Parke Kunkle demonstrates the wobble effect.
The fact that approximately one-fourth of those living in the US believe in astrological signs is almost as depressing as the statistic that over 90% believe in god or a universal spirit.
And judging by the viral reaction to an interview in the Star Tribune of Minneapolis it seems that many are also prepared to believe the word of a Minnesota Planetarium Society board member by the name of Parke Kunkle .
He it was who has confidently affirmed that a “wobble” in the Earth’s rotation has caused changes in the signs of the zodiac. As a result there are, according to Kunkle, thirteen star signs instead of twelve. The new addition is Ophiuchus.
The new dates for the signs are:
Capricorn: Jan. 20 – Feb. 16
Aquarius: Feb. 16 – March 11
Pisces: March 11- April 18
Aries: April 18- May 13
Taurus: May 13- June 21
Gemini: June 21- July 20
Cancer: July 20- Aug. 10
Leo: Aug. 10- Sept. 16
Virgo: Sept. 16- Oct. 30
Libra: Oct. 30- Nov. 23
Scorpio: Nov. 23- Nov. 29
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29- Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17- Jan. 20
If you subscribe to this mumbo jumbo, it reveals that my mother was born under the Ophiuchus star sign and signifies that she:
- has a poetical, inventive nature and expanding qualities
- has secret enemies in family or close associations,
- likes to wear clothing of vibrant colors, and plaid in particular
It also means that I am now Pisces instead of Aries so it’s just as well I didn’t get that ram tattoo!
This story reminds me of the joke Christopher Hitchens told of an astrologer of a London tabloid who was fired by means a letter from the editor which began : “As you will no doubt have foreseen……”
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