Yesterday morning, I logged in to my Facebook account only to find almost everyone in panic. Apparently, their zodiac signs have changed and they refuse their new sign. What’s worse, there’s a 13th sign — Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer, the culprit, the cause of the global disorder. Haha.
Here are some zodiac-related status messages that I gathered yesterday (including mine):
Winston: hindi ko alam pano mabuhay bilang Cancer. 🙁
Andre: MY LIFE IS A LIE! MY LIFE IS A LIE! MY LIFE IS A LIE!
Yoshke: Kebs na ako sa bagong zodiac. Basta ako, PISCES ako. Malansa ako eh.
Yoshke: Dear Zenaida Seva, I dare you! Say “Ophiuchus” 5 times non-stop.
Dohna: So I’m a Gemini now. I guess that explains the bipolar tendencies. Zenaida Seva may Ophiuchus na. Award.
Gail: Ophiu-something ka rin, Yoshke? 😀 pakshet ako naging Virgo. Soooooooooo nooooooooootttttt bagay!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jerwin: I hate it. I’m no longer LEO? Ayaw ko ng Cancer! Argh. Damn Earth Rotation changes!
Leo: if we are to include the 13th Zodiac into the equation, i’m now officially Leo…
Jayvee: i’m not sexy anymore. =(
So what really happened?
According to ABC:
An astrological controversy erupted last night (January 13) and had people buzzing online when a Minneapolis planetarium suggested that a 13th sign should be added to the Zodiac charts.
The Zodiac signs represent the constellations that the sun moves through over a year. Three thousand years ago, the Zodiac signs were created and broken up into 12 signs for the 12 constellations. However, the sun actually passes through a 13th constellation, Ophiuchus, the snake annoyer.
That would mean that there should be 13 signs instead of 12, and that moves a lot of people out of the sign that they thought was theirs.
But the funny thing is, it’s actually old news. Ancient, in fact. “The earliest known astronomer to recognize and assess the movement of precession was Aristarchus of Samos, who lived around 280 B.C.,” said Joe Rao, SPACE.com’s skywatching columnist.
Well, I’m not really a believer of astrology and horoscope and I don’t buy the idea of the my fate and personality being dictated by my birth date. But it does feel weird especially that my Pisces friends call me “fellow Piscean” the darn time.
So what’s your new sign? LOL