What can we do with Ophiuchus and Scorpio?
6What can we do with Ophiuchus and Scorpio?
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What Is Ophiuchus?
A recently discovered constellation has thrown astrologers for a loop and confused astro enthusiasts about how this might change their sun sign and birth chart. Let us introduce you to Ophiuchus, the “newest” zodiac sign.
Ophiuchus is a large constellation on the celestial equator, between the constellation Scorpius and Sagittarius. For that reason, it is considered a potential thirteenth zodiac sign. Ophiuchus comes from the Greek word Ophioukhos—which translates to “serpent-bearer.” That may be the reason this sign is represented as a man (or woman) grasping a snake.
Scorpio is one of the three water signs, the others being Cancer and Pisces. It is a fixed, negative sign. In ancient times, Scorpio was associated with the planet Mars. After Pluto was discovered in 1930, it became associated with Scorpio instead. Scorpio is associated with three different animals: the scorpion, the snake, and the eagle (or phoenix). The snake and eagle are related to the nearby constellations of Ophiuchus and Aquila. Scorpio is also associated with the Greek deity Artemis, who is said to have created the constellation Scorpius. Scorpio's colors are deep red, maroon, brown, and black.
The constellations Ophiuchus and Scorpio are two sides of an everlasting battle, or balance. Ophiuchus is located just above Scorpio. In art, this is often represented as a man, angel or deity with a foot on a snake, dragon or devil's head, and holding a lance, spear or scepter, often seen to be going through the creature's mouth or head. However, judging by the way this battle is represented in art usually, with both attacker and attacked looking serene, bemused, tired, or even slightly bored, it can be inferred that the spearing of the Scorpio figure by the Ophiuchus figure represents an attempt to control chaos, to limit the powers of the forces of darkness, of evil, of destruction. The look on the two protagonists' faces in a Michael - Devil painting perhaps conveys a sort of Buddhist detachment from suffering, an understanding that bad things can happen, and that you might as well be prepared. There is no drama in these images, no anguish, no fretting, no rage, no chance of escape either. The relationship between Ophiuchus and Scorpio is mostly used as an allegory, whereby the forces that shape the world, that create order and chaos, are locked together, and both need and repel each other. These images become an acceptance of evil and chaos, and in that there the passing down through generations of a great wisdom.