March means Mars’ month. Mars is the Roman god of War and is identified with the Greek god Ares. Mars was the son of Juno and Jupiter and second only to his father in importance for Roman soldiers. Until ~700BC March was the start of the year and the beginning of the war season. The […]
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The Lo Shu Square realignment for 2009 brings changes to your feng shui
The feng shui nine ki system uses the solar calendar. As a result, the Lo Shu Square (or magic square) realigns itself on either the 3rd, 4th or 5th of February every year to map the new flow of chi. The new Lo Shu square, this year, starts on Feburary the 4th. We see a […]
The meaning of February
February was added to the calendar by the Roman King Numa Pompilius in ~700BC. Charlemagne called the month ‘Hornung’, the Anglo-Saxons used the names ‘Solmoneth’ meaning mud month and ‘Kale-monath’ named after cabbage. Events in February Valentine’s Day Born in February? Birthstone: Amethyst Flower: Violet Tropical Zodiac: Aquarius (January 20 to February 18) and Pisces […]
The Year of the Ox – the earth Ox
The Ox is yin in polarity and associated with the element of water. People born in this year will have Oynx as a birthstone.
Ox is a hallmark of quite hardwork and stalwart determination. People born in the Year of the Ox are often born to lead. Although they can be quite they are dependable and naturally achieve what they need to achieve. Despite success, the Ox often remains modest, calm and tireless. However, those born to the Year of the Ox sometimes need quiet and time to reach their goals and once set on a target they can be tenacious in reaching it.
Ox tend to be grounded in common sense and logical. Although security is important them so is kindness and care. The Ox enjoys helping other people and dislikes being in debt or flying by wire.
Three green resolutions for the Chinese New Year
This year the Chinese New Year falls on January the 26th and will be the Year of the Ox. The Ox is a water animal, a patient and determined leader. The Ox picks a goal and works steadily towards achieving it. The Year of the Ox is a good year for making resolutions.
Let’s look at three simple green resolutions worth making this year.
Tree calendar – Celtic adaptation
Sadly very little information about the ancient Celts has survived and what we know is pieced together from fragments, second hand and bias sources. It is believed that the ancient Celtics followed a lunar calendar. As a result, the ancient calendar would have had 12 months one year and 13 the next. The Celtic Tree […]
The meaning of colours
Different colours mean different things to different people. It is also true to say that people see colours differently. People can see seven colours; blue, green, indigo, orange, red, violet and yellow. The colour indigo is the hardest to see and many people have six-colour vision and see indigo as an off-shade of blue or […]
The meaning of January
January means ‘Janus’s month’ and became the first month of the year in circa 700BC when Numa Pompilius, a Roman King, added it and February to the calendar. Numa also moved the start of the year from March to January. Janus is the Roman god of beginnings and endings, he is also the god of […]
The Celtic Zodiac – tree zodiac
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). […]
The meanings of the days of the week
The origins of the names given to the days of the week in the Western calendar are traced back to a number of different beliefs and sources. Monday The name ‘Monday’ is Roman in origin and means “Moon’s Day”. Tuesday The word ‘Tuesday’ comes from old German and derived from “Tyr’s Day”. Tyr is a […]
