The Celtic Lunar Zodiac: How To Interpret Your Moon Sign

THE CELTIC
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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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 .
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FIRST LLEWELLYN EDITION
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!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
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ncudcs IIO_raQIca rccrcnccs .
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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, ]amcsÒ_, 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 àId.
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 Ìc 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_ Ì_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 tcÒOQsaQc 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 thcÒrI_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_
d VIt natura stOncs tO dcI_t tc cc,

tcsc stOncs cIn_ maIn VItc, rcd,and acK. c
Ptantcans asO cOVcrcd tc Outcr Vas VIt a cOat-
In_ Orass, sO tc tOta cHcctVas a dazzIn_rcU cctcd
I_t tat aQQcarcd tO cncOmQass tc VOc O tc
Isand.c cIctcmQcVas dcdIcatcd tO |cItO and
!OscIdOn, and rcmaIncd InacccssIc ccausc O Its
I_ cncOsurc madc O_Od and sIVcrVIt an IVOr
rOO c On QcOQc tO VOrsIQ Or VIsIt tIs mOst
OtcmQc Vcrc tc _Ods tcmscVcs.
tIs Vcrc truc, It rcUccts tc ruIdIc cIcIn
tc tIrd cIrcc O sQIrItua cVOutIOn, |cu_ant,
Vcrc LOd aOnc cxIstcd. c namc |cu_ant
cOsc rcscmcs tc 1n_Is VOrd c_nct [a Oun_
sVan) , cIn_ dcrIVcd rOm Od rcnc cygne, VIc
OrI_Inatcd rOm LrccK kuinos. n tc ancIcnt mts
O tc rIs |cts tc cIdrcn O LIr Vcrc turncd
IntO sVans , and ccamc a smO O tc radIant
dIVInIty O tcIr ancIcnt _Ods . n LrccK mt tc
namcs O tcIr _Ods and _Oddcsscs Vcrc rcmcm-
crcd In tc cOnstcatIOns tat car tcIr namcs,
|_nus cIn_ IdcntIHcd VIt ]uQItcr, VO VIsItcd
Lcda In tc dIs_uIsc Oa sVan.
1ut tc cOnstcatIOn O |_nus Is nOV mOrc
cOmmOn KnOVn as tc lOrtcrn |rOss, It cOn-
taInsan cxQandIn_suQcrnOVa rcmnantKnOVn as tc
|_nus LOOQ,and Is asO cIcVcd tO cOntaIn a acK
Oc In sQacc. 1acK Ocs In sQacc aVc rcccnt
INTRODUCTI ON 17
caQturcd tc Ima_InatIOn O tc QuIc, and arc
attractIn_ muc attcntIOn rOm astrOnOmcrs, tc
rcQrcscnt tc _rcat unKnOVn, tc QrImcVa `darK-
ncssIn Our unIVcrsc.
t Vas tc 5Ons O lI_t Or arKncss In
Ptantcan mt VO uQscttc aancc OtcIr Oncc
Ordcr sOcIct. Pt Onc tImctc QOVcrs OI_t and
darKncss Vcrc cgua , and tcrc cO-cxIstcd tVO
QrIcstOOds KnOVn as tc 5Ons O LI_t and tc
5Ons OlI_t. 1ut In sOmc csOtcrIc cIctc 5Ons
O lI_t aQQarcnt stracd O tcIr narrOV
ct-and Qat and c IntO tc ass, VIc In turn
_cncratcd an uQsur_c O dcmOnIc Orccs VO cOr-
ruQtcd tc Ptantcans IntO acts O _rcat dcQraVIty.
!OscIdOn rcturncd atcr a On_ ascncc, and dIscOV-
crcd tc caOs O Var, VIt tcrrIc attcs ra_In_
ctVccn tc tVO QrIcstOOds. |Onscgucnt tcIr
cIVIIzatIOnVas dOOmcd,In tc csOtcrIc scnsc, !OscI-
dOn, saddcncd and an_r, strucK tc IsandVIt Is
trcc-QrOn_cd sccQtrc Or trIdcnt and tcrc OOVcd
a catastrOQIc cartguaKc tat rcnt tc VOc cOntI-
ncnt aQart and a VOcanIc cxQOsIOn cOmQctc
cn_ucd tc Isand, VIc sanK In Onc da. c
smO and aVcsOmc QOVcr O Is trcc- QrOn_cd
trIdcnt Is rcmarKasImIartO tc trcc ras assOcI-
atcd VIt tc ruIdIc _Od, VIc asO rcQrcscntcd
tc trcc mOst QOVcru VOrds tat ma ncVcr c
QrOnOunccd css tc dcstrO tc unIVcrsc.
PccOrdIn_ tO Onnc, anOtcr surVIVIn_ ra_-
mcnt O PtantIs, aQart rOm PadcIra and tc
|anarIcs, Is saId tO c tc PzOrcs, Ot sQrIn_s stI
aOund tcrc, and Its cImatc Is Vcr tcmQcratc cOn-
sIdcrIn_ Its QOsItIOn In tc PtantIc |ccan. LcOO-
_Ists aVc cOnHrmcd tattcPzOrcsVcrc Oncc Qart
1 8 I NTRODUCTI ON
O a ar_c cOntIncnt, and dccQ-sca sOundIn_s aVc
Ocatcd a u_c sc Or rId_c sItuatcd In tc
mId-PtantIc.Is rId_c IssOVnOnnautIca carts,
and Is aQt namcd OQIns Id_c.
ccna 1aVatsK, QrOa Onc O tc _rcatcst
autOrItIcs On tc Occut, Vas anOtcr adVOcatc O
PtantIs and tcPtantcan`rOOtracccIVIIzatIOn. n
cr OOK Te Secret Doctrine sc maKcs tc OscrVa-
tIOn tat tc Onc InK VIt PtantIs tat a cr
`dcsccndants maIntaIncd, dcsQItc tcIr assImIatcd
cuturcs andrcI_IOns,Vas a mcmOr OtcIrOmc-
and VOsc OcatIOn Vas Iddcn In tc starOrc O
astrOO_. 5c rccrs tO tc ancIcnt 5Inacsc, VO
caIm dcsccnt rOm PtantIs and VO mcntIOn In
tcIr carIcst astrOO_Ica rccOrds `P tImc Vcn tc
summcr trOQIca cOOr Qasscd trOu_ !cIadcs ,
Vcn |Or LcOnIs VOud c uQOn tc cguatOr, and
Vcn LcO Vas VcrtIca tO |cOn at sunsct, tcn
VOudaurus [!cIadcs) c VcrtIca tO tc Isand O
PtantIs at nOOn.
c cOnstcatIOn O tc !cIadcs as ccn cOn-
stantmOnItOrcdnumcrOus raccs, rOm tcPus-
traIan POrI_Incs tO tc lOrtPmcrIcan ndIans .
c rIsIn_ O tc !cIadcs Is aI_ncd tO tc cc
5tOnc at 5tOnccn_c, and Its mtOO_ IntImatc
rcatcs tc |cts VIt tc ancIcnt LrccKs . n The
Jite Goddess, Ocrt LraVcs cOmQaratIVc stud O
LrccK and |ct, It Is rccacd In tc accOunt
rccOrdcd tc IstOrIan ccatcus . t dcscrIcs tc
InaItants Otc 1rItIs scs, VO Vcrc KnOVn as
tc QcrOrcans, as cIn_ QartIcuar rIcnd
VIt tc Ptc1Ians and tc cIans rOm rcmOtc
tImcs, Indccd, tcIr cIc QrIcst, ParIs, ad VIsItcd
Lrcccc tO rcncV tcIràmI cOnncctIOn VIttc
cIans . c QcrOrcans Vcrc rc_ardcd as _Itcd
arQIsts and QOcts, VO san_mns tO tcIr mutua
5un _OdPQOO In tcIr ma_nIHccnt tcmQc [5tOnc-
cn_c:) tat ad ccnuIt tO OnOr Is IrtQacc
In tcIr Isand. PQOO Vas saId tO VIsIt tc tcmQc
cVcr nInctccn cars [_rcat unar car) , tO Qa tc
arQ and dancccVcrnI_trOmtcVcrna cguInOx
untI tc rIsIn_ O tc !cIadcs. n ancIcnt csOtcrIc
astrOnOm, LatOna, PQOOs mOtcr, rcQrcscnts tc
VOc QcrOrcan cOntIncnt and Its racc. 5c Is
smOIca IdcntIHcd VIt tc QOar rc_IOn and
nI_t,Or tc 5un aVas `rcaQQcarcdIn tIs Qart O
tc nOrtcrn sK.
Is ccrtaIn rcatcs tO tc ruIdIc rcI_IOn and
cOsmOO_. s tc star Qattcrn mcntIOncd carIcr,
VIt |aQca cIn_ amOst dIrcct OVcrcad, tc
`ruIdIc marKcr tat QrOVIdcs a cOrrcct cOmQass
carIn_ Or tc !cIadcs, tO tcn c aI_ncd VIt
PtantIs and tc 1rItIs scs: c !cIadcs Is
undOutcd at tc ccntcr O sOmc unIVcrsa
IntrI_uc, ust as Its cIcstar,PcOnc,Is rccKOncd tO
c at tc ccntra QOInt arOundVIc OurunIVcrsc O
Hxcdstars rcVOVc.
urIn_tc darKncss OVIntcrtc ruIds OOKcd
uQ at tc sK and OscrVcd tc astra I_t. c rIs-
In_ Otc !cIadcs ma aVc Otcr sI_nIHcancc ut,
I tc star Qattcrn tc OscrVcd ad an rccVancc,
tcn tc !cIadcs VOud c aI_ncd tO tc PtantIc
|ccan Vcrc PtantIs Is nOV saId tO Ic su-
mcr_cdand tcarc. tc OrI_Ina`QcOQc Otc
scaVcrc Indccd tcPtantcans, tcn tc |cts must
nOt On c tcIr dcsccndants ut, rctaInIn_ tc
samc tItc, Vcrc QcraQs tc ast rcmnants O tcIr
QrIcsthOOd. c acK OOstIIt HOm tc `natIVcs
Is QcraQs a sI_nIHcant IndIcatIOn tat tc Hna
mct uQ VIt Otcr dcsccndants O tcIr OVn racc.
cIr caIm OcIn_ dcsccndants OIs, an undcr-
VOrd _Od, Is rca a caIm O tcIr cIc In tc
ImmOrtaIt Otc sOu.
c assOcIatIOn O tc cOnstcatIOn OPurI_a
VIt tc rIddc O LVIOn In trIn_ tO Ocatc tc
mstcrIOus |astc OPrIanrOdVOud c mOst rcc-
Vant I a QOsItIVc InK VIt PtantIs Is tO c csta-
Iscd. PrIanrOd rcQrcscnts Onc Otc dccQcr ms-
tcrIcs In |ctIc mt. 5c Vas QrImarI a unar
_Oddcss, ut sc Vas asO KnOVn as a daVn _Oddcss
ccausc OcrÙ cctIn_I_tIn tc sK. Is QartIc-
uar asQcct Or dIsaQQcarancc at daVn maVcr VcB
c tc`tImIn_asQcctOtc staraI_nmcnt OscrVcd
tc ruIds , VIc adustcd Or maIntaIncd tc
cxact QOsItIOn OPtantIs On tc Vcstcrn OrIzOn.
I NTRODUCTI ON 1 9
PrIanrOd ad tVIn sOns, a sOar dcIt cacd
LcV, VOm sc ad rc cctcd _ust as |crIdVcn
dcnI cd cr sOar cId aIcsIn) , and a sca dcIt
namcdan.YIc tIs Is an OVIOus smOIc rc-
crcncc tO tc rIVar ctVccn tc sOar and unar
dcItIcs, It asO cOnHrms an ancIcnt Inca_c Or assOcI-
atIOnVIt tc sca trOu_ tcIrunar_Oddcss .
LIKc Otcr ancIcnt _Ods, tc _Ods O tc |cts
Vcrc Otcn Orn as tVIns . Is cOud cxQaIn tc
Intcrcst In |astOr, tc cIcstar Otc cOnstcatIOn
OLcmInI and tc astrOO_Ica sI_n Otc caVcn
tVIns . t asO rcQrcscnts tc duaIt OIcI_t and
darKncss, tc asIc QIVOta QrIncIQc On VIc tcIr
rcI_IOn Vas Oundcdand mIrrOrs Oncc a_aIn
Ptantcan cOnccQts .
Lunar Symbolism and Mythology
PrIanrOd smOIzcs tc mstcrIOus and mstIca
asQccts OruIdIsm, and tc mtOO_ rcatIn_ tO
cr cIdrcn as muc rccVancc Vcn dccIQcrIn_
tc OrI_Ins O tc |cts . c tVIn tO LcV, an,
ccamc a QOQuar marInc dcIt, ut tc atcr O
tcsc tVIns Vas a mstcr ccausc PrIanrOd ad
caImcd tO c a VIr_In ImmcdIatc cOrc tcIr
Irt. 5c rcuscd tO c gucstIOncd tc QOVcru
ma_IcIan andundcrVOrd _Od, Pat,VO adman-
a_cd tO trIcK cr IntO stcQQIn_ OVcr a ma_Ic Vand,
VIc In turn ad tc cHcct OQrOducIn_ tc sud-
dcn Irt O tc tVIns.
c sccrctIVc naturc O PrIanrOd Is Vc
rcscarccd In ]amcs Ò_s OOK Arachne Rising,
Vcrc c IdcntIHcsPrIanrOd,tc`Lad O tc 5I-
Vcr Ycc, VIt tc cOnstcatIOn PurI_a, VIc
mcans `carIOtccr. c tcn assOcIatcs crVIt tc
|rctan sQIdcr _OddcsscsPracnc andPrIadnc. 1Ot
Vcrc assOcIatcd VIt trcc VOrsIQ In tc
|rctc-PInOan QcrIOd, and VIt sccrct arInts
and an_cd _Ods . c asO maKcs tc IntcrcstIn_
QOInt tat PrIanrOd Vas a |ctIc _Oddcss VO
stOOdatOt cnds OtctrcadOIc, andtc gucst
tO Hnd cr `castc Vas tc gucst Or ImmOrtaIt.
20 I NTRODUCTI ON
|ctIc KIn_s VOrc a rOOc In tc saQc O a
`VcctO smOIzc tcIrcIcIn tc ImmOrtaIt
Otc sOu.
Is gucst Is asO assOcIatcdVIttc |ctIc VO-
a_cs tO tc Òtcr VOrd, a Qacc Vcrc tcIr _Ods
Vcrc saId tO IVc. c Otcr VOrd cOnsIstcd O a
numcr OauOus Isands tat a duc Vcst On an
cOmQass carIn_. rOm tc 1rItIs scs and sOut-
crn 1urOQc tIs ccrtaIn rcatcs tO tc PtantIc
|ccan,and Is QcraQs anOtcr ra_mcnt OmcmOr
InKIn_ tc |cts tOPtantIs.
The Druids' Zodiac
c cOncusIOns draVn Ò_ rOm tc cOrrc-
sQOndIn_ mtOO_y O tc |cts VIt tc ancIcnt
PInOan QcOQc Is tatPracnc QrcsIdcd OVcr a 1 -
sI_n zOdIac tat cOrrcsQOnds VIt tc ruIdIc trcc
cacndar. c urtcr cxQaIns tat tc LrccKs cVcntu-
a scttcd Or a 1 Z-sI_n zOdIac, ut ad OVIOus at
Comparison of Druidic and Graeco-Roman Zodiacs
DRUIDIC SIGN MONTH GRACO-ROMAN ZODIAC
BIRCH, Beth December 24-January 20 Capricorn
ROWAN, Luis January 21-February 17 Aquarius
ASH, Nion February 18-March 17 Aquarius/Pisces
ALDER, Fearn March 18-April 14 Pisces/ Aries
WILLOW Saille April 15-May 12 Aries/Taurus
HAWTHORN, Uath May 13-June 9 Taurus/ Gemini
OAK, Duir June 1 0-July 7 Gemini/ Cancer
HOLLY Tinne July 8-August 4 Cancer/Leo
HAZEL, Coli August 5-September 1 Leo/Virgo
VINE, Muin September 2-September 29 Virgo/Libra
IVY Gort September 30-0ctober 27 Libra/Scorpio
REED, Ngetal October 28-November 24 Scorpio/Sagittarius
ELDER, Ruis November 25-December 23 Sagittarius/ Capricorn
Onc tImc cOnsIdcrcd 1 sI_ns and tcn dccIdcda_aInst
It. Irtccn Is nOt a `ratIOna numcr and, cIn_
assOcIatcd VIt tc ancIcnt unar _Oddcsscs, It as, c
cOnccdcs,QcraQs tOO man QOVcrI taOOs.
1ut tc ruIds ad OVIOus adOQtcd It, and
tcn adaQtcd It tO Orm tc sOI/unar ccc OOt
tcIr cacndar and zOdIac,VIc Qaccs tc POOn at
tc sQIrItua ccntcr and tc sOar ccc as tc rc_cn-
cratIn_ Orcc. c ruIdIc zOdIac asO as sOmc
IntcrcstIn_ assOcIatIOns and sImIarItIcs VIt Otcr
anc cnt cIVIIzatIOns. PnOtcr QrcIstOrIc 1 -sI_n
zOdIac as ccnOund InPmcrIca ncarOt5QrIn_s,
PrKansas,VIcctanOtcras ccnOcatcd InPus-
INTRODUCTI ON 21
traIa, Vcrc an aOrI_Ina stOnc carVIn_ Ound On
cQuc sand sOVs tc POOns QOsItOn In a
zOdIac O 1 sI_ns .
crcOrc tc ruIdIc zOdIac Is nOt unIguc and,
Or QcOQc VO VOud ar_uc tat tc ruds 1 -
mOnt cacndar dOcs nOt ncccssarI cOnstItutc a
1-sI_n zOdIac nOr Is suHcIcnt autcntIcatcd,
VOud rccOmmcnd tc rcad Ocrt LraVcs and
]amcsÒ_s OOKs, and cccK a tc rccVant rccr-
cnccs On tc ruIdIc rcI_IOn In tc latIOna
LIrar OIYacs InPcrstVt. c LIrars maIn
cataO_and Llyfryddiaeth Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg [a I-
IO_raQ OYcs LItcraturc) as a Ist OVOrKs On
Te Druidic Signs and Teir Archetypes
DRUIDIC SIGN PLANET ARCHETYPAL CHARACTER SYMBOLS
Birch
0
Sun Taliesin, Bardic-god The eagle or stag
Rowan
I
Uranus Brigantia Green dragon
Ash
w
Neptune Lir, sea-god The trident
Alder
d
Mars Bran or Arthur The pentacle
Willow J Moon Morgan le Fay The serpent
Hawthorn f Vulcan Govannan, smith-god The chalice
Oak
4
Jupiter Dagda The golden wheel
Holly
E
Earth Danu Flaming spear
Hazel

Mercury Oga The rainbow fsh
Vine
S
Venus Branwen or Guinevere The swan
Ivy } Persephone Arianrhod The butterfy
Reed

Pluto Pwyll, head of Annwyn The stone
Elder
"
Saturn Pryderi, son of Pwll The raven
22 INTRODUCTION
tc ruIds, QartIcuar undcr scctIOn [II) Criydd a
Mytholeg numcrcd ZU=Z+. c cOrrcsQOndIn_
Irar In uIn, rcand, as man cOQIcs O
ancIcnt manuscrIQts , and rccrcncc matcrIa tOO
numcrOus tO Ist. OVcVcr, tVO uscu and cnI_t-
cnIn_ VOrKs, The Book of Leinster a tVct-ccntur
manuscrIQt tat QrcscrVcs tc Intc_rIt O tc
ruIdIc QrIcstOOd, and]Occs OOK On tc Social
History of Ancient Ireland, arc rccOmmcndcd.
PtOO_ Is a cOmQcx rccOrd tO dccIQcr, and
can On add tat, as a QractIcIn_ astrOO_cr O
man cars standIn_, Ound OVcrVcmIn_ cVI-
dcncc Or tc |ctIc unar zOdIac O 1 sI_ns .
ruIdIc astrOO_ sOud c rcstOrcd tO a Qacc O
OnOr, aOn_ VIt a tc Otcr ancIcnt astrOO_Ics.
1rItaIn and rcand aVc tVO `cOsmI c ccntcrs
5tOnccn_c and lcV_ran_ctat aVc ncVcr ccn
u aQQrccIatcd cItcr IstOrIans Or mOdcrn
astrOnOmcrs .
c cart On Qa_c ZU, cOmQarIn_ ruIdIc sI_ns
VIt tc LraccO-Oman zOdIac, QrOVIdcs a uscu
_uIdc tO tc |ctIc unar cart sOVn On Qa_c Z.
c 1 sI_ns Otc |ctIc unar zOdIac arc dIVIdcd
trOu_ tc U dc_rccs 1Z sI_ns OZo dc_rccs,
VIc tc astsI_n, tc tIrtccnt,Is tc cdcr Or ruis
and cOntaIns Z+ dc_rccs. c ast sI_n, cIn_
smacr tan tc rcst, rcQrcscnts tc cOntractIOn O
VIntcrIn tc smOIc scnsc Orcduccd sunI_t.
c tItc Celtic lunar zodiac ma sOund cOnusIn_
tO QractIcIn_ astrOO_crs,VO VOud cxQcct tO scc a
zOdIac ascd On unar cccs. 1ut tc tItc Vas carc-
u cOscn tO dcnOtc tc dIHcrcnt aQQrOac tO tc
VOc su cct O`sOar astrOO_y.c unar-OrIcn-
tatcd zOdIac Is QcraQs anOtcrÌrratIOna cguatIOn
OcmInInc O_Ic tat as aVas cxIstcd tO cOuntcr
tc rI_Id tInKIn_ Omcn. 1ut It Is asO draVn rOm
a sOurcc muc cOscr tO Omc, and dcVcs IntO tc
natIOna Qscc On man cVcs .
c Hrst sI_n O tc |ctIc unar zOdIac c_Ins
VIt tc Irc trcc and Is assOcIatcd VIt tc cttcr
beth In tc |ctIc trcc aQact. Beth is asO tc Hrst
O tIrtccn cOnsOnants O tc |ctIc cttcrs tat
Ormcd a cacndar OscasOna trcc ma_Ic. c |cts
cIcVcd tc sQOKcn VOrd ad _rcat QOVcr, tc QItc
Or tOnc cIn_ armu Or armOnIOus, a cursc Or a
QOcm. Is Is urtcr cxQaIncd In |aQtcr V O tIs
OOK, Vcrc tcQOVcrOtc sQOKcnVOrdIsrcatcd
tO tc mOnt O |O, tc sI_n Otc azc trc.
PrcctQcs arc ImQOrtant sOurccs OmtOO_I-
ca and astrOO_Ica IntcrQrctatIOn, and tcIr smO-
Ism QrOVIdcs csOtcrIc VIsdOm. n tc cart On Qa_c
Z1 tc ruIdIc trcc sI_ns arc sOVn VIt tcIr cOr-
rcsQOndIn_ arcctQa |ctIc _Ods Or mtIca car-
actcrs, and tc assOcIatcd ancIcnt smOs, VIc tc
Ist O Qanctar rucrs VI QrOVIdc rccVant InsI_t
Or astrOO_crs .
crc arc asO man mtIcacIn_s and rccVant
|ctIc cstIVas assOcIatcd VIt tc sI_ns, VIc aVc
cOntrIutcd tO tc IntcrQrctatIOn In tc OOVIn_
caQtcrs . c sI_nIHcant Inc O QOctr tat IntrO-
duccs cac sI_n as ccn draVn rOm tc ancIcnt
ruIdIc IncantatIOn `c 5On_ O Pmcr_In, as
rcVIscd Ocrt LraVcs In Is OOK The Wite
Goddess.
crc Is a`mIssIn_da In tc ruIdIc cacndar,
tc Onc Intcrcaar da OcccmcrZ. tas ccn
IncudcdundcrtcsI_n Otccdcr,utItasa scQ-
aratc IntcrQrctatIOn In |aQtcr 1 . c sI_nIHcancc
O tIs Ìddcn sI_n Ods tc Kc tO tc arK
_uccn asQcct Otc unar _Oddcss PrIanrOd. t Is
tc csscncc O cmInInc VIsdOm tat aVas
rcmaIncd cOnccacd. !cOQc Orn On tIs `namccss
daaVc a cOsmIc sQIrItua aVarcncsstImc traVc-
crs, aKIn tO tcPustraIanPOrI_Incs VOsc drcam-
tImc rcUccts an cVOVIn_ crcatIOn and crcatOr.
c UOVcr and _cmstOnc assOcIatcd VIt cac
sI_n as ccn carcu sccctcd tO cOrrcsQOnd and
armOnIzc VIt tc cncr_Ics assOcIatcdVIt tc trcc
sI_n. c _cmstOncs Vcrc asO cOscn rOm a ran_c
O QrccIOus and scmIQrccIOus stOncs uscd tc
ruIds as taIsmans Or caIn_ and QrOtcctIOn.
c astrOO_Ica cart sOVn On Qa_c Z as
ccn dcVIscd and draVn tO cguatc tc |ctIc unar
cart VIt tc LraccO-Oman cart. Or a Qrac-
tIcIn_ astrOO_crs ItIs stI QOssIc tO draV uQ a nata
cart andQOsItIOn tc Qancts Intc nOrma manncr.
Or cxamQc, undcr tc sI_n O tc O trcc, tc
Qanct 1art ma c sustItutcd `cnus and tc
POOn sustItutcd Or !crscQOnc, rucr O tc IV
sI_n. ùcans OrIt rcmaIns VItIn tc OrIt OPcr-
cur, and can c cacuatcd rOm tc tacs L. .
YcstOn.
c 1 sI_ns `cxIst VItIn tc 1 Z-sI_n zOdIac
Or tc samc U dc_rccsas tc aVc aVas
cxIstcdand rcQrcscnt tc `sadOV zOdIac Or In
QrIncIQc. c ancIcnt |Incsc In and an_ cOn-
ccQt rcQrcscnts tVO cOmQcmcntar cncr_Ics
VOsc IntcractIOn Is tOu_t tO maIntaIn tc
I NTRODUCTI ON 23
armOn O tc unIVcrsc and tO InUucncc cVcr-
tIn_ VItIn It.XIn Is darKncss, tc cmInInc QrIn-
cIQc, and Is smOIzcd tc POOn. Xan_ Is
rI_tncss, tc mascuInc QrIncIQc, and Is smO-
Izcd tc 5un.
c |ctIc unar cart VI asO add anOtcr
dImcnsIOn O IntcrQrctatIOn marKIn_ tc sm-
OIc asccnt and dcsccnt Otc 5un. Is rcmaIns a
`HxcdQOsItIOn,IKc a nautIca cOmQass-carIn_,and
rcatcs tO tc cIOccntrIc QOsItIOn O tc 5un. c
ruIdIc cIrccs O sQIrItua cVOutIOn QrOVIdc sOmc
IntcrcstIn_ QOInts rcatIn_ tO tc cxIts and cntranccs
O tc sOstIccs and cguInOxcs, and aQQcar tO marK
sOmc scnsItIVc arcas In tc nata cart.c cart O-
OVs tc _cOccntrIc mOVcmcnt O tc Qancts uscd
mOst astrOO_crs, ut a uturc cIOccntrIc Intcr-
QrctatIOn ma QrOVIdc sOmc I_ OrI_Ina data.
am undcrtaKIn_ urtcr stud O tc Qanctar QOsI-
tIOns trOu_ tc |ctIc trcc sI_ns, VIt a uturc
OOK In mInd.
c suQcr artVOrKtatOQcns cac caQtcrIs
Par_arct Yat. t QrOVIdcs a scnsc O antas and
VOndrOus Ima_cr, Or tc tIrtccn OrI_Ina QOrtraIts
OcaractcraVca ccn mctIcuOus rcscarccdtO
QrOVIdc an autcntIc VIsIOn Otc ma_Ica guaItIcs
VItInus al, OtcnIn_Or_Ottcn OrIncrt,cast asIdc
tc Qacc O mOdcrn Ic. Or QcOQc VO aVc
ncVcr ct at casc VIt Or ccn cOnVInccd tcIr
tradItIOna 5un sI_n, tc |ctIc unar zOdIac ma
QrOVIdc an atcrnatIVc _uIdc.
