AstroHerbalism: Alchemical Traditions of Connecting Plants with the Zodiac
In this immersive class, you’ll explore the deep roots of Western medical astrology and the Hermetic traditions that shaped early herbalism, where plants, planets, and the human body were understood as expressions of the same living intelligence.
We move through the historical foundations of astrology and herbal medicine, from the Hermetic worldview of “as above, so below” to the integrated systems of early physicians who worked simultaneously as astrologers, herbalists, and healers. From there, we explore how this cosmological approach can be applied today to deepen your relationship with plants, your body, and your birth chart.
Together we explore:
The Hermetic foundations of Western herbal medicine and the principle of correspondence (“as above, so below”)
A historical overview of medical astrology and its role in early healing traditions
The four elements, seven planetary archetypes, and twelve zodiac signs as a system for understanding life patterns
The Six Tissue States and Greek humoral theory as frameworks for imbalance in the body
How to read a birth chart for plant allies and constitutional tendencies
How planetary transits influence emotional, physical, and energetic states
The doctrine of signatures and how to identify a plant’s planetary ruler through color, taste, form, and habitat
How to work with planetary timing in herbal preparation, harvesting, and ritual medicine-making
Ways to integrate astrology into daily herbal practice for deeper alignment and insight
Through this class, you begin to see plants, people, and cycles of time as part of one interconnected system where herbal medicine becomes biochemical, symbolic, relational, and cosmological.
Astro Herbalism: Alchemical Traditions of Connecting Plants with the Zodiac with Lindsay | May 22
All of our ancestors have traditions of looking to the stars and the plants for support and guidance. In this class, we will remember and connect with rituals and plants that can strengthen your connection to the planets and zodiac so you know how to create your own rituals and herbal remedies during astrological events that rebalance your mind, body, spirit and soul.
What you'll learn:
The Hermetic Philosophy behind working with plants and the cosmos.
A basic crash-course on birth chart reading.
How to know which planets and zodiacs are the most powerful for you to work with based on your birth chart.
How to weave the energy of planets and zodiacs into your medicines
How to determine the planetary rulership of a plant
Teacher Bio:
Lindsay Chestnut is an herbalist, permaculture practitioner, astrologist, and educator whose work explores the relationships between plants, people, and the patterns that shape both earth and cosmos. Her teaching weaves herbal energetics, physiology, astrology, and hermetic philosophy, guiding students to recognize the patterns connecting plants, bodies, and cosmic cycles through storytelling, somatics, and experiential learning.
