The Course
NCCAOM approved for 10 PDA. This course offers a structured and accessible introduction to Medical Astrology for Acupuncturists, designed to bridge Western astrology and Eastern Medicine in a clinically relevant way—bringing the cosmos into your clinical thinking without abandoning the rigor of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Beginning with the foundations of Western astrology, the course guides you through astrological theory and its medical correlations. Through a cross-system, East–West integrative lens, you’ll learn to read the natal chart as a symbolic diagnostic map, not a predictive tool, to reveal:
- Constitutional strengths and weaknesses
- Subtle patterns of qi and disharmony
- Elemental, modal, and polar imbalances contributing to excess, deficiency, or stagnation
- Environmental influences, hidden energetic signatures, inherited vs. acquired traits
- Psycho-emotional-spiritual factors that shape health
Whether you are new to astrology or already familiar with its principles, this program provides a practical framework to enhance pattern recognition, refine case-taking, and deepen clinical insight—using astrology as a symbolic map to assess both cosmic and constitutional influences.
We’ll explore the living fractals of “As above, so below; As within, so without; the Macro in the micro and the micro in the macro,” helping you recognize how cosmic patterns echo through your patients’ bodies, stories, and healing journeys, expanding and integrating your energetic understanding of health.
The Teacher
M. Virginia Kelly, MS, L.Ac. is a Medicine Woman: Licensed Acupuncturist, Certified Psychotherapist, Professional Astrologer, and Holistic Healer, specializing in Body–Mind–Spirit Medicine.
As the daughter of a physician and a nurse, medicine was integral to her upbringing. Yet her lifelong pursuit has been to reclaim a truly holistic model of healing — one rooted in the wisdom of Ancient, Alchemical, and Eastern traditions, where science, spirit, and consciousness merge. In today’s Western world of specialization, this unified approach has largely been fragmented, even within holistic health.
Rather than choosing between being “clinical” or “intuitive,” Virginia’s work bridges both. Influenced by quantum science, her practice integrates rigorous training with spiritual insight.
Through decades of immersion and study across Eastern Medicine, Western Psychology, and Mystical traditions, Virginia has cultivated an integrative approach grounded in both formal training and practical experience.
She is the founder of Kelly’s Holistic Healing Arts (NJ), where she has maintained a fully integrative private practice for almost two decades.
In recognition of her work, Virginia was named an Honored Listee in Marquis Who’s Who (2024) as a Holistic Healer and received a Preliminary CMA Award (2025).
Course curriculum
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1Intro
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2Lesson 1
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3Lesson 2
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4Lesson 3
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5Lesson 4
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6Lesson 5
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7Lesson 6
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8Lesson 7
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9Lesson 8
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10Lesson 9
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11Getting your CEU's
Course participant Attestation
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I understand that the information in this course presented by the Provider and/or Instructor(s) is for educational purposes only and should only be applied with appropriate clinical judgment and used by a trained and licensed practitioner. Governmental laws and regulations vary from region to region and the contents of this course vary in permissible usage. The participant is required to check their local, state, and federal laws and regulations regarding the practice requirements and scope of practice issues and the use of the information of this course including, but not limited to, theory, herbal medicine, and acupuncture. I acknowledge that NCCAOM does not endorse any specific treatment regimens of any kind. Furthermore, if I use any modalities or treatments taught in this course, I agree to waive, release, indemnify, discharge, and covenant not to sue NCCAOM from and against any liability, claims, demands, or causes of action whatsoever, arising out of any injury, loss, or damage that a person may sustain related to the use of the information in this course. I understand that this Release is governed by the laws of District of Columbia, U.S.A. and shall survive the termination or expiration of this course.