Good news, your Zodiac Sign has NOT changed

[charlie and algernon]

Tattoo parlor owners must be salivating. An assertion in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article that our understanding of the zodiac is off by about a month - and that therefore people have been identifying themselves with the wrong sign - caught fire on the internet Thursday, and many folks are in an absolute panic on social media.

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But before astrology fans scrape the ink from their arms because they think they're now a Virgo instead of a Libra, they should consider this: If they adhered to the tropical zodiac - which, if they're a Westerner, they probably did – absolutely nothing has changed for them.

That's worth rephrasing: If you considered yourself a Cancer under the tropical zodiac last week, you're still a Cancer under the same zodiac this week.

That's because the tropical zodiac – which is fixed to seasons, and which Western astrology adheres to – differs from the sidereal zodiac – which is fixed to constellations and is followed more in the East, and is the type of zodiac to which the Star Tribune article ultimately refers.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/13/no-your-zodiac-sign-hasnt-changed/?hpt=C2

Thank God, I so wasn't liking giving up my Taurus.

[Mojambo]

1. Astrology's still completely illegitimate bunk though, right? That hasn't changed? n/t

[charlie and algernon]

2. probably

I had no idea there was two different zodiacs until 10 minutes ago.

[petronius]

6. Well, it probably seemed ike bunk, but that's just because we had the signs mixed up

Now that that's straightened out, it stands to reason that the various motions of celestial bodies will become the infallible life-guides they're designed to be...

[Silver Swan]

3. I rather like the idea of switching to another sign

because it's all just for fun anyway.

[KamaAina]

4. Even better news

this should prevent hordes of cologne-reeking, open Qiana-shirted, gold necklace-wearing, toupee-sporting lounge lizards from asking "Hey, baby, what's your sign NOW?" :P

[jobycom]

5. My horoscope warned me this would happen. nt