Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 At 11:00 AM 10/4/04 -0000, Anne wrote: > >>I have understood that there is an ignored sign ophiuchus between >scorpio and sagittarius... Hello Anne, Ophiuchus isn't a 'sign.' It's a constellation, and it does indeed cut into the ecliptic or path of the earth around the Sun. The astrological ZODIAC is a division of the ecliptic into 12 equal signs of 30 degrees each. This is true for both the Tropical and Sidereal (Vedic or Jyotish) zodiacs. The ECLIPTIC is the path of the earth around the Sun, or from our point of view here on earth, the annual path of the Sun around the earth. The actual constellations, whose boundaries have been set by astronomers, don't align exactly with either the Tropical or Sidereal zodiacs. The zodiac of astronomers still has only 12 constellations just like the zodiac of astrologers, but they are of uneven length. It's true that Ophiuchus cuts into the ecliptic in the vacinity of the signs: Sidereal Scorpio/Tropical Sagittarius. The only relationship Ophiuchus has to the signs astrologers use is that people who have planets conjunct **stars** in Ophiuchus may work in the medical field. In Greek mythology Ophiuchus was the great physician Aesculapius. There are two really good books on the history of the constellations (not the signs of the zodiac): William Tyler-Olcott's STAR LORE OF ALL AGES and John D.W. Staal's New PATTERNS IN THE SKY. Olcott's book is kind of fun to read. It's a reprint of a well researched older book and retains the original text that has a lot more character than the newer computer set books. The book is much more readable than Allen's STAR NAMES, which was a main reference that Olcott used. Therese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Dear Therese, Many thanks for your answer and your opinion of not giving Opiuchus a sign status. However it seems to add some extra information in a person's chart. Funny though that my moon is also in Opiuchus in the sixth house, but I am not working in the medical field. However I used to study psychology for about a year, but I stopped. I will look for these books in the library. Greetings, Anne , Therese Hamilton <eastwest@s...> wrote: > At 11:00 AM 10/4/04 -0000, Anne wrote: > > > >>I have understood that there is an ignored sign ophiuchus between > >scorpio and sagittarius... > > Hello Anne, > > Ophiuchus isn't a 'sign.' It's a constellation, and it does indeed cut into > the ecliptic or path of the earth around the Sun. > > The astrological ZODIAC is a division of the ecliptic into 12 equal signs > of 30 degrees each. This is true for both the Tropical and Sidereal (Vedic > or Jyotish) zodiacs. The ECLIPTIC is the path of the earth around the Sun, > or from our point of view here on earth, the annual path of the Sun around > the earth. > > The actual constellations, whose boundaries have been set by astronomers, > don't align exactly with either the Tropical or Sidereal zodiacs. The > zodiac of astronomers still has only 12 constellations just like the zodiac > of astrologers, but they are of uneven length. > > It's true that Ophiuchus cuts into the ecliptic in the vacinity of the > signs: Sidereal Scorpio/Tropical Sagittarius. The only relationship > Ophiuchus has to the signs astrologers use is that people who have planets > conjunct **stars** in Ophiuchus may work in the medical field. In Greek > mythology Ophiuchus was the great physician Aesculapius. > > There are two really good books on the history of the constellations (not > the signs of the zodiac): William Tyler-Olcott's STAR LORE OF ALL AGES and > John D.W. Staal's New PATTERNS IN THE SKY. Olcott's book is kind of fun to > read. It's a reprint of a well researched older book and retains the > original text that has a lot more character than the newer computer set > books. The book is much more readable than Allen's STAR NAMES, which was a > main reference that Olcott used. > > Therese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 At 05:12 AM 10/5/04 -0000, Anne wrote: > > >Dear Therese, > >Many thanks for your answer and your opinion of not giving Opiuchus >a sign status. However it seems to add some extra information in a >person's chart. Dear Anne, All the constellations will add a lot of extra information in a chart. This is the great unexplored area of astrology--how the stars of the constellations influence each area, sign, degree of the zodiac. Parts of Ophiuchus will mean more than the medical field, but this means getting into the symbolism of that constellations. Check out Anne Wright's web site on the stars and constellations. It's a superb site. Blessings, Therese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Dear Therese, This discussionlist absolutely benefits a lot from you! Thanks! Anne , Therese Hamilton <eastwest@s...> wrote: > At 05:12 AM 10/5/04 -0000, Anne wrote: > > > > > >Dear Therese, > > > >Many thanks for your answer and your opinion of not giving Opiuchus > >a sign status. However it seems to add some extra information in a > >person's chart. > > Dear Anne, > > All the constellations will add a lot of extra information in a chart. This > is the great unexplored area of astrology--how the stars of the > constellations influence each area, sign, degree of the zodiac. Parts of > Ophiuchus will mean more than the medical field, but this means getting > into the symbolism of that constellations. Check out Anne Wright's web site > on the stars and constellations. It's a superb site. > > Blessings, > Therese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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