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 [...]
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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?