Death From the Stars?
Recognizing plague symptoms was a cinch. A patient would first break out in oozing boils which could reach the size of an apple.
These appeared on the neck, groin, and armpits. The next stage brought fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, aches, and pains. Death followed shortly after. Finding what caused the plague, however, wasn’t so easy.
Medieval astrologers believed the stars influenced many things on earth, including one's health. Doctors at the University of Paris who were familiar with ancient astrological texts soon came up with the reason for the plague.
It was a triple conjunction of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars in the 40th degree of Aquarius, which had occurred on the 20th of March 1345. According to Aristotle, a conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter would cause a disastrous event for sure.
Albert the Great had predicted a conjunction of Jupiter and Mars would bring plague. All three planets together would certainly bring terrible devastation.
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