In my previous post, I mentioned historical negation as a possible explanation for certain discrepancies between mathematical numerology and Tarot. An ignorant people is easily ruled, and false knowledge is the most crippling form of ignorance.
The example that immediately leaps to mind is our abominably confusing 12-month calendar.
Ophiuchus is allegedly removed from the astrology zodiac in order to suppress knowledge of our reptilian overlords' psychology. (This may be a metaphor for pyschopathy, or something more literal, scaly and interdimensional.)
In astronomy there are 13 star constellations in the zodiac (including Ophiuchus); this can be compared with astrology where there are 12 signs of the zodiac.
The number of months was correspondingly reduced from (13 * 28) to (12 * 30.4).
There are currently 365.25 days in a solar year. 13 * 28 = 364. 12 * 30 = 360. 13 gets 4 days closer to the target.
A 13 month system would be vastly better. Imagine 12 months of 28 days, and then December with either 29 or 30 days. Who wouldn't mind an extra day of solstice holiday?
12 out of 13 months would have exactly 4 weeks. Every month would start on the same day of the week, for the whole year. Kids could learn the calendar sooner. Adults would make fewer scheduling mistakes. Future time orientation might increase.
Wikipedia describes the evolution of the Western calendar:
Sounds like Rome's important. I wonder what's there now?
Weird, I thought Rome was the city of wolves, not serpents.
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." — Jesus, Matthew 7:15
What did he mean by this?
tl;dr: The calendar should be 13 months of 4 weeks, with an extra day at Christmas. It's not because Rome is ruled by wolves in sheep's clothing, who don't want you to know how a psychopath thinks (like a serpent).
interesting. on the other side ophiuchus barely has a foot in on the ecliptic and is pretty small radius arc and crowded between scorpio and sag. maybe 5 days between tail of scorp and bow of sag in sun time. if anything clock the 'month' to the moon cycle for starters. personally i wonder if they promote tropical astrology vs. sidereal.
Good thoughts. I have no idea. I doubt it's hard to pick a different line of stars and call it a snake, though. Deleting the serpent probably affected multiple other constellations.
I doubt astrology has much validity for horoscopy. But eliminating the serpent (psychopath) from a system of animal-based personality types is objectively wrong.