Horoscopes are widely popular across the world. Daily, weekly or monthly horoscopes are commonly found in magazines and newspapers. Even those people who claim they are not interested in horoscopes usually know which star sign they are and can say what characteristics are associated with that sign. But have you ever wondered why your star sign does not reflect your true character? Are you labeled an Aquarius but suspect that you are really more like a Capricorn? One reason for this may be that the system of horoscope signs is badly flawed. A leading American astronomer, Professor Parke Kunkle, claims that this is the case. Kunkle says that horoscopes are simply out of date. He is calling for the existing zodiac signs to be completely overhauled.
The ancient Babylonians based their zodiac signs on the position of the major constellations in the sky on the day a person was born. But the relative position of the constellations to the Earth has changed in the thousands of years since then. The moon's gravitational pull has shifted the Earth on its axis and, according to Kunkle, this has created a one month shift in the stars' alignment. As a result, Kunkle suggests we move all the star signs back by a month. He also suggests we need a new star sign to align the zodiac with the lunar month. There are 13 lunar months in the year. So Kunkle says we need a thirteenth star sign. He suggests that this thirteenth sign falls between 30 November and 17 December. He says the sign needs to be that of Ophiuchus (Oh-FEE-yew-kus), represented by a man wrestling with a serpent. People born under the sign of Ophiuchus are said to be long-lived and creative. If this is so, some people currently born under Scorpio and Sagittarius may really need to be re-classed as Ophiuchuns.
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