Healing Herbs and Health Foods of the Zodiac unites two of Earth's oldest traditions, herb lore and astrology, in their modern incarnation.
The Plant Kingdom is the foundation for all life, from it we derive our sustenance and find—as herbalist of old maintained—a cure for every ill. Herbal preparations are the oldest medicines in any culture, and remain the source for most modern drugs. From the rain forests of Brazil to the mossy rocks of the Arc-tic, Nature provides a wealth of diverse botanicals.
Astrology is our oldest system for understanding and organizing our personal and social world. So a rich heritage of astrological factors in human health has been developed. Physicians of old looked to their patient's horoscopes for guidance to diagnosis and cure disease and directions for health maintenance.
Only recently in human history did we blindly turn away from traditional knowledge, losing our awareness of the astrological factors in disease and the healing powers of herbs. People thought of herbs only as condiments, neglecting not only their medicinal value, but ignoring entirely their ability to act as catalysts to enhance the nutritional value of the foods with which they are blended. Fortunately, the last twenty years or so have brought about a renaissance. "Alternative" medicine (natural and holistic approaches to healing and health maintenance) and the organic approach to food with a broadened understanding of nutrition have worked together to restore herbs to a place of honor in the kitchen and the medicine cabinet.
As Jude Williams indicates in the first section, herbs are not only readily available in the market place, but you can easily grow a wide variety in your garden or even indoors. Herb lore is rich and fascinating—here you find the gourmet side of living, and dis-cover sources of romance and magical enhancement for every day or special day living. The crafts of growing and compounding herbs are personally enjoyable, and encourage a shift in consciousness that brings the herbalist an inner awareness of the more subtle properties of these magical plants—an awareness that helps bring the herbalist into an active and more spiritual role in diagnosing and healing. Some readers will note that the astrology in this book is "traditional" rather than "modern." Medicinal astrology relies on traditional planetary relationships and herb correspondences because these ancient relationships are well established and understood. Ada Muir's contribution to our healing renaissance was to remind us of the important relationship between astrology and herbalism and to give this relationship a contemporary expression. Over 100,000 copies of her Healing Herbs of the Zodiac have been sold, making it a minor publishing classic. Combining it with her Health and the Sun Signs, and augmenting both with additional information by Master Herbalist Jude Williams, we feel that the Alternative Health spectrum is vastly enhanced. Health is a personal responsibility, and the fulfillment of that responsibility includes regular consultation with health professionals. However, many healing decisions are made in the kitchen and the herb garden, and it is to that awareness that this book is dedicated.
**Contents and Sample Pages**
Horoscopes (202)
Medical Astrology (53)
Nadi (39)
Numerology (62)
Original Texts (252)
Palmistry (65)
Planets (278)
Romance (36)
Vastu (129)
Vedic Astrology (108)
हिन्दी (273)
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