BodyCosmosZodiac Man
Zodiac Man
Also called: Melothesia · Homo Signorum
An old astrological diagram assigning the 12 zodiac signs to different parts of the body.In this narrative each part of the body is assigned a zodiac sign and read that way.
Established facts
Zodiac Man (melothesia) is an old astrological diagram that maps the 12 zodiac signs onto different parts of the body.It began in ancient Greek and Roman astrology and appeared widely in medieval and early modern European medical texts and calendars.It was tied to the actual practice of barber-surgeons choosing "favorable days" by zodiac sign for bloodletting.Typically the signs are assigned from head to foot in order, with Aries at the head and Pisces at the feet, for instance.Schuessler Tissue Salts were created by 19th-century German physician Wilhelm Schüssler.They were originally unrelated to the zodiac.There is no medical evidence that a zodiac sign determines body parts or mineral deficiencies.
In this narrativeZodiac tissue salts
Each of the 12 zodiac signs has an assigned tissue salt (a mineral compound)1.Because a person spends 9 months in the womb, they gain only 9 tissue salts and lack 31.Counting backward 9 months from the birth sign reveals the missing minerals1.A list of foods to fill that mineral gap is included as well1.
In this narrativeThe 12 signs and the body
The sign you are born under determines your personality and body1.A table lists an element (fire, earth, air, water) and a ruling planet for each of the 12 signs1.Fire and air are masculine elements, and water and earth are feminine elements1.The table also lists the body part each sign corresponds to1.Each weekday is listed with its ruling planet and personality traits1.
In this narrativeThe star inside the Garden of Eden
The human body is a star with 5 senses and 4 limbs1.Vitruvian Man is overlaid with a pentagram1.The 12 zodiac signs are also drawn as a circular chart mapped onto body parts1."Mister," "sister," and "monster" are grouped together simply because they sound alike1.
Connected concepts
- Garden of Eden →The Zodiac Man diagram is overlaid on the same page as the Garden of Eden's map of the human body.
- Yin and Yang →Dividing signs into masculine and feminine elements is the same framework as the yin-yang binary.
- Zodiac and the Twelve Disciples →Assigning the 12 signs to the body uses the same framework as assigning the 12 disciples to the signs.
- Days of the Week →Each sign is also assigned a weekday and a ruling planet.