The philosphy of Psychosomatics is based on the premise that for every physical ailment symptom, there is a psychological or sociological root cause.  Working on the root cause will tend to alleviate the symptom.  Of course, it is always wise to consult medical treatment for the physical ailment while working with Psychosomatics as the results can take quite some time to take effect.

One of the ways to determine the psychological or sociological root cause is to use the zodiac.  Every part of the body has a zodiacal reference.  The correspondences are as follows:

Aries:  Head (except the nose)

Taurus:  Throat and neck

Gemini:  Shoulders, arms, hands, respiratory system, larynx

Leo:  Heart and circulatory system, upper back

Virgo:  Digestive system (except the stomach), anus, but not the buttocks; esophagus

Libra:  Lower back and buttocks

Scorpio:  Sex organs both internal and external, nose

Sagittarius:  Thighs

Capricorn:  Knees

Aquarius:  Lower leg

Pisces:  Feet

Sensory organs: Sight, taste, touch, hearing, and smell, rule themselves

Knowing these correspondences lets one know which sign of the zodiac rules the part of the body which is suffering the symptom.  The next step is to see what areas of life that sign of the zodiac rules.  One thing to keep in mind is the body association that the right half of the body relates to male issues and the left side of the body relates to female issues.  If a person is left-handed, the associations are switched.  If someone is ambidextrous, keep with the right-handed associations.  The following are some examples of the areas of life ruled by the signs of the zodiac:

Aries:  Willpower, Leadership, Self-Control

Taurus:  Residing in a material environment, Possesions, Security

Gemini:  Communication, Social Interaction, Manipulation, Multi-tasking, Intellect

Cancer:  Family, Work, Transportation, Relationship with Mother

Leo:  Attention, Appearance, Social Status, Social Events

Virgo:  Organization, Analysis, Education, Overly worrisome

Libra:  Relationships, Formality, Decision-making, Compromise, Law

Scorpio:  Deep Emotions, Subconscious, Sex, Death, Occult

Sugittarius:  Religion, Philosophizing, Freedom, Independence

Capricorn:  Management, Money, Work, Social Roles, Organization, Relationship with Father

Aquarius:  Innovation Ideas, Thoughts, Invention

Pisces:  Drug addiction, Imagination, Poetic, Fantasy, Service Workers, Martyrs, Daydreamers.

This is but a sampling of the things that each zodiac sign rules.  For more detailed information, consult a good astrology reference book.

A real basic rule of thumb for the areas of life the signs represent is as follows:

Water Signs:

• Cancer:  Surface emotions--face shown to people
• Scorpio:  Very deep emotions--near subconscious
• Pisces:  Connects the surface and deep emotions

Air Signs:  Intellectual

Earth Signs:  Material

Fire Signs:  Action

With the information of what zodiac sign rules the area of the body that is experiencing the symptoms and the areas of life that zodiac sign rules, one can discern what area of life may need to be worked on.  Working on this area of life in conjunction with medical treatment may help speed recovery or diminish the symptom that area of the body is experiencing.

For example, a woman with a disproportionate belly compared to the rest of her body could be shielding against conflict with her mother or family.  Excessive loss of weight shows a run away type of scenario--basically "fight or flight'.

Sometimes there is more than one symptom that crosses the signs, for example Gemini and Cancer, which may indicate a need to communicate with a family member or coworker.

As for diseases, one must discern what the disease is doing.  For example cancer is a form of self-destruction (not to be confused with suicide).  One can look at what science says caused the ailment, such as strain which is caused by overexertion which would mean over use of the said ability.

A birthmark is not considered an injury in considering present Psychosomatics.  A birthmark could be used in past life regression as a former life's lethal wound.

It is important to consider the environment and the behavior of the person including drug use and massive dietary problems because these things can modify the result.  A drug that causes stomach problems could be the cause rather than the person's mind.  To work with Psychosomatics the body must be in as natural a state as possible.  Do not try to perform it with someone who is high on drugs or drunk, or who has just recently had surgery.  It will skew your results.

Once a person has discerned the area of life they need to work on, there are certain things that can be used that may help in conjuction with their work and medical treatment.  Magickally charged zodiac products in the sign with which they are working may be useful.  Oils, incense, body washes, bath salts, etc. can all be used as an aid to gain the postive powers of the sign.  This three-pronged effort--medical treatment, work on the area of life that needs help, and use of zodiacal products may speed recovery or decrease the symptom significantly.

Zodiac Oils