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The Celtic Zodiac – tree zodiac

December 15, 2008 by Andrew Leave a Comment

It is thought that the ancient Celtic Druids may have used a Zodiac. This Zodiac was rediscovered by Robert Graves and published in his popular book The White Goddess* (USA*) .

Graves used the work of Duald MacFirbis (1585 – 1670) the scholar and bard of clan O’Brien and bard Roderick O’Flaherty (1629 – 1718). There is doubt among modern scholars as to whether these sources are enough as there is evidence that some of the terminology used has Latin rather than Celtic roots and it is unlikely Christian bards would have sought to preserve ancient Druid knowledge.

Helena Peterson has provided an alternative Celtic Zodiac. It uses the planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto which the Druids where unlikely to have discovered but her book The Handbook of Celtic Astrology* (USA *) remains popular.

Due to the competing versions of the Celtic Zodiac and the on-going debate around accuracy it is easy to find tables with differing dates.

Celtic Zodiac

December 24 to January 20: Birch – The Achiever

January 21 to February 17: Rowan – The Thinker

February 18 to March 17: Ash – The Enchanter

March 18 to April 14: Alder – The Trailblazer

April 15 to May 12: Willow – The Observer

May 13 to June 9: Hawthorn – The Illusionist

June 10 to July 7: Oak – The Stabilizer

July 8 to August 4: Holly – The Ruler

August 5 to September 1: Hazel – The Knower

September 2 to September 29: Vine – The Equalizer

September 30 to October 27: Ivy – The Survivor

October 28 to November 24: Reed – The Inquisitor

November 25 to December 25: Elder – The Seeker

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