Spagyric Pharmacy for the Practitioner of Botanical Medicine
Many modern practitioners of herbal medicine have a calling to heal not on the body with plants, but also the more subtle levels of the mind,ย emotions and spirit. While many reach for flower essences to work on this vibrational level of the human, this form of preparation is lacking in the physiological attributes of the […]
Alchemy and Medical Astrology in Clinical Herbalism (lecture from 2016 Breitenbush Herb Conference)
This class covers some of the critical components in regards to how incorporating western alchemy and medical astrology can radically enhance your practice of holistic herbalism.
What is “Energetic Architecture?”
I use the term โenergetic architectureโ a lot in my work- for itโs a phrase that to me truly encompasses the concept in alchemy of correspondences, or the philosophy that everything in life is interconnected, related, and the above and below are ultimately One. But what does that mean? And how do we use that philosophy practically? Energetic Architecture is a universal pattern of energetics that weaves together science, religion, and medical traditions from around the world. Essentially, it consists of three primary layers, or patterns, of energetics: the 7 planets, the 5 elements, and the 3 philosophical principles (Alchemy) or doshas (Ayurveda). When one looks at traditional models of the world, there is usually always some form of a 3 fold pattern, a 5 fold pattern, and a 7 fold pattern.
Medical Astrology and Herbalism: Mars
Mars is considered one of the โmaleficโ planets- IE one of the โbad guys.โ Of course, no astrological archetype is purely evil or bad, unless we donโt work with it in a good way or have it well integrated into our constitution. Mars typically creates diseases associated with heat, what the old physiomedicalist doctors called the โexcitation tissue state.โ Mars is always an important point in the chart to observe, especially whenever there is an underlying pathology of heat and excess Fire Element.
Gotu Kola Mineral Salts
The mineral salts are one of the most unique aspects of the spagyric process and the primary layer of the plant that are not included in most herbal products out there. We had some amazing salts crystallize recently in the Organic Unity lab of one of my favorite Ayurvedic plants Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica). Check out those crystals!!
Medical Astrology and Herbalism: Saturn
The root of our day of the week Saturday shows itโs direct reflection of the 7 planets ruling the 7 days of the week, as it used to be โSaturnday.โ Here Iโll outline a few principles of this most important planet in medical astrology and herbalism.
2015 Renaissance Medicine Conference
Early this May I did a few classes at the Renaissance Medicine Conference in Portland Oregon that I thought Iโd share with you. This is an incredible conference that focuses on the bridging of herbalism, alchemy and medical astrology- all of which were standard physician practice in the Renaissance Era. This yearโs conference had world […]