THE CELTIC
LUNAR CHART
WlN'ER SOJ.STICE
pECEMBER 22
(iLMN iTHUAN)
SOUTH
HON
INI:HH NSW)
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The Signs
CHAPTER ONE
THE BIRCH TREE
BE T H
December 24 January 20
Symbolizing: Te Sun
Gemstone: Rock crystal
Flower: Daisy
Archetypal Character: Tliesin, bardic-god
((I am a stag of seven tines "
28 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODI AC
The Illustration
c starK cauty Otc Irc In VIntcr smOIzcs
tc scrcnIt Onaturc dOrmant and sccQIn_. c
sQIrIt Otc Irc trcc QrO] ccts a aIntauraOI_t,as
tc 5un, rcQrcscntIn_ tc sOar-KIn_, c_Ins tO rIsc
HOmtc darK sumcr OnI_t.c trcc Is sOVn In
tc ctcrca I_t tO smOIzc tc dIVInIt O tc
drad Ortrcc sQIrIt.c _Odcnca_c cIrccs OVcrcad,
carrIn_ In IssarQ taOns a samOn,a dazzIn_ sm-
O OKnOVcd_c. c QrOud VItc sta_ Is a smO
Otc cVcntua atc Otc 5un-KIn_, VO VI rcI_n
Or scVcn mOnts In tc 1 -mOnt unar cacndar O
tc ruIds.IsVasOrctOd tc cIcard In tc
`5On_ OPmcr_In, an cQIc QOcm cantcd as an
IncantatIOn tO cstaIs tcIr suQrcmac Vcn tc
|cts Hrst sct OOt On rIs sOI. c daIs rcQrcscnts
anOtcr ancIcn |ctIc smO OI_t.
The Rock Crystal
Is Is a natura OccurrIn_ sustancc tat as tc
aIIt tO maKc InVIsIc I_t VIsIc rcHactIOn.
c accmIsts and ma_IcIans O mcdIcVa 1urOQc
caImcd tat I It Vas cut In a ccrtaIn Va and
cxQOscd tO tc 5un, It cOud asO rcndcr a sOId
O] cct InVIsIc. t Is a transOrmcr O cncr_ tat
rcatcs tO InccQtIOn, tc sQIrItua sI_nIHcancc Otc
Irc trcc.
c ruIds rcQutcd uscd rOcK crsta tO maKc
tcmscVcs InVIsIc and tus c ac tO traVc _rcat
dIstanccs undctcctcd. c trIa aOrI_Incs OPus-
traIa cOntInuc tO usc amucts as a QrOtcctIOn a_aInst
dcmOns, and tc mOst cOmmOn uscd stOncs Or
tIs QurQOsc arc ra_mcnts OrOcK crsta.
cd In Ot ands , rOcK crsta Is saId tO
Inducc scrcnIt, a Qcacc OmInd, and tO sarQcn tc
mcnta QrOccsscs .
The Stag
rOm ancIcnt tImcs tc sta_ Vas cOnsIdcrcd a rOa
cast, and H_urcd QnmIncnt In |ctIc mts and
c_cnds. Pntcrs aVc ccn Ound In tc lcV_ran_c
urIa sItc In rcand, and In VarIOus sItcs arOund
1rItaIn, nOta at 5tOnccn_c and LastOnur. P
sta_ cut aQQcars tO aVc Hrst dcVcOQcd amOn_ tc
LauIs |cts and tcn sQrcad tO 1rItaIn,cIn_ Qar-
tIcuar actIVc arOund LastOnur. c Orncd
dcIt cacd |crnunnOs ccamc an ImQOrtant Intcr-
mcdIar ctVccn tc anIma KIn_dOm, tc Orccs O
naturc and man. t Vas a _uardIan Otc _atcVa
cOnncctIn_ a dua VOrd cnVIsa_cd tc |cts.
c atc O tc antcrcd KIn_, IKc tc QrOud
VItc sta_, ad an IncVItac cOncusIOn, Ot Vcrc
smOs Otc mctamOrQIc QrOccss OsOu _rOVt
tat rcguIrcd radIca can_cs On a cVcs O cOn-
scIOusncss. c |cts drcV caVI OntcIrOscrVa-
tIOns O naturc In Ordcr tO undcrstand tcIr OVn
dOuts and cars OIc and dcat.
The Golden Eagle
Is Vas anOtcr smO O tc sOu, sI_nI|In_ tc
cVcntua rcsurrcctIOn, tc QOVcr OIcOVcr dcat.
Ps a Ird OQrc, tc QrIzc OKnOVcd_c smOIzcs
Its utImatc VIctOr.
c _Odcn ca_c Is nOV amOst cxtInct In
DrItaIn,ItIs aQOVcruIrd Oma_nIHccntH I_t,ut
scdOm sccn cxccQt In tc nOrt O5cOtand. I_-
and cIctaIns stI Vcar trcc _Odcn-ca_c catcrs
In tcIr Onncts tO QrOcaIm tcIr ranK.
n cradr tc ca_c Is a Ird tat maKcs tc
mOst QrOmIncnt aQQcarancc, atOu_ It Is surQrIs-
In_ acKIn_ In 1n_Is dcVIccs and cOats Oarms,
tc 1n_Is Ima_InatIOn Is QcraQs nOt sO VId Or
rcc In sQIrIt as tat O tc |ct. t Vas uscd as a
cradIc dcVIcc tc 1ars O|OrnVa,VO Occu-
QIcdaVcr |ctIc KIn_dOm,and sOmc OVOm ad
|ctIc |rI_Ins.
c Omans uscd tc _Odcn ca_c cxtcnsIVc
On tcIr standards and _rcat scas. c rcnc rOm
|arcma_nc tO laQOcOn uscdIt VIt suQcr stc
and artIstr. c PustrIans adOQtcd It car On, ut
dcVcOQcd It IntO a dOuc-cadcd acK cmcm
tatVasanncxcd Lcrman. 1acKIrds, OVcVcr,
aVc aVas ad a sInIstcr assOcIatIOn, Ot smOI-
caand csOtcrIca,tcPustrIan rOa amI, aOn_
VIt scVcra Otcr rOa Ouscs In 1urOQc, IncOrQO-
ratcd tc acKca_c In tcIr cOat Oarms, ut mOst
O tcsc amIIcs aVc ccn cItcr dcQOscd Or tc
rOa cIrs tra_Ica cImInatcd. |OIncIdcnta Or
nOt,acK ca_cs aVc a QOVcru Occut sI_nIHcancc
tat cOud ncVcrc tcrmcd cncVOcnt.
c ruIds Vcrc cIcVcd tO c ac tO can_c
IntO tc Orm Oa Irds and casts, tcIr aVOrItc
cIn_ tc ca_c. c Vcr Idca OsaQc-can_In_ Is
dIHcut Or mOdcrn man tO acccQt, ut mctaQsI-
ca studIcs rcatIn_ tO tc raQId can_cs OmOccu-
ar structurc dO nOt ruc Out suc a QcnOmcnOn.
+c ruIds ad QcraQs taQQcd IntO cncr_Ics tat
arc stI VaItIn_ tO c cxQOrcd and undcrstOOd
mOdcrn man.
THE BI RCH TREE 29
The Comon Daisy
Is Is a smO OInnOccncc and HdcIty. cVOtIOn
tO dut and QcrsOna OI_atIOn asO dcscrIc tc
mOstQOsItIVc asQccts Otc Irc trcc caractcr. c
daIs as an ancIcnt Inca_c VOsc OtanIca namc,
Bellis perennis, camc OrI_Ina rOm a dryad cacd
1cIdIs accOrdIn_ tO sOmc VrItcrs OantIguItIcs. t
can c urtcr traccd tO 1ccnOs, a |ctIc _Od O
I_t and a sOar dcIty.
c caIn_ QOVcr O tc daIs and arrOV Vas
uscd ruIds On tc attcHcds VIt _rcat cHcct,
arrOV Vas uscd tO staunc tc ccdIn_, VIc tc
daIsVas a _rcatVOundcacrtat cOuntcractcdtc
dcIItatIn_sOcK Osuc InurIcs. 1Ot Qants _rOV
QrOusc OVcr VIdc arcas, ut On tc daIs _rOVs
a car rOund and trOu_Out tc VOrdan cVcr-
_rccn OQant QOVcr tat cOmQcmcnts tc duraI-
Ity Otc Irc.
The Birch Tree
c Irc trcc Is a natIVc O1urOQc, HOm 5IcI tO
ccand,and Qarts OnOrtcrn PsIa, Vcrc It as ccn
rccrrcdtOastcLad OtcYOOds Or Its_racc and
caut. OVcVcr, dcsQItc Its scndcr cauty, It Is
ardIcr tan tc OaK and VI trIVc In Qaccs Vcrc
tc sturd OaK VI dIc. t Vas a!sO uscd Or man
umc QurQOscs, HOm QnVIdIn_ nOm andcs tO
tc manuacturc OcOt. c namc Otc Irc Is a
Vcr ancIcnt Onc,QrOa dcrIVcd HOm tc 5ansKrIt
VOrd bhurga. t Is KnOVn as a trcc VOsc arK Is uscd
OrVrItIn_uQOn.cIrctrccIs assOCIatcdVItthc
cttcr beth In tc |ctIc trcc aQa!ct, tc Hrst Othc
tIrtccn cOnsanants Otc |ct:ccttcrs tat Ormcda
30 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
cacndar OscasOna trccma_Ic. n cradr, tc Irc
trcc Orms Qart Otc 1IrKIn amI arms.
urIn_ tc Hrst unar mOnt O tc car, tc
|cts uscd Irc rOds In tc catIn_ Otc Ounds
and In drIVIn_ Out tc sQIrIt Otc Od cartVO
ImQOrtant rItuas Orc-cstaIsIn_ trIa OundarIcs
and tc Ordcr Otc scasOns . n Lrcat 1rItaIn and
rcand Irc rOdsVcrc atcruscdOr HO__In_ crIm-
Inas, a QractIcc cOntInucd rI_t uQ tO tc Qrcscnt
ccntur and On rcccnt rcscIndcd In tc sc O
Pan. [PtOu_ Qart O tc 1rItIs In_dOm, tc
sc OPan Is an ancIcnt |ctIc strOn_Od VIt Its
OVn QarIamcnt, tc |Ourt OnVad. ) cn In
Parc tc ruIds madc IncIsIOns In tc trcc and
cOcctcd tc su_ar saQ tO maKc a cOrdIa tO ccc-
ratc tc Vcrna cguInOx. tVasasO aVcrsmOIc
_csturc OrccasIn_tc sQIrIt (dryad) Otc trcc at tc
tImc O tc 5uns OVn IcratIOn IntO manOOd.
ndccd,IntcruIdIc cra cacndartcIrc trcc
ad a cOntInuOus ccc Ouscs trOu_Out tc car,
VIt cVcr Qart Otc trcc IcdIn_ a Vauac rcm-
cd Or QrOduct. YIc tcIr OscrVatIOn O tc
rtmIc aVs O naturc Vas undamcnta tO tcIr
sOcIa custOms and a_rIcutura cacndar, sQIrItua
tc Irc Vas tc aQa and Omc_a, tc Hrst and ast
QrIncIQc,sI_nI|In_tc ctcrnIt OLOdandImmOr-
taIt Otc sOu.
Beth
Beth is a VOrd strIKIn_ sImIar tO Bith [mcanIn_
VOrd) , tc sOn OlOa and atcr O|cssaIr VO,
VIt tc QIOt Ladra,Vcrc tc Hrst QcOQc tO InVadc
Or scttc In rcand accOrdIn_ tO tc rIs Mythologi
cal Cycle i Invasions. c camc tO rcand rOm tc
Vcst, atcr a _rcat dcu_c ad OVcrVcmcd tc
1art.c sadOV O PtantIs as acrOss tIs QcrIOd
OIstOr, QrOVIdIn_ anOtcr mstcrIOus cOnncctIOn
rcatIn_ tO tc |cts .
PccOrdIn_ tO anOtcr carIcr ut Ost ancIcnt
manuscrIQt, The Book i Druim Snechta, tc namc O
tc Hrst VOman VO scttcd In rcand cOrc tc
OOdVas 1ana, a cmac QrO_cnItOrVO smO-
Izcd Ot Vatcr andand In tc crcatIOn mt Otc
ancIcnt rIs.
The Solar Symbolism
c sOar smOIsm assOcIatcd VIt tc trcc Is a
sI_n O tc cOntInuOus Qascs O Ic, VIc aI_ns
Vcr Vc VIt tc aQa-Omc_a QrIncIQc.c 5un,
In tcrms O|ctIc mtOO_, Vas a QOVcru dcIt.
t Vas a cOsmIc ac_Or O ruIdIc cIc, and ad
ccn crcatcd tc mstIca unIOn O |cI and
|crIdVcn. cYcsards cacd tIs OHsQrIn_a-
IcsIn, and rccOuntcd Is sOar rIIancc In tc
rOmantIc and Intccctua dccds OnumcrOus QOcms .
c rIs and LauIs |cts,a mOrc VarIKc QcO-
Qc, cacd tcIr 5un-KIn_ Lu_ and tc rc_ardcd
Im as tc _rcatcst OVarrIOrs. c ad an cgua
mstcrIOus Irt as aIcsIn, and a stran_c Ostcrcd
uQrIn_In_ VIt tc arK In_ Otc Lrcat !aIn
In tc and OtcIVIn_and tc dcada acr KIn_-
dOm. c Vas tcrcOrc Vcr sKIcd In a tc sccrct
arts and scIcnccs. c ad man tItcs, ut as Lu_
Lamada,OrLu_ Otc LOn_Prm,cVas _uardIan
O a ma_Ica sVOrd and sQcar, tc tVO smOs O
QOVcr and mastcr OVcr Otcr raccs In attc. c
Otcr tVO smOs, tc LIa aI Or 5tOnc OcstIn
and tc |audrOn Oa_da,cnacdtc |ctIc KIn_s
tO cIcVc In ruc dIVInc rI_t and tO undcrstand
tc dccQcst mstcrIcs OIc.
c |cts Vcrc natura draVn tO dcVIn_ IntO
tc sutcrrancan structurcs O Ic, Ot sQIrItua
and QIOsOQIca, QcraQs ccausc tc cIcVcd
tat a |cts Vcrc dcsccndants O Is, a QOVcru
THE BI RCH TREE 31
_OdO tc undcrVOrd. !utO,Ord O adcs,Vas tc
LrccK cguIVacnt, tc LrccKs cIn_ a racc VIt
VOm tc |cts sarcd mancIcs and custOms.
c 5un-KIn_ cIc _radua cVOVcd as tc
|cts cxQcrIcnccd tc can_In_ cOns OtImc. c
sacrIHcIa asQcctccamc IdcntIHcdVIt]csus,VIc
ccrtaIn cQcd tO QrOmOtc tcIr car cOnVcrsIOn
tO |rIstIanIt. c sOarsQIrItVas cguatcdVIttc
natIOna Qscc, nOt On rcad tO c draVn IntO
actIOn at tc tImc OaQQrOacIn_ dan_cr ut asO a
_uardIan OnatIOna OnOr and trut. ]ust as Lu_
Vcnt tO tc aId Otc mcn O\stcr In tcIr dcs-
Qcratc Our Onccd, In_Prtur QcrsOnIHcd |ctIc
cIVar. Is sOar sQIrIt Ics dccQ VItIn tc Qscc
OIrc trcc caractcrs,andOds tcKctO unOcK-
In_ tcIr InncrmOst ccIn_s .
Myths Associated with the Sign
c stOr Otc Irt OaIcsIn QrOVIdcs a _ImQsc
IntO tc |ctIc VOrd O antas and undamcnta
truts . |crIdVcn Vas an ancIcnt unar _Oddcss and
a QrImcVa mOtcr H_urc. cr Hrst-Orn cId Vas
cacd PVa_ddu, 1acKYIn_s, and In tcIr crcatIOn
mt Vas rccrrcd tO as lI_t Or |aOs. PVa_ddu
Vas sO u_ tat |crIdVcn dccIdcd tO cOmQcnsatc
Im VIt tc _It O_rcat VIsdOm and KnOVcd_c.
5cQrcQarcda mstIca caudrOn OInsQIratIOn tO c
cd VIt tc sacrcd crs O cVcr sQccIcs, tcIr
OptImum VIrtucs dctcrmIncd tc Ours Or QOsI-
tOn Otc POOn and Qancts . t VOud taKc a car
and adatO rcV [a rccrcncc tO tc unar cacndar) ,
durIn_VIc tImc sc traVccd ar and VIdc tO cO-
cct tc In_rcdIcnts .
n cr ascncc, tc tasK OstIrrIn_ tc caudrOn
Vas _IVcn tO LVIOn, sOn OLVrcan, tc crad O
LanaIr. 1ut On tc da It Vas rcad, trcc drOQs
HcV Out, scadIn_ Is Hn_cr, VIc c guIcK stucK
In Is mOut. nanInstantcVastransOrmcdrOm
a O tO man,studcnttO sa_c. caIzIn_at Oncc tat
tc VOc csscncc O tc rcV Vas cOntaIncd In
tOsc trcc drOQs and tat tc rcsIduc Vas nOV a
dcad QOIsOn, c Hcd, KnOVIn_ u Vc tc ur O
|crIdVcn. c uscd Is ncV KnOVcd_c tO can_c
IntO tc ccmcnts, tcn IntO a arc,a Hs, a Ird,ut
|crIdVcn Qursucd Im as a _rcOund, an Ottcr,
and a aVK. Ina, In dcsQcratIOn, c tOOK tc
Orm Oa _raIn OVcat, IdIn_ amOn_st tc man
tOusands On a trcsIn_ HOOr. 1ut tc _Oddcss O
a Ic Vas nOt sO casI dcccIVcd. urnIn_ crsc
IntO a ar_c acK cn,sc _OcdImuQ. c _rcV
InsIdc cr, OVcVcr,and Vas Orn nIncmOnts atcr
as cr sccOnd sOn. Pn_r as sc Vas Or carIn_ a
cId O suc trIcKcr, sc cOu d nOt KI Im
ccausc OIs radIant caut,Instcad, sc cOnccacd
ImIn a catcra_, Qaccdtca_ In a cOracc,and
cast Im untO tc mcrc Otc sca. c Vas Ound
and Ostcrcd [a tQIca |ctIc cOnccQt OOV man
cVOVcd rOm cOntact VIt tc _Ods) , and _rcV uQ
tO ccOmc tc mastcr ardaIcsIn, VO raIscd tc
sKIs O Ycs ardIsm tO ncV cI_ts and
rccO_nItIOn.
Is cat O _rcat acIcVcmcnt, a_aInst a tc
Odds, rcVcas a VcIn OOQtImIsm and cntcrQrIsc run-
nIn_ dccQVItIntc |ctIc Qscc. tasO cxQrcsscs
tcIr cIcIn tc rcc sQIrIt Oman, VIc cannOt
c casI snuHcd Out Or cOmQrOmIscda cOmQctc
cOntrast tO castcrn mstIcIsm, VIc dcmands a
mOrc OcdIcnt sQIrItua VI.
Astrological Signifcance
c sI_nIHcancc Otc 5un In tradItIOna astrOO_
Is sImQ `tc Ic-_IVcr, a VIta and QrIncIQa InHu-
cncc tnu_Out tc VOc Irt cart. ts QOsItIOn
rcVcas tc IndIVIdua acutIcs. c smO Itsc, a
cIrcc VIt a sma dOt In tc ccntcr, rcQrcscnts tc
Onc unIt undcrIn_a tIn_s . \ntI a ccrtaIn sta_c
OcVOutIOn as ccn rcaccd It tcrcOrc rcQrcscnts
tc sc Or tc c_O. 1sOtcrIc astrOO_ dcHncs tc
5un OnanOtcrcVc atO_ctcr,tc 5un Is OOscrVcd
as a Ocus O a ra rOm tc ccntra 5un Or tc
suQrcmc IntcI_cncc, QrcsIdIn_ OVcr tc VOc unI-
Vcrsc.
c 1 Z-sI_n zOdIac tat as dOmInatcd Vcstcrn
astrOO_y Or ccnturIcs as tcndcd tO IntcrQrct tc
5untrOu_ tc sI_ns In a ratcr IsOatcd Or astract
Va. c 5un In tIs sstcm Is rc_ardcd as tc rucr
OLcO, a Hrc sI_n tat suQQOscd dOmInatcs Otcr
sI_ns . 1ut tc sOI/unar ccc O tc ruIds QrO-
VIdcs a aancc Ocncr_Ics, QacIn_ tc 5un at tc
c_InnIn_ O tc |ctIc zOdIac, a Qacc Vcrc It
c_Ins Its rcturn Or`rcIrtatcrrcacIn_tcmax-
Imum QOInt OdccInatIOn OrdIstanccrOm1art In
tc nOrtcrn cmIsQcrc. Is ncV rucrsIQ scts a
ncV Qrcccdcnt In astrOO_Ica tInKIn_, VIc VI
OQcu cQ tO rcOcus and rcdcHnc tc rOc O
tc 5un.
THE BIRCH TREE 33
Archetypal Character
c mstIca c_cnd OaIcsIn rcatcs tO tc asIc
QcrsOna guaItIcs assOcIatcdVIt tc Irc trcc sI_n,
and rcVcas tc IndIVIdua accts Ocaractcr.aIcsIn
Is tc arcctQa Irc trcc caractcr, smOIzIn_
tc QOtcntIaI_t Otc 5un,atOu_ anacIcVc-
mcnt Or QcrsOna rccO_nItIOn as tO OOV a sImIar
cOursc Or Ordca cxQcrIcnccd aIcsIn. crcOrc
tc asIc caractcr Is QrImarI mOdcd and InHu-
cnccd tc nccd Or QatIcncc, VIc natura
cVOKcs an InVard scnsc O guIct dctcrmInatIOn as
Vc as a scnsc OQcrsOna IsOatIOn.
crc Is, OVcVcr,aasIcInHcxIIItIntIs sI_n,
smOIzcd tc can_In_ Orms OLVIOn as c
sccKs tO cscaQc rOm tc _Oddcss. c cVcntua Out-
cOmcIs tc radIant`rcIrtOtcI_crsc, Intc
Orm OaIcsIn. n QcrsOna tcrms tc Irc trcc
caractcr must carn tO ccOmc css narrOV-mIndcd
and rI_Id rc_ardIn_ a asQccts OIc.
Tee Charcter
1Irc trcc caractcrs Od tc sccd QOtcntIa Oa
tc sI_ns . c VIrtuc OQatIcncc Is attrIutcd tO tIs
sI_n, a ncccssar rcguIrcmcnt Vcn dcaIn_ VIt
suc QOtcntIa. !cOQc Orn undcr tIs sI_n dIrcct
tcIr cncr_ and cntcrQrIsc trOu_ amItIOus strat-
c_, cac stcQ taKcn In Ic as a sQccIHc _Oa In
mInd.c Ostaccs can,OVcVcr,c guItc OrmIda-
c. !crsOna ImItatIOns arc nOt rcadI acccQtcd, as
Irc trcc caractcrs ccOmc mOrc rcsOutc and
dctcrmIncd. 5Omc nOtac Irc trcc caractcrs
Incudc !astcur, cQcr, LadstOnc, LOd LcOr_c,
and Icard lIxOn.
Positive Aspec ts
1Irc trcc caractcrs arc rcIac and trustVOrt
pcOQc, nOt _IVcn tO ras mOVcs Or Od statcmcnts .
hc sccOnd-sOn asQcct In tc mtOO_ Otc
sI_n as an IntcrcstIn_ Qarac, QscOO_Ica
sQcaKIn_. 1Irc trcc caractcrs OtcntaKc Ontc rOc
Ocad Otc Ousc,nOt trOu_ scnIOrIt OIrt,
ut ccausc tc taKc amI rcsQOnsIIItIcs Vcr
scrIOus. carc usua tc mOst succcssu mc
-
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
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}}
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_ ÒrtI_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. ÒrtI_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 andÌKIn_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 andÌKIn_.
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. cÌr_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,
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 àd 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
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_ Ònc 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 ÒrrOr 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.
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 àVaK-
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 àQanct 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 àVaKcnIn_ 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
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 àscnt-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 àIcn 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 "
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
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.
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.
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
stIùnOrmcdOrccs 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.
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}}
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
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
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
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.
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
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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.
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 "
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
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_ às 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_ tcÌr_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.
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.
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.PcxandrcÒ_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
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,andùcan 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.
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 daÌncI,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 ''
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 dcàc. 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
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
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 ùcan 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
IdcntIHcdùcan 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]amcsÒ_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
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 Oùcan, In LrccK mt.
n tradItIOna astrOO_ ùcan 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 ùcan 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 aOutùcan In cr
OOK Esoteric Astrology. ùcan 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
ùcan. c QOarIt O ùcan VIt !utO, a
nOn-sacrcd Qanct and rucr O 5cOrQIO, marKs tc
_cOccntrIc rIsIn_ O!cIadcs tc cnd O|ctOcr,
VItùcan marKIn_ tc scttIn_ mId-Pa 1Ot
arc InItIatIn_ Orccs. c InHucncc Oùcan 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 Oùcan as a smIt-_Od In tc
mtOO_ O tc |cts Is a rccVant actOr Vcn
IntcrQrctIn_tcIrcuturcandsQIrItuanaturc. ntra-
dItIOna astrOO_ tc Intra-PcrcurIa Qanctùcan
IsQcraQs ratcrOVcrOOKcd andI_nOrcd mOdcrn
astrOO_crs . n tc OOK OnùcanL. . 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.
Archetypal Charcter
c |ctIc smIt-_Od LOVannan Or LOan Is tc
arcctQa cguIVacnt tOùcan,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 Oùcans 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
_uccnÌctOrIa.
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
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-ùcan 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 "
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-
cntÒrrOVcdtIs _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,
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.
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
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.
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.
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"
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.
c mOst aQQrOQrIatc |ctIc mt rcatIn_ tO tc
O trcc sI_n, and tc Onc tat cst dcscrIcs tc
ma_Ica ccmcnt Otc trcc and tc VIrtuc OOnOr,
Is tc stOr O tc Lrccn nI_t In tc rIs
Omancc OLaVaIn andtc Lrccn nI_t.IsIs
a stOr tat atcr nds Its Va IntO tc PrturIan
acs as an annua attc ctVccn tc O nI_t
and tc |aK nI_t. n tc PrturIan VcrsIOn
P. . OQc-POncrIcH, acndOOtc_cnds QrO-
VIdcs tIs cOOru accOunt.
|amcOt, cstIVc VIt tc cccratIOns O lcV
Xcars a, Is IntcrruQtcd tc arrIVa Oa Hcrcc
rcd-ccd _Iant armcd VIt a u_c ax. Is rOad
uscard cOVcrsIs ccst,ut cVcarsnO armOr,
nOr dOcs c car VcaQOns aQart rOm tc razOr-
sarQ ax. rcsscd cntIrc In _rccn, VIt On Is
sQurs madc OrI_t _Od,c Is mOuntcd Ona _rccn
Orsc,VIt _rccn traQQIn_s un_ VIt _Odcn cs .
Al sIt dumOundcd at suc a sI_t.
c _Iantas dOVn a caBcn_c,asKIn_Itcrc Is
anOnc Od cnOu_ tO strIKc Onc OV at Im VIt
tc a, On tc cOndItIOn tat, On tc OOVIn_ lcV
Xcars a, tc sa stand a strOKc rOmIs and. Pt
tIs,aB tc KnI_ts a sIcnt,and tc _Iant snccrIn_
dccarcs tat tc nI_ts Otc Oundac arc ct-
tcr at OastIn_ OtcIr raVc dccds tan QcrOrmIn_
tcm. YIt tIs tc KIn_ Is stun_ VIt _rcat samc
and an_cr and,Or tc OnOr OIs OVnKnI_tOOd,
caQs OrVard tO acccQt tc cacn_c. 1ut c Is cd
acK Is KnI_ts, anOV aarmcd at tc dan_cr-
Ous QOsItIOn In VIc c as ccn Qaccd.
LaVaIn,Prturs Oun_ ncQcV, maKcs Is VOIcc
card aOVc tc dIn and Qcads Or tc cancc O
_aInIn_ Is OVn sQurs .Prturrcuctant a_rccs, ut
tc Lrccn nI_t smIcs _rIm and asKs tc namc
Otc Oun_ man VIt suc a Od sQIrIt. LaVaIn
tcs Im Is namc and sVcars tat c VI sccK Out
tc Lrccn nI_t VItIn tc tVcVcmOnt tO
rcccIVc a sImIar OV. XOun_ LaVaIn tcn strIKcs a
cty OV VIt tc ax acrOss tc _Iants nccK, and
tc _Iants cad as tO tc HOOr. c _Iant rcmaIns
standIn_, tOu_,aVIn_nOt HInccd a muscc,tcn
cam QIcKs uQ Is cad and sQrIn_s acK On Is
Orsc. YIt Is cad cd In Onc OIs ands, c
rcmInds LaVaIn tO mcct Im at tc Lrccn |aQc
ncxt lcVXcars a.
