What is a Medical Astrology Reading?

A medical astrology reading has 4 parts:

1. Understand your reason for a medical astrology reading.

2. Describe your temperament using astrology

3. Understand what astrology says regarding the reason for the reading, including the prognosis, severity, timing, mitigating factors, and choices to be made.

4. Describing remedies and possible outcomes.

I'll describe these 4 parts in more detail:

First, the reading starts with a discussion of the reason for your request. I want to make sure the issues are clear for the reading by asking questions to clarify areas of uncertainty and to understand you more.

Some clients like to see what astrology says about the way you may relate to others, for instance, when dealing with feelings, are you avoidant, anxious, or a mix? Or, how does my mind operate? What is the best way for me to focus and increase my concentration skills? Or, what does astrology say about my genetics? How was I impacted by my parents, and will my kids be impacted by me with certain traits? The possible questions and areas that we can focus on are endless. Thus, the major focus at first is simply clarifying what we want to examine astrologically.

Second, I will be looking to determine what temperament you tend towards and how this may have impacted your health and life. Through books or movies, you may have heard of the 4 classic temperament styles, Sanguine, Choleric, Melancholic, and Phlegmatic, that have been used by medical astrologers for 100s of years. Shakespeare was fond of creating characters that acted out a particular temperament (for instance, the melancholic humor is often used to describe Prince Hamlet’s temperament).

Here is a brief description of each temperament-type:

• Sanguine: Optimistic, social, active, and enthusiastic.

• Choleric: Short-tempered, irritable, active, and a natural leader.

• Melancholic: Analytical, introspective, quiet, and perfectionistic.

• Phlegmatic: Relaxed, peaceful, calm, and easygoing.

Just as we now believe that mental illnesses may in part be due to an imbalance of chemicals in the brain, during Shakespeare's day, doctors believed that certain personality traits or temperaments stemmed from an imbalance of specific fluids or elements in the body.

So, this is the second step: collecting information and getting a sense of who you are and what your tendencies are. These are all symbols and as such, are tools to help guide us rather than a diagnosis or a certain fate that you must follow. We will try to have fun exploring this. I hope you can share my amazement at the interconnectedness of our world that astrology is a master at illustrating.

Thirdly, we will look at the reason for the reading in a more technical way to obtain details. If there is an illness like Malaria, we could see through the chart the various ups and downs a person with Malaria may have to go through before recovering. We can see the timing of improvement or relapse. Also, we can assess the effectiveness of the treatment and if the doctor caring for you is the right one.

Lastly, we will discuss remedies and therapies of various types, including diet, behaviors, medicine, herbs, homeopathic, osteopathic, meditation, counseling, prayer, exorcism etc. A wide range of options will be discussed and reviewed. Please read the medical disclaimer. 

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I hope this gives you a clear overview of what happens in a medical astrology reading. The amount of information covered and the near infinite details in a reading make describing it difficult. One must experience a reading and become involved with the material to truly understand. I am happy to correspond more if you have questions: clarkg@pm.me