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The Celtic Lunar Zodiac: How To Interpret Your Moon Sign
The Celtic Lunar Zodiac: How To Interpret Your Moon Sign
LUNAR ZODIAC
How to Interpret Your Moon Sign
THE CELTIC
LUNAR ZODIAC
How to Interpret Your Moon Sign
HELENA PATERSON
Illustrated by
Margaret Wlty
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Te Celtic Lunar Zodiac 1 VVZ, 1 VV ccna !atcrsOn. Al rI_ts rcscrVcd. !rIntcd
In tc \nItcd 5tatcs OPmcrIca. lO Qart OtIs OOK ma c uscd Or rcQrOduccdIn
an manncr VatsOcVcr VItOut VrIttcn QcrmIssIOn rOm LcVcn !uIcatIOns,
cxccQtIn tc casc OrIcguOtatIOns cmOdIcd In crItIca artIccs andrcVIcVs .
|OQrI_t ustratIOns 1 VVZ, 1 VV Par_arctYat.
FIRST LLEWELLYN EDITION
Irst !rIntIn_, 1 VV
!rcVIOus QuIscd In 1 VVZ Idcr1OOKs, LOndOn, 1n_and.
|OVcr ustratIOn. Par_arctYat
|aQtcr ustratIOns. Par_arctYaty
|OVcr csI_n. LIsa lOVaK
1OOKQcscttIn_. !crc_rInc LraQIcs 5crVIccs
!rO cct Pana_cmcnt. ]an ccnc
LIrar OI|On_rcss |ataO_In_-In-!uIcatIOn ata
!atcrsOn, ccna, 1 V+b=
c |ctIc Lunar ZOdIac . OV tO IntcrQrct Our mOOn sI_n I ccna
!atcrsOn . Iustratcd Par_arctYaty. --1 st LcVcn cd.
Q. Cm.
ncudcs IIO_raQIca rccrcnccs .
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1 . PstrOO_y. |ctIc. Z. POOn--PIsccanca. . ZOdIac.
. Itc.
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments 9
Introduction 11
1 THE BIRCH TREE, BETH 27
2 THE ROWAN TREE, LUIS 37
3 THE ASH TREE, NION 47
4 THE ALDER TREE, FEARN 57
5 THE WILLOW TREE, SAILLE 67
6 THE HAWTHORNTREE, UATH 77
7 THE OAK TREE, DUIR 87
8 THE HOLLY TREE, TINNE 97
9 THE HAZEL TREE, COLL 107
10 THE VINE, MUIN 117
11 THE IVY, GORT 127
12 THE REED, NGETAL 137
13 THE ELDER TREE, RUIS 147
Bibliography 158
Reference Sources 159
T the Cailleach, the Old Viled One.
I stood alone within the trees; alone I thought,
with all the world but rushing by, so lonely was I.
Wo in this world could know my heart,
its aches, its hurts and striving to Thee? How lonely I was in Thee.
But as I stood there in the glade, a peace unknown went whispering by;
it looked at me a-standing there
and saw the heart in need of Tee, and stayed a
while.
rOm A Reason for Living by LcOr_c 1cntOn-5mIt
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
anK Ou, ]amcs`O_, Or VrItIn_ Our OOK Archne Rising; It
InsQIrcd mc tO maKc a urtcr stud O tc 1 ruIdIc sI_ns
rcadIn_ Ocrt LraVcs mastcr VOrK On tc su cct, Te Wite
Goddess. ccO_nItIOn must asO c cxtcndcd tO tc autOrs mcn-
tIOncd In tc IIO_raQ, VOsc cOntrIutIOns cannOt c Or_Ot-
tcn, On urtcr QraIscd.
!raIsc must asO c attrIutcd tO Par_arct Yats ma_Ica
IntcrQrctatIOnsan artIst Orarc tacnt and Ima_InatIOn.
P _ratcu acKnOVcd_mcnts tO tcatc r. ]On !cndcrI-
|urc and 1dVard artc, tVO cxtraOrdInar caractcrs VO
IVcd In |OrnVa and VO rcstOrcd On_-Ost IstOrIca mts tO
tcIr rI_tu Qacc In tc Oca arcIVcs. tVas]Ons QaQcr, tItcd
`crs Or tc \sc Ocacrs, _IVcn attc annua cOncrcncc O
tclatIOna cdcratIOn O5QIrItua cacrs In 1 VV tatQrOVIdcd
tc OutInc InOrmatIOn On ruIdIc crs.
5QccIa tanKs tOtcstaHatLcVcnlanc POstad,Lnnc
PcnturVccK, Pndrca LOdVIn, ]an ccnc, and ]ud LIats
VOsc cQu su__cstIOns and cdItOrIa sKIs _aVc tc VOc cOn-
tcnt a sarQcr Ocus. anKs arc asO duc tO ]. L. YItc,
astrOnOmcr, VO adVIscd On tc astrOnOmIca data. PsO tO tc
man rIcnds VO OancdtcIrQrccIOus OOKs.
ccna !atcrsOn
INTRODUCTION
The Druids
c ruIds, a |ctIc QrIcstOOd VO IVcd In tc
1rItIs scs rOm arOund 1 UUUB.C., uscd a unar ca-
cndar O1 mOnts, cac cOnsIstIn_ OZo das, and
Onc Intcrcaar da, tO cacuatc tcIr car and tcIr
ImQOrtant cstIVas . c rItua asQcct O tcIr rcI-
_IOn Vas ascd QrImarI On tc sOI/unar ccc,
tcIr zOdIac cIn_ unar ratcr tan sOar. Is
rcHccts a cuturc ascd Qart On matrIInca succcs-
sIOn. c ruIdIc rcI_IOn Vas draVn rOm a Kccn
aVarcncss O tc natura and suQcrnatura cncr_Ics
IdcntIHcd VIt tc sQIrIts (dryads) O tcIr sacrcd
trccs, and tc ruIds zOdIac O trcc sQIrIts Vcrc
cmanatIOns tat tc cIcVcd camc tO 1art rOm
tc 5un.
Pan ccnturIcs atcr tc mcdIca KnOVcd_c O
cramcdIcIncrcatIn_ tO tc t1ccs andQants Otc
ruIds Vas Ound tO c surVIVIn_ In rcand. ruIdIc
mcdIcInc Is tus cIcHKnOVnHOm tc rIsrccOrds
O Te Book o the O'Hickeys and Te Book o the
0' Lees, Ot nOV QrcscrVcd1n tc Oa rIsPcad-
cm. csc OOKs Vcrc VrIttcn In 1 U and 1 ++
rcsQcctIVc, Qart In LatIn and Qart In rIs, and
QrOa rcQrcscnt tc ar_cst numcr O ancIcnt
mcdIcamanuscrIQts stI In cxIstcnccInan an_ua_c.
c ruIdIc _Od O caIn_, Ianccct, VOsc
namc mcans `sVIt In QOVcr, as On_ ccn
rc_ardcd astcOunt Oal rIs mcdIca and cra
Orc. 1ut Is sOn, PIdOc, and dau_tcr, PIrmIda,
aQQarcnt cxcccdImIntccccs art,and Ina Ht
O caOus Ianccct scV Is sOn. OVcVcr, rOm
tc _raVc Otc Oun_ _Od sQran_ b crs rOm
tcOInts and sIncVs Otc dcadOd, cacQOsscss-
In_ a ma_Ic VIrtuc tO ca tc dIscascs Otc rcatcd
Qarts . n tIs rcsQcct PIdOc rcscmcs tc Oun_
PcscuaQIus, LrccK_OdOcaIn_,VO Incurrcdtc
caOus O]uQItcr and Vas strucK dOVn VIt a
tundcrOt. n |ctIc mt, _Ods Vcrc sOmctImcs
QcrsOnIHcd as tc cacndarcar,In tc mt rcatIn_
tO PIdOc c Is tus OnOrcd, and rcmcmcrcd
VIt tc numcrIca Ic-_IVIn_ smO O tc sOar
car and VIt a sacrcd cr rcQrcscntIn_ cac da.
n Ordcr tO cacuatc an cacndar Or zOdIac, a
QrccIsc KnOVcd_c O tc mOVcmcnt Otc cccstIa
OdIcs Is rcguIrcd. 5tOnccn_c, a sOurcc O man
c_cnds and a sItc O undImInIscd curIOsIt, as
attractcd scOar studIcs Or ccnturIcs. n rcccnt
cars suc stud as Icdcd sOmc QrOOund InOr-
matIOn rc_ardIn_ tc astrOnOmIca aI_nmcnt Otc
ancIcnt stOncs, sOVIn_ tat tc sCstIccs, cguInOxcs,
and ccIQscs can al c accuratc cacuatcd, dcsQItc
tcIr VarIac dccInatIOns and cOmQcx cccs.
PtOu_ tc ruIds dId nOt uId 5tOnccn_c,
Or an O tc Otcr Pc_aItIc mOnumcnts In
1rItaIn and rcand, It Is QcraQs a rccVant OscrVa-
tIOn tat I c ruIdIc rcI_IOn OnUOurIscdVcrc
tcsc ancIcnt stOncs and urIa camcrs Vcrc
1 2 INTRODUCTION
Ocatcd. c ancIcnt 1rItOns VO ad crcctcd tc
ImQOsIn_ stOnc cIrccs ct a c_ac srOudcd In
mstcr and ma_Ic, VIt tcIr OVn OrI_Ins cIn_ as
cgua Oscurc as tOsc Otc |ctIc InVadcrs cast
uQ rOm tc sca. PccOrdIn_ tO tc arcacOO_Ists,
Vcr cV OstIItIcs rcsutcd rOm tc |ctIc cOn-
rOntatIOn VIt tc IndI_cnOus QOQuatIOn, and It
aQQcars tat an IntcrmIn_In_ OtrIa custOms and
cuturcs OccurrcdOVcrscVcra ccnturIcs, On_cOrc
tc Oman InVasIOn.
cPc_mItIc rcI_IOn OtcancIcntIrItIsVas
ascd On Vat as ccn tcrmcd `tc cut O tc
dcad,and Is amOstIdcntIca tO tc 1_yQtIan cut O
|sIrIs, _Od O tc dcad, and tc undcrVOrd. c
|ctIc QcOQc sarcd man asQccts O tcIr rcI_IOn
and cuturc VIt tc LrccKs, IncudIn_ a _Od Otc
undcrVOrdtc cacdIs, andHOm VOm a |cts
caImcd dcsccnt. Is rcscmcs tc LrccK _Od !utO,
_Od Otc undcrVOrd In LrccK mtOO_y, tc mOst
carcd _Od, and, as LOrd Otc ncrna c_IOns, an
InItIatOr IntO tcIr _rcatcr mstcrIcs OIc. Is adds
tO tc sQccuatIOn aOut a cOmmOn sOurcc Or cOm-
mOn anccstr ctVccn a Our raccstc ancIcnt
1rItIs,tc |cts, tc LrccKs, and tc 1_QtIans.
Druidic Astrology
Iddcn In a astrOO_y Is tc csOtcrIc an_ua_c O
smOIsm, VIc cOntaIns man rccrcnccs tO
sOurcc Or OrI_Ins . t Is QrOac tat VItIn tc
astrOO_ Otc ruIds Ics tc Kc tO tc OrI_In O
tc |cts and QOssI tc ancIcnt 1rItOns, Or tc
ruIds ad tcIr OVn zOdIac and cOsmOO_ tat
ad OVIOus cVOVcd In 1rItaIn arOund tc stOnc
cIrccsand OscrVatOrIcs Otc Pc_aItIc QcOQc.P
summatIOn O tc ruIdIc rcI_IOn, astrOO_y, and
mtOO_ ma asO QrOVIdc a mOrc cnI_tcncd
VIcV O a racc OQcOQc VO aVc InUucnccd tc
Vcstcrn VOrd QcraQs mOrc cOncusIVc tan an
Otcr ancIcnt QcOQc.
n tc ruIdIc sstcm O astrOO_ tc VOc
1art Vas KnOVn as Buarth Beirdd Or tc OVInc
cncOsurc,and tc 1arths crtIItVassmOIzcd
a VItc cOV and tc _cncratIn_ 5un a VItc u.
c cIrcuar a O tc _Oc aOVc tc ratIOna
OrIzOnVas smOIzcd tc mstIca |audrOn O
|crIdVcn [unar _Oddcss) tat cOntaIncd tc dIVInc
cmInInc csscncc. tVas urtcrdIVIdcdctVccn tc
cguInOctIa Inc rOm cast tO Vcst,VIt tc 5un,a-
IcsIn, aVIn_ dOmInIOn OVcr tc a cOntaInIn_ tc
On_cst da [summcr sOstIcc) , andPVa_ddu Or nI_t
ruIn_ tc Otcr a cOntaInIn_ tc sOrtcst da
[VIntcr sOstIcc) .
Is QrImcVa dIVIsIOn O nI_t and da Vas asO
asIc tO tc |ctIc cOnccQtIOn OtIme dImcnsIOn
tatad nO OundarIcs,Oncntranccs and cxIts.c
astrOnOmIca marKcrs Ocatcd tc QOrtas Vcrc tc
cmanatIOns OdIVInc Ic Ot cntcrcd andcB 1art.
c cguInOxcs and sOstIccs Vcrc tus namcd. Alban
Eilir [sccOnd _cncratIOn) Or tc HrstVcrna cguInOx,
Alban Hin [sunn tcmQcraturc) Or tc summcr sO-
stIcc, Alban Eled [arVcst) Or tc autumna cguInOx,
and Alban Arthuan Or tc VIntcr sOstIcc [Prturs
scasOn) , Vcn Prtur Vas cn_a_cd In H_tIn_ tc
I NTRODUCTI ON 13
QOVcrs O darKncss . ccrcncc tO In_ Prtur I n
tcIr cOsmOO_y camc atcr, ut It Vas a |ctIc tradI-
tIOn tO IdcntI| crOcs and KIn_s VIt tc sOar dcIty.
Druidic Religion
c ruIdIc rcI_IOn ad a I_cr QIOsOQ and
tradItIOn tat Is scdOm tOuccd uQOn. c ruIds
cIcVcd Ina crcatOrVO cOud nOt c sccn man,
andVOscOVncmanatIOnVascOndcOmQrccn-
sIOn, cVcn tO tc InItIatcd. Or tat rcasOn tc
namcd Im |cI,VIc mcant`cOnccaIn_,and Is
cOnsOrt Vas tc unar _Oddcss |crIdVcn Or `aId.
c dId nOt VOrsIQ tc 5un,ut IdcntIHcdItVIt
tc On c_Ottcn sOn O |crIdVcn, Orn HOm tc
mstIca unIOn ctVccn |crIdVcn and |cI.
c dIVInIt OItc 5un Vas Qart Otc ancIcnt
ruIdIc trInIt tat ad Qrcccdcd |rIstIanIt. t
smOIzcd tc trcc ras Or cmanatIOns O tcIr
_rcat crcatOr |cI, nOt HOm tc 5un Itsc. csc
trcc `crtIIzIn_ ras Vcrc smOIzcd trcc
_Odcn aQQcs, and IdcntIHcd VIt tc trIunc VOrd
Or logos Otc crcatOr, VIc cd tc sccrct O tc
unIVcrsc In Its Vcr rcat.
|cI and |crIdVcn Vcrc rc_ardcd as IncOmQrc-
cnsIc sQIrIts, |crIdVcn cIn_ tc OrI_InatOr O
crudc mattcrtatc_an In an cmrOnIc cOndItIOn
rOm acrOss tc Occantc sOurcc O a Ic. Is
csscncc OIc VascmInInc andQassIVc In Its naturc,
and cVcr sQrIn_ It Vas rOu_t OVcr tc scas In a
sacrcd Oat saQcd IKc a crcsccnt POOn and QrO-
Qccd |crIdVcn. 1c 5unVas`rcOrnas aac
O|crIdVcn On cccmcr ZZ [VIntcr sOstIcc) asIt
Oncc a_aIn c_an Its asccnt In tc sK.
t Vas tOu_t tc ruIds tat mrIads O
IVcs, guItc aQart rOm tc QsIca cxIstcncc, asO
cmanatcd at tc samc tImc andVcrc cd tc 5un
rOm tc dImcnsIOn O Annwn, an astra Qanc
Ocatcd In tc |ctIc undcrVOrd, IntO tc Outcr
VOrd. Is `Ic Or sOu-Orcc, VIc ad InItIa
ccn dcQOsItcd |crIdVcn, ad cVOVcd trOu_
tc anIma crcatIOn uQ tO uman Orm, ut It Vas
VItOut tc sQIrItua InsQIratIOn O Awen, tc rca-
sOnIn_ acuty ImQar1cd dIrcct rOm LOd.
crc Vcrc trcc cIrccs O sQIrItua cVOutIOn.
tc cIrcc OAbred; tc cIrcc O Gwynvyd; and tc
cIrcc O Ceugant. rOm Annwn Ic craVcd IntO
Abred, tc cIrccOtrIatc 1art-QancVcrctc
sOu-Orcc tOOK QsIca Orm. Is Incudcd
umanIty and a cOV It, and Vas a Qacc Vcrc
_OOd and cVI Vcrc In cgua mcasurc and InHucncc.
Pan Vas rcc HOm al OI_atIOn, and cVcr act Vas
Onc O cOnscnt and cOIcc. Ps man cVOVcd, sO dId
IsA wen anda ccarcrVIsIOn OLOd. ntIs ruIdIc
sstcm OcVOutIOn tc `Hcc VI OmanKInd Vas
_IVcn _rcat cmQasIs and cOnsIdcrcd tO c an
ImQOrtant actOr, unIKc tc 1ramIn rcI_IOn tat
tIs asQcct OruIdIsm as ccn saId tO rcscmc.
1 4 INTRODUCTION
csc `tcacIn_s cOmc rOm tc dIsQutcd VO-
umc O matcrIa KnOVn cOcctIVc as Barddas, and
Vcrc dOcumcnts tat ad ccn _atcrcd HOm mOrc
ancIcnt manuscrIQts tc Ycs ard OO POr-
_anV_. 1ut carcu rcadIn_ O tc Barddas dOcs
rcVca scVcra dIstInct |ctIc QcrsuasIOns, tc
`cnI_1a O tc 1ards cIn_ a _OOd cxamQc. t
Orms tVO Qarts, In tc gucstIOn andansVcr rOutInc
Oa rIddc, tc tOu_t-QrOVOKIn_ cxcrcIsc sO QOQ-
uar amOn_st |cts. tc_Ins.
Tere is nothing truly hidden but what is not
conceivable;
Tere is nothing not conceivable but what is
immeasurble;
Tere is nothing immeasurble but God;
Tere is no God but that which is not conceivable;
There is nothing not conceivable but that which is
truly hidden;
Tere is nothing truly hidden but God.
c sOutIOn c_Ins.
Wat is not conceivable is the greatest i all, and
the immeasurble i what is not in place;
God is the greatest of all, and the immeasurable i
intelligence;
And there can be no existence to anything but from
intellience;
And the non-existence i all things comes from
what is not in place.
csc statcmcnts undcrInc tc dccQcr QIOsOQ
Otc ruIds, and aQQcar tO sarc cOmmOn _rOund
VIt tc Qabalah, an ancIcntcraIc sstcmOms-
tIca cVOutIOn, as Vc as VIt 1ramIn tcacIn_and
man Otcr ancIcnt rcI_IOns .
c ruIds asO cOnsIdcrcd ItQOssIc Or man tO
cVOVc tO Gwynvyd durIn_ Is IctImc trOu_ Is
OVn VOItIOn Ortc mcmOr OLOd. n OtcrVOrds
tc |ctVas ccrtaIn muc mOrc a`Hcc a_cnttan
Is castcrn cOuntcrQart. c Idca O`mcmOr as
InKs VIt tc 1_yQtIan QrcOccuQatIOn VIt carnIn_
al tc namcs O tcIr _Ods In Ordcr tO maKc tcIr
Va sac tO tcIr Idca OcaVcn.
1ut tc cIrcc O Abred Vas Onc In VIc a
manKInd must Qass trOu_ durIn_ tcIr VarIOus
sta_cs O cxIstcncc cOrc cIn_ guaIHcd tO cntcr
tc cIrcc O cIcItGwynvyd, a Qanc O tc
VO dcVcOQcd sQIrIt. c cIrcc O Ceugant Vas
OccuQIcd LOd aOnc, ut tcrc asO cxIstcd a
QOarIt O darKncss cacd Cythraul tat LOd ad
suducd unItIn_ VIt It.
Creation Myths
|crIdVcns Otcr sOn, PVa_ddulI_tVas cr
Hrst-Orn In tc Odcr cVOutIOnar mts O tc
|cts, and atcr ccamc tc darK tVIn tO tc 5un.
IsduaIty OI_tanddarKncss cOntInucdtrOu_
a crcatIOn O Ic In |ctIc tOu_t and tradItIOn.
crc arc man Qarac crcatIOn mts tO `darK-
ncss QrcccdIn_ `I_t. PQart rOm tc mOst
Vc-KnOVn Onc In tc 1Ic, tcrc Is asO mcntIOn
O LIIt, VOsc namc mcans `nI_t, VO Vas tc
Hrst VIc OPdam. n tc amud, LIIt guarrccd
VItPdam,ctImandVasQursucdtrcc an_cs
VO sOu_t unsucccssu tO Qcrsuadc crtO rcturn
and ccOmc tc mOtcr O manKInd. Latcr, OV-
cVcr, cr Insanc caOus OPdams ncV VIc 1Vc
causcd cr tO rcturn and taKc rcVcn_c InstI_atIn_
|aIns ur a_aInst Is rOtcrPc.
n tc |ctIc mt O |crIdVcn It Vas trcc
drOQs rOm cr sacrcd caudrOn tat transOrmcd
LVIOnrOma mOrta cId IntO a sOar dcIt KnOVn
as tc ardIc-_OdaIcsIn. c Irt O aIcsIn Vas
rcscntcd tc _rcat unar _Oddcss, VO cast tc
ncVOrn ac acK IntO tc Occan. 1Ot tc 5un
and1artVcrc sccnasIc-_IVIn_dcItIcs, ut |crId-
Vcn Vas tc QrImcVa mOtcr, tc unar _Oddcss
VOsc QOVcr, IKc LIIts, rctaIncd tc mOrc mstI-
ca and darKcr asQcct Otc cmac.
nruIdIc mstIcIsm tc ccIQscs Vcrc tc sQcc-
tacuar and aVcsOmc QcnOmcnOn tat Occurrcd
Vcn |cI Ormcd a mstIca unIOnVIt cItcrtc
POOn Or 1artcncc tcIr Kccn OscrVancc O
I NTRODUCTI ON 1 5
suc cVcnts . P unar ccIQsc ma c sccn OVcr tc
cOmQctc cmIsQcrc O tc 1art, and can On
taKc Qacc at u POOn, tc 1art casts Its OVn
sadOV In sQacc,sO durIn_ tc unar ccIQsc It Is tc
sadOV O tc 1art tat sOV crccQs acrOss tc
acc Otc POOn. tmaOrm cItcr a tOta OrQar-
tIa ccIQsc, ut tc I_t Otc POOn dOcs nOt Van-
Is cntIrc, duc tO tc acr O atmOsQcrc arOund
tc 1art tat rcracts a ccrtaIn amOunt OsunI_t.
5Oar ccIQscs arc muc mOrc sQcctacuar, and Occur
Vcn tc POOn stands ctVccn tc 5un and 1art
at tc tImc Otc ncV POOn.
Al ccIQscsVcrc sccntcruIds asa QrImcVa
rcQa O tc rc_cncratIn_ Orccs O tc sQIrItua
cncr_Ics In tc unIVcrsc. n a ancIcnt astrOO_Ica
rccOrds ccIQscs Vcrc InItIa cOnsIdcrcd `cVI, ut
atcr tc Vcrc rc_ardcd as mOrc ausQIcICus cVcnts
tat cOud c cItcr _OOd Or ad, It dcQcndcd On
VOsc _aIn Or Oss tc sI_nIHcd, and Vcrc mOst
InKcd tO natIOna cVcnts. c stud O tc ccIQsc
cccs asO Ormcd Qart O tc Saros tacs O tc
|adcans and1aOnIans,VIcVcrcunar-ascd,
and Vcrc atcr cxamIncd PctOn, an PtcnIan
astrOnOmcr VO `rcdIscOVcrcdtc unatIOn cccs.
Taces o Atlantis
PQart rOm tc 5un and POOn tcrc Vcrc scVcra
Otcr cccstIa OdIcs cOsc OscrVcd tc
ruIds . csc Vcrc tc cOnstcatIOns O tc
!cIadcs, |rIOn, and PurI_a, as Vc as sOmc O tc
cIc stars In tc nOrtcrn sK, namc Prcturus,
|astOr, andcnc. Prcturus Ics cOsc tO tc taI O
tc Lrcat 1car cOnstcatIOn, VIc, VIt |rIOn,
OrmstctVO maIndIrcctIOnHndcrs OrnaVI_atIOna
aIds Or a traVccrs and astrOnOmcrs .
c mtOO_ rcJatIn_ tO tc Lrcat 1car Is
1 6 INTRODUCTI ON
Ot Vast and Vcr ancIcnt, Or cxamQc, It Vas
KnOVn as tc 5cVcn IsIs In Indu rccOrds . PstrO-
nOmIca ItmarKcd tc QrcccssIOnOtc cguInOxcs,
tc duratIOn O Yuga rcVOutIOns Or _rcat a_cs . n
1_yQtIan mtOO_ tc Lrcat 1car Vas KnOVn as
tc POtcrOImc andVas cacdtcLIVIn_YOrd,
It _aVc rIsc tO tc smO Otc anK-crOss tat rcQ-
rcscnts tc`OOQsaQc Otc cOnstcatIOn. ntcIr
|sIrIan rItuas It marKcd a Qacc In tc caVcns
Vcrc tc 5un Vas rcOrn In tc nOrtcrn sK. n
tc ardIc rIddc O LVIOn tcrc Is mcntIOn Otc
cOnstcatIOn as anOtcr marKcr Or dIrcctIOn Hndcr,
aOn_VIt tc Corona Borealis, In trIn_ tO Ocatc tc
mstcrIOus |astc OPrIanrOd.
|rIOn, tc untcr, VOsc rIIant rctInuc
Incudcs 5IrIus, tc rI_tcst star In tc VOc sK,
Ics sOut On a VIntcr cVcnIn_ In tc nOrtcrn
cmIsQcrc. ts dIstInctIVc saQc asO QOInts Out tc
cIc LcmInIan star, |astOr. c Lrcat 1car Ics
nOrt-cast,VIt tc rI_t starcnc cOn_In_ tO
tc cOnstcatIOn O|_nus amOst On tc nOrtcrn
OrIzOn. |aQca, tc cIc star OPurI_a, Is amOst
dIrcct OVcrcad. |aQca, atcr tc 5un and POOn,
Vas tcmOst cOsc studIcdstarIn tcnOrtcrn sK
tO c OscrVcd tc ruIds. t Is nOt tc rI_tcst
starIn tc sK,uttc aI_nmcntVIt tc OtcrcOn-
stcatIOns dOcs Qacc It dIrcct OVcrcad durIn_ tc
VIntcr mOnts.
c ancIcnt cIVIIzatIOn O PtantIs as ccn
VrIttcn aOutandsQccuatcdOnOr ccnturIcs. Pan
mtOO_Ists and csOtcrIcs cIcVc tat, atcr tc
Lrcatcu_c ad annIIatcd tcPtantcan cIVIIza-
tIOn, tc surVIVOrs and OutQOst cOOnIsts Vcrc scat-
tcrcdVOrdVIdc.c Vcrc thc`OrI_InaQcOQc O
tc sca, VO ccamc tc Oundcrs O a cassIc cIVI-
IzatIOns . PccOrdIn_ tO Onnc, In Is OOK
Atlantis, !atO, VO IVcd +UU cars cOrc |rIst,
rccOrdcd tc IstOr OPtantIs rOm Is anccstOr
5OOn,a _rcataV-_IVcr OPtcns . 5OOn adVIsItcd
1_Qt ZUUcars QrcVIOus and ccnInItIatcdtc
1_yQtIan QrIcsts IntO tc Occut mstcrIcs O _rcat
antIguIt. c QrIcsts ad asO rcQutcd sOVn Im
sacrcd O ccts rcatIn_ tO PtantIs tat cOnHrmcd Its
IstOrIca cxIstcncc.
c Isand OPtantIs Vas saId !atO tO aVc
cxIstcd mOrc tan V, UUU cars QrIOr tO tc tImc O
5OOn, and Vas dcscrIcd as a ar_c Isand KnOVn as
`tc |OntIncnt OPtantIs. tVas aQQarcnt a _rcat
and VOndcru cmQIrc tat rucd OVcr scVcra Otcr
smacr Isands, tc rcmnants O VIc arc nOV
KnOVn as tc |anarIcs and tc Isand O PadcIra.
!art O tIs cmQIrc asO Incudcd arcas O LIa,
1_Qt, and 1urOQc as ar as rrcnIa [1trurIa, In
Vat Is nOV ta) . ts Oundcr Vas !OscIdOn, a
Qr mcVa sca-_Od, VO ad matcd VIt an
1art-Orn maIdcn, |cItO, tO QrOducc tc Hrst
Ptantcan QcOQc. !OscIdOns tcn cIdrcnVIt|cItO
VcrcHVc scts OtVIns,tc Hrst-Orn cIn_Ptas,and
al tc dcsccndcnts ccamc KnOVn as `tc QcOQc O
tc scaccausc OtcIrInca_c rOm !OscIdOn.
c IsandOPtantIs Vas cOnsIdcrcd!atOtO
c a VcrItac QaradIsc Or Lardcn O 1dcn, Im-
mcnsc crtIc and tccmIn_ VIt cVcr sOrt O
VIdIc and cxOtIc Ora. Ot sQrIn_s and Inand
aKcs dIVIdcd tc Isand IntO scVcra zOncs, VIc
Vcrc ccVcr rId_cd tO aOV acccss tO aQarts,and
canas Vcrc du_,VIt suIcc _atcs tO cOntrO tc tIda
UOV O tc ar_cr aKcs. Pan auOus sca-casts
aOundcd In tcsc Vatcrs, csQccIa dOQIns, VO
Vcrc trcatcd VIt tc _rcatcst rcsQcct, as !OscIdOn
ImscVas cIcVcd tO c IntImatc rcatcd tO tIs
sacrcd sQccIcs.
c uIdIn_s and tcmQcs OPtantIs Vcrc cOn-
structcdVIt_rcatsKI, and Ornamcnta stOncs Vcrc
IntcrmIn_
-
crs Otc amI In HnancIa tcrms, atOu_ tc
mI_t nOt aQQcar sO as tc dO nOt Haunt tcIr
succcss Or _cncra Vastc mOnc On tc smOs O
aHucncc.
Negative Aspec ts
P rI_Id OutOOK can QrOmOtc a QcssImIstIc caractcr
and ImQOsc a Orm Osc-dIscIQInc tat can c dI-
Hcut tO sustaIn. cIrVIQOVcr can tcrcOrc atcr-
natc,Ora ctVccntVO cxtrcmcs, rcsutIn_ InsOmc
VId caVIOr Or actIn_ Out O caractcr tat ma
surQrIsc cVcn cOsc cOca_ucs. t ma,OVcVcr,_O tO
34 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
tc Otcrcxtrcmc OactIn_VIt_rcatdIscIQInc and
dctcrmInatIOn at ccrtaIn tImcsut ncVcr cOnsIs-
tcnt. \ndIscIQIncd Irc trcc caractcrs arc un-
aQQ IndIVIduas.