P car Qasscs, and at Al aBOVs [5amaIn) tc
KIn_ Ods a _rcat cast and tc VOc cOurt maKc
tcIr arcVcs tO LaVaIn,tInKIn_ tcma ncVcrscc
Im a_aIn. YIt lcVXcars a nOV aQQrOacIn_,
and nOt VIsIn_ tO aQQcar cOVard Or unVIIn_,
LaVaInrIdcs OHscVcradascOrc tc aOttcdOur
tO Hnd tc Lrccn |aQc . c rIdcs ast, rIdIn_
trOu_ tc nI_t,trIn_ nOt tO _IVc Va tO Is rca
cars . aVIn_rIddcn trOu_ a darK Orcst,c Is sud-
dcn aVarc Oa castc sct aOVc Im On a I. c
dccIdcs tO sccKsctcrOr tc nI_t and,sQurrIn_On
IsVcar Orsc,c rcaccs tc castc ust cOrc tc
draVrId_c _atc Is ct dOVn.
c _atcman taKcs Im tO tc Ord Otc castc,
a ta,sturdKnI_t,rOmVOm c rcccIVcs a cart
VccOmc. 1VcrtIn_ O cOmOrt Is QrOVIdcd and,
atcr tat cVcnIn_, c I
cscOrtcd IntO a angutIn_

a Hcd VIt a mcrr cOmQan O KnI_ts and
adIcs. LaVaIn Is ImQrcsscd VIt tc rIcncss Otc
scttIn_ and tc Varmt Otc OsQItaIt, tInKIn_
Is ast das VI Indccd cmcrr. cInguIrcs Otc
Lrccn|aQc, andIs tOdtat ItIs css tan an Ours
rIdc aVa. 1ut c tcs nO Onc OIs mIssIOn.
c _ad acccQts Is Osts KInd InVItatIOn tO

sta at tc castc. OVcVcr, durIn_ tc Hrst nI_t,
c Is startcd tO scc tc aIr ad Otc castc, tc
VIc O Is Ost, In Is cdcamcr. 5c trIcs
unsucccssu Or trcc nI_ts tO cntIcc Im IntO
OVcmaKIn_, ut c rcsIsts cr VIt _rcat cOurtcs
and mOdcst.
Pt tc aQQOIntcd Our c rIdcs OH tO sccK tc
Lrccn LIant, and Hnds Im VaItIn_ In tc |aQc.
!acIn_ Is nccK OntcOcKQrOVIdcd, c Inccs
sI_t at tc IntcndcdOV.c _IantrOars at Im
tO Od ast, tcn dcIVcrs an amI_t OV tat
sIn_cs LaVaIns nccK as tc ax Is urIcd dccQ In tc
OcK. LaVaIn Is Ot amazcd and saKcn at Is
narrOV cscaQc. c _Iant cans On tc rctrIcVcd ax
andc_Ins tO smIc as c rcmOVcs Is aIr dIs_uIsc
tO rcVca Is truc IdcntIttat O Ord O tc
castc.
c Lrccn nI_t cxQaIns tat, rcusIn_ tc
amOrOus attcntIOns OIs ad, andtc KccQIn_ O
Is Qcd_c, LaVaIn as rcstOrcd tc OnOr O tc
Oundac. c tcs LaVaIn tat Is namc Is 5Ir
1crnaKc,and tO cxQaIn OVtc mI_t POr_an c
a, VOasOIVcs at tc castc,ad arran_cd mattcrs
In Ordcr tO tcst cr rOtcr, In_Prtur, and maKc
Im aVarc OcrQOVcrs . LaVaIn Is nOt dIsQOscd tO
car mOrc aOut Is uncann KInsVOman, and c
dcQarts atcr sVcarIn_ ctcrna rIcndsIQ and ac-
_IanccVIt tc Lrccn nI_t.
PstrOO_Ica tc Qanct 1art Is dcsI_natcd tIs
sI_n,Its ancIcnt assOcIatIOnVIt tc |ctIc cstIVa O
Lammas QrOVIdIn_ an autcntIc rucrsIQ. c
Qanct 1art as On_ ccn su__cstcd as a QOssIc
ruIn_ Qanct Or scVcra zOdIac sI_ns, nOtaaurus
andÌr_O,tVO1art sI_ns . 1utOt mIss tc QcrIOd
Otc car Vcn tc cart Is In Its mOst crtIc sca-
sOn In tcnOrtcrn cmIsQcrc. ts cxcusIOn In tc
tradItIOna astrOO_ dcrIVcd rOm LraccO-Oman
sOurccs Is I_ gucstIOnac, cOnsIdcrIn_ Its rOc
durIn_ ccIQscs, and tc _rcat sIts In tc 1arts
axIs, crcatIn_ catacsmIc can_cs tat aVc undcnI-
a aHcctcd a OmanKInd.
c scIcncc OastrOO_y as ccn ar_c ascd
On _cOccntrIc OscrVatIOns tat smOIcaB Qacc
tc 1art at tc ccntcr Otc unIVcrsc. 1uttc QOsI-
tIOn Otc 5un can On c cxQrcsscd trOu_ tc
QOsItIOn OrOrIta mOtIOn Otc 1art, a VaId QOInt
tO rcmcmcr. c cIOccntrIc sstcm tat Qaccs
tc 5un at tc ccntcr Vas cIcVcd tO aVc ccn
studIcd tc Ptantcans and Otcr ancIcnt raccs,
utIsnOVuscdVcr cV astrOO_crs. c lautI-
ca Pmanac _IVcs tc cIOccntrIc QOsItIOns O aB
cccstIaOdIcs, andtIs VcrQOInt cOnHrms ItsVauc
tO scaarIn_ QcOQc, Ot tc Ptantcans and |cts
aVc mstcrIOus OrI_Ins assOcIatcd VIt tc sca,
VIc ma aVc cOnsIdcra InHucnccd tcIr _cn-
cra OscrVatIOns.
1sOtcrIc astrOO_ and, It sccms, |ctIc astrOO_y
Ot attcmQt tO Incudc tc 1art In a asQccts O
sQIrItua _rOVt. PIcc 1aIc mcntIOns tIs Vcr
QOInt at tc c_InnIn_ Ocr On_ trcatIsc, Esoteric
Astrology:
THE HOLLY TREE 1 03
Astrologers have always emphasized the incoming
infuences and eneries as they beat upon and play
through our little planet, but they have omitted to
take into adequate considertion the emanating qual
ities and forces which are the contribution of our
Earth 5 etheric body to the larer whole.
n uturc IntcrQrctatIOns, tc 1arts sI_n In tc
|ctIc unar zOdIac, VIc cOrrcsQOnds VIt tc
ancIcnt cOnstcatIOn sI_ns startIn_ rOm aQQrOxI-
matc 1b dc_rccs O|anccr tO 1Z dc_rccs OLcO,
ma c VOrt nOtIn_. !ancts OccuQIn_ tcsc
dc_rccs ma aQQcar mOrc `cart, and tc cacua-
tIOn O mIdQOInts taKcn rOm tc cart O tc
dc_rccs, VIc aQQcn tO c tc cusQ ctVccn |an-
ccr and LcO,ma, IKc tc _aactIc ccntcr,QrOVIdc tc
truc ccntcr Or u Otc nata cart. csc dc_rccs
asO cOntaIn tc caVcn tVIns, |astOr tc mOrta
Onc and !Oux tc ImmOrta Onc. c dua asQcct O
tIs ancIcnt mtOO_ Is nOt On a Qarac stOr O
tc OaK KIn_s and O KIn_s, ut Oncc a_aIn rcVcas
a cOmmOn OrI_In Or sOurcc tat aQQcars tO Qcrmc-
atc a mts .
Archetypal Charcter
c |ctIc arcctQa dcIt O 1art mOtcr cst
suItcd tO tc mOnt Otc O Is anu, KnOVn as
tc mOtcr O a rIs _Ods . anu Vas cVcntuay
mascuInIzcd IntO On Or Onnus, ut OrI_Ina
sc rcQrcscntcd tc QOVcru matrIInca succcssIOn
OKIn_sIQ. aItc OraItIu Vas asO Lu_s [sOar-
_Od) Ostcr mOtcr, VO tOOK carc OLu_s cduca-
tIOn and Instructcd Im In tc QrIncIQcs O_OVcrn-
mcnt and tc rcHncmcnt O QOItc carnIn_. 1Ot
tcsc asQccts OmOtcr _Oddcss rcQrcscnt a cncac-
trcss, VO smOIzcs tc QOsItIVc asQccts Ocarac-
tcr assOcIatcd VIt tc O trcc sI_n.
Tee Charcter
O trcc caractcrsaVc a QcrsOna Intc_rIt, a sQc-
cIa rc_a guaIt rcscrVcd Or tc Icrarc Otc
|ctIc unar zOdIac. c ma c css HamOant
tan tc OaK trcc caractcrs,ut tc cxcrt a QOVcr-
u InHucncc rOm cInd tc sccncs. cIr VOrd Is
guItc Itcra tcIr Ond and tc VIrtuc O OnOr
tcIr_uIdIn_QrIncIQc.cIrstrcn_t OcaractcrIs
rarc undcrmIncd, ut tc arc cxtrcmc scnsItIVc
tO QcrsOna crItIcIsm, tIs cIn_ tcIrPcIcs cc.
lcVcrtccss, tc InVOKc _rcat Oat anddcVOtIOn
rOm rIcnds and cOca_ucs.
5Omc nOtac O trcc caractcrs arc _uccn
1Izact, tc _uccn POtcr, ccna 1aVatsK,
|. L. ]un_, Par 1aKcr 1dd, and cnr Ord.
Positive Aspects
csc QcOQc aVc a Hrm sct O Vaucs. c arc
strOn_-VIcd, acctIOnatc and trustVOrt. c
aVc trcmcndOus QOVcrs OQsIca cndurancc and
VI ncVcr cxQcct anOnc tO dO tIn_s tc tcm-
scVcs cant mana_c. cIr strcn_t Ocaractcr and
guIct dIscrctIOn maKc tcm cxcccnt cOnHdantcs.
Negative Aspec ts
c can ccOmc dO_matIc, QOmQOus, and QatrOn-
IzIn_. P nccd Or cOnstant attcntIOn Or aHcctIOn can
asO maKc tcm cxccssIVc dcmandIn_ Qarcnts and
Qartncrs . c VI Intcrcrc VIt tIn_s _cncra
and causc dIscOrd. P mIscr attItudc VI asO InH Ict
unncccssar suHcrIn_ and QcrsOna ardsIQ.
General
!cOQc Orn undcr tIs sI_n, unIKc tc OaK carJC-
tcrs, arc css IncIncd tO taKc rIsKs Oan KInd unt|
tc aVc carcu cccKcdtc Odds. c ma st|
ccOmc InVOVcd VIt _randIOsc sccmcs, ut tcy
VI asO Od On mOrc tI_t tO tc Qursc strIn_s .
Is QartIcuar asQcct O caractcr, Qus a natura
usIncss acumcn, attracts tcm IntO anKIn_ and
Insurancc. c arc Otcn tc OundIn_ mcmcrs OI
sOcIctIcs Or InstItutIOns, tIs rcatcs tO a I_ Qrac-
tIca dOVn-tO-cart guaIt O caractcr, VIt tc
aIIt tO sOVc dIHcut QrOcms trOu_ sImQc
O_Ic. crc Is a sQIrItua cOntcntmcnt In tcIr
naturc, OVcVcr, and mOst O trcc QcOQc aVc a
dccQ and aIdIn_ aIt.
c aVc a strOn_ cnd O QcrsOna guaItIcs
tat dcnOtcs _rcat strcn_t O caractcr, nOt unIKc
tc rcsOutc Irc trcc caractcr. c arc, OVcVcr,
mOrc aQQrOacac, cIn_ an cxtrcmc _cncrOus
QcOQc,In tc scnsc OQrOVIdIn_ Vat Is ncccssary at
tc tImc, c It OsQItaIt Or suQQOrtIVc actIOn.
ndccd,O trcc caractcrs,IKctcOaKtrcc QcOQc,
arc_rcatcncactOrs,uttcVIcxQccttc QcOQc
cOnccrncd tO VOrK as ard as tcmscVcs, a_aIn IKc
tc Irc QcOQc,utunIKc tc OaK trcc QcOQc,VO
tcnd tO taKc On Otcr QcOQcs rcsQOnsIIItIcs.
O trcc caractcrs, IKc tc VIOV QcOQc, arc
_rcat cOcctOrs,and tcIr Omcs arc OtcnHcdVIt
cxtraOrdInar artIacts. c cnO cOcctIn_ a ccr-
taIn amOunt OmcmOraIIa,andaVc a Kccn cc Or
a ar_aIn, tcIr cOcctIOn VI cOnsIst O Oscurc
ItcmstataVc a unIguc IstOr andVauc. cIrcc
Or IstOr Or tradItIOn Is a Kc InHucncc On tcIr
VOc aQQrOac Or attItudc tO Ic.
Love Life
YIt rc_ard tO QcrsOna rcatIOnsIQs tc arc OVIn_
Qartncrs In cVcr scnsc, IsOmcVat OVcr QrOtcc-
tIVc.c arcnOtIncIncdtO aVc aHaIrs at an tImc
durIn_ tcIrIc, and Otcn marr cIdOOd sVcct-
carts . c dO, OVcVcr, aVc a numcr O Vcr
aHcctIOnatc rIcndsIQs OOt scxcs. 1ccausc tc
arc Vcr dIscrcct QcOQc, tcIr OVc Ic rcmaIns
sOmctIn_ Oa mstcr, cVcn tO cOsc rIcnds .
c arc Idca Qarcnts, tOcrant, aHcctIOnatc, and
Vcr suQQOrtIVc.
THE HOLLY TREE 1 05
Sumary
crc Is a Vcr scrIOus sIdc tO tcIr naturc, VIc
can maKc tcm aQQcar tO c acKIn_ a scnsc O
umOr.c dOntIKcsarQ InnucndOs,Orau_tcr
at tc mIsOrtuncs OOtcrs,uttc tradItIOna antIcs
O cIrcus cOVns and Od-asIOncd cOmcdIcs VI
rIn_ tcars tO tcIr ccs .
c Otcn dVc InrcmOtc Qaccs, OHtccatcn
tracK and dIHcut tO Hnd. |rOu VI Hnd tcm In
Od Or IstOrIc uIdIn_s, tcIr Icstc aQQcarIn_ tO
sOt IntO tc Qast ratcr tan tc uturc. 1ut QcOQc
Orn undcr tIs sI_n arc u cOnVcrsant VIt Ic,
and tcIr rccusIVc tcndcncIcs arc dcVIscd tO taKc
stOcK Or QrOVIdc a ncccssar Qausc, tc rcguIrc tIs
QcrsQcctIVc In Ordcr tO maIntaIn tc cnOrmOus
rcsQOnsIIItIcs Otcn QaccduQOn tcIr sOudcrs .
CHAPTER NINE
THE HAZEL TREE
c o l l
August 5 September 1
Symbolizing: Te planet Mercury
Gemstone: Amethyst
Flower: Vrvain
Archetypal Character: Ogma
((I am a salmon in the pool "
The Illustrtion
c azctrcc Is a smaButI_QrOductIVc trcc. Pt
tIs tImc Otc car tc caVcs arc turnIn_ sOV tO
_Od and tc nutsaVcarcadOrmcdIntO custcrs O
trcctc sacrcd numcr O tc unIVCrsa _Oddcss.
c trcc Is _rOVIn_ OVcr a cautIu natura sQrIn_
tatHOVsIntO a crsta-ccar QOO.c nutsarcdrOQ-
QIn_ IntO tc QOO and ccdIn_ tc samOn,a ma_Ica
smO O KnOVcd_c O tc arts and scIcnccs.
P andsOmc Out sIts tc sQrIn_, drcsscd In
_rccn and sIVcr, a OOK In_ OQcn ncar as c
_azcs IntO tc QOO. YIsdOm Is nOt Ound In OOKs,
ut It can c Ound VItIn tc cOnccaIn_ asQcct O
sccrct IcrO_Qs and ancIcnt smOs. 5uc sm-
Os, VIc Incudc astrOO_Ica _Qs, arc cVcr-
Vcrc In tc unIVcrsc and VI at tImcs sucOn-
scIOus Instruct tc mInd.
c staKIn_ cranc Ird stands crcct, an cc_ant
IntcrOQcr,VOsc sarQ ccsaVc cnacdIt tO catc
a sQcndId samOn suQQcr. |atcIn_ tc samOn Is
QcraQs mOrc suItcd tO sOmc Hscrmcn tan Otcrs .
The Amethyst
Is Is a stOnc OcautIu cOOrVarIatIOn, HOm VIO-
ct tO dccQ QurQc. t Vas Vc KnOVn In ancIcnt
tImcs and Vas rcQutcd tO c tc aVOrItc cVc O
|cOQatra. c car 1_QtIans cIcVcd It QOsscsscd
a QOVcr Or _OOd,andIt Vas Qaccd In tc tOms O
tc QaraOs . crc arc asO rcI_IOus assOcIatIOns
VIt tc stOnc, It Vas VOrn On tc rcastQatc O
ParOn, I_QrIcstOtc ancIcntcrcVs,andIs stI
VOrn tOda Ot Pn_Ican IsOQs and |atOIc
cardInas.
c amctst Is a stOnc O rOat and dIVInc
cssIn_,andasccnVOrn1rItIs mOnarcs and
PraIan sutans . c ruIds, aOn_ VIt tc ancIcnt
LrccK QrIcsts, cIcVcd It QrOtcctcd tc Vcarcr rOm
drunKcnncss, and ImQrOVcd tc mcmOr.
The Stalking Crane
Is Is a namc assOcIatcd In |ctIc mt VIt
LVddnO LaranIr, tc LOrd O|crcdI_IOn. n tc
Ycs c_cnd O aIcsIn, 1QIn, tc sOn O
LVddnO LaranIr, Hscs aIcsIn rOm a
samOnVcIratcrc ad ccn cast IntO tc sca Is
mOtcr |crIdVcn. c Inant aIcsIn ad arcad
ccn trOu_ Onc InItIatIOn OrIrt as LVIOn, VO
ad unVIttIn_ _aIncd tc KnOVcd_c Otc cau-
drOn Intcndcd Or |crIdVcns Hrst sOn PVa_ddu. n
cscaQIn_ rOm tc _Oddcss, LVIOn ad transOrmcd
ImscIntO a _raIn OVcat,and tc mOtcr _Od-
dcss adsVaBOVcd ImuQ,OntO _IVcIrttO Im
asaIcsIn [mcanIn_ radIant rOV) . Is transOrma-
tIOn asQcct In tc mtOO_ Otc |cts rcatcs tO
tcIrcIcIn saQc-can_In_and tc InItIatIOn IntO
tc dccQcr mstcrIcs OIc.
aIcsIn ccamc tc cIc ard O tc |mr
[Ycs ardIc Ordcr) , VOsc rOc Vas uQOdIn_ tc
Ora tradItIOn O stOrtcIn_ and cOmQOsIn_ ncV
matcrIa In Ordcr tO rccOrd tcIr IstOr, cuturc,and
rcI_IOn. c ruIdIc tradItIOn Vas asIca an Ora
Onc,ut trcc Orms OVrItIn_ and cOmmunIcatIOn
VcrcasO cmQOcd,asVcas tc carIcrtradItIOn O
usIn_LrccKcttcrs . c Hrst Orm OIruIdIc VrIt-
In_ Vas dcVcOQcd In rcand and Is KnOVn as tc
|_am aQact, taKIn_ Its namc rOm |_ma Or
|_mIus, an ancIcnt |ctIc _Od O carnIn_. n
OcrtLraVcs OOKTe Wite Goddess cmcntIOns
a cOnncctIOn ctVccn |_am and tc InscrIQtIOns
Oa LrccK aQact rOm 1trurIa rOm arOund tc
Ht ccnturB. C. |_maaQQarcntrcQrcscnts amIx-
turc O tc LrccK _Ods |rOnOs, crcucs , and
PQOO. c asO su__csts tat tc OrI_In Otc LrccK
aQact Ics VIt tc !OcnIcIans, tc mstcrIOus
racc OQcOQc VO asO VIsItcd tc 1rItIs scs.
|_am cOnsIstcd O a scrIcs O strOKcs VIt a
dIVIdIn_Inc,andVas a Vcr cas aQacttO mastcr,
ut dId nOt aOV Or an dcQt OItcrar cxQrcs-
sIOn. t Vas, OVcVcr, a Orm Oma_Ica InVOcatIOn,
and uscd sOc tc ruIds Orcand, |OrnVa,
and 5cOtand.c ruIds asO InVcntcda Hn_cr-an-
_ua_c ascd On |_am and It Vas uscd as a sccrct
sI_n an_ua_c amOn_ InItIatcs.
PnOtcr sstcm O VrItIn_ cmQOcd tc
ruIds Vas cacd 1OIc-LOt Or trcc VrItIn_, and
KnOVn In Od LacIc as tc 1ct-LuIs-lIOn aQa-
ct. t dcrIVcd Its cttcr namcs HOm tc namcs O
tcIrsacrcd trccs. P VOc sstcmOtrcc ma_Ic Vas
dcVcOQcd trOu_ tIs aQact and ccamc Qart O
tc |ctIc unar cacndar tat Orms tc OundatIOn
O|ctIc astrOO_.
The Salmon
c Or_m O tc QOctIc VIsIOn and Itcrar stc
Ound In rIs mtOO_ Vas saId tO c rOm tc
Vc O 5c_aIs, KnOVn as |Onas VcB, VOsc OVn
OrI_In Or sOurcc Vas tc IVcr 1Onc, namcd atcr
tc _Oddcss 1Oann. PccOrdIn_ tO Onc c_cnd, tc
_Oddcss dccIdcd tO cacn_c tc QOVcr Otc Vc,
THE HAZEL TREE 1 09
and drOVncdIn tc attcmQt. c 1Onc cd a ms-
tIc aura amOn_ rIs QOcts, and tcIr crO Inn Pac
|umaI OtaIncd KnOVcd_c catIn_ tc samOn
OVIsdOm taKcn HOm tc rIVcr, a sImIar InItIatIOn
tO tat OaIcsIn tastIn_ tc cOntcnts Otc sacrcd
caudrOn O|crIdVcn.
n VOrd mts tc catIn_ OsamOn Or Hs as
On_ ccn assOcIatcd VIt tc rcccIVIn_ OKnOV-
cd_c Or sQccIa _Its. Inn, atcr catIn_ tc samOn,
ad On tO Qut Is tum In Is mOut tO aVc
QrOQctIc KnOV cd_c and, IKc aIcsIn, Vas tcn
caQac OVanguIsIn_ a cncmIcsVIt Ot dccds
andVOrds.aIcsIn,as cHts a _rcat ard,VOud cOn-
Ound Is OQQOncnts VIt tc cOgucncc OVOrds,
ut It Vas asO rccO_nIzcd tat tc QItc Or tOnc O
an IncantatIOn cOud stun tcIr cncmIcs scnscs and
dIsarm tcm Ot QsIca and mcnta
LacIc curscs, tc darKcr sIdc Osuc KnOVcd_c,
arc rccOrdcd In tc I_ands O5cOtand VIt an
uncann accurac, and a _rcat QrOQOrtIOn OI_-
and amIIcs carr a cursc OsOmc sOrt In tcIr Is-
tOr. |ursIn_, as dIstIn_uIscd HOm asQcm, Is Or
Vas, It sccms, a I_and custOm, It Vas cOnsIdcrcd
a Hnc art, rcguIrIn_ cOura_c, Or It ad tO c acc tO
acc. t asO rcguIrcd a ccrtaIn QatIcncc and In_cnu-
It, Qus a cOnsIdcrac cOmmand O an_ua_c. n
ncara cascs tc curscrs rcQrcscntcd tc VIctIms O
_rcat In ustIccs, and usua OQcratcd Vcn tc
Vcrc On tc QOInt Odcat,aVIn_ nOtIn_ mOrc tO
_aIn Or Osc In tIs Ic. c curscd VOud tcn aVc
tO IVc Out tcIr das undcr a acK cOud, KnOVIn_
tat tc cursc Vas ncar aVas attaccd tO tcIr
amI and dcsccndants . !accs Vcrc asO assOcIatcd
VIt curscs, Or cxamQc, tc castcs OLamIs and
VIc arc saId tO c Ot auntcd and curscd. c
1 1 0 THE CELTI C LUNAR ZODIAC
cst curscs Otcn tOOK a Vcr On_ tImc tO c u-
Hcd,and sOmc Otcm arc aQQarcnt stI In OQcr-
atI On. c dOOm QrOnOunccd On tc Ouscs O
5caOrt, Par, and PacKIntOs arc rccKOncd tO c
amOn_ tcmOstImQrcssIVc andcndurIn_.
c Ousc OPar Is Onc Otc Odcst, nOcst
andmOstunucKamIIcs In 5cOtand.c OrI_In O
tcIr cursc Is dIsQutcd,ut ItIs tOu_t tO c arOund
tc sIxtccnt ccntur, Vcn ]On, 1ar O Par,
cVIctcd tc POt O |amusKcnnct In Ordcr tO
uId a Qaacc In 5tIrIn_ rOm tc QrOcccds Otc
ac. c POt sct dOVn a Vcr On_ cursc, Hrst
statIn_ tat tc Qaacc at 5tIrIn_ VOud ncVcr c
cOmQctcd, tc dVcIn_ Oa dcsccndant VOud c
urnt and Is VIc sacrIHccd In tc samc Hamcs [a
aVOrItc VcaQOn O tc ruIds) . c Qaacc ncVcr
QrO_rcsscd urtcr tan a acadc, andVas KnOVn Or
cars as `Pars O. Is amOus cursc aQQcars In
Its cntIrct In 1urKcs Romance i the Aristocracy, and
al tc tcrms aVc ccn du uHcd accOrdIn_ tO
IstOrIc rccrcncc. c ast Qart Otc QrOQcc Vas
tat `tc Inc OPar sa c rOKcn, ut nOt untI
Its OnOrs arc
dOucdand Its dOOm cndcd.P caIm

On tc cstatc, VIc startcd In 1 o, astcd untI
1 oob, Vcn anPct O!arIamcnt sOVcd tc QrOcm
rccO_nIzIn_ tVO cardOms OPar,and tus du
cOmQctcd tc tcrms Otc cursc.
Vervain
`crVaIn Is a namc dcrIVcd HOm tc |ctIcfeifaen, Jer
mcanIn_ `tO drIVc aVa andfaen mcanIn_ `stOnc.
|d craIsts uscd VcrVaIn as an aQrOdIsIac, and
tOu_t It Vas _OOd Or tc sI_t. t Vas asO rcc-
Ommcndcd Or a VarIct OaImcnts, rOm tc trcat-
mcnt Ouccrs tO rcIcVIn_ tc cOndItIOn OQcurIs
and scVcrc cadaccs. n Onc Od c_cnd It Vas saId
tO c _rOVIn_ On tc POunt O|aVar, Vcrc It
Vas uscd tO staunc tc VOunds O|rIst. O cOm-
ataducKand curscs, tc cr VcrVaInVasuscdas
a carm Or taIsman tc ruIds, It Vas Onc O
tcIrmOstsacrcdcrs, andtc Incudcd It In tcIr
ustraVatcrtO QurI| tcIr atars, and castOts Or Its
usc In dIVInatIOn.
Al crs and sacrcd Qants Vcrc aVas ccrcmO-
nIOus _atcrcd tc ruIds , VIt duc rc_ard
cIn_ madc tO tc Qascs O tc POOn and Otcr
astrOnOmIca actOrs .`crVaIn, Or cxamQc,Vas On
_atcrcd at tc rIsc Otc dO_ star, 5IrIus, at a tImc
Vcn tc 5un Or POOn cast nOt a I_t. n Its _at-
crIn_ tc cart Vas QrOQItIatcd a IatIOn O
Onc, and du_ uQ VIt tc ct and. t Vas asO
VOrn tcIr crads as a QrOtcctIOn a_aInst snaKcs
and VcnOmOus Itcs, and tO sQccd tcm On tcIr
mIssun.
