Forsure this song is about a coven of sorts- shun orthodox medicine and "go a different way" they say, temping the subject into taking up the olde ways to aid her plight. Leeches and blood-letting were used "in ancient times when you were sick"; the idea that the illness was in the blood and these act would purify.
During the 14th and 15th centuries, astrology played a vital role in the medical practice. Patients would be positioned on a phlebotomy (bloodletting) table designed to show the relation of each body part to the signs of the zodiac. Surgical procedures and bloodletting were only performed when the planets were in a certain position. Therefore, bloodletting would only be performed at certain times for certain body parts.
Forsure this song is about a coven of sorts- shun orthodox medicine and "go a different way" they say, temping the subject into taking up the olde ways to aid her plight. Leeches and blood-letting were used "in ancient times when you were sick"; the idea that the illness was in the blood and these act would purify.
During the 14th and 15th centuries, astrology played a vital role in the medical practice. Patients would be positioned on a phlebotomy (bloodletting) table designed to show the relation of each body part to the signs of the zodiac. Surgical procedures and bloodletting were only performed when the planets were in a certain position. Therefore, bloodletting would only be performed at certain times for certain body parts.