General
1Irc trcc caractcrs actua trIVc cst On strIct
rOutIncs and rc_Imcs . c tcrm `VOrKaOIc Hts
tcm Qcrcct, atOu_ It can cgua aQQ tO
Otcr sI_ns, QartIcuar Otcr cardIna sI_ns.
c cst Va tO undcrstand tIs tcndcnc Is tO
OOK a_aIn at tc amItIOus stratc_, VOrK Is tc
mcans tO an cnd,ut dO tc rca cn O cIn_ tc
On QcrsOn ct In cc OHcc at tc cnd Otc da:
t ma c a gucstIOn a Irc trcc caractcrs sOud
asK OtcmscVcs cVcr sO Otcn, In Ordcr tO dcHnc
tcIr truc O cctIVcs In Ic. c Intcnsc dcsIrc tO
succccd Is tc OttOm Inc and, On aancc, Is a QOs-
ItIVc asQcct OVcra. c OrmIdac Ostaccs mcn-
tIOncd carIcr usua arIsc rOm dIHcut amI
OOI_atIOns OrQsIca VcaKncsscs,a rcatIn_ tO sct-
acKs rOm cIdOOd, QcrsOna IsOatIOn as
Occurrcd at sOmc sta_c,VIc Is dIHcut tO admIt tO
OrcOnrOnt,andctItas cQcdtO strcn_tcn sOmc
mInOr VcaKncsscs Ocaractcr.
Prc Irc trcc caractcrs sOcIac: cIr guIct
rcscrVc can c dcccQtIVc. !rOVIdIn_tccan cOOsc
tc cOmQan, VIc as IntO a narrOV Ist OQOssI-
cs ratcr tan QrOacs, tc arc ccrtaIn mOrc
amcnac. Ptcr al, sOcIaIzIn_ Is a scrIOus mattcr I
Ou arc Intcnt On ccOmIn_ tc mana_In_ dIrcctOr
Or, QcraQs, marrIn_ tc mana_In_ dIrcctOr.
c trOuc Is, tc arc scrIOus IndIVIduas trIn_
nOt tO c scrIOus. Ou sOud mcct Onc VO acts
ust tc OQQOsItc, cVarc| c aVc an IdcntIt
QrOcm. 1ut VIt rc_ard tO ncurOscs Or QOIas,
tcsc QcOQc arc tc cast IKc tO c aHcctcd, Ot
QsIca and mcnta, tc aVc dcVcOQcda QOV-
cru rcsIstancc tOust aOut cVcrtIn_. aVIn_ saId
tat, tc can ccOmc OscssIVc aOut tcIr cat,
In tc scnsc OstIcKIn_ tO a aIr strIct rc_Imc, ccr-
taIn OOds ma c rcI_IOus aVOIdcd,and tIs csta-
Iscs a mOdc O IVIn_ tat Is, a_aIn, a ncccssar
dIscIQInc.
O Irc trcc caractcrs aVc a scnsc OumOr:
c cOud ncVcr c tcrmcd umOrOus QcOQc,ut
tcIr scnsc O umOur as a drO guaIt tat can
aVc sOmc QcOQc rOIn_ In tc aIscs . 1ut Vat
maKcs tcm au_ Is anOtcr mattcr. t VOud aVc
tO c cxtrcmc ccVcr VIttIcIsms Or OKcs sO cOarsc
as tO maKc mOst QcOQc us. c cxtrcmc Is tc
nOrm ccausc mcdIOcrIt Is nOt acccQtac In tcIr
sstcm OVaucs.
YIt rc_ard tO matcrIa Vaucs, tc Irc trcc
caractcrs aVc nO QrOcms VatsOcVcr.c, aOVc
al Otcr sI_ns, undcrstand tc Vauc OmOnc, nOt
On aVc tc VOrKcd ard tO acguIrc It, tc arc
nOt asamcd Or cmarrasscd aOut aVIn_ It.
OIrctrcc caractcrs maKc _OOdrIcnds:c
ansVcr Is undOutcd cs, ut nOtman QcOQc VI
_ct cOsc cnOu_ tO cOunt tcmscVcs as suc. c
dO maKc Vcr _OOdOsscs, nOt OVcr _cncrOus VIt
QraIsc,ut at tc cnd Otc da tc VI maKc surc
tat tcIr cmQOccs aVc ccn aIr trcatcd, and
tc arc Kccn tO QrOmOtc QcOQc rOm umc OrI-
_Ins . crc Is an autOcratIc manncr tat sOmc QcO-
Qc ma Hnd cOd OrIndIHcrcnt.PtOu_tIs gua-
ty Is _cnuInc cnOu_, and rcatcd tO an Incrcnt
scnsc OdI_nIt, It Is asO a _OOd cOVcr-uQ Or a asIc
shncss . |a tc sI_ns, tc Irc trcc caractcr Is
a| sO tc mOst mOdcst IndIVIdua.
Love Life
+crc Is an InItIa scnsc O OncIncss assOcIatcd VIt
thIs sI_n tat rcHccts a acK OactIVIt Or scnsItIVIt
rc_ardIn_ car QcrsOna rcatIOnsIQs.
5ucccssu marrIa_cs VI Otcn Occuratcr In Ic
and, aOn_ VIt O trcc caractcrs, QcOQc Orn
undcr tIs sI_n arc nOt IncIncd tO dIVOrcc. 5cQara-
tOns arc mOrc IKc, Or tc Qrcmaturc dcat O
spOuscs . cIr OVc Ic Is ratcr It and mIsssOmc
suddcn QassIOnatc aHaIrs, and tcn zIc. t as tO Ht
ntO tat strIct rOutInc, VIc, nO mattcr OV Qca-
surac, as a narrOV cIrcuIt
THE BI RCH TREE 35
Sumary
5Omc OtcscQOInts Ocaractcrma nOt c sOQOs-
ItIVc Or QrOnOunccd, ut tc QOtcntIa Qattcrn Is
aVas tcrc. lOtaIrctrcc caractcrs VI cOmc
rOm tc samc amI acK_rOund, Or aVc tc samc
natura aIItIcs, ut tcrc Is a dIstInct caVIOr Qat-
tcrn tat scQaratcs tcm HOm tc rcst Otc crOVd
and aQQIcs trOu_Out tc zOdIac.
1Irc trcc caractcrs Qrccr tO KccQ a OV QrOHc
_cncra. 1Vcn Itc attaIn I_ OHcc Or QuIc
stundIn_, tc Qrccr tcIr QrIVatc Ic tO c Vcr
QrIVatc. cIr QuIc Ima_c Is Otcn a mattcr OcOn-
VcnIcncc tO Ht tc Qart.cIr carccrs rcmaIn a dOm-
Inant InUucncc OVcra, and tcrc Is nO mIstaKIn_
tcIr QcrsOna and On tc Vcc . c sct tcIr
OVn Qrcccdcnts, and cVcntua crcatc a dc_rcc O
_rOVt Or succcss nOt casI matccd Otcr sI_ns
Otc zOdIac.
CHAPTER TO
THE ROWAN TREE
l u [ s
January 21 February 1 7
Symbolizing: The planet Uranus
Gemstone: Peridot
Flower: Snowdrop
Archetypal Character: Brigantia
ul am a wide food on a plain}}
38 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
The Illustration
c rOVan trcc Is a ma_Ica trcc, KnOVn as tc trcc
OIc In |ctIc c_cnd,and _uardcd a Hcr _rccn
dra_Ona QOVcru smO OIc at a tImc Otc
car Vcn nI_t stI rucs tc da. c dOmInancc
Otc POOn Is QOrtracd tc unar sQIrIt In tc
Orm Otc snOVdrOQ, a sI_n OcOnsOatIOn.
c trcc stands In tc sacrcd ccntcr O 5tOnc-
cn_c,ancIcnt _atcrIn_Qacc On_cOrc tc |cts
arrIVcd In 1rItaIn. c catcr _rccncr and dcnsc
custcrs OHrc-rcd crrIcs QaInt a VIrant sQas O
cOOr In tc _ra VOrd OVIntcr. 5tOnccn_c sm-
OIca Ormcd a u_c candc at tc |ctIc cast O
|andcmas , VIc marKcd tc guIcKcnIn_ O tc
car. c sIVcr sats OI_t O tc POOn Intcr-
mIn_c VIt tc rcd _OV O tc aInt I_t Otc
candcstc smOIc _crmInatIOn prOccss attrI
utcd tO tc |ctIc _Oddcss 1rI_antIa, VO QrcsIdcd
OVcr tc mstIca asQcct O tc crtIIzatIOn O tc
cOd 1art. c Hcr rcat Otc dra_On I_nItcd
tc VItacurrcntOcncr_tatQcrmcatcs tc stOncs,
smOIca rc_cncratIn_ tc Hamc O ctcrna Ic.
The Peridot Stone
Is Is Onc Otc Odcst KnOVn stOncs. t Is a Qac
_rccn VarIct O tc OIVInc crsOItc, a QutOnIc
I_ncOus rOcK dcrIVcd HOm ma_ma Or aVa tat as
sOIdIHcd On Or cOV tc 1arts suracca mcta-
mOrQIc sustancc rcatIn_ tO Hrc, tc ancIcnt sm-
O OI_t.
t Vas Oncc rc_ardcd as tc mOstQOVcru ma_Ic
stOnc a ancIcnt QcOQc. c 1_QtIans and
1aOnIans uscd It cxtcnsIVc In amucts as a QrO-
tcctIOn a_aInst tc cVI cc and VItccrat. c
ancIcnt LrccKs madc a cadand O tc stOncs,
VIc cnacd tc Vcarcr tO Orctc tc uturc and
sQcaK VIt sQIrIts . c ruIds asO stItccd tcsc
stOncs,amOn_Otcrs,IntO tcIrrOcs, Or QrOtcctIOn
andtO strcn_tcn tc mInd.
Dragons
n VOrd mts dra_Ons rcQrcscnt tc suQcrnatura
Orccs tat usua _uard _rcat sccrcts and trcasurcs .
n |ctIc mtOO_ tc dra_On Is a Hcr VIn_cd
scrQcnt assOcIatcd VIt tc scrQcnt cut O tc
ruIds, a ranc OruIdIsm cOnncctcd VIt ma_-
Ica rItcs rcatIn_ tO accm and tc mstcrIOus
cncr_Ics OcIncs .
PcrIn, tc arc-ruId O|ctIc mstIcIsm,VO
Is stI! sOmctIn_ Oa QcrsOna cnI_ma, _aVc Varn-
In_s andQrOQccIcs cOnccrnIn_dra_Ons . c Varncd
In_ `OrtI_crn, a |rIstIan |ct, nOt tO uId a
dccnsIVc tOVcr a_aInst tc Qa_an 5axOns ccausc It
VOud dIstur tc tVO sccQIn_ dra_Ons VO a
cncat tc sItc In a darK mcrc. |nc dra_On Vas rcd
and tc Otcr VItc, a QOtcnt Ormua Oaccm,
rcQrcscntIn_ tc QOsItIVc and nc_atIVc cncr_Ics dOr-
mant In a crcatIOn. urtcrmOrc tc rcd dra_On
rcQrcscntcd tc 1rItIs |cts and tc VItc dra_On
tc 5axOns. `OrtI_crn, a trcaccrOus mOnarc, Vas
cVcntua KIcd Is OVn QcOQc Or InVItIn_ tc
5axOns OVcrtO 1rItaIn as aIcsa_aInst tcIr Od cnc-
mIcs, tc !Icts and`IKIn_s. c dIsastrOus cOnsc-
gucncc O tIs aIancc Vas tat tc 5axOns tcn
dccIdcd tO sta and maKc tcIr OVn Id Or QOVcr.
c anaO_y OQrcmaturc uQscttIn_ Or actIVatIn_
tc dOrmant cncr_Ics Otc dra_Ons as dccQ ImQI-
catIOns, In tIs Instancc rcatIn_ tO tc uturc cOn-
HOntatIOns Otc |cts and 5axOns .
c rcd dra_On [QOsItIVc cncr_) ccamc tc
cmcm OYacs and Otc uturc dnasty O tc
udOrs, an IustrIOus amI VO sQaVncd _rcat
mOnarcs durIn_ crucIa QcrIOds O IstOr In
1rItaIn. !rIOr tO tc rIsc Otc udOrs, tcYar O
tc Oscs [atc Htccnt ccntur) Vas Ou_t tc
LancastrIans andXOrKIsts Or cOntrO Otc 1n_Is
trOnc, tc cVcntua VInncrs cIn_ tc LancastrIans,
VOsc cmcm Vas tc rcd rOsc. c act O cOn-
OInIn_ tc tVO rOscs, Onc rcd, Onc VItc, tc
utImatc VIctOr, cnr udOr, ad mOrc sutct
tan Vas QcraQs OVIOus. OVcVcr, cnr Vas nOt
On OscrVIn_ tc ImQOrtancc O smOIsm, ut
Vas asO uHIn_ tc ancIcnt QrOQcc OPcrIn,
VO ad Orcsccn suc a unIOn. YIc In QrIsOn
durIn_ tIs QcrIOd, 5Ir Omas PaOr, a XOrKIst
KnI_t,ad VrIttcn tc _rcatcst Itcrar VOrK Otc
ccntur, Morte d'Arthur as a trIutc tO |ctIc cIVar.
Is Vas sI_nIHcant tImIn_ cOnsIdcrIn_ cnrs
Ycs anccstra QOVcru |ctIc OOdIncand
IndIcatcs a can_c OOatIcs On PaOrs Qart. Pa-
Or, VO ad ccn ImQrIsOncd On tc car_cs O
tct, cxtOrtIOn,raQc, and attcmQtcdmurdcr,sccms a
mOst unIKc adVOcatc O cIVar, and rcmaIns a
ratcr sadOV H_urc In IstOr.
1ut It Vas tIs unIOn Otc |ct and 5axOn tat
transOrmcd tVO dIstInct dIHcrcnt raccs IntO a
mI_ty natIOn. c cutura asQccts rcmaIncd scQa-
ratc, ut tcIr unItcd strcn_t ccamc a OrmIdac
cacn_c and dccnsc a_aInst al OQQOsIn_ Orccs. t
s QcraQs ntcrcstIn_ tO nOtc tat, sIncc tIs unIOn,
THE ROWAN TREE 39
tc On InVadIn_ Orccs tO succccd Vcrc tc lOr-
man rcnc, VO camc HOm a sImIar mIxturc O
Lau and`IKIn_.
c namc !cndra_On cOn_cd tO anOtcr Ius-
trIOus and mOrc ancIcnt |ctIc Inca_c, tat OIn_
Prtur O |amcOt and tc O LraI c_cnd. Is
namc O !cndra_On transatcs as `cad Or `cIc-
dra_On.Is atcr,\tcr!cndra_On, addcrIVcdIs
namc HOm a mstcrIOus cOmct tat rcscmcd tVO
_Odcn dra_Ons . t su__csts a mstIca Inca_c VIt
QOVcru suQcrnatura aUIIatIOns . c VOc sa_a O
Prtur, rOm Irt tO Is stran_c dIsaQQcarancc at
dcat,as an uncann guaIty tat dOcsnt guItc rcatc
tO QrcVIOus mts O|ctIc KIn_s and _Ods.
Candemas
|andcmas Vas a |ctIc |rIstIan cstIVa cccratcd
On cruar Z. PccOrdIn_ tO PrturIan c_cnd, It
Vas tc tImc Vcn tc |ctIc arOns _atcrcd
arOund tcstOnc OdIn_tcsVOrd tat VOud`QrO-
caImtcIrrI_tuKIn_. Prtur!cndra_OnVas tus
armcd VIt a smO OdIVInc rI_t at a tImc Vcn
tc QcnctratIn_ I_t O tc 5un Vas c_InnIn_ tO
QIcrcc tc nI_t OPVa_ddu. Is assOcIatIOn VIt
tc QOVcr Otc 5un Is a Qarac VIt \ranus, tc
QOVcr OVIsIOn Or QrO_rcssIVc tInKIn_ OdIn_ tc
KctO mans OVndIVInIt. c truc sOurcc,OVcVcr,
_Ocs cVcn urtcr acK In |ctIc mcmOr.
|andcmas Vas asO tc |rIstIanIzcd VcrsIOn O
an ancIcnt cstIVa Ocandcs In OnOr O1rI_It Or
1rI_antIa, a trIunc POOn _Oddcss. c`Ir_In Par
Vas du sustItutcd Or 1rI_antIa, and tc sacrcd
Hamc rcKIndcd rOm tc cstIVa O 1rI_antIa, a
|ctIc sQrIn_ cstIVa In cr OnOr. 1rI_antIa,
40 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
1ctanc, Lammas, and 5amaIn Vcrc tc Our Hrc-
cstIVas marKIn_ tc sQIrItua c_InnIn_s Otc sca-
sOns. |andcmas Or1rI_antIa Vas sccnas tc rcIrt
OsQIrIt, tc sQIraIn_ Out a_aIn rOm darKncss.
Brigantia
Is namc Is dcrIVcd rOm1rI_Id Or1rI_Id,a mOst
QOVcru |ctIc _Oddcss . 5c Vas tc QOVcr Otc
ncV POOn, O tc sQrIn_ O tc car and O tc
HOVIn_ sca. n rcand sc Vas mOst rcVcrcd, and In
1rItaIn scVastc _Oddcss Otc 1rI_antcs, a VIdc-
sQrcad trIc. 1accar,as tc Hrst _Immcr OdaVn
aQQcarcd,tc |aIcac,rcQrcscntIn_ tc Od-VOman
asQcct OtcIr trIunc _Oddcss, Vas transOrmcd IntO
tc aIr Oun_ _Oddcss rIdc.
cr cstIVa VasasO cacd |Imcc, and tc rItcs
Vcrc cccratcd VIt caOratc QrcQaratIOn tc
marrIcd VOmcn O tc trIc. c smcarcd tcIr
OdIcs VIt VOad and marccd naKcd tO tc ccrc-
mOn as a marK OrcsQcct tO tc dcQarturc O|aI-
cac,tc |d`cIcd |nc, VIc tc Oun_cr mcm-
crs Otc trIc cOcctcd OOd and mOnc tO maKc
OHcrIn_s at tc srInc O 1rI_Id. c ccrcmOnIcs
tOOK Qacc at suc srIncs, ust as tc O srInc In
Pccca draVs POscms rOm arOund tc VOH d, sO
5tOnccn_c Vas tc OQcn-aIr catcdra Vcrc tc
|cts asO rcVcrcnt _atcrcd, IOn Oncc In tcIr
IctImc.
Stonehenge
5tOnccn_c rcatcs tO tc rcmOtc Qast, ut rctaIns a
mstcrIOus aura tO tIs Qrcscnt da. c OrI_Ina
uIdcrs ma nOt aVc ccn |ctIc, ut tc ruIds
ccrtaIn uscd tc sItcOr tc QurQOscIntcndcd. Is
Vas QrImarI Or astrOnOmIca OscrVatIOns, Or,
VatcVcr csc as ccn assOcIatcd VIt tIs _rcat
Pc_aItIc sItc, nO Onc can dcn tat tc cx
act
aI_nmcnt OtcstOncsQrOVIdcs a QrccIsc sOI/unar
OscrVatOr. Pnd VatcVcr csc Vas cOnductcd
tcrcurIas Or rItua sacrIHccs, Or cxamQcIs
OQcn tO cOn ccturc.
c ruIdIc rcI_IOus and sOcIa cacndar mcn-
tIOncd QrcVIOus Vas ccrcmOnIOus Orccstratcd
tIs ccc.c Hrc-cstIVas andsOstIccs rcIcd On
tc QrccIsc cacuatIOns Otc tVO _rcat umInarIcs
and tc aIIt Otc ruIds tO QrcdIct tcm. c
IstOr Otc cOnstructIOn O5tOnccn_c OOVcd
trcc Qascs, startIn_ sOmctImc arOund ZUU B. C.,
VIt tc Hna Qasc OccurrIn_ arOund ZUU B. C.
urIn_ tIs UU-car QcrIOd 5tOnccn_c cVOVcd
rOm a sImQc ut ImQOsIn_ cartVOrK cncOsurc
VIt Onc standIn_ stOnc tO tc ma_nIHccnt tOVcr-
In_ cIrcc O5arscn stOncs cncaQsuatIn_tc auOus
ucstOncs . c trIItOn dcsI_n OtVO stOncs suQ-
QOrtIn_ a tIrd crOssQIccc Intc tO Orm a cOmQctc
cIrcc Is unIguc tO 5tOnccn_c and nOt Ound In
Otcr Pc_aItIc sItcs Or an Othcr ancIcnt stOnc
uIdIn_s . c unIgucncss O 5tOnccn_c QOscs
man unansVcrac gucstIOns, ut tc QcOQc VO
utIIzcd Its QOsItIOn and aVcsOmc ma csty Vcrc tc
|cts.
The Snowdrop
Is Is tc HrstVId HOVcr Otc car, and as ccn
rccrrcd tO as tc |andcmas c, cOnHrmIn_ Its
assOcIatIOn VIt tc cstIVa, ut It Is nOt a natVc
Qant tO 1rItaIn. PccOrdn_tO Od herbal s, the monks
rOu_t tc tIn us Otc Qant VIt tcm rOm
ta durIn_ tc mcdIcVa QcrIOd. c cacd It tc
uOusVIOct,and uscdItas a VOundcacrandOr
dI_cstIVc QrOcms . t guIcK ccamc naturaIzcd
and sQrcad In cOnsIdcrac masscs arOund tc cOun-
trsIdc. t Is a daInt Ittc HOVcr tat cOmQcmcnts
tc _raccu caut Otc rOVan.
The Rowan
c rOVan trcc Or mOuntaIn as Is cOsc rcatcd tO
tc rOsc, and Is a cOusIn Otc aVtOrn, tc aQQc,
and tc Qcar. t Is nOt, OVcVcr, rcatcd tO tc truc
ascs, aVIn_ dcrIVcd Its namc rOm tc sImIarIt O
tc caVcs. t as asO ccn cacd tc `VIsQcrIn_
trccccausc,In sOmc ancIcnt c_cnds,It ad sccrcts
tO tc tOsc VO VOud Istcn. t Is sccn at Its cst
amOn_tcVId_cns In tcnOrtandVcst O5cOt-
and, Vcrc It Is KnOVn as tc `ad O tc
mOuntaIns.
5QrI_s O rOVan arc tc can ad_cs O trcc
I_and cansPcnzIcs, PacOm, and Pacac-
an. Al aVc IstOrIc assOcIatIOns VIt tc 5cOttIs
crOVn, ut tc Pacacans aVc tc mOst ancIcnt
Inca_c,datIn_acK tO Ocrt tc 1rucc. cIr can
cIcVas KIcd at |uOdcn,and Is Orsc madc tc
On_Ournc aOnc acK Omc tO 5tratacan, ut
nO Onc cOud catc Im. c Orsc, cOVcrcd In tc
OOd OIs mastcr, _aOQcd arOund tc castc Oncc
and dIsaQQcarcd IntO tc dcsccndIn_ mIst O tc
mOuntaIns . PccOrdIn_ tO I_and c_cnd, c
aQQcars rOm tImc tO tImcasa _OstsQcctcrand, I
anOnc Is cOsc cnOu_ tO carIssadVInn, tcn
tra_cd VI strIKc tc amI. c rOVan as aVas
ccn assOcIatcd VIt QrOtcctIOn a_aInst VItccrat
THE ROWAN TREE 41
and aducK,VIc Is QcraQs V tc Pacacans
QInncd It On tcIr Onncts .
c |cts asO cIcVcd tat nO VItccs Or cVI
sQIrIts cOud crOss a dOOr OVcr VIc a ranc O
rOVan ad ccn naIcd. t Vas Qantcd arOund
dVcIn_s and In Onc Qaccs tO act as a dctcrrcnt
a_aInst cVI sQIrIts and tc aVcsOmc Orcc OI_t-
nIn_. nYacs It Vas Oncc Qantcd In cVcr curc-
ard tO scarc aVa tc dcmOns VO mI_t dIstur
tc sccQ Otc dcad.
urIn_ tc sccOnd unar mOnt tc ruIds
madc rOVan Vattcs, cOnsIstIn_ O a ramc O rOds
tIcd VIt catcr tOn_s madc rOm us Idcs,
VIc Vcrc uscd tO cOmQc dcmOns tO ansVcr dIH-
cut gucstIOns In Ordcr tO dIVInc tc uturc.
1cVItccd Orscs and anImas Vcrc asO cOntrOcd
rOVan Vands and VIQs at a tImcVcn tc sK
Vas u OOmcns and a stran_c ncV I_t,I_tnIn_
VasQrOnc tO strIKc suddcn and stOrms ra_cd acrOss
tc and and sca. Pt tIs rcstcss tImc In |ctIc rc-
and, rOVan staKcs Vcrc drIVcn trOu_ cOrQscs tO
ImmOIIzc tcIr _Osts,rOVan Hrcs Vcrc KIndcd
tc ruIds, OVcr VIc IncantatIOns Vcrc sQOKcn tO
summOn sQIrIts tO taKc Qart In OrtcOmIn_ attcs,
and tc ma_Ica QOVcr O tc rOVan Vas uscd
trOu_Out tc car tO cOmat a cVI Orccs.
c ruIt andtc arK Otc rOVan aVc mcdI-
cIna QOVcrstcrc arc man Od rccIQcs and rcmc-
dIcs madc rOm tc rOVan trcc. t Vas uscd tc
ruIds as a _ar_c Or sOrc trOats, and atcr In tc
car tc ruIt madc a dcIcIOus c tO cat VIt
_amc. cYcs madc a sQccIa acrcVcdrOm tc
crrIcs, VIc tc astrIn_cnt QrOQcrtIcs Ound In a
Qarts Otc trcc Vcrc uscd In tannIn_ and maKIn_
tc acK dc uscd Or ruIdIc rOcs, VItc rOcs
42 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
Vcrc tc ccrcmOnIa rOcs VOrn ruIds, ut
acK rOcs Vcrc asO VOrn at ccrtaIn unar ccrc-
mOnIcstc VanIn_Qart Otc unar ccc,and tc
ccIQscs. c ruIds OPn_csc, VO cOnrCntcd
tc Omans In a dcsQcratc attcmQt tO trOV acK
tc mI_t OOmc, attIrcd tcmscVcs In acK In
OrdcrtO QcrOrmtcIrdarKcrrItcs,cVOKIn_dcmOnIc
Orccs.
Luis
c cOnncctIOn Otc rOVan trcc Or luis VIt |an-
dcmas Is sOVn POrann PacPaIns |_am In
tc Book of Ballymote, Vcrc c _IVcs tc QOctIc
namc Otc rOVan as `dcI_t Otc cc, rOm lui
siu, mcanIn_ Hamc. t asO su__csts LusIOs, a dIVInc
tItc O LrccK dcItIcs, mcanIn_ `Onc VO Vascs
aVa _uIt,andVasassOcIatcdVItLusI InPrcadIa.
LuIs Vas asO tc scat O tc trcc Oracuar
dau_tcrs O!rOtcus, a !cas_Ian _Od. Is _Od,IKc
tc ancIcnt rIs _Od\at Pac mmOmuIn, ad tc
aIIt tO can_c IntO man OrrIc saQcs, and Is
tItc `OrrOr 5On OcrrOr Is tc mascuInc cguIV-
acnt tO tc |ctIc POrrI_ananOtcr asQcct Otc
trIunc _Oddcss .
Uranian Symbolism
c QOVcru ma_Ic assOcIatcd VIt tc rOVan Is
Qurc and I_t, It Is a smO OVIsIOn, tc KInd tat
strIKcs suddcn, IKc a Has OI_tnIn_. Pnd a rI-
Iant Idca tat Is InsQIratIOna Is asO tc VIsIOnar
asQcct assOcIatcd VIt \ranus, tc zI_za_ smO O
QcnctratIn_ I_t Or I_tnIn_, IdcntIHcd tc
ruIds and mcntIOncd In tcIr rItuas, Hts Qcrcct
VIt \ranus, a Qanct assOcIatcd VIt ccctrIc and
ma_nctIc cncr_Ics.
Myths Associated with the Sign
n |ctIc astrOO_ tc Qanct \ranus Vas nOt
KnOVn, cIn_ tOO ar aVa tO c sccn tc naKcd
cc. 1ut tc ancIcnt LrccK mt O \ranus , a
sK-_Odand cOnsOrttO LaIa,tc 1art _Oddcss, dOcs
aVc sImIarItIcs VIt tc |ctIc mt O |cI and
|crIdVcn. Pt tIs tImc Otc car, |cI Vas In tc
rcstcss ccmcnts O naturc, tc ccctrOma_nctIc
Orccs cOntaIncd In tcQcnOmcnOnOI_tnIn_.
c ma_Ica sI_nIHcancc Otc rOVan trcc asO
cOrrcsQOnds VIt tc csOtcrIc naturc attrIutcd tO
\ranus .
THE ROWAN TREE 43
Astrological Signicance
c tradItIOna astrOO_Ica rucrsIQ Or tIs tImc O
car Is tc Qanct \ranus, rucr OPguarIus . c
Qanct\ranus IsassOcIatcdVItInVcntIOnandutur-
IstIc tInKIn_, and tc rOVan trcc caractcr Hts tat
dcscrIQtI On. \ranus as ccn cacd tc `aVaK-
dcncr In csOtcrIc astrOO_y, a_aIn a Vcr aQt cOm-
QarIsOn tat su__csts _rcat ImQusc, QOVcr, and
cntusIasm. n crOOK Esoteric Astrology PIcc1aI-
c rccrs tO tc Qanct \ranus as Onc Otc mOst
sI_nIHcant InHucnccs Or tc lcV P_c tat VI
transOrm tc cOnscIOus tInKIn_ OumanIty. 5c
aI_ncd It VIt tc 5cVcnt a, tc 5cOO O
Pa_Ic, and dcscrIcd \ranus as `aQanct OVIOcnt
Orcc, VOsc _raduatcs VI VIcd tc QOVcr Otc
cOsmIc ctcrIc Qrana.
P csOtcrIc astrOO_crs rccr tO \ranus as tc
Qanct OOccutIsmtat VIc VcIsVat must c
dIscOVcrcd. PccOrdIn_ tO suc cIc, Vcn Otcr
Qanctar aI_nmcnts cOncur, \ranus VI transmIt
tcKnOVcd_cOtc unIVcrsc andrcVca tc _rcatcr
mstcrIcs OIc.
Archetypal Charcter
1rI_antIa rcQrcscnts tc arcctQa rOVan trcc car-
actcr, smOIzIn_ tc Hrst _Immcr OsQIrItua I_t
cOmIn_ rOm cxtcrna Orccs. c sI_nIHcancc O
I_tIn_ tc candcs and tOrccs In cr OnOr at
mIdnI_ttc ma_Ica Our OdarKncsssmO-
Izcs tc `_crmInatIOn O tc sccd QOtcntIa cOn-
taIncd In tc rOVan trcc sI_n, and Indccd In a
manKInd. Is `aVaKcnIn_ transOrms tc rOVan
trcc mOnt and sI_n VIt anOtcr sct OIndIVIdua
guaItIcs andtacnts . 1rI_antIa Is a!sO a smO Otc
cmInInc mstcrIcs assOcIatcdVIt sQIrItuaVIsdOm.