The Hazel Tree
urIn_ tc nIntunarmOnt tc ruIds uscdazc
Vands Or al KInds OdIVInatIOn,ut mOst tO Hnd
sccrct Vcs. Yatcr dIVIncrs In tc 1rItIs scs and
Otcr cOuntrIcs arOund tc VOrd usc azc rOds as
tc mOst rcIac Va O HndIn_ Vatcr In Qaccs
Vcrc It Is cOnccacd In dccQ Vcs, a tradItIOn tat
ma aVc OrI_Inatcd VIt tc ruIds . 5cOtand Is
saId tO aVc ccn cacd |acdOnIa rOm cal dun,
VIcmcans tcI Otcazc. azcrOdsarcstI
uscd Or HsIn_ In tc I_ands , a custOm tat
QrOa stcms rOm Its assOcIatIOn VIt tc samOn
OKnOVcd_c. n5urrc tc namc Oascmcrc tcs
Its OVn stOr, and OVIOus rcatcs tO an ancIcnt
sacrcd aKc In |ctIc tImcs. n cradr, azc caVcs
arc Ound In tc arms OcsIrI_c Or azcrI__.
c nut In |ctIc c_cnd as aVas ccn a sm-
O OcOnccntratcd VIsdOm. t rcQrcscnts sOmctIn_
sVcct and cOmQact cncOscd In a sma ard scB,
cncc tc rccVant cxQrcssIOnÌs Is tc mattcrIn a
nutsc. n tc OKOrc OOt 1n_and and 5cOt-
and It Vas a custOm tO urn azc nuts On tc nI_t
OP-aOVs 1Vc [|ctIc 5amaIn) .VO nuts, rcQ-
rcscntIn_ tVO HIcnds,VOud c Qaccd tO_ctcr In a
ccar rcd Hrc, and Itc urncd guIct and cVcn,
tc uturc Vas surc tO c a aQQ Onc. 1ut Itc
Harcd uQ an_rI Or urst VIt a Oud rcQOrt, tcn
mIsOrtunc Vas saId tO OBOV tat rIcndsIQ.
n1n_anda OrKcdazc stIcK Vas uscd untI tc
scVcntccnt ccntur Or dIVInIn_ nOt On urIcd
trcasurc and Iddcn Vatcr, ut In dctcrmInIn_ tc
_uIt OQcOQc car_cd VIt murdcr and tct. n
tc Book of St. Albans, datcd arOund 1 +V, a carmIs
_IVcn Or maKIn_ OncscInVIsIc mcrc carr-
THE HAZEL TREE 1 1 1
In_a azcVand and catIn_ a crn- sccd. ntc rIs
c_cnds OInn tc ancIcntdrIQQIn_azcVasa trcc
OVIsdOm VIt dcstructIVc uscs, It drIQQcd QOIsO-
nOus mIKut ad nO OIa_c, and Vas tc aOdc O
Vuturcs and raVcns, tc Irds O dIVInatIOn. Inn
uscd Its VOOd Or a sIcd In attc, and Its nOxIOus
VaQOrs KIcd tOusands OIs cncmIcs. LIKc LacIc
curscs, tc dcstructIVc QOVcrOKnOVcd_c cOudc
uscd as a dcad VcaQOn.
Col
c cttcr coli Vas uscd as a ardIc numcra nInc,
anOtcr sacrcd numcr O tc unIVcrsa _Oddcss,
cIn_ tc mutIQc Otrcc, and ccausc tc azc
trcc ruIts atcr nInc cars . c azc asO _aVc Its
namc tO a _Od namcd Pac |O Or Pac |OO [sOn
Otc azc) VO Vas, accOrdIn_ tO c_cnd, Onc O
tc carIcst rucrs Orcand. YIt Is tVO rOtcrs,
Pac |cact [sOn O tc QOu_) and Pac LrcInc
[sOn O tc 5un) , tO_ctcr tc cccratcd a trIQc
marrIa_c and aIancc VIt tc trIQc _Oddcss Orc-
and1Irc, Oda, and1ana.
Mercurial Symbolism
c |cts , accOrdIn_ tO ]uIus |acsar, ad _Ods
cguIVacnt tO tc Oman dcItIcs. c ad ccn tOd
Is OVn IstOrIans tat tc 1rItIs |cts Vcrc
dcsccndants OtcrOan racc, and tcrcOrc dIstant
KIn. n trIn_ tO asscss tcIr rcI_IOn, c Vas Otc
OQInIOn tat Pcrcur Vas tcIr cIC_Od, atOu_
a |cts caImcd dcsccnt rOm Is Or !utO, _Od O
tc undcrVOrd. c Omans ad a numcr O
_Ods, and Vcrc aIr tOcrant OOtcr rcI_IOns .
|acsar madc scVcra ntcrcstIn_ OscrVatIOns
cOnccrnIn_ tc |cts . YIc c tcndcd tO dIsmIss
tcm as a scmI-ararOus racc, c OVIOus admIrcd
tcIrdarIn_ cOura_c durIn_ attc. cVas QartIcu-
ar ImQrcsscd tcIr In_cnIOus cOuntcr-mOVcs In
cOmatIn_ Is OVn ImQrcssIVc Var macIncs. c
asO nOtcd tcIr suddcn can_cs O cart I tIn_s
Vcnt a_aInst tcm, VIc c Qut dOVn tO tcIr
suQcrstItIOus rcI_IOn, and amcd tc ruIds Or
OdIn_ sVa OVcr _OOd mIItar scnsc.
Is PcrcurIa acct OtcIr caractcr Vas Qcr-
aQs tc mOst OVIOus Onc,and Onc tat |acsar ad
Kccn IdcntIi cd. PtOu_ c dcsQIscd tc ar-
arIsm Otc ruIds,VIt tcIr darK sacrIHcIa rItcs,
c Vas ncVcrtccss ImQrcsscd VIt tc ruIds
KnOVcd_c Otcarts andscIcnccs. c sKIs assOcI-
atcd VIt carnIn_ arc anOtcr PcrcurIa attrIutc.
Pn admIxturc O_Ods Is QcraQs an aQQrOQrIatc Va
OdcscrIIn_a PcrcurIa _Od. Lu_,tc 5un-_Od O
tc |cts, Vas saId tO QOsscss a VarIct OsKIs tat
madc Im a mastcr cratsman and ard, a sOrt O
PcrcurIa 5un-_Od. c rO c O Pcrcur, Or
Pu_cr, Vas mOrc tan ust a mutI-tacntcd dcIt,
OVcVcr.cIrPcrcurIa sca-_OdPanannan,sOn O
LIr,Vas tc mcsscn_cr and _uIdc tO tc undcrVOrd
rc_IOns . c Vas asO a mastcr OtrIcKs and IusIOns
and OVncd a KInds Oma_Ica QOsscssIOns . crc-
Orc tc mtOO_ rcatIn_ tO |_ma,Lu_,aIcsIn,
andPanannanQrOVIdcs tc rccVant sI_nIHcanccand
IntcrQrctatIOn.
PstrOO_Ica tc Qanct Pcrcur Is tc dcsI_natcd
rucr OtIs sI_n, Its assOcIatIOn VIt tc azc trcc
cIn_ Hrm cstaIscd In |ctIc mt and c_cnd.
n tradItIOna astrOO_y Pcrcur Is asO a dua-_Od
and IdcntIHcd VIt tc mcnta acutIcs, QcrccQtIOn
O a Orms, mcmOr, sQccc, rcasOn, and IntcI-
_cncc. cQcndIn_Ontc QOsItIOn In tcnatacart,
Pcrcur VI OQcratc rOm Qurc rcasOn Or astract
rIIancc. YIt rc_ard tO IntcrQrctatIOn Pcrcur Is
strIct a ncutra a_cnt, In tc scnsc OcIn_ InHu-
cnccd tc IncInatIOn Otc IndIVIdua, Or VIt
tc QrcVaIIn_ Orccs OQcratIn_, VIc In tIs
Instancc Is rcatcd tO tc mtOO_y Otc azc trcc
and tc assOcIatcd arcctQcs.
PccOrdIn_ tO tc rIs,tc |ctIc OVc OQOctr and
rctOrIc OrI_Inatcd trOu_ tc InVcntIVc naturc O
tcIr ancIcnt _Od |_ma Or 5un acc. c Vas KnOVn
as tc _Od OcOgucncc Or cIn_ sKIcd In sQccc
andQOctr, and ad dcVIscd tc Hrstmcans OVrIt-
In_. ts Vcr Hrst usc Vas scnt as a VarnIn_ tO Lu_,
tcIr 5un-_Od, tcIn_ Im tat Is VIc VOud c
carrIcd aVa tc acrQcOQc uncss tc IrcVas
sct tO _uard cr. |_ma tcrcOrc rcQrcscnts tc car
arcctQa _Od assOcIatcdVIt tc mOnt and sI_n O
tc azc, VIc smOIzcs al asQccts OcarnIn_.
Panannan, sOn OLIr, Is tc PcrcurIa sca-_Od
VO carrIcdtc trcasurcs Otc sca, tc sccrctaQa-
ct Otc QcOQcs Otc sca, In a a_madc HOm tc
sKIn Oa cranca rccrcncc tO tcIr rcmOtc anccs-
trIndIcatIn_ tc truc status O Panannan as a
_uardIan Otrut and KccQcrOtc rccOrds . c dOcs
rcQrcscnt, tcrcOrc, anOtcr arcctQa _Od attrI-
utcd tO tc sI_n Otc azc, and tIs tVIn Or dua
asQcct as sI_nIHcant rccVancc rc_ardIn_IntcrQrcta-
tIOn. YIc Panannan rcQrcscnts tc Iddcn asQcct
O KnOVcd_c Or carnIn_IntuItIVc VIsdOm
|_ma rcQrcscnts tc cOgucncc OsQccc and tc
carnIn_ assOcIatcd VIt tc _rcat ards .
Tee Character
azc trcc caractcrs aVc trcmcndOus QcrsOna
QOtcntIa.cccOmc tc arItratOrs In dIsQutcs Or
dcatcs, VIsc cnOu_ nOt tO taKc sIdcs ut Kccn
OscrVcrs Otc trut. c aVc KnOVcd_c Otc
arts and scIcnccs, and maKc Hnc tutOrs and VrItcrs.
c Kc tO VIsdOm Is KnOVcd_c, and tIs Is tc
ImQOrtantVOrdtO _rasQ In undcrstandIn_ azc trcc
caractcrs . c arc Kccn IstOrIans and accumuatc
InOrmatIOn On mOst cassIca succts. YIt tcIr
sarQ ccs tc can rccOrd a sccnc In an Instant,and,
IKc tc VIOV and O trcc QcOQc, tc QOsscss
tc mOst rcmarKac mcmOrIcs.
5Omc nOtac azc trcc caractcrs arcLaVrcncc
OPraIa, LOctc,cnnsOn,and laQOcOn.
Positive Aspec ts
c arc QcrccQtIVc, ccVcr QcOQc, cndOVcd VIt
_OOd rcasOnIn_ QOVcrs . Is sarQncss O Intccct
QrOmOtcs cxcccnt dcatcrs and VrItcrs . c arc
asO _rcat Qanncrs and Or_anIzcrs, dOVn tO tc
smacst dctaI. c ur_c tO acguIrc KnOVcd_c QrO-
mOtcs scOars and cxQcrts In tcIrHcds.
Negative Aspec ts
c can ccOmc QcrcrItIca, ar_umcntatIVc, and
cnIca. cIr InguIsItIVc naturc can asO ccOmc
QrIn_, and undcrandcd. crc Is a tcndcnc
tOVards QaranOIa and a acK O sc-VOrt. P I_
ncrVOus cncr_y cxIsts, VIc nccds tO c cOnstant
dIrcctcd and cannccd, and rcHccts a tcnsc mcnta
and cmOtIOna statc.
General
c dIsIKc tc Qrcscncc Oasc Vaucs, ut Otcn
aVc sccrct QcrsOna Indu_cnccs. c crItIca cc-
mcnt OtcIr naturc maKcs tcm aQQcar ratcr cOO
Or rcscrVcd, and cnacs tcm tO rcmaIn OutsIdc tc
cmOtIOna sQcrc OInHucncc. 1ut tcIr OVn cmO-
tIOns arc On cOntrOcd On tc suracc, QcraQs tO
cOVcr uQ a I_ scnsItIVc naturc undcrncat.crc
Is a duaIt assOcIatcd VIt tIs sI_n, VIc tcnds tO
QaInt a acK OrVItc QIcturc OcaractcrIstIcs. 1ut
tc cxIstcncc OtIs dua Ima_c mcans tat tc can
aQQcar,IKc tc as trcc QcOQc,as tVOdIstInctdI-
crcnt tQcs O caractcr, dcQcndIn_ On Oncs OVn
QcrsOna Ias .
lcrVOus tcnsIOn can cn_utcm, and tc arc
Otcn Vcr QrOnc tO suddcn cadaccs Or mI_raIncs.
cIr QsIca Od Is usua nOt as rOust as tcIr
mcnta stamIna andQcrsOna cndurancc, ut tIs aIs
tO dctcr tcm, and tc arc _rcat cxamQcs O tc
QOVcr O tc mInd OVcr mattcr. crc Is asO an
artIstIc aIIt tat VI OQcratc VIt HaIr, ut It Is
aanccdVIt a nccd tO cQractIca . !art OtIs ta-
cnt Is dcsI_nIn_ uscu cguIQmcnt utIIzIn_ Vat
Is aVaIac, tc atc Vastc Oan KInd. cIr aI-
It tO cnd IntO tc acK_rOund Or tO taKc car_c
Oa sItuatIOn Is a_aIn InKcd tO tcIr dua asQcct O
caractcr, ut, VIc tc maKc tc mOst unIKc
cadcrs,tc arc ccVcrQanncrs rc_ardIn_O_IstIcs Or
stratc_Ic mOVcs.
!cOQc Orn undcr tIs sI_n arc QrOa tc
mOstratIOnaQcOQcIn tc |ctIc unarzOdIac. c
scc a tOO ccar tc rcaItIcs OIc ut, as a rcsut,
can adOQt a QcssImIstIc VIcVQOInt. Ortunatc, tcIr
a_Ic mInds can cOQc VIt an cxtrcmcs Or InHcxI-
IIt, andtc arcQcraQs mOst crItIca OtcIrOVn
sOrtcOmIn_s .
Love Life
c maKc Oncst Qartncrs and carIn_ Qarcnts, ut
tc ma c IncIncd tO Indu_c tcIr cIdrcn and
Qartncrs at _rcat cxQcnsc,VIc can c dctrImcnta
tO tcIr OVn HnancIa sccurIta cOmQcnsatIn_
traIt, aancIn_ tcIr _uIt Or uncasc at nOt aVas
cIn_ ac tO cxQrcss tcIr OVn ccIn_s Or aHcctIOns
OQcn.
PtOu_ azc trcc caractcrs arc nOt OVcrt
dcmOnstratIVc QcOQc, tc arc dccQ sInccrc and
tIs sQccIa guaIt attracts _rcat Oat rOm Otcrs .
Summary
cIr Icstyc Is usua cctIc, ut nOt In an OVI-
Ous Va c sQcnd a _rcat dca OtImc dOIn_ tcIr
OVn tIn_,ut It can cust a QO, and tcIrQrIVatc
Ic Is Otcn muc mOrc umdrum. c nccd tO c
cOntInuOus OccuQIcd stcms rOm tcIr I_ ncr-
VOus cncr_y, and an Intcnsc curIOsIt VIt Ic. 1
adOQtIn_ a OV QrOHc tc can IVc In a ncI_Or-
OOd Orcars, and ncVcr rca KnOV anOnc. 1ut
tc aQQcar tO aVc a strcam OQcOQc VO cOn-
stant VIsIt tcm, and tcIr QcrsOna cOntacts Or
acguaIntanccs arc numcrOus andVarIcd.
c aVc a nOmadIc sOu tat taKcs tcm On
man Ourncs, and tc ncVcr tIrc OsccKIn_ ncV
KnOVcd_c.c ncar aVas IVc ncar raIVa sta-
tIOns OraIrQOrts,tc mcans OInstant traVc,ut ma
ncVcr traVc anVcrc tcmscVcs. OVcVcr, mOst
azc trcc caractcrs dO tcnd tO mOVc rcsIdcnccs at
rcgucnt IntcrVas, and tc VI cstaIs tcIr OVn
QartIcuarIcstc VcrcVcr tc IVc. YIt rc_ard tO
carccrs, tc aQQcar tO maKc a rcasOnac, IsOmc-
Vat QrccarIOus, IVIn_ rcIn_ On tcIr VIts Or
In_cnuIt ratcr tan cIn_ cmQOcd In tc
mOrc Qcrmancnt QrOcssIOns .
c arc IncrcdI IntcrcstIn_ QcOQc tO KnOV
and cOnVcrsc VIt, and, cOnstant cacn_In_
tc tcOrIcs and OQInIOns OOtcrs, tcIr OVn cOn-
trIutIOn, I uscd QOsItIVc, VI ccrtaIn rc-dcHnc
tc Issucs .
CHAPTER TEN
THE VNE
M U I N
September 2 September 29
Symbolizing: Te planet Vnus
Gemstone: Emerald
Flower: vlerian
Archetypal Charcter: Branwen or Guinevere
ul am a hill i poetry}}
The Illustration
c VInc Is nOt,strIct sQcaKIn_,a trcc ut a cIm-
In_ sru, and Is dcQIctcd _rOVIn_ OVcr a dOOrVa
cadIn_ tO a rOund tOVcrQart O tc mstcrIOus
castc OPrIanrOd. ccQ VItIn tc castc Is tc
scat O PnnVn,ccntcr Otc |ctIc mstcrIcs Otc
astra Qanc. Our VItc sVans VcarIn_ _Odcn
crOVnsarcsVImmIn_Intc mOattatsurrOundstc
castc, a smO Otc radIant asQcct Otc Qscc
aQQrOacIn_ anOtcr rcVcatIOn and InItIatIOn. c
ruIt Otc VInc Ods tIs sQIrItua QOtcntIa, and Is
assOcIatcd VIt tc |ctIc cstIVa O tc autumna
cguInOx On 5cQtcmcr Z, KnOVn asPan1cd
tc ruIds .Is Is aQOVcru cVOcatIVc sccnc,VIt
tc VId HOVcrIn_ VacrIan _rOVIn_ as QrOusc as
tc VInc, and nO mOrta Qrcscncc tO dIstur tc
rcam OPrIanrOd, ad O tc sIVcr Vcc . c
sOar sQIrIt, transOrmcd IntO tc Our sVans, rcatcs
tO an ancIcnt |ctIc mt Otc OurcIdrcn OLIr,
a anaan dIVInIt.
The Emerald
c cmcrad Is Onc O tc mOst c_uIIn_ O a
_cms . ts assOcIatIOn VIt rOat _Ocs acK ar IntO
antIguIt. 1mcrads and Qcars Vcrc VOrn _uccn
|cOQatra,a cOmInatIOn O cVcs scIs saIdtO aVc
IKcdcst. |nc Otc mOstauOus cmcrad crOVns
cVcr madc Vas VOrnPtauaQa, tc ast ncaKIn_
O !cru.c In_Prcd |uQ,dccOratcdVIt scmI-
QrccIOus stOncs and cmcrads,Is nOV In a muscum In
|xOrd, It Vas uscd tc 5axOn KIn_ In A. D. obo,
utarOund tc sIdcs I n LacIc cttcrs O_Od arc tc
VOrds `Prcd Ordcrcd mc tO c madc. c |cts
Vcrc Hnc cVccrs and _OdsmIts, QartIcuar tc
rIs |cts, VO ma aVc scnt It OVcr tO Prcd as a
_csturc O rIcndsIQ. c rIs ruIds cOnsIdcrcd
cmcrads tO c a QOVcru antIdOtc tO a tQcs O
QOIsOn, a sI_nIHcant Or rccVant assOcIatIOn VIt a
drInKIn_ cuQ. YcarIn_ tc cmcrad as a sImIar
assOcIatIOn as VcarIn_ tc dIamOnd, as It Is saId tO
cnancc OVc and undcrstandIn_.
The Four White Swans
csc rcQrcscnt tc cIdrcn O LIr, tc sca-_Od
VO Vas asO tc atcr Otc rIs sca-_Od Pan-
annan. n tIs sa_a, VIc Orms Qart Otc PIc-
sIan ccc, c marrIcd tVO sIstcrs In succcssIOn
1Vc and POIc, tc Ostcr dau_tcrs O 1O car_,
KIn_ Otc 5Out O rcand. LIr ad rcccnt Ost
Is VIc and tcrc Vas a rIt ctVccn Imsc and
tc ncV ccctcdKIn_Otc 5Out,VOm LIr ad
rcuscdtO rccO_nIzc. 1O car_ dccIdcdtO ca tc
rIt OHcrIn_ LIr tc cOIcc Otrcc sIstcrs, 1Vc,
POIc andPVa,In marrIa_c.Al trcc Vcrc OIdcn-
tIca andunsurQasscdcauty,utLIrad cOscn1Vc
ccausc sc Vas tc cdcst and QOsscsscd tc _rcat-
cst VIsdOm Otc trcc.
YItIn a car 1Vc Orc tVIn cIdrcn, a _Ir and
O, cacd IOnnuaa andPcd. PnOtcr carQasscd
and sc Orc tVIns a_aIn, tVO Os cacd Iacra
and |Onn, ut tIs tImc It Vas a dIHcut Irt and
1Vc dIcd. LIr ad OVcd 1Vc mOrc ardcnt tan Is
Hrst VIc, and Is _rIc ccamc as VId and tOr-
mcntcd as tc ra_In_ scas tat QOundcd tc nOrt-
crn sOrcs. 1ut as tc cIdrcn _rcV, tcIr OVn
radIantcauty, tc IKc OVIcad ncVcr ccnsccn
amOn_ tcuata c anaans, cQcd tO casc tc
_rIcOtcIr atcr and Is QcOQc. 1VcrOnc mar-
Vccd at tcIr rcmarKac sIn_In_VOIccs, tcIr _racc-
u OdIcsandtcIr_cntc, OVIn_naturcs, and sOV
tc cart OLIr mcndcd.
Ptcr a dcccnt IntcrVa OmOurnIn_,tc KIn_ O
tc 5Out scnt mcsscn_crs tO LIr su__cstIn_ anOtcr
marrIa_c, and VO cOud c cttcr suItcd as a Ostcr
mOtcr Or tc cIdrcn tanPOIc, VO ad dccQ
amcntcd cr sIstcrs sad QassIn_. n tc c_InnIn_,
POIc ccar OVcd tc cIdrcn and tc madc a
aQQ amI, VIt LIr sIttIn_ amOn_ tcm rccOunt-
In_ tc stOrIcs Otc Od _Ods and ancIcnt crOcs.
1uttcIntcnsc OVc tatLIrsOVcd Or Is cIdrcn
cVcntua madcPOIc Insanc caOus, and cr cart
and mInd ccamc QOIsOncd VIt a tVIstcd ur.
Is can_c O cart, atOu_ carcu cOn-
ccacd, ad ccn OscrVcd tc cdcst cId IOn-
nuaa,VO _rcVVar Ocr aunt andrI_tcncdOr
tc sact O cr Oun_cr rOtcrs . POIc guIcK
madc cr Qans, rcaIzIn_ tat IOnnuaa cOud c a
dan_crOus adVcrsar. |nc mOrnIn_, sc rOuscd tc
cIdrcn In tc car Ours tcIn_ tcm tat sc
Vas taKIn_ tcm tO VIsIt 1O car_. c Vcrc a
cxcItcd, cxccQt IOnnuaa, VO trIcd tO Hnd cr
atcr tO Varn Im OtcIr dan_cr. 1utVcnPOIc
caQt IntO a carIOt VIt cr rOtcrs , IOnnuaa
dccIdcd sc must _O aOn_ tO QrOtcct tcm.
Ptcr On a sOrt dIstancc IOnnuaas susQIcIOns
Vcrc cOnHrmcd asPOIc Ordcrcd cr scrVants tO KI
tcm. c scrVants rcuscd, ut tcVcrc HI_tcncd
OtcIrguccn,VO QOsscsscd tcQOVcrOcncant-
mcnt, Onc Otc aVcsOmc QOVcrs Otc anaans .
POIc tcn cunnIn_ rcsOrtcd tO a sOV O asc
THE VINE 1 1 9
rcmOrsc tO cam tcIr cars, and tc cOntInucd On
tc On_ Ournc. Ycn tc rcaccd tc sOrcs O
LaKc crrVarac, a Onc strctc O and In tc
mIddc Orcand,sc Ordcrcd tc carIOtccrtO stOQ
Oncc a_aIn,and tOd tc cIdrcntO Vasandrcrcs
tcmscVcs In tc Vatcr. 1ut as tc Vadcd IntO tc
Vatcr,sc casta sQcVIt aVaVc OcrVand,trans-
OrmIn_ tcm IntO Our VItc sVans and QrO-
nOunccd tc OOVIn_ dOOm. `c arc tO sQcnd
trcc undrcd cars On tc LaKc O crrVarac,
trcc undrcd Ontc 5traIts OPOc ctVcCn rc-
and and 5cOtand] , trcc undrcdOntcPtantIc
1rrIs and nIs_Or, and Vcn tc VOman Otc
5Out Is matcd VIt tc man O tc lOrt, tc
cncantmcnt VI cnd.
POIc ad ccn unac tO rcndcr tcm mutc,
ccausc O tc QOVcrs O IOnnuaa, atOu_ In
sOmc VcrsIOns Otc c_cnd ItVas saId tO c duc tO
POIcs suddcn rcmOrsc and sOrrOV IndcstrOIn_tc
Hncst QOtcntIa Ocr OVn racc. 5c asO rcdccmcd
tc anaan _It OmusIc scttIn_ a tImc ImIt On
tcIratc. c cIdrcn OLIrtcnad tc QOVcr tO
rIsc rOm tc mIsts Oncc a_aIn and rcstOrc tc
anaan tradItIOns. 1ut cItcr Va, It Vas a drcadu
atc tat ImQrIsOncd tc sInIn_ radIancc O tc
uata c anaan.
Ycn LIr and 1O car_ dIscOVcrcd POIcs
VIcKcdncss, tc KIn_ Otc 5Out transOrmcd cr
IntO à dcmOn Otc aIr, a cOd and VIstIn_ cast
VInd, Vcrc sc Is saId tO rcsIdc tO tIs da. 1ut
Vat Otc atc Otc OurVItc sVans:c Qrc-
scrVcd tc anaan _It OmaKIn_ sad sVcct musIc,
VIc rcVcrcratcd acrOss tc LaKc and rcaccd tc
stars . c QOVcr O musIc In caIn_ Vas ccar
undcrstOOd tc |cts, and tc ma_Ica cHcct O
tIs musIc cascd tc QaIn O LIr and 1O car_
cVcr tImc tc VIsItcd tcIr cIdrcn. t asO cQcd
tO casctcQaIn andInHIctIOns OthcIrQcOQcVO,
Or man ccnturIcs, cOntInucdtO Qa Oma_c tO tc
cIdrcn OLIr.
c cOmIn_ O|rIstIanIt cOIncIdcd VIt tc
QrOQcccIn_uHcd, Vcna QrInccss OPunstcr
ccamc ctrOtcd tO LaIr_mcn, tc cIc O |On-
nact. lInc undrcd cars ad Qasscd as tc Our
VItc sVans andcd ncar tc cc Oa saInt crmIt,
Indccd sOmc c_cnds saItVas tc sOund Otc c
cIn_ run_ tc |rIstIan mOnK tat Hna rOKc
tc sQc OPOIc. 1ut atcr tc ad can_cd On
rIcH IntO tcIr Ormcr radIant OdIcs tc InKcd
arms and dIcd, as tc O man csscd tcm and
acccQtcd tcm IntO tc |rIstIan curc.
5In_In_ sVans In rcand stI cxIst and, ustastc
c_cnd O In_ Prtur cVOKcs a scnsc O |ctIc
cIVar, sO tc auntIn_ cr Otc sVans amcnt at
tc dcat OIs IcOn_ Qartncr rccas tc ast das
OLIrs cIdrcn.
Valerian
àcrIan Is a VId cr tat Is stI HOVcrIn_ In tc
mOnt O tc autumna cguInOx, and tc ruIds
uscd It cxtcnsIVc. c rccrrcd tO It as an à
ca, a namc tat cst dcscrIcs Its amazIn_ VIrtucs.
crc arc numcrOus sQccIcs OVacrIan, VIdc
dIstrIutcd In tc tcmQcratc Qarts O tc VOrd.
