Astrology has lots of improvement and discipline nowadays. And besides the “recently become more popular” financial astrology, because astrologers try to find the pattern for crypto trading, we also see some part of astrology that is as interesting as theirs: Medical Astrology.
In short, Medical Astrology is like an ancient method for X-Ray your body to find the potential disease since born, try to find the psychological or environmental cause, and also search for the source of the disease by the time client feels ill. Nowadays, it can be treated as a supplemental diagnosis besides the diagnosis from a professional doctor.
Medical astrology has several approaches practiced by lots of astrologers. Some use the natal chart, some use the natal chart and transit, and some combine horary astrology to make some medical diagnosis. The purpose of this article is to introduce the reader to some quick basic and important knowledge of medical astrology.
Some information here is credited to Eileen Nauman’s book: Medical Astrology. And if you are interested to learn, you can start from there. Another book I’ll recommend is Traditional Medical Astrology: Medical Astrology From Celestial Omens to 1930 CE by Dr. J. Lee Lehman.
Ok, let’s begin this topic.
Zodiac As Medical Rulership
First, we need to understand zodiac rulership for medical terms. Here’s the table for zodiac rulership in human anatomy.
| Zodiac | Rulership |
| Aries | Rules head in general, specifically motor center of the brain and blood circulation on our skull. |
| Taurus | The thyroid gland, our immune system |
| Gemini | Rules arms, shoulders, central nervous system. Also tubes of the body (ears, uterus, lungs, trachea, ureter from kidney, urethra from the bladder to outside) |
| Cancer | Brain, lung, heat membranes, sinus cavities, eyeballs, bone marrow, cheek of the faces, stomach and digestive process. Also womb with fetus. |
| Leo | Heart organ, spinal cord |
| Virgo | Pancreas, enzyme process in liver, and spleen. Rules any organ that -breaks down, analyzes, and organizes-. Also rules sugar-related diseases and blood cells. |
| Libra | Kidney, basal metabolism specifically acid-alkaline metabolism. |
| Scorpio | Prostate gland, reproductive system, colon, and rules potential reinfection from food. |
| Sagittarius | Tight, sciatica nerve, great saphenous vein, the expiratory function of the lungs, muscle cramp or discomfort from lumbar region, buttocks, tight, or calves. |
| Capricorn | Processes of the gallbladder; emulsify the fats and promotes strong peristalsis in the digestive system. Also rules the knee. |
| Aquarius | Calves, and ankles of the legs. Oxygenation of the body, blood circulation in general, rods and cones of the eyes. Nerve related disease on the spinal column in spinal cord. |
| Pisces | Lymph gland system, the first protection layer against bacteria and viruses. Directly connected with the amount of mucus in our bodies. |
After we understand the zodiac as medical rulership, then the next one is to understand the planetary ruler in medical term.
| Planet | Ruler |
| Sun | Heart organ, Vitamin A & D, Iodine, and Magnesium |
| Moon | all kinds of body fluid and emotional needs. Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin), Potassium. Time indicator to do surgery. |
| Mercury | Nervous system, mental attitudes. Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine) |
| Venus | Rich food that pleasure your taster buds. Regulate the throat, thyroid, and kidneys. Lach of tone/ tightness, soft/ weakened muscle. Vitamin B-3 (Niacin) and E, Copper. |
| Mars | Muscle, adrenal glands, how fast an individual can bounce back from sickness, inflammation, and parts of the body that tend to be overworking. Vitamin B-12, Folic acid and fatty acids (Vitamin F), Iron, and Phosphorus. |
| Jupiter | Something that overreacting and lack of control/ cancer (abnormal expansion), swelling, carbohydrate process, body fat. Rich food that high in acid. Vitamin B-6, biotin, choline, pangamic acid (Vitamin B-15), chromium, manganese, and zinc. |
| Saturn | A general planet that significance a chronic ailment. Bones, teeth, and skin (frame of the body).Vitamin C, K, PABA, Biovlavonoid, Calcium, fluorine, sulfur, vanadium. |
| Uranus | Rules actual impulse from one never synapse to another. Rule spasm condition, related to sign it’s positioned. |
| Neptune | Indicate an area where there’s high potential of misdiagnosis or misinformation, masked symptoms. Also rules a drug-sensitive individual. Panthothenic acid, laetrile (Vitamin B-17). |
| Pluto | Rules life and death of cells. Indicate which part of our bodies that likely ‘transform’, depends on our emotional level. Also rules endocrine/ gland system. Orotic acid (Vitamin B-13) |
Next article, we’ll discuss how to see our potential illness based on a natal chart.
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