Astrology & the Body

Bodies by Toshiyuki IMAI via Flickr

In astrology, the different zodiac signs and planets rule different parts of the body and health issues. When a transit (moving) planet hits one of your planets, it can affect not only the area of life the planet rules, but also the part of your body the planet governs as well. The signs on the cusp of your 1st and 6th houses (houses of the self and of health) can also show health issues you’re more prone to having, as well as any planet within those two houses. Here’s a list of some body parts and health issues each sign/planet rule:

Aries/Mars – All about the head – acne, eyes, face, scalp, brain, headaches, dizziness
Taurus/Venus – All about the throat – coughs, chin, neck, thyroid gland, voice and vocal cords
Gemini/Mercury – hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, hay fever, lungs, breathing, nervous system
Cancer/Moon – All about the chest – breasts, chest cavity, pancreas, stomach, gas, ulcers, tumors
Leo/Sun – back, spine, exhaustion, heart, inflammations (note that the sun also rules the body itself as a whole, so transit aspects to the sun can impact you overall as well)
Virgo/Mercury – All about the abdomen – bowels, intestines, diarrhea, constipation, digestion, assimilation, solar plexus
Libra/Venus – adrenal glands, buttocks, diabetes, kidneys
Scorpio/Pluto – rectum, colon, bladder, organs of elimination, PMS, menstruation, STD’s, organs of reproduction
Sagittarius/Jupiter – hips, liver, sciatica, thighs, upper legs
Capricorn/Saturn – bones, joints, arthritis, knees, rheumatism, gall bladder, gall stones, skin, psoriasis, itching, eczema
Aquarius/Uranus – All about lower legs – ankles, calves, circulation, cramps, spasms, varicose and spider veins
Pisces/Neptune – colds, feet, bunions, corns, lymphatic system, poisoning, toxicity, drugs, nerves