Celtic astrology
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Celtic astrology is the obscure astrological system practiced by the ancient Celts. Little is known about this native system of astrology, as it is only described in a few Old Irish manuscripts, none of which have been published or fully translated. However, it does seem to have been based on an indigenous Irish symbol system, and not that of any of the more commonly-known astrological systems such as Western, Chinese or Vedic astrology.[1]
The phrase "Celtic Astrology" has also been inaccurately used to refer to the "tree calendar" invented by Robert Graves, and inspired by his superficial study of the Ogham script. Graves details the system in his 1946 “work of poetic imagination,” The White Goddess. Though it has been popularized by some New Age authors, in actuality Graves's "Tree Calendar" has no relation to any historical Celtic calendar.[2]
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- ^ Ellis, Peter Berresford (1996). "Early Irish Astrology: An Historical Argument". Réalta vol.3 (issn.3).
- ^ Ellis, Peter Berresford (1997). "The Fabrication of 'Celtic' Astrology". The Astrological Journal vol.39 (issn.4).
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