In Celtic philosophy, the macrocosm is reflected in the microcosm, everything cycles, and there are cycles within cycles– the times of day, annual seasonality of the earth, stages of the human lifecycle, to astronomical cycles of sun and moon spanning decades and longer time frames. The diagram below maps some of these cycles and their […]
The Celtic Eightfold Year
The Eight Stations of the Year for the Southern Hemisphere As the earth cycles the sun on its annual journey, the respective seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are created by the tilt of the earth’s axis. Thus the key pivotal quarters of the solar cycle are the solstices and equinoxes, which determine the […]
Sunwise and Widdershins in the Southern Hemisphere
Solar Orientation The ancient Celts understood the significance of the sun in driving the seasons and energising life. We now know through science that all life on earth is fueled by solar energy, that plants through photosynthesis use solar energy and in turn feed the animal kingdom, create fertile soil humus, influence local climatic conditions […]
Celtic Wisdoms in the Australian Landscape
The earth remembers… echoes from the dawn of time the earth remembers everything…. The task of the druid as a guardian of memory was to know the land… its shape and form, its cycles and patterns the movement of air and water the rhythms of seasons, of sun, moon and stars the plants, animals and […]