IsQartIcuar asQcct Is Onc OdcVcOQIn_ andQrO-
ccssIn_ umanItarIan VIsIOntc mstIca cxQcrI-
cncc OQcrccQtIOn Otc uturc. 1ut tc QOVcr Or
dcVIatIOn Osuc VIsIOn can asO ccOmc a QcrsOna
stumIn_ OcK,QrOmOtIn_ an ccccntrIcIt Ocar-
actcr, VIc a_aIn rcatcs tO tc cxtraOrdInar axIa
IncInatIOn Otc Qanct \ranus.
Tee Character
OVan trcc QcOQc aVc VIsIOnar mInds and Vc-
dcHncd umanItarIan QrIncIQcs . Osc Orn undcr
tIs sI_n cxQcrIcncc _ImQscs Otc uturc and cc
tc rustratIOn O manKInd stru__In_ tOVards
_rcatcr aVarcncss . c rcmaIn, OVcVcr, sc-cOn-
taIncd IndIVIduas, Or tcIr VIsIOn Is nOt aVas
44 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
sarcd Otcrs . 1ut tc arc IncIncd tO sQcaK Out
VItautOrIt Vcn QcrsuadcdrccVant Issucs. P
cOO tcmQcramcnt dIs_uIscs sOmc QassIOnatc cIcs,
Or tc nccdtO ar_uc tcIr casc a_aInst I_Otr and
I_nOrancc. c arc natura cadcrs VItOut man
OOVcrs, taKIn_ uQ causcs tat arc Otcn unQOQuar
Or cVcn sI_t Izarrc. c Qrccr It tat Va, Or
`VIsIOn Is a Vcr QcrsOna mattcr. lOtac rOVan
trcc caractcrs Incudc |arcs arVIn, |arcs
LIndcr_, |arcs IcKcns,and]ucs`crnc.
Positive Aspec ts
!OsItIVc asQccts O tc rOVan trcc caractcr Incudc
a QrO_rcssIVc OutOOK On Ic, and umanItarIan
QrIncIQcs. 5ucQcOQcarcKIndand tOu_tu, ut
tcHnd It ard tO tOcratc autOrIt In tc rcstrIc-
tIVc Or rcQrcssIVc rOc, _OVcrnmcnts Oran autOrI-
tatIVc QOVcrs arc usua tar_ctcd. 1ut I tc arc
aQQrOaccd On a QcrsOna cVc, rOVan trcc carac-
tcrs VI Istcn QOItc, cIn_ tc mOst ardcnt suQ-
QOrtcrs Orcc sQccc and Otc mutua rcsQcct O
adVcrsarIcs.
Negative Aspec ts
csc arc ccntcrcd On tc rOVan trcc caractcrs
unQrcdIctac rcsQOnsc Or rcactIOn tO a sItuatIOn. n
trIn_ tO c cOmQctc uncOnVcntIOna, tc ma
uQsctQcOQc cOsc tO tcm,and _cncra anta_OnIzc
QcOQc Or cscaatc a sItuatIOn Out Oa QrOQOrtIOn.
c can asO ccOmc cxtrcmc tactcss In tcIr
sQccc and manncr Vcn cxQrcssIn_ tcIr cOntrO-
VcrsIa OQInIOns.
General
YIt rc_ard tO tcIr carccrs, rOVan trcc caractcrs
arc unusua ccVcr QcOQc,VIt sKIs and tacnts O
a sQccIaIzcd and unIguc caIcr. Is QartIcuar
asQcct Ocaractcr scts tcm aQart rOm Otcrs and,
atOu_ sOmc ma c cmQOcd In OrdInar
carccrs, It VI ccOmc OVIOus sOOncr Or atcr tat
tc aVc can_cd tc ruc OOK tO suIt tcmscVcs.
c arc natura draVn tO mOdcrn tccnOO_ and
mctOds, and tc OVcrVcmIn_ dcsIrc Is tO rcOr_a-
nIzc cOmQctcansstcm Or mctOd cOnsIdcrcdtO
c Outdatcd.
1ccausc OtcIr OrI_Ina aIItIcs tc rIsc tO and
OtaIn I_ QOsItIOns, dcsQItc tcIr uncOnVcntIOna
attItudcs, ut tc dO nOt cOurt QOVcr Or QrOmO-
tIOn. c maKc smQatctIc Osscs, ut dOnt IKc
taKIn_rcsQOnsIIIt Or Otcrs.c OtcncOn_tO
cItc _rOuQs Or QrOcssIOna assOcIatIOns, ut aVas
rctaIn tcIr IndIVIdua status Or Va OtInKIn_.
c VI aVc sOmc dIVcrsc Intcrcsts , rOm Ird-
VatcIn_ tO QaIn_ On_O drums . c arc musI-
ca IncIncd, and usua Qrccr mOdcrn Or aIr
Oscurc cOmQOscrs . c tInKcr VIt cVcrtIn_,
rOm mccanIcs tO ccctrIcs, and arc tc OrI_Ina
X cxQOncnts . c arc cxtrcmc InVcntIVc QcO-
Qc and cnO utIIzIn_ Vat Otcr QcOQc VI dIs-
card. c `ascnt-mIndcd QrOcssOrIs a _OOd ana-
O_, It sums uQ tc ImQrcssIOn tc crcatc _cncra.
n a VOrd OIusIOn, OVcVcr, VO arc tc Vcn
tcarc nOttrIn_tO aQQcar sO ccccntrIc Or cranK:
P _OOd gucstIOn, ut tc rOVan trcc caractcrs VI
aVc tc ansVcrs. PsK tcm, and carn sOmctIn_
guItc rIVctIn_.
cIr scnsc OumOr Is Vcr Odd Indccd. c
tcnd tO au_ at tc scrIOus Issucs OIc, VIc can
c a It dIscOnccrtIn_, tO sa tc cast. !craQs
ccausc tc scc cVcrtIn_ In a dIHcrcnt QcrsQcc-
tIVc, tc Issucs tat aQQcar scrIOus tO Otcrs aI tO
ImQrcss tcm. Is `aIcn asQcct ccrtaIn maKcs
tcm candIdatcs Or tc tcOr OsQacc aIcns VO
aVc andcd crc mIstaKc. c arc, nccdcss tO
sa, Vcr draVn tO scIcncc HctIOn and tc Idca O
\|s.
cIr _cncra aQQcarancc Is VOrt nOtIn_, tc
arc QcOQc VO stand Out In a crOVd, guItc Itcra,
duc tO an unusua and assOrtcd VardrOc.
Love Life
n QcrsOna rcatIOnsIQs tcIr unQrcdIcraIIty IS a
VcaK QOInt. Lcncra sQcaKIn_, tc arc dctcr-
mIncd, IsOmcVat unrOmantIc,OVcrs .YIt rc_ard
tO marrIa_c, IKc Irc trcc caractcrs, tc VOnt
marr tOO guIck, ut Or dIHcrcnt rcasOns . 1asI-
ca,tccnO a _rcatdca OQcrsOna rccdOmand
arc rcuctant tO can_c tcIr Vas tO suIt anOtcr, sO
tc VI aVc tO c Vcr surc tat tcIr Intcndcd
Qartncr u undcrstands tIs QOInt. ParrIa_c can,
OVcVcr, c cxtrcmc succcssu I tIs Va O
tInKIn_ Is acccQtac tO tcIr Qartncr.
THE ROWAN TREE 45
c arcsuQQOrtIVc Qarcnts,utVIcxQccttcIr
cIdrcn, IKc tcm, tO ccOmc IndcQcndcnt at an
car a_c.
Sumary
crc Is an cVOVIn_ sQIrIt cOnncctcd VIt tc
rOVan trcc tatmaKcs tIs tc mOst IncOmQrccnsI-
c OsI_ns . c act Is tattcatc cOnOrmIt, sO
an dcscrIQtIVc anasIs VI a sOrt Otc marK In
tcIr ccs. tc aVc tO a_rcc VIt antIn_, tc
VI a_rcc tO dIHcr. Is ma sOund uncOmQImcn-
tar, ut tc arc tc ncccssar catasts VO crcatc
a ncV cVc O tInKIn_. t Is tcIr In_cnuIty tat
QrOds ncV QrO_rcss ut tat aarms tc tradItIOna-
Ists . c sccr Orcc O tcIr QcrsIstcncc Is amazIn_
tO cOd at tImcs.
LIc Is ncVcr duB Vcn rOVan trcc QcOQc aQQcar
On tc sccnc. c rcQrcscnt tc dIVcrsc cncr_Ics O
IcQcOQc Ou can ncVcr sct a Vatc Or assOcI-
atc VIt an cOnsIstcnc. cIr Icstyc Is ccrtaIn
dIHcrcnt tO cVcrOnc cscstc tcnd tO IVc In
uncOnVcntIOna rcsIdcnccs In unasIOnac arcas. n
sOrt, tc arc ratcr unIguc IndIVIduasVO rcatc
a rcat OHcs aIr IntO stac Orstu| cnVIrOnmcnts,
and tcIr QrOVOcatIVc styc cOnOunds aQat.
CHAPTER THREE
THE ASH TREE
N 1 0 N
February 1 8 March 1 7
Symbolizing: Te planet Neptune
Gemstone: Coral
Flower: Wod anemone
. Archetypal Charcter: Lir sea-god
((I am a wind on deep waters "
48 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
The Illustration
c as Is a trcc OImQOsIn_ _racc, ta and and-
sOmc, VIt Its acK sQIra uds tat rcmaIn tI_t
cOIcd and rcscmc tIn sca scrQcnts. c Qac
_Odcn I_t Otc5un Is asO rcaKIn_ trOu_ tc
darK raIn cOuds VIt a smIc OQcndIn_ VIctOr.
1ut tc as Is QrImarI a trcc O sca QOVcr,
dcQIctcd tc ma_nIHccnt H_urc OLIr, a sca-_Od,
and Onc O tc ruIn_ dIVInItIcs In |ctIc c_cnd.
OdIn_ aOt Is trIdcnt sQcar, c cOmmands tc
Vatcrs tO aatc as c drIVcs tVO QrOud scaOrscs
OnVards acrOss a stOrm sca. YIt Is On_ aIrand
card cntVIncd VIt scaVccd and Is uc-_rccn
sKIn, c rcQrcscnts tc mstIca usIOn Oman and
LOd trOu_ tc mcdIum Or ccmcnt OVatcr, ut
c rcmaIns a crcaturc O tc sca. VO acK and
VItc_us sccKsctcrHOm a stOrm sca,as tc tIn
VOOd ancmOnc QccQ Out rOm cInd tc rOcK
crcVIccs .
Coral
5trIct sQcaKIn_,cOra Is nOta _cmstOnc,ut a rOcK-
IKc sustancc OrmcdrOma marInc sKcctOn. tas
ccn uscd as a ma_Ic amuct trOu_Out IstOr, and
In man Qarts Otc VOrd. O tc |cts, tc OVI-
Ous assOcIatIOn VIt tc sca madc It a aVOrItc taIs-
man a_aInst drOVnIn_,ut tc asO uscd It tO maKc
cVcr. n mcdIcVa 1urOQc, cOra Vas O _rcat
ImQOrtancc tO tc accmIsts In tc scarc Or tc
cIxIrOIc. O tc ancIcnt LrccKs Its ImQOrtancc In
curIn_aImcnts Or dIscascVas dcrIVcd rOm Its assO-
cIatIOn VIt !crscus, tc cIcVcd tat cOra ad
ccn OrmcdrOm tc OOdOtc dccaQItatcdcad
O Pcdusa, VIc ad drIQQcd IntO tc sca atcr
!crscus ad saIn cr.
|Ora Is Onc Oman sustanccs rcQutcd tO aVc
a smQat VIt tc Vcarcr. c attractIVc
dccQ-QInK cOOr Is saId tO adc and dIm Vcn tc
OVncr Is I, and tO can_c cOOr Vcn accd VIt
dan_cr.
The Black and White Gul
c acK and VItc _u, Or cOmmOn tcrn, sOmc-
tImcs cacd tc sca sVaOV, Is a mI_ratOr Ird
cOn_In_ tO tc amI O_us and tcrns . P sVa-
OVs and _us arc QrOQctIc Irds rc_ardIn_ ad
Vcatcr, and ancIcnt marIncrs Vatccd tcIr HI_t
cOsc Or an can_c OdIrcctIOn, Or a stOrm Vas
ccrtaIn tO OV uQ HOm tc arca rOm Vcrc tc
ad can_cd cOursc.
Lir
LIrVas a QOVcru dct VO rcQrcscntcd tc mstI-
ca guaItIcs OLOd and man, as Vc as tc mstIca
unIOn O crcatIOn. c Idca Oa crcatIOn mt Or
VOrdmt aQQcars tO c mIssIn_ In car |ctIc It-
craturc, ut tc zOOmOrQIc and antrOQOmOrQIc
Ornamcnts ascd On dIHcrcnt Orms Oumans and
anImas [as Vc as Irds and rcQtIcs) attrIutcd tO
|ctIc art rcVca a dcHnItc assOcIatIOn VIt sQIrItua
and QsICa unIOn On an cVOutIOnar cVc .
PccOrdIn_, tc saV tcIr OVn crcatIOn as a sOV
QrOccss, Onc tat nOt On sQanncd man mtOO_-
Ica a_cs ut ad asO cVOVcd HOm tc Vcr rcat
O tc surrOundIn_ ccmcnts . Yat Is cOnusIn_ Is
tat tc tcndcd tO QcrsOnaIzc and Intc_ratc Ot
cOsmIc and cart QcnOmcna IntO tc samc mts
and c_cnds OtcIr KIn_s and guccns .
The Wood Anemone
Is Is Onc Otc carIcst sQrIn_ HOVcrs, HOVcrIn_
arOundmId-Parc. tIs asOKnOVn tc cncant-
In_ namc O tc VIndHOVcr, as tc Parc VInds
aQQcar tO Orcc tc tInH OVcrs tO OQcn Or OssOm
car.
c assOcIatIOn VIt tc VInd Is a sI_nIHcant
Qart Otc mtOO_y rcatIn_ tO tc mOnt Otc
as. n tc QOcm `c 5On_ OPmcr_In, a sOrt
IntrOductIOn tO tc mtIca mcanIn_ O tc
cttcr-mOnt O tc as c_Ins, ` am a VInd On
dccQ Vatcrs,andIs tc guOtc tat cads tc c_In-
nIn_ OtIs caQtcr. t cVOKcs tc `VInd Or sQIrIt
LOdas an ccmcnt OVatcr,tc Our ccmcnts cIn_
KnOVn as tc Our VInds Or Our sQIrIts O LOd In
ruIdIc cOsmOO_y.
c ancmOnc dcrIVcs Its namc HOm tc LrccK
VOrd anemos mcanIn_VInd,Or In LrccK mtOO_y
tc HOVcrsQran_rOmtc tcars OVcnus as scVan-
dcrcd trOu_ tc VOOdands VccQIn_Or tc dcat
OPdOnIs. n 1_yQtIan and |Incsc mtOO_y It Is
asO a HOVcr Odcat and I-Omcn. c |cts and
HOmans, OVcVcr, rcVcrcd tc tIn Qant, and It Vas
uscd as a carm a_aInst cVcr and dIscasc.
|d craIsts madc a cOmQOund rOm tcuIcc
OIts rOOts and caVcs, Or cadaccs and rcumatIc
_Out. Ps a curc Or cQrOs, Lcrad, a nOtcd craIst,
rccOmmcndcd a dccOctIOn OancmOnc tO c uscd
tOatc tc Od.
THE ASH TREE 49
The Ash Tree
nOVn as tc cOmmOn as Or VccQIn_ as, tIs trcc
cOn_s tO tc OIVc trIc, Oleaceae, and as an
ancIcnt mtOO_y assOcIatcd VIt man c_cnds O
|ctIc and nOrtcrn 1urOQcan OrI_In.
c as Vas sO I_ rc_ardcd In rcand tat
trcc Otc HVc ma_Ic trccs tat smOIzcd tc trI-
umQ O|rIstIanIt OVcr Qa_anIsm Vcrc ascs, tc
OtcrtVO cIn_ tc cV and tc OaK. P dcsccndant
OOnc Otcm, tc sacrcd as O|rccVna at Iura,
Vas stI standIn_In tc nInctccnt ccntur,ItsVOOd
Vas uscd as a carm a_aInst drOVnIn_ andVas car-
rIcd rIs cmI_rants tO PmcrIca.
c _rcat as, X_drasI, sacrcd tO YOdcn In
lOrsc mtOO_y, Vas assOcIatcdVIt sK-_Ods,and
Its rOOts and ranccs Vcrc cIcVcd tO cxtcnd
trOu_ tc unIVcrsc. c lOrsc VOrd ygr rOm
VIc X_drasI Is dcrIVcd, OrI_Inatcd rOm tc
LrccKVOrd hygra, andmcant scaOrVctccmcnt,Or
In ancIcnt Lrcccc tc as Vas sacrcd tO !OscIdOn,
tcIr sca-_Od. n LrccK mtOO_y tc as-sQIrIts
Vcrc cIcVcd tO aVc sQrun_ HOm tc OOd Otc
sK-_Od \ranus Vcn |rOnOs castratcd Im.
n |ctIc mt tc as Vas sacrcd tO LVdIOn as
a trcc Ocncantmcnt, rOm VOsc tVI_s c madc
Is Vands . P ruIdIca Vand, madc HOm as, VIt a
sQIra dccOratIOn, Vas Qart Oan arcacOO_Ica Hnd
InPn_csc durIn_tc attcrQart OtIs ccntur, and
datcd rOm tc car Hrst ccntur A. D.
urIn_ tc tIrd mOnt Otc car tc rIs and
Ycs |cts uscd tc VOOd Otc as tO maKc tcIr
Oars and rcQacc an dama_cd cOracc satcs . c
VOOd Is ImQcrVIOus tO Vatcr, and Is tcrcOrc Vcr
durac Or a KInds O sIQuIdIn_ and urnIturc
50 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
maKIn_. c as maturcs mOrc raQId tan tc OaK
and, as a tImcr trcc, Vas Vauac Or Its guIcK
_rOVt. t maKcs tc tOu_cst and mOst castIc tIm-
cr, and can c uscd Or mOrc QurQOscs tan tc
VOOd OOtcr trccs. PncIcnt QcOQc, IncudIn_ tc
|cts, uscd It Or maKIn_ tcIr sQcars and OVs, sO
tat tc cruct Otc as mcntIOncd In tc `1attc
OrccsccOmcs ccar. 1ut tcrc Is anOtcr dcad
asQcctassOcIatcdVIt tc as,Or Its rOOts arc saId tO
stran_c Otcr trccs.
c |cts uscd tc as maIn Or Its Vauac
VOOd, uttcrc arc tVO curatIVc uscs assOcIatcdVIt
ruIdIc rcmcdIcs tat arc stI uscd tOda In tc
cOuntr rc_IOns OYacs and |OrnVa OKOrc
craIsts . c uI cc O tc ca Is QrcscrIcd Or
snaKc Itcs, VIc cOncurs VIt a statcmcnt rOm
tc Oman naturaIst !In, VO rcmarKcd On tc
VIrtuc Oas caVcs as cIn_ sO _rcat tat `scrQcnts
darc nOt tOuc tc mOrnIn_ and cVcnIn_ sadOVs O
tc trcc. c as asO as a rcQutatIOn Or curIn_
Varts, cac Vart must c QrIcKcd VIt a ncV QIn
tat as ccn trust IntO tc trcc, and tc QIns arc
tcn rcQaccd In tc trcc VIt a carmIn_ sQc,
`Pscn trcc, ascntrcc,QrautcscVarts Omc.
Nion
c rIs LacIc VOrd Or caVcn Is nionon, and
rcatcs tO tc LauIs _Oddcss |n-lIOna, VO Vas
VOrsIQQcd In as _rOVcs. t ma c urtcr cOm-
Qarcd tO lIOc, a dau_tcr Oantaus In LrccK
mtOO_y, VOsc cIdrcn Vcrc saInA QO!O and
Is tVIn sIstcr Iana atcr sc ad unVIsc Oastcd
Otcm tO tc _Ods. PtOu_ turncd tO stOnc, sc
cOntInucdtOVccQOr tcm. crsadstOrIs an ac-
_Or. lIOc, tc mOtcr, rcQrcscnts VIntcr, ard,
cOd, and QrOud, PQOOs dcad arrOVs, tc sun-
cams, sa cr cIdrcn,tc VIntcr mOnts, and cr
tcarsarc cmcms Otc natura taV tat cOmcs In
sQrIn_,Vcn VIntcrs QrIdc as mctcd.
c mOnt Otc as Is tcast mOnt OVIn-
tcr In tc |ctIc cacndar.
Neptunian Symbolism
c acK and VItc _us and tc sca-_Od LIr arc
smOs Otc dua asQcct Otc sI_n, and O tc
QOVcru atcrnatIOn Oda and nI_t, VIc ad a
QrOOund mcanIn_ Or tc |cts . Is undamcnta
duaIt Ormcd tcIr tVO VOrds O dImcnsIOns O
cIn_tc \tcrYOrd Otc 5Idc [QrOnOunccd
scc) and tc VOrd OmOrtas InaItcd man.
c |tcrYOrd sOud nOt c cOnuscd VIt
tc undcrVOrd [PnnVn, an astra Qanc O InItIa-
tIOn) , as Is Otcn tc casc. c Ormcr Vas a Qacc
Vcrc tImc ad a dIHcrcnt dImcnsIOn, ut VIc
cxIstcd as a QsIca rcaIt. tVas tc Omc OtcIr
_Ods and tc ImmOrta sQIrIts OtcIr anccstOrs, tc
5Idc Or acr QcOQc. t Vas a Qacc OI_t and
au_tcr, OVc and _rcat O. LIc Vas cnanccd In
cVcr scnsc, a Qacc Vcrc cVcrOnc cOud acIcVc
tcIr drcams.
c Ournc tO rcac tc |tcrYOrd usua
InVOVcd traVcIn_ acrOss Vatcr, VIt a cOmQass car-
In_ O duc Vcst, tO tc artcst VcstVard QOInt,
Vcrc tc |tcrYOrd sands a. csc sands ad
a stran_c VarIct OnamcsandQrOVIdcd man cxQc-
rIcnccs tO cncOuntcr, ut tc OutcOmc Vas mOst
aVOrac Or tc traVccr raVc cnOu_ tO Ournc
tcrc.
PnOtcrOrm Ocntr IntO tc |tcrYOHd Vas
HndIn_ a dOOrVa Or QOrta Vcrc Ot VOrds mct.
latura cart mOunds Vcrc cOnsIdcrcd tc mOst
IKc cntranccs, and rcatc tO tc |cts mstcrIOus
sutcrrancan _Od, Is. crc arc numcrOus stOrIcs
andc_cnds OQcOQc accIdcnta aIn_ dOVn tcsc
sats, and tcsc VOa_cs OdIscOVcr ad sI_nIHcant
mcanIn_andQurQOsc. c cxQcrIcnccrOu_taOut
sutc can_cs VItIn tc uman Qscc and tc
QcrsOn cOnccrncd dcVcOQcd tcIr QcrsOna QOtcntIa
tO tc uand tcn sOmc. YIsdOm and KnOVcd_c
Vcrc aVas _aIncd, ut tc _Its rOm tc |tcr
YOrd Vcrc QrImarI artIstIca cautIu sIn_In_
VOIcc OrtctacntOrVrItIn_QOctr OrmusIc.cIr
mOst QrccIOus _It, OVcVcr, Vas tc _It OcaIn_,
tIsVasa sQIrItua _It,and Onc tat rcatcdVcrQOs-
ItIVc tO tc sI_n Otc as trcc.
t Vas Vcn QcOQc rcturncd rOm tc |tcr
YOrd tattImc and sQacc sOmcOV cOIdcd. Yat
ad sccmcd a sOrt VIsIt, a mattcr Odas, ccamc
transOrmcd IntO man cars. amI and rIcnds
Vcrc nOV Od, VIc tc traVccr rcmaIncd Oun_.
|rtcrcVcrscOccurrcd,aOurnc OscVcra mOnts
ccamc transOrmcd IntO nO tImc at a. c cOnsIs-
tcnc O tcsc stOrIcs and c_cnds su__cst tc
IntrI_uIn_ QOssIIIt OtImc traVc cIn_ VIsuaIzcd
tc ancIcnt |cts , VO ad an aVarcncss O a
dImcnsIOn O tc uman Qscc tat Qrcdatcs an
THE ASH TREE 5 1
cOmQaratIVc stud O uman QscOO_ I n tc
VcstcrnVOrd.
tc |tcrYOrd ada Qrc-|rIstIan VIsIOn O
caVcn, tc undcrVOrd Vas ccrtaIn nOt a _OOm
Qacc, unIKc tc Idca O c. t Vas a Qacc Vcrc
sOus VaItcd Or tc cancc O tc rcIrt tat
Ormcd Qart Otc cVOutIOnar QrOccss Otc sOu
In tc ruIdIc tradItIOn. PccOrdIn_ tO tIs mstIc
tradItIOn, tc sOu ad Its c_InnIn_ In PnnVn and
tcn QrOcccdcd tO tc cIrcc OPrcd [mOrta cxIs-
tcncc) , cVcntua rcacIn_ tc cIrcc O LVnVd
[Qcrcct unIOn VIt LOd) .
PtOu_ tIs dOctrInc O cIc ad cVOVcd
VItIn tc ruIdIc structurc OrcI_IOn and QIOs-
OQ, tc rcam OPnnVn ad a mOrc ancIcnt OrI-
_In. Ycn tc Hrst |ctIc QcOQc [tc PIcsIans)
InVadcd rcand and 1rItaIn tc Ound a QOVcru
rcI_IOn arcad InQacc,VIt a QrIcstOOdVO ad
crcctcd tc ImQOsIn_ stOnc mOnumcnts and tOms
In Ordcr tO OscrVc a rcI_IOn KnOVn as tc |ut O
tc cad. t tOOK a QOVcru Od On tc Ima_Ina-
tIOn Otc |cts, VO adaQtcd tc asIc QrIncIQcs
and _ratcd uQOn It tcIr OVn mtOO_. 1ut tcrc
OBOVcd, nOt surQrIsIn_, a attc Or rcI_IOus and
Intccctua mastcr, rccOrdcd In tc cQIc QOcm O
Cad Goddeu [1attc Otc rccs) .c armIcs OIn_
PraVn OPnnVn Vcrc cVcntua dccatcd, ut tc
ancIcnt1rItIsKIn_VasnOtsu u_atcd. VO dIstInct
dcItIcs cmcr_cd,KnOVn as tc _Ods Otc Ousc O
On and tc _Ods O tc Ousc O LIr, VIc
ccamcunItcdVcnOns dau_tcr!cnardun mar-
rIcd tc sca-_Od LIr. 1Ot Ouscs cOntaIncd man
Intc_ratcd guaItIcs assOcIatcd VIt sOar and unar
dcItIcs and Incr, On a mOrta cVc, an InusIOn O
OOdIncs VIt Onc mOrc ancIcnt tan tc Otcr.
52 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
Myths Associated with the Sign
c |cts ancIcnt tradItIOn O rccOrdIn_ tcIr Is-
tOr and sacrcd cIcs Vas an Ora Onc, cOmmIttcd
tO tc mcmOr OtcIrards and tc ruIds . !rIOr
tO scttIn_ In tc 1rItIs scs and Qarts O1urOQc,
tc ad a Vcr nOmadIc cxIstcncc tat QrOa
QrOmQtcd tIs tradItIOn, tc ancIcnt 1_yQtIans ad
rccrrcd tO tcm as a rOamIn_ QcOQc,`tc !cOQc O
tc 5ca, as ar acK as ZUUU B. C.
c rIs ruIds atcr rccOrdcd tcIr OVn OrI-
_Ins and cVOutIOn as a scrIcs OmtOO_Ica InVa-
sIOns. cIr mtIca undcrsca Omc Vas LOcann,
rucd OVcr tc _Od ctra, suQrc
c dcIty Otc
OrmOrIans . ctra Is cOsc rcatcd tO a !cas_Ian
sca-_Oddcss cacdctIs, mOtcr Otc rItOns, tc
a-man and a-Hs QcOQc Otc sca. Al |cts
maIntaIncd a undamcnta cIctat tc Vcrc tc
dcsccndants O Is, anOtcr undcrVOrd dcIt, and
tat a Ic camc OrI_Ina rOm tc sca.
IsassOcIatIOn VIt sutcrrancan _Ods andsca-
_Ods cOrrcsQOnds Vcr cOsc VIt tc 1_QtIan
cOnccQt OcrcatIOn. n tcIrVOrdmt,tc c_In-
nIn_ OcrcatIOn startcd VIt lu, _Od Otc Vatcr
ass,VO cmcr_cd atcr a _Oa dcu_c. P_aIn tc
sadOV OPtantIs unOds a mstcrIOus cOaK tat
ccamc smOIc OPanannan,sOn OLIr.YIc LIr
smOIzcd tc QrImOrdIa dccQ, tc Vast ImQcrsOna
Qrcscncc Otc sca, Is sOn Panannan ccamc tc
mOst QOQuar marInc dcIty, aKIn tO tc _rcat ma_I-
cIan LVydIOn, Onc Otc _Ods OOn. Panannan
Vas, OVcVcr, a muc mOrc QOVcru dcIty. c Vas
nOt On a mastcr O trIcKs and IusIOns, ut tc
OVncr Oman ma_Ica QOsscssIOns . Is Oat, cacd
tc |ccan-5VccQcr, saIcd VItOut Oar Or saI, cOn-
trOcd On tc tOu_t O tc naVI_atOr. Is
stccd, POnarr, cOud traVc On and and sca VIt
cgua sQccd. c PnsVcrcr Vas tc namc O Is
sVOrd,VIc cut trOu_ an armOr and VcaQOns .
c VOrc a _rcat cOaK tat cOud can_c t O an
cOOr Or ccmcnt,and VIc madc thc Vcarcr InVIs-
Ic. c sc OPanVas Is trOnc Orscat OQOVcr,
rOmVcnccItVas namcd. rOmtcrc cQrOtcctcd
tc and O1rIn [rcand) OQQOsIn_ an Invadcrs
VO trIcd tO crOss tc rIs 5ca. Is tundcrOus
OOtstcQs and tc HaQQIn_ OIs mI_t cOaK QrO-
duccd tc Hcrcc VInds and stOrms that dctcrrcd
tcm.