PncIcnt QcOQc rOm ndIa tO 1tIOQIa and rOm
1_yQt tO urKc uscd Its arOmatIc csscnccs In tcIr
ats. c ruIds _atcrcd tc VId _rOVIn_ truc
VacrIan,VIc ad nO sccnt,and uscd ItmaInas a
Qur_atIVc and Or stcrIca cOmQaInts . àcrIan Is
stI uscd as a mId scdatIVc mOdcrn crasts .
The Vine
c namc Otc VInc I s dcrIVcd rOm viere, VIc
mcans`tO tVIst and rcatcs tO Its sQIraIn_ _rOVt.
PtOu_ nOt natIVc tO 1rItaIn, It Vas an ImQOrtant
mOtIdurIn_ tc 1rItIs 1rOnzcP_c. n 1rItIs cr-
adr, tc VInc aQQcars In tc arms OusQOI, and
tc amI OPrccr-OuOn. 1Ot aVc Oscurc
OrI_Ins sImIar tO tc anaan QcOQc, VO ad
rOu_t tc VIncVIttcm VcntcInVadcd rc-
and. nItIa ItVassucccssu _rOVn Ina cV sc-
tcrcd sOutcrn rc_IOns, ut sIncc It cOud nOt c
cstaIscd as a VId Qant, tc ardIcr ramc Vas
aQQarcnt uscd as a sustItutc, tc cOOr O tc
crrIcs and tc saQc OcaVcs Otc tVO Qants dO
cOrrcsQOnd, and acKcrr VInc Is a cad drInK
Vcn cOmQarcd VIt tc IntOxIcatIn_ _raQc VIncs.
n a |ctIc cOuntrIcs tcrc stI aQQcars tO c a
taOO In catIn_ tc ruIt Otc ramc,a taOO tat
Vas OrI_Ina assOcIatcd VIt tc VInc. n 1rIttan
and |OrnVa tc rcasOn _IVcn Is tatÌt cOn_s tO
tc acrIcs . n tcYcst |Ountr OKOrc O1rItaIn,
catIn_ acKcrrIcs Vas rcraIncd rOm atcr tc ast
da O5cQtcmcr, Vcn tc dcVI Vas saId tO cntcr
tc ruIt. 5ImIar taOOs cxIst InYacs and rcand,
atOu_ tc mcdIcIna QrOQcrtIcs Otc rOOts Vcrc
utIIzcd tc rIsruIds tO stOQ dIarrca. urIn_
tc tcntunar mOnt tc caIn_ QrOQcrtIcs Othc
ramc Vcrc cOnsIdcrcd mOst actIVc; and cIdrcn
Vcrc Qasscd trOu_ a OOQ Otc acKcrr ush
tO curc crnIas Or ruQturcs.
Muin
IsIs tc |_amcttcrnamcOr tc ramc. c
mts rcatIn_ tO tc VInc, acIt tc ramc In
THE VI NE 1 21
1rItaIn, aVc sOmc Vcr ancIcnt OrI_Ins, _OIn_ acK
tO tc car Qassa_cs In tc 1Ic. c VInc Vas rc-
gucnt mcntIOncdat tc tImc OlOa,andasasO
ccn assOcIatcd VIt a smO rcatIn_ tO]csus .
c musIca sKIs Otc anaans and tcIr KnOV-
cd_c OusIn_ musIc tO ca rcatcs tO tc mt O
|rQcus, a musIc-_Od, VO dIscOVcrs Is OVn atc
Vcn c mccts 1accus Or IOnsus, tc LrccK
VInc-_Od. |rQcus, sOn OPQOO andtc aIr |a-
IOQc, Onc Otc muscs, ad IncrItcd a tc musI-
ca and QOctIca _Its OIs Qarcnts . c c In OVc
VIt tc cncantIn_1urdIcc, ut sOrt atcrtcIr
marrIa_c sc Vas Ittcn a VcnOmOus scrQcnt and
crsQIrIt cOnductcddOVnIntO tc _OOm rcamO
!utO. |rQcus suscgucnt cartrcndIn_ amcnts
madc Ic uncarac OrOt mOrtas andImmOrtas
aIKc, sO Hna ]uQItcr _aVc Im QcrmIssIOn tO sccK
1urdIcc, ut Varncd Im tO aIdc an ud_-
mcnts sct dOVn !utO.
5O ItVas tat tc ma_Ic sOunds O|rQcus utc
Qcnctratcd IntO artarus , tc rcmOtc dcQts O
adcs, Vcrc cVcn tc cOndcmncd sadcs ccascd
tcIr_rOanIn_ and mOmcntarI stOQQcd rOm tcIr
tOI. |crcrus, tc mOnstrOus dO_ VO _uardcd tc
_atcs O adcs, sat dOVn and aOVcd |rQcus tO
Qass . lO IVIn_ cIn_ ad cVcr cOrc Qcnctratcd
tcsc rc_IOns, and cVcn !utO sat In sIcncc VIt Is
VIc !crscQOnc,Ot mOVcd tO tcars tc cxguIs-
Itc auntIn_ mcOd. c _racIOus cOnscntcdtO
rcstOrc 1urdIcc, ut !utO ImQOscdtVO strIct cOn-
dItIOns . |rQcus must nOt turn acK tO OOK IntO
adcs at Is VIc OrattcmQt tO sQcaK tO cr On tc
rcturn Ournc.
|rQcus aQQI a_rccd tO tcsc tcrms, ut Is
O IncVIta turncd tO curIOsIt, and aVIn_ ncar
rcaccd tc cntrancc c _anccdacKtO sccI1ur-
dIcc Vas stI as OVc as c rcmcmcrcd. c Orm
O Is cOVcd VIc VanIscd cOrc Is ccs, and
IIcd VIt _rcat dcsQaIr c Vandcrcd OHIntO a Or-
cst tO sccKsOItudc. crc c atcu stumcduQOn
tc rcVcrIcs OIOnsus,and,ccausc c rcuscd tO
Qa Or tcm,tc urIcs tOrc Im tO QIcccs and cast
Is rcmaIns IntO tc crus IVcr. YIt Is cad
stI murmurIn_ tc namc O1urdIcc, It drItcd OH
dOVnstrcam tOVards adcs as Is sQIrIt ruscd tO
OIn cra IttcrsVcct cndIn_.
c tac O|rQcus and 1urdIcc Vas sccn
tc ancIcnt LrccKs as tc QcrsOnIHcatIOn Otc VId
musIc O tc VInds, and O tc mOrnIn_, VIt Its
sOrt-IVcdcaut. |rQcus Vas asO sccn as tc 5un
Qun_In_ IntO tc ass OdarKncss In tc OQc O
OVcrtaKIn_tc VanIsIn_ daVn1urdIcc. O_ctcr
tc rcQrcscnt I_t saIn tc scrQcnts OdarKncss
at tVII_t.
cautumna cguInOx [Pan1cd) Vassccn
tc |cts as rcQrcscntIn_ tc tVII_t OtcIr sOar-
_Od, and tc sI_n Otc VInc Is tcrcOrc assOcIatcd
VIt _rcat O and sadncss . c 5un and POOn
rcncV tcIr rcatIOnsIQ at tc cstIVa OPan
1cd, On tO Id arcVc as tc I_t O tc 5un
c_Ins tc Hna dcsccnt In Its car ccc.
Vnusian Symbolism
c rcatIOnsIQ ctVccnPrturand LuIncVcrc asO
rcQrcscnts a sQIrItua QOarIt tat rcguIrcs _rOVt.
cIrs Is an untcnac sItuatIOn, VIc cxQaIns V
Prtur cannOt Od Is VIcs aHcctIOns, ust as sc Is
stOcn PcVas, KIn_ O tc 5ummcr Land [5Om-
crsct) In tc tVct-ccntur Vita Gildae, so sc Is
asO carrIcd OH cr OVcr LanccOt In tc
PrturIan tac. 1cOrc tat, sc cscaQcs rOm tc
cutccs O POrdrcd suttIn_ crsc uQ m a
Ortrcss tO cscaQc Is unVccOmc attcntIOns.
LuIncVcrc rcQrcscnts a tc accts O VOman-
OOd, rOm tc InnOccnt maIdcn tO tc unaItu
VIc, dcQcndIn_ On tc tcmc Otc mt. Ycn
sc accs Prtur acrOss tc dIVIdIn_ Inc O tc
cguInOxcs, c can On catc a _ImQsc Ocr and,
IKc |rQcus, can On rIcH samQc a unIOn VIt
Is rIdc, VO Is tcn snatccd aVa ust as c Is
aOut tO aVccrrcstOrcd tO Is sIdc. 5OPrtur and
LuIncVcrc smOIzc tc IrrccOncIac Orccs O
summcr and VIntcr,I_t and darKncss .
c Qanct`cnus Is asO assOcIatcd VIt tc autum-
na cguInOx In tradItIOna astrOO_y. cr QOarIt Is
sccn as a QartncrsIQ VIt Pars, VO rucs tc Vcr-
na cguInOx. `cnus Vas KnOVn tc namc O
LVcna tO tc ruId astrOnOmcrs, and atcr assOcI-
atcdVIt1ranVcn, sIstcrO1ran,and _uccn LuIn-
cVcrc,VIc OIn_Prtur.YItPrturrcQrcscntIn_
tc Vcrna cguInOx, tcIr HcctIn_ QartncrsIQ sm-
OIzcd tc dIVIsIOn Otc scasOna car. c trans-
OrmIn_ cncr_Ics O tc scasOns Vas sccn In asIc
tcrms Omac and cmac QrIncIQcs, tc cguInOxcs
and sOstIccs Vcrc assOcIatcd VIt and actIVatcd
mac _Ods, VIc tc Hrc cstIVas Vcrc dIstInct
cmac In naturc, and smOIzcd tc rItua car.
`cnus as ccn rccrrcd tO as tc unIHcrPan
LcO, and Is saId tO rcQrcscnt tc uman sOu, VIc
Pars rcQrcscnts tc anIma sOu O manKInd. 1ut
tcrc Is asO a cOmQcx csOtcrIc mtOO_ assOcI-
atcd VIt tc Qanct`cnus, VIc strcsscs tc dua-
It O cr naturc and as ccn cacd tc
`cnus-LucIcr cHcct. Is dcscrIQtIOn QcraQs cOn-
Vcs tIs QartIcuar duaIt. ``cnus Is a smO O
cxtcrna sQcndOr and Intcrna cOrruQtIOn.
n mundanc astrOO_y, OVcVcr,`cnus s rc_ardcd
as a cncHc Qanct, VIc mcans a mOst Ortunatc
THE VI NE 1 23
InHucncc. `cnus Is rc_ardcdIn tcscQOsItIVc tcrms as
rcQrcscntIn_ a smO OarmOn and rcHncmcnt,
an aQQrccIatIOn O caut and tc arts , a _cntc
naturc, and _cncra a rcHnIn_ cncr_y Or InHucncc.
c nc_atIVc guaItIcs arc tc cxtrcmc Oa tcsc
traItsnOt tc OQQOsItcOr`cnus dcHncs a rcccQ-
tIVc QassIVc QrIncIQc tat QrO ccts InVard.
Archetypal Charcter
LuIncVcrc and 1ranVcn arc tc |ctIc arcctQa
caractcrs assOcIatcd VIt tc sI_n Otc VInc, and
tc mt OLIrs cIdrcn rcQrcscnts tc sInIn_ ut
cusIVc QOtcntIa. c mt O |rQcus cxQrcsscs
tc an_uIs Or sOrrOVu asQcct O tc sI_n, tIs Is
rcatcdtO tc scasOna asQcct Otc mOnt,VIc Is
Onc O IncVItac can_c rIn_In_ unccrtaInty Or
aQQrccnsIOn, andIs anOtcr rccVant QOInt Ocar-
actcr IntcrQrctatIOn.
c caractcr OLuIncVcrc Is cOmQcx ut nOt
dIHcut tO IntcrQrct In uman tcrms . cVInc Itsc
as a surrO_atc smO Otc ramc, yct anOtcr
sI_nIHcant actOr, VIc rcatcs tO tc rOc OsurrO-
_atc mOtcrOOd [POIc) Or OstcrIn_ OtcrQcOQcs
cIdrcn and amItIOns .
Tee Charcter
Ìnc caractcrs arc an Odd mIxturc OO andVrat.
|nc mOmcnt tcarc u OcntusIasm and cxI-
aratIOn, tc ncxt mOmcnt u OsuQQrcsscd an_cr Or
sadncss . !cOQc Orn undcr tIs sI_n aVc cmOtIOns
tat aVas run at a I_ cVc, ct tc can aQQcar
rcmarKa cOO In tc acc O OQQOsItIOn. t Is a
_rcat mIstaKc tO undcrcstImatc VInc caractcrs, tc
arc tc InstInctIVc Or_anIzcrs OIc, aVas acad O
tc Hcd Vcn It cOmcs tO cOntIn_cnc Qans . 1ut
tc armOnIOus aancc rcguIrcd Is mcrc, tc aI-
It tO Or_IVc VIt truc cOmQassIOn, Or tc Hnd It
ard tO cOmc tO tcrms VIt ccrtaIn asQccts OtcIr
IVcs.
5Omc nOtac VInc caractcrs Incudc OstO,
_uccn 1Izact O 1n_and, LOrd lcsOn, and
Lrcta LarO.
Positive Aspec ts
crc Is muc tO c admIrcd Itc QOsItIVc asQccts
arc dOmInant. Ìnc QcOQc can c KInd and _cntc,
adcQt In OVc and tc sOcIa arts. cIr crcatIVc ta-
cnts sOV _rcat HaIr and stc. c asO cQ tO crc-
atc armOn and staIIty.
Negative Aspec ts
csc caractcr asQccts arc cxccssIVc sc-Indu-
_cncc and azIncss. 5uc QcOQc VI tcnd tO
OVcrIndu_c In a tIn_s, and ccOmc carccss Or
sOQQ In tcIr drcss and manncr. crc Is asO acK
OcOnsIdcratIOnOr OtcrQcOQcs ccIn_s, and tc
can ccOmc tOta dcQcndcnt On Otcrs , amOst
QarasItIca.
General
c arc draVn IntO QuIc scrVIcc carccrs, aVIn_ a
Kccn scnsc Oduty and QatrIOtIsm. 1ut tcIr QrOcs-
sIOna and QcrsOna cIrcumstanccs can can_c
OVcrnI_t,andtcma suddcn Hnd tcmscVcs In
an atO_ctcr dIHcrcnt cnVIrOnmcnt Or sItuatIOn.
csc aQQarcnt sVIn_s O Ortunc arc QcraQs
rcsQOnsIc Or tcIr InstInctIVc nccd OaVas maK-
In_ tOsc cOntIn_cncQans, a sImIar traIt assOcIatcd
VIt tc QOarIt sI_n O tc adcr trcca sI_n
marKIn_ sI_nIHcant can_cs. P rcstcss guaIty cxIsts
VItIn tc Qscc, VIc rcguIrcs a _rcat dca O
cmOtIOna and matcrIa sccurIt tO cc cOntcnt.
\ndcrncat tcIr cOO rcscrVc and cHcIcnc Ics
an cxtrcmc scnsua naturc, and OV tc mana_c
tO cOntrO tcIr QassIOnatc naturc Is QcraQs tc Kc
tO tcIr strcn_t Or VcaKncss Ocaractcr.c ccr-
taIn aVc a scnsc OsurVIVa Or a QcrsOna Indcm-
nIt actOr, and tcVI c cmQOcd Vcn cVcr-
Onc csc as ccn _IVcn nOtI cc tO guIt. Is
cndurIn_ guaIt Or traIt Ocaractcr Is tcIr trumQ
card In tc cOmQctItIVc _amc OIc. 1ut tc arc
nOt ncccssarI amItIOus QcOQc, Or tcIr nccds Or
O cctIVcs In Ic arc usua guItc sImQc, QrOVIdIn_
tc maIntaIn a ccrtaIn standard OIVIn_, tc arc
Otcn cOntcnt tO sIt acK and ct tc VOrd _O .
cIrVcaKQOInt OcaractcrcanctIs KInd O
IncrtIa Or acK OmOtIVatIOn, and tIs suddcn sVIn_
Or acK OcntusIasm Is a scrIOus undcrmInIn_ ca-
turc.ÌncQcOQc mustcarn Ot tO sOV andtO rcaQ
tc arVcst OIc, nOtIn_ can c _aIncd Onc
actIOnaOnc. 5ucccssuVInccaractcrsarc, OVcVcr,
tc cstcxamQcs OVat can c acIcVcd,and Otcn
a_aInst a tc Odds .
Love Life
n QcrsOna rcatIOnsIQs tcIr QassIOnatc naturc cts
OHstcam mOrc OQcn. Is ma c duc tO a scnsc
O QcrsOna rustratIOn On OccasIOns, Or tcrc Is
muc tO crcsOVcd. ParrIa_c Is a dIHcut rcatIOn-
sIQ tO sustaIn,and VInc QcOQc arc QcraQs tc cast
marrIcd sI_n Otc |ctIc unar zOdIac. Puc VI
dcQcnd On tc cOIcc OQartncr. c cmOtIOns and
ccIn_s Otc`cnusIan caractcrarc nOt aVas cas
tO cOntrO, and rcQrcscnt tc QassIOns, tc Intcnsc
KIndOcmOtIOns,OOVc Oratc.crc IsasOa Vcr
cart guaIt assOcIatcd VIt VInc caractcrs tat
sOmc QcOQc Hnd cxtrcmc scx and scnsua, ut
tc can rcmaIn stran_c aOOand QrO cct a Vcr
dIsIntcrcstcd Or IndIHcrcnt rcsQOnsc.
Summary
c can_In_ cccs O Ic scdOm run smOOt,
utÌnc QcOQc aQQcar tO cxQcrIcncc a scrIcs OdI-
Hcut adustmcnts rOm tc Vcr c_InnIn_ OtcIr
IVcs. c mOstQOsItIVc asQccts tO cmcr_c arc a _rcat
scrcnIty Ocaractcr and a camncss OsQIrIt. cIr
scnsc OumOr asO sVIn_s tO cxtrcmcs, tcIrau_-
tcr can sO casI can_c tO tcars and VIcc Vcrsa. c
arc, _cncra, a rcHncd QcOQc, VO dIsIKc cOarsc
OKcs OruncOutQcOQc. 1uttcrcIs anOtcrsIdc tO
a `cnusIan caractcr tat can c Ot cOarsc and
Vu_ar.
THE VI NE 125
n tc dOmcstIc s ccnc tcsc guaItIcs can_c
a_aIn, and tcIr Omcs arc usua Vc urnIscd,
cOmOrtac aOdcs. c IKc tO IVc In sccnIc
Qaccs, nOt tOO IsOatcd ut cOsc tO tc amcnItIcs O
tc cOmmunIt. c cnO tc tcatcr Or cIncma
and _cncra QatrOnIzc tc arts, and sOmc VI aVc
I_ sQccIaIzcd musIca tacnts.
c IKc sOQQIn_ Or tcIr HIcnds and amI.
crc Is a Vcr cmInInc asQcct tO tcIr naturc, In
Ot mcn and VOmcn,VIc QrOmOtcs a _rcat scn-
sItIVIty. c can tcrcOrc c casI urt Or sad-
dcncd tc acK OccIn_ In Otcrs. c mtO-
O_y O`cnus Is Vc VOrt a stud In undcrstandIn_
tc cmInInc QcrsOna. crc Is a I_t and darK sIdc
tat rcguIrcs cOnsIdcrac aancc Or cOntrO, ut I
aancc Is Ound,VInc QcOQc rcQrcscnt sOmc Otc
Hncst cxamQcs OumanIt.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
THE IV
( O RT
September 30 October 27
Symbolizing: Te Moon veiling Persephone
Gemstone: Opal
Flower: Wody nightshade
Archetypal Character: Arianrhod
((I am a ruthless boar"
The Illustration
c IV Is a cImIn_ us Or sru, ut, unIKc tc
VInc, Is an cVcr_rccn. P cOVcrct OIV amOst cOn-
ccas tc ruIns Oan ancIcnttcmQc,andtc tInH_-
urcs O tc 5Idc dancc VId In tc mOOnI_t.
c 5Idc,Oracr QcOQc,Vcrc assOcIatcdIn |ctIc
mtOO_y VIt tc sOus Otc dcad VO aVaItcd
rcIrt,andtc atmOsQcrc as a scnsc OOt dcat
and rcsurrcctIOn. c uttcrH Is a smO O tc
5Idc and smOIzcs tIs mctamOrQIc transItIOn.
c 5Idc arc Otcn dcQIctcd rIdIn_ On uttcr-
HIcs tO rcmIndus OtIs transOrmatIOnasQcctOtc
Qscc. c astrOO_Ica _Q O!crscQOnc Is Qart
Otc dcsI_n Oa uttcrHs VIn_.
c rI_t rcd crrIcs Otc VOOd nI_tsadc
QrOVIdc a atc cast Or tc _Odcn crcstcd Vrcn, a
sacrcd ruIdIc Ird, asO Iddcn VItIn tc Ods O
tc traIIn_IV.c star custcrOtc !cIadcs maKcs
a stunnIn_ rcaQQcarancc as It smOIca rIscs tO
marK an ImQOrtant astrOnOmIca actOr InKcd tO a
uturc ccIQsc.
The Opal
Is stOnc as an amOstuncartOVcIncss,andct
Its rcQutatIOn Or ad ucK as causcd It tO c
sunncd arOund tc VOrd. c ancIcnts, OVcVcr,
rc_ardcd tc OQa as a ucK stOnc, and tc PsIans
rccrrcd tO OQas as tc ancOr OOQc. c PraI-
ans cIcVcd OQas c HOm tc sK as a sI_n OcaV-
cnO.
OV tc stOnc camc tO aVc suc I rcQutc Is a
mstcr, ut a cIcrc_ardIn_ tc OQa as a carcr O
ad ucK c_an In 1urOQc durIn_ tc tImc O tc
1acK cat, tc ustcr Otc OQa Is saId tO rcH cct
tc cat Otc Vcarcr, and It adccn OscrVcdat
tIs tImc tat It ccamc rIIant at tc QOInt O
dcat and tcn Ost Its ustcr cOmQctc. Ps a rcsut
tc stOnc Vas tOu_t tO aVc causcd tc dcat, ut
tc suddcn can_c OOd tcmQcraturc assOcIatcd
VIt tc Qa_uc, rOm cVcr [Ot) tO dcat [cOd) ,
VOud aVc acctcd tc OQa, VIc Is sI_t
QOrOus .
PtOu_ It Is stI cOnsIdcrcd a smO OIncOn-
stanc, tc ruIds asO cIcVcd It Vas a smO O
OQc.
The Stone Temple
cPcn-an-O stOncIn |OrnVa Is CIcVcdtOc
tc sOItar surVIVOr Oa dcstrOcd tOm Or tcmQc
uIt tc Pc_aItIc QcOQc, tc uIdcrs O
5tOnccn_c, VO InaItcd tc 1rItIs scs cOrc
tc |cts . c ruIds cOntInucd tO usc tc samc
sItcs, and OVIOus undcrstOOd tc sI_nIHcancc O
tc ancIcnt stOncs,tc carVcd tcIrOVn smOs On
sOmc O tc stOncs, and tcn c_an crcctIn_ tcIr
OVn standIn_ stOncs InscrIcd VIt |_am. c
sKI O VOrKIn_ VIt stOnc cOntInucd tO dcVcOQ
trOu_ tc ncV rcI_IOn O|rIstIanIt, and man
ancIcnt marKstOncs OOVIn_ c Incs Vcrc rOu_
transOrmcdtO rcscmc a crOss. c ncVaIt _rad-
ua cVOVcd Its OVn IdcntIty, VIt Ornatc carVcd
|ctIc crOsscs aQQcarIn_ In tc undrcds , as I tO
cacn_c tc QOVcr Otc sIcnt stOnc _Iants .
crc arc stI, OVcVcr, numcrOus stOnc cIrccs
and u_c _ranItc Oudcrs arran_cd In _rOuQs
KnOVn as crOmccs Or dOmcns, a OVcr 1rItaIn,
rcand,and 1rIttan. c crOmccs arc tc rcmaIns
O ancIcnt urIa camcrs, VIc tc stOnc cIrccs
ad astrOnOmIca and ccrcmOnIa QurQOscs. Ocd
stOncs aVc ccn InKcd tO crtIIt rItcs, ut tc
Pcn-an-O stOnc ad anOtcr mOrc mstcrIOus
caturc.
PccOrdIn_ tO ancIcnt c_cnds, a tc stOncs Vcrc
aI_ncd VIt tc QOVcru currcnts QassIn_ trOu_
tc 1art, and VIt Ocd stOncs suc as tc
Pcn-an-O tc Oc Vas tc Ocus OtIs QOVcr. P
caIn_Orcc OrcncVcd VItaIt Vas saIdtO Qass IntO
tc Od OanOnc VO cImcdtrOu_ tc Oc.
Is cncr_IzIn_ Orcc as a QscIc cOntcnt accOrd-
In_tO Oca QcOQc,andItIs saId tat ItVO rass pIns
arc Qaccd On tc tOQ Otc stOnc tcVI mstc-
rIOus mOVc Or rcsQOnd tO ansVcr an gucstIOns .
c Pcn-an-O stOnc accsVcst-cast and Is asO
rcQutcd On tc samc aI_nmcnt Or c Inc as tc
caQc On LO_an OcK at 1OsI__ran |astc, VIc
as assOcIatIOns VIt tc mcdIcVa nI_ts O 5t.
]On. lcar IsctanOtcr cIrcc OstandIn_ stOncs
KnOVn as tc lInc PaIdcns .
nOVcd_c Otc armOnIOus usc Otc 1art
cncr_Ics as a unIVcrsa OOVIn_. c natura QI-
OsOQ and rcI_IOn O tc ancIcnt LrccKs Vas
InsQIrcd tcIr OscrVancc O naturc, tc saV a
IVIn_ sQIrItIn cVcr stOnc,IncVcr trcc,and InVatcr
tc OVcsaQcs and H_urcs Otc naIads and satrs .
n |Ina tc scIcncc O natura cncr_Ics Is stI
Kccn OscrVcd,It as a c_a status and Is KnOVn as
Feng shui, VIc transatcs tO `VInd and Vatcr. c
|Incsc scc a _Odcn caIn OsQIrItua Ic runnIn_
trOu_ cVcr Orm OcrcatIOn. cIr dra_On mcn,
VOarctc cxQOncnts OtcancIcntart and scIcncc
THE IVY 1 29
OFeng shui, usc tcIr sKIs tO dctcrmInc tc sItcs Or
a uIdIn_s and tc tOms OtcIr anccstOrs .
Is rcVcrcncc Or natura cncr_y and tc cc-
mcnts Vas rccO_nIzcd tc ruIds , VO asO
rcatcd suc cncr_Ics tO dra_On Or scrQcnt smO-
Ism. cIr smO O tc ram-snaKc VIt sQIra
Orns Vas assOcIatcd VIt |crnunnOs, a Orncd
dcIty and a QOtcnt _Od O naturc. ra_On cncr_
rcatcs tO tc cIncs tatmarKQartIcuarrOutcs,ut
tc ruIds asO sQOKc Otc wouivres as canncs O
InVIsIc cncr_Ics tat HOVcd trOu_ tc suracc O
tc 1art and crOsscd In sQccIa Qaccs. csc sQccIa
Qaccs Vcrc natura cOnsIdcrcd O sItcs, and tc
canncs arc asO rccrrcd tO In sOmc c_cnds as acr
Qats .
