Is it really the stars of the zodiac that affect events in our lives or is it rather the sections of the sky and the position of the the planets and Sun and Moon in front of them that emanate their own unique meaning to events on earth?
Thinking about the sections behind (or in front) of the constellations, which are used as a benchmark, sounds pretty reasonable and sensical to me.
We should read Berg's book though to see which are his points and why he introduced the ophiuchus section. Sure enough, his method is pretty awkard to apply and needs a specific software (which is in commerce as far as I know) or a certain skill with ephemerides and astronomy tables. And it should be validated as its accuracy goes, with respect to the classical method, tested throughout a couple of millennia.
You know, in music, we also have a 12 note chromatic scale. i try to think of a 13 note scale. Have you ever considered it? Intervals are in thirds. Interesting how numbers reoccur from one medium to another. i must say i was a bit put off by Berg's puffed up attitude. It is almost as though he has to be different and put his signature on it.... no matter what it takes. It is difficult for me to get beyond that. As i have already brought up-- this is not a new idea... Ophiuchus. Astrologers just choose the stars they did at the time a long time ago and made patterns out of them. You could easily have used Ophiuchus instead of Scorpio or seen different patterns in the sky then the ones we accept. The stars forming Scorpio just are closer to the ecliptic then Ophiuchus. If he finds some significance in Ophiuchus and some other astrologer finds significance in some other stars. Then so be it. There are many ways of looking at life and human creations can be viewed differently.