Astrological Signicance
c astrOO_Ica assOcIatIOn VIt tc mOnt O tc
as Is undOutcd tc Qanct lcQtunc. radItIOn-
a, lcQtunc Is nOt On assOcIatcd VIt marItImc
mattcrs,ut_OVcrnsOt artIstIc and rcI_IOus InsQI-
ratIOn, tc ncuOus guaItIcs Ocaractcrtatcanc
dIHcut tO dctcrmInc. ru_s and QOIsOns arc asO
assOcIatcd VIt lcQtunc, tc adVcrsc cHccts O
VIc lcQtunIan QcOQc tcnd tO suHcr rOm. Is
I_I_ts tcIr scnsItIVIt and VuncraIIty.
n csOtcrIc astrOO_, lcQtunc rcQrcscnts tc
Qanct OcaOs, a statc OdIsOrdcr,VItOut saQc Or
dcHnItc Orm, nOtunIKc tcmtIca sca-_OdOtc
|cts . n tc mtOO_ assOcIatcd VIt tc Qancts,
lcQtunc asO ad sOmc mstcrIOus Inucncc In
cOnncctIOn VIt tc OOd durIn_ tc Ptantcan
QcrIOdtatQrOduccdtc QrcccdIn_cartguaKc.Is
dOcs nOt mcan tat lcQtunc Is a dcstructIVc Orcc,
Or a Orcc OcaOs, ut It dOcs ImQ tat lcQtunc
as Ittc Or nO dIrcct InUucncc OVcr tc QsIca
Qanc, It Is a sQcrc OInHucncc ar_c cOnHncd tO
tc QscIc Or cmOtIOna Qanc. t asO rcatcs tO
ma_Ic, VIc can c acK Or VItc, nOt tc
Qurc
VItc ma_Ic Otc rOVan trcc.
PccOrdIn_ tO Pan LcO, a nOtcd csOtcrIc
astrOO_cr,tcrc IsmOrctanOnc ccmcnt cOntaIncd
In lcQtunc,tOsc OHrc and Vatcr,VIc rcQrcscnt
THE ASH TREE 53
tc I_crandOVcrcmOtIOns .PIcc1aIcrccrs tO
lcQtunc as tc `nItIatOr, tc _rcat tcaccr Otc
Vcst,tc Qrcscnt VOrdInItIatOrcIn_ |rIst VO Is
rccrrcd tO as lcQtunc and VOsc smO Vas tc
tVO Hscs [!Isccs) . 5c asO rccrs tO lcQtunc as tc
`cart O tc 5un Vcn dcscrIIn_ tc trcc
asQccts Otc 5un tat VI rIn_ tc atcnt VOrd
cOnscIOusncss tO Irt,QrOducIn_tc Hna rcVcatIOn
and IcratIOn OmanKInd. 5c tcn rcmInds us tat
lcQtunc dOcs nOt rca cOn_ tO Our unIVcrsc,
dcsQItc ItsaQQarcnt cOnncctIOnVIttc 5un,Or tc
cOnncctIOn Is Ima_Inar. Is ast QOInt summarIzcs
tc csscncc O lcQtunc as an InH ucncc _cncra.
!cOQc Orn undcr tIs sI_n arc cscaQc artIsts cxtra-
OrdInaIrc, ImQOssIc tO QIn dOVn Or tO cxtract a
dcHnItc cOmmItmcnt rOm tcm.
Archetypal Charcter
c arcctQa caractcr Otc as trcc mOnt and
sI_n Is cst summarIzcd tc sca-_Od LIr. c rcQ-
rcscnts Ot tc duaIt O tc sI_n and tc tIrd
mstIca ccmcnt OdcIt, tc sQIrItua InK VIt tc
cVOVIn_ Qscc. LI_t and darKncss arc QOarItIcs O
naturcsQIrIt and mattcrVItOut VOsc actIOns
Ic cOud nOt cVOVc On an cVc. 1ut as tc 5un
mOVcs In a cIrcuar mOtIOnarOundtc 1art, sO tOO
tc _rcat Occans c and HOV In a muc cOscr
cmracc. c mstIca guaItIcs assOcIatcd VIt LIr
and a sca-_Ods rcQrcscnt tc unKnOVn and as ct
stI`unOrmcdOrccs Or cncr_Ics tat_rcatInHu-
cncc tc as trcc caractcr.
Is ma sOund a ratcr sImQc anaO_, ut It
as QrOOund mcanIn_ Or al sQIrItua _rOVt as It
rcmOVcs tc antrOQOmOrQIc Ima_cs cstaIscd
rcI_IOus dO_ma and rcatcs tO tc crcatIVc Ima_Ina-
tIOn Otc as trcc caractcr. c as trcc QcrsOn
sccs a dIHcrcnt VIsIOn tO tc rOVan trcc caractcr,
tc duaIt OI_t and darKncss ccOmcs mOrc QrO-
nOunccd, and tc aVc tO cstaIs, Or QcraQs
rccstaIs, tcIr OVnQcrsOna OundarIcs.
54 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
Tee Character
Ps trcc QcOQc aVc a dua asQccttO tcIr caractcr.
YIc aVIn_ an artIstIc naturc and tcmQcramcnt,
and aQQcarIn_ I_ Vuncrac and scnsItIVc, tc
can suddcn sVItc tactIcs and aQQcar guItc Qra_-
matIc. t Is dIHcut,tcrcOrc,tO dccIdc On tcIr truc
naturc Or mOtIVcs. !craQs Or tat rcasOn aOnc,
QcOQc Orn undcr tIs sI_n aVc tc _uIdIn_ VIrtuc
O `cOmQassIOn, Or tc undcrstand tc ascr cc-
mcnts O man as Vc as tc mOst sQIrItua QrO-
Ound cxQcrIcnccs . cIr cOmQassIOn Or tcIr c-
OV man cxtcnds tO tc anImaVOrd,draVIn_ tcm
IntO carItac VOrKs In Ot Hcds .
5Omc nOtac as trcc caractcrs arc Pcrt 1In-
stcIn, |arusO, LcOr_cYasIn_tOn, ]anc Pustcn, and
PIccan_cO.
Positive Aspec ts
!cOQc Orn undcr tIs sI_n aVc _rcat cOmQassIOn,
and tc aIIt tO rcIcVc tc suHcrIn_ OOtcrs, In
QractIca tcrms nursIn_ sIcK rIcnds and ncI_-
Ors , and tcIr QOVcr OQracr, VIc rcHccts a
dccQ aIt. Is aIt ma nOt c OrtOdOx Or rcI-
_IOus,ut rcatcs tO tcIr I_ IntuItIVc naturc tat
draVs Its strcn_t rOm mOrc ncuOus sOurccs. c
arc I_ adaQtac QcOQc _cncra, and VI maKc
tc mOst rcmarKac rccOVcrIcs rOm an adVcrsc
cOndItIOns Or sctacKs.
Negative Aspec ts
c ncuOus guaIt assOcIatcd VIt tIs sI_n can
asO QrOducc a scnsc OunrcaIty Or cOnusIOn, VIt
an InaIIty tO cOQc VIt tc QractIcaItIcs O Ic.
c can asO ccOmc tOO casI InHucnccdOt-
crs, VIt dIsastrOus cOnscgucnccs. Is can cad tO
urtcr IsOatIOn I tc tcn sut tcmscVcs OH
rOm cVcrOnc. P QcrscnsItIVc naturc undcrmIncs
tcIr sc-cOnHdcncc and amItIOns .
General
c aVc a crcatIVc _cnIus Or maKIn_ mOnc, and
ct aQQcar rcuctant tO acccQt Or cxQOIt suc tacnt.
Lrcat sccmcs can suddcn aI trOu_ acK O
rcsOVc Or mIstImIn_. 5cnsItIVc artIsts and ImQrOVIs-
crs O tc sOurccs aVaIac, tc rcguIrc carcu
dIrcctIOn Vcn Oun_.c dua asQcct Is a cOmQcx
ut UuId guaIt O tcIr caractcr, VIc aOVs
_rcat atItudc Or scOQc tO OQcratc. P ratcr amOr-
QOus guaIty dOcs cxIst, OVcVcr, tat Is dIHcut tO
dctcrmInc, and tc rctaIn a mstIca aura.
c arc natura draVn tO tc antas VOrd O
tc cIncma and tc tcatcrantIn_ tO dO VIt
tc QrOductIOn OHms and shOVs,Vcrc tc maKc
rIIant camcramcn/VOmcn, cOstumc dcsI_ncrs, Or
sta_c sccnc artIsts .PctIn_Is a mcdIum tc ma Hn-
Is uQ In, ut It Is On sccOndar tO tcr rca _Its
OartIstIc HaIr and tacnt. c Otcn aVc a cautI-
u sIn_In_ VOIcc, ut tc _rcat scnsItIVIt assOcIatcd
VIttIs sI_n Is nOt rca cOnducIVc tO tc _rucIn_
asQcct OstardOm. n QscOO_Ica tcrms tc arc
aQQIcr and catIcr VOrKIn_ cInd tc sccncs,
ut tc mstIguc O tcIr QcrsOnaIt VI aVas
attract attcntIOn.
c nautIca VOrd VI asO attract tcm, ut
tcrc arc tVO dcHnItc tQcs Oas trcc QcrsOn. |nc
Is draVnamOst QnOtIzcd tc sca OrVatcr
andscaQcs. c Otcr Issccrct tcrrIHcd tc cOn-
rOntatIOn O Vatcr, It rcQrcscnts a Vast unKnOVn
cxQansc, Or an cxQcrIcncc tc dO nOt VIs tO Qar-
tIcIQatc In. c attcr Is tc QcrscnsItIVc as trcc
QcrsOn, VO as css cOntrO OVcr tc dua Orccs
VItIntcm,and VO rcatcstO tc`caOsdImcn-
sIOn assOcIatcd VIt tc sI_n. 1ut tcrc Is a dcHnItc
aancc OduaItOund In tc crcatIVc as trcc Qcr-
sOn. c mOrc tc crcatIVc cncr_ Is dIsQcrscd, tc
mOrc cOnstructIVc and stac tc duaIt ccOmcs .
c carccr Is ImQOrtant In cstaIsIn_ tIs sta-
IIt, utIt sOud nOt InVOVc tOO strIct a rOutInc Or
c ImItcd ccrtaIn cOntrOs . c arts _cncra arc
a _OOd mcdIum Or tc as trcc QcrsOn ut, VIt
tcIr cOmQassIOnatc and carIn_ naturc, tc arc nat-
ura draVn IntO tc mcdIca QrOcssIOns and cOm-
munIt VOrK. c arc asO tc QcOQc VO cQ tO
Or_anIzc tc carItac causcs In Ic and, nO mattcr
OV ar_c Or sma tc OQcratIOn, tcIrQrcscncc VI
add tc umanIzIn_ tOuc tat can OtcrVIsc c
acKIn_ In tc admInIstratIOn. tc arc Oa Qcr-
scnsItIVc naturc tc can usc tIs sOrt O VOrK tO
sIQOn OH tc surQus cmOtIOna cncr_ tat Is sO
ncccssar.
c arc asIca a Vcr _cntc QcOQc, casI
urt andct ac tO asOr tc nc_atIVc asVc as tc
QOsItIVc cxQcrIcnccs O Ic. c maKc Vcr KInd
and cOnsIdcratc rIcnds, and _cncra crcatc a Vcr
amcnac atmOsQcrc.
Love Life
THE ASH TREE 55
n QcrsOna rcatIOnsIQs tc duaIt Otc as trcc
caractcr can ccOmc mOrc QrOnOunccd. Ps trcc
QcOQc aVc tcIr OVn Vauc sstcm tat sOmctImcs
dOcsnt guItc rcatc tO tc rcaIt Otc sItuatIOn. t
Is nOt a gucstIOn OcIn_ ImQractIca Or unrcaIstIc,
OVcVcr, mOrc a casc OmIsrcadIn_ tcIr mOtIVcs,
VIc tO c_InVIt canc cxtrcmc dIHusc. c
arc _rcat OVcrs, ncVcrtccss, and carIn_ Qarcnts .
cIr cOntrIutIOn tO Ic Is tO cnancc cVcr
asQcct O Ita ta Ordcr tat can takc Its tO In
uman tcrms, ut tcn Vc arc dcaIn_ VIt QcOQc
VO aVc OncOOtIntc andOtc 5Idc,tc acr
QcOQc. c arc tc rOmantIcs and drcamcrs OIc,
ut guItc caQac Ocan_In_ tc Qacc Vcn It suIts
tcm.
Sumary
cIr Icstc can c surQrIsIn_ cOnVcntIOna
ccausc tc actua strIVc Or a KInd OOrdcr Or
rOutInc. Is Is ar_c tO cOuntcraancc tc Vcr
unrca Orccs Or cncr_Ics tat aQQcar tO cxcrt a QOV-
cru InHucncc. c ncVcr rca scttc anVcrc,
ut aVc a _rcat aHnIt Or IVIn_ ncar Vatcr,
atOu_ tIs can c rcduccd tO a HsQOnd In tc
_ardcn. cIr Ic Qattcrn Is a VOndcru taQcstr In
uman tcrms,and tcVIInsQIrc OtcrsVIt tcIr
sImQc ut ImQrcssIVc Idcas.
CHAPTER FOUR
THE ALDER TREE
F E A R N
March 1 8 April 1 4
Symbolizing: The planet Mars
Gemstone: Ruby
Flower: Broom
Archetypal Charcter: Bran or Arthur
a! am the shining tear of the Sun}}
58 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
The Illustration
c adcr trcc Qrcscnts a Od acc O cOOr and
Varmt at a tImc Otc car tat Is stI crIsQ VIt
atc rOsts . c QOVcr Otc 5un as trIumQcdas It
rcaccs tc Vcrna cguInOx, Or tc das VI nOV
c_In tO ruc tc nI_t. c sQIrIt O tc trcc Is
arOuscd In tc Orm O 1ran, a mI_t _Iant and
ancIcnt |ctIc KIn_ O1rItaIn. Prmcd VIt a sQcar
andsVOrd,smOIca tO QusacKtc darKncss O
VIntcr, c as saIn tc _rccn dra_On tO cstaIs Is
QOVcrOVcrtc scasOns .c smOIsmIs Onc Orcs-
urrcctIOn and ncV Ic. 1ut tc Outu cncr_ O
tc 5un-_Od 1ran Is sarQ and Ind QcnctratIn_,
as ct untcmQcrcd VIt VIsdOm, and armcd On
VIt cOura_c.PstrOO_Ica, tc Qanct Pars Is tradI-
tIOna assOcIatcd VIt tc Vcrna cguInOx, VOsc
smO O tc HVc-QOIntcd star Or Qcnta_ram Is
dcQIctcd On 1rans rcastQatc. P untIn_acOn cIr-
ccs OVcrcad scarIn_ Or Its Qrc, tO smOIzc tc
rcstcss sQIrIt Otc sI_n.
The Ruby
c rarIt and caut Otc ru as cOnncctcd It
VIt c_cnds rOm ancIcnt tImcs . t as ccn cacd
tc Ord O _cms In tc cast, Vcrc It Vas saId tO
cOntaIn tc OrI_Ina sQarK OIc. lcxt tO tc dIa-
mOndItIs tc ardcst Oa _cms, and Is cut tO rIn_
Out Its rIIant cOOrratcrtan Its saQc.
c Omans cOnsIdcrcd tc ru tO c tc
stOnc OtcIr Var-_Od Pars, tO tcm It sI_nIHcd
nOIIt, QOVcr,andVcn_cancc. cnr` O1n_and
VOrc a ma_nIHccnt ru at tc crucIa 1attc O
P_IncOurt a_aInst tc rcnc, and _aIncd a mOmcn-
tOus VIctOr. P rcastQatc, saId tO c tat O an
arc-ruId, Vas Ound at tc OQcnIn_ Oa arrOV
_raVc at 1arnam OVns In cnt, It Vas madc O
_Od and cncrustcd VIt cVcs tat rcQutcd
Incudcd ruIcs, _arncts , and turguOIscs .
c ru as ccn VOrn as a QrOtcctIOn a_aInst
Qa_uc and QcstIcncc, and Its QOVcrs arc saId tO QrO-
mOtc cOura_c, Odncss, and VIrIIt.
The Vernal Equinox
Parc Z1 Vas KnOVn as Alban Eilir tc ruIds,
and cccratcdVIttc I_tIn_ Oa sacrcdHrc rOm
VIc a Otcr Hrcs Vcrc tcn rcKIndcd. c
cguInOxcs Vcrc ImQOrtant datcs In tc scasOna and
sQIrItua cacndar Otc |cts .c marKcd tc Qrc-
cIsc tImc Vcn tc cn_t O da and nI_t Vcrc
cgua a OVcr tc 1art. n sQIrItua tcrms It Vas a
rIcIntcrudc Vcn tc tVO QOVcru dcItIcs Otc
5un and POOn Vcrc cgua In cVcr rcsQcct. 1ut It
asO marKcd tc dIVIdIn_ Inc tat ad nOV ccn
draVn ctVccn tcm, rOm tIs datc OrVard tc
5un VOud aQQcar tO aVc dOmInIOn OVcr tc
POOn,utOnIn tc cxOtcrIc scnsc.c sOI/unar
rcatIOnsIQ Vas nOt Onc O cOntcst, ut Onc O
dIVInc unIOn Or Intc_ratIOn, a QOInt ccar undcr-
stOOd tc ruIds .
Bran
1ran ccamc a _Od O tc undcrVOrd In |ctIc
mtOO_, andcOn_cdtO tc _Ods Otc Ousc O
LIr. c ma sccm an Odd cOIcc Or a sOar QrIncc,
ut tcrc arc man c_cnds and assOcIatIOns VIt tIs
ancIcnt _Odtat rcatc tO Ot sOarandunar dcItIcs
VO Vcrc dcQOscd Orsuu_atcd durIn_ tc VarIOus
InVasIOns. c IntcrmIn_In_ O tc raccs natura
QrOduccd an IntcrmIn_In_ O _Ods and _Oddcsscs.
1carIn_ tIs In mInd, 1ran Vas QrImarI a _Od
OcaIn_ and rcsurrcctIOn,VOatcrccamc assO-
cIatcdVIt sOar dcItIcs. n sOmc ancIcnt c_cnds c
Vas asO assOcIatcdVIttc InVcntIOn OHrc,VIc
a_aIn su__csts a QrcVIOus sOar cOnncctIOn. 1ut 1ran
cVcntua ccamc an cxIcd_Od,assOcIatcdVIt tc
undcrVOrd rc_IOns, and Is dccds cOsc Qarac
tOsc Otc ancIcnt LrccK _OdPcscuaQIus, a ca-
In_ _Od, sOn OtcIr 5un-_Od,PQOO.
The Hunting Fal con
Is Is Onc Otc trcc Irds assOcIatcd VIt 1ran,
tc OtcrtVO cIn_ tc OV and tc crOV. 1ac as
a Vcr IntcrcstIn_ c_cnd assOcIatcd VIt It, ut tc
acOn Is tc Ird OOmcn,VIc, accOrdIn_ tO |Or-
nIs au_ur, rcatcs tO dOOmcd sOus.
crc Is sOmctIn_ Oa atcu asQcct assOcIatcd
VIt tIs sI_n, ut It Is QrImarI Onc O QOtcntIa
succcss cIn_ crcatcd VItIn a sOrt tImc. Is Is an
ImQOrtant actOr O cOntrO and dIrcctIOn tat
aQQcars tO QrOQc tc adcr trcc caractcr IntO
acIcVIn_ as muc as QOssIc In tc sOrtcst QcrIOd
OtImc aVaIac.
The Sprig of Broom
Is asO as an ancIcnt and ascInatIn_ IstOr. Ps a
cradIc dcVIcc It Vas adOQtcd at a Vcr car QcrIOd
as tc ad_c O1rIttan. LcOHc OPnOuaunt-
THE ALDER TREE 59
In_ trust a sQrI_ IntO Is cmct On tc Va tO
attc sO tatIs trOOQs mI_t scc It andOOV Im.
c !anta_cncts dcrIVcd tcIr namc rOm Its
mcdIcVa namc,Planta genista, and ItVas uscd On tc
_rcat sca OIcard . c rOOm Is tc ad_c O
tc 5cOttIs Orcs, VOrn In tcIrOnncts as a marK
O tc crOIsm O tcIr cIctaIns, In tcIr LacIc
dIacct tc cacd It bealadh as a tOKcn OIts caut.
|tcr nOtac I_and cans asO VOrc a sQrI_ O
rOOm as ad_cs, tc cIccIn_ 5utcrand, Pur-
ra, and Omc.
c rOOm Is a rcmarKac natIVc Qant, VIt a
Vast Ist OcuratIVc QOVcrs and uscs . c Hrst _rccn
tIQs and HOVcrs Vcrc QIcKcd tc ruIds and
addcd tO a sVcct VInc madc rOm thc saQ O tc
Irc. t madc tc VInc mOrc IntOxIcatIn_, and Vas
uscd tO cccratc tc Vcrna cguInOx. 1rOOmuscs
Ound On tOrs Or _rOVIn_ On natura 1art mOunds
aVc asO ccn assOcIatcd VIt tc cncantmcnt O
tc acr QcOQc, tc caV sccnt OrOOm HOVcrs
as ucd QcOQc sIttIn_ cOsc IntO a sOQOrIHc
statc. Al suc assOcIatIOns aVc a ma_Ic and ms-
tIguc sO aKIn tO tc naturc and IstOr Otc |ctIc
QcOQc.
The Alder Tree
c adcrs namc Is dcrIVcd rOm |d 1n_Is ealdor
mcanIn_ cIc, and rcatcs tO tc OHcc Oa!dcrman,
a scnIOrmcmcrOOca _OVcrnmcnt ccctcd c-
OV cOuncIOrs and stI cOnsIdcrcd a _rcat OnOr.
c adcr trcc Is nOt On natIVc tO 1rItaIn, ut
as a VIdcsQrcad aItat strctcIn_ rOm 1urOQc,
VcstcrnPsIaandnOrtPHIca,tO sOut OtcPrctIc
|Ircc. t Is a cOusIn Otc Irc and azc,and,IKc
60 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
tcm,Its HOVcrs and sccds arcOrnc In catKIns. tIs
usua Ound tc sIdc Oa sOV-runnIn_ strcam,
Or tc adcr dOcs nOt trIVc On dr _rOund. c
VOOd Vas muc uscd In Odcn tImcs, Its guaIt O
On_ cndurancc undcr Vatcr maKIn_ It Vauac Or
QumQs, trOu_s, suIccs, and Or rId_c uIdIn_. n
cVcn mOrc ancIcnt tImcs It Vas uscd as QOcs On
VIcOuscs Vcrc uIt at tc cd_cs OaKcs andIn
undraIncdO__ rc_IOns .
urIn_ tc Ourt unar mOnt O tc car tc
|cts uscd tc VOOdtO maKc carcOa Or tcIrmct-
aVOrKIn_,tIs Vas a tImc tO sarQcn and Or_c ncV
VcaQOns, rcad Or untIn_ artcr rOm tc Omc
and,QcraQs, Or tc OddsKIrmIsVIt ncI_OrIn_
trIcs. c arK Vas asO uscd Or trcc Vauac
dcsrcd, _rccn, and rOVntc mOst amcd Onc
cIn_ tc adInc rcd Or scarct, a aVOrItc cOOr O
|cts, VIc ccrtaIn rcatcs Vc tO tc rcd Qanct
OPars .
c mtOO_ Otc adcr Is asO ar_c rcatcd
tO Var and strIc. n tc Battle c the Tees tc adcr
Ou_t In tc rOnt Inc as a sI_n OIts cOura_c and
cntusIasm Or a H_t. n tc rIs |ssIanIc Song of
the Forest Tees It Is dcscrIcd as `tc Vcr attc-
VItc OaVOOds, trcc tatIs OttcstIna H_t.c
adcrIs a smO OHrc,ItsVIrtucs a QrOOa_aInsttc
cOrruQtIVc QOVcr OVatcr.
c _rccn tOQ ranccs O adcr maKc _OOd
VIstcs, a musIca cOnncctIOn tat Is In a scnsc
rcatcd tO tc sIn_In_cadO1ran,anadcr _Od. ts
uds, sct In sQIras, arc a smO OrcsurrcctIOn, tc
_uIdIn_ QrIncIQc OIntcrQrctatIOn.
Fearn
Is Is a namc VIt mtOO_Ica assOcIatIOns . In_
carn Vas c_cndar rucr Orcand In tc 1rOnzc
P_c, and Onc Otc sOns OIn_ !artOan. c P
Vas QrOnOunccd V, and Is sacrcd trcc Vas tc adcr.
Fearn Is asO tc rIs namc Or adcr.
Martian Symbolism
c |cts rc_ardcd Pars, VOm tc cacd Pcrt,
VIt _rcat rcsQcct, ut tc VarIKc guaItIcs Vcrc
cOuntcraanccd VIt a mOrc mcrcurIa and artIstIc
tcmQcramcnt assOcIatcd VIt `cnus and Pcrcur.
]uIus |acsarOncc cOmmcntcdOn tIs Vcr QOInt,In
a crItIca accOunt c rccOrdcd tc LauIs and
1rItIs |cts as cIn_ ca_cr Or attc, ut casI
dascd a rcVcrsc. c asO nOtcd tat tc Vcrc,at
tc samc tImc, guIcK tO scIzc uQOn and ImItatc an
cOntrIVancc tc Ound uscu. |tcIr cOura_c c
sQOKc VIt _rcat rcsQcct, attrIutIn_ tcIr scOrn O
dcat, tO sOmc dc_rcc at cast, tO tcIrHrm cIcIn
tc ImmOrtaIt Otc sOu.
1ran rcQrcscnts tc QOsItIVc PartIan traIts O a
strOn_ cadcr In a crIsIs and a dccndcr Otc VcaK.
c mtOO_ rcatIn_ tO 1ran dOcs, OVcVcr,
rcVca a tc PartIan traItsrOm acts O _rcat
cOura_c tO acts Oruta cruct.
THE ALDER TREE 61
Myths Associated with the Sign
1ran, accOrdIn_ tO \ctIc c_cnd, Vas tc ancIcnt
rucr O1rItaIn, and tc rOtcr OPanannan, tc
rIs sca-_Od. Is tVO a-rOtcrs, lIsscn and
1VnIsscn, rcQrcscntcd tc dua cncr_Ics Or ccmcnts
Onaturc, and Vcrc OQQOsItcs In cVcr Va. lIsscn
Vas a _cntc Out, a QcaccmaKcr and arItratOr,
VIc Is rOtcr 1VnIsscn OVcd nOtIn_ mOrc
tan turnIn_ Qcacc IntO rcncVcd strIc.
1rans sIstcr, IranVcn, VO Vas cOnsIdcrcd tc
aIrcst damsc In tc VOrd, marrIcd PatOVc,
KIn_Orcand,atcr a _rcat cast tat adunItcdtc
tVO cOuntrIcs . tVas durIn_tIscastIn_ tat 1VnIs-
scn cOnsQIrcd tO causc mIscIc, Or c dIsH_urcd
tc Orscs OPatOVc,an InsutsO dIrc tat an-
Onc csc VOud aVc ccn Qut tO dcat 1ran Or
tc dIsOnOr It rcQrcscntcd. 1ut 1VnIsscn Vas tc
sOn O1rans mOtcr,and tcrcOrc OsacrcdInca_c.
5O tc Orscs Vcrc rcQaccd Hncr casts , and
muc _Od and sIVcr Vas _IVcn tO PatOVc In
Va OatOncmcnt, ut c Vas stI nOt satIsHcd and
VIscd tO dcQart tc sccnc.
1ran Vas Orccd tO cOnccdc tc ma_Ic caudrOn
tat,accOrdIn_ tO a QrcVIOus c_cnd,camc OrI_Ina
rOm rcand. c caudrOn Is Itsctc su cct and
sOurcc Oman c_cnds,and atcr IdcntIHcdVIt tc
mOst amOus |ctIc c_cnd Oal, tc gucst O tc
O _raI. 1ut In tIs QartIcuar c_cnd O1ran and
PatOVc, It Vas uscd as tc mcans OrIn_In_
dcadVarrIOrs acKtO Ic OrQrOducIn_aVOcncV
armOmcn,tc OndraVacKcIn_tat tc Var-
rIOrs rcsurrcctcd In tIs manncr Vcrc dIHcut tO
cOntrO, and ad tc OOdust tat crcatcd mOrc
Vars . 1ut PatOVcVasVcrQcascd VIt suc a
QrIzc and saIcdacK tO rcand VIt It, and VIt Is
ncV rIdc, 1ranVcn.
Yat suscgucnt transQIrcd Is nOt ccar, ut
aQQarcnt 1ranVcn Vas trcatcd Vcr ad
PatOVc and dc_radcd tO tc QOsItIOn OcOOK.
5c mana_cd tO _ct a mcssa_c tO cr rOtcr 1ran,
scnt a tamc starIn_ sc ad rcarcd. c ImmcdI-
atcasscmcda _rcat H cctand arm, and sct saI Or
rcand tO rI_t Is sIstcrs mIsOrtunc.Ycn Pat-
OVc saV suc a Vast and mI_t arm, c sOu_t
tO Qacatc 1ran VIt a _rcat cast. c tcn dcVIscd a
crat QOt OIdIn_ armcd VarrIOrs In tc catcr
sacKs tat un_ On tc stOnc QIars In tc _rcat a,
suQQOscd cOntaInIn_ mca Or tc anguct. urIn_
tc cast, tc VarrIOrs VOud tcn attacK tc
unarmcd_ucsts andKI1ran. tVas1VnIsscn VO
stumcd uQOn tc QOt VandcrIn_ IntO tc a
cOrc tc rcst Otc Ost ad asscmcd. P mastcr
OdcccIt Imsc, Is sarQ ccsQcrccIVcd tc dcad
trIcKcr. c Vcnt tO cVcr a_ On tc Qrctcxt O
ccIn_ tc cOntcnts, ut sgucczcd tc cads Otc
mcn InsIdc untI tcIr raIns Vcrc sguascd.
c castIn_ c_an and PatOVc QrOud
Qrcscntcd Is sOn, LVcrn [Or LVIOn) , 1rans
ncQcV. c cIdVas QasscdarOund tO c admIrcd,
a smIIn_ aIr-aIrcd cId,VOmctcdtc an_cr In
1rans cart, ut nOt In 1VnIsscns, VO suddcn
scIzcd tc cId and Hun_ Im On tc azIn_ Hrc.
1ranVcn VOud aVc caQt atcr Im, ut 1ran cd
cr acK amIdst tc tumutuOus sOutIn_ and
scrcamIn_ OOats . c rIs and tc 1rItIs Ou_t
a OOd QItccd attc untI tc a OnI_t.
tVastcntattc rIs catcdtc ma_Ic caudrOn
62 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
and trcV In tcIrdcad,VO camc Out tc ncxt da
strOn_cr VarrIOrs tan cOrc, ut a Vcrc dum
cIn_s . 1VnIsscn at ast ct _rcat rcmOrsc Or tc
drcadu dccd c ad cOmmIttcd, and tc dan_cr In
VIc c ad Qaccd Is QcOQc, sO c Id Imsc
amOn_ tc rIs dcad andVas trOVn IntO tc u-
In_ caudrOn. c OOVIn_ da, rIsIn_ rOm tc
caudrOn, c strctccdImscIn suc a manncras tO
rcnd tc caudrOn IntO Our QIcccs and, Is cart
aVIn_ urst VIt tc cHOrt, c dIcd.
n tc cnd a tc rIs VarrIOrs Vcrc saIn, and
tcrcrcmaIncdOnscVcn1rItIs csIdcs1ran,VO
Vas sOrc VOundcd. !rdcrI, tc sOn OIannOn
and !Vy, and Panannan, sOn OLIr, Vcrc amOn_
tc scVcn surVIVOrs. 1ran cOmmandcd tcm tO cut
OHIs cad and taKc It acK tO LOndOn,andur It
In tcYItc POunt [nOV tcOVcr OLOndOn) . t
Vas Qaccd OOKIn_ tOVards rancc, VIt tc
QrOQcc tat nO OrcI_ncr cOud InVadc tc and
VIc It rcmaIncd sO QOsItIOncd. 5O tc scVcn tOOK
tc cad O1ran and Vcnt Ort. 1ranVcn Vcnt
VIt tcm,utVcn sc rcaccdcr Omcand,sc
crIcd aOud.
