Celtic Zodiac

THE CELTS HAD ASTROLOGY?????

Yes, they most certainly did. It is hard to believe that there are astrologies other than that  the Chinese and Western zodiac signs.

A while back researchers started looking into the astrological theories of the Celts. Since the Celts passed on their traditions orally rather than writing them,there are few written records of anything other than the Ogham or Glyphs.

According to these glyphs, the Celts and the Druid priestesses used a thirteen month lunar calendar. There is some debate about whether their new year began in midwinter or midsummer, after the solstices.

Celtic tree astrology is based on the idea that the time of our birth is important when it comes to the development of our personalities.

It is believed that the Celts and Druids observed that a child born in a certain season developed certain human qualities.

Ogham is an ancient Celtic alphabet consisting of twenty characters. Dating at around 400 Ad with some claiming it goes back to the 1st century BC.

As Ogham existed in Ireland for over 500 years, this was the main form of communicating through a script format and written/carved into both stone and wood.

Each letter of the Ogham alphabet is strongly connected to a particular tree. For example, the symbol for the letter “B” in Ogham is identified as Beithe which means Birch.

Celtic Astrology uses the cycle of the moon to create the zodiac. The year is broken into 13 months, each containing 28 days.

There is also one extra day, December 23, that is called Nameless day.

Each month is associated with a different tree, making 13 Celtic zodiac signs, and the symbol for each sign is the first letter of that tree in the Irish language written in Ogham.