Poll: What's your NEW Zodiac sign?

[ComradeMan]

Just for fun...

[RedAnarchist]

My birthday used to be Aquarius, but apparently it's now Capricorn.

[ComradeMan]

My birthday used to be Aquarius, but apparently it's now Capricorn.

Vote on the poll!!!

[Che a chara]

Vote on the poll!!!

http://www.gifflix.com/files/c8f814334eab.gif

[Revolution starts with U]

Im a taurus now. So apparently I'm not a schizophrentic knowledge seeker, but apparently a hot headed pretty boy.. or w/e the fuck taurus are supposed to be.

[ComradeMan]

I'm curious about Ohfuckus... err... Ophiuchus- or is it Ohpewkus?

[hatzel]

How come Taurus lasts for like half the year and Scorpio is a bit of a 'blink and you'll miss it' affair?

[ComradeMan]

How come Taurus lasts for like half the year and Scorpio is a bit of a 'blink and you'll miss it' affair?

Don't know...

They'll just say it makes them special.
:lol:

[hatzel]

Who will, taureans or...scorpions(?)? :confused: To be honest, as I don't know many people with badass stinger-tails, I can't be surprised that so few are true scorpions...or have I totally misunderstood the point of astrology here?

[Le Libérer]

My birthday used to be Aquarius, but apparently it's now Capricorn.

Enjoy it! I was a Capricorn until now (whatever) You will enjoy being super sexy, cold on the outside, hot on the inside, a goat, who will climb any mountain, very goal oriented, artistic, logical, have great legs, and the older you get the younger you look.

That was me, until this report came out. ;)

[ComradeMan]

I bet all those people who sell amulets and chains etc are going to be either happy or pissed off- one extreme or another.

[psgchisolm]

I'm curious about Ohfuckus... err... Ophiuchus- or is it Ohpewkus?
I'm a ophiuchus, which sucks because i got my classring about twomonths ago and I have a sagitarius on it. IDC I'm always a Sag through, that ophicus guy can fuck off, I like my halfman/halfhorse and It, fits my personality :D.

[ComradeMan]

I'm a ophiuchus, which sucks because i got my classring about twomonths ago and I have a sagitarius on it. IDC I'm always a Sag through, that ophicus guy can fuck off, I like my halfman/halfhorse and It, fits my personality :D.

That is so ophiuchian!!!!
:lol:

[Ele'ill]

I was a Taurus now I'm an Aries. Does this mean I have to manually switch my personality or is it going to happen automatically? Isn't there a 30 day notice policy in the fine print somewhere?

[Aloysius]

I'm supposedly a Leo now, being born in late August.
You really need to understand, however, that the horoscope used by popular society is based on our relationship with the Sun, and not the constellations.
Everyone is the same as you were if you go by the popular route, but if you're old and decrepit and follow constellations, your sign has changed.

[Fabrizio]

when did the system change? :s

I used to be Capricorn, now apparently Saggitarius. I want Capricorn back! :(

[ComradeMan]

^^^^^^ To the above two posts.

http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home/w...ssa-green.html (http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home/w...ssa-green.html)

[Comrade Gwydion]

Fuck this new shit. Aquarius Revolutionairy for life

[ComradeMan]

Fuck this new shit. Aquarius Revolutionairy for life

It's not new really- it seems the Babylonians conned everyone.

But does this make you a zodiac reactionary???

[hatzel]

I suggest we just smash the zodiac...ah, I mean state...

[Aeval]

I was a virgo, and now I still am a virgo. Well that was exciting.

[Quail]

I'm a Cancer now apparently. Missed staying Leo by one day. Not that I'm too bothered. I'm sure the vague, bullshitty predictions for Cancer will be just as likely to seem to apply to me as the ones for Leo.

[gorillafuck]

I used to be Scorpio, but now I'm a Libra.

I don't care but I guess that's cool since I like the sound of Libra better than Scorpio.

[Aeval]

I like that ComradeMan has thanked 50% of the posts so far in this thread, it's cool that you care so much about what star sign we all are :lol:

[Blackscare]

I'm now an Aries, I was a Taurus. This is balls.


How did you arrive at this anyway? Also, given that astrologically the stars you are "born under" are what counts, can I just be grandfathered in as a Taurus?

[ComradeMan]

I'm now an Aries, I was a Taurus. This is balls.


How did you arrive at this anyway? Also, given that astrologically the stars you are "born under" are what counts, can I just be grandfathered in as a Taurus?

It's connected to how the Sun moves through the constellations- apparantly the Babylonians did a bit of tweeking because they liked the number 12 and not 13. Basically the calculations are based on an erroneous system that is almost 3000 years out of date. Your sun sign is calculated as the constellation through which the sun was passing at the moment of your birth- the calculations were wrong it seems.

[Fabrizio]

^^^^^^ To the above two posts.

http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home/w...ssa-green.html (http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home/w...ssa-green.html)

Well the Capricorn description suits me much better...I'm starting to think the Babylonians were right all along.:cool:

[ComradeMan]

Go Gemini!!!!

[Garret]

It's still Leo. Awsum. Though I think Zodiac Signs are pretty useless.

[ComradeMan]

I like that ComradeMan has thanked 50% of the posts so far in this thread, it's cool that you care so much about what star sign we all are :lol:

It's part of my plan.






:lol:

[Sosa]

Former Aries now a Pisces

[Tablo]

Taurus before and still one. I find it hilarious we are even talking about this on revleft. :lol:

[ComradeMan]

It definitely does not seem like the Age of Aquarius here.... :lol:

[Comrade Gwydion]

It definitely does not seem like the Age of Aquarius here.... :lol:

I repeat:

The Aquarius Revolution is coming!

