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Posted by: Elspeth 28-Jan-2004, 09:23 PM
I notice in the avatars there is a section on Celtic Zodiac. What is that?

Posted by: jaynebylak 29-Jan-2004, 02:00 AM
The celtic zodiac. It is based on trees for each of the 12 signs. Mine is the elder tree and my avatar shows it. Instead of the usual Aries leo etc or in chinese dog monkey etc in native american it is wolf deer hawk etc. The celts used names of trees for zodiac signs. Elder, birch, willow ash etc
Jayne

Posted by: Irish Stepper 29-Jan-2004, 07:10 AM
Here's a good site with the Celtic Zodiak information:

http://www.novareinna.com/constellation/celtic.html

Posted by: Elspeth 30-Jan-2004, 12:14 PM
OK, now I'm confused. According to this site I am a reed. But the avatars only have 12 trees, and no reed. sad.gif

Posted by: Irish Stepper 30-Jan-2004, 12:58 PM
If it's an avatar you're looking for, you could always just use the one off of that website... angel_not.gif

Posted by: Elspeth 31-Jan-2004, 05:06 AM
I guess I'm wondering why one place says 12 and another 13. Plus, I'm bummed to not be a tree. sad.gif

Posted by: Irish Stepper 31-Jan-2004, 06:16 AM
Well, there's also Vines and Ivy, so you're not the only one that's not a tree. wink.gif

Are you a Reed on both the 12 and the 13?

Posted by: Keltic 31-Jan-2004, 08:10 AM
As a word of caution and not an attack on anyones beliefs, much of what is marketed as Celtic is quite often sold as fact but more often is a modern day creation.

Interesting article - http://cura.free.fr/xv/13ellis2.html


Posted by: Irish Stepper 31-Jan-2004, 08:28 AM
So I guess there's no such thing as true Celtic Astrology? It's all just a figment of some guy's imagination? huh.gif

Posted by: Keltic 31-Jan-2004, 09:59 AM
My guess is not in a historic sense based on historical and archaeological writings. Is there a modern 'Celtic' astrology? I guess so.

I'm not telling you to believe or not. That's up to you.

Posted by: Irish Stepper 01-Feb-2004, 06:56 AM
I don't believe in any of that stuff anyway. I just find it amusing and entertaining. wink.gif

Posted by: MacErca 01-Feb-2004, 09:48 AM
Speaking of amusing and entertaining I find that I am Hazel interesting.

Posted by: Angel Whitefang (Rider) 02-Feb-2004, 01:09 PM
This is simply my opinion nothing more nothing less,

Please keep in mind that there have been so many historians that have been mocked and told that they were wrong, their reputations ruined because of another mans jealousy, or because other men did not feel that they had the "Proper Knowledge" to speak on such matters. No one man knows what another goes through. Later it has been found that these so called scholars were WRONG and that the ones that they ruined were in fact correct.
Don't always believe what you read is a good addage, take a look at both sides and judge for yourself. The article that Keltic posted is simply in my opinion calling another man a fraud, the question you have to ask yourself is, HOW does this man know this. People love to put other people down to make themselves feel better or to make things fit what they want to see. How does this man KNOW what is factual and what isn't, was he living in pre-christian Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man?
I can not and will not say he is wrong, I am simply saying Check it out completely BEFORE you make a decision on it. you might find that you will obtain a pleasant surprise.

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Posted by: Macfive 02-Feb-2004, 05:01 PM
I completely agree with you Angel. Good post!

The Celtic Zodiac will be something we add to member details. We have some material and pictures for each month. I am not sure how accurate it is, but I though it would be something fun to add to the site. I just have not finished it yet!

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And it will be for fun!

Posted by: Keltic 02-Feb-2004, 11:01 PM
QUOTE (Angel Whitefang (Rider) @ Feb 2 2004, 03:09 PM)
Don't always believe what you read is a good addage, take a look at both sides and judge for yourself.

... and that is exactly why I posted a different view.

Notice the lead in to the link - "Interesting Article" and not "Definitive Article"

Rider,

I do agree with your post.

Posted by: Angel Whitefang (Rider) 03-Feb-2004, 01:00 PM
Keltic,
I also should have said thank you for posting that link, the article was ....ummm.... Interesting to say the least. I do appreaciate you bringing this up though. Sorry if I upset anyone.

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Posted by: Angel Whitefang (Rider) 03-Feb-2004, 01:16 PM
QUOTE (Elspeth @ Jan 31 2004, 06:06 AM)
I guess I'm wondering why one place says 12 and another 13. Plus, I'm bummed to not be a tree. sad.gif

There are 13 signs in the Celtic Zodiac, I believe that if you check out "The Grove" thread in the Special Interest Forum or "The Book Stop" Forum you might get some answers.

