The Origins of Astro-Herbalism

Astrology, astronomy, and herbalism were once woven together as a single sacred science of observation and healing. The earliest sky watchers were also healers, herbalists, and farmers. Their study of the heavens was not separate from daily life but interlaced with medicine, agriculture, and ritual. Before these arts were divided into categories of science and spirit, they existed as one. To know the movement of the planets was to know when to plant seeds, prepare remedies, harvest, or tend to illness. For the herbalist today, remembering this origin restores a holistic way of seeing that unites body and cosmos, plant and planet, earth and sky. By tracing our practice back to these roots, we return to a lineage where every remedy was a living bridge between the celestial and terrestrial worlds.