Physician and researcher Talia Galperin, M.D., Ph.D., introduces a new approach to the ancient relationship between human beings and the cosmos in her book, Medical Zodiac: A Planetary Framework for Human Physiology and Self-Knowledge, scheduled for release in October.

Drawing on her background in medicine and immunology, Galperin presents an original framework that connects the 12 signs of the zodiac with 12 functional systems of the human body. The book organizes these relationships through the four classical elements and seven traditional planets, creating a visual and conceptual map of human physiology.

Medical Zodiac uses this symbolism as a language for contemplation and self-knowledge. Established anatomy and physiology provide the scientific foundation, while traditional symbolic systems offer an alternative way of considering patterns of regulation, structure, perception, movement and adaptation within the human organism.

Written for readers interested in the meeting point of science, symbolism and self-exploration, the book invites readers to see the body not as a collection of separate organs, but an interconnected whole.

Talia Galperin, M.D., Ph.D., is a physician and researcher based in New York City. Her work explores the relationship between human physiology, traditional symbolic systems and self-knowledge.