Starship Asterisk*

Sagittarius (73v) is the last sign shown, but the page previous to it has a figure that definitely does not resemble the scorpion. An extra diagram over by Taurus is possibly Capricorn, misplaced. The scorpion is a relatively recent astrological symbol for Scorpio. In the 15th century this sign wou...

Carbon dating tells us that this text originated between 1404 and 1438 which coincides with the Western Schism, a period in which three Popes - in Rome, Avignon and Pisa - vied for control of the Roman Catholic Church. This was "an interesting time" when it would be prudent to record arcan...