Faery People
ccrcnccs tO acrIcs In 1urOQcan OKOrc Orm a
Vast amOunt OItcraturc,and In tc |ctIc rc_IOns It
rcQrcscnts a cutura crIta_c tat Is caOus Qrc-
scrVcd. n rcand, a and Vcrc tc aOInc PaItc
Or tc _OOd QcOQc stI cOmmand a rcsQcctu nOd,
anOnc OOIs cnOu_ tO uIda Ousc In tc mId-
dc Oa acr tracK Is asKIn_ Or trOuc. c dOOrs
and VIndOVs On tc rOnt and acK O tc Ousc
cannOt c OcKcd Or KcQt cOscd, ut must rcmaIn
OQcn Or tc acrIcs tO marc trOu_.Is rI_t O
Va Is nO mcrc ancIu suQcrstItIOn, ut rcatcs tO
tc VOc dImcnsIOna asQcct Otc acrIcs.
c acrIcs rcQrcscnt a tImc VarQ O anccstra
mcmOrIcs tat ccamc IdcntIHcd VIt tc QscIc
QcnOmcnOn OQantOms, _Osts, sccOnd sI_t,and
a tc uncxQaIncd tIn_s tat _O umQ In tc
nI_tnOV IncudIn_ sI_tIn_s O \|s. acr
QcOQc, Or tc 5Idc [QrOnOunccd scc) , In rIs
|ctIc mtOO_ Ormcd an Intc_ratIn_ InK VIt
tcIr ancIcnt _Ods, tc uata anaans, a racc O
ImmOrtas VO IVcd In rcand and 1rItaIn cOrc
tc arrIVa Otc |cts.
c |cts, VO Vcrc KnOVn as tc PIcsIans,
InVadcd rcand arOund 1 U 1 b B. C. , accOrdIn_ tO
]Occ, and dIsQaccd tc annans atcr a Hcrcc at-
tc. 1ut tc dId nOt Orcc tc anaans tO dIsQcrsc
Or caVc tc and tc OVcd. nstcad, tc anaans
cmQOcd tcIr ma_Ica arts OInVIsIIIt tO VIt-
draV IntO tcIr caOratc cart mOunds Or acr
Is , and rcmaIncd a sOurcc O ancIcnt VIsdOm,
mtIca tacnts and musIc. Yat ma aVc rca
Occurrcd Vas tat tc anaans Vcrc OVcrVcmcd
tc strcn_t and numcrs Otc |ctIc InVadcrs,
and VItdrcV IntO tcIr undcr_rOund I Orts tO
aVOId urtcr cOnHOntatIOns.
c |cts Vcrc nOt dIsQOscd tO dcstrO a racc O
QcOQc VO ccar ascInatcd tcm, and tcrc O-
OVcd a VOc sa_a Oc_cnds tat su__csts a _rad-
ua IntcrmIn_In_ OOt OOd and rcI_IOn. YIt
tImc, tc ancIcnt I Orts ccamc dcscrtcd and tc
rcmaInIn_ anaans cItcr dIcd Out Or drItcd IntO
|ctIc sOcIct In tc _Isc O _Itcd mInstrcs and
ards. c 5Idc rcscmcd umans In cVcr QsI-
ca rcsQcct, ut tcVcrc a cxtrcmccautIu and
_Itcd QcOQc VO dId nOt dIc natura, and dcrIVcd
tcIr QOVcrs rOm cncantmcnt Or sOrccr. Is
ImmOrta guaIt cast a VcI Omstcr and ma_Ic
OVcr tcIr OVn OrI_Ins, In tc PrturIan sa_as tc
can c IdcntIHcd as tc adIcs Otc aKc,PcrIn and
POr_an c a.
c mcmOr O tcIr cuturc In atcr cars Vas
Kcpt aIVc acr aIt, as It as ccn cacd, and
suscgucnt camc tO cOVcr a VIdc ran_c OcustOms
andcIcs . nsOmc rIsmts tcrc cxIstcda mOrc
macVOcnt tQc Oacr, tc dcsccndants Otc Or-
mOrIans, a racc OdcOrmcd _Iants VO ad carIcr
ccn dccatcd tc !artOan QcOQc, ut VO
rcmaIncd cOnd tc nOrtcrn scas and cOntInucd
tO arass tc QcOQc O rcand. Is aQQcars tO
cxQaIntc InItIa dIVIsIOn IntO _OOdacrIcs andad
acrIcs, ut tcrc arc asO cnVIrOnmcnta InHucnccs
tataQQcar tO aHcct tc caVIOr and ctnOO_y O
tc acr QcOQc.
c |OrnIs QIxIcs and rIs cQrccauns aQQcar
tO c cart sQIrIts Or ccmcntas VIt a mIscIcVOus
scnsc OumOr. nYacs a acr racc KnOVn as tc
Vt c_ usua aQQcar atcr darK, and arc
dcscrIcd as a _OOd Ittc QcOQc VO arc Ond O
sIn_In_ and dancIn_. crc arc acr QIQcrs In 5cOt-
and VO cOncrrcd tcIr ma_IcaQOVcrs OmusIc On
tc QIQcrs OccrtaIn cans, a rIVmr cxIstcd ctVccn
tc PacPrturs and PacrImmOns Or suQrcmac In
tc musIca art, VIt Ot caImIn_ QatrOna_c Otc
acrcs. c acrIcs In 5cOtand arc asO saId tO cVcr
Hcrccand VIndIctIVc, csQccIa tc VatcrKcQIcs,VO
Vcrc KnOVn tO drOVn QcOQc.
c acrIcs arc KnOVn VarIOus namcs and
dccds tOO numcrOus tO mcntIOn In an _rcat dctaI,
ut as arIn_crs Odcat tc arc KnOVn as cOrrI-
_ans In 1rIttan and ansccs In 5cOtand and rc-
and. Is InK VIt tc dcad rcatcs tO tc undcr-
VOrd In |ctIc mtOO_, a Qacc Vcrc sOus
aVaItcd rcIrt. PccOrdIn_ tO sOmc c_cnds, tc
acrIcs asO camc tO rcQrcscnt tc Ost sOus VO
cOud nOt rcIncarnatc ut rcmaIncd cartOund
ccausc OtcIr rc cctIOn Ouman sOcIct VIt Its
narrOV Vaucs and |rIstIan rcI_IOn.
The Buttery
c uttcrH ccamc a smO O tIs QartIcuar
acr aIt, and Vas VOrn as a rOOc Or ad_c
|ctIc QcOQc as a marK OrcsQcctOr tcIr anccstra
sQIrIts . YatcVcr tcIr OrI_Ina cOnccQtIOn, tc
acrIcs aVc a mstIguc tat cacn_cs ratIOna
tInKIn_ and matcrIa VOrd Vaucs.
The Woody Nightshade
c rI_t rcd crrIcs Otc VOOd nI_tsadc arc
rIQc In tc mOnt O tc IV, and add a sQas O
VIrant cOOr tO tc autumn cd_crOVs . YOOd
nI_tsadc Is a natIVc Qant tO 1rItaIn, and Vas
KnOVn In tc PIddc P_cs as Amardulcis, mcanIn_
IttcrsVcct, a namc stI uscd cOuntr QcOQc Or
Its tastc. |d craIsts Vaucd It I_, and uscd Its
narcOtIc QrOQcrtIcs Or sOVIn_ tc cart ratc and
OVcrIn_tc tcmQcraturc. c crrIcs, OVcVcr,IKc
tOsc Otc dcad nI_tsadc, arc QOIsOnOus, and
atOu_ tc arc nOt as dan_crOus Or QOtcntIa
ata,tc aVc QrOVcd QOIsOnOus tO Oun_ cIdrcn.
n tc das Vcn VItccrat Vas carcd, scQ-
crds un_ tc VOc Qant,VIt Its crrIcs, arOund
tc nccKs OtcIr casts tO QrOtcct tcm rOm tc
cVI cc, a custOm tat ccrtaIn rcatcs acK tO tc
ruIds, VO uscd tc crrIcs as Qart Oan antIdOtc
tO mOrc dcadQOIsOns.
The Ivy
THE IVY 1 31
c IV asO as Onc sQccIcs tat I s I_ tOxIc and
QOIsOnOus, nOt surQrIsIn_ KnOVn as QOIsOn IV. ts
caVcs can causc a mOstuncOmOrtac ras, VIttc
VOc Od ccOmIn_ sVOcn sImQ tOucIn_
OrandIn_ tc Qant.
c cOmmOn IV Is, cOntrast, a uscIOus darK
_rccn ard cVcr_rccn and as ccOmc a aVOrItc
Ornamcnta crccQIn_sruOr tc _ardcn,ItIsOund
OVcr tc _rcatcr Qart O1urOQc, and nOrtcrn and
ccntra PsIa. t as an ancIcnt hIstOr and Vas cd
In cstccm tc LrccKs, 1accus, tcIrVInc-_Od,tO
VOm tc QantVas dcdIcatcd,VOrc a crOVn OIV,
tc QractIcc O VcarIn_ IV caVcs as a crOVn cIn_
tOQrcVcnttc adVcrsc cHccts OIntOxIcatIOn. Pn Od
rcmcd, asOsaIdtO cOuntcrsucI cHccts, Vasmadc
_cnt OIIn_ a andu OIVcaVcsInVInc and
drInKIn_ tc cOOcd mIxturc.
c IV Is tc Qant ad_c Otc LOrdOns, VO
ad tcIr OrI_Ins In tc LOVands O5cOtand. c
Vcrc tcn _rantcd tc ands Ount Or 5tratO_I
1rucc, and suscgucnt raIscd tVO amOus rc_I-
mcnts tO Orm tc LOrdOn I_andcrs. c tOVn
O5t. Vcs In |OrnVa as nO autOrIzcd arms, ut
tOsc attrIutcd tO tc tOVn IncOrQOratcd an IV
ranc. c IV us as aVas ccn tc sI_n Oa
VInc taVcrn In 1n_and, and IV ac Vas a I_
IntOxIcatIn_mcdIcVa drInK, stI rcQutcdrcVcdat
rInIt |Oc_c, |xOrd,In mcmOr OarInIt stu-
dcnt murdcrcd 1aIO mcn.
c mcdIcIna VIrtucs Otc IV arc Ittc uscd
tOdamOdcrncraIsts,uttcOdcrQractItIOn-
crs, Lcrard and |uQcQcr, ratcd It mOrc I_ and
uscdItOr a numcrOaImcnts .c Ot mcntIOn
In QartIcuar tc _rOund IV Or usc Intcrna, Or
casIn_ _rIQIn_QaIns, and Or VInd, cOcrIc umOrs
In tc stOmac and sQccn. t asO ccanscd uccratcd
un_s and Otcr Qarts Intcrna, and, cxtcrna,
cacd VOunds, sOrcs, and canKcrs .
c ruIds cB a c_ac O cra rcmcdIcs stI
rcmcmcrcd In rcand tOda. rIs cOuntr QcOQc
VI tcOu tO ccV tc caVcs O_rOundIVytO ccar
tc ccst OancOn_cstIOn. cuIcc Otc caVcs Is
asO uscd tO curc VOunds, uccrs, urns, scads, and
stuHcdIntc nOsc tO Qur_c tc cadOsImcOds.P
curc Or a sOt cOrn Is tO tIc an IVy caarOund It, ut
ItIs Is nOt succcssI, a andI OIV caVcs stccQcd
In vInc_ar, tI_t cOrKcd Or Orty-cI_t Ours and
tcn aQQIcd carcI Is _uarantccd tO VOrK.
c ruIds and LrccK QrIcsts Qrcscntcd ncV
marrIcd cOuQcs VIt a Vrcat OIV tO cOncr a
cssIn_ Ostrcn_t and ctcrna OVc On tc unIOn. P
crOVn OIV Vas Qrcscntcd tO tc VInncrs O tc
Hrst1IstcddOds OrannuacstIVas Otc arts cd
tc ardIc Ordcrs . urIn_ tc ccVcnt unar mOnt
tc IVVas In Its HOVcrIn_ scasOn, and Vas uscd tO
dccOratc tc sacrcd srIncs and atars Otc ruIds ,
tc cVcr_rccn asQcct O tc IV rcQrcscntIn_ tc
ImmOrtaIt O tc sQIrIt, ust as tc acr QcOQc
camc tO rcQrcscnt a rcsIduc OtcIr naturc.
Gort
Gort rcatcs tO tc LrccK VOrd gortys, tc namc O
tc rcQutcd Oundcr O LOrts, a cIt In sOutcrn
PrcadIa. LOrtns Is tc namc Oa amOus tOVn In
|rctc and Is cIcVcd tO rcQrcscnt a tItc Oa _Od-
dcssLOr_OQa Or `caru-accd, an cQItct Otc
dcat _Oddcss Ptcnc. Is InK Or assOcIatIOn Is an
aQQrOQrIatc Onc, cOnsIdcrIn_ tc smOIsm assOcI-
atcd VIt tc mOnt Otc IV.
Lunar Symbolism Relating to Persephone
n tc 1_yQtIan QantcOn O_Ods, tIs sI_n Is sm-
OIca InKcd tO sIs tVIn sIstcrlcQts, tc Id-
dcn Or darK asQcct O sQIrIt. sIs Vas cOnsOrt tO
|sIrIs, and tcIr rcatIOnsIQ In 1_QtIan mt O-
OVs a Vcr sImIar annua ccc OIrt, dcat, and
rcIrt trOu_ tc aId Oma_Ic tO tat Otc |ctIc
rItua car. lcQts Vas asO tc VIc O 5ct, tc
darK tVIn O |sIrIs, VOsc smO Vas tc acK
Oar [VanIn_ POOn) tat dcVOurs tc VItc Oar
[VaxIn_ POOn) In a QrImItIVc 1_yQtIan unar mt
cxQaInIn_ tc OrI_Ina attc Otc _Odstc cOn-
HIct ctVccn _OOd and cVI. Is assOcIatIOn ccr-
taIn cxQaIns tc ruIdsIncantatIOn ` am a rut-
css Oar as darKncss c_Ins tO OVcrVcm I_t In
tDc |ctIc unar cacndar, and Oncc a_aIn rcVcas
anOtcr ancIcnt InK ctVccn tc 1_yQtIans and tc
|cts .
THE IVY 1 33
c astrOO_Ica rucrsIQ Is Qart dcsI_natcd tO tc
POOn, Or In csOtcrIc astrOO_y tc 5un and POOn
arcsaIdtO VcIOr ccIQsc Iddcn Qancts. c POOn
In tcmOntOtc IV Is tcrcOrc VcIIn_ a Iddcn
Qanctct tO Oc dIscOVcrcd,and VIc,accOrdIn_ tO
tc ancIcnts, Ics On tc Otcr sIdc O !utO. c
namc O !crscQOnc as Occn cOscnOccausc Otc
cVIdcncc Or tIs Qanct, VIc as On_ Occn cOn-
sIdcrcd O astrOnOmcrs a susQcctcd QanctcItcr a
dua Qanct VIt !utO Or QOssIO a satcItc Or
POOnVItIn tc _raVItatIOna OrOIt O!utO.
Is cOIcc Onamc Is nOt O cancc, Out Hts
IntO tc mtOO_Ica ccc O tc Qancts In Our
unIVcrsc. n LrccK mtOO_y !crscQOnc,dau_tcr
O |crcs Or LaIa, tc _rcat 1art mOtcr _Oddcss,
VasKIdnaQQcdO !utO,_Od Otc undcrwOrd,and
Orccd tO rcmaIn VIt Im Or sIX mOnts O tc
car. !crscQOncVas asO a unar _Oddcss, and Idcn-
tIHcd VIt ccatc In tc transOrmatIOn asQcct O
tcIrtrIQc_Oddcss. hc astrOO_Ica IntcrQrctatIOnIs
hrtcr cxQaIncd In tc ncxt scctIOn.
Archetypal Charcter
n |ctIc mt !crscQOnc and cQts can Oc
IdcntIHcd VIt tc unar _Oddcsscs PrIanrOd Or
IannOn. 1Ot tcsc |ctIc dcItIcs aVc an ancIcnt
assOcIatIOn VIt rcOIrt and tc mstcrIOus rItcs
cOnncctcd VIt tc cmac, and OOt cndurcd a
Orccd cxIc Or Qcnancc tat tcmQOrarI dIsQaccd
tcm. PrIanrOdad,OVcVcr,a mOrc mstcrIOusOr
Iddcn naturc, and Is tcrcOrc tc arcctQa car-
actcr assOcIatcdVIt tIs sI_n. c mtOO_Otc
acr QcOQc asO QrOVIdcs an InsI_t IntO tcsc cu-
sIVc QcrsOna QuaItIcs.
1uttcmtOO_y OtcIV rcatIn_ tO ImmOr-
taItysmOOIzcs tcundamcnta cncr_Ics assOcIatcd
VIt tc mOnth Othc IV In tc ruIdIc cacndar.
Ps tc 5un rcmaIns OV On thc OrIzOn, thc sQcc-
tacuar sunscts smOOIzc a transOrmatIOn ratcr
tan a Qcrmancnt can_c. t I s a tImc, OVcVcr,
Vcn a ccrtaIn cndurancc and stamIna arc ncccssar
InOrdcrtOsurVIVctc cOmIn_VIntcrandQrcVaIIn_
Orccs OdarKncss.
Tee Character
y caractcrs aVc a QcrsOna stamIna, sccOnd tO
nOnc. !cOQc Orn undcr tIs sI_n arc asO csscd
VIt aundant tacnts tat can rIn_ QcrsOna On-
Ors and QuIc rccO_nItIOn. c usua rcmaIn
mOdcst ut cOOru IndIVIduas VIt a unIguc stc
OtcIr OVn. c aVc a sarQ IntcBcct and maKc
amusIn_ VItty mImIcs.
crc Is a scrIOus sIdc tO tcIr naturc, OVcVcr,
VIc as a guIct aIt In natura ustIcc. cIr OVn
dOuts and cars can manIcst In tc Orm Ostran_c
drcams and QcrsOna cncOuntcrs, ust as darKncss Is
draVn tO I_t. Or tat rcasOn OQc Is attrIutcd tO
tIs sI_n, tO cOmat tc darKcr ccmcnt O tc
Qscc.
5OmcnOtac IV caractcrsarc|scarYIdc,LI-
Ic Lan_tr, 5ara 1crnardt, Paatma LandI, and
Par_arctatccr.
P9sitive Aspec ts
cscIncudc tcIrOat tO cOca_ucs and rIcnds,
and tcIr aIIt tO acccQtu rcsQOnsIIIt Or tcIr
OVn actIOns. c arc _cncrOus QrOVIdcrs, ut asO
trIt saVcrs Or InVcstOrs rc_ardIn_ tc uturc sccu-
rIt OtcIr amIIcs.
Negative Aspec ts
c arc cxtrcmc manIQuatIVc QcOQc VO VI
usc tcIr QOsItIOn OrInHucncc guItc rutcss. c
tcnd tO attract tc unstac cncr_Ics OIc, and QcO-
Qc Oascr InstIncts, as tc tr tO cstaIs tcIr
OVn cOdc OmOraItOr ImmOraIt. V carac-
tcrs Od tc QOVcr O ustIcc In tc smOIc scnsc,
ut In uman tcrms tc Otcn ccOmc InVOVcd In
acrImOnIOus c_a dIsQutcs and ItI_atIOns .
General
cIr truc tacnts arc rarc carncd rOm OOKs Or
tc acccQtcd mctOd OtraInIn_, In act tc Otcn
maKc QOOr studcnts In tc cOnVcntIOna scnsc, and
Qrccr tO usc tcIr OVn Idcas In a arcas OVOrK.
c arc guItc raUIca tInKcrs, aKIn tO tc rOVan
trcc caractcrs, ut aVc mOrc artIstIc HaIr. !cOQc
OrnundcrtIssI_n aVc a QrOnOunccdartIstIctcm-
Qcramcnt _cncra,VIta cOnHIct OmatcrIa Vaucs
nOt unIKc tc as trcc caractcrs .
OVcVcr, IV QcOQc arc mOrc srcVd VIt
rc_ard tO tc saVIn_ OmOnc Or tc InVcstmcnt O
Hnanccs, ccausc OtcIr OVcrVcmIn_ nccd Or
uturc sccurIt. c uturc Otcn Ods a KInd O
drcad Or tcm, atOu_ tc ma ncVcr VIIn_
admIt tO suc cars Or aQQrccnsIOns . ndccd, tcIr
Ortuncs aQQcar tO sVIn_ ctVccn tVO cxtrcmcs,
HOm rcatIVc OscurIt tO suddcn amc, tcn acK
a_aIn, andVI scttcQattcrn OIc accOrdIn_. 1ut
tcrc Is an ccmcnt OucK tat aQQcars tO OOV
tcm trOu_Out tcIr Ic, as Itc Ìttc QcOQc
arc VatcIn_ OVcr tcm. V QcOQc arc guItc Qs-
cIc tcmscVcs and ma aVc IncrItcd tc dIVIna-
tOr QOVcrs KnOVn as acr _Its .
Love Life
!crsOna rcatIOnsIQs arc tc mOst scnsItIVc and
I_ cmOtIVc arcas O Ic Or mOst QcOQc. 1ut Or
tc IV QcOQc tcrc Is an cxtrcmc rcactIOn OaIn_
In and Out OOVc, OcIn_ In OVc Onc da, tcn
suddcn, ccausc Otc nccd Or rccdOm, scVcrIn_
tc rcatIOnsIQ VIt a sarQ sVOrd, as I tO maKc
ccrtaIn tcrc Is nO tImc Or rc_rcts Oan KInd. Pnd
tcrc Is anOtcr cgua cxtrcmc rcactIOn OcIn_
OVcr QOsscssIVc, OcIn_In_, IKc tc crccQIn_ IV
tat tcnds tO OVcrVcm Otcr Qant Ic, tc VOrst
asQcct OtIs traIt Is nOt rccO_nIzIn_ Vcn a rca-
tIOnsIQ Is OVcr.
V caractcrs arc _cncrOus, carIn_ Qarcnts Vcn
tc arc arOund, ut tc arc Otcn mIssIn_ durIn_
tc ImQOrtant car cars, duc tO tcIr carccrs and
QcrsOna amItIOns. Is can asO aHcct tcIr Qcr-
sOna rcatIOnsIQs and marrIa_c Qartncrs and, Qcr-
aQs unVIttIn_, crcatcs tc Vcr InstaIIt tc
strIVc sO ard tO aVOId. tIs QOInt Is acKnOVcd_cd
and tcIr QcrsOna cxtrcmcs rccOncIcd at sOmc
sta_c, tc aVc a _rcatcr cancc tan mOst OHnd-
In_ a Qcrcct matc and a tru armOnIOus rca-
tIOnsIQ.
Sumar
THE IVY 1 35
V caractcrs atc IndccIsIOn, and I n tcIr carccrs
tc arc Otcn ImQccd tO maKc a _rcat numcr O
cOIccs Or dccIsIOns tat rcguIrc a Hrm cOmmIt-
mcnt. c arc natura cntcrQrIsIn_ QcOQc and
aVc tc QOtcntIa Or mOst carccrs OrQrOcssIOns .Al
tcIrQcrsOna sKIs aVc crcatIVc dIrcctIOn and Qrac-
tIca aQQIcatIOn. IQOmac Is Onc OtcIrcstQcr-
sOna sKIs, atOu_ tc ma ncVcr dcVcOQ tc art
OcOmQrOmIsc.
!cOQcVauctcIrHIcndsIQ,andtcaVc a cIr-
cc OrIcnds acrOss tc _Oc,Or tc traVc VIdc
tO stran_c and rcmOtc QaccssccKIn_ Out tc
unKnOVn Is Qart OtcIr aQQrOac tO Ic, Or tc
arc Vcr curIOusQcOQc. c arc asO a Vcr umOr-
Ous QcOQc, tcIr scnsc O umOr Otcn cIn_ guItc
Outra_cOus and sQOntancOus, maKIn_ Otcr QcOQc
au_ at tcmscVcs Or tcIr OVn mIsOrtuncs .
c Qrccr tO IVc In I_ QaccsQcntOuscs
Or Ouscs Qcrccd On tOQ O stccQ Is . Is Is
ccausctccc uncasInQaccs surrOundcdtOO
man trccs OrIn dccQ OOVs . Lar_cVIndOVs tO ct
In tc I_tarcasO an ImQOrtant caturc.
cIrIcstc maKcs OtcrQcOQc cnVIOus, Intc
scnsc tat tc sccm tO crcatc a QcrcctsccnarIO. V
QcOQc usc tc samc ma_Ic as tc VIOV QcOQc tO
cHcct IusIOns, ut tc arc ncVcrtccss cxtrcmc
cIcVac IusIOns.
CHAPTER TWELVE
THE REED
N ( E TA l
October 28 - November 24
Symbolizing: Te planet Pluto
Gemstone: Jasper
Flower: Watermint
Archetypal Character: Pwyll, head i Annwn
ul am a threatening noise c the sea "
The Illustrtion
c rccd_rOVsVId Ona rIVcranK andas a dcnsc
_rOVt Oscndcr Orm. A nOrt VInd cIs tc aIr
as a HOcK O_ccsc Qasscs OVcrcad On tcIr Omc-
VardOurnc.
c |ctIc cstIVa O5amaIn Vas a tImc Vcn
dOOrs Vcrc OQcncd ctVccn tc natura and suQcr-
natura VOrd. c dIVIsIOnar Inc Is smOIca
OVcrsadOVcd VIt tc darK uc rIVcr tat HOVs
IntO tc sutcrrancan caVcrnVcrc !utO,_Od Otc
undcrVOrd, rucs VIt a mcancO aIr. !utO Or
Is Vas tc _uardIan Otc Our trcasurcs tat tc
|cts ad IncrItcd rOm tcuata anaans, a racc
OImmOrtas VO ccamc tcIr _Ods.
5amaIn nOt On marKcd tc c_InnIn_ Otc
|ctIc lcVXcar In tc rItua cacndar Otc |cts,
ut It asO OHcIa marKcd tc c_InnIn_ OVIntcr
In tcIr scasOna caCndar. c cccratIOn O
5amaIn On tc Hrst da OlOVcmcr astcd trcc
das In tc rItua cacndar, and It Vas tc mOst
ImQOrtant cstIVa Otc VOc car.
Jasper
crc arc man dIHcrcnt cOOr VarIatIOns OasQcr,
ran_In_ rOm _rccn tO acK. c rcd VarIcty, tc
OOdstOnc, Is QartIcuar suItac Or tIs sI_n, ut
a sadcs arc cgua acccQtac and cxQrcss tc
ma_Ica QrOQcrt Otc stOnc.
c OOdstOnc Vas rc_ardcd as a QOVcru QrO-
tcctIVc amuctInancIcnt1_yQt, VcrcItrcQrcscntcd
tc OOd O sIs . rOu_Out IstOr It as ccn
assOcIatcdVIt OOdandccdIn_,Or cxamQc,tc
1aOnIan ma_IcIans uscd It In tc trcatmcnt O
OOd dIsOrdcrs, and tO stOQ Intcrna ccdIn_. c
LnOstIcs uscd It cxtcnsIVc and madc an amuct
rOm tc stOnc cacd cIOtrOQc, It rcQutcd madc
tc Vcarcr InVIsIc,a cIcrccrrcd tO antc In
tc Inferno.
A acK VarIcty OasQcr KnOVn as tc LdIan
5tOnc Vas tc tOucstOnc Otc ancIcnt accmIsts,
and Vas uscdtO tcst _Od.c cOnncctIOn VIt _Od
Is a rccVant assOcIatIOn, as tc _Ods O tc undcr-
VOrdVcrc cOnsIdcrcd tc VcatIcst _Ods, Or tc
OVncd a tc mIncs . c ruIds cIcVcd It ad a
QOVcr OVcr tc 5un Itsc, and cOud causc stOrms
and tcmQcsts .
Samhain
Al |ctIc casts c_an On tc cVc Otc cccratcd
da, OrtccacuatcdtcIrdas rOmsunscttO sun-
rIsc In tc unar tradItIOn. 1carIn_ tIs In mInd, tc
rItua cacndar tus c_an Vcn tc 5unVas scttIn_
In tc ccIQtIc sstcma sstcm uscd a ancIcnt
astrOnOmcr-QrIcsts, IncudIn_ tc ruIds, tO dctcr-
mInc tc scasOns tc 5uns mOVcmcnt. c cVc O
5amaIn Vas Onc O tc _rcat sQIrIt nI_ts O tc
|ctIc QcOQc, tc Otcr cIn_ tc cVc O1ctanc In
Pa. IsVas a tImc Vcn tc OundarIcs ctVccn
tc natura and suQcrnatura VOrds dIssOVcd. |On-
scgucnt, ItVas a nI_t Or dIVInatIOn andQrOQcc.
5amaIn Vas a cstIVa O tc dcadtc Qast
dcad, tc Qast car, andtc cnd Oa cOmQctc ccc
On tc |ctIc Vcc O Ic. t Vas asO a tImc O
QurIHcatIOn, VIt tc urnIn_ OcH_Ics tat sm-
OIzcd tc tcrrOrs Otc Qast,and a tat trOucd a
caru mInd. c 5amaIn OnHrc rItua urncd
tc ascs Otc Odcar and, trOu_ tIs QurIHca-
tIOn, tc QcOQc Vcrc tcn ac tO acc tc rI_Ors O
tc darK VIntcr mOnts tat a acad. c ascs
Vcrc tcn scattcrcd On tc and In tc saInIn_ rItc
tatOOVcd.
n |ctIc mtOO_ tc acr QcOQc Or tc
5Idc asO cccratcd 5amaIn, Indccd, tc
aQQcarcd tO c tc rucrs Otc cast Otc cad.
|n lOVcmcr cVc tc acrIcs cOud taKc mOrta
usands , and a tc acr Is Vcrc OQcncd tO
aOV an mOrta Od cnOu_ tO taKc a OOK IntO
tcIrrcam andadmIrc tcIrQaaccs u Otrcasurcs.