Woe is me that I was ever born; two islands
have been destroyed because i me.
5c uttcrcd Onc ast cr and cr cart rOKc.
c Qaccd cr In a Our-sIdcd _raVc On tc anKs
OtcPaV, a Qacc stI KnOVn asXns 1ran Vcn.
c rcturnIn_ scVcn Ound tat, durIn_ tcIr
ascncc, |asVaan, sOn O1cI, a 1c_Ic 5un-_Od,
ad caQturcd 1rItaIn ma_Ica arts and IusIOn.
c start O1rans cxIc ad c_un, ut s stOr Is
ar rOm cndcd. YIc cn rOutc tO LOndOn,tc cad
O 1ran c_an tO sIn_ and maKc QrOQccIcs . t
ccamc an attractIOn Or QI_rIms and rcnOVncd Or
Its caIn_QOVcrs . c cadVas tcn duurIcdIn
LOndOn, Vcrc It VOud aVc stacd tO QrOtcct
a_aInst urtcr InVasIOns ad nOt Prtur, anOtcr
sOar dcIty, du_ It uQ, asscrtIn_ tc ncV acguIrcd
|rIstIan zca Or dcQOsIn_ tc Od _Ods.
Astrological Signicance
Pars Is tc ruIn_ Qanct Otc adcrsI_n and, In tra-
dItIOna astrOO_y, a dOmInant Orcc VIt VIc tO
c rtcKOncd. t Is attrIutcd VIt tc VIta acutIcs,
Ot QsIca and mcnta, a dIrcctIVc tO tc ImQOr-
tant mOtIVatIOns In Ic, VIc, I acKIn_ Or ad
asQcctcd In astrOO_Ica tcrmInOO_, VI IndIcatc a
acK Osc-assurancc and cOnHdcncc.
hc Vcrna cgu nOx Vas a t mc Vhcn thc
sOI/unar rcatIOnsIQ Vas cmQasIzcd, and rcQrc-
scntcd tc QrImcVa mac and cmac cncr_Ics tat
QcrVadcd tc unIVcrsc. 1ut Qancts asO aVc aHnI-
tIcs and QOarItIcs rc_ardIn_ QcrsOna and unIVcrsa
InHucncc. Pars rcQrcscnts tc mascuInc [QOsItIVc
cncr_) asQcct rc_ardIn_ mundanc IntcrQrctatIOn,
and as a QOVcrIu aHnty VtVcnus , VO rcQrc-
scnts thc Icm n nc [passi vc cncrgy) asQcct. n tIs
rcatIOnsIQ tc arc cOnncctcd VIt tc QassIOns
and dcsIrcs OmanKInd.
n csOtcrIc astrOO_y Pars Is ca cdtc cncr_Izcr,
a Orcc tat can c uscd Or _OOd Or cVI . t Vas asO
cacd tc Ord OIrt, Odcat, O_cncratIOn and
THE ALDER TREE 63
dcstructIOn, an IndIcatIOn Otc scxua and sQIrItua
QOVcr tat can Ot Icratc Or dcstrO. n Oman
mtOO_ Pars Vas tc Oundcr O tcIr cIt and
tcIr _rcat cmQIrc, c Vas tc QcrsOnIHcatIOn O
tcIr_OrIOus andOrmIdac QOVcr.
Archetypal Charcter
1ran Is thc archctQa caractcr assOcIatcd VIt tc
adcr sI_n, a sI_n tat rcatcs tO tc ancIcnt |ctIc
cOnccQt O tc Vcrna cguInOx actIn_ as a dIVIsIOn
ctVccn tc Orccs OI_t and darKncss. c mt
rcatIn_ tO Is sIstcr 1ranVcn rcHccts Ot VIctOr
andOss . n smOIc tcrms tc 5un,nOV rcQrcscntcd
1ran,dccats Is cncmIcs ut Oscs Qart OImsc
In sQIrItua tcrms . c sI_n O tc adcr Vas atcr
IdcntIHcd VIt In_ Prtur and Is VIc _uccn
LuIncVcrc, VIt a sImIar sccnarIO taKIn_ Qacc.
cadcrsI_nIntcrQrctcdInQscOO_Ica tcrms
IdcntIHcs 1ranVcn and LuIncVcrc VIt tc anIma
[cmInInc) QrIncIQc In]un_Ian anasIs Otc dcVc-
OQmcnt Otc QcrsOnaIt. c anImus [mascuInc)
QrIncIQc QrOccts Itsc In tc hcrOIc guaItIcs O
1ranandIn_Prtur,VOcxcrt OrattcmpttO cxcrt
thc mOrc Orccu asQccts O tc QcrsOnaIt. c
adcr trcc caractcrIs tcrcOrc a mIxturc Ostrcn_t
and VuncraIIta acd crO VIt an PcIcs
cc.
Tee Character
Pdcrtrcc caractcrs cmcr_c as QOVcrI IndIVIduas,
nO On_cr Ound Iddcn cars ut QrcQarcd tO
maKc tcIrVa In tc VOrd. c Qat acad Is stI
u OQItas, OVcVcr, sO tc POOn as armcd cr
cIdrcn VIt tc VIrtuc O cOura_c. 5O ca_cr arc
tcsc IndIVIduas tO sct OHand cxQOrc Ic tat tc
Otcn caVc cInd tcIr rIcnds and cOmQanIOns.
c arc ncVcrtccss staunc aIcs tO aVc sOud
tc OccasIOn arIsc,ut tcQrccrtO _t tcIr OVn
attcs and sct tc Qacc Or Otcrs tO OOV. cIr
dcstInatIOn Is aVas unccrtaIn In Ic, and a rcstcss
sQIrIt QrcVaIs as tc 5un casts Its OVnsadOV acrOss
tc 1art.
5Omc nOtac adcr trcc caractcrs Incudc aVId
LVIn_stOnc, Pata arI, 1IsmarcK, OudInI, and
ZOa.
64 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
Positive Aspec ts
c aVc cOura_c In acIn_ uQ tO tc dIHcut and
QOtcntIa dan_crOus sItuatIOns InIc. cIr scnsc O
adVcnturc ma at tImcs c cOnsIdcrcd OOard, ut
tc rcaK dOVn tc arrIcrs tat aVc ccn
ImQOscd y csscr mOrtas . c sOV _rcat Oat
tO rIcnds and amI, cVcn Itcsc QcOQc sOud c
dIscrcdItcd In an Va. cIr cntusIasmandVItaIty
QrOmOtcs tcm as cadcrs, VO Otcn rIsc rOm tc
ranKs,Or thc arc tc naturacIrs OcntcrQrIsc and
InItIatIVc.
Negative Aspec ts
cscccOmcaQQarcntVcntcIrdcsIrc and ImQa-
tIcncc Or VantIn_ cVcrtIn_ nOV c_Ins tO aIcn-
atc tcm, Or tc VI Qrcss On rc_ardcss and maKc
man cncmIcs In tc QrOccss. P scHs attItudc Is
guIcK dcVcOQcd and a guIcK tcmQcr tO matc.
cIr scnsc O umOr VI asO adOQt tc arcd
cd_c Oa satIrIst.
General
Pdcr trcc QcOQc arc cxtrcmc QsIca,fl Ocncr_y
and tc nccd tO c actIVc amOst tVcnty-Our Ours a
da c arc tc cntrcQrcncurs OBc,a gamOnus tIdc
tat Hts tcIr HamOant Icstyc. Pnd IIt dOcsnt Ht,
tcn sOmctmn_ Is drastIca VrOn_. an_cnus Occu-
QatIOns arc tcIr Ortc, and nOt ust In tc QsIca
scnsc, atOu_ a I_ QrOQOrtIOn ma c draVn
IntO tc mIItary arcna, Or I_ QcrsOna-rIsK Qncs-
sIOns, tc cut-trOat usIncss VOrd O I_
Hnancc VI asO attract. c maKc cxcccnt sur-
_cOns and cxQcrt QrccIsIOn tOOmaKcrs .
YIt rc_ard tO rIcndsIQs , tcIr QcrsOna c_O
rIdcs I_. 1gua, tOu_, tcrc Is a sIdc tO tcIr
naturc tat Is I_ Vuncractc nccd Or
rccO_nItIOn can maKc tcm susccQtIc tO Hattcr
andascrIcnds,tcattcr cIn_ tc mOstdIHcuttO
andc ccausc tc truc sQIrIt Otc adcr trcc car-
actcr Is Onc Otrust.
Pdcr trcc caractcrs ma nOt c cas tO IVc
VIt, ut tc QrOVIdc tc VIta In_rcdIcnts OIc
tat can c sO acKIn_ In Otcr zOdIac sI_ns . !OarI-
tIcs attract Or undamcnta rcasOns, I . c. tO QrOVIdc
tc mIssIn_ guaItIcs Or strcn_ts Ocaractcr, tIs Is
tcrcOrc mOst nOtIccac In tIs sI_n,as It marKs tc
Hrst unIOn and dIVIsIOn Otc zOdIac. Or tIs rca-
sOn, asO, tc staIIzIn_ ccmcnts VI c Ound In
QcrsOna rcatIOnsIQs and nOt In tc cOmQcnsatIOn
asQcct Ocarccr, as Is tc casc VIt Irc trcc QcOQc.
1ac sI_n as a QOarIt tatIs a _OOd IndIcatIOn
OVcrctc cOmQcnsatIn_ guaItIcsarctO cOund.
Or tc tOta sOO drIVIn_ Orcc OtIs sI_n, Qart-
ncrsIQs Ot QcrsOna and, tO sOmc cxtcnt, In usI-
ncss VI QrOVIdc sOmc Vauac ancOrs . !crsOna
dIQOmac cOud asO c cutIVatcd mOrc tO cur tc
cadstrOn_ traIts O caractcr. !cOQc Orn undcr
tIs sI_n maKc marVcOus cOmQctItOrs In aHcds O
actIVIty, ut I tc dOn t VIn, Or tc It a OsIn_
strcaK, tc ma dccIdc tO guIt and start a_aIn In a
cOmQctc dIcrcnt carccr Or Vcnturc. Is can
OccurtImcandtImca_aIn, and canc cxaustIn_Or
tcIr amI Or Otcrs VO aVcnt tc samc stamIna
and VIQOVcr. 1VcrtIn_ tc dO tc tcnd tO dO
tO tc ImIt OtcIr VOc cIn_.
|ccasIOna, OVcVcr, tcrc cxIsts a Vcr dIHcr-
cnt adcr trcc QcrsOn,Onc VO Is _cntc and accOm-
mOdatIn_Onc O tc rarcr adcr trcc caractcrs,
VOVI dIrccttcIrcncr_y cntIrc Or tc _OOd O
Otcrs and Otcn tO tcIr OVn dctrImcnt. n tcIr
OVn guIct Va tcVI InHucncc Otcrs tO a Vcr
I_ dc_rcc. c arc tc unsun_ crOcs, VOsc
QassIn_ crcatcs a VOId Or Vacuum In Ic, Or Vat
tc aVc mana_cd tO acIcVc Is as rcmarKac as tc
cadstrOn_ caractcr.
1Itcr Va, rOm tc Vcr c_InnIn_ O tcIr
IVcs, adcr trcc QcOQc crcatc an ImQact. c sarQ-
ncss OtcIr mInds and tcIrQsIcaa_IItrccd a
cOmatant In Ic, nOt a standcr. c arc dIHcut
QcOQc tO KccQ arcast O|mOstQcOQc VI OOV In
tcIr VaKc, and VI QrOa aVc a umQ rIdc.
crc Is a dcHnItc Qattcrn Or statcmcnt assOcIatcd
VIttIs sI_n tatIs nOt dIHcut tO undcrstand. !s-
cOO_Ica, tc arc usua Vcr uncOmQIcatcd
QcOQc ccausc tc cxQrcss tcIrccIn_s and OQIn-
IOns OQcn.
Love Life
c nccdOr QcrsOna rccdOm Is strOn_ In tIs sI_n,
ut sO Is tc nccd Or OVc.P QassIOnatc naturc can-
THE ALDER TREE 65
nOt OQcratc In IsOatIOn sO,aOn_tcVa, andamOst
at a _aOQ, tc maKc cOngucsts tat dIVcrt tcIr
attcntIOn, atOu_ OnrIcH. c tcnd tO marr
In astc, and rcmaIn cttcr OVcrs tan usands Or
VIVcs. c asO maKc cxcccnt atcrs Or mOtcrs,
QcraQs ccausc tc scc Ic as a KInd OattcHcd,
InstructIn_ tcIr OHsQrIn_ accOrdIn_.
Summary
c scnsc O raVadO O tc adcr trcc QcOQc Is
admIrac, ut It dOcs tcnd tO tIn Out tc suQQOrt-
crs On tc sIdcIncs . cIr sarQ VIt, ratcr tan a
scnsc O umOr, ma asO taKc Its tO, ut It VI
cOmQc tc pcOpc On tc rcccIVIn_ cnd tO rcact
mOrc QOsItIVc. cIr Icstc Is Onc cVcrOnc csc
trIcs tO KccQ uQ VIt, at cast InItIa.
!cOQc Orn undcr tIs sI_n arc tc QrOtOtQc
mOdcs O tc cxtrOVcrt caractcr, and tc rcmaIn
Intcnsc QassIOnatc Vcrc tcIr Inncr ccIn_s arc
cOnccrncd. c Vcr Hcr OtcIr cIn_ Is dIHcut
tO rc_uatc, ut tc dO nOtIn_ In cOd OOd Or
VIta ccIn_ OIndIHcrcncc. tc rOVan trcc QcO-
Qc rcQrcscnt tc catasts Or can_c, tcn tc adcr
trcc QcOQc rcQrcscnt tc stcrOIds Or tc stimulus fac
totum, nOt tO c mIsscd at an cOst.
CHAPTER FIVE
THE WILLOW TREE
S A i l l E
April 1 5 - May 1 2
Symbolizing: The Moon
Gemstone: Moonstone
Flower: Primrose
Archetypal Character: Morgan le Fay
ul am a hawk on a clif "
68 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
The Illustrtion
c VIOV trcc at tIs tImc Ocar Is a _raccu
sI_t, VIt Its sVccQIn_ ranccs In u ca and
HOVcr. PccOrdIn_ tO |ctIc mt,Iddcn VItIn Its
ranccs Ics a scrQcntVOsc cOIs QrOtccttVO scar-
ct-cOOrcd c__s cOntaInIn_ tc InHnItc QOtcntIaIt
Otc VOrd.c asO rcQrcscnt tc 5un and1art,
and Orm a trIQc aIancc VIt tc POOn. c sOar
smO Is ccIQscd tc POOn, ut On rIcH, as
tc umInarIcs cmracc tO Orm a sQIrItua Or sQIra-
In_ unIOn OunIVcrsa cncr_Ics.
c traIIn_ ranccs O tc VIOV Orm an
IntrIcatc Qattcrn tat smOIzcs tc cOmQcxIt O
tc sI_n. c ranccs arc cd a Oun_ maIdcn
drcsscd In VItc, VIt HOVcrs In cr aIr, sc as
ccn cOscn _uccn Otc Pa tO QrcsIdc OVcr tc
cccratIOn O1ctanc,a Hrc cstIVa cd On tc Hrst
da O Pa.
c rOOts O tc VIOV taQ tc sacrcd sQrIn_ O
tc mOstmstcrIOus and aVcsOmcasQcctOtc unar
_Oddcss, tc |aIcac. cr acc Is caVI VcIcd as
sc sIts On a sIVcr trOnc In tc darK caVcrn undcr
tc trcc. Pt cr cct a u_c VOOund crOuccs, Is
cOBar O mOOnstOncs rcH cctIn_ tc rcd _Int O Is
carsOmc ccs. crc Is an atmOsQcrc O cncant-
mcnt as tc sOar sQIrIt dIscOVcrs Is scxuaIty.
The Moonstone
Is Is an OQacsccnt transQarcnt _cm, saId tO rcscm-
c a raIndrOQ and tO QOsscss a scrcnc, mstcrIOus
caut. c mOOnstOnc Or sccnItc Vas uscd In
ancIcnt tImcs andIn dIHcrcnt Qarts OtcVOrd as a
ucK carm. PIracuOus curcs aVc ccn attrIutcd
tO It.
c Omans cIcVcd tat tc mOOnstOnc
cncOscd tc Ima_c OIana, tcIr POOn _Oddcss,
VO rcQrcscntcd`tc mOOnI_t sQcndOr OnI_t,
and ad tc QOVcr OcstOVIn_ Vcat,VIctOr, and
VIsdOm OnItsVcarcr.cruIds un_mOOnstOncs
On ruIt trccs tO cnsurc a _OOd crOQ O ruIt, and
cIcVcd tc stOnc can_cd cOOr accOrdIn_ tO tc
VaxIn_andVanIn_Otc POOn. Ps a _It OrOVcrs
ItIscIcVcd tO arOusc tcndcr aHcctIOn,and IQaccd
In tc mOut at u POOn It cstOVs tc QOVcr O
OrctcIn_ Ot _OOd Or I Ortunc.
Beltane
1ctanc Or 1cataInc marKcd tc OHcIa start O
summcr In tc scasOna |ctIc cacndar. OVcVcr,
tc Hrc cstIVas asO rcQrcscntcd tc sQIrItua cccs
tat cOnncctcd tc 1art VIt tc ctOnIc Or
undcrVOrd Orccs.
|n tc cVc O1ctanc a tc Hrcs In tc cOm-
munIty Vcrc cxtIn_uIscd, sO tat tc ccmcnt O
Hrc Vas tcn cOmQctc ascnt rOm 1art. c
|cts rccKOncdtcIr das rOm sunsct,nOtrOm sun-
rIsc, Or, tO tcIr Va OtInKIn_, tc nI_t Vas tc
QrImcVa sOurcc OI_t, and It Vas rOm tIs stand-
QOInt tat tc asO QcrccIVcd tcIr OVn sQIrItua
IdcntIty and cOnscIOusncss. 5O Vcn tc _atcrcd
On tcIr sacrcd 1ctanc I at sunrIsc tO rItua
rcKIndc tc nccd-Hrc, tc Vcrc asO rc_cncratIn_
tcIrOVnsQIrItuaVItaIty. cIrOnHrc cOnsIstcdO
mnc sacrcd VOOds, rOm VIc tc rcIt tcIr
cartHrcs and tcn drOVc tcIr cattc trOu_ tc
smOKc Intc rItc OsaInIn_,OrQurIHcatIOnVItHrc.
Irc Vas sccn as a dIVInc QOVcr,and tc QcOQc asO
umQcd OVcr tc OnHrc as an act OQcrsOna QurIH-
catIOn and transOrmatIOn Otc sQIrIt.
|n tc Hrst mOrnIn_ OPa tc _uccn Otc
Pa Vas cOscn tO rcQrcscnt tc _Oddcss In Onc O
tc trIQc asQccts O transOrmatIOn, rOm VIr_In tO
mOtcr. us tc uman sQcrc Or dImcnsIOn
unItcdVIt tc ctcrIcOrccs tOQrOmOtcancVsca-
sOn OcrtIIty and ruItIOn. cIr1art _Oddcss Vas
Qcnctratcd tc QaIc maQOc,VIt tc rItua O
musIc and dancIn_ smOIzIn_ tc cOuQIn_ act
mOrrIs dancIn_Is a rcmnant OtIs ancIcnttradItIOn.
crc Vas a nccd tO ImQrcss a Qattcrn uQOn tc
cart, and tc VarIOus ancIcnt mazcs and arInts
dcQIctcdIn tcmQcs trOu_Out tc VOrd smOIzc
tIs undamcnta unIOn. 1ut It asO ccamc a scarc
Or ImmOrtaIty OInIn_ Orccs VIt tc dIVInc.
urIn_ tc Ht unar mOnt O tc car, tc
ruIds Instructcd QcOQc `tO drInK rOm a sacrcd
Vc cOrc sunrIsc, Vas In tc mOrnIn_ dcV and
adOrntscVIt_rccncr. O Vatc tc 5un cOmc
uQ, dancc arOund tc PaQOc and aandOn tsc
tO tc scasOn. t Vas a tImc OrcVcr and Or_IastIc
rItcs tO QcrQctuatc tc scasOn.
c dcV Otc Pa amOrnIn_Vas asO cO-
cctcd and uscdIn tc rItuas .c OrmatIOn OdcV
rcsuts rOmtc cOndcnsatIOn OtcVatcrVaQOrtat
rIscs rOm tc Varm cart In summcr, ut tO tc
|ct It rcQrcscntcd an ccmcnt O tc dIVInc, dcV
Vas rc_ardcd as a ma_Ica sustancc, cIn_ tc dIs-
THE WI LLOW TREE 69
tIcd csscncc Otc cart trOu_ Hrc, tc accm
Otc sQIrItua naturc Ocart.
5QccIa attcntIOn Vas asO _IVcn tO tcIr sacrcd
Vcs and sQrIn_s at tIs tImc. c rcQrcscntcd tc
cmac Or_ans Otc1art,VIt tcIrIc-_IVIn_and
caIn_QrOQcrtIcs. c 1art _Oddcss Vas QcrccIVcd
tc |cts, and man Otcr ancIcnt QcOQc, as
tc natura cOnsOrt Otc 5un, Or Ot Vcrc Ic-
_IVIn_ dcItIcs. c POOn, Or unar _Oddcss, Vas tc
QrImcVa mOtcr OcrcatIOn In tc dccQcr mstcrIcs
O Ic, and ad tc QOVcr cItcr tO QrcscrVc Or
dcstrO Ic In tc csOtcrIc scnsc.
The Two Sc aret Eggs
c tVO scarct c__s Iddcn In tc VIOV trcc,
accOrdIn_ tO tc ruIdIc mstcrIcs, arc rcatcd tO
Ot cOsmIc Irt and tc Irt OmanKInd.
c ruIds cIcVcd tat tc unIVcrsc Vas
atccd HOm tVO scrQcnts c__s tat cOntaIncd tc
5un and 1art. c c__ cOntaInIn_ tc 5un ad a
dOuc OK O_Od and sIVcr, smOIzIn_ tc dua
naturc O tc umInarIcs . cns c__s tOOK tc Qacc
OsnaKcs , Vcrc cOOrcd scarct In tc 5uns OnOr,
andVcrc smOIca catcn as Qart Otc castIn_ O
1ctanc. Is act atcr transcrrcd tO tc cccratIOn
O 1astcr In tc |rIstIan cacndar, VIt tc c__s
ccOmIn_ 1astcr c__s .
c glain, Or scarct c__s, O tc sacrcd scrQcnt
ma asOcIdcntIHcdVIttc |rQIcVOrd-c__In
tc crcatIOn mt Otc ancIcnt LrccKs .cIr_rcat
_Oddcss tOOK tc Orm Oa snaKc and cOuQcd VIt
tc VOrd-snaKc |QIOn. c _Oddcss tcn aId tc
70 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
VOrd-c__ tat cOntaIncd InHnItc QOtcntIaIt, ut
rcmaIncd ImQOtcnt untI sQIt OQcn tc 5un
urstIn_ Ort.
The Serpent
n a ancIcnt mts OcrcatIOn scrQcnts Vcrc cOsc
aI_ncd tO mans OVn _rOVt In sQIrItua tcrms, and
scrQcnt c_cnds usua rcatc tO tc asQcct Otrans-
OrmatIOn assOcIatcd VIt tc Hrc cstIVas O tc
|cts. c sacrcd scrQcnt Vas tc _Oddcss asQcct O
tc POOn, |crIdVcn, a QassIVc ut Orm-crcatIn_
sQIrIt. c O cct O tcsc cstIVas Vas asO tO c
madc aVarc Oundamcnta truts, ut tc InItIatIOn
ccrcmOnIcsassOcIatcdVIttc traInIn_ OtcruIds
InVOVcd a Vcr cn_t and arduOus QrcQaratIOn.
The Primrose
Is HOVcr Vas I_ QrIzcd tc ruIds, and Its
aundancc In VOOds and Qasturcs madc It cas tO
cOcct. P QOcm OaIcsIn,tItcd`c |aIr Oa-
IcsIn, dcscrIcs tc aQQaratus and ccrcmOn assOcI-
atcdVIt tc InItIatIOn Oaard. P drau_t OInsQI-
ratIOn Vas madc rOm tc HOVcrIn_ QrImrOsc and
VcrVaIn, and QrImrOscs Vcrc carrIcd tc
ruIdcsscs durIn_ tcsc rItuas as a QrOtcctIOn rOm
cVI. ruIds andruIdcsscs asO rucdtc ra_rant
OI OQrImrOsc On tcIr OdIcs cOrc ccrtaIn rItuas,
tO ccansc and QurI| tcmscVcs.
c curatIVc QrOQcrtIcs IntcQant Vcrc uscdtO
cascmuscuar rcumatIsm, an cndcmIc cOndItIOn In
tc 1rItIs scs, and It Vas asO uscd Or ccrtaIn
Orms OQarasIs and InsOmnIa. |d craIsts suc
as Lcrard and |uQcQcr asO QraIscd tc VIrtucs OJ
tc QrImrOsc. Lcrard rccOmmcndcd an InusIOn O
tc HOVcrs tO maKc a QrImrOsc tca tO c drunK In
tc mOnt OPaOr curIn_`tc QrcnsIcOr ncr-
VOus stcrIa [tIs ma aVc ccn cxtrcmc aQt Or
tc |ctIc rcVccrs) . |uQcQcr, a craIst VIt
KnOVcd_c OastrOO_, Qaccd tc QrImrOsc undcr
tc dOmInIOn O`cnus, and VrOtc aOut tc VIrtuc
O Its caVcs as maKIn_ `as Hnc a saVc tO ca a
VOund as an KnOV.
The WillowTree
c 1urOQcan VIOV OundIn ccntra and sOutcrn
1urOQc Is KnOVn as tc VItc VIOV ccausc OIts
_raIs arK, tc PmcrIcan VarIct cIn_ KnOVn as
tc acK VIOV ccausc O Its acKIs arK. 1ut
Ot aVc sImIar QrOQcrtIcs Or cOnstItucnts cOn-
taIncd In tc arK, VIc arc rccOmmcndcd In tc
Materia Medica [Qant mcdIcInc) y QractIcIn_
craIsts . c ruIds ccrtaIn uscd tc astrIn_cnt
arK tO curc VOrms and dscntcr ut, aOn_ VIt
tc QrImrOsc, ItVasQrImarI uscd as an ana_csIc Or
QrImItIVc QaInKIcr Or tc arthrItIc dIscascs tat
Vcrc QrcVacnt In tc damQ cImatc O1rItaIn.
cVIOV trcc In |ctIc mt Vas sacrcd tO tc
trIunc _Oddcss and assOcIatcd VIt tc `|d`cIcd
|nc,tc |aIcac [Od VOman In LacIc) . 5c Vas
tc `crOnc asQcct O tc trIQc unar _Oddcss VO
rcQrcscntcd tc darKcr Orcc Otc POOn, and VO
atcr ccamc IdcntIHcd VIt VItccrat. c |aI-
cac Vas, OVcVcr, tc ancIcnt sQIrIt O VIsdOm,
wO sOmctImcs manIcstcd In tc _rOtcsguc sQcctcr
Otc POrrI_an, anOtcr caru asQcct Otc _Od-
dcss, In Ordcr tO cacn_c tc strcn_t and VIsdOm
O tc |ctIc cadcrs . 5uc cOnrOntatIOns cQcd
tcm tO OVcrcOmc tcIr Iddcn cars and VcaK-
ncsscs, and Ormcd Qart Otc I_cr sQIrItua InItI-
atIOn OHrc.
YItccrat Or YIcca, a namc dcrIVcd rOm tc
VIOV,Vasan ancIcnt cuttat uscd tcnaturaccc
Or rtmIc cncr_Ics OcrcatIOn assOcIatcd VIt tc
_Oddcss, atOu_ tIs assOcIatIOn atcrccamc cOm-
Qctc mIsundcrstOOdVIt tc adVcnt O |rIstIan-
Ity. c car |rIstIan curc at Hrst rctaIncd tc
mstIcaQOVcrs rcatIn_ dIrcct tO tc caIn_ QOV-
crs Otc _Oddcss, tc mIraccs assOcIatcd VIt tc
aQOstcs and car saInts arc rcmarKa sImIar tO tc
ma_Ica cats Otc ruIds and ruIdcsscs VO ad
carIcr QrOVIdcd tc QcOQc VIt _rcat cOmOrt and
sQIrItua strcn_t. 1ut tc austcrc tcOO_Ians In tc
curc Icrarc ccamc cmarrasscd tc cmI-
nInc mstIguc assOcIatcd VIt suc `mIraccs and,
atOu_ tc`Ir_InParVas a cOnsOIn_ sustItutc,
tc sstcmatIcaB crascdand dc_radcd tc cmInInc
asQcct O_Odcad. cIr QatrIarca sstcm adcrcd
tO a tOtaB mascuInc _Od and crcatOran unnatura
Imaancc Otc Vcr undamcnta QrIncIQcs OIc
In cVcr sta_c OcVOutIOn andc_InnIn_.YItccrat
unVIttIn_ ccamc tc sccrct Ordcr OrcsIstancc tO
|rIstIanIt and a mac dOmInatcd sOcIct, and
VItccrat trIas Vcrc cd tO suQQrcss VatVas sccn
THE WI LLOW TREE 71
as Qa_an QractIccs, ut tc Vcrc cOnductcdVIt tc
KInd OararIsm and tcrrOr tat surQasscd cVcn tc
darKcstQa_an rItcs.
c VIOV trcc as aVas ccn KnOVn as a trcc
O cncantmcnt. Pt tc amOus tcmQc at cQI,
|rQcusVas dcQIctcd as rcccIVIn_ tc mstIc _It O
cOgucncc tOucIn_ a VIOV In tc sacrcd _rOVc
O !crscQOnc. c |cts asO assOcIatcd It VIt
QOcts, and, as suItOrs,VOrc a sQrI_ OVIOV tO QrO-
tcct tcmscVcs rOm tc caOus Otc `crOnc
acKnOVcd_In_ cr undImInIscd QOVcr and status.
c VIOV Vas asO Ost tO tc sacrcd mIstctOc,
VIc Is mOrc cOmmOn Ound _rOVIn_ On tc
VIOV and tc QOQar tan tc IustrIOus OaK.
