Seeing stars

A thirteenth zodiac sign?

Really?

My whole life is in a mess now... I have to stop behaving like a Sagittarius and start acting like an Ophiuchus!

So, now, we have to remember to say ‘Ophiuchus’ immediately after ‘Scorpio’?

This time around, the Cosmic Comedy Crew, whose idea of fun is watching hapless humans flounder in thick soups of Destiny’s making, have really done it.

Celestial re-aligning?

Imagine finding yourself saddled with a total stranger of a star sign, having to re-discover personality traits and find new partners with compatible signs.

How about those who find they’ve been shuffled around to make room for this new arrival?

Also, pity those long-suffering page-setters who will now be forced to do some re-aligning of their own.

As always, there’s the 'Huh-we-knew-this-already' Brigade – namely, the Tropical Zodiac guys and the Sidereal Zodiac guys.

Apparently, the Babylonians did indeed have Ophiuchus as part of their star list, but ‘dropped’ the poor fellow somewhere along the line.

Such carelessness – no wonder ancient civilisations declined and fell all over the place.

Well, the Universe has always believed change is the only constant.

That slight feeling of never ‘belonging’?

You were probably right all along.

Never mind.

Next time you glance at the forecast, just choose the ‘best’ one for yourself.

It could be yours one day ... as the world turns.

– MMM