First, the fundamentals of astro-medicine are elaborated upon. This clarifies how the connections between zodiac signs and body regions have developed. The author then convincingly demonstrates that the planets must primarily be viewed in a psychosomatic sense in order to recognize the causes and progression of illness from a psychological perspective. Only in this way can the unconscious healing powers that lie dormant in every person be utilized to heal an illness from the soul as well. Other topics include houses, life phases, and astro-medical prognosis.