posted August 17, 2007 02:35 PM              

I've witnessed a simple procedure such as a lumpectomy go quite bad simple because the doctor wouldn't reschedule the surgery a few days later, just enough to get the Moon out of Cancer. The patient suffered from post-surgical complications from what was meant to be just a routine procedure.

Of course, one may argue that these things could happen, and not just because the Moon happened to be in a particular sign, but if it's elective surgery anyway, you could probably choose a favorable day for it without inconveniencing your doctor so much, just as an added sort of cosmic protection. Who knows how these things work exactly, right? It's better to err on the side of (astrological) caution.

posted August 17, 2007 02:57 PM              

The Moon should be in Aquarius in 2 weeks so hopefully no worries. Good luck

posted August 17, 2007 03:58 PM            

So that means that the Moon will be entering Scorpio on Saturday at 12:14? and from then will be in some other signs different than Virgo which is the one that could make things a bit complicated? So if I'm having this surgery after Saturday at 12:14 would it be better?

And Patrick: Did you mean from Aug. 20th from 6-8 am is the safest time?

posted August 17, 2007 10:32 PM              

LOve and Reverence to ALL... .

posted August 18, 2007 02:09 AM              

"If I may be permitted a respectful suggestion to the medical profession, physicians and surgeons would benefit by paying more attention to the founding father of their profession - Hippocrates, who based his knowledge on astrology. Every doctor, upon being presented with his or her medical degree in whatever specialty, before taking over the authoritative role of dictating to us about our own bodies (surely a precious and privately owned possession) takes the "Hippocratic Oath". Therefore, is it too much to ask that the wisdom of the founding father's counsel be respected and followed in the practice of medicine?"

"Consider some of that wisdom from Hippocrates. He wrote in his diaries that 'He who practices medicine without the benefit of the movement of the stars and planets is a fool.' No pussyfooting around with innuendos of Greek double-talk there. (Much like the well-known legal adage that 'he who represents himself in a court of law has a fool for a lawyer.') Hippocrates further stated firmly this warning: 'Touch not with iron that part of the body ruled by the sign the Moon is transiting."

"It means this: One does not perform a surgical procedure with a knife (iron) upon a part of the patient's body which is ruled by ( associated with) the astrological sign through which the Moon is moving at the time. The Moon remains in one sign approximately 2 and 1/2 days, and this information can be easily obtained from and Ephemeris, calculated by astronomers."

"According to Hippocrates, and proven repeatedly in surgery, disobeying this law will inevitably result in 1 of 3 failures of any surgery performed at the wrong time: 1) complications, including infection - 2) unusually slow and painful healing and recuperation - 3) fatality. The last of the 3 possible results of disobedience of the law is behind the too frequent and well-known medical explanation that: 'The operation was a success, but the patient died.' In the case of 3), death can result from any number of causes, including the anesthetic administered. The results of 1) & 2) and by far more frequent, and result 3) is rare. Nevertheless, observing the warning of Hippocrates is clearly the wisest course."

"Personally, I never accept anything counseled bu anyone without 1st investigating its validity, and that includes the astrological advice of Hippocrates. But, unlike the medical profession's attitude toward the stars and planets, neither do I disbelieve it until I've checked into it to a satisfactory degree. I investigated the counsel of Hippocrates concerning this particular law, and found it to be valid each time." (***She goes on to give some examples, but I decided I did not want to type all of those out!!)

"Assuming you get lucky and find a doctor who will be at least partially sympathetic to your views about the no-no dates for surgery, he or she may ask you why this should be. Here is the foundation behind the counsel of Hippocrates concerning 'Touch not with iron that part of the body ruled by the astrological sing the Moon is transiting."

"Even the stuffiest scientists now recognize and realize that the Moon controls the ocean's tides as well as the timing of the opening and closing of oysters. Any police chief can tell you that the department dreads the nights of the Full Moon, because it brings on a great 'tide' of criminal activity, filling up the police blotters with double or triple the number of crimes compared to other times. (We get the word Lunatic from the seemingly Full Moon Madness that comes upon some people!!) The Moon also controls the monthly menstrual cycles of women."

"Now, since it's a recognized fact that the Moon has the power to move around all the great bodies of water in the oceans on Earth, and since it's an equally recognized fact that more than 85% of the human body consists of water, the Moon controls your body and emotions to a degree most people don't suspect."

"Surgery interrupts the as yet undiscovered tidal flows in the body by the unnatural process of opening up the body and allowing air to enter. Consequently, those parts of the body which are ruled by whatever astrological sign the Moon is transiting at the time are especially sensitive and vulnerable. That should explain the counsel of Hippocrates sufficiently to even the most closed medical minds, let alone to an open-minded physician or surgeon."

"Remember that the stars incline, they do not compel. Translated, that means that your nativity or horoscope shows which diseases and accidents to which parts of your personal body you are inclined to suffer. If you take the proper preventive measures, these astrological birth warnings will have accomplished their purpose, and you need not become ill in the manner indicated in the horoscope as the body's inclination. But if you do not take such preventive measures (for the reason that you're ignorant of your own nativity's warnings) , then your body will be inclined to respond to the electromagnetic 'pulls,' and what were originally only possibilities will then become realities."

--Linda Goodman, Star Signs

posted August 18, 2007 10:03 AM            

Congratulations and good luck on your C-section (if that's what is coming up for you)

Here's a list of when the Moon changes signs for this year:
http://www.astrologyweekly.com/astrological-information/moon-signs-2007.php