OPHIUCHUS THE 13TH ZODIAC; Serpens Caput (the Head) and Serpens Cauda (the Tail)

Ophiuchus is the omitted 13th zodialogical sign.  The Mayans placed a great interest in the cosmic serpent, so it seems very peculiar that these two signs are connected, yet never spoken about.

Your sign beyond the zodiac is Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, seen by many as the zodiac's thirteenth sign. He is Aesculapius, 'the unceasingly gentle', the Greek god of healing who holds the serpent of medicine and rebirth, and who offered cures and diagnoses to the sick in dreams.

Serpens, or the Serpent, is held by the Serpent Holder, Ophiuchus, and is the only constellation to consist of two separate parts - Serpens Caput (the Head) and Serpens Cauda (the Tail).
 

Ophiuchus is named by his relationship to the archetypal being called the Serpent. This is the same Serpent that appears in the Garden of Eden story in the bible and also the same Serpent as Quetzalcoatl and Kukulcan, as he is called in Middle America by the Aztecs and the Mayans. Our culture has tended to negate the archetypal energies of the Serpent and associate it with "evil." The Mayan, Hindu and other indigenous cultures have honored the Serpent and its energy. 

The Greek mythological version of Ophiucus tells the story a mortal "lord in waiting" named Aesclepius, the son of the overlord Apollo, and a mortal mother named Coronis who dies in childbirth, who finds the secret of immortality after observing snakes or serpents sharing herbs.