Medical astrology was considered a highly respected scientific discipline during the Renaissance, where each zodiac sign was formally assigned to govern a specific part of the human anatomy.

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Medical astrology was considered a highly respected scientific discipline during the Renaissance, where each zodiac sign was formally assigned to govern a specific part of the human anatomy. Aries supposedly ruled the head, while Pisces was in charge of the feet, meaning medieval doctors would legitimately consult a star chart before deciding if it was a good day to bleed you with leeches. We laugh at this primitive medical ignorance now, but modern wellness influencers are currently selling forty-dollar adaptogenic mushroom powders supposedly activated by the autumn equinox, so clearly our collective biological intelligence has not evolved quite as much as we pretend it has