With or Without Ophiuchus, I'm still a Piscean

Ophiuchus (or some would call it Serpentarius) some might say is the 13th Zodiac sign. Though not really 13th in order, it goes between Scorpio and Sagittarius. This caused a lot of hype in the horoscope-believing community. Especially those who are hard core horoscope believers.

Astronomer, Park Kunkle, said that the shifting of the Earth's axis caused a shift in the stars alignment. This caused the sun to go through Ophiuchus like it does the original 12 constellations.(click here for the article from The Epoch Times)

It's a good thing that we have GPS nowadays. If not, navigators using star positions would probably get lost.

According to Dailyhoroscope.com, Ophiuchus has been there for a long time as a constellation and not a zodiac sign and that the Zodiac signs are based on the four seasons with a beginning, middle, and end. (click here for the complete article)

Do take note that astronomy and astrology are entirely different. Even the horoscope practicing world is divided; those who follow the constellations and those who divide the seasons. Though there are some horoscope practitioners that would gladly make use of the new Zodiac sign, there are still purists that wouldn't.

But then again, this is just concerning the Western Zodiac. The change in constellations will probably never affect the Eastern Zodiac that, like the Western, has 12 signs. Adding a 13th would cause a lot of confusion since the cycle goes through 12 years. Eastern Zodiac is based on Chinese astronomy and follows a 60-year cycle that does not coincide with the modern calendar.

For the sake of imagination, if there would be a 13th sign in the Eastern Zodiac, what would it be? A cat, there already is one, the tiger. A bear perhaps? But a bear is not very eastern. I know. A panda. Mind you, a panda is not a bear. Year of the Panda. Sounds about right.