Ophiuchus the Serpent Holder

<body stylesrc="http://www.startistics.com/home.htm"> <div align="center"><center><table border="0" width="94%" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td align="right"><h1><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold"><a name="Top of Page"></a><font color="#E2221D">ASTROLOGY: Don't insult my intelligence.</font></font></h1> <p><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" color="#E2221D"><big><u><em>Snakes</em></u> are sexy, Scorpions are just plain dangerous!</big></font></p> <p><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" color="#E2221D"><strong>People, wake up and smell the coffee!</strong></font></td> <td><img src="../images/Scorpio.gif" alt="Scorpio as a scorpion" WIDTH="247" HEIGHT="235"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"><em><strong><big><big>P</big></big></strong>icture a tree in a very familiar primaeval garden -- you'll know which garden I mean as soon as you see the snake in it, suspended from a low-hanging branch, his mouth open as if about to speak. Dare we listen to what he has to say? ...</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#E2221D"><em>Pssssssst! The Sun only transits Scorpio<br> for six and a half days!</em></font></td> <td><img src="../images/newScorpio.gif" alt="Scorpio from a different point of view" WIDTH="257" HEIGHT="240"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"><strong><big><big>U</big></big></strong>nless the Sun on your supposedly-Scorpio birthday lies somewhere between the first and last of the <strong>seven degrees</strong> which comprises the entire ecliptic measurement of the sign (that's a 7-day window at best), you're not technically a Scorpio. <p><strong><big><big>W</big></big></strong>hat do you mean "not technically a Scorpio," Donna?</p> <p><strong><big><big>A</big></big></strong>h, somebody's listening! Good. Now that I've got your attention it's time for a brief history, myth-and- legend, cosmic law, and stargazing lecture ... </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"><p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="../index.html">Home</a> <map name="FPMap0"> <area href="ophiuchus1.htm" shape="rect" coords="184, 6, 224, 46"> <area href="../home.htm" shape="rect" coords="5, 7, 41, 43"></map><img src="../images/turnpage.gif" alt="<--Turn the page-->" align="middle" border="0" usemap="#FPMap0" width="226" height="50"><a href="ophiuchus1.htm" target="_self">Next page</a></p>  <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="#Top of Page"><font size="2">Top of Page</font></a><p align="center"><font size="2"> <a href="../index.html" target="_top">Home</a> || <a href="index.html" target="_top">Ophiuchus</a> || <a href="../astronomology/index.html" target="_top">Astronomology</a><br> <br> <img src="../images/hr.gif" alt="hr.gif (192 bytes)" WIDTH="401" HEIGHT="7"></font></p> <p align="center"><em><font face="Footlight MT Light" size="2">Copyright © 1991 - 2003 Startistics, a Branch of the Life Science Services Tree<br> All rights reserved - Last updated 04/09/03<br> Direct web site questions or problems to <a href="mailto:donna@startistics.com;%20philip@vogon.net">webmaster</a>.</font></em></p> </td> </tr> </table> </center></div>  </td> </tr> </table> </center></div><p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </body>