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Medical strology

A medical astrologer may consider the following factors while studying a chart with respectto disease:

Timing of disease.Diagnosis.Severity.Treatment and remedy.The above factors are equally important to the medical astrologer as well as to the doctorand the patient. Each may be briefly discussed, and the role of the astrologer versus that ofthe medical man outlined as follows:Timing (Onset) of diseaseThis is the strong area of an astrologer. A sound astrologer, on examining a horoscope,should be able to indicate the time when a person is liable to fall ill. This may help in takingsome preventive steps, especially the astrological remedial measures, to forestall themalady. For a medical man, it is not possible to predict a future illness. There are certain

diseases that run in families and may be expected to occur in some of the blood relations ofthe native. On whom amongst the relatives the suffering may befall and when cannot bepredicted with any degree of accuracy on the basis of the existing medical knowledge.Diagnosis (or the nature) of diseaseThis is a weak area for the astrologer. To be sound in this will require a lot of research bymedical men proficient in astrology. Diagnosis of a disease is the strongest area of themedical man, with all the sophisticated investigations at his disposal to help him in thisregard.Severity (and Outcome) of diseaseA patient or a consultor is, naturally, concerned about the severity of an ailment and itsoutcome. Generally, a medical practitioner of today, with his sound knowledge, will be ableto accurately decipher the possible course that an ailment may take in a given patient. An

astute astrologer, too, should be able to indicate the severity and the outcome of an illnesswith a fair amount of accuracy, sometimes perhaps better than the medical practitioner.TreatmentThere is no doubt that medical remedies of today are far superior to and more reliable thanany astrological remedies. Astrology can, however, help in two ways. Firstly, when adverseplanetary influences indicate the occurrence of an ailment at a future date, and medicalscience understandably has no clue about it, resorting to propitiation of planets as aremedial astrological measure may be undertaken. Secondly, astrology can sometimesindicate whether or not surgical intervention is going to help, and when. In addition it is alsopossible that a sound astrologer may be able to point to a diseased organ or region whenthe medical man is finding it difficult to locate the site of illness; without doubt this happensfrequently.

It is but obvious that the area clearly offers many challenging opportunities for research.Following this it is earnestly hoped that medical astrology someday, perhaps sooner ratherthan later, would be of great help to the medical profession and therefore to the populace atlarge. Further delving into the area of medicine is precluded from the scope of the presentpaper. I would however very much like to present a brief glimpse into the astrological side.

Disease ClassificationAstrologically, disease may be classified into the following two categories: -Nija or due to self.Agantuka or acquired. Would include inherited.

Systems of the BodyThe main systems in the human body are governed by the planets as under:

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PLANET SYSTEMSun Skeletal (Bone)Moon CirculationMars MuscularMercury Nervous system (& Skin)Jupiter DigestiveVenus ReproductiveSaturn Excretory

Problems in any particular system in the human body are likely to be caused by the planetinimical to the ruler of that system. The effect of Saturn, for instance, is virtually non-existentat birth and progressively goes on increasing with age. As a result any bone injury in earlyyears tends to heal immediately while a similar injury in old age may prove stubborn and notheal at all sometimes. Jupiter is the naisargika karaka for growth. Cancer is uncheckedgrowth of toxic cells in the human body. It is indicative of Jupiter having become malefic andhaving withdrawn its benign protection. Let there be no ambiguity, problems/disease arecaused as a result of the atma having become agitated and desiring to leave the body.

Further detailing of disease, its causes and remedies may form the subject matter of anentire book and is therefore beyond the scope of the present paper.