THE THIRTEENTH SIGN OF THE ZODIAC

There is a forgotten thirteenth sign in the Zodiac, in between Scorpio and Sagittarius. Its time takes up the last week in the fixed water sign and the first one in the mutable fire sign.

This lost thirteenth star sign, Ophiuchus, has recently been rediscovered.
In both German and Swedish, it's called Serpent-Bearer (Schlangenträger, Ormbärare).

Though the addition of a thirteenth item to any traditional dozen breaks its inner harmony and raises suspicions (Judas Iscariot, Mordred, Dionysus...)

Not to rub the triads of elements, Ophiuchus is the only akasha or aether sign in the zodiac so far. It combines the features of Scorpio and Sagittarius, and its guardian planet is the elusive wounded healer Chiron.

The classical old zodiac...

...and the new, with the forgotten sign.