"To determine how to look for potential health problems in the future, one can use transits, progressions, solar arcs, and eclipses. We will use Carl Sagan's chart to observe what planetary combinations were in effect when he became ill. It should be noted that when using transits it is the planets from Jupiter through Pluto that give us the most information on upcoming events.However,transiting Mars is a good timer when used in conjunction with these other planets. "

"First of all, before I list the planets and problems associated with them, keep in mind that although the aspects might be in the natal chart, thatdoes NOT mean that they are immediately in effect at birth. At some pointin time, the transits or progressions or something has to trigger the aspects for the expected health problem to occur. And it may NEVER occurif you die from an accident before that triggering can take place. So asyou read what follows, don't get yourself all in an uproar if you see someapparently awful health disaster in your chart."

"Medical Astrology is the branch of astrology that deals with the workings of the human body. A competent medical astrologer can analyze a person's birth chart and determine bodily strengths and weaknesses, proneness to various disease states, and nutritional deficiencies. In the event of illness or disease, a medical astrologer will use predictive methods to try to determine the severity and duration of the disease. Sometimes a medical astrologer can help determine the course of a disease by the use of a chart called a decumbiture chart. "

With the recent passing of Lynn Redgrave and her eight-year battle with cancer, I was intrigued to study her horoscope and life events to understand what may have triggered the onset of her breast cancer diagnosis in 2002. It was within that year Redgrave found a lump in her breast. In December she was diagnosed with breast cancer, had a mastectomy in January 2003 and underwent chemotherapy.

I had a consultation with a new client the other day, who had had a severe problem with recurring bladder infections, continuously —non-stop— over the past five years. As soon as she would finish taking antibiotics and the symptoms cleared up, the bladder infection, would return. Miraculously however, over the past few months, she was astonished to observe that her bladder infection had not returned. It had vanished. It was gone!