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 [...]
Category: Calendar History
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: [...]
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 [...]
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 lunisolar calendar. The problem with reconciling the movements of the sun with the movements of the moon is that [...]
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 who might take an interest in this subject in the future. I want to say right up front that I [...]
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During the coming night, more on Monday morning, there will be Moon eclipse. I had of course a look how this event is reflected on our Druidcraft calendar as this is the first time of such an event since I have it. So, I think you can roughly see the constellation where the yellow sun peg and the white moon peg are lined up between the red pegs of the most outer ring. It is not 100% in line, but it seems to be enough for the eclipse.
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!