Astrological Journeys: Decoding Ancient Psychology and Medicine

Hippocrates, the Father of ancient Greek medicine, had this to say – that a physician without the knowledge of Astrology had better call himself a joker, than a physician… Nicholas Culpeper, 17th Century English herbalist and physician, insisted that trying to treat a patient without Astrology, is like attempting to lit a lamp without the oil… Finally – Carl Gustav Jung, modern Swiss psychologist, stated that what the ancient people called ‘gods’ or ‘planetary influences’ – were symbols of subconscious forces appearing in the human psyche. In this class, Astrology is presented as an ancient universal psychological and medical language that can be understood and successfully used today. Examples of traditional and contemporary interpretations of its principles will be pointed out. Ancient maps of ‘stars within us’ will be revealed. Basic metaphors, symbols and images of human nature and human condition, health and illness, as well as life cycles, processes and relationships between important biological and psychological data will be showed and explained.     About the Instructor: Margot (Sargo) Gotzmann, Ph.D. Sargo received her Ph.D. in Human Development, where she specialized in such aspects as education, culture and health. For most of her life, she worked as international consultant, working in different parts of the world. One of the areas of special interest for her is history of human thought in the area of psychology and medicine. She has studied astrology from such perspective - as ancient knowledge system of psychology and medicine and she has developed new approaches to decode those systems. Sargo is also a visual artist and a poet.