Presentation: Working with the 6th House for Strategic Wellness

This past weekend I had the honor of presenting for the New Orleans Astrology Meetup group, to talk about medical astrology. It was great fun! This group has monthly meetings, and many of them are online, so anyone can join. Check them out!

In my presentation I discussed what the term “medical astrology” means, and some problems with using that term in today’s society, where it is illegal to claim to practice medicine without a license. It is probably safer to say “health astrology.” And it is definitely wise to avoid any hint that you might be diagnosing a disease. Astrology doesn’t work like that anyway, being a spiritual and symbolic system, not a scientific one! Astrology cannot tell us the exact disease that someone may have. It is unethical and incorrect to claim that it can.

I discussed my approach, which I am calling “Strategic Wellness.” The astrological natal chart can show us the areas in our bodies that may be more prone to problems than others. Knowing this, we can take extra care to guard those systems in our lives and make intelligent decisions about risks. Astrology helps us live strategically, not fearfully.

Then I went through each of the planets and described their traditional rulerships in the body, as well as some modern updates. I gave lifestyle suggestions for each planet, and I offered one herb that resonates with each planet’s energies and can be supportive of that energetic and physical system in the body. (I wanted to cover the herbs more in depth, but it would have taken all day!)

Finally, I discussed how physical symptoms can be tricky to understand, since the body is so interconnected and complex. When mysterious illnesses show up, it may not seem related to the areas of your body covered by your 6th house. But often times, the “upstream” source of the symptom can actually be related to the 6th house system, generating effects that show up in other parts of the body.

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