Saile
c |ctIc saille ccamc an_IcIzcd tO `sa, VIc
mcans a suddcn Outurst O actIOn, cxQrcssIOn, Or
cmOtIOn. t ma asO ImQ an cxcursIOn Or a aunt,
as Vc as a Ocuar rctOrt, ut cgua It can mcan a
mOrc VIOcnt cxcursIOn trOOQs . 5a Is asO
dcrIvcdrOmsaille In |d rcnc, VIc transatcs as
`tO rus Out suddcn, rOm tc VOrd saillir mcan-
In_ `tO das OrVards, cIn_ In turn dcrIVcd rOm
tc LatInVOrd salire, tO caQ.
csc VOrds aQt summarIzc tc sQIrIt O tc
VIOV trcc, and rcHcct tc undcHncd QOtcntIaIt.
72 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
Lunar Symbolism
c |ctIc cguIVacnt Oa QOVcru unar sOrccrcss
Is POr_an c a, tc a-sIstcr tO In_ Prtur. t
Vas cr OrmIdac QOVcrs, VOrKIn_ a_aInst Prtur
cInd tc sccncs, tat cVcntua dcstrOcd tc
unIt Otc Ordcr OnI_ts Otc Oundac.
cVcn_c Or tc dcat Ocr atcr, VO ad ccn
trcaccrOus KIcd \tcr !cndra_On, atcr tO
Prtur,Vas a QrImcr,utIn tc |ctIc mtOO_ O
arcctQcs sc smOIzcs tc darKcr Orccs O tc
Qscc, VIc rcguIrc _rcatcr undcrstandIn_ and
rccO_nItIOn.
Myths Associated with the Sign
c mtOO_ Otc VIOV Is QcraQs OVcrsad-
OVcd tc dOmInIOn Otc POOn. crc Is suc
a Vast andancIcntmtOO_ surrOundIn_tc POOn
tat It VOud c ImQOssIc tO Incudc cVcr KnOVn
assOcIatIOn and c_cnd. c asQcct rcatIn_ tO tc
VIOV Otc `crOncOr tc |aIcac Is QcraQs an
asQcct Otc unar _Oddcss tat Ods tc rccVant
mtOO_y. n tradItIOna LraccO-Oman astrOO_y
tc Hrst and ast unar Ouscs arc tOsc Occatc,
`tcdarKPOOn, 5cVO strIKcsrOmaar.ccatc,
IKc tc |ctIc POrrI_an,Is tc darKcst asQcct Otc
unar _Oddcss.
n LrccK mtOO_y sc Vas asO KnOVn as tc
guccn O adcs, VIc O !utO, and Onc O tc
_uardIans O tc undcrVOrdanOtcr asQcct O
!crscQOnc.Pcxandrc`O_uInc,a rcnc astrOO_cr
VO madc a QartIcuar stud OtIs unar _Oddcss,
cacd cr `c rIQc ccatc, a mstcrIOus LrccK
dcIt rcQrcscntcdtrcc anImacads. csaId tat
`cVcrtIn_ Vc KnOV OtIs OOd-cOOrcd _Oddcss
ma anaO_y c aQQIcd tO tc QcrsOns Orn VIt
tc POOn In tcsc Ouscs. ccatc, _randdau_tcr
Otc 5un,Vas Vcrscd In a tc InVcntIOns OcVI,
sc uscd VOanc tO _ct rId OrIVas and KncV tc
sccrct OcrstatQrOduccdaucInatIOns . 5cVas
Indccd a _Oddcss O cncantmcnt and darK rItcs,
VOscma_Ic mcdaIOn datIn_HOmtcatcOman
cmQIrc dcQIcts cr HanKcd scrQcnts, and tc
actIOn Otc unar Ouscs Occatc Is cOmQarac
tO tc trcaccr Otc scrQcnts Itc.
n tIs unar zOdIac tcsc anaO_Ics Ortunatc
dO nOt aQQ, ut tc assOcIatIOn Occatc and tc
POrrI_an VIt tc VIOV sI_n dOcs caVc a rcsIduc
O unccrtaInty and IncOmQrccnsIOn, IndIcatIn_ a
nccd Or aHcctIOn tat Is dIHcut tO satIs|.
THE WI LLOW TREE 73
Astrological Signicance
c POOn In tradItIOna astrOO_ rcQrcscnts tc
mOtcr H_urc, and Is assOcIatcd VIt tc matcrna
naturc as Vc as QuIc Ic. t Is asO assOcIatcdVIt
tc InstInctIVc mInd and tc QsIca Orm. Or a
mOrc cOmQcx astrOO_Ica anasIs, PIcc 1aIc In
cr OOK Esoteric Astrology dcscrIcs tc POOn as a
VcIIn_ Qanct VO, as Onc Otc crcatIVc Icrarc,
VcIs \ranus , lcQtunc,and`ucan In an IntcrOcKIn_
trIan_c O cncr_Ics, Ormcd trOu_ tc mOtcr
QrIncIQc Otc POOn, tO nOurIs and ccd tc Ic
Otc Inncr sOu. 1ut In cr rccrcncc tO tc POOn
In A Teatise on Cosmic Fire sc traccs tc OrI_In O
tc cudctVccn tc Orccs OI_t and darKncss tO
tc POOn.
c POOn, IKc lcQtunc, as aVas ccn cOn-
sIdcrcd a _rcat smO OIusIOn, Or nOtIn_ Orn
undcr cr InHucncc cndurcs, It Is cOnstant can_-
In_ and dIssOVIn_. OVcVcr, tc POOn dOcs rcatc
tO tc QOVcru IncrItcd QsIca traIts Ocaractcr
and tc rcsIduc OmcmOr.
Archetypal Character
POr_an c a undOutcd rcQrcscnts Onc asQcct O
tc arcctQa caractcr assOcIatcd VIt tc sI_n O
tc VIOV. c cstIVa O 1ctanc, VIc Occurs
durIn_ tIs mOnt, asO rcHccts tc transOrmatIOn
QrOccss Otc Oun_ VOmantc VIr_In asQcct O
tc _OddcssIntO tc mOtcr _Oddcss. Is sI_nIH-
cant actOr rcatcs tO tc scxuaIt Onaturc and O
manKInd. nQcrsOna tcrms ItundcrIncstc scnsua
naturc Otc VIOV trcc caractcr, and tc QOVcr-
u InHucncc Otc POOn Or matrIarc H_urc. c
OVcra InHucncc, OVcVcr, Is In tc transOrmatIOn
Or ma_Ica asQcct Otc trIQc _Oddcss, VIc QrO-
VIdcsan IntuItIVcVIsdOmanda dccQ InsI_tIntOtc
VOrKIn_s Onaturc.
Tee Character
YIOV trcc caractcrs arc dIHcut QcOQc tO _ct tO
KnOV In an dcQt Or dctaI,QcOQc Orn undcr tIs
sI_n tOuc uQOn a tc mstcrIOus asQccts Onaturc
assOcIatcd VIt tc POOn. cIr QscIc antcnnac
arc sVItccd On, sO tat tc aVc rcca tO tc
rcmOtcst rc_IOns OmcmOr. cIr IVcs arc u O
Odd cxQcrIcnccs, andtcarcnatura draVn tO tc
uncxQaIncd mstcrIcs O Ic. c can ccOmc
cxtrcmc cOgucntIncxQaInIn_sucmstcrIcs,Or
tc sQcaK HOm cxQcrIcncc. c act IntuItIVc In
74 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODI AC
a sItuatIOns, and tcIr VIrtuc O rcsOurccuncss Is
tcIr _rcat strcn_t.c maKc QOVcrurIcnds,ut
ad cncmIcs.
5Omc nOtac VIOV trcc caractcrs arc ar
Par,LcOnardO da`IncI,5I_mund rcud, |arOttc
1rOntc, andYIIam 5aKcsQcarc.
Positive Aspec ts
csc arc sOVn In a QassIVc tcnacIt and srcVd-
ncss O caractcr. YIOV trcc caractcrs arc VIsc
Qarcnts and cOunscOrs, and tcIr InstInctIVc matcr-
na naturc as a QOVcru InHucncc _cncra, cIn_
Ot QrOtcctIVc and rcsOurccu. PtOu_ tc arc
_rcattradItIOnaIsts,tcarc asO rcccQtIVc tO can_c,
cIn_ guIcK tO taKc tc adVanta_c.c aVc cxcc-
cnt mcmOrIcs, InusIncss dcaIn_s tIs rccVant traIt
Is tc Kc tO muc QcrsOna acIcVcmcnt.
Negative Aspec ts
csc arc rcatcd tO suddcn mOOd can_cs tat QrO-
mOtc sOmc unrOIac traIts O caractcr, suc tat
tcIr QOVcr OrcasOnIn_ ccOmcs urrcd and acKs
crcdIIIty. crc Is asO a rcuctancc tO Or_IVc and
Or_ct, VIc arOrs Ittcr rcscntmcnt and ImIts
uturc succcss. tIs ccOmcs a dOmInant caractcr
traIt, VIOV trcc caractcrs arc caQac O causIn_
_rcat unaQQIncss,QartIcuar tO tcIr amIIcs.
General
Puc OtIs ma, OVcVcr, c carcu scrccncd Or
Iddcn In cVcrda Ic, Or tc arc usua
cmQOcd In Vcr rcsQOnsIc Os and QOsItIOns,
cOunscIn_ QrOcssI Ons Or tcacIn_ arc tVO tat
attract. nItIa, OVcVcr, tcsc QcOQc Hnd It Vcr
ard tO scttc IntO a dcHnItc carccr.c arc IncIncd
tO mOVc rcsIdcnccs at rcgucnt IntcrVas, atOu_
Vcn tc dO cVcntua scttc dOVn tc Otcn
ccOmc tc cadIn_mcmcrs OsOcIct. 1utIKctc
as trcc caractcrs tcrc Is stI a scnsc Omstcr
aOut tcm tat Is IntrI_uIn_.
cmascdOmcxQrcss a cOntrOVcrsIa OQInIOn
In QuIc,ut QrIVatc and In tcIr carccr OrQrOcs-
sIOn tcarc IncIncd tO Od cVcr tyQc OcOntrO-
VcrsIa VIcV, and On mOst succts . c ma tcrc-
Orc aQQcaras cIn_Vcr amcnac QcOQc,atOu_
In act tc aVc a Vcr scnsua naturc tat Is casI
arOuscd and Iac tO can_c,ccOmIn_ Ot Or cOd.
crc arc sOmc VIBOV trcc caractcrs VO ma
nOt Ht tIs QIcturc at a, tc rca arc tc _rcat
ma_IcIans In cVcr scnsc. c VI aQQcar as tc
mOst sOcr and cOnVcntIOna QcOQc On tc suracc,
utVI aVc an IncrcdIc InncrIc OrIma_InatIOn.
c cOud c stcd tc Yatcr PItts O tc
zOdIac.crc VIca tImc,OVcVcr,VcntIs Id-
dcn QOtcntIa Or cncr_y VI suddcn cruQt Orurst
Ort. tma taKc tc Orm OVrItIn_ tO QuIc H_-
urcs, Or taKIn_ tc QatOrm tcmscVcs In Ordcr tO
addrcss tc rI_ts and VrOn_s Oa QartIcuar Issuc.
1ut tc arc nOtsucradIca tInKIn_ QcOQc as tc
rOVan trcc caractcrs, Or tcIr ar_umcnts aVc a
Vcr QcrsOna Ias dcrIVcd rOm cOsc cOntacts Or
Qast cxQcrIcncc. Pnd tcrc VI c QcrIOds Vcn
QcrsOna mOtIVatIOn suddcn ccascs, and tc Intu-
ItIVc naturc aQQcars tO nccd a cOmQctc rcaK rOm
rOutInc and tc daI rI_Ors OIc.
YIt rc_ards tO cat and Vc-cIn_, VIOV
trcc QcOQc arc IncrcdI rcsIIcnt, ut IncIncd tO
VOrr aOut tcIr cat undu. cIr Ima_InatIOn
a_aIn VOrKs OVcrtImc. urtcrmOrc,ccausc OtcIr
Intcrcst In tc cat and tc Vc-cIn_ OOtcrs,
tc ma aVc cnOu_ mcdIca KnOVcd_c tO dIa_-
nOsc tcmscVcs, acIt VrOn_ c VI asO c
css IncIncd tO sccK mcdIca cQ, cIn_ draVn tO
naturarcmcdIcs tataVc ccn andcddOVn In tc
amI, and tcrc Is a dan_cr O tcIr cIn_ InHu-
cnccd caratans Or mcdIca guacKs.
cIr Intcrcst InamI IstOr QractIca runs tO
anccstOr VOrsIQ, and tc Otcn maKc a stud O
_cncaO_ tO add tO tcIr amI arcIVcs. Is asO
maKcs tcm cOcctOrs OmcmOraIIa. POtcr H_-
urcs , Or VOmcn _cncra, dOmInatc tIs sI_n and
QrOVIdc tc mOst QOVcru InHucncc rOm Irt tO
dcat.P InKVIt tcQastasO crOsscs trOu_ cVcr
Qart OtcIrIc and InHucnccs tcIr _cncra attItudc
aOut Ic.
Love Life
YIt a tIs Intcrcst In tc amI, It Is QcraQs an
IntcrcstIn_ QOInt tO maKc tat tc QcOQc Orn at
tIs tImc Otc car usua marr Oun_ and arc
draVn tO cItcr Oun_cr Or Odcr Qartncrs. Is Is
tc asQcct Otc POOn tat IKcs tO c mOtcrcd Or
tO c tc mOtcrIn_ Qartncr. |Osc QcrsOna rca-
THE WILLOW TREE 75
tIOnsIQs aQQcar tO run at a I_ cmOtIOna cVc
and, Oncc marrIcd, tc amI Or cIdrcn ccOmc
QaramOunt In tc aHcctIOns .
OVcVcr, I tc rI_t Qartncr Is Ound, a cOsc
Ond can c OrmcdtatstrIKcs an aHnIt ctVccn
tc scxcs. crc Is a dcQt O cmOtIOn assOcIatcd
VIttIs sI_n tatIs u OdcsIrc and QassIOn tatIs
nOt aVas cas tO cxQrcss Or cannc QOsItIVc.
Sumary
Is unar cncr_ can, OVcVcr, c QOsItIVc can-
nccd IntO tc arts, VIt _rcat dIstInctIOn and InVcn-
tIOn. t can asO suddcn actIVatc atcnt crcatIVc
sKIs tat aQQcar tO can_c tc QcrsOnaIt.
YIOV trcc QcOQc arc IncrcdI dIHcut tO _ct
tO KnOV ccausc tcrc Is a KInd OVcI OVcr tcIr
QcrsOnaIt and caractcr tat Idcs a _rcat dca .
crcOrc tcIrscnsc OumOrIsnOtcastOdcHnc,
and cOud c cItcr tOta acKIn_ On OccasIOns Or
c cxtrcmc Vc dIrcctcd. c aVc a QOtcntIa
VIsdOm tat maKcs tcmVIsc cOunscOrs and,ItIs
asQcct Ocaractcr Is u OQcratIVc, tc maKc tc
mOst Vaucd mcmcrs OsOcIct.
c POOn as aVas ccn assOcIatcd VIt QcO-
Qc VO can InHucncc tc QuIc VIt tc Orcc O
tcIrQcrsOnaIt_OOd Oradand It Is a QcrsOna
guaIt VIt VIc tO c rccKOncd.
CHAPTER SIX
THE
HAWHORN TREE
U AT H
May 1 3 - June 9
Symbolizing: Te planet Vulcan
Gemstone: Topaz
Flower: Wod sorrel
Archetypal Character: Govannan, smith-god
ul am fair among fowers ''
78 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
The Illustration
c aVtOrn trcc Is _rOVIn_ rOm tc cart O
LastOnurOr,andtcVOc sccnc Is atcd In a
Qac ma_cnta I_t,smOIzIn_ tc sQIrItua dImcn-
sIOn Otc trcc. Is Is a sI_n assOcIatcdVIt a sQIr-
Itua gucst tat dcmands castIt and QurIHcatIOn
atcr tc carIcr rcVcrIcs Otc mOnt OPa. c
sIVcr caIcc Otc O LraIIs cdtc radIant
asQcct O tc _Oddcss, VO rcQrcscnts tc sQIrIt O
tc tOr. P VarrIOr QrIncc caVcs Is VcaQOns cInd
as c c_Ins tc asccnt uQ tc I,and tc 5un sm-
OIca mOVcs cOscr tO Is utImatc act OsacrIHcc
at tc summcr sOstIcc. 1ut tIs Is stI a HOVcrIn_
mOnt OsVcct OssOms, VIt naturc In cr mOst
scductIVc rOcs, as tc _Oddcss QrcQarcs tO Id
arcVc tO cr cOnsOrt. cr crOVn O scVcn stars
rcQrcscnts tc !cIadcs, VIc scts In mId-Pa and
rIscs a_aIn tOVards tc cnd O|ctOcran ImQOr-
tant marKcr Or tc |cts,Ot as a sQIrItua and naV-
I_atIOna aId.
The Topaz
csc stOncs Occur In a VIdc VarIct OcOOrs and
sIzcs . c tOQaz Otc ancIcnts Is nOV usua cacd
tcQcrIdOt, uttccOV tOQaz Is tc_Odcn-ucd
_cmstOnc rccrrcd tO cVccrs as tc QrccIOus
tOQaz.
|OnusIOn asO cxIsts rc_ardIn_ tc OrI_In OIts
namc. c 5ansKrIt VOrd topaz mcans `Hrc Or `tO
sInc. c 1n_Is VOrd, rOm tc LrccK VOrd
topazos, transatcs as`tO sccKandHnd.!In uscd tc
VOrd topazos In dcscrIIn_ an Isand In tc cd 5ca
tat Vas InVarIa surrOundcd O_ and tcrcOrc
dIHcut Or saIOrs tO Hnd [tIs Isand Is nOV caB cd
Zccr_cd Or 5t. ]Ons sand) .
c VIrtucs rcQutcd cstOVcd On tc Vcarcr
arc cat, Vcat, and OnOr, as Vc as On_ Ic,
caut, and IntcI_cncc. c ruIds cOnsIdcrcd
tOQaz tO c a stOnc Ostrcn_t, dcrIVIn_ Its QOVcrs
rOm tc 5un.
Glastonbury
c c_cnd O ]OscQ OPrImatca rIn_In_ tc sI-
Vcr caIcc uscd ]csus at tc Last 5uQQcr tO Las-
tOnur cQcd tO InsQIrc tc auOus PrturIan
gucst Or tc O LraI. c gucst O tc LraI,
OVcVcr, can c OrI_Ina traccd acK tO tc carI-
cst rOOts O |ctIc mstIcIsm. c caIcc, IKc tc
caudrOn O |crIdVcn, ccamc tc Vcssc O tc
O 5QIrIt O LOd In dIrcct cOmmunIOn VIt
manKInd. ccQ VItIn tc |ctIc Qscc tIs
QrOccss OsQIrItua cVOutIOn tOOK saQcandQrOcrc-
atcd tcIr mts and c_cnds. c nI_ts O tc
OundacVcrc a cIVarOus OrdcrOKnI_tsVO
rcQrcscntcd tc Hncr ccmcnts Oman as c stru_-
_cd tO maIntaIn tc Intc_rIt Otc sOu.
|nc O tc mOst rcmarKac, ut cast KnOVn,
|OrnIs c_cnds rcatIn_ tO ]OscQ O PrImatca
cOnccrns a |ctIc mOnastcr and cOnVcnt uIt at
!accncar 5t. PaVcs,andOrI_Ina dcdIcatcdtO 5t.
Par dc`ac. t Is saId1O c Onc OtcHrst |rIs-
tIanuIdIn_s crcctcdIn1rItaIn,anduItOnan car-
Icr ruIdIc O sItc. ndccd, |ctIc mOnastcrIcs
Vcrc On uIt On suc O sItcs. c OrIcntatIOn
Otcsc sItcs Vas dctcrmIncd tc QOsItIOn Otc
stars Vcn |rIst Vas Orn, suc tat tc aVas
acc duc nOrt, tIs Is an ancIcnt mctOd O cOn-
structIOn tat Qrcdatcd |rIstIanIty, and Is IdcntIca!
tO tc aI_nmcnt OstOncs, assOcIatcd VIt tc cOn-
stcatIOn O tc !cIadcs , uscd at 5tOnccn_c tO
dctcrmInc tc nOrt QOsItIOn O tc mId-ccc O
tc POOn. c ancIcnt |ctIc mOnastcr and cOn-
Vcnt asO rcQrcscnt tc carIcst Orm O |rIstIan
VOrsIQ, cOmIn_ rOm !acstInc dIrcct and nOt
trOu_ Omc.
c mOnastcr Vas atcr cOnVcrtcd In A. D. V
IntO a sma catcdra In_ Ptcstanc, a 5axOn
KIn_, VO Instacd a IsOQ and IntrOduccd tc
QarIs sstcm tO |OrnVa. n 1 ZbV, sOmc tImc atcr
tc lOrman InVasIOn, a ncV IsOQ, anOtcr 5axOn
cacd 1rOnsccOOmc, rcdcdIcatcd tc curc tO 5t.
PntOn, an 1_QtIan saInt Orn at |Oma ncar
crOcca In A. D. Zb 1 , an assOcIatIOn tat Oncc a_aIn
QrOVIdcs a dIrcct InK VIt tc PIddc 1ast. Is
IsOQ Is cIcVcd tO c rcsQOnsIc Or tc dcsI_n O
tc VOndcru arc OVcr tc sOut dOOr O tc
curc. Is arcIs a VcrcautIu cOmInatIOn O
tVO tOta dIHcrcntOrms OarcItccturclOrman
and 5axOn. 1utVat Is unIguc aOut tc arc Is nOt
Its a_c Or caut. It Is tc stOr rccOrdcd In ancIcnt
QIctO_raQs ctVccn tc dO_ tcct, a stOr tat tcs
O tc VIsIt O]csus and Is uncc, ]OscQ OPrI-
matca, tO !acc. !IctO_raQs aVc a Vcr ancIcnt
OrI_In and aVc ccn Ound On tc dOOrVa tO tc
ancIcntcmQc Ocndcra In LOVcr 1_yQt. c
arc csOtcrIc smOs rcatcd tO tc Qabalah and atcr
masOmc sI_ns .
crc as On_ ccn sQccuatIOn rc_ardIn_ tc
unrccOrdcdcars O]csus as aOut andOun_man.
5Omc |OrnIs IstOrIans and csOtcrIcs cIcVc tat
THE HAWTHORN TREE 79
]csus nOt On VIsItcd |OrnVa, ut sQcnt sOmc O
Is OrmatIVc cars In tc ruIdIc cOc_c at !acc.
Is Is nOt an a!tO_ctcr Izarrc caIm Vcn cOm-
QarIn_ tc tVO rcI_IOns,tcruIds asO cIcVcd In
OncInVIsIc crcatOrandtc ImmOrtaIt Otc sOu,
tVO undamcnta cIcs tat QrOVIdcd tc Ounda-
tIOn stOnc OOt rcI_IOns and sct tcm aQart rOm
aOtcrraccsIntc OdVOrdattatQartIcuartImc
In IstOr.
]OscQ OPrImatca Is mcntIOncd In tcamud
as]csus uncc, and,accOrdIn_ tO 5t. ]crOmcs transa-
tIOn O tc _OsQcs , a rccrcncc madc tO Im O
Nobilis Decurio VOudIndIcatc tatc cd aQOsItIOn
In tc Oman 5cnatc and Vas a PInIstcr OPIncs .
c Vas asO KnOVn tO c a Vcat mcrcant VIt
a ar_c Hcct OsIQs andcaraVanstat traVccd cxtcn-
sIVc tO man OrcI_n QOrts and cItIcs.
Is rcatcs tO anOtcr rcmarKac caturc Otc
curc at !accIts c. Ycn cxamIncd
cxQcrts In mOrc rcccnt tImcs, tc dIscOVcrcd tO
tcIr amazcmcnt tat It Vas nOt Oa catcn mcta
ut a cast Onc madc OVrOt rOnzc. Is Is a mcta
OIndcHnac strcn_t Or ardncss, and dOcsnt cOr-
rOdc. crc Is nO mOdcrn mcta KnOVn tO cOmQarc
VIt VrOt rOnzc, VIc su__csts tat tc QcOQc
VO madc tc c QrOa KncV mOrc aOut mct-
aur_y tan tc scIcntIsts OtOda. urtcrmOrc, In
]crusacm, In tcPrcacOO_Ica PuscumIn tc]Or-
dan _uartcr, tcrc Is aQQarcnt a cOcctIOn O
VrOt rOnzc cast rOm stOnc mOds . c Itcms arc
KnOVn tO datc acK tO tc !OcnIcIans, a mstcrI-
Ous racc Orcdcadcd QcOQc VO IVcd durIn_ tc
mIddc 1rOnzcP_c, , UUU cars B. C.
c!OcnIcIans tradcd VIt tc |OrnIs |cts,
and tc ruIdIc sItc at !acc Is cIcVcd tO c tc
80 THE CELTIC LUNAR ZODIAC
Vcr sQOt Vcrc tc !OcnIcIans uIt a sma Ort
and tcmQc durIn_ tcIr cxtcndcd VIsIts tO suQcrVIsc
tc smctIn_ O tc mctas IntO In_Ots Or casIcr
transQOrtatIOn. Yc KnOV tat tc |cts suQQIcd tc
!OcnIcIans VIttIn, tc csscntIa mcta Or maKIn_
rOnzc. 1ut cOQQcr and zInc, as Vc as tIn, Vcrc a
mIncd In |OrnVatc trcc mctas OrmIn_ tc
cOmInatIOn uscd In VrOt rOnzc. c c cOud
aVc ccn cItcr cast tc |OrnIs |cts undcr
InstructIOns HOm tc !OcnIcIans, Or Qrcscntcd tO
tcm as a _It OrQamcnt. OVcVcr,tc Ormua Or
castIn_ tIs mcta rcmaIns a mstcr tO tIs daa
rcIc,QcraQs, HOm tc OstcIVIIzatIOn VO QcrIscd
In tc HOOd:
|OrnIs mIncrs OVcr tc ccnturIcs aVc aVas
maIntaIncd tat]OscQ OPrImatca Vas a tIn man,
and cVIdcncc OtIs caIm can c Ound On a stOnc
nOV Ouscd In rurO |atcdra . c stOnc Vas
Ound In a |OrnIs tIn mInc and as tc VOrdJesus
carVcd On It InPramaIc,tc an_ua_c O!acstInc In
tc tImc O |rIst. PrOund tIs tImc LastOnur
Vas an Isand and QOrt rOm VIc cad rOm tc
PcndIQ Is Vas cxQOrtcd tO a Qarts O tc
Oman cmQIrc. 1ut tc |cts ad ccn cxQOrtIn_
tIn On_ cOrc tc Oman InVasIOn|OrnIs tIn
as ccn Ound In tc aOs uscd In tc uIdIn_ O
In_ 5OOmOnscmQc,uIt In 1 UUb B. C.
LastOnur Vas nOtOn a trIVIn_ cOmmcrcIa
QOrt,ut Vas asO tc ccntcr Otc ruIdIc rcI_IOn,
tc Isand cIn_ KnOVn as tc sc O PVaOn.
ruIdIsm ad QrOQcsIcd tc cOmIn_ O|rIstIan-
It, and tc ruIds KncV O]csus as csus, a namc
dcrIVcd rOm an ancIcnt 5un dcIt cacd u. c
|OrnIs and 1rctOn |cts urtcr maIntaIncd tat
5t. Pnn, tc _randmOtcr O |rIst, Vas a |ctIc
QrInccss. Is cOud cxQaIn tcIr ca_cr cOnVcrsIOn
tO |rIstIanIt ar mOrc cOnVIncIn_ tan tc
QOVcr O tc car mIssIOnarIcs. c |cts Vcrc
strOn_ mOtIVatcd In antIn_ tc dId, and tc
QOVcr OtcIrruIds Vas a OrmIdac InHucncc tO
c suddcn sVcQt asIdc. 1ut OOd Inca_c, csQc-
cIaHOm tc matrIarca sIdc,cdsQccIa mcanIn_
Or tc |cts, and tIs sI_nIHcant actOr aOnc ma
aVc ccn tc QrImc mOtIVc Or tcIr raQId cOnVcr-
sIOn. ccV ruIds VO at Hrst OQQOscdtc sQrcad
O |rIstIanIt ma aVc cOmc rOm Otcr trIcs
VIt dIHcrcnt OatIcs and aHIatIOns.
Wood Sorrel
5t. !atrIcK QIcKcd tc dcIcatc VOOd sOrrc tO sm-
OIzc tc O rInIt Vcn c Qrcaccd tc
_OsQcs tO tc |cts. t HOVcrcd ctVccn 1astcr and
YItsuntIdc,a QcrIOdtatmarKcdtc dcsccntOtc
O 5QIrIt On tO tc Hrst aQOstcs, VO Vcrc tcn
autOrIzcd tO Qrcac In LOds namc.
crc arc a VarIct O sOrrcs, sOmc O VIc
aVc ccn cutIVatcd sIncc ancIcnt tImcs Or tcIr
curatIVc and cuInar uscs . rIs cOuntr OK stI
maKc a Vcr QOQuar _rccn saucc HOm tc caVcs,
VIc arc catcn VIt VInc_arandsu_ar,andscrVcd
VIt cOdmcat. urIn_ tc sIxt unar mOnt Otc
car tc tIn HOVcrIn_ VOOd sOrrc Vas ccrcmOnI-
Ous _atcrcdandstrcVn On tc H OOrs tO QurI|tc
Omc rOmQcstIcncc and sIcKncss . c ruIds uscd
tc caIn_ QrOQcrtIcs Otc cOmmOn sOrrc Ound
In mcadOVs as a OOd ccanscr, and tO strcn_tcn
VcaK stOmacs . t Vas asO uscd as a VOund cacr,
cccKIn_ tc InH ammatIOn and sVcIn_.