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Posted by: Richard Bercot 09-Feb-2004, 10:28 PM
I was not aware of this Thread when I posted What Tree Did You Fall From in Celtic Hearts. If I had I would have posted it here. sad.gif

Posted by: Dedalus 12-May-2004, 11:32 PM
Thanks, Irish Stepper, for this link smile.gif professional website, interesting - and in my case (Ivy) - pretty true... not that I put much believe in zodiacs, but since this matches any things it could be helpful angel_not.gif

Posted by: Dedalus 12-May-2004, 11:40 PM
I didn't know that Morgan LaFey is considered goddess(my brother's a Willow and was surprised to hear that She's his deity symbol). Question: what is that about class connected with every sign? is that the class of sign in society or what? Do you know? tongue.gif

Posted by: Dedalus 12-May-2004, 11:52 PM
And, if anybody from Poland's here, I recommend reading "Mitologia Celtów" by Jerzy Gąssowski (Warsaw 1979). Interesting, maybe not about Zodiac, but the development of Celtic mythology smile.gif

Posted by: Macfive 17-May-2004, 08:48 PM
We are going to be implement the 'Celtic Zodiac' in both our member profiles and posting information. A small link will appear in each that indicates your Celtic Zodiac sign with a link to the description of the sign.

You can access the Celtic Zodiac Index from the community menu at this time. We should have forum integration of this feature in a few days.

Posted by: barddas 18-May-2004, 02:24 PM
You're so good to, us, Paul. smile.gif

Posted by: MelissaDawn7 27-May-2014, 11:12 AM
I don't believe in zodiacs or astrology either, but they are just a fun thing to read. I am an Oak. Here's a website that has the tree zodiacs. http://www.whats-your-sign.com/celtic-tree-astrology.html

Posted by: Symm 29-Aug-2015, 09:19 PM
Well, I was reading mine, Rowan, and let me tell you this.

Reading this paragraph:

In general, Rowan individuals are basically idealistic and progressive thinkers possessed of visionary minds, coupled with strong humanitarian and spiritual principles. They thrive on change, becoming impatient with convention or restriction. Artistic, original and unconventional, Rowan people can appear to others as detached and aloof for they are self-contained individuals and their vision is not necessarily always shared by the rest of humanity. Their cool temperament disguises many passionate beliefs and the need is always present for these individuals to argue their case against bigotry and ignorance. If Rowans are unable to find an outlet for their powerful imagination, they easily become restless and quarrelsome. Being true individuals who hate conformity, Rowans are natural born leaders but, because they often adopt unpopular causes, sometimes have very few followers. They are kind and thoughful people but have problems in following others, which can lead to serious authority issues. Rowan people make for excellent listeners and are very respectful of others' opinions. Since they are somewhat unconventional characters in their approach to life, however, they have a tendency to be a little tactless and may alienate people. Rowans are also liable to antagonize through debate and escalate a situation out of proportion. In terms of a career, the Rowan individual is naturally drawn toward modern technology and possesses an overwhelming desire to reorganize and improve on anything which might be outdated.

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Was like reading about me almost exactly.

Just figured i would share that, and this. I would say it is about 90% accurate in my case. The bit about a cool nature, is a bit off. I am a bit more hot headed with certain individuals, but otherwise i would call it 75% accurate on being cool natured.

Like everyone else here, it is just a fun thing to think about, but then again for me, i have always been occult focused since I was a wee lad. One could say we put out a Christian impression, but were more paganistic in reality growing up. Chivalry was a real thing in the household, and you can bet that i read about Arturian legends. The dark ages were just that, shaded from our historical eyes. Who knows what we knew then that we don't know now.

So i don't believe in everything i read, and i don't think there is a GOD, but there definitely is life out there older than us, and i do think there is a bit more at play in the universe than just the laws of physics, quantum physics, and whatever else that we manage to figure out in the near future.

Anyways. Celtic Zodiac might not be real, but mine pretty much hits me right on the head.


~Love and Peace~

Sy Moireibh MacAoidh : Symm

Posted by: MacFive 22-Oct-2015, 07:41 PM
It's amazing how these things turn out to be so true. Makes you really wonder if there is more to it and perhaps those ancient druids or Celtic peoples maybe had figured something out that is staring us blind in the eye.

Well here is my story. My wife and I are both Ash Tree. We actually have a beautiful Ash tree in our back yard. It's a little scary as the wood is so heavy and we do need to get it trimmed soon.

If you read about the http://www.celticradio.net/php/zodiac.php?type=The%20Ash you will find that it is related to the Ocean and to Waters. The Celts believed it originated from the deep seas, to the Greeks it was the sacred wood of the Sea God Poseidon.

So a few winters back a tremendous branch broke off during a winter storm and hit our pool with such force that it dented it 3 feet down which is a powerful force considering the metal of a pool and coming straight down. Water poured out of the pool surreal with the winter landscape. It was considered a freak winter storm, hard to hit and left a good foot of blue tinged snow.

Our small children stared in disbelief at their summer retreat destroyed in an instant and water flowing all over the yard.

It was not until the spring that we actually started to take down the pool to replace that we noticed the rivets at that the main seem were all rotted and the metal too brittle. The pool itself was not that old but yet if that Ash tree had not shed its wood, it is possible that the pool's seem may have come apart during the kids whirl pool antics and God knows what would have happened.

So our protector, our Ash tree stands tall and mighty in our yard looking after us day and night.....

Coming from New England we grew up with tales of the Ash Tree. Apparently King George had arrows placed on every Ash tree in New England to signify they were his to take and only his....well that is another story! biggrin.gif


Posted by: Shadows 23-Oct-2015, 10:21 AM
Ash wood wet, ash wood dry, a king shall dry his slippers by.

Saying from old English rhymes.

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