Not much Astrology going on here today. At least, not the sort promised for this blog (non-political) but one of my Cosmic Art drawings, Mossy Cave Observatory, has come to call at JCAstro with more than one planet on its viewing calendar:
Ophiuchus Opposite Orion
For more Astronomy, stargazing tips, and such check out Constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer by astronomer and author Brian Ventrudo. The constellation's brightest star is Ras Alhague, the Head of the Serpent Bearer, which links to the myth of Asclepius, the Healer, whose Rod of Asclepius in modern medicine is usually called the Caduceus symbol with its intertwined snakes for snakes shed their skins in Spring and feel much better for it. Hence, the basis for old fashioned detoxifying Spring Tonics!
And of course these mythical archetypes and symbols fall under the purview of Pluto, astrologically, the planet of regeneration, detoxification, and transformation. And snakes. And dragons and lizards. And snakes.
Now the e-book I have by Brian Ventrudo is his The Armchair Astronomer, Vol I (Nebulae) which is a wonderful book with excellent nebula photos--plus, it resonates quite well with my status as an Armchair Genealogist! #ad
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