Blog – Druidcraft Calendar

The Metonic cycle, The Pythagorean 216 year rebirth period and Myth of the Phoenix.

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020Calendar History, Calendar Mythology

In this article I intend to explore the relationship between Pythagoras and his 216 year rebirth period, the myth of the Phoenix and the Metonic cycle on which the Druidcraft calendar is based. Most of

Why the 31st October 2020 is NOT a Blue Moon (unless you are Christian)

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020Calendar Events, Other Calendars

In the era of fake news, misinformation and the dangers it can pose, it may seem a little trivial to try and clear up confusion around astronomical questions. Yet here we are seeing yet another

A history of Calendars: The Celtic Coligny Calendar, A Metonic Calendar in Disguise.

June 27, 2020July 1, 2020Calendar History, Other Calendars

If you are going to research Druids and Calendars it will not be very long before you come across the Coligny Calendar. This engraved bronze tablet was discovered in 1897 in Coligny France, once the

Building Stonehenge. Learning to tell the time, and the ancient Astronomical origin of English feet and inches.

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020Calendar History, Other Calendars

For some, the allure and mystery of Stonehenge and other sites like it is a driving force of (re)discovery. Many people down the centuries have spent countless hours studying these sites in ever greater detail.

A history of Calendars: An Ancient Hittite Metonic Calendar?

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020Calendar History

Following on from previous articles on the history of calendars and the Metonic cycle, in this article we will be looking at the possible Motonic calendar found at the Hittite Yazilikaya Rock sanctuary in modern

Using the Druidcraft calendar to predict human behaviour.

July 29, 2019August 11, 2019Calendar Uses

For centuries legends have persisted that directly link the phases of the moon to the behaviours of human beings. In addition to the legends of werewolves, the word lunacy derives from the word for the

Using the Druidcraft Calendar to predict the tides.

July 18, 2019August 11, 2019Calendar Uses

The tides of the world’s oceans and seas are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon, which creates bulges of water in the oceans. As these bulges move around the planet

A History of Calendars: Babylonia to Greece

July 3, 2019August 11, 2019Calendar History

As you may have already noticed, this website is largely focused on the exploration of the 19 year cycle of the sun and the moon known as the Metonic cycle, and its place in history

The Druidcraft Calendar’s Historical Basis

February 19, 2019August 11, 2019Calendar History

The Druidcraft calendar was never intended as a genuine authentic ancient druidic calendar. Instead it is a tool to help modern pagan practitioners to understand the movements of the sun and moon for ritual and

The Metonic Anomaly of 1699/1700 and the 371 year cycle

February 17, 2019August 10, 2019Calendar Development

If you become interested in lunisolar calendars you will undoubtedly come across the Metonic system which is defined rather simply. The Metonic system is a way to reconcile the movements of the sun and the