on Hippocrates

[Guest guest]

Actually, I must thank you Raja, for giving me a reason to probe

Hippocrates works a little more deeply. I was reading his text " On

Airs, Waters, and Places " , and found it very enjoyable and

insightful. I encourage all Ayurvedic practitioners to give it a

read, and for interests sake: http://classics.mit.edu/Hippocrates/

airwatpl.mb.txt

 

Much of what he writes can be easily understood from an Ayurvedic

context.

 

Interestingly, Hippocrates does make mention of the influence of

certain stars on weather patterns, which I find very interesting:

 

" For knowing the changes of the seasons, the risings and settings of

the stars, how each of them takes place, he will be able to know

beforehand what sort of a year is going to ensue. Having made these

investigations, and knowing beforehand the seasons, such a one must

be acquainted with each particular, and must succeed in the

preservation of health, and be by no means unsuccessful in the

practice of his art. And if it shall be thought that these things

belong rather to meteorology, it will be admitted, on second

thoughts, that astronomy contributes not a little, but a very great

deal, indeed, to medicine. For with the seasons the digestive organs

of men undergo a change. "

 

Although Hippocrates makes reference to the stars, these were clearly

coordinated with earth-orientated events, such as the change in

seasons, as was the original Jyotisha. In this respect, the stars

were used to track the passage of time, and indicate the change of

the seasons and weather. It is clear to me that seasonal changes,

and the activity of our sun, has a much greater influence on our

heath than stars that are millions of light years away.

 

Now of course the stars are no longer in the same position as during

Hippocrates' time due to precession, and thus his advice about

specific stars would no longer be applicable. I am sure however that

Hippocrates would encourage us to look up into the sky, and continue

to track the seasons with the stars. Perhaps what astrologers should

do nowadays is to find new stars to coordinate earth's seasonal

changes, instead of trying to coordinate the seasons to star

positions that no longer exist.

Caldecott

todd

www.toddcaldecott.com

[Guest guest]

Dear Todd

I am reading opinions of many about use of Vedic Astrology in Ayurveda. Every

one is presenting with supportive evidences which are interesting.

I am practising both for last 12 years. Though I have concentrated on only

health aspect of Vedic Astrology I will say my knowledge is too short to

construct it into scientific terms. In my opinion the way which helps masses

should be accepted as a practise. To put it into scientific terms should be left

for them who have insights in both sciences. To build any thinking as a science

is a continuous process of many years and some times of generations.

Vaidya Upadhye

http://www.astroayurvedalogy.com

http://www.astrotreat.blogspot.com

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Actually, I must thank you Raja, for giving me a reason to probe

Hippocrates works a little more deeply.....