Ophiuchus
After completing the twelve known signs of the Zodiac, it came to my attention that there is an obscure and largely unrecognized thirteenth Zodiac sign; Ophiuchus, formerly known as Serpentarius, the Serpent Bearer. The sun passes through the constellation, therefor it is was anciently recognized as an official sign of the Zodiac; however, Ophiuchus is not a zodiacal sign in modern Western astrology due to a historical system in which 12 signs divided equally into 30 degrees each are vital. The sign of Ophiuchus is surrounded by a certain mystique. Due to its exclusion in the Western Zodiac, some consider it to be linked to some dark forbidden secret.

Title: "Ophiuchus"
Medium: Oil pastel and colored pencil on bristol
Size: 2.5" x 3.5"
Status: For Sale (click image to link to auction)
© Copyright K.L. Turner 2008