That’s when an anonymous astrologer associated one of Ophiuchus’ brightest stars with doctors and healers. Its astrological use dates back to the fourth century A.D. Ophiuchus is the name of a constellation that was referenced by Ptolemy in the second century. How new is Ophiuchus?Īs for Ophiuchus, it’s not exactly news. Ophira’s daughter Cybele was born October 3, 2010, and she is clearly a peaceful, balanced Libra … not a Virgo (our Virgo friends will agree). That’s good news for you grown folk who have been reading your daily horoscope for the past few decades. Supposedly, these new dates only apply to people born in the past couple of years. And while we’re tickled that one of our names, Ophi, is actually part of our “new sign” Ophiuchus (we were born December 2) we refuse to revoke our Sagittarian status. You’d have thought the stock market crashed. Friends’ Facebook statuses were indignant: “I am NOT a Capricorn!” (from an Aquarius) and “Hell no I ain’t no Gemini.” Questions from confused and dismayed readers poured in. Needless to say, the news did not go over well. Panic rippled through loyal horoscope readers a few years ago when the news media asserted that the earth’s shifting alignment has caused the zodiac signs to change. Suddenly, every sign was bumped forward nearly a month, and a 13th sign named Ophiuchus has been sandwiched between Scorpio and Sagittarius. X Facebook Pinterest Pocket Is there a 13th sign? The myth of Ophiuchus
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