The Hawthorn Tree
c aVtOrn as a mtOO_ OcIn_Ot sacrcd
and unucK. LIKc tc VOOd sOrrc, It Is asO assOcI-
atcdVIt5t. !atrIcK,andIn |OuntYIcKOVIn rc-
and tc sacrcd aVtOrn _rOVIn_ OVcrVcs Is stI
KnOVn as 5t. !atrIcKs tOrn.
n tc OOK OrIs 1rcOn aVs It Is assOcIatcd
VIt tc VOrd sceith and Is cOnncctcd tO tc ndO-
LcrmanIc rOOt VOrd sceath Or sceth mcanIn_ `tO
arm, VIc rcatcs asO tO tc Od lOrsc VOrd
skathi. c 1n_Is dcrIVatIVc Is scathe, mcanIn_ tO
Inurc Or attacK. c aVtOrn Is KnOVn numcr-
Ous namcs In 1rItaIn and rcand, VItctOrn and
maOssOm cIn_ tc mOst QOQuar, VIc Its rcd
HuIt as ccn cacd QIxIc Qcars and cucKOOs cads
ccausc OIts assOcIatIOn VIt tc acr QcOQc.
c sacrcd asQcct Otc trcc In tc c_cnd Otc
LastOnur tOrn tat HOVcrcd On Od |rIstmas
a _anuar b) anda_aIn InPa Vas tat ItVas saId
tO aVc ccn QrOQa_atcd OrI_Ina HOm tc crOVn
OtOrns VOrn |rIsta sacrcd, ut nOt cxact
ucK, assOcIatIOn. PnOtcr assOcIatIOn VIt a crOVn
rcatcs tO tc sma crOVn, rOm tc cmct O
Icard O 1n_and, Ound an_In_ On a
aVtOrn us atcr Is dcat at tc 1attc O
1OsVOrt.c dcVIcc Oa aVtOrn us Vas tcn
cOscn cnr udOr tO marK tIs VIctOr. c
aVtOrn Is asO tc ad_c Otc |_IVIcs, a 5cOt-
tIs can VIt a rccOrdcd IstOr _OIn_ acK tO
YIIam tc LIOn O5cOtand,tc aVc a nOc Is-
tOr and suQQOrtcd 1OnnIc !rIncc |arIc In Is
unsucccssu camQaI_n tO VIn acK tc 1rItIs
trOnc. n cradr tc aVtOrn trcc Is In tc arms
THE HAWTHORN TREE 81
O PacPurrO_-PurQ,OrntOn,andI ntc crcst
Onncrsc.
nYcs mtOO_ tc aVtOrn aQQcars as tc
macVOcnt _IantXsaddadcn 1cnKaVr, tc atcr O
|Vcn. uVc, sOn OIdd, sccKs tO VOO and
Vcd |Vcn, ut tc _Iant aVtOrn Quts cVcr
Ostacc In tc Va Otc marrIa_c dcmandIn_ a
dOVr O 1 trcasurcs, a ImQOssIc tO Hnd. c
_Iant IVcd In a castc _uardcd nInc _atcmcn and
nInc VatcdO_s, rcVcaIn_ tc strcn_t Otc taOO
a_aInst marrIa_c In tc mOnt Otc aVtOrn.
crc Is a duaIt asQcct OPa tat tc unar
dIVIsIOn O tc |ctIc zOdIac QIcKs uQ VIt _rcat
InsI_t. c ast tVO VccKs Otc QrcccdIn_ mOnt
Otc VIOV arc a tImc OrcVcr and Or_IastIc rItcs.
IsVas tO QcrQctuatc tc crtIIt Osummcr, and
ad nOtIn_ tO dO VIt marrIa_c. c sanctIt O
marrIa_c Vas OnOrcd tc |cts, and tc aVOrItc
tImc Cr marrIa_c Vas tc atc summcr and autumn
mOnts, Vcn tc rOVan crrIcs c rOm tc trcc
and staIncd tc cart rcd, a Vcr QOtcnt smO O
uturc ruItIOn. 1ut tc mOnt O tc aVtOrn,
VIc c_Ins OntctIrtccnt da OPa, Is a tImc
Or QurIHcatIOn and cnOrccd castIt, tIs dIVcrsIOn
O cncr_ cIn_ ncccssar In Ordcr tO nc_atc tc
QOVcr O tc ccmcnta cncr_Ics tat ad ccn
cVOKcd In tcQrcVIOus tVO VccKs .c5un, a sm-
O O tc Ic Orcc surrOundIn_ tcm, Vas asO
QrcQarIn_ tO dcsccnd Oncc mOrc IntO tc cart. c
QcOQc must tcrcOrc QrcQarc tcmscVcs Or tc
VOrK tat stI a acad OtcmaOrIn_ In tc
Hcds, and untIn_ VIc _amc Vas In _OOd suQQ.
c aVtOrn as an ancIcnt OKOrc, ut cOun-
trQcOQc In sOmcQarts O1rItaIn tOda stassOcIatc
82 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
aVtOrnHOVcrsVIttc smc Otc Lrcat!a_uc
OLOndOn. t ma c Or tIs rcasOn, Or ccausc O
Otcr mOrc ancIcnt mcmOrIcs, tat maOssOm Is
stI cOnsIdcrcd cxtrcmc unucK tO rIn_ IntO tc
Omc, cIn_ assOcIatcd VIt tc smc Odcat. ts
QOVcru cOnstItucnts aVc, OVcVcr, ccn uscd
craIsts Or ccnturIcs as a cardIac tOnIc.c ruIds
asO uscd tcsc QrOQcrtIcs tO strcn_tcn tc Od In
tc raIty OOd a_c.cIr smIts uscd tc VOOdtO
maKc tc Ottcst VOOdHrc KnOVn, tc carcOa tus
madc cIn_ caQac OmctIn_QI_-IrOn VItOut tc
aId Oa ast.
Uath
Is transatcs tO tc 1n_Is VOrd horror, and rcatcs
tO tc ancIcnt rIs LOd, \at Pac mmOmuIn
[OrrOr 5On OcrrOr) , VO cOud can_c IntO an
InHnIty OOrrIc saQcs. c VOrd asO rcatcs tO
\atac [mcanIn_ sQcctcr) , a dau_tcr O5catac,
tc _rcat VarrIOrguccnandQrOQctcssVO traIncd
tc |ctIc crO |ucuaIn In tc mOrc dadIcrsKIs
OcOmat. OVcVcr,\atac asO tau_t |ucuaIn
tc _cntcr art OOVc, ut cr Omc Vas KnOVn as
tc Land O 5adOV [sc O 5Kc) and On tc
raVcst VarrIOrs Vcnt tcrc tO Qcrcct tcIr sKIs,
man dIn_ In tc attcmQt.
1Ot \atac and 5catac [sadOV) rcQrcscnt
tc suQcrnaturaa_cntstatcan transOrmOt mcn
and VOmcn IntO u utIIzIn_ tcIr QOtcntIa.
Myths Associated with the Sin
n LrccK mtOO_y `ucan Or cQacstus Vas a
_Od OHrc and tc Or_c, a sOn O]uQItcr and]unO.
cunOrtunatcIncurrcdIs atcrsVratandVas
Hun_ OHPOunt |mQus, tc Omc Otc LrccK
_Ods,and c tO 1art, InurIn_ Is c_. Or tIs rca-
sOn c Vas atcr KnOVn as tc Lamcd |nc, a tItc
asO assOcIatcd VIt tc Lamcd Iscr In_ In tc
O LraI c_cnds, a tItc VIt a sacrcd cOntcxt In
a ancIcnt VIsdOms and assOcIatcd VIt InItIatIOn
IntO tc _rcatcr mstcrIcs. c !OcnIcIans asO
IdcntIHcd`ucan VIt tcIrsmIt-_Odua |aIn, a
namc rccOrdcd In tc 1Ic as a dcsccndant O|aIn.
crc Is a cOsc cOnncctIOn ctVccn IrOn-VOrK-
In_ and accm, a suQcrnatura assOcIatIOn tat InKs
smItcrat tO tc InItIatIOn IntO mcns sOcIctIcs In
|ctIc mtOO_. n tc Outu cxQOIts O
|ucuaIn and Inn, a smIt Qas a dccIsIVc rOc as
an InItIatOr. nYcs mtOO_y a ruIdIc rOtcr-
OOd KnOVn as tc !crt Vcrc accmIsts and
mctaur_Ists sKIcdIn tc a_cnc OHrc, tcIrcad-
guartcrs In tc cIty O1mrs Vas Ocatcd In a sccrct
castc On tOQ O Onc O tc I_cst mOuntaIns O
5nOVdOn, a mstIca and ma_Ica Qacc Vcrc tc
I_cr QOVcrs IVcd. O _O tcrc Vas tO cxQcrIcncc
tc _rcatcst InItIatIOn IntO tc mstcrIcs. c sccrct
castc O1mrs Is asO assOcIatcd VIt tc sQIra cas-
tc OPrIanrOd [asO KnOVn as PrIadnc) , a unar
_Oddcss VIt tc tItc Lad Otc 5IVcrYcc,and
IdcntIHcdVItPracnc,tc sQIdcr _Oddcss In LrccK
mtOO_y.
n]amcs`O_s OOK Archne Rising tc autOr
InVcstI_atcs tc cOnccQt Otc 1 ruIdIc sI_ns VIt
_rcat InsI_t and dctaI. n Is cguatIOn OQaracs,
tc aVtOrn mOnt cOrrcsQOnds VIt tc Iddcn
tIrtccnt sI_n O tc OrI_Ina LraccO-Oman
THE HAWTHORN TREE 83
zOdIac. c asO maKcs sOmc uscu OscrVatIOns
rc_ardIn_ tc aVtOrn trcc caractcrIstIc OcIn_
ac tO InUucncc In acc-tO-acc cOmmunIcatIOn,
Vctcr In QOItIcs Or In tc QcrOrmIn_ arts, and
maIntaIns tat tc KctO tIs QcrsOna InHucncc Vas
smQat. c tcn draVs attcntIOn tO tc cOnstca-
tIOnPurI_a, VIc Ics ctVccnaurus and LcmInI,
VOs c cIc star, |aQca, as ccn mOrc cOsc
OscrVcd tc ruIds tan an Otcr star In tc
nOrtcrn sK PurI_a asO rcQrcscntcd 1rcctOnIus,
tc dcOrmcd sOn O`ucan, In LrccK mt.
Astrological Signicance
n tradItIOna astrOO_ `ucan Is stI rc_ardcd as a
QOtctIca Qanct, ut It Vas KnOVn and rccrrcd
tO tc |adcans and ancIcnt 1_QtIan
astrOnOmcr-QrIcsts . c cIcVcd tat `ucan Vas
Oncc an ImQOrtant dcIt O tc Ptantcans , tc
Ptantcans QOsscsscd tc cOmQctc tacs O Is
mOtIOn,ut tcsc rccOrds Vcrc Ost In tc HOOd.
PIcc 1aIc as a Ot tO sa aOut`ucan In cr
OOK Esoteric Astrology. `ucan Is rc_ardcd as a sacrcd
Qanct ruIn_ aurus trOu_. tc trOat ccntcr Or
caKra. PccOrdIn_ tO cr, tc cntIrc sccrct OdIVInc
QurQOsc and QannIn_ Is Iddcn In tc sI_n Oau-
rus, OVIn_ tO Its rcatIOnsIQ VIt tc !cIadcs and
`ucan. c QOarIt O `ucan VIt !utO, a
nOn-sacrcd Qanct and rucr O 5cOrQIO, marKs tc
_cOccntrIc rIsIn_ O!cIadcs tc cnd O|ctOcr,
VIt`ucan marKIn_ tc scttIn_ mId-Pa 1Ot
arc InItIatIn_ Orccs. c InHucncc O`ucan Ics In
rcacIn_ tO tc Vcr dcQts Omans naturc, VIc
!utO dra_s tO tc suracc and dcstrOs a tat In-
dcrs In tc OVcr rc_IOns .
c ImQOrtancc O`ucan as a smIt-_Od In tc
mtOO_ O tc |cts Is a rccVant actOr Vcn
IntcrQrctIn_tcIrcuturcandsQIrItuanaturc. ntra-
dItIOna astrOO_ tc Intra-PcrcurIa Qanct`ucan
IsQcraQs ratcrOVcrOOKcd andI_nOrcd mOdcrn
astrOO_crs . n tc OOK On`ucanL. . YcstOn,
c dcscrIcs tc cHcct OVucan In tc OrOscOQc as
cIn_Hcr, cxQOsIVc,and ctcrca , a summatIOntat
Hts tc |ctIc caractcrand cxQrcsscs tcIr OVn Qar-
tIcuar rand Oelan Or Hrc.
84 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
Archetypal Charcter
c |ctIc smIt-_Od LOVannan Or LOan Is tc
arcctQa cguIVacnt tO`ucan,VIc tcIr 5un-_Od
Lu_ asO Or_cd VcaQOns. csc ancIcnt cOnncc-
tIOns VIt smItcrat and tc InItIatIOn OHrc Is an
asQcct OQurIHcatIOn tat rcatcs Vcr Vc tO tc
sQccIa sI_nHcancc O tc aVtOrn mOnt. c
cOmIncd mtOO_ O tc aVtOrn and tc
smIt-_Ods Otc ruIds QrOVIdcs a ccar anaO_y
Or IntcrQrctatIOn.
c assOcIatIOn VIt tc mstcrIOus |ctIc _Od-
dcssPrIanrOd adds tc atcnt In_rcdIcnt Ocarac-
tcr. c aVtOrn caractcr Is QrImarI a cOmIna-
tIOn OmutIQc tacnts, and tc mstcrIOus ccmcnt
attrIutcd tO PrIanrOd QrOVIdcs tc sIxt scnsc,
VIc cguatcs VIt tc sI_n Otc VIOV. crc Is
a dIHcrcncc OtcmQcramcnt,OVcVcr,tc aVtOrn
caractcrcIn_ css InHucnccd tc cmOtIOns, tIs
rcatcs tO tc InItIatIOn asQcct O`ucans KnOVcd_c
and sKIs . Is ancIcnt Inca_c and mtOO_ asO
QrOVIdc muc rccVant InOrmatIOn cOnccrnIn_
IntcrQrctatIOn, ut Is QcraQs mOrc smOIc Otc
darKcr ccmcnt VItIn tc uman Qscc.
Tee Charcter
aVtOrn trcc caractcrs arc mOst carIsmatIc,u O
InnOVatIOns and ncV Idcas . crc Is a nccd Or
crcatIVc actIVIt cxQrcsscdIn a VarIct OIntcrcsts and
OccuQatIOns. !cOQc Orn undcr tIs sI_n arc mutI-
tacntcdand adaQt casI tO an can_cs In tcIrIVcs.
c arc aKIn tOtc |ctIc ards andruIds OOd,
Otcn cxccIn_ In tc QcrOrmIn_ arts and naturaB
draVn tO tc sQcrcs OInHucncc. Is _It Or InHu-
cncIn_ Otcrs Is VIsc tcmQcrcd VIt tc VIrtuc O
smQat, a Vcr QOsItIVc rcsQOnsc and QcrsOna
guaIt.
5Omc nOtac aVtOrn trcc caractcrs arc Par-
In POnrOc, LaVrcncc |IVIcr,]On E cnncd, 5Ir
Prtur |Onan Oc, Orcncc lI_tIn_ac, and
_uccn`IctOrIa.
Positive Aspec ts
c aVc a IVc sQOntancIt and tc aIIt tO
cOmmunIcatc On cVcr cVc Or cannc. c aVc
a _rcat VarIct OQcrsOna sKIs and a _OVIn_ sc-
cOnHdcncc tat QrOduccs _rcat cadcrs and QcOQc
VO InsQIrc Otcrs . cIr smQatctIc naturc asO
QrOmOtcs _OOd Istcncrs, and tcmaKc Oncst and
sInccrc HIcnds.
Negative Aspec ts
1uttcrc asO cxIsts a VOatIc tcmQcramcnt,IKc tO
cxQOdc cVcr sO Otcnursts O an_cr dIrcctcd
Vcra VIt tc cuttIn_ cd_c Ostcc. tc cc
trcatcncd at an tImc,tcVIasO dcVIscQans Or
sccmcs tO tVart tcIr cncmIcs, VIt'astutc InsI_t
IntO tcIr OQQOncnts VcaKncsscs .
General
cIr _rcat strcn_t Is In act KnOVIn_ tc VcaKncss
OtcIrOQQOsItIOn,uttcarc nOt rutcss QcOQc,
mcrc ccVcrstratc_Ists . cIr stratc_y, OVcVcr, as
tc dcHnItc QscIc ccmcnt OQaIn_ a unc,
VIcma InVOVc mOrc QcrsOna rIsK. OrtIsrca-
sOn tc rcatc Vcr Vc VIt tc adcr trcc carac-
tcrs,Ot cIn_ guIcK-tInIn_ actIOn QcOQc. csc
tVO sI_ns arc tc dIrcctIOn Hndcrs Or Otcrs, and
aVc a tc ImQctus OmOVcmcnt ratcr tan cOn-
sOIdatIn_ InHucnccs. aVtOrn QcOQc VI tcrc-
Orc c QartIcIQants In amOst an sQOrtIn_ actIVIty,
and Kccn suQQOrtcrs O a VarIct OQuIc cVcnts.
cIr scnsc OumOr can c sarQ and u O
InnucndO,tc tyQc OtcnmIsscdcss guIcK-VIttcd
QcOQc,and a tacnt tat attractstcm tO VrItIn_ and
OurnaIsm. 1cIn_ I_ cOmmunIcatIVc On a cV-
cs, tc QuIc mcdIa Is an arca O Ic tat draVs
tcm IKc a ma_nct. c adaQt tO cVcr sItuatIOn
tat Ic as tO OHcr, andVI rcdcHnc tcIrQcrsOna
sKIs tO a Hnc art. YatcVcr tcIr acK_rOund Or
natura aIItIcs, tc VI, tcrcOrc, rIsc tO tc Orc
sOOncr Or atcr.
Love Life
YIt rc_ard tO QcrsOna rcatIOnsIQs, ItIs a gucstIOn
OKccQIn_ stI On_ cnOu_ tO Or_c a Qcrmancnt
THE HAWTHORN TREE 85
rcatIOnsIQ.caVc a OVOrcdOmtrcsOdthat
tcnds tO KccQ tcm acutc aVarc Oa tc QOssII-
ItIcs In Ic. c VIVacIOus guaIt tat attracts QcOQc
maKcs tcm _amOrOus HIcnds, ut at tImcs QcraQs
ImQOssIc Qartncrs . c aVc a I_ scnsua
naturc and QcrsOna attractIVcncss sImIar tO tc VI-
OV trcc QcOQc,ut a mOrc _rc_arIOus tcmQcramcnt
OVcra. 5Omc aVtOrntrcc caractcrs arccss cxtrO-
Vcrtcd, OVcVcr, and rcmaIn dIHcut tO QIn dOVn
Vcn It cOmcs tO maKIn_ QcrsOna cOmmItmcnts .
c arc aHcctIOnatc, ut strIct Qarcnts, QcraQs
KnOVIn_ On tOO Vc tc trIcKs and mancuVcrs
tat arc QOssIc.
Sumary
cIrIcstyc Is cOOru and cxcItIn_,atcast On tc
suracc, ut tc arc Otcn muc guIctcr QcOQc In
QrIVatcOr sO tc VOud aVc Ou cIcVc. LIc Is
a cacn_c tO tc aVtOrn caractcrs, tc Intcnd
tO samQc cVcrtIn_ On Ocr. cIr Outu
aQQcaranccas a KInd Orcsncss tat aQQcars tO ast
cVcn IntO Od a_c, tc sccrct cIn_ tcIr a_Ic mInds
and VIIn_ncss tO cxQcrImcnt VIt Vat Ic as tO
OHcr. Is PcrcurIa-`ucan guaIt as a tc
accm andIn_rcdIcnts OIc In a Hux,cVcrcan_-
In_, ncVcr stI . Ycn tc dO rcax, QcraQs tc
VOc 1art Is mOmcntarI On Od.
CHAPTER SEVEN
THE OAK TREE
D U I R
June 10 - July 7
Symbolizing: Te planet Jupiter
Gemstone: Diamond
Flower: Coltioot
Archetypal Character: Dagda
((I am a god who sets the head afre with moke "
88 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
The Illustration
c |aK trcc Is a ma_nIHccnt smO O _rcat
strcn_t and rOaty. ccQ VItIn Its rOOts Ics tc
dOuc cad O]anus , a dua _Od OIc and dcat,
VOrcQrcscntstcturnIn_OtccarrOmsummcr
tO VIntcr. c dcnsc _rccn canOQ Idcs VItIn Its
Ou_s tc sacrcd mIstctOc, VOsc ma_Ica crrIcs
_Istcn IKc Qcars, and a VItc-rOcd ruId stands
rcad VIt a _Odcn sIcKc tO arVcst tIs smO O
ImmOrtaIty, a smO OIc nOt _rOVIn_ dIrcct
HOm cart.
c trcc stands In a cIrcc O Hrc, tc Hamcs
cn_uHn_ tc sacrIHcIa OaK KIn_,VO sIts astrIdc a
VItc Orsc. c Orsc rcars uQ, sKVard Ound, as
tc rOarIn_ Hamcs scnd sOVcrs O arrOVs In a
dIrcctIOns . c _Odcn Vcc Otc |cts smO-
Izcs tc can_In_ acc O tc 5un, VIc, aVIn_
rcaccd tc I_cst QOInt In tc sK, Is aOut tO
c_In tc dcsccnt. c summcr sOstIcc, cccratcd
On ]unc Z 1 , Vas KnOVn as Pan cHn In tc
ruIdIc cacndar, and marKcd tIs turnIn_ QOInt,
Vcntc 5un aQQcarcd mOmcntarI tO standstIBas
It rcaccd Its mOst nOrtcr QOInt.
The Diamond
n mOst rcI_IOns tc dIamOnd Is tc smO Oa
suQrcmc dcIt. n tc car das O |rIstIanIty It
Vasrc_ardcd as a smO O|rIst. ts Vcr namcIs
InKcd tO tc LrccKVOrd adamas, mcanIn_ InVIncI-
c OruncOngucrac. c LrccKs cIcVcd tatHrc
andVatcradnO cHcctOnIt,andtat ItrcQrcscntcd
a KInd Ocurc-a, caQac OcstOVIn_ man css-
In_s . 1gua, tcrc arc asO c_cnds O ad ucK
assOcIatcd VIt tc mOst amOus dIamOnds , Or
cxamQc tc O-I-lOr [POuntaIn O LI_t) and
tc OQc dIamOnd. c Indus cIcVcd tat dIa-
mOnds Vcrc Ormcd I_tnIn_ strIKIn_ rOcKs,and
tc ruIds asO assOcIatcd It VIt suQcrnatura
Orccs. ts mOst QOQuar VIrtucs arc saId tO InVOKc
HdcIty and cndurIn_ OVc, cncc Its usc tOda In
cn_a_cmcnt rIn_s .
Janus
]anus Is a _Od Otc Qast,Qrcscnt,anduturc,O_atcs
and cntranccs, OVarandQcacc, andtc QatrOn Oa
c_InnIn_s In Oman mtOO_y. c |cts aQQar-
cnt`OrrOVcdtIs _Od durIn_ tcIr cOntact VIt
tc Omans, ut as tc |cts aVc asO ccn assOcI-
atcd VIt tc rO an racc VO Oundcd Omc It
cOud c rOm an carIcr cOnncctIOn. ]anus rcQrc-
scntcd scVcra asQccts OtcIr OVn _Ods, Or In tcIr
OVn mtOO_y tcrc Vas a scrIcs O_Ods and _Od-
dcsscs VO rcQrcscntcd tc IntcrmIn_In_ OmOrtas
VIt tc ImmOrta sQIrIts. c |cts Vcrc OQpOr-
tunIsts In cVcr scnsc O tc VOrd, ca_cr tO asOr
Ot cutura and rcI_IOus cIcs , VIc tcn
ccamc transmutcd IntO tc Vcr unIgucandsOmc-
Vat cItcst rcI_IOn Otc ruIds .
ccrcnccs tO ]anus In |ctIc mtOO_ rc-
cOrdcd LcOHc OPOnmOut In Is OOK On
tc ancIcnt rucrs O 1rItaIn mcntIOn a |ctIc
QrInccss tc namc O|OrdcIa, VO urIcd cr
atcr,In_LcIr, In an undcr_rOundVaut undcrtc
rIVcr 5Orca structurc OrI_Ina uIt tO OnOr
]anus. Is Is a cOmQarac stOr tO tat O tc
sIn_In_ cad O1ran urIcd at tcYItc POunt In
LOndOn as a QrOtcctIOn a_aInst InVasIOn. n anOtcr
rccrcncc, VIc Occurs In tc QrOQccIcs OPcrIn
andInVIccOrctcs Otc ancIcntruIdIc rcI-
_IOn ascd On tc OaK cut cIn_ sVcQt aVa
|rIstIanIt, PcrIn audcd tO]anus tus. `Ptcr tIs
]anus sa ncVcraVc QrIcsts a_aIn. Is dOOr VI c
sut andrcmaIn cOnccacd InPrIadncs crannIcs.
]anus camc tO rcQrcscnt tc Iddcn VIsdOm O
tcIr ancIcnt _Ods and _Oddcsscs, tc cad cIn_
sacrOsanct tO a |cts. c sacrIHcIa 5un-_Ods and
carIcr OaK KIn_s atcrccamc snOnmOusVIttc
arcctQa H_urcs In c_cnd, suc as In_ Prtur
!cndra_On. cQcrsOnIHcdatc VIrtuOus attrIutcs
Otrut, OnOr, mcrc, andustIcc. In_Prtur Vas
tc rId_c ctVccn tc cVOVIn_ sQIrIt Oman and
tc VOndrOus VIrtucs Oa sOar dcItIcs QrcVIOus
IdcntIHcd VIt u Ladarn, tc sOn O tc crcatOr
|cI and tc ardIc-_Od aIcsIn. |tcr Qaracs
VIt ancIcnt VOrd mts sImIar rcatc tO tc
1_QtIan _Od |sIrIs and tc LrccK _Od PQOO.
]anus Vas tc sOn OPQOO, cOmQctIn_ tc cIrcc
andrcVcaIn_a rOOt sOurcc Oa sQIrItua cVOutIOn.
The White Horse
Is Is a smO tat as a sacrcd OrI_In In a Orsc
cut In 1rItaIn On_ cOrc tc |cts arrIVcd, and Is
assOcIatcd VIt tc OrI_In Otc OOrsc mum-
mcrs In tc 1n_Is |rIstmas Qas .
P rcIc carVcd In Onc durIn_ tc 1rItIs 5tOnc
P_c and Ound In tc crsIrc !In-Oc |aVc
sOVs a man VcarIn_ a Orsc-masK. PnIma VOrsIQ
Vas cVIdcnt durIn_ tc rOn and 1rOnzc P_c, tc
THE OAK TREE 89
Orsc cIn_ a aVOrItc tOtcm Or trIa _Od. Orscs
Vcrc sOVn On tc carIcst |ctIc cOIns, and tc
mstcrIOus I H_urcs carVcd IntO tc IsIdcs
arOund 1n_and arc QrcdOmInant Orsc H_urcs.
c5axOns andancs asO VcncratcdtcOrsc,and
tc taOO On catIn_ Orsc cs stI surVIVcs m
1rItaIn as a strOn_ QsIca rcQu_nancc.
Coltsfoot
|OtsOOt Is a VId cr tat OVcrs durIn_ tc
mOnt Otc OaK trcc, and Is aQt namcd tO cOm-
Qcmcnt tc mtOO_ Otc VItc Orsc. Pn Od
namc Or cOtsOOt is Filius ante patrem, mcanIn_ tc
sOn cOrc tc atcr, ccausc tc _Odcn star-IKc
HOVcrs aQQcar cOrc tc rOad sca-_rccn caVcs.
tVas a cr mOstuscdtcruIds Or cOu_
rcmcdIcs, and Or sOrtncss Orcat Or astma, Its
mOst QOQuar namc cIn_ cOu_VOrt. t Vas asO
KnOVn as OrscOO, OasVOrt, cdOVc, usOOt,
and dOnnOVc. n rancc Its HOVcrs arc stI QaIntcd
On tc sI_ns OaQOtccarIcs sOQs.
The Oak Tree
c OaK trcc Otc |ctIc unar zOdIac Is tc trcc O
Zcus, ]uQItcr, and crcucs In LrccK mtOO_y. n
|ctIc c_cnd It Is assOcIatcd VIt tc a_da, tc
cIcOtc Od rIs _Ods.
c lOrsc _Od Or, and a tundcr-_Ods, arc
asO cOnncctcd VIt tc sacrcd OaK O tc ruIds ,
Or tc OaK, IKc tc as, Is saId tO cOurt tc I_t-
nIn_ Has. urIn_ tc s cVcnt unar mOnt tc
ruIds carVcd a cIrcc,dIVIdcdIntOOur cgua Qarts,
90 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
On tc OaK Or QrOtcctIOn a_aInst I_tnIn_, a Qrac-
tIcc stI Ound tOda In 1rItaIn amOn_ sOmc Od
Orcstcrs VO cOntInuc tO carVc tc smO cst tc
trcc sa a .
c OaK Is Ound uQ VIt tc IstOr O tc
1rItIs scs. P sQra OOaK Vas On_ cn_raVcd On
tc cOIna_c, and In cradr It Is tc trcc mOst rc-
gucnt cmQOcd, Its smO cIn_ Ound In tc
cradIc arms OPIKman, 1adVIn, and rcaVnc,
and In tc crcst OPccrIn_tOn. c OaK Is asO tc
Qant ad_c O tc I_and cans O1ucanan,
|amcrOn, cnncd, 5IncaIr, and 5tcVart, a aVc a
dIstIn_uIscd |ctIc anccstr, tc 5tcVarts In QartIc-
uar aVIn_ rOa OOd Inca_c. 5tran_c, tc aVc
a suHcrcd rOm tc tra_Ic and Qrcmaturc dcats O
tcIr sOns and cIrs, VIt sOmc dIrcct Incs nOV
cIn_ cxtInct.
c OaK Is nOtcd Or Its sOVncss O_rOVt, ut
Is Onc Otc ar_cstand OdcstIVIn_trccsIn1urOQc.
c strcn_t and cndurancc O tc OaK _IVc It an
IndcstructIc guaIt tat madc It a aVOrItc VOOd
Or uIdIn_ ar_c hOuscs and curccs and Or Oat
cOnstructIOn. |aK O_s aVc ccn du_ rOm Qcat
O_s In a _OOd statc O QrcscrVatIOn, aVIn_ ccn
sumcr_cd Or 1 , UUU cars, andtcn uscd Or uId-
m_ QurQOscs.
crc arc man OdstOrIcsandc_cnds cOnccrn-
In_OaKs. In_ |arcs O1n_andVasrcQOrtcdtO
aVc Iddcn In Onc Vcn cIn_ untcd tc
Oundcads . crc arc _OsQc OaKs In 1n_and and
man Otcr |rIstIan cOuntrIcs tat arc stI uscd as
rcI_IOus mcctIn_ Qaccs Or tc QrcacIn_ O tc
Qsams and _OsQcsa truruIdIc InK.
c curatIVc QOVcrs Otc OaK Vcrc Vc KnOVn
tO a ancIcnt QcOQc. c astrIn_cnt QrOQcrtIcs O
tc arK Vcrc uscd Od craIsts tO cOmatcVcrs
and cmOrra_cs. |aK arK Hnc QOVdcrcd and
Inacd ad asO QrOVcd Vcr cncHcIa In tc trcat-
mcnt OcOnsumQtIOn In Its car sta_cs. c ruIds
madc a dccOctIOn O acOrns and OaK arK mIxcd
VIt mIK as an antIdOtc tO QOIsOnOus crs and
mcdIcIncs. Pttc tImc Otc HOVcrIn_scasOnIntc
mOnt Otc OaK tc asO madc a dIstIcd Vatcr
rOm tc HOVcr uds tO ccansc tc Intcrna Od,
and tc Vatcr Ound In tc OOVs O tc trcc Vas
uscdrItua tO ccansc tc cxtcrna Od In tImc Or
tc mIdsummcr cstIVas.
c mIdsummcr cstIVa OHrc,cccratcdOntc
cVc O 5t. ]Ons da In tc |rIstIan cacndar, Vas
OrI_Ina cccratcd tc |cts tO marK tc sum-
mcr sOstIcc atcr tc sacrIHcIa rItuas O tc OaK
KIn_. n rcand It Is stI KnOVn as tc cstIVa O
PInc,QatrOncss OPunstcr,a acr _Oddcss. 5c Vas
asO a unar _Oddcss,VO InsQIrcd mOrtas VIt Qas-
sIOn, a KInd OOVc-_Oddcss . cr namc, rOm an,
mcans `rI_t, and tc undcrIn_ QurQOsc Ocr
ccrcmOn Vas tO cxOrcIsc tc and rOm cVI sQIrIts .
