This book includes Marcia's knowledge, based on over thirty years experience, of medical astrology and healing. There are 8 chapters on the basic principles in medical astrology, including the asteroids and Chiron. The other 17 chapters deal with various disease syndromes. New material comprises research on AIDS, Altzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, ADD, Bipolarity, and Schizophrenia. Each of these chapters contains 2 or more case histories, along with recommendations for treatment and supplements. Also in the book are six appendices, including astrological birth control, decumbiture charts, and the anatomical meaning of zodiacal degrees translated from the German by the late Mary Vohryzek.

Jeannine Parvati Baker, author of Hygeia: A Woman's Herbal, and with Frederick Baker, Conscious Conception: Elemental Journey through the Labyrinth of Sexuality.

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A basic text, this book has been used by many for teaching Medical Astrology. In the first few chapters the physiological meanings of the signs and planets are discussed giving the reader a sound vocabulary. There is a chapter on Midpoints and Midpoint combinations considered physiologically as well as on Progressions and Transits. The remaining chapters encompass various diseases such as Allergies and Asthma, Diabetes and Hypoglycemia, Arthritis, Cancer, etc. The disease is explained physiologically with suggestions on natural treatments, and then the astrological data follows including several case histories with transits, progressions, eclipses, and other data.

The original title of this book was Earth Mother Astrology, published by Llewellyn in 1989. It is still in print under this title in German (Schneelowe Verlag Publications) and in Portuguese (Editora Pensamento, Brazil). This book details the relationship between Astrological signs and planets with various healing modalities. After a few basic chapters on astrology and the meaning of signs, planets, and houses, there are chapters on Vitamins and Minerals, Herbs, Crystals and Gems, Flower Essences, Color Healing, Music, and Aromatherapy. There is also a chapter on how to work with an astrological chart with two case histories. The last chapter discusses various rituals for the New and Full moons in each sign. It is also published in Italian under the title, Guarire Con Astrologia, (Edizioni El Punto). and in India by B.Jain.

Parts of this book were published as The Complete Handbook of Natural Healing by Llewellyn in 1991. That book is still available in Portuguese (Editorial Estampa, Lisbon) and Polish (Wydawnictwo Astrum). Handbook of Natural Therapies is divided into three parts: Vibrational Therapies which includes the seven chakras, Color therapy, Music and Sound therapy, Crystals and Gems, Vibrational Body-work, and Homeopathy; Therapies for the Mind, Emotion, and Spirit which includes Mental and Spiritual Therapies (Meditation, Biofeedback, Hypnosis, Transpersonal Psychology, Reichian therapy, Past Life Regression, Shamanic Techniques), Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Ayurvedic Medicine; and Therapies to Cleanse and Balance the Physical Body which includes Cleansing, Metabolism and Diet, Herbology, Bodywork Therapies, Exercise, and Diagnostic Techniques. The Introduction consists of an explanation of the spiral of healing and the work of Paracelsus.

Women's Medicine Ways presents material from many cultural traditions as a way to learn about birthing, puberty, marriage, menopause, crossing over, and other rites of passage. The opening chapter introduces the implements of ritual such as drums, rattles, altars, smudging, casting circles. There is also a chapter on ceremonies for various phases of the Moon as well as a chapter on rituals for Equinoxes, Solstices, and Cross Quarter days such as All Hallows. Herbs and natural remedies for women are included in the chapters on Puberty, Birthing, and Menopause.

This book is in print in Spanish, Danzando con la Sombra (Gaia Ediciones). In The Dark Goddess, myths of various goddesses are utilized as Kali, Pele, Inanna, Lilith, Medusa, Sekhmet, and Hecate in order to bring out certain psychological qualities hidden in the female shadow. Each chapter describes one myth as well as discussing the psychological qualities with which it relates. In addition, there is a ritual for dealing with the specific qualities as well as personal experiences by each author.

The Dark God presents myths of various gods such as Dionysus, Hephaestus, Ares, Zeus, Hades, and the Horned God to exemplify the male shadow found in both women and men. A discussion of the female and male shadow is found in the Introduction. Each chapter describes one myth and its relation to the male shadow. In addition, there is a ritual in each chapter for dealing with these qualities. The personal experiences of two men, Barton Stone and Rick Ramirez, are also included.

The Turning Wheel is Marcia Starck's first collection of poems. The volume is a poetic response to the changes in the world and represents the best of the writer's work over an extended time period.

Poet Miriam Sagan says of this volume:
"These poems are a mystical appreciation of the world around us. They sing and dance through the seasons. By turns political, contemplative, and personal they take the reader through the cycles of nature and the heart."

Marcia's poems appear in Dancing Between Worlds, poems by Word Dancers, and in various publications.

As an astrologer and one who facilitates rituals, Marcia shares her knowledge of natural cycles as well as her sensitivity to world events in her poetry.