The Original Zodiac

by Graham Phillips

• ISBN13: 9781591435419
• ISBN10: 1591435412
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781591435426
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2025-10-28
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Summary

Discover the world’s earliest known system of astrology

• Explores ancient Mesopotamian astrology, which originated with those who created Göbekli Tepe, and details the system’s eighteen zodiac signs

• Shares the author’s decades-long research to decipher the meanings and characteristics behind each of the original eighteen signs

• Shows how the original zodiac can enrich and expand our understanding of astrology, personal relationships, and our sense of self and destiny

Today the zodiac is divided into twelve signs through which the sun appears to travel in a year. A person’s sign can influence their personality, physical characteristics, and fate. However, in ancient Mesopotamia, the first zodiac was divided into eighteen signs—different from the Western and Vedic systems in use today. The Original Zodiac reveals, for the first time in more than 4,000 years, this earliest known system of astrology.

The original Mesopotamian zodiac offered very different birth signs, including the Serpent, Swan, Crane, Horse, Wolf, and Eagle. This zodiac was recorded on a clay tablet that is now housed in the British Museum, cataloged as BM 86378, but there is no written record of how these signs were interpreted. Now, after decades of intensive research, Graham Phillips reveals the meanings of these mysterious signs and their relevance for our times.

To determine what traits might be shared by those born in each sign of the original zodiac, Phillips comprehensively surveyed hundreds of volunteers from diverse backgrounds. He measured each participant’s likes, dislikes, hobbies, habits, employment, health information, and other pertinent aspects of their lives and identities. Not intended to replace or challenge our traditional understanding of astrology, his findings offer an original system to enrich our current knowledge of the personality, character, and destiny of those born in each of its enigmatic signs.

Author Biography

Graham Phillips is one of Britain’s bestselling non-fiction authors. A former radio journalist and broadcaster for the BBC, and founder of Strange Phenomena magazine, he is a historical investigator of unsolved mysteries. The author of many books, including The Templars and the Ark of the Covenant, The Lost Tomb of King Arthur, The End of Eden, and Atlantis and the Ten Plagues of Egypt, Graham lives in the Midlands of England.

Table of Contents

New Evidence for Astrology

The Original Zodiac

THE ANCIENT SIGNS

Spider March 21–April 9

Orox April 10–May 3

Mouflon May 4–May 21

Vulture May 22–June 10

Gazelle June 11–July 1

Serpent July 2–July 20

Crayfish July 21–August 10

Lion August 11–August 30

Swan August 31–September 20

Crane September 21–October 11

Scorpion October 12–November 4

Horse November 5–November 24

Goat November 25–December 12

Wolf December 13–December 23

Fish December 24–January 14

Swallow January 15–February 7

Eagle February 8–March 1

Fox March 2–March 20

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