Medical Astrology is the branch of the Astrology that deals with Health and Longevity issues. Each sign and each planet are associated with a number of possible diseases. So it may be said that the native may be affected by such disease or diseases. In my opinion the function of the astrologer ends with saying that the particular part of the body will be sensitive to acute or chronic disease. Only the medical doctor alone is competent authority to name the disease.
The 6th house denotes the sickness, 8th house surgery, death, and 12th house hospitalization. Disease is indicated by 6, danger by 8, and defect by 12. If the sub lord of 12th cusp is in 6, the house of disease, and if the sub lord is in the constellation of the planet occupying or owning 6 or 8 or 12 it is definite that one will have the defect from the time when the significators conjointly operate. If the sub lord of the ascendant is in the constellation of the significator of 6 or 8 or 12 then one suffers from disease or danger or hospitalization. The following houses represent health issues in the astrology chart:
SIXTH HOUSE:Sixth house in the astrology chart is known as the ‘house of sicknesses’. It indicates disease and sickness. The health will break down only when one runs the mahadashas or Bhuktis of planets connected with the 6th house. Planets in any manner connected to the 6th house have to cause disease. Hence in their conjoined periods they produce such results. Any planet can own the 6th house or occupy the constellation or sub of lord of 6. Therefore, all planets are capable of causing ailment.
EIGHTH HOUSE:Eighth house in the astrology chart is considered to have direct bearing upon one’s longevity or span of life in this world. It is necessary to consider 1st and 3rd house also in addition to the 8th house for longevity. The 8th house is called the ‘house of death’, the end of life in this world. Eighth house has to do with misfortune, mental anxiety, accident, surgery, suicide, and danger from disease.
TWELFTH HOUSE:Twelfth house in the astrology chart is the house of hospitalization, confinement, imprisonment, loss by marriage, loss of wife, loss of any kind, expenses, donations, charity work, secret enemies, deception, and repayment of loan.
For cure, consider the 1st, 5th, and 11th. 1st - health, 5th is 12th to the 6th or absence of sickness, 11th is 12th to 12 - or absence of bedridden sickness. Whenever one suffers from any disease, one will be running the period of the planet connected with 6th house. He can expect cure during the sub period of the planet connected with ascendant or 5th house or 11th house. A Virgo born will be sick when they run the period of a planet in Scorpio, in Saturn star, and sun sub. The following houses represent cure from disease or good health in the astrology chart:
FIRST HOUSE:First house or the Ascendant is always an important house when it comes to the health of the native. It also indicates native’s physical stature, vitality and vigor. If the ascendant cusp lord and the ascendant lord are well placed by house, nakshatras, aspect and conjunction, it gives good health to the native.
FIFTH HOUSE:Fifth house is the house of cure or absence of sickness as it is 12th house to the 6th house of sickness and disease. In other words, 5th house negate 6th house matters, that is sickness and disease. During the period of the planets connected with the 5th house, the health of the native improves, and they find cure if they have any health issues.
ELEVENTH HOUSE:Planets in any manner connected with 11th house cure disease as 11th is the 6th to the 6th. No person can have a cure from the chronic disease, if there is no planet in the 11th house, no planet in the constellation of the owner or occupant of 11th house and if the 11th cusp and the lord of the 11th are in the sub of evil planets. Horoscopes of sick people reveal that the lords of the dasas which they experienced they contracted disease are all in the sub of lord of 6, and the 11th house is not strong. Lord of 11 and 1 are also spoiled. 11th house which is 12th to the 12th house governs discharge from the hospital.
AFFLICTIONS IN SIGNS:Each sign and each planet are associated with a number of possible diseases. Planets in movable signs cause disease of short duration; Common signs indicate neither short nor long. Fixed signs threaten disease of prolonging, chronic, and tedious nature. If planets are afflicted in movable or cardinal signs they affect head, stomach, kidneys and skin. Diseases, for example, brain fever, epilepsy, sudden unconsciousness (apoplexy); stomach trouble, cancer; kidney and liver troubles; rheumatism, gout and colds or chills. Afflictions in fixed signs affect throat, heart, urine-genital organs and blood. Diseases, for example, tonsillitis, diphtheria, heart troubles, spinal ailments, piles, stones, ailments regarding urinary and generative organs; blood disorders. Afflictions in common or mutable signs affect lungs, intestines, nerves and digestion. It represents diseases, for example, TB, bronchitis, asthma, intestinal diseases, rheumatism; dropsy, scurvy.
Ascendant: The degree rising on the cusp of the Ascendant is of great importance in judging the health. It rules the body. The bodily strength and its power of resisting disease may be judged. from the Ascendant. Health suffers when the sub lord of the ascendant is in the constellation of the significator of 6 or 8 or 12. If the sub lord of the Ascendant is in the star of the occupant of the 1st or the 11th, the health is normal. f the sub lord of the ascendant is in the star of the occupant or owner of the 6th (disease and sickness), the 8th (danger to life), or the 12th (bedridden illness), this is not good for matters of health.
Sun:It rules the vitality, constitution of the body.
Moon:It rules the functional system of the body. It is of primary importance in the case of a child. It is a very important significator of health in the chart of a woman.
Sixth House:It is a house of sickness, ailments and diseases. Disease is judged from the sign on the cusp of the 6th house, planets in the 6th house, ruler of the 6th house, and planets connected with the 6th house.
Thus Sun, Moon, Ascendant, the ruler of the Ascendant, the ruler of the 6th house, planets in the 6th house, and planets connected with the 6th house are the significators of health. Saturn when afflicted in the astrology chart causes diseases for want of proper nourishment, chronic and lingering ailments, dislocations, sprains, falls, blows, rheumatism, colds, chills, bruises. Mars when afflicted in the astrology chart causes sharp and sudden diseases, accidents, surgeries, fevers, inflammatory diseases. Jupiter when afflicted in the astrology chart causes liver trouble, gout, blood disorder, ailments arising from excessive eating and indiscretion in diet. Mental instability or madness is judged from the afflictions to moon and mercury by the malefics. Mercury rules speech and hearing. If sun and moon are afflicted, eyes are weak. Mars denotes operations, sharp and sudden diseases. Saturn lingering diseases like gangrene, paralysis.
This is the excellent foppery of the world, that when we are sick in fortune (often the surfeits of our own behaviour) we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and stars: as if we were villains on necessity; fools by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treacherous by spherical predominance; drunkards, liars, and adulterers by an enforced obedience of planetary influence; and all that we are evil in, by a divine thrusting on. An admirable evasion of whoremaster man, to lay his goatish disposition on the charge of a star
