Summary: <br> In episode 71 astrologer Lee Lehman joins the show to discuss medical astrology, and some of the ways that astrology and medicine have been used together since ancient times.<br> Lee is the author of a book on medical astrology titled <a href="http://amzn.to/1Sl8x9x" rel="nofollow">Traditional Medical Astrology</a>.<br> You can find out more information about Lee’s work on her website at <a href="http://leelehman.com">LeeLehman.com</a>.<br> Below you will find the show notes, followed by links to download or stream the recording.<br> Episode Outline<br> Here are some of the topics we covered during the course of the episode:<br> <br> * Lee’s background and interest in astrology and medicine.<br> * Book published in 2012: Traditional Medical Astrology.<br> * Has a traditional bent, because most medical astrology was formulated during the middle ages.<br> <br> * Doctors were trained in astrology<br> * There were chairs for astrology in the universities.<br> <br> <br> * Theoretical basis of ancient medicine<br> <br> * Hippocratic and Galenic medicine<br> <br> <br> * The elements, humors, and temperaments<br> <br> * Hot, cold, wet, dry.<br> * Sanguine, choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic.<br> <br> <br> * Health through balancing one’s temperaments.<br> <br> * Similar idea in Indian astrology/medicine/Ayurveda.<br> <br> <br> * Determining one’s temperament through the natal chart.<br> * How to balance temperaments through foods, practices, etc.<br> * Identifying weaknesses in the body that could lead to illness.<br> <br> * Analysis of the 1st and 6th houses as related to patterns related to prevalence of disease.<br> <br> <br> * Different branches relevant to medical astrology:<br> <br> * Natal astrology<br> * Electional astrology<br> <br> * Decumbiture charts<br> <br> <br> * Horary astrology<br> <br> <br> * Astrology as a diagnostic tool, when other tools didn’t exist.<br> * Using electional astrology for surgery dates.<br> * Elections for non-surgical health treatments.<br> * Predicting the course of illness through critical day theory, via the natal chart.<br> * Longevity and issues surrounding the length of life.<br> <br> * Reframing length of life technique as periods that may be difficult for vitality.<br> <br> <br> * Ethical and legal issues connected with practice of medical astrology in modern times.<br> * Adapting traditional astrology to current sociological and medical trends.<br> <br> Listen to This Episode<br> You can either play this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your computer by using the buttons below:<br>
