Astrology blog

Sooner or later anyone involved with astronomy has contact (or conflict) with astrology or someone interested in astrology. To a great extent the response from the astronomical and planetarium community has been defensive, denying the validity of astrology when asked. There have been some attempts to go on the offensive, such as the recent publication Objections to Astrology (Prometheus Books, 1975). However, such clearly antiastrology publications are probably only read by those who already are nonbelievers.

An article by John Mosley of the Griffith Observatory, which was published in December 1999. It's an update to the article previously published in Planetarian.

The presence of Ophiuchus on the ecliptic circle is a well-known fact. It's located between Sagittarius and Scorpio, and, according to the established opinion, is either completely or partially absorbed by Scorpio constellation. However, if you look closely at the map of the celestial sphere, you may be surprised to find that Ophiuchus covers the ecliptic much more than Scorpio. This means that the Sun stays in this constellation for a long time - in fact, 18 days a year. And, given the astrological principle that the energy of the constellations affects the inhabitants of the Earth, we can conclude that Ophiuchus persons are born much more often than Scorpios ones. But how can we adapt the astrological knowledge accumulated over the centuries to interpret the new constellation of the Zodiac? Maybe we can fill in the missing gaps with the help of Ophiuchus? Let's figure it out.

Many people perceive the Zodiac as something ephemeral and not quite true. They consider it the subject of complete harmony: 12 signs, 12 months, 12 houses, 4 elements, 3 spiritual areas, etc. At the same time, every zodiac sign have the size of 30 degrees, and it seems harmonious. Everything is fair, everything is equal. However, the Zodiac is not a figment of human imagination, despite the fact that the individual modeled it. But he did it, watching the sky! In space, as well as on Earth, phenomena don't have regular forms.