Zodiac Man, Medical Astrology, 1609
Entitled: "The rauens almanacke foretelling of a plague, famine, and ciuill warre. That shall happen this present yeare 1609. not only within this kingdome of great Britaine, but also in France, Germany, Spaine, and other parts of Christendome. With certaine remedies, rules and receipts, how to preuent, or at least to abate the edge of these vniuersall calamities." The figure of a man with the signs of the zodiac connected to their corresponding body parts. The zodiac was thought to exert influence over the body and was therefore consulted for propitious times to apply such remedies as bloodletting. Medical astrology (Iatromathematics) is an ancient medical system that associates various parts of the body, diseases, and drugs as under the influence of the sun, moon, and planets, along with the twelve astrological signs. Each of the astrological signs is associated with different parts of the human body. The underlying basis for medical astrology, astrology itself, is considered to be a pseudoscience or superstition as there is no scientific basis for its core beliefs.
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