Study the historical practices of astrology with a focus on Hippocratic and Galenic medicine. Explore astrology's advent, essential developments, and the foundational personalities within systems of medical thought and care.
Upon completion of this course, successful learners will be able to:
- Situate astrological practice as a transdiscipline, professionally, historically, and cross-culturally.
- Discuss omen-based symbolism relative to functional magical-medical praxis.
- For herbal thought, explore the doctrine of signatures, botanical rulerships, and taxonomical relations between plant medicine and astrology
- Apply astrology to public health concerns.
- Review systems of care that can be informed astrologically.
Lehman, J.L., Traditional Medical Astrology: Medical Astrology from Celestial Omens to 1930 Illustrated edition ed. 2012: Red Feather.
Pre-requisites:
Kepler College Fundamentals Certificate or equivalent knowledge. or by permission of instructors.
- Teacher: Lee Lehman
- Teacher: William Morris
- Teaching Assistant: Mary Gaterud