Orccs Vcrc carrIcd tc Oun_ _Irs In a QrOccs-
sIOn arOund tc Hcds and amOn_ tc cattc and, at
ccrtaIn tImcs, PInc as rcQutcd ccn sccn cadIn_
tc sacrcd QrOccssIOn.
PIdsummcr cVc cccratIOns Vcrc rcccnt
rcVIVcd tc |d |OrnVa 5OcIctIcs,VIt a caIn
OcacOns OrOnHrcs cIn_IttrOu_Out tc |Or-
nIs QcnInsua. c |OrnIs c_cnd assOcIatcd VIt
mIdsummcr da Is rcatcd tO a mstcrIOus 1art
_Oddcss KnOVn as tc Lad O tc OVcrs. n an
cHOrt tO rcVIVc tcIr ancIcnt tOn_uc, tc |OrnIs
_atcr On tc IsIdcs cOrc I_tIn_ tc OnHrcs
and sa a Qracr In |OrnIs Or a cssIn_ On tc
OnHrc.c asO carr unccs Ocrs and HOV-
crs tat arc cast On tc stacK,cOrc ItIs It a Oca
dI_nItara stran_c ccrcmOn Indccd,ut tc act O
trOVIn_ tc HOra On tc OnHrC Is rcmInIsccnt O
tc sacrIHcIa HOVcr Otc OaK, tc OaK-KIn_.
Duir
THE OAK TREE 91
c OaK trccs cttcr VOrd duir mcans `dOOr, and Is
rcatcd tO tc |d LOIdcIc dorus, tc LatIn VOrd
]oris and tc LrccK thur, a cIn_ dcrIVcd rOm tc
5ansKrIt dwr n cVcr tOn_uc It Is a VOrd tat Incrs
tat dOOrs madc O OaK arc tc stOutcst _uardIans
a_aInst cVI.
Jupiter Symbolism
]uQItcr, as a dcIt, Vas tc smO OrItuaIstIc VOr-
sIQ, a QrIcst and sacrIHccr In tc IruIdIc rcI_IOn.
Pt tc tImc OOaK mOnt In tc rItua car Otc
ruIds tc 5un Is sacrIHccd Is darK tVIn, VO
tcn assumcs cOntrO Otc Ic-sOurcc surrOundIn_
tc QcOQc. c darK 5un Is nOVmOVIn_aVa rOm
1art,andtc das ccOmc sOrtcranddarKcr. Is
Vas sccn as anOtcr InItIatIOn In tc sQIrItua scnsc,
ut tc can_In_ scasOns marKcd a can_In_ sOar
ccc, Vcrcas tc unar guccn aVas rcmaIncd
cOnstant.
Myths Associated with the Sign
c Orsc-_Oddcss IannOn In Ycs mtOO_
as cOnncctIn_ InKs VIt tc LauIs _Oddcss
1QOna and tc rIs _Oddcss Paca. IannOn asO
QrOVIdcs a suItac |ctIc InK VIt ]uQItcr, a _Od
assOcIatcd VIt |cIrOn, tc VIsc ccntaur, a mtI-
ca a-man VIt tc OVcr Od Oa Orsc.
IannOn, dau_tcr OcVdd cn, Vas mar-
rIcd tO !V, rucr OPnnVn [adcs) ut In tc
cOntInuIn_ sa_a O|ctIc mts sc cVcntua mar-
rIcs Panannan, sOn Otc sca-_Od LIr. urIn_ cr
Hrst marrIa_c !Vy ccamc ImQatIcnt tO aVc an
cIr. P cId Vas cVcntua Orn atcr a On_ and
QaInu dcIVcr, On tO c stOcn LVaV, a
rc cctcd suItOr OIannOn. c VOmcn VO ad
attcndcd tc Irt ad acn asccQ and,tO saVc tcIr
OVn IVcs, cOncOctcd a OrrIc QOt. c KIcd a
sta_Ound QuQQ and smcarcdIts OOdOVcrIan-
nOns acc and ands as sc scQt. Ycn sc aVOKc
92 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
andasKcdOr crcIdtcsaId sc ad dcVOurcd It
In tc nI_t, OVcrcOmIn_ tcm al VIt cr urIOus
strcn_t.c rcQcatcdtc ascstOrtO !V,VO
cIcVcd tcm ut VO VOud nOt Qut IannOn tO
dcat as Is nOcs dcmandcd. nstcad c sct cr a
tcrrIc QunIsmcnt, KnOVn as tc Qcnancc OI-
annOn. sc Vas Orccd tO sIt at tc _atcs Otc cas-
tc, tc tc tac tO cVcr QassIn_ stran_cr and tcn
OHcr tO carr tcm On cracK IntO tc castc. Is
sc dId Or scVcracars .
lOt tOO ar aVa, and at tc samc tImc, a man
cacdcIrnOn OLVcnt s |Ocd, VO OVncd tc
mOst cautIu marc In tc VOrd, ad asO ccn
cxQcrIcncIn_ sOmc mstcrIOus dIsaQQcaranccs. c
marcs Oas Vcrc cIn_ stOcn In tc nI_t, and
cIrnOn Vas dctcrmIncd tO _cttO tc trut Otc
mattcr. Ycn tc marc ncxt Oacd, cIrnOn Id
ImscIn tcstacand stOOdVatc. P On_caVcd
armrcaccdtrOu_ tcVIndOV tO snatc tc Oa,
ut cIrnOn ImmcdIatc smOtc tc arm VIt Is
sVOrd, scVcrIn_ It tO tc cOV. Ycn c ruscd
OutsIdc c cOud scc nO Onc, and cOud On car
tc sOund O a Oud VaIIn_ dIsaQQcarIn_ IntO tc
darKncss .
\QOn Is rcturn, tcrc In tc dOOrVa, VraQQcd
In a mantc OsatIn, a a ncVOrn ac. cIrnOn
and Is VIc Vcrc cIdcss, sO tc a Vas OVIn_
carcd Or, and tc cOt Orn tc samc nI_t ccamc
tc cIds dcVOtcd cOmQanIOn. Ps tc cId _rcV,
OVcVcr,cIrnOn and Is VIc card Otc QunIs-
mcnt OIannOn,andtcsaVtc dIstInctcaturcs
OtcIr KIn_ In tcIr Ostcr cId. YIt _rcat caVI-
ncss Ocart tc dccIdcd tO taKc tc cId tO tc
castc and tc tcIr stOr. 5O !rdcrI, sOn O!V,
LOrd OPnuVn, Vas rcstOrcd tO Is Ou Qarcnts,
tc trcaccrOus scrVIn_ VOmcn Vcrc Qut tO dcat,
and IannOn Vas rcstOrcd tO cr rI_tu QOsItIOn,
VIt muc castIn_ and cccratIOn.
Astrological Signicance
n LrccK mtOO_y, tc sOurcc OtradItIOna astrO-
O_Ica IntcrQrctatIOn, ]uQItcr, VO Vas tc sOn O
|rOnus Or 5aturn [tImc) , cVcntua dIsQaccs Is OVn
atcr,ust as 5aturn ad dctrOncd Is atcr \ranus.
]uQItcr tcn Ou_t a On_ attc VIt tc Itans tO
ruc caVcn as tc suQrcmc dcIt. c sacrIHcIa cc-
mcnt Is In tc dccQcr sI_nIHcancc Otc mtOO_y,
tc QrOcrcatIOn OI_t cIn_ an On_OIn_ attc VIt
tc darKcr Orccs, Or, In sOmc cascs,IKc |rOnus, VIt
tc ImItIn_ and rcstrIctIVc Orccs OtImc.
]uQItcr as ccn cacd tc uQItcr In tradItIOna
astrOO_. Ps a Qanctar InHucncc c smOIca
cxcrcIscs a Vcr Ortunatc and cncHcIa InHucncc.
OVcVcr,tcrc Is a dua naturc tO al Qancts tat can
c Ot QOsItIVc Or nc_atIVc. c cxccssIVc Or
cxtraVa_ant naturc O]uQItcrsmOIzcs tc cxtrcmc
sc-Indu_cnt caVIOr In manKInd. n tc csOtcrIc
astrOO_y OPIcc 1aIc sc cxQaIns tIs duaIsm
VIt _rcat carIty. Ycn dIscussIn_ tc QOarIt sI_ns
OLcmInI and 5a_IttarIus, VIc arc rucd Pcr-
cur and ]uQItcr, sc dcscrIcs tc sI_ns as nOt
Ocuscd OntcQsIca Qanc utOntc mOrta and
ImmOrta rOtcr, rcsQcctIVc t Is tc rOc O
THE OAK TREE 93
]uQItcr tO dcVcOQ tcsc tVO guaItIcs, and tO Intc-
_ratc thc hcad and thc hcart, Or tc mInd VIt OVc.
Archetypal Charcter
P OaK KIn_s arc rcatcd tO]uQItcr and Zcus, as Qrc-
VIOus mcntIOncd. ]upItcr Is tcrcOrc tc ruIn_
Qanct attrIutcd tO tIs sI_n,VIc In |ctIc astrO-
O_ Is assOcIatcd VIt sacrIHcc. c a_da, KnOVn
as tc LOOd LOd, Is tc |ctIc arcctQc tat cst
summarIzcs tc IndIVIdua guaItIcs assOcIatcd VIt
tc OaK trcc sI_n, tc a_da QcrOrmcd a sOrts O
mIraccs tO cQ QcOQc, and InHucnccd tc Vcatcr
In Ordcr tO QrOducc a _OOd arVcst. c Vas tc
ruIdIc _Od Otcuata dc anaans,VO ccamc
tcIr cIc_Od at tc 1attc OPa_uIrcad, Vcn
c dccarcd tat c VOud QcrOrm a tc dccds
QrOmIscd tc cOuncI O_Ods In attcndancc. c
ccamc KnOVn tc namc O5amIdanac Or tc
Pan-LItcd |nc, a tItc asO assOcIatcd VIt tcIr
5un-_Od,Lu_.
c OaK trcc caractcr Is tcrcOrc cndOVcd
VIt tc mutIQc tacnts assOcIatcd VIt tc
aVtOrn caractcr,ut tc sacrIHcIa ccmcntmcn-
tIOncdInatc mts rcatIn_ tO tIs sI_n dOcs rcQ-
rcscnt a Vcr dIHcrcnt attItudc tO Ic atO_ctcr.c
assOcIatIOns VIt ]anus, a smO O tc dcQOscd
_Ods, and tc sI_nIHcancc Otc mstcrIOus cut O
tcOrsc_Oddcss IannOn, asO rcatc tOtc sacrI-
HcIa asQccts, and QrOVIdc tc sQIrItua aancc Oa
sOI/unar zOdIac. Ptcr tc dcat O !V, Ian-
nOns marrIa_c VIt Panannan, a sca-_Od and
cncantcr,VOudasO IndIcatc tat tc QOVcr Otc
_Oddcss cOntInucd trOu_ a mOrc ma_Ica and
mstIcaVcI. c mts assOcIatcd VIt a tc sI_ns
aVc ccn cOscn tO IntcrVcaVc and tus Intc_ratc
sOar guaItIcs VIt unar asQccts.
94 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
Tee Character
|aK trcc caractcrs arc cntcrQrsm_ IndIVIduas .
!cOQc Orn undcr tIs sI_n aVc a rcadt OVIsIOn
and scnsc OumOr tat can dcusc tc scrIOusncss
Oa dIHcutsItuatIOn. cIr_rcatcstQcrsOna assctIs
a scnsc OOQtImIsmand tc aIItytO sQcaK tc trut
nO mattcr Vat tc cOnscgucnccs ma c. Is cc-
mcnt Osc-sacrIHcc tcnds tO maKc tcm scaQc_Oats
Or martrs, ut It can asO rc_cncratc Intcrcst and
urtcr tcIr casc. P acK OdIscrctIOn Is, OVcVcr,
tcIr VcaK QOInt. InancIa tc arc IncIncd tO
taKc rIsKs Or maKc astI QcrsOna cOmmItmcnts .
1ut tc attract attcntIOn and InsQIrc Otcrs VIt
tcIr natura QOVcrs OcadcrsIQ.
5Omc nOtac OaKtrcc caractcrs Incudc 5tanc,
LOrd Itccncr, |ccI Odcs,W 1. Xcats, and]On
Ycsc.
Positive Aspec ts
c aVc a QcrsOna ma_nctIsm sImIar tO tc
carIsmaOtc aVtOrn caractcrs,tIsactOrcOn-
trIutIn_ a _rcat dca OQcrsOna carm. c VI
asO rcact InstInctIVc VIt a _rcat dca OQcrsOna
Intc_rIty In dIHcut Or dan_crOus sItuatIOns. c
arc dccQ QIOsOQIca QcOQc and _cncrOus
rIcnds .
Negative Aspec ts
c arc Qnnc tO cxa__cratc, a tcndcnc tat can
ccOmc cxtrcmc IrrcsQOnsIc and tactcss On
OccasIOns . c arc asO IncIncd tO c VaIn and
_Or-sccKIn_.P rcstcss sQIrIt OVcra can Otcn cOQ-
ardIzc Or mar tcIr cst acIcVcmcnts cadIn_ tO
Ind OQtImIsm.
General
|aK trcc caractcrs arc tc tQc OQcOQc VO Qcr-
sOnI|a tc Vcr cstQcrsOna guaItIcs Ima_Inac.
c arc, tcrcOrc, natura draVn tO tc dcmand-
In_QrOcssIOnsandrcspOnsIc QOsItIOns InIc. c
Otcn VIcd _rcat QOVcr In VatcVcr carccr tc arc
draVn tO, and tIs QOVcr Is usua Vc tcmQcrcd
VIt a scnsc OaIr Qa. 1ut tc can maKc OrmI-
dac usIncss rIVas,nOt unIKc tc Irc trcc car-
actcrs, tc dIHcrcncc cIn_ tat tc cnO tc cOn-
tcst Or tc cOnrOntatIOns In Ic and arc QrcQarcd tO
c ma_nanImOus In Ot VIctOr and dccat.
crc Is, OVcVcr, a dc_rcc O naIVctc In tcIr
OVcra stratc_y, VIc caVcs tcm OQcn tO crItIcIsm.
Is can aVc dccQcr ImQIcatIOns, and Is InKcd tO
trustIn_ Otcr QcOQcsud_mcnt, and cIn_ sacK In
cccKIn_ tc Hncr dctaIs Oa QrO cct Or Qan. 1ut,
_cncra sQcaKIn_, OaK trcc QcOQc aQQcar tO saI
trOu_ Ic VIt _rcat stc and sc-cOnHdcncc.
c attract QOVcru rIcndsIQs andOatIcs .
Love Life
YIt rc_ard tO QcrsOna rcatIOnsIQs, and In tcIr
amI Or dOmcstIc Ic, tc aVc sOmc rcmarKac
guaItIcs tat maKc tcm Idca Qartncrs and Qarcnts.
c IndsQOtmcntIOncdcarIcr,OcIn_ Oa trust-
In_ naturc, VI maKc tcm tc VIctIms ratcr tan
tc QcrQctratOrs OdIscOrd.
c sct I_ standards OQcrsOna caVIOr tat
arc sOmctImcs dIHcut Or Otcrs tO IVc uQ tO,and I
tc arc undcrmIncd at Omc OrIn marrIa_c a _rcat
dca OtcIr mOtIVatIOn VI c tcmQOrarI draIncd
Or mIsdIrcctcd. 1carIn_ tIs In mInd,tcasO aVc
tc ncccssar strcn_t O VIQOVcr tO OVcrcOmc
mOst Ostaccs andsctacKs, QrOVIdIn_ tc aVc tc
cart Or tc H_t. carc QcraQs mOrc Vuncra-
c tan an Otcr sI_n rc_ardIn_ tc aHaIrs Otc
cart.
Summary
c mOra Issucs In Ic arc rccO_nIzcd tc OaK
trcc charactcrs as cIn_ O_rcat ImQOrtancc, and tIs
QartIcuar traIt VI cVcntua draV tcm IntO QOsI-
tIOns In Oca _OVcrnmcnt Or cOmmunIt admInIs-
THE OAK TREE 95
tratIOn. c ma ccOmc cOuncIOrs, cVcn QrIcsts
OraQrcaccrs.IsVInOt Occur tOOcarInIc,
OrtcaVc sOmc_randsccmcsandQanstO cOm-
Qctc Hrst. c VI aVas cndcaVOr tO utIIzc tc
cncHt O tcIr cxQcrIcnccs OIc VIt HaIr and
_cncrOsIt, Or cVcrtIn_ tc dO as a QurQOsc In
tcIr ccs. Imc Or tcm as a dIHcrcnt mcanIn_,In
sO muc as It Is ncVcr a ImItIn_ actOr, On tc
rcmIndcr OcOmQctIOn.
urIn_ tcIr IctImc tc VI mana_c tO
acIcVc man O cctIVcs and sct In mOtIOn man
mOrc Or Otcrs tO HnIs. cIr acts OraVadO and
sacrIHcc can, OVcVcr,dctractHOm tc mOrc ImQOr-
tant and QractIca rcaItIcs OIc. 1ut tc Qrccr tO
carr On rc_ardcssa QOVcru caractcrIstIc tat
scts tcm aQart rOm a Otcr sI_ns .
CHAPTER EI GHT
THE HOLLY TREE
T [ N N E
July 8 - August 4
Symbolizing: Te planet Earth
Gemstone: Red carnelian
Flower: Meadowsweet
Archetypal Charcter: Danu
ul am a battle-waging spear"
98 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
The Illustrtion
c O trcc smOIzcs tc cVcr_rccn asQcct O
tc VOc Qscc.c trcc radIatcs a rcd_OV OIc
and Is _rOVIn_ On tOQ Oan ancIcnt urIa mOund
tatsI_nIHcs tc transOrmatIOn OsOar cncr_ IntO
tc 1art mOtcr. c 1art _Oddcss Is drcsscd In
scarct tO smOIzc ruItIOn and tc c_InnIn_ O
autumn. 5c Is scatcduQOn a acK OnxtrOncand
Ods tc trIQc smO O tc 5un, POOn, and
1art. c unar asQcct Otc _Oddcss as asccndcd
tO tc rI_tcst smO OI_t and, VIt tc sOar
cncr_ nOV u arncsscd, tc 1art mOtcr as
cOmQctc dOmInIOn.
P HamIn_ sQcar as QIcrccd tc cart at tc cct
Otc_Oddcss, as sc smOIca rcncVs crQOVcr
at tc |ctIc cstIVa OLammas. Is cstIVa Vas an
ancIcnt Hrc cstIVa cccratcd On tc Hrst da O
Pu_ust, and Vas assOcIatcd VIt tc transOrmatIOn
cOnccQt O tc ma_Ica QOVcrs Otc cmac. c
sacrcd smO O tc 1art, a cIrcc surrOundIn_ a
Our-cgua-armcd crOss, Orms tc astrOO_Ica _Q
and rcHccts u tc ma_Ica cncr_Ics Otc sI_n.
The Red Carnelian
Is Is a rcd Or rcddIs cOV transuccntVarIct O
caccdOn, a Orm Oguartz Or rOcK crsta.
c ma_Ic smOIsm Otc cOOr rcd as sur-
VIVcd rOm QrcIstOrIc tImcs . cd Ocrc as ccn
Ound QaIntcd On uman Oncs In 5tOncP_c urIa
sItcs, and Vas uscd VIt mOrc caOratc aQQIcatIOn
In tc ancIcnt 1_QtIan urIa rItcs . tVas cIcVcd
tO cnsurc tat Ic VOud rcturn tO tc Od atcr
QsIca dcat, and tus sustaIn tc ImmOrta sQIrIt.
cn cut and QOIscd, tc carncIan Or cOr-
ncIanVas a aVOrItc stOncOr carVIn_rcI_IOus sm-
Os uQOn, and Vas uscd Or crcsts and scas l tc
1aOnIans and Omans . c ruIds cIcVcd It
Vas a QrOtcctIOn a_aInst cIn_ strucK I_tnIn_,
and asO uscd It as a QrOtcctIOn Vcn summOnIn_
dcmOns Or sQIrIts rOm tc undcrVOrd.
Lammas
Lammas Or Lu_nasad Vas tc |ctIc cstIVa marK-
In_ tc c_InnIn_ Oautumn In tc scasOna cacn-
dar, and tc transOrmatIOn Otc mOtcr asQcct O
tc _Oddcss. aVIn_ cOmc tO ruItIOn at Lammas
cntcrIn_ tc 1art, sc VI sOV ccOmc trans-
Ormcd IntO tc |d YOman Or |aIcac H_urc
VO VI cmcr_c at tc cstIVa O 5amaIn. c
1art _Oddcss as man namcs In |ctIc mt, tc
ancIcnt rIs KncV cr as aItIu OraItc, a Ostcr-
mOtcr OtcIr 5un-_Od Lu_. Lamcs and VarIKc
cxcrcIscs rcscmIn_ tc Od |mQIc _amcs Vcrc
cd In cr OnOr at tc cstIVa O Lammas. Par-
rIa_cs asO Ormcd a sQccIa caturc OtIs cstIVa, a
tradItIOn rcmcmcrcd tO tc Qrcscnt da.
c 1rItIs |cts asO assOcIatcd Lammas VIt
marrIa_c, and VIt tc mtIca marrIa_c OLu_, Or
Lcu, tO 1Oddcucdd, Onc Otc OVcIcst Orms O
1art _Oddcss. c stOr O1OddcucddIs a sad Onc,
OVcVcr, and tcs tc tac Oan unaItu VIc. ts
sI_nIHcancc tO tc O mOnt Is In tc rOc O
OQQOsItcs, VIc cnacs ncV _rOVt trOu_
adVcrsIt. Lcu LaV_Hcs Vas tc sOn OPrIanrOd,
a unar _Oddcss VO aQQarcnt rc cctcd cr rOc as
mOtcr and Qaccd cVcr Ostacc In tc Va Ocr
sOns aQQIncss . cr rOtcr LVdIOn, a mastcr
ma_IcIan,and tc sadOV H_urc OPat, a _Od O
_rcatVcat, ccamc Lcus QrOtcctOrs and cncac-
tOrs . Ycn PrIanrOd dccrccd tat cr sOn `sa
nOt aVc a VIc Otc racc nOV On1art,tc cOn-
urcd uQ rOm tc HOVcrs Otc OaK, tc rOOm and
tc mcadOVsVcct tc OVc 1Oddcucdd.
\nOrtunatc Or Lcu, 1Oddcucdd c In OVc
VIt LrOnV, tc Ord O !cnn, and QOttcd VIt
cr OVcr tO KI Im. Lcu, cIn_ undcr tc QrOtcc-
tIOn OLVdIOn and Pat,Vas nOt cas tO KI In
tc mOrta scnsc ut, as In a ancIcnt mts rcatIn_
tO 5un-_Ods and crOcs, c ad Onc VcaK sQOt Or
PcIcs cc. 1Oddcucdd trIcKcd Lcu IntO tcIn_
cr O Is mstcrIOus VuncraIIt, and tcn VIt
LrOnV attcmQtcd tO KI Im. YOundcd, and arc
aIVc, c mana_cd tO cscaQc, and tOOK HI_t In tc
Orm Oan ca_c. Ptcr a On_ scarc LVdIOn dIs-
cOVcrcd Im In an OaK trcc, `tc sanctuar Oa aIr
Ord In |ctIc mt, and VIt Is ma_Ic rcstOrcd
Im tO Is uman Orm. LrOnVVas madc tO suHcr
tc atc c ad Intcndcd Or Lcu, and Lcu cVcntu-
a ccamc tc Ord OLVnVd.
c rcam O LVnVd Vas tc Qacc In tc
ruIdIc sstcm OcVOutIOn tat a mcn asQIrcd tO
OtaIn, and tc rId_c ctVccn tc mOnts Otc
OaK and O marKs thc cntr Or QOrta . 1Od-
dcucdd Vas can_cd IntO a scrccc OV and HcV
aVa tO aunt tc nI_t sccnc. Lcu VI asO suracc
a_aIn In tc rItuacarasaIcsIn,tc ncVOrnac
O|crIdVcn.
THE HOLLY TREE 99
Meadowsweet
PcadOVsVcct, VatcrmInt and VcrVaIn Vcrc tc
trcc crs cd mOst sacrcd tc ruIds, VO
uscd mcadOVsVcct as a QrImItIVc ut I_ cHcc-
tIVc QaInKIcr Or ana_csIc. PcadOVsVccts LatIn
namc, sQIraca, VIa LrccK, Is tc rOOt VOrd O tc
mOdcrn asQIrIn. ts arOmatIc and astrIn_cnt cOn-
stItucnts maKc It a mOst Vauac rcmcd Or a VarI-
ct OaImcnts Vcrc QaIn and cVcr Is cVIdcnt. ts
mcdIca uscs Vcrc QcraQs tc mOst sacrcd asQcct OI
tc cr, and tc KnOVcd_c O suc crs cOn-
trIutcd tO tc ruIds QOVcru status.
5Vcct-smcIn_ crs suc as mcadOVsVcct,
mInt, VacrIan,andVIOct Vcrc strcVn On tc HOOrs
O rIda camcrs In 1Izactan das . P Vcrc
sacrcd tO`cnus Or LVcna, tc |ctIc namc attrI-
utcd tO`cnus. P QOQuar cOuntr namc Or tc ra-
_rant mcadOVsVcct In 1rItaIn Is rIdcVOrt, and Its
crcam VItc HOVcrs In OOm rOm ]unc tO 5cQ-
tcmcr marK a aVOrItc tImc Or marrIa_c, _OIn_
acK tO ruId tImcs .
The Holy Tree
Is Is a natIVc OmOst Otc ccntra and sOutcrn
Qarts O 1urOQc. t _rOVs sOV, ut Is tc mOst
ImQOrtant cVcr_rccn In tc 1rItIs scs. ts assOcIa-
tIOn VIt |rIstmas as a dccOratIOn In tc Omc
_Ocs acK tO OmantImcs, Vcn tc OscrVcd tc
custOm OscndIn_ O Ou_s, aOn_ VIt Otcr
_Its,tO cccratc 5aturnaIa. 1ut tc OrI_In as ccn
traccd cVcn urtcr acK tO tc ruIds, VO dccO-
ratcdtcIrutsVItcVcr_rccns durIn_tcVIntcras
an aOdc Or tc sVan sQIrIts . c asO uscd tc
1 00 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
curatIVc QOVcrs O tc O caVcs In tc rcIcO
IntcrmIttcnt cVcrs and rcumatIsm.
c O Is tcQantad_c Otc 5cOttIs cans
OrummOnd, nncs, Paccan, Pacna, and Pat-
csOn. n cradr, O ranccs arc asO Ound In
tc arms OamIIcs namcd rVInc Or rVIn, and arc
InVarIaazOncdas scaVcs OO Ortrcc O
caVcs tIcd tO_ctcr.
c cVcr_rccn O, HOVcrIn_ In]u and car-
In_ HuIt trOu_Out tc VIntcr mOnts, as a VOn-
drOus Inca_c Itsc, cIn_ tc su cct O man
ancIcnt mts and c_cnds . n Onc Od c_cnd, tc
O Is _IVcn tc namc O |rIsts tOrn, aVIn_
sQrun_ rOm tc OOtstcQs O |rIst Vcn c trOd
tc 1art, Its tOrn caVcs and crrIcs IKc drOQs O
OOd Vcrc tOu_t tO c smOIc Otc 5aVIOrs
suHcrIn_. t Is a stOr tat dIssOcIatcs tc O VIt
tc OrI_Ina Qa_an custOms , and QrOVIdcs a sanc-
tIOncd Orm OVcncratIOn.
|tcr QOQuar namcs Or O arc uVcr and
Omc, and It Is stI cacd tc Omc OaK In cVOn,
and Omc casc In Qarts OartmOOr. urIn_ tc
cI_t mOnt Otc unar cacndar tc arc crOQ
Vas arVcstcda tImc OtanKs_IVIn_.
Tinne
Innc Is tc cttcr VOrd assOcIatcd VIt tc mOnt
Otc O, and Is tc cguIVacnt tO dann Or tan, a
|ctIc VOrd Or an sacrcd trcc. t Is asO rcatcd tO
annua, a LauIs tundcr-_Od,VO Vas assOcIatcd
VIt tc darK anIst _Od O tc undcrVOrd and
KnOVn a VarIct O namcs suc as tc Lrccn
Pan, ]acK-In-tc-Lrccn andOIn OOd. Al rcQ-
rcscnt tc dua cOnccQt O Ic OOVIn_ dcat
trOu_ tc crcatIVc QOVcr OancIcnt trcc ma_Ic.
Earth Symbolism
Pts arc Otcn VOVcn arOund undamcnta truts .
c c_cnd Otc LrccnnI_t assOcIatcd VIt tc
O trcc as tO dO VIt tc ctcrna sQIrIt O
manKInd rcQrcscntcd tc OaK KIn_s , VO arc
tcstcd ut sQarcd tc O KIn_s, rcQrcscntIn_tc
O 5QIrIt OLOd. n tc |ctIc mtOO_y Otc
O, tIs O 5QIrIt Is IdcntIHcd VIt tc 1art
POtcr _Oddcss,VO Is drcsscd In scarct and Ods
tc sccrct OIc and dcat. 5c Is atcr IdcntIHcd In
tcPrturIan c_cnds VIt tc arcctQa rOc assO-
cIatcdVItPOr_an c a, an cncantrcssVO Oncc
a_aIn rcQrcscnts tc mstcrIOus QOVcrs O tc
cmac. POr_an asO rcQrcscnts tc ma_Ic O tc
5Idc,tc acrQcOQc,VO arcncVcrar aVa, tcIr
Qrcscncc OrmIn_ tc Intc_ra InK rc_ardIn_ tc
|cts OVnnaturc and OrI_Ins .
crc arc OVcVcr, tVO asQccts O tc _rcat
mOtcr_Oddcsstatarc ccar dcHncdIn tc |ctIc
cstIVas O1ctanc and Lammas. POr_an c a Is
QrImarI a unar_Oddcss, VOsc InHucncc Is I_
cVOcatIVc and scductIVc In tc scxua scnsc. cr
assOcIatIOn VIt 1ctanc Is In tc asQcct OtransOr-
matIOn and _rOVt aOVc tc _rOund,VIc rcatcs
tO a sQIrItua cOnccQtIOn. Lammas Is asO a tImc O
THE HOLLY TREE 1 01
transOrmatIOn Otc mOtcr _Oddcss, ut IntO tc
asQcct OmOtcr VItIn tc 1art, Or1art mOtcr,
tat rcatcs tO a sQIrItua cumInatIOn, and It Is crc
tat tc dIstInctIOn Ics.
Myths Associated with the Sign
c mOst aQQrOQrIatc |ctIc mt rcatIn_ tO tc
O trcc sI_n, and tc Onc tat cst dcscrIcs tc
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