Ophiuchus – The 13th Zodiac

The Constellation Ophiuchus has been familiar to astrologers since ancient times. But it was never added. As they said, the sun went directly from Scorpius to Sagittarius disregarding the piece of information that the sun travelled 19 days to Ophiuchus before entering Sagittarius.

The sign Ophiuchus is said to be the 13^th sign of the zodiac, also known as Serperntarius, the Serpent Holder. Unlike the other signs, the 13^th sign really do correlate with a real man. That man is “Imhotep” or “Aesclepius” he is called by the Ancient Greeks.

In his time Imhotep has many abilities and one of them is healing, and he is believed to be the one who commence it to mankind. He has an immense knowledge about medicine. The serpent is a symbol to represent Imhotep. Even to this day the serpent is still used as an indication to recognize the medical profession.

 

This is the Zodiac as some astrologers believe it should be:

ARIES = APRIL 19 – MAY 13
TAURUS = MAY 14 – JUNE 19
GEMINI = JUNE 20 – JULY 20
CANCER = JULY 21 – AUG 9
LEO = AUGUST 10 – SEPTEMBER 15
VIRGO = SEPTEMBER 16 – OCTOBER 30
LIBRA = OCTOBER 31 – NOVEMBER 22
SCORPIO = NOVEMBER 23 – NOVEMBER 29
OPHIUCHUS = NOVEMBER 30 – DECEMBER 17
SAGITTARIUS = DECEMBER 18 – JANUARY 18
CAPRICORN = JANUARY 19 – FEBRUARY 15
AQUARIUS = FEBRUARY 16 – MARCH 11
PISCES = MARCH 12 – APRIL 18

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