2012 and Ophiuchus, the Extra Moon Month
I am fascinated by this “2012: The Galactic Alignment, and the Great Goddess” article by Sharron Rose in The Mystery of 2012. She is using ancient Egyptian mysticism and especially the Isis/Osirus/Horus myth to show the importance of 2012.
In one part of the article, Rose says that Isis and the Virgin Mary are associated with the moon. She goes on to talk about the 13-month-per-year lunar calendar used by many European alchemical traditions.
The 13th month is ruled by Ophiuchus, a constellation situated between Scorpio and Sagittarius. She says that Ophiuchus is right at the galactic center. But it isn’t since the galactic center is presently at the end, not the beginning, of Sagittarius and is therefore closer to Capricorn than Scorpio.
Nonetheless, I feel happy to learn that Ophiuchus is important in some ancient traditions since I was fascinated with the constellation while studying astronomy in college. Sagittarius looks like a teapot. Ophiuchus looks like smoke rising out of the spout of the teapot. Ophiuchus also looks like an undulating serpent.
Interestingly, Ophiuchus is called the “Serpent Holder.” The whole constellation is supposed to be a man holding a serpent. According to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, the sun is in Ophiuchus from November 30 to December 17. That’s most of Sagittarius.
Copyright 2008 Carol Chapman
