Your sign is the sign under which you were born, so it hasn’t changed.
And here’s from cnn.com that the signs haven’t changed at all:
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/13/no-your-zodiac-sign-hasnt-changed/
Navigationally, the vernal equinox is known as the “First Point of Aries”; however, due to precession, it is no longer in Aries but in Pisces. But we’re a bunch of traditionalists.
I pointed this out the first time I saw an actual map of the stars. The horoscopes start the cycle at the equinox on the first day of Aries. The zero point on the map is where the ecliptic crosses the equator. This has drifted from Aries most of the way through Pisces toward “the dawning of the age of Aquarius.” People most noticably started to tie their fate to the stars when the bull ruled the rites of spring. Most astrologers just nailed the signs to the time of the season because spherical geometry is a bitch. Pardon my tangent. Do we sacrifice a water carrier this time?
I swear that if Asimov wrote about licensing out naming rights for the Horoscope, I wasn’t aware of it. Oh, well, one more week to leave out of the sixth book.
Can someone please confirm that Asimov already tackled Astrological naming rights? I don’t have time to pull tomorrow, but I can fuzzy-bunny the rest of the week if I’ve accidentally ripped off Isaac.
Don’t worry about it, Pab. Asimov probably wrote about the astronomical aspect only, decades before naming rights were invented. Besides, since when does a joke have to be original?
Pab, the article was debunking astrology on the basis of the fact that the traditional signs neither matched up with the actual constellations that lie on the ecliptic or the presence of the thirteenth constellation (Ophiucus). He also pointed out that the sun is in Scorpius for only six days while it’s in Virgo for forty-five. His concluding sentence was something like “Astrology is worthless if it’s based on the sky from 5,000 years ago and not worth one whit more if the current situation is taken to account.”
I subscribed to F&SF from about 1972 through 1978, and the column appeared sometime in that period. Since Asimov died in 1992, I don’t think his ghost is going to haunt you. Having met him on a number of occasions, I can confidently say that he probably would find you, NAQV and this story line quite amusing.
Since the constellations of the Zodiac go back to ancient times, I think it’s safe to assume they’re in public domain.
lewisbower almost 14 years ago
I wus robbed! Went from a might lion to a disease.
Charles Brobst Premium Member almost 14 years ago
I was a Virgo for 54 years, sweet and innocent. Now I am a Leo. Grrr!
The Old Wolf almost 14 years ago
I’ve decided if they can change my sign by saying so, I can change it back by saying so. I’m a Gemini, and to Pluto with anyone who says different.
steverinoCT almost 14 years ago
Your sign is the sign under which you were born, so it hasn’t changed.
And here’s from cnn.com that the signs haven’t changed at all: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/13/no-your-zodiac-sign-hasnt-changed/
Navigationally, the vernal equinox is known as the “First Point of Aries”; however, due to precession, it is no longer in Aries but in Pisces. But we’re a bunch of traditionalists.
Wildcard24365 almost 14 years ago
I would have preferred Kepler as the astro(nom/log)er in the know.
Still, Nostrildamus nose all!
freeholder1 almost 14 years ago
Here’s how bad it is. I have no idea what they switched me to. The other forecasts were so exacting, I will miss them dearly. (Sarcasm)
GoodQuestion Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Don’t know about you, but I was born under the sign “Hospital”……☻
runar almost 14 years ago
It’s old news. Isaac Asimov’s science column in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction ran an article on this thirty-five years ago.
ChukLitl Premium Member almost 14 years ago
I pointed this out the first time I saw an actual map of the stars. The horoscopes start the cycle at the equinox on the first day of Aries. The zero point on the map is where the ecliptic crosses the equator. This has drifted from Aries most of the way through Pisces toward “the dawning of the age of Aquarius.” People most noticably started to tie their fate to the stars when the bull ruled the rites of spring. Most astrologers just nailed the signs to the time of the season because spherical geometry is a bitch. Pardon my tangent. Do we sacrifice a water carrier this time?
pschearer Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Who is this Horace Cope everyone keeps talking about?
Pab Sungenis creator almost 14 years ago
I swear that if Asimov wrote about licensing out naming rights for the Horoscope, I wasn’t aware of it. Oh, well, one more week to leave out of the sixth book.
Pab Sungenis creator almost 14 years ago
Can someone please confirm that Asimov already tackled Astrological naming rights? I don’t have time to pull tomorrow, but I can fuzzy-bunny the rest of the week if I’ve accidentally ripped off Isaac.
pschearer Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Don’t worry about it, Pab. Asimov probably wrote about the astronomical aspect only, decades before naming rights were invented. Besides, since when does a joke have to be original?
Banjo Evans almost 14 years ago
@pschearer I’ll take you one step further.
Since when does a joke have to be funny? See: Prickly City.
runar almost 14 years ago
Pab, the article was debunking astrology on the basis of the fact that the traditional signs neither matched up with the actual constellations that lie on the ecliptic or the presence of the thirteenth constellation (Ophiucus). He also pointed out that the sun is in Scorpius for only six days while it’s in Virgo for forty-five. His concluding sentence was something like “Astrology is worthless if it’s based on the sky from 5,000 years ago and not worth one whit more if the current situation is taken to account.”
I subscribed to F&SF from about 1972 through 1978, and the column appeared sometime in that period. Since Asimov died in 1992, I don’t think his ghost is going to haunt you. Having met him on a number of occasions, I can confidently say that he probably would find you, NAQV and this story line quite amusing.
Since the constellations of the Zodiac go back to ancient times, I think it’s safe to assume they’re in public domain.
trekkermint almost 14 years ago
vedic astrology already figures it this way
Mihir Asher almost 14 years ago
HA!
I was born on the 20th of September … and according to the new star sign calendar, I am still a Virgo!
No sign changes affecting me here!