For a simple parapegma, the Druidcraft Calendar can be used to track and predict an impressive array of astronomical phenomena. In this article, I would like to introduce yet another use for the calendar; The prediction of meteor showers. As with all Druidcraft Calendar usage for predictions, the key is a little astronomical knowledge. Just [...]
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 us know Pythagoras today for his mathematical theorem; That the square area of the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle [...]
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 misunderstanding spreading across social media and I can't resist. I am of course talking about the upcoming Blue Moon of [...]
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 home of the Sequini tribe and for this reason it is also known as the Sequini Calendar. A similar calendar [...]
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. Looking for the clues of meaning, ritual and how the place was constructed. We are now very confident that at [...]
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 day Turkey. A history of Calendars: Babylon to Greece A history of Calendars: The Nebra Sky DiskA history of Calendars: [...]
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 moon, Luna, because of the supposed effect of the moon in causing madness. By the 1980s there were over 80 [...]
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 they run into land, causing the sea level to rise and fall. So the most important factors in predicting the [...]
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 and the Druidic tradition. In the previous articles in this series we have discussed ancient monuments and artefacts that measure [...]
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 predictive purposes, which by its very nature is a calendar. Despite this, in this article I would like to discuss [...]
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I would like to add the heliacal rising of the major fixed stars to the online calendar over the next few weeks. I am currently struggling to get the calculation/code to work correctly but in the meantime I have discovered something quite interesting. ![]()
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It turns out that in the Uruk scheme (the Mesopotamian 19 year calendar that predates the Metonic system) each star had a 'usual' month and an early and late month due to the shifting nature of the lunar month in relation to the solar/stellar year. when a star rose late or early it was considered ominous. ![]()
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This kind of identification of an ominous moment would of course be possible using the Druidcraft Calendar too, but it is entirely absent from modern astrology or esoteric gregorian calendar studies.
I am so thankful to find this group and calendar. I was trying to expand my personal calendar to have all these movements, I pictured this exactly in my mind but could never get it all together. For 15 years I had my own that I had made following the SUN ORBITS AND LUNAR CALENDAR from the 2nd chapter of Enoch. It is very simular but not as accurate. I am looking forward to this addition to my Daily Ritual!
According to the DruidCraft calendar we should have full moon today, but it is actually in two days. Is the calendar momentarily a bit out of sync with the moon phases?