Astrology is something I really don't see discussed that often on /fringe/, yet people still use it the same way other people use Tarot, I Ching, or other divination methods.
But lately when I've been searching astrology-related stuff to get a gauge on how 2020 has been predicted across various websites, I saw a blogpost on how apparently july revealed there is now a 13th Zodiac: Ophiucus. Now, I admit, neither astrology, nor astronomy are my strong points, but this had me curious: had everything that people have been predicting for 2020 was either misinformed or straight-up wrong??
So, I searched for information on this ophiucus as a zodiac sign. Searching "Nasa Ophiucus", reveals nothing but clickbait trash saying "no it's not a real zodiac" or "it's a real zodiac, we should treat it as such!" Searching "Ophiucus Zodiac" doesn't reveal anything less or more significant, just astrology websites that have either embraced the '13th zodiac', or are calling it out as a hoax.
What I've learned about the constellation itself and it's relation to astrology, is that in ancient times, it- and along with eight other constellations were known about, but discarded in favor of the famous twelve, to keep it a geometrically pleasing shape.
Ultimately, I'm curious about what real astrofags think on this, and what it means in the /fringe/ game of things. Because if this shit is real, and the clickbait blogosphere is trying to suppress it, then in means that predictions all across the board are at best, inaccurate, and at worst completely false.
Worst case scenario, it's another nothingburger. But the fact that it's a serpent-wrestling heroic figure, whose main quality is healing, feels like a positive synchronicity to me.