1ut cV |cts cVcr VIIn_ Vcnturcd IntO tcIr
cncantcd KIn_dOm,tcIrrcsQcctOr tc acrIcs Vas
Onc OaVc, tIn_cd VIt a scnsc Odrcad.
n 1rIttan On lOVcmcr cVc, Or La OussaInt,
tc custOm OcaVIn_ a Qacc at tc tac Or tc
dcad Vas mOrc tan a sI_n OrcsQcct. c 1rctOn
|ctmadc nO dIstInctIOnctVccn tcIVIn_and tc
dcad, Ot Vcrc cIcVcd tO InaIt tIs VOrd, Onc
cIn_ VIsIc, tc Otcr InVIsIc. n |ctIc rcand,
|Idcc 5amna, Or lOVcmcr cVc, cradcd tc
start O_rcat castIn_,VIth _amcs and raccs In OnOr
O act_a, an ancIcnt mOtcr _Oddcss. rOm tIs
mOst ancIcnt dcIty, tc |aIcac and tc POrrI_an
Vcrc atcr draVn. c |aIcac tus camc tO Qrc-
sIdc OVcrtIs cstIVa and cccratcd tc cVcntVIt a
smOIc cOuQIn_ VIt tc a_da, anOtcr ancIcnt
dcIt and a _Od O dridecth, tc Oundcr O
ruIdIsm. c Ot rcQrcscntcd tc ancIcnt
QrImcVa Orccs rcsQOnsIc Or dcat and rcIrt.
c |cts stuOrn rctaIncd tcIr ancIcnt cs-
tIVas IncOrQOratIn_ tcm IntO |rIstIan cccra-
tIOns. c ast da O|ctOcr tus ccamc KnOVn
THE REED 1 39
as Al aOVs 1Vc OrAl 5aInts lI_t, mOrc QOQu-
ar KnOVn as aOVccn. natcrcars tc sQIrItO
5amaIn a_aIn rcaQQcarcd as Lu aVKcs lI_t In
1rItaIn, VIt man O tc Od custOms stI cIn_
OscrVcd, and Is nOV cccratcd On lOVcmcr b
VIt u_c OnHrcs and HrcVOrK dIsQas arOund tc
cOuntr.
Waterrnt
c VId _rOVIn_ VatcrmInt Vas a aVOrItc ruIdIc
cr, and Is Onc Otc cOmmOncst mInts . t _rOVs
aundant In Vct Qaccs, On rIVcr anKs and
marscs, and Is IdcntIHcd Its VOrs OIac Or
QurQc HOVcrs . c sccnt Is strOn_ and unQcasant,
ut Its QrOQcrtIcs Icd sOmc Vauac cra rcmc-
dIcs. |uQcQcr uscd It Or a VarIct OaImcnts.
Al mInts maKc a _OOdasc Or cra tIsancs Or,
I stccQcd In VInc and sIQQcd, VI casc VInd and
cOIc and stOmac dsQcQsIa.c ruIds uscd It Or
sImIar curcs,and as a sImQc ut cHcctIVc cadQur_c
stuHn_ It uQ tc nOsc.
The Reed
c rccdcOn_s tO a amI Or _cnus OVIdc dIs-
trIutcd ta _rasscs On Ound In Vct Qaccs, rOm
lOrt PrIca tO tc cOntIncnt OPsIa. ts dcnsc
_rOVt as a tIcKrOOt, IKc a trcc, VIcIs QcraQs
Vtc |cts IdcntIHcdItVIt a sumcr_cd OrId-
dcn drad, an assOcIatIOn tat Is asO a ccar rccrcncc
tO Is, tcIr _Od Otc undcrVOrd. c cstIVa O
tcdcadma aVc ccnQrcsIdcd OVcrtc acrIcs
and tc |aIcac, ut tc undcrVOrd rcam
cOn_cd tO Is Or !utO.
c mtOO_y rcatIn_ tO tc tVct mOnt O
tc rccd Is OOt ancIcnt and sIn_uar, tc rccd OcIn_
QcraQs tc mOst curIOus OsmOOs In tc |ctIc
zOdIac. rOm ancIcnt tImcs tc rccdVas a smOOO
rOaty and Vas assOcIatcd VIt tc numOcr tVcVc
In tc castcrn PcdItcrrancan. c 1_QtIan
QaraOs uscdrccdsccQtcrs,anda rOa rccdVassaId
tO aVc Occn Qut In]csus and Vcn c Vas attIrcd
InscarctOcOrc tc |rucIHIOn. cnumOcrtVcVc
tO tc ancIcnt cOrcVs Vas tc sI_n OcstaOIscd
QOVcr, and tc VOrd reed Is an arcaIc VOrd Or
àrrOV. c rIs |cts assOcIatcd OOt VIt tcIr
5un-_Od Lu_, VO Vas saId tO Hrc rccd arrOVs tO
QrOcaIm Is sOVcrcI_ntyandtO dIsQcrsc Is cncmIcs.
ccd arrOVs Vcrc cOnsIdcrcd tc sVItcst HIn_
arrOV sats,tc OOV staK sOmctImcs OcIn_ HB cd
VIt QOIsOnOus suOstanccs tO maKc tcm tru
dcad mIssIcs.
1ut durIn_ tc tVct mOnt Otc unar ca-
cndar tc mOrc QractIca uscs Otc rccd Vcrc utI-
Izcd. PttIs tImc tc rccdOccamc rcad Or cuttIn_,
andVas uscd O tc |cts Or tatcIn_tcIrOuscs .
c rccd mOnt Vas rccOrdcd In |ctIc Itcraturc as
a tImc Vcn tc rOar O sca and tc snarIn_ cast
VIndsVIstcddIsmatrOu_tcrccdOcds Otc
rIVcrs . nrcand tc rOarIn_Otc sca and tc ars
cr Otc scrccc OV Vas cd tO Oc a QrOQctIc
sI_n Oa KIn_s dcat.cscrcccOV Vas asOIdcn-
tIHcd VIt tc unaItu VIc O tcIr 5un-_Od
Lu_ Or Lcu, and durIn_ tc mOOnIt nI_hts OI
lOVcmOcrtc OV Is aVas atIts mOstVOca . A rcI-
crcncc Is rcmcmOcrcd In tc ancIcnt OKOrc Ol rc-
and, VcrcO rccds Vcrc QIcKcdust OcOrc sunr sc
and strcVn In tc OcdrOOm O usOands VO sus-
Qcctcd tcIr VIVcs Oadutcr. c rccds aQQarcnty
ad tc QOVcr tO drIVc tc adutrcss mad and Orcc
cr tO cOncss cr crrIn_ Vas .
c rccd Or Ourus Is tc Qant Oad_c O thc
5cOttIs can namcs Onncs, PacKa, and 5utcr-
and. n cradr tc rccd Occurs On tc crcst Otc
cadcs, and tat Otc PIddcmOrcs, It asO Occurs
On tc crcst O1IIat and tc arms O5cOtt.
Ngetal
Ngetal Is tc |_am namc Or tc rccd, Out tcrc arc
Otcr LacIc namcs rcatIn_ tO tc rccd, suc as
gaothaiche, VIc mcans ÒOV and rcatcs tO tc
mOutQIccc Oa Oa_QIQc. c QIQcs Otc a_QIQc
Vcrc OrI_Ina madc rOm rccds and, accOrdIn_ tO
|ctIc c_cnd, Vcrc Hrst InVcntcd and suQQIcd O
tc acrIcs. crc arcmanc_cnds and stOrIcs cOn-
ccrnIn_tc musIc Otc acr QIQcrs,VO Qasscd On
tc art tO sOmc aVOrcdmOrtas .cauntIn_musIc
Otc QIQcs cannOtaI tO stIrtc OOOdOa |ct,nO
mattcrOVVIdc scattcrcd tcIr sccd.
THE REED 1 41
Plutonian Symbolism ,
c undcrVOrd Vas cOnccIVcd tc |cts as a
Qacc O QrIma crcatIVc QOVcr, and nOt a Qacc O
QunIsmcnt. t Vas a Qacc Vcrc sOus rcsIdcdVIc
aVaItIn_ rcIrt,VIt dcat cIn_Qart Oa transOr-
matIOn QrOccss O tc sOu In tc ruIdIc rcI_IOn.
PnnVn OrPnnVn Vas anOtcr namc Or tc astra
Qanc VItIn tc undcrVOrd, a Qacc Or dImcnsIOn
VcrcmOrtas andtc_OdsOtc undcrVOrdcOud
cntcr IntO a sQccIa rcatIOnsIQ. crc arc scVcra
undcrVOrd dcItIcs mcntIOncd In |ctIc mtOO_y,
ut QcraQs tc mOst IntcrcstIn_ nt cOnccrns
PraVn, In_ OPnnVn Otc undcrVOrd rc_IOns,
and !V, LOrd Ocd. ts smOIsm rcatcs tO
tc dua IdcntIty Or naturc Oman and tc attc Or
suQrcmac ctVccn tc QOVcrs O I_t and darK-
ncss, Or tc I_cr and OVcr sc.
c stOr c_Ins VIt !V, VO Is Out unt-
In_ and ccOmcs scQaratcd rOm Is cOmQanIOns . P
stran_c QacK O VItc Ounds crOsscs Is Qat and
attcmQts tO rIn_ dOVn a sta_. !V drIVcs OHtc
Ounds and scts Is OVn Ounds On tc guarr and
tc cVcntua rIn_ dOVn tc sta_. 1ut !V Is
tcn suddcn cOnrOntcd VIt anOtcr untcr, tc
OVncr Otc VItc Ounds, VO rcuKcs Im Or
Is dIscOurtcs. c stran_cr tcn IntrOduccs Imsc
as PraVn, In_ OPnnVn [tc undcrVOrd) , and
!V rcaIzcs tat c must cOmc tO tcrms VIt tIs
_rcat rucr.
n Ordcr tO rcdccm Imsc, !V a_rccs tO
can_c Qaccs VItPraVn Or a car and a da, and
IVc In tc undcrVOrd rc_IOns. Pt tc cnd O tc
car c must asO mcct PraVns cncm, a_an,
anOtcr undcrVOrd rucr, and dccat Im In a cOn-
tcst at tc Ord tat dIVIdcs tc undcrVOrd rc_IOns
rOm tc VIsIc VOrd. PraVn tcs !V tat c
mustOnnO accOuntstrIKc a_an tVIcc, Or tc scc-
Ond OV VOud rcstOrc Is QOVcr. c cxcan_c
Orms, and !V dcsccnds IntO tc undcrVOrd,
Vcrc c Hnds tatPraVns VIc acccQts Im guItc
natura, nOt KnOVIn_ Otc dcccQtIOn. 1ut !V
OscrVcs a strIct cOdc OcastIt VIt tc guccn,and
In duc cOursc dccats a_an, and sO ccOmcs tc
sOc In_ OPnnVn. Ycn PraVn rcturns c Is
dcI_tcdVIttc cOnduct O!V, andtcOr_c
a Hrm Ond OrIcndsIQ. !Vy, as a rcsut OIs
sta In PnnVn, as unItcd tc tVO KIn_dOms and
Vas cnccOrt KnOVn as !V, tc cad O
PnnVn.
c sI_nIHcancc OtIs mt In smOIc tcrms
rcVcas tc Intcnsc drama tat Is aVas assOcIatcd
VIt tc Qur_In_ asQcct O!utO.
n tc OOKMythologies Xcats, tcOurnc Ocd
anraan QrOVIdcs an OrI_Ina InsI_t IntO tc
|ctIc mstcrIcs,and Is a dIrcct cOmQarIsOnVIt 5Ir
!crcIVa VO sccKs tc LraI In tc PrturIan c_-
cnd. c Oun_ |ctIc VarrIOr Hnds Is OVn dcstIn
Vcn c _Ocs In scarc OadVcnturc.
|n tc cVc O5amaIn,cd anraan ccOmcs
Ost In a stran_c cOuntr KnOVn as 5IcVc 1ct_c [a
Iacr rcam) and sts dOVn tO rcst VIc c trIcs tO
Hnd Is carIn_s. Ptcr a Ittc VIc c nOtIccs a
stran_c dOOrVa In tc IsIdc, VIt a rI_t I_t
strcamIn_ undcr tc dOOr. c Is natura curIOus,
and OQcns tc dOOr tO Hnd ImscIn a u_c sQacc
Hcd VIt a I_t rI_tcr tan da. c aQQcars tO
c OutsIdc a _rand Ousc, Vcrc c mccts an Od
man VO Is _atcrIn_ summcr tmc and cOV
Ha_ HOVcrs . P tc sVcct smcs O summcr drIt
arOund Im. Ps c stcQs artcr InsIdc, tc I_t
ccOmcsrI_tcr,VItcVcr cOOr OnaturcsInIn_
IKc a raInOV.
!rcscnt c dIscOVcrs a rOOm Hcd VIt a tc
mOstVOndcru trcasurcs KnOVn tO man. Pt tc cnd
Otc rOOm tc mOst cautIuVOmanIn tc VOrd
sIts On a I_ trOnc, ut sc as tc tIrcd OOK O
OncVO as ccnVaItIn_aOn_tImc. 5IttIn_cOV
cr, Our sIVcr-aIrcd Od VOmcn Od tc Our
_rcat trcasurcs Otc |ctIc QcOQc. Onc Ods tc
caudrOn Otca_da In craQ, anOtcrastcLIa
aI uQOn cr Knccs, tc tIrd Ods tc u_ sQcar
OInIas, and tc ast Od VOman Ods tc InVIncI-
c sVOrd OLu_ VItOut a scaard. c Hrst Od
VOman stands uQ and,OdIn_tc caudrOnctVccn
cr ands, muttcrs `!casurc.cn tc sccOnd Onc
rIscs and, OdIn_ tc stOnc In cr ands, VIsQcrs
`!OVcr, and tc tIrd Od VOman rIscs VIt tc
sQcar In cr ands and crIcs Oud, ` |Oura_c.
Ina tc ast O tc Od VOmcn rIscs VIt tc
sVOrd In cr ands and sas s `nOVcd_c.
cn tc Our Od VOmcn Va sOV Out tc dOOr
carrIn_ VIt tcm tc Our trcasurcs.
Is QartIcuar mt cOntaIns tc sccds O_rcat
truts , and tc VOc sa_a as tc uncann InKs
VIt tImc tat aQQcar tO _OVcrn tc sQIrItua cxQc-
rIcnccs Otc |cts . c aIIt tO mOVc In and Out
OtImc ccrtaIn dOmInatcd tc car ruIdIc rcI-
_IOn, and rcmaIncd cVIdcnt On_ atcr tcIr cOnVcr-
sIOn tO |rIstIanIt.
THE REED 1 43
c astrOO_Ica sI_nIHcancc O tc mOnt O tc
rccd Is ccar dcHncd VIt tc cstIVa O5amaIn,
tc cstIVa Otc dcad.c Qanct !utO Is tc dcs-
I_natcd rucr OtIs sI_n, Its mtOO_y and astrO-
O_Ica IntcrQrctatIOn aVIn_ a tc cOrrcsQOndIn_
assOcIatIOns VIt tc |ctIc cut O tc dcad, asO
KnOVn as tc cut Otc undcrVOrd, tIs Vas tc
sOurcc Orccntra cIcrOmVIctc ruIdIc rcI-
_IOn cVOVcd. Al |cts caImcd dcsccnt rOmIs, Or
!utO, tc _Od Otc undcrVOrd, tc admInIstratOr
Otc ctOnIc QOVcr tat Ics dccQ urIcdVItIn
tc uman Qscc.
ncsOtcrIc astrOO_y,!utOrIn_s can_ctrOu_
darKncss and dcat, tc dcstructIVc QOVcr O dcat
sI_nI|In_ tc dcat OdcsIrc and tc dcat Otc
QcrsOnaIt. OVcVcr !utO Or dcat can ncVcr
dcstrO tc cOnscIOus asQcct Or sQIrIt, tIs cIn_
ccar dcHncdIn tc |ctIc mt O !V. !utO Or
!V asIca rcatc tO tc rc_cncratIVc QOVcrs O
tc uman Qscc and, In mOrc QcrsOna tcrms, tO a
caractcrVO can dcVcOQ Immcnsc QOVcr Or Ot
_OOd and cVI. 1ut tcrc Is asO a caIn_ asQcct
rcatcd tO !utO, VIc Is Otcn OVcrOOKcd, QscO-
O_Ica It Qruncs dcad VOOd and cautcrIzcs cstcr-
In_ VOunds VIt sur_Ica QrccIsIOn.
Archetypal Charcter
c arcctyQa caractcr assOcIatcd VIt tc sI_n O
tc rccd Is !Vy, tc |ctIc !utO, VO rcQrcscnts
tc IntcrQa OOt I_t anddarKncss,Ortc stru_-
_c ctVccn tc I_cr and OVcr sc. LIKc tc IV
caractcr, tcrc Is _rcat cmQasIs On QcrsOna mOr-
taI[, and tIs IntcrQa sccKs tO cstaIs OrrcdcHnc
tc OundarIcs.
1ut tcrc Is a sutc dIHcrcncc, tcIVy caractcr,
smOIzcd !crscQOnc, rcQrcscnts tc cmInInc
anIma In tc dcVcOQmcnt Otc QcrsOnaIty, VIc
!utO rcQrcscnts tc anImus . n]un_Ian QscOO_y
tc anIma Is rcatcd tO tc uncOnscIOus ccIn_s tat
aQQcar QurQOsccss and can rcmaIn antasI cs. c
!utO anImus Is rcatcd tO tc cOnscIOusncss, Or Qcr-
sOna, atOu_ Ot tcrms aVc a QscOO_Ica
IscxuaIty Ound In mcn and VOmcn. PccOrdIn_ tO
]un_,tc anIma and anImus arc sccnas tc rId_c Or
dOOr cadIn_ tO tc cOcctIVc uncOnscIOus, ust as
tc QcrsOna Is tc rId_c IntO tc VOrd. VQcOQc
arc tcrcOrc draVn IntO a sQIrItua rcccss Or nIcc,
VIc rccd QcOQc cxQcrIcncc a sQIrItua rcVcatIOn,
Ot cIn_ cVOutIOnar QrOccsscs.
Tee Character
ccd caractcrs aVc a QOVcru Qrcscncc Or Qcr-
sOna ma_nctIsm tat can Ot attract and OVcr-
QOVcr scnsItIVc QcOQc. !cOQc Orn undcr tIs sI_n
arc sOmctIn_ O a mstcr tO amI and rIcnds
aIKc. cIr QcrsOna acIcVcmcnts Or succcss can
asO suddcn rIsc Or a OVcrnI_t,IKc tOsc Otc
VInc andIVQcOQc,uttc ncVcracKQurQOscand
tc QcrsOna aIIt tO OVcrcOmc ImQOssIc Odds .
OVcVcr, In Ordcr tO maIntaIn tcIr QOsItIOn, tc
VIrtuc O ]ustIcc,tc mOraQrIncIQc OaIrQa, must
ctcIr_uIdIn_I_t,Or ItcstraOHtIs narrOV
marKcr caOs and darKncss VI rcI_n suQrcmc.
5Omc nOtac rccd caractcrs arc |cOQatra,
ÒtaIrc, In_ 1dVard ` O Lrcat 1rItaIn, and
Padamc |urIc.
Positive Aspec ts
csc Incudc tcIr scnsc OQurQOsc and tcIr su-
tc QcrsIstcncc. c arc asOI_Ima_InatIVc, and
QOsscss a ccar VIsIOn OrInsI_t IntO tc cOmQcxItIcs
OIc. c maKc QOVcru rIcnds and aIcs. cIr
usIncss acumcn rcVcas a OrmIdac strcn_t O
caractcr.
Negative Aspec ts
c can ccOmc Insanc]caOus QcOQc, rcscntu
OOtcrQcOQcs succcss, tcIrQOVcru ccIn_s and
cmOtIOns ccOmIn_ dIstOrtcd IntO] caOus ra_cs and
VIOcnt an_cr. c ma asO ccOmc InVOVcd In
Ic_a transactIOns OrQrOHts.
General
c uncOmQnmIsIn_ statcmcnt In tc IntrOductOr
Qara_raQ tO tIs scctIOn Is QcraQs tc cst Va tO
tacKc tc QcrsOna QOtcntIa tat Is trIn_ tO rccsta-
Is Itsc OVcVcr,rccd caractcrs arc asO natura
sccrctIVc, and, IKc tc IV QcOQc, VI nOt OQcn
admIt tO an cars OrccIn_s OInadcQuac.crc Is
a asIc duaIt In a QcOQc, ut In tIs sI_n It taKcs
tc Orm Oa stru__c Or QOVcr Or dOmInancc tat
Is nOr casI cOntrOcd.
ccd QcOQc tcrcOrc strIVc Or cOmQctc
QOVcr, nOtOnVItIn tcmscVcs, ut asO cndcaV-
OrIn_ tO InHucncc Otcrs durIn_ tc QrOccss. c
ma dO tIs tOta uncOnscIOus tO c_In VIt,
tc Vcr strcn_t O tcIr QcrsOnaIt, ut atcr tc
VI c_In tO undcrstand and QcraQs cn]O Vat
th s InHucncc can rIn_. Osc VO arc aVarc OIt,
OVcVcr,VI cOnstant rcsOrttO QuttIn_ tcmscVcs
dOVn Or rcusIn_ tO _ct InVOVcd In QcrsOna QOVcr
_amcs, KnOVIn_ tOO Vc tc cOnscQucnccs.
ccOIcc OcarccrIs nOtcasI dccIdcd On InI-
tIa, and can OOV a scrIcs OH OQs Or dIsaQQOInt-
mcnts . Is Is QrImarI duc tO a asIc ImmaturIt,
ut tIs VI suddcn c rcQaccd a rutcssncss
Or cunnIn_ tat dOcsnt aQQcar Vcr Qcasant, It Is,
OVcVcr, tc uQsur_c Oa QOVcru surVIVa InstInct
tat at Hrstma aVc a ratcr raV cd_c.
c cut and trust O tc usIncss VOrd ma
attract, Or an aVcnuc In VIc QcrsOna drIVc and
crcatIVIt Is rcQuIrcd Or rcscarc Or InVcstI_atIOn.
ccd QcOQc maKc _OOd cadcrs ccausc O tcIr
carcss attItudcs,utcV QcOQcarcraVc cnOu_ tO
sta In tc HrIn_ Inc VIt tcm. an_crOus Occu-
QatIOns ma ccOmc tcIr Ortc, ut tc undcrIn_
QOInt O Issuc Is tcIr OVcrVcmIn_ nccd tO rcaK
rcc rOm a rcstrIctIOns , VIc ma InItIa c
InKcd tO tc dOmInant InHucncc Oa Qarcnt OrOs-
tcr Qarcnt. Is QartIcuar asQcct Is Otcn sOVn
Vcn tc VOrK ard tO uId uQ a carccr and tcn,
Or rcasOns cst KnOVn tO tcmscVcs, dcstrO tcIr
VOrK Or Vat It rcQrcscnts and dIsaQQcar rOm tc
sccnc, tO starta_aIn sOmcVcrc csc.
c arc asO su cct tO OVcrVcmIn_ cxtcrna
Qrcssurcs and tO tc ar_cr dImcnsIOn OIc cacd
atc. | a tc sI_ns , rccd QcOQc arc tc mOst
àtcd,sOmctIn_tat cOudctcrmcdcItcr_OOd
Or ad, dcQcndIn_ On Oncs QcrsQcctIVc.
Love Life
ccd caractcrs arc QassIOnatc QcOQc, IncIncd tO
caOus and susQIcIOn, tc act Otc mattcr cIn_
tattccn O tc IntrI_uc mOrc tan antIn_ csc.
1ut On a mOrc QOsItIVc nOtc, anOnc raVc cnOu_
tO _ct InVOVcd VIt rccd caractcrs VI Hnd tat
tc arc Immcnsc carIn_ QcOQc and I_ Ima_-
InatIVc OVcrs . ndccd, tc maKc Vcr QcrsIstcnt
OVcrs, cVcn IIt Is atc at Hrst sI_t. c arc Vcr
sutc and dctcrmIncd QcOQc.
1ut marrIa_c Or QcrsOna rcatIOnsIQs arc dIH-
cut tO maIntaIn at tImcs ccausc O tc Intcnsc
cmOtIOns InVOVcd. LastIn_ HIcndsIQs arc asO dIH-
cut tO KccQ _OIn_, and arc nOt usua IntImatc In
THE REED 1 45
an scnsc. PtOu_ tcrc ma c tc Odd rcatIOn-
sIQ Or rIcndsIQ tatVIast, tIs VIc a stran_c
aHaIr, It ma InVOVc nO IntImatc Or cOsc cOntact,
utVIQrOmQt _rcat Oaty and aHcctIOn.
Sumary
cIr dctcrmInatIOn Otcn as an InHcxIc guaIty
and, as Qarcnts , tc can c OVcr autOrItatIVc.
c VI nOt cxtcnd an aVOrs tO tcIr cIdrcn
uncss tc cc tc aVc carncd tcm. cIr cI-
drcn arc, OVcVcr, OVcd dccQ Or tcmscVcs, nO
mattcr tcIr auts Or sOrtcOmIn_s . lOt surQrIs-
In_, tcrcOrc, tcrc Is a caQacIt VItIn a rccd
caractcrs tO OVc tccVI Imsca stran_c statc-
mcnt,ut It dOcs cxQaIntc naturc Otc rccdQcO-
Qc, VO arc caQac OOVcrcOmIn_ tc QOVcrs a
darKncss Ordan_crOusadVcrsarIcs usIn_tcIrOVn
I_ dcVcOQcd InstIncts Or QscIc aIItIcs.
cIr Ic Qattcrn Is a scrIcs OdramatIc adust-
mcnts tO Ic ratcr tan nOrma transItIOns, and
mOrc dIsruQtIVc tantOsc cxQcrIcnccd tc adcr
and VInc caractcrs . t ma mcan scVcra rcsIdcnccs
In a sOrt sQacc OtImc,uttcVIHna scttc In
tc mOst unIKc Qaccs and adOQt a Vcr cOnVcn-
tIOna Icstc.c arc cxtrcmcardQcOQc,and
can cndurc ars cOndItIOns tat VOud dccat
cVcrOnc csc, cVcn tc IVy QcOQc. Is caQacIty Or
VIQOVcrastrcmcndOus InHucnccOnQcOQcVO
crOss tcIr Qat, ut tc rcmaIn tc mOst cnI_matIc
caractcrs Otc LctIc unar zOdIac.
CHAPTER THI RTEEN
THE ELDER TREE
R U I S
November 25 December 22
Symbolizing: Te planet Saturn
Gemstone: Jet
Flower: Dandelion
Archetypal Character: Pryderi, son ofPwyll
((I am a wave i the sea "
THE NAELESS DAY
December 23
Gemstone: Te black pearl
Plant: Te mistletoe
((Wo but I know the secrets i the unhewn dolmen? "
The Illustration
c cdcr Is a us trcc VIt a darK _rccn OIa_c
and custcrs OQurQc-acKcrrIcs .PtOu_ nOtIn
OssOm at tIs tImc Ocar, tc smOIsm O Its
ma_Ica crrIcs rcatcs tO InccQtIOn,tcc_InnIn_O
tc mstIcaIrtOtc |ctIc 5un-_Od. c trcc In
darKsadOVOrmIs _rOVIn_VItIn tc dOOrVa O
lcV_ran_c, an ancIcnt |ctIc cart tOm, VIt Its
stran_c carVcd cntrancc stOncs On cItcr sIdc. P
u_c acK raVcn, Its VIn_s sQannIn_ tc cntrancc, Is
cau_t In tc rIIant I_t cOmIn_ rOm InsIdc tc
tOm. c Ird as a Vrcat OmIstctOc arOund Its
nccK andIs carrIn_InIts sarQ caK a ustrOusacK
Qcar. ts racOus cr dIsturs tc sccnc as a mcsscn-
_cr OImQcndIn_ dcat, tc QsIca dcattatQrc-
ccdcs a sQIrItua rcIrt.
c 1art at tIs tImc Is In darKncss as tc
Qscc stru__cs tOVard tc I_t. c dazzIn_ _Od
Qctas and HOstcdVItc sccds Otc dandcIOn sm-
OIzc tc dua I_t Otc sOar sQIrIt as It rc_cncr-
atcs tc sccQIn_ ancstra sQIrIts O tc |cts . c
sccrct OPnnVn, tc |ctIc undcrVOrd, Is rcVcacd
at tc tImc Otc VIntcr sOstIcc, VIc marKs tc
sOrtcst da and crads tc rcIrt Otc 5un.
