Zodiac Attributions

The twelve signs are assigned to various parts of the body starting with Aries, the first sign of the zodiac ruling the head and winding up with Pisces, the twelfth and last sign of the zodiac ruling the feet. Medical astrology tends to codify the associations of the signs of the zodiac with the parts of the body as follows:

    * Aries - head, face, brain, eyes
    * Taurus - throat, neck, thyroid gland, vocal tract
    * Gemini - arms, lungs, shoulders, hands, nervous system, brain
    * Cancer - chest, breasts, stomach, alimentary canal
    * Leo - heart, chest, spine, spinal column, upper back
    * Virgo - digestive system, intestines, spleen, nervous system
    * Libra - kidneys, skin, lumbar region, buttocks
    * Scorpio - reproductive system, sexual organs, bowels, excretory system
    * Sagittarius - hips, thighs, liver, sciatic nerve
    * Capricorn - knees, joints, skeletal system
    * Aquarius - ankles, calves, circulatory system
    * Pisces - feet, toes, lymphatic system, adipose tissue

In addition, each planet has it’s own set of associations for certain areas and functions within the body, which are as follows:

Planetary Attributions

    * Sun - heart, spine, and general vitality
    * Moon - stomach, digestive system, female organs, lymphatic system
    * Mercury - brain, central nervous system, thyroid gland, five senses, hands
    * Venus - throat, kidneys, thymus gland, sense of touch, ovaries
    * Mars - muscles, head, adrenal glands, senses of smell and taste
    * Jupiter - liver, thighs, feet, growth, pituitary gland
    * Saturn - skin, hair, teeth, bones, the body's defenses, spleen
    * Uranus - parathyroid gland, neural activity, aura
    * Neptune - pineal gland, psychic healing
    * Pluto - pancreas, metabolism, elimination

Finally, the twelve houses also govern the various parts of the body by association with their sign of the natural order of the zodiac. For example, the head is governed by the first house corresponding to Aries, the throat by the second house corresponding to Taurus and so on.

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