Any day now....

[Astarte]

It's connected to how the Sun moves through the constellations- apparantly the Babylonians did a bit of tweeking because they liked the number 12 and not 13. Basically the calculations are based on an erroneous system that is almost 3000 years out of date. Your sun sign is calculated as the constellation through which the sun was passing at the moment of your birth- the calculations were wrong it seems.

I must say that this new system is BS. The zodiac is meant to be based on 12 - that is the dogma of western astrology from earlier than Ptolemy on - it is more dependent on the seasons than the actual positions of the fixed stars - meaning the Vernal Equinox will always be 0'0" Aries... Right now the fixed star constellations are about 30' "ahead" of the the sign which bears their names. For example I am born a Cancer, but many of the fixed stars involved in Gemini and rounds about the area - including Sirius - are "all up in my shit" astrologically as it were... So, I find that the best way of tackling the problem between the position of the fixed star constellation and the 360 degree divided by 12 zodiac is to study them both (if you are into that kind of thing) rather than include the snake bearer.

It throws the whole system of astrology into disorder to include a "13th sign"... pillars of astrology, such as the triplicities and the elements are made much softer, and inconsequential as certain signs and degrees of signs which use to be in various geometrical aspects would be altered if not disintegrated.

[Yazman]

Wait, people still haven't realised that this is a hoax? There's no "new system."

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http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/101392/20110115/ophiuchus-an-old-hoax-zodiac-sign-13th-kunkle-astrology-astronomers-astrologers-tropical-zodiac-side.htm

[ComradeMan]

Unfortunately for the traditionalists and the video poster it's not really a hoax and it's nor really new.

The ancient Greeks actually pointed out the flaw, ζῳδιακός, means the "ring" of the constellations and the Babylonians- on whose system the "modern system" is based- were already aware of this 13th sign, they just didn't include 13 because 12 was a more auspicious number for them. Since at least the 1970s some astrologers have included the idea of a 13th sign, some even adding an additional 14th sign, Cetus. In the 1930s the International Astronomical Union had already set the bounds of the constellations in the ring that included 13 signs.

So, it's not really new and it's not really a hoax.

As a note to the video poster- he should check the meaning of "born under the cusp" ;)

[Yazman]

"the video poster"

I have a name, you know. I don't know if you're just trying to be strange or deliberately avoiding mentioning it but constantly referring to me as "the video poster" is unnecessary.

But yeah, it really is a hoax :P

[ComradeMan]

"the video poster"

I have a name, you know.

I meant the guy in the video, I presume it isn't you.
:lol:

[Astarte]

Unfortunately for the traditionalists and the video poster it's not really a hoax and it's nor really new.

The ancient Greeks actually pointed out the flaw, ζῳδιακός, means the "ring" of the constellations and the Babylonians- on whose system the "modern system" is based- were already aware of this 13th sign, they just didn't include 13 because 12 was a more auspicious number for them. Since at least the 1970s some astrologers have included the idea of a 13th sign, some even adding an additional 14th sign, Cetus. In the 1930s the International Astronomical Union had already set the bounds of the constellations in the ring that included 13 signs.

So, it's not really new and it's not really a hoax.

As a note to the video poster- he should check the meaning of "born under the cusp" ;)

Of course they were aware of it. Its not hidden or secret at all, its a known fixed star constellation in the vicinity of sagittarius. The problem is, this is a fringe viewpoint, and this whole thing currently, the idea of adding it, is only one guys little idea which is not picking up any kind of acceptance from the majority of western astrologers. Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutables are grouped in 4 signs each, the Elements are grouped into 3 signs each - where would this 13th sign go? What would its element be? Quintessence? No. It can't be, because no sign is suppose to be "exalted" above another. Which triplicity would it fall under? What about the 12 houses which divide the sky - also broke up into 4 groups of three. It would require a huge reworking of western astrology - which may not be a bad idea - though - in my opinion if it is to be reworked at all the answer is to go to the sidereal method rather than "adding a sign".

[Yazman]

I meant the guy in the video, I presume it isn't you.
:lol:

Oh, right. I thought you meant "video poster" as in posted the video in this topic.

[hatzel]

Really I just want to know why Scorpio-people are all such reactionary bourgeois anti-RevLefters...what other reason could there be for having NONE around here? :rolleyes:

[ʇsıɥɔɹɐuɐ ıɯɐbıɹo]

I don't know why I've been chosen to be in the new sign but okay...I am the O-beginning one.

[ComradeMan]

Of course they were aware of it. Its not hidden or secret at all, its a known fixed star constellation in the vicinity of sagittarius. The problem is, this is a fringe viewpoint, and this whole thing currently, the idea of adding it, is only one guys little idea which is not picking up any kind of acceptance from the majority of western astrologers. Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutables are grouped in 4 signs each, the Elements are grouped into 3 signs each - where would this 13th sign go? What would its element be? Quintessence? No. It can't be, because no sign is suppose to be "exalted" above another. Which triplicity would it fall under? What about the 12 houses which divide the sky - also broke up into 4 groups of three. It would require a huge reworking of western astrology - which may not be a bad idea - though - in my opinion if it is to be reworked at all the answer is to go to the sidereal method rather than "adding a sign".


I see your point but a lot of it falls down on the fact that the whole damn system was flawed from when the Babylonians decided to divide the sky into twelve houses and not thirteen in the first place, if you look at all the constellations that circle around the pole star point you could add more too.

Be careful denouncing things as fringe too...;)