Marcos Patchett, MNIMH, MAMH, Plan*tarium founder, is bringing you a school of quality medical astrology and continuing practitioner development (CPD) training to users of plant medicine worldwide.

From Level 1 (novice) to Level 3 (practitioner), the core curriculum and supplementary courses connect herbal folk with the best traditional astrological guidance from above, and help astrologers rediscover the wisdom of below with botanical medicines.

Additional CPD modules are available to assist herbalists and astrologers build profitable practices in sustainable and ethical ways.

Astrology for Herbalists: Core Curriculum

This course is suitable for therapists of all kinds, including herbalists, medical doctors, homeopaths, acupuncturists etc. The course is oriented towards therapists who work with plant medicines but teaches medical astrology from the ground up for all therapists who work with patients or clients.

Level 1 – Novice

For those who have not studied traditional medical astrology before. In this five-lesson course, students will learn how to find appropriate remedies and medicinal plants using astrology, without requiring advanced astrological knowledge –even without using any charts at all!  Students will also learn the basic anatomy and foundational principles behind astrological charts, and some key terms and principles in medical astrology. By the end of the course students will know how to use the time of a medical event, consultation or question to create a chart to guide treatment.  This course will be beneficial for all herbalists, therapists or doctors who use botanical medicines and wish to upgrade their practice with astrology.

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Cost for this module is £238.80

About Marcos

Marcos began practising as a medical herbalist in 2004, initially specialising in complimentary care for people living with HIV, working from Neal’s Yard Remedies’ Therapy Rooms and Tony’s Holistic Centre in London. He worked as a dispenser on Middlesex University’s training clinic for their Western Herbal Medicine BSc in 2009-2010 and later as a clinical supervisor for the Western Herbal Medicine BSc and MSc courses at Middlesex from 2013-2018, and for Westminster University in 2021-2022, and Heartwood online in 2020-2023.

Marcos is also a medical and horary astrologer, and a lifelong student of renaissance and classical astrology. He is an affiliate tutor for Kepler College in the USA, the UK Qualified Horary Practitioner (QHP) school, and a faculty member of the Academy of Astrology UK. Marcos’ first book, The Secret Life of Chocolate was released in 2020, and the forthcoming paperback “herbalist edit” of this book – Pharmakakawa: Theobroma cacao in medicine and ceremony – is due for release in 2024.