Bestial sign Bestial sign In astrology, bestial signs are those astrological signs that represent animals. They are sometimes referred to as quadrupedian, or four-footed signs because they represent animals that walk on all four legs. These animals are inarticulate, which means they have voices, but their power of speech is not developed. Individuals who are strongly influenced by the bestial signs quite often have speech impediments and a larger than usual amount of body hair. The bestial signs in the zodiac are Aries, Taurus, Leo and Capricorn. Because they are not able to express themselves in the manner that they would like,
Dendera zodiac XVIII in the Royal Library (later called the National Library of France). In 1922, the zodiac moved from there to the Louvre. The controversy around the zodiac, called the "Dendera Affair", involved people of the likes of Joseph Fourier (who estimated that the age was 2500 BC). Champollion, among others, believed that it was a religious zodiac. Champollion placed the zodiac in fourth century AD. Georges Cuvier placed the date 123 AD to 147 AD. His discussion of the dating question is an interesting summary of the reasoning as he understood it in the 1820s. Dendera zodiac The sculptured Dendera