by Robert Wilkinson
Yesterday we had a presentation at the Astrology Arizona meeting focused on the intersection of astrology and medicine with a special focus on revolutionary healing techniques. During the discussion I remembered this gem given to us by Manly P Hall, one of the greatest metaphysicians of the 20th century. It’s called “the Vicious Circle.”
I first found it in his book Astrological Keywords, which is a must if you want to learn a lot of important astrological correlations in many parts of life. He got the concept from Max Heindel’s Astro-Diagnosis, a pioneering work in Medical Astrology published in the early 20th century. Basically, he links various parts of the body ruled by certain signs to diseases which may show up in symptoms in another related part of the body.
For example, the heart is ruled by Leo, and often heart issues accompany swelling of the ankles, which are ruled by Aquarius, the sign opposite from Leo. He offers “Headaches, ruled by Aries, often arise from the stomach, ruled by Cancer; kidney trouble, ruled by Libra, often causes stiffening of the joints, ruled by Capricorn…."
He says "these are circles of sympathies, and in seeking the cause of a manifesting ailment or peculiarity it is often necessary to search for it, not where the condition manifests but in one of the sympathetic angles of the body." He speaks of the Cardinal sign areas being related to afflictions in other areas ruled by other Cardinal signs, with the same principle at work in the diseases of the Fixed and Mutable signs.
At this point I’ll give you a general sense of how it's structured so you may ponder the correlations for yourselves. Have fun exploring “the Vicious Circle” of Medical Astrology.
Aries - The head
Cancer - Stomach
Libra - Kidneys
Capricorn - Knees
Taurus - Throat
Leo - Heart
Scorpio - Genitals
Aquarius - Ankles
Gemini - Lungs
Virgo - Intestines
Sagittarius - Hips, Thighs
Pisces - Feet
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