Medical Astrology + Clinical Herbalism...
a truly holistic system of clinical herbalism
Astrology is sorely misunderstood these days: fortune telling, who you should marry, what job you should get, mere pseudoscience, a laughable paragraph in the Sunday paper…
Few realize it was once an integral part in the practice of traditional medicine, including systems of herbalism both East and West.
Medical astrology is simply another approach to practicing holistic herbalism, lending insights into assessing clients, classifying remedies, human and plant energetics, and core therapeutic principles.
Similar to Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, and other systems of herbalism, it recognizes the whole person, the whole plant, and their relationship to the wholeness of life.
Ultimately, it’s another tool in your toolbox to help you better heal the people you serve.
the School of Evolutionary Herbalism presents
botanical constellations
a 12 month online course of herbalism through the zodiac
to transform your practice of herbalism
This is not just a superficial list of herbs that are “good for” each astrological sign or just woo-woo plant-planet relationships. This is an in-depth analysis of the energetic patterns of each sign and charting their relationship to the core principles of clinical herbalism. You’ll get a glimpse into the profound connections between plants, planets, and people, and how it can help become a better practitioner of herbalism.
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Foundations in Astro-Herbalism
Astral Anatomy, Physiology, & Pathology
Star Signatures in Plants
Deepened Connection with Nature
Enhanced Self Awareness
The Mystery Tradition of the West
Each lesson for each sign is broken into three main sections: Natural Correspondences, Human Correspondences, and Botanical Correspondences. This gives you a well rounded understanding of each archetype and their unique spectrum of relationships, virtues, and patterns. Below is a more detailed outline of what you’ll learn under each sign of the zodiac:
These introduce the core energetic patterns of the sign and its archetypal, mythological, and traditional associations for a big picture overview of its virtues.
- The Energetic Architecture of the sign: the corresponding Planet, Element and Mode
- Seasonal dynamics and reflections in nature
- Dual nature and relationship to yin and yang
- Relationship to symbolism, archetypes, and mythologies of the world
- Correspondences to the major and minor arcana of the Tarot
In this section we focus on how the sign correlates to people on the physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual level, tying them together for a holistic understanding of people and their health.
- Physical constitution, body type and characteristics from the perspectives of Greek Humoral and Ayurvedic tri-dosha theories.
- Organ, system and tissue rulerships of the signs, planets, and elements.
- Disease and pathology potentials and pre-dispositions, organ system deficiencies, weaknesses, strengths, and excesses, as well as tissue state pathologies.
- Positive and negative psychological and emotional patterning of each sign.
- The evolutionary function of each sign as it serves to initiate us into higher levels of awareness- the archetypes as teachers.
The final section covers how the sign and its energetic architecture (Planet, Element, Mode) relate to various attributes and characteristics of medicinal plants. The goal being to help you see how multiple layers of a plant correlate to the astrological archetypes. This is illustrated with specific plant examples and materia medica.
- Morphological and botanical characteristics: shape, texture, color, habitat, scent, etc.
- Specific tastes, herbal actions, energetics, and organ, system and tissue affinities.
- Plant constituents and pharmacognosy
- Esoteric principles of plants
- Specific materia medica examples for each sign
“I’ve been studying astrology for almost 20 years now and I have never understood it so completely as I am now, going through it with Sajah in this program.”
– Doreen Phillips
WHAT YOU GET
& HOW IT WORKS
Fully
Supported
We’re here for you every step of the way. You’ll have all the help and support you may need throughout your journey from our team of experienced & knowledgable herbalists – on the phone, chat, email or through message in the student portal.
Searchable
Course Database
Astro-Herbalism is a completely searchable database. If you have a question or are looking for something specific, just search to find the exact lesson you’re looking for. You also get access to thousands of articles in our knowledge base.
You'll Have
Lifetime Access
Once your tuition is paid in full you will have lifetime access to the course materials. There are no deadlines to finish the course or end-dates where you lose access. We believe if you pay for something you should get to keep it forever!
Learn
Online or Offline
Every lesson is in video format, but you can also download MP3 versions of the lectures and in-depth PDF notes, charts, and handouts, making it easy to get your herbal studies in anywhere, especially through our exclusive student app.
engage & connect
with Community
Engage with the community in our student teahouse. Setup your profile, post in your activity feed, start a forum discussion, update us on your program progress, start a study group, and make connections with other like-minded herbalists.
Study
at Your Own Pace
You can study whenever it’s convenient for you. You’ll be able to take your time and watch the videos over and over again. There’s no deadline to finish the course material – you can study as fast or slow as you like.
“Before this course I had no idea about the interconnections between astrology and herbalism. Now I see that being an herbalist with astrological knowledge really takes my relationships with plants and people to the next level.
I am so grateful for these teachings and don’t think I would have been able to learn this information anywhere else. ““
– Kailani Gorman – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Take 12 months to transform your practice of herbalism...
JOIN the 2024-25 session of
Botanical constellations
Thursday, March 21st at midnight PST
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Sajah Popham
Author of Evolutionary Herbalism: Science, Medicine & Spirituality from the Heart of Nature
Hey there! I'm Sajah, core instructor and founder here at the School of Evolutionary Herbalism. You're probably wondering who I am and what my qualifications are.
I received a BS in Herbal Sciences from Bastyr University 2008, which formed my foundation in herbalism: rooted in science but also central to my Earth-centered spirituality. From there I received clinical training through studying and shadowing some of the best herbalists.
For the past decade of teaching thousands of folks from around the world through our school, my goal has been to have a truly holistic approach to people and plants, one that honors the physical, energetic and spiritual aspects of life. I strive to support people in transforming their lives, to not just be symptom free— but physically vital, mentally inspired, emotionally uplifted, and growing into their life purpose. The plants are at the root of this transformational healing, for that's what they have provided to me.
I hope to be able to share a little bit of the medicine I have gathered along my plant path with you.
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