snap back" you mentioned, to not only be very aware of this effect of melatonin on the conscious being, but also to be able to manage the melatonin so as to not get unbalanced? 

(A): Melatonin is naturally regulated by the entire brain. When one is supplementing with melatonin then, yes, one must be careful. 
                                                            Herbs and dreams

(Q1): Is there an herb or combination of herbs that can be taken regularly to help stimulate whatever gland needs to be stimulated so that one may have more consistent dreams?

(A): Not to my knowledge. 
(Q2): I work as an herbalist and know that people have dream experiences when they take Valerian. Personally, I don't get that from it, but try Gotu Kola. I have funky lucid dreams when I take it. In the herb's history, it was taken by medicine people to induce 'visions.' You don't need to overdo it, though; just take the suggested dosage on the back. It's very safe and good for many things!

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