Samuel H Weir
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It has been mentioned elsewhere that the original writing of 'Language of the Stars' was profoundly influenced by the miraculous work of the little known herbalist/astrologer, Samuel H Weir. It seems only fitting therefore to share a little of this amazing - yet reclusive - man's life here.
Samuel H Weir lived and worked in the east end of London, although was Irish by descent. He was the third generation of herbalists in his family - the previous being his father, who was also a church minister in Ireland. Samuel H Weir (a Protestant) was married to Molly McKinney (a Catholic) - meaning they were forced to leave their deeply troubled land at the time and carve out a new and much happier life together in England. He established a small herbalist shop in Seven Kings, Essex, where he sold and prescribed herbs to the general public.
Never charging for consultations and never courting publicity, significantly few people actually knew of his existence. Only those who were desperately ill were somehow mysteriously guided to him. Indeed, he would always claim that his greatest successes were with patients who were 'in the gutter' ~ i.e. the 'terminal' patients that doctors and hospitals had completely given up on! Yet although his cures might be deemed as miraculous in many ways, he lived a life of poverty and obscurity. Cancer patients for example were asked to promise they would never tell others of their cures - incredible as they often were - as it was actually illegal for him to treat such conditions without a doctor's license!
A deeply spiritually-motivated and free-thinking individual, few patients realized that in addition to the herbs that he gave them to effect their cures he would also use his knowledge of astrology as part of his diagnostic and counseling process. He would say that no two patients that entered his surgery were identical - even if they suffered from identical symptoms or an identical disease. Each patient was deemed 'individual' and it was only through him understanding their uniqueness astrologically that he could find the best way (and best herbs) in treating them. So doing, he proved himself undoubtedly a follower of the great 16th century British herbalist/astrologer, Nicholas Culpeper.
It was little known that Samuel H Weir experienced much personal suffering and pain througout his lifetime. He was in constant pain - the result of ill-executed childhood surgery and a serious motorbike accident later in his youth. He said however that by devoting himself to the pain and suffering of others he was better able to handle his own condition. Samuel H Weir eventually passed away towards the latter part of the 20th century, to be followed shortly after by his devoted wife Molly. There is now little evidence of the amazing work he did in his lifetime - save the testimony of a few remaining patients he cured and the writings of Anthony Richardson via the 'Language of the Stars'. There is said to be a collection of his astrological note cards stored somewhere which, if eventually found, will be reproduced on this website at some stage in the future.
Samuel H Weir lived and worked in the east end of London, although was Irish by descent. He was the third generation of herbalists in his family - the previous being his father, who was also a church minister in Ireland. Samuel H Weir (a Protestant) was married to Molly McKinney (a Catholic) - meaning they were forced to leave their deeply troubled land at the time and carve out a new and much happier life together in England. He established a small herbalist shop in Seven Kings, Essex, where he sold and prescribed herbs to the general public.
Never charging for consultations and never courting publicity, significantly few people actually knew of his existence. Only those who were desperately ill were somehow mysteriously guided to him. Indeed, he would always claim that his greatest successes were with patients who were 'in the gutter' ~ i.e. the 'terminal' patients that doctors and hospitals had completely given up on! Yet although his cures might be deemed as miraculous in many ways, he lived a life of poverty and obscurity. Cancer patients for example were asked to promise they would never tell others of their cures - incredible as they often were - as it was actually illegal for him to treat such conditions without a doctor's license!
A deeply spiritually-motivated and free-thinking individual, few patients realized that in addition to the herbs that he gave them to effect their cures he would also use his knowledge of astrology as part of his diagnostic and counseling process. He would say that no two patients that entered his surgery were identical - even if they suffered from identical symptoms or an identical disease. Each patient was deemed 'individual' and it was only through him understanding their uniqueness astrologically that he could find the best way (and best herbs) in treating them. So doing, he proved himself undoubtedly a follower of the great 16th century British herbalist/astrologer, Nicholas Culpeper.
It was little known that Samuel H Weir experienced much personal suffering and pain througout his lifetime. He was in constant pain - the result of ill-executed childhood surgery and a serious motorbike accident later in his youth. He said however that by devoting himself to the pain and suffering of others he was better able to handle his own condition. Samuel H Weir eventually passed away towards the latter part of the 20th century, to be followed shortly after by his devoted wife Molly. There is now little evidence of the amazing work he did in his lifetime - save the testimony of a few remaining patients he cured and the writings of Anthony Richardson via the 'Language of the Stars'. There is said to be a collection of his astrological note cards stored somewhere which, if eventually found, will be reproduced on this website at some stage in the future.