Calendar History – 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

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

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

A History of Calendars: The Nebra Sky Disk

February 15, 2019August 10, 2019Calendar History

In my last article in this series I discussed a number of prehistoric calendar sites that show that early humans were concerned with reconciling the movements of the sun and moon in order to follow

A History of Calendars: The Ancient World

January 17, 2019August 10, 2019Calendar History

I have decided to create a series of posts about calendars throughout history. In doing so I hope to both learn more about calendars myself, and also create a repository of information for other people