Jet
]ct, sOmctImcs rccrrcd tO as acK amcr, as ccn
uscdas anamuct sIncc QrcIstOrIc tImcs . tIs a ard
acK VarIcty OI_nItc,andVas cxtcnsIVc mIncd at
YIt On tc cOast OXOrKsIrc In tc 1rItIs scs
rOm tc tImc Otc 1rOnzc P_c. ]ct as asO ccn
Ound In tc ruIns OancIcnt cItIcs In PcsOQOtamIa,
In 1rOnzc P_c urIa sItcs, and Vas mIncd tc
Omans and tcÌKIn_s, tc attcr cn_raVIn_ tcIr
runIc InscrIQtIOns uQOn tc stOnc.
crc Is Ittc dOuttattcmaInVauc O cta
In Its rcQutcd ma_Ica QrOQcrtIcs. c ma_IcIans O
5axOn1n_and uscd ct IntcIrsOrccrIcsOr cOncr-
rIn_VIscs OrdcsIrcs, a QOInt rcmarKcd uQOn tc
`cncrac 1cdc,VO Qrccrrcd tO mcntIOn Its ca-
In_ QrOQcrtI cs. c ruIds cIcVcd tat, Vcn
urncd, tc umcs O ct ad a numcr Oma_Ica
QOVcrs, IncudIn_ tc cxQusIOn OdcmOns .
The Winter Solstic e
c VIntcr sOstIcc On cccmcr ZZ Vas KnOVn as
Pan Prtuan In thc ruIdIc cacndara tImc
Vcn tc 5un aQQcarcd tO standstI,aVIn_ rcaccd
Its mOst sOutcr QOInt. t marKcd a turnIn_ QOInt
In tc rcatIOnsIQ ctVccn tc 5un and 1art, a
dIVIdIn_ Inc atcr VIc tc 5un VOud cnccOrt
c_In Its asccnt In tc sK.
1ut It Vas tc sunsct On cccmcr ZU tat sI_-
nacd tc dcat Otc Od 5un, as It aQQcarcd tO a
IntO tc sca at 5t. aVIds cad InYacs. c Qac
_Odcn 5un rIsIn_ On tc da cOrc tc VIntcr sO-
stIcc Vas rc_ardcd as tc sadOV Otc 5un, Or tc
dua asQccttatVas rca a asc 5un. c truc 5un
Vas a QrIsOncr O PraVn,In_ O PnnVn, tc |ctIc
undcrVOrd. c ruIds asOcIcVcdtatVcn tc
5unVasrcOrnOncccmcrZZas aacO|crId-
Vcn, mrIads OIVcs aQart rOm tc QsIca cxIs-
tcncc VOudcmanatc at tc samc tImc.
OVcVcr, tc ruIds dId nOtVOrsIQ tc 5un Or
tc POOn.cruIdIctrInItrcQrcscntcdtrcc ras
OtcIr _rcat crcatOr |cI,VIc ccamc IdcntIHcd
VIt tc 5un, POOn, and 1art In tcIr IIncar
matrIx Orsstcm OcVOutIOn. c ruIds crVcnt
cIcVcd tat, In sOmc IncOnccIVa dIstant cra, tc
actIVc QrIncIQc O|cI ad cOnccntratcd Its cncr_
IntO tc QassIVc QrIncIQc O|cd Or |crIdVcn, and
as a rcsut tc 5un Vas crcatcd.
c5un, ncVcrtccss, Vas rc_ardcd as a QrImcVa
a_cnt Or QOVcr, and undcr Its InHucncc tc atOmIc
ccmcnts tOOKsOIdsaQc andccamc an cmrOnIc
caOs KnOVn as |acn. c sustancc O|acn ad
a QrImItIVc numcrIca Ormua, rOm Vcncc
cVOVcd a sstcm O rccKOnIn_tc cacndar. c
|ctIc unar cacndar Oa Zo-da mOnt VIt Onc
Intcrcaar da Is rcgucnt rccrrcd tO In tc mts
and ancIcnt QOcms O tc |cts, and Qrcdatcs tc
LauIs |OI_n cacndar [Hrst ccntur B. C. ) VIt Its
susQcctOmanIzcd arcVIatIOns . Ocrt LraVcs, In
Is OOK Te Wite Goddess, Vas Otc OQInIOn tat
tc rOnzc tact cn_raVcd VIt Oman arcVIa-
tIOns anduncartcdat |OI_n, nOrtcast OLOn, In
rancc [ 1 oV) cannOt c IntcrQrctcd VIt an ccr-
taInt, and Vas nOt OruIdIc OrI_In, ut mcrc an
attcmQt tc Omans undcr |audIus tO Oman-
Izc tc |ctsa VIcV sarcd Otcr cmIncnt
scOars Osuc antIguItIcs. ccrcncc tO tc Intcr-
caatcd das rccOrdcd tc |OI_n |acndar sur-
VIVc InYcs OKOrc, ut In Ot rIs andYcs
mts OmOrc ancIcnt QcdI_rcc tcrc arc cOnstant
rccrcnccs tO tc Beth-Luis-Nion cacndarO+das
Qus Onc [dcrIVcd rOm tIrtccn Zo-da mOnts) .
O cOnHrm tIs QOInt, tc |cts tcndcd tO Qcr-
sOnI| tcIr KIn_s OrsOar dcItIcs as tc cacndar car
and tcIr Hrst-Orn sOn as QcrsOnIHcatIOn O tc
cxtra da. n tc rIs mt OIn_ |OncO ar, c
THE ELDER TREE 1 49
Vas tus QcrsOnIHcd,and In anOtcr mt rcatIn_ tO
tc VOOIn_ O1mcr tc |ctIc crO |ucuaIn Vas
OQQOscd tc ads atcr, VOsc namc Vas
|aatIn. |aatIn, VIt Is tVcnt-scVcn sOns and Onc
_randsOn, InsIstcd On cIn_ rc_ardcd as a sIn_c Var-
rIOr, caImIn_ tat aB Is OHsQrIn_ Vcrc cOnstItucnt
Qarts OIs OVnOd. c tVcnt-cI_t Qarts Vcrc a
smOIc rccrcncc tO tc unar mOnt and tc nccd
tO OVcrcOmctImc, a cIcsarcdman cassIc cIV-
IIzatIOns.
Newgrange
c |ut Otc cadVas rcQutcdtO c tc rcI_IOn
Otc Pc_aItIc QcOQc [+UUU-UUU B. c. ) VO uIt
tc QOrta dOmcns and crOmccs, andtc stOnc cIr-
ccs trOu_Out 1rItaIn, rcand, and 1urOQc. c
mOst amOus and sI_nIHcant Pc_aItIc sItcs arc
5tOnccn_c In 1rItaIn, |arnac In 1rIttan, and
lcV_ran_c In rcand. 1ut tc uIdIn_ O lcV-
_ran_c In rcand,VIcas ccnundcr_OIn_rcccnt
cxtcnsIVc rcnOVatIOns and rcuIdIn_, ma sOOn c
rc_ardcd as tc cI_t VOndcr Otc VOHdOn a
Qar VIt tc Lrcat !ramId and tc ancIcnt LrccK
cdIHccs. c Otcr cgua ImQOsIn_ cart mOunds
OOVct, a cV mIcs HOm lcV_ran_c, arc On
nOV cIn_ cxamIncd a tcam OcxQcrts tO dctcr-
mInc tcIr truc a_c,atOu_ ItIs arcadcIcVcd tO
c arOund bUUU B. C. Is VOud Qrcdatc tc Lrcat
!ramIdandmanOtcrancIcnt VOndcrs rcatIn_tO
tc |dYOrd cIVIIzatIOns.
Xct tcrc Is an IntcrInKIn_ rcatIOnsIQ ctVccn
5tOnccn_c and lcV_ran_c tatas a muc VIdcr
Qan and dImcnsIOn Vcn cnVIsa_cd On a cOsmIc
scac, Or tc rcQrcscnt tc tVO sQIrItua ccntcrs O
Ic and dcath, thc dua rcaIty OaB cxIstcncc. hc
mIdsummcrQhcnOmcnOn Othc 5un at 5tOnchcn_c
Qaccs thc 5un at Its zcnIth,and Is a Qarac Or QOar-
It VIth thc VIntcr QhcnOmcnOn O thc 5un at
lcV_ran_c, Vhcn thc dIn_ 5un dramatIca Iu-
mInatcs thc Inncr chamcrOthc lcV_ran_c tOm.
n act thIs Occurs On a numcr Odas surrOundIn_
thc VIntcr sOstIcc, Vhcn sQcctacuar sOar I_ht Vas
aQQarcnt VIsuaIzcd as an cncr_IzIn_ Orcc that
rc_cncratcd thc sQIrIts Othc |ctIc dcad. hIs Vcr
rccVant QOInt QrOVIdcs thc Kc tO thcIr cIcIn thc
ImmOrtaIty OthcIr anccstra sOu Orcc Or sQIrItua
IdcntIt,VhIchVas asO thc sOurcc OthcIr OVn sQIr-
Itua and cVOutIOnar QrOccss.
PccOrdIn_ tO c_cnd, Oth thc KIn_s Oara and
thc |ctIc 5un-_Od Lu_h Vcrc urI cd at lcV-
_ran_c. hIs cOnHrms thc cOntInucd usa_c O thc
tOm thc ruIds, VhO OVIOus suQcrImQOscd
thcIr OVn rcI_IOn On tO thc structurcs arcad In
Qacc. ndccd,thcmahaVc rccO_nIzcd thc |ut O
thccadas thcQrIstIncsOurccOthcIrOVn rcI_IOn,
and cOnscgucnt rcaI_ncd thcIrOVnaIth.
hc cntranccstOnc tO lcV_ran_c Is carVcdVIth
sQIra smOs dcnOtIn_ thc mOtIOn Othc 5un as It
aQQcars tO mOVc In a sQIra QathVa arOund thc
1arth. ndccd lcV_ran_c Is amOus Or Its man
dccOratcd stOncs, sOmc arc carVcd VIth Ozcn_cs,
cuQ-and-rIn_ marKs and thc ar_cr, mOrc Ornatc
cncOmQassIn_ sQIras that Orm arInths and
mazcsthc smOs O ImmOrtaItVhIc Othcr
_cOmctrIca dcsI_ns can c sccn On thc ar_c Kcr
stOncs arOundthc asc Othc mOund,On thc OutsIdc
as Vc as InsIdc thc chamcrs. hc caOratc cOn-
structIOn Othc mOund rcguIrcd a numcr OdIHcr-
cnt tQcs OstOncs,and Is Onc Othc Hncst cxamQcs
Oa Qassa_c _raVc In 1urOQc. hc suQcr Outcr cIr-
cc O Vatcr-rOcd caIrn stOncs and dazzIn_ VhItc
guartz stOncs aQQcars tO _OV rOm a dIstancc, and
On darK mOOnIt VIntcr nI_hts QrO]ccts an uncarth
I_ht In thc sK.
hc |cts had InhcrItcd a and O stran_c rcIcs
rOm a mstcrIOus racc OQcOQc, and It Is thcrcOrc
QcrhaQs nOt surQrIsIn_ that thc rcmaIncd an
Intcnsc suQcrstItIOus and QschIca acrt QcOQc.
5ccOnd sI_ht, Or QrOQhcc, Is stI cOnsIdcrcd a nat-
ura tacnt In rcand and thc I_hands O5cOtand,
Vhcrc thc ru__cd andscaQc and cImatc cnds Itsc
tO suddcn anddramatIc chan_cs that Ostcr a rOOd-
In_ aIr OsIcnt unccrtaInt.
The Black Raven
hc acK raVcn Vas a Ird Odcath Or I Omcn tO
man ancIcnt QcOQc, and Vas QartIcuar mcanIn_-
u Oth tO thc Lacs, and tO thc |OrnIsh |cts, VhO
tO thIs daVatch thc sK Or an darK HOcK OIrds .
n das On_ sIncc Qast Omcn and au_ur Ormcd an
csscntIa Qart OdaIIc Or a |cts,thc mOVcmcnt
and naturc O cVcr IVIn_ thIn_ had an Occut Or
hIddcn mcanIn_, and thc QhcnOmcna Othc anIma
KIn_dOm Qacd an ImQOrtant rOc In thc VhOc
rhthm OIc. O thc |OrnIsh |ct thc chOu_h Vas
thc mOst sacrcd Ird, IntO VhOsc Od Qasscd thc
sOu OPrthur, thcIr _rcat KIn_. O thc rIsh and
5cOttIsh Lacs It Vas thc ca_c, VhO taKcd VIth 5t.
!atrIcK, that Vas sacrcd.
The Dandelion
hIs Is a natIVc Qant tO Lrcccc. t thrIVcs undcr
amOst an cOndItIOns and ma c Ound In OOm
thrOu_hOut thc car,andhas cOnscgucnt sQrcad tO
ncar cVcr Qart Othc VOrd. ts namc Is dcrIVcd
HOm thc LrccK VOrds cOn and tOndrOn, mcanIn_
ÌOn and `tOOth, ccausc O thc rcscmancc O
thc a__cd caVcs tO thc tccth Oa IOn.
hc IOn Is a sOar smO ut, accOrdIn_ tO
|uQcQcr, thc Qant cOmcs undcr thc dOmInIOn O
]uQItcr, duc tO Its aIIty tO ccansc thc IVcr. t Vas
asO a aVOrItc Oman hcr Or rhcumatIsm, a rcm-
cd rcQutcd Qasscd dOVn rOm mOrc ancIcnt
tImcs. tVasOundIn Od rIsh hcrasVIthruIdIc
assOcIatIOns . hc Qant Vas cOnsIdcrcd a natura
tOnIc,and Is rIch In VItamIn |, cacIum, and numcr-
Ous Othcr csscntIa nutrIcnts . PthOu_h tc ruIds
OVIOus dIdnt KnOV aOut VItamIns Or nutrIcnts,
thcdId undcrstandthatthc QanthadVItaIc-_IV-
In_ QrOQcrtIcs. hIs VIta cncr_y, Qus thc aIIty O
thc Qant tO QrOtcct ItscrOm thc hcat Othc 5un
cOsIn_ Its Qctas, IndIcatcd Its cndurancc and thc
VItO surVIVc,VhIch rcatcs VcrVc tO thc mOnth
Othc cdcr.
The Elder
c cdcr trcc has a hIstOr O OKOrc and c_cnd,
Oth rOmman 1urOQcan cOuntrIcs and rOmmOrc
dIstant cOntIncnts . P stran_c mIxturc O rOmancc
and suQcrstItIOn cn_cndcrs a mstcrIOus aura OVcr
thc sma ush trcc.
hc VOrd elder cOmcs rOm thc Pn_O-5axOn
VOrd aeld, mcanIn_ Hrc, thc hOOV stcms cIn_
THE ELDER TREE 1 5 1
guItc Itcra uscd Or OVIn_ uQ a Hrc. 1ut thc
_cncrIc namc Othc cdcr, Sambucus, Occurs In thc
VrItIn_s O!In as cIn_ dcrIVcd rOm thc LrccK
Sambucu, assOcIatcd VIth an ancIcnt musIca Instru-
mcnt, Or thc LrccKs and Omans aQQarcnt ash-
IOncd a QanQIQc Or Hutc rOm Its hOOV stcms, and,
rOm Its hardVOOd, a strIn_cd Instrumcnt.
1ut thIs Is a trcc asO assOcIatcd VIth VItchcs,
acrIcs, and dcVIr. t Is a trcc rcQutcd tO haVc QrO-
VIdcdthc crOssOr thc |rucIHxIOn, anduQOnVhIch
]udas han_cd hImsc. hc cdcr-cashaQc Ouncr-
ar HInts Ound In Pc_aIthIc On_-arrOVs ccr-
taIn su__csts a On_-standIn_ assOcIatIOn VIth
dcath. lOt a assOcIatIOns VIth dcath arc _OOm,
hOVcVcr, and,athOu_h thc cdcrVOOdVas uscdOr
uncra QurQOscs, It Vas asO Qantcd On ncV _raVcs
thc Ycsh and Panx |cts , I It OssOmcd, thc
sOu O thc QcrsOn cncath It Vas cIcVcd tO c
haQQ In thc and O Ir-nan-O_c, thc and O
OuthanOthcr, mOrc rOmantIc, namc Or thc
|ctIc Othcr VOrd Or hcaVcn. Lrccn ranchcs O
cdcrVcrc asOurIcdIn a _raVc tO QrOtcctthc dcad
a_aInst VItchcrat.
ussIan Qcasants and thc 1OhcmIans cIcVcd
that cdcrranchcs cOud drIVc aVa cVIsQIrIts,and
thc 5crs tOOK an cdcr stIcK tO VcddIn_s Or _OOd
ucK. n Qarts O1n_and It has a mOrc mIxcd hIs-
tOr, 5haKcsQcarc rccrrcd tO It as a smO O_rIc
In cymberline, and cacdIt`thc stInKIn_1dcr.Pan
QcOQc dIsIKc thc strOn_ hcad sccnt OIts OssOm,
VhIch, IKc thc haVthOrn, ccamc assOcIatcd VIth
cnchantmcnt and VItchcrat. hc cdcr, VIth a Its
ancIcnt assOcIatIOns and Inca_c, Is nOt uscd In
1rItIsh hcradr, ncIthcrhas Itccn adOQtcd as Qant
ad_c thc LacIc cans.
n tc Materia Medicia tc cdcr Is Istcd as an
ImQOrtant Cra,VIt cVcr Qart carIn_ mcdIcIna
QrOQcrtIcstc arK, caVcs, HOVcrs, and crrIcs a
aVc actIVc ccmIca cOnstItucnts . ndccd, tc cdcr
Is Onc Otc cV Qants tat as maIntaIncd Its Vauc
rOm carIcst tImcs, tc crrIcs Vcrc catcn In
lcOItIc tImcs, and tc tcraQcutIc Vauc O Its
HOVcrs and ruIts Vas KnOVn tO tc ruIds .
urIn_ tc mOnt Otc tIrtccnt sI_n tc ast
crrIcs Vcrc QIcKcd VIt sOcmn rItcs . c VInc
madc rOm tcsc crrIcs Vas cOnsIdcrcd tc ast
sacrcd_It OtcIr1art _Oddcss,nOttO c drunK
cOmmOn OK, ut On tc InItIatcd QrIcstOOd,
It Vas saId tO QrOducc tc mOst QOVcru aucIna-
tIOns, and cOud tcrcOrc c uscd In tcIr arcanc
ccrcmOnIcs Or QrOQcc and dIVInatIOn. tVas asO
QOurcd In sacrcd Qaccs, and drunK tc sacrIHcIa
VIctIms at tc tImc Otc sOstIccs tO cQ rc_cncr-
atc Ot tc Od and tc sQIrIt.
Ruis
Is Is tc |_am cttcr VOrd Or tc mOnt Otc
cdcr, a mOnt Vcn tc VaVc rcturns tO tc sca,
marKIn_tccndOtccaras Itrcturns tO ItsVatcr
c_InnIn_,as rccOrdcdIntc Song c Amerin. P VaVc
O tc sca In rIs andYcs QOctr Is a sca-sta_, tc
car tus smOIca c_Ins and cnds VIt tc
VItcrOcucK. n tc rIsc_cndO|ucuaIn and
IOnn tcOu_t tc VaVc VIta sVOrd and sQcar.
n |ctIc astrOO_y, tc VIntcr sOstIcc marKcd tc
c_InnIn_ OPrturs scasOn, Vcn c Vas cn_a_cd
In H_tIn_ tc QOVcrs OdarKncss VO Vcrc mOrc
QOtcnt actIVc durIn_ tc ast tVO VIntcr mOnts .
c smOIca rcQrcscntcd tc 5un Or sOar sQIrIt,
and Vas dcQIctcd as tc arccr, armcd VIt a OV
and arrOV tO cOmat tc darKncss O VIntcr. c
1art Vas KnOVn as tc rcc _uccns OPrtur,
VO QrcsIdcd OVcr sQrIn_,summcr,and autumn.c
cVI QrIncIQcs Vcrc tc trcc mac cncr_Ics, O
PVa_ddu, |trau, and PtraIsIn ruIdIsm tc
trcc cncr_Ics Or sQIrIts aHcctIn_ uman naturc,and
VIc rcguIrcd dIsQcrsIn_ Or asOrIn_. Prtur
aQQcars tO ctc |ctIc cguIVacnt tO tcPrcctQa
Pan, and tc PrturIan c_cnds QrOVIdc a sOurcc O
_rcat InsI_t IntO tc 1rItIs Qscc.
5aturnIs tc astrOO_Ica rucrOtIssI_n. ts tra-
dItIOna assOcIatIOn VIt tc VIntcr sOstIcc In tc
LraccO-Oman zOdIac, as a tImc Ord, asO Hts IntO
tc mtOO_Ica Ormat Otc ruIdIc unarzOdIac.
Imc and sQacc as a dImcnsIOna Qanc arcasO cOn-
stant rccrrcd tO In |ctIc mts, and tc rcam O
PnnVn OrtctcrrcstrIa rc_IOns aQQcars tO marKtc
cntrancc IntO anOtcr tImc and anOtcr VOrd.
5aturn In csOtcrIc astrOO_y as ccn rccrrcd tO
as tc suducr, an aQt cOmQarIsOn tOPrturs rOc at
tIs tImc Otccar. PanastrOO_crsrc_ard5aturn
as tc mOst ImQOrtantQanct In natacarts OrOrO-
scOQcs, ccausc Its QOsItIOn rcVcas a cVc OcVOu-
tIOn marKIn_ tc crItIca sta_c ctVccn tc rca and
tc unrca, tc truc and tc asc Or, mOrc smOI-
ca, I_t and darKncss O caractcr. 5aturn as
trcc mOdcs OcxQrcssIOntat_OVcrnatc actIOns
OumanIt. Hrst, c Is tc cIcrucr OVcratc and
dcstIn, sccOnd, c Is tc Ord Otc mIncra KIn_-
THE ELDER TREE 1 53
dOm, In VIc tc sOurcc O a Ic and I_t Is
ImQrIsOncd, and tIrd, c rcQrcscnts tc I_cst
mcnta attrIutc OQcrcctIOn.
c mOnt O tc cdcr In tc |ctIc unar
zOdIac Is a tImc smOIzIn_ tc ImQrIsOnmcnt O
tc 5un Or sOar sQIrIt, and tcrcOrc tIs assOcIatIOn
VIt 5aturn Is Vc Oundcd.
c mtOO_y Otc Orsc _Oddcss IannOn tat
rcatcs tO tIs sI_n as arcadccnmcntIOncdundcr
tc sI_n O tc OaK trcc [summcr sOstIcc) , and
rcHccts tc QOarIt and Intc_ratIn_ asQcct O tc
cdcr trcc caractcr. 1ut tc arcctQa caractcr
assOcIatcd VIt tIs sI_n Otc cdcr Is !rdcrI, sOn
Otc Orsc _Oddcss IannOn, and !Vy, _Od O
tc undcrVOHd. !rdcrIVas Orn On tc daOtc
VIntcr sOstIcc and mstcrIOus aductcd, and Os-
tcrcd a KInd stran_cr. !rdcrI, VOsc namc
mcans `trOuc Or `carc, Vas aQt namcd, Or Is
dIsaQQcarancc causcd Is mOtcr tO suHcr an unust
Qcnancc and a Oss OaIt In tc Intc_rIt Otc
_Oddcss . Is rcatcs tO tc stru__c Or suQrcmac
ctVccn tc sOar and unar dcItIcs.
!rdcrI Vas cVcntua rcstOrcd, OVcVcr, and,
VIt Is rIcndPanannan,accOmQanIcd1ran OnIs
mIssIOn tO rcstOrc Is sIstcr 1ranVcn tO cr rI_tu
QOsItIOn In rcand. n tc attc tat cnsucd, 1ran
Vas saIn and !rdcrI and Panannan Vcrc amOn_
tc cV surVIVOrs VO rOu_t 1rans cad acK tO
1rItaIn Or urIa . |n tcIr rcturn tc Vcrc cOn-
rOntcdncV Insur_cnt Orccs, an InVasIOn OcOn-
tIncnta |cts . !rdcrI Vas cVcntua saIn tc
ma_IcOLVydIOn, a _OdOscIcnccandI_t,VIc
a_aIn su__csts tc attc Or suQrcmac ctVccn tc
Od _Ods and OrcI_n Oncs. !rdcrI tcrcOrc rcQrc-
scnts tc unccrtaInty OIc and tc nccd Or cOn-
stant adustmcnts assOcIatcd VIt cdcr trcc QcOQc,
Is QOVcrs O surVIVa, OVcVcr, rcQrcscnt anOtcr
ImQOrtant acct Ocaractcr.
Tee Character
1dcr trcc charactcrs cOmmand rcsQcct, cxcrtIn_ a
QOVcru InHucncc as thc _rOV Odcr. n thcIr
Outh thc arc cxtraVa_ant In cVcr scnsc, and
IncIncd tO Vastc much tImc and cncr_. !cOQc
Orn undcr thIs sI_n Otcn haVc a scnsc OataIsm
that thc tr tO rcsIst, IKc thc rccd charactcrs, ut It
hOds _rcat sVa In thcIr actIOns and sucOnscIOus
mInd. OVcVcr,thc aIIttO cOmQrchcndthc cOm-
QcxItIcs OIc Hna daVns, and thc _It Oundcr-
standIn_ Is thc cumInatIOn OVIsdOm and a aQscd
aIth,athOu_h thc must traVc ar Or scarch hard tO
Hnd It.
5Omc nOtac cdcrtrcc charactcrsIncudcPar,
_uccn O 5cOts, 5IrYInstOn |hurchI, 1ccthOVcn,
andIsracI.
Positive Aspec ts
hc haVc a cOnstructIVc aQQrOach tO Ic. hc VI
cOntInuc a stru__c that VOud dccat mOst QcOQc,
cVcn thc QOVcru rccd charactcrs. hc haVc a ccr-
taIn QatIcncc and sc-dIscIQInc, ut thcIr rca
strcn_th Ics In thcIr InstInctIVc KnOVcd_c OVhcn
thc arc rI_ht and Othcr QcOQc arc In thc VrOn_.
Negative Aspec ts
hc can c hcartcss and cruc QcOQc. hc ma
ccamc InVOVcd In QuIc scandas ccausc O thcIr
acK Oud_mcnt In thcIr chOIcc OHIcnds and
aOVIn_ thcIr QcrsOna amItIOns tO dOmInatc, Or
thc arc hI_h amItIOus QcOQc VhO arc dctcr-
mIncd tO VIn at a cOsts.
General
hcIr scarch Or amc and Ortunc VI taKc thcm tO
man OrcI_n Qaccs, On tO dIscOVcr that thcIr dcs-
tIn Ics much cOscr tO hOmc. hc stud OancIcnt
cuturcs and QhIOsOQhIcs VI c thcIr _uIdc, ut a
rcstcss sQIrIt QrcVaIs. | a thc sI_ns, thc cdcr trcc
charactcrs rcguIrc thc mOst undcrstandIn_. n thc
car das thc Qut On a cOnVIncIn_ shOV O nOt
rca taKIn_ thIn_s tOO scrIOus, ut thc arc
IncVIta draVn IntO mOrc QOVcru arcnas Or cOn-
tcsts thcIr QcrsOna cOnVIctIOns. \nIKc thc rccd
QcOQc, VhO sccK QcrsOna QOVcr, cdcr QcOQc arc
dO_matIc charactcrs VhO cn O chacn_In_ thc
QOVcr OthcandOrVhat thc sccas _rcat InustIccs.
1cIn_ OutsQOKcn QcOQc, thc arc at tImcs
IncIncd tO sQcaK VIthOut thInKIn_ dccQ cnOu_h,
VhIch can ccOmc thc cas Va Out Oa sItuatIOn.
PndIthc sQcaK unt cnOu_h,QcOQc VI carn
tO KccQ thcIr dIstancc. 1ut thc haVc, ncVcrthccss,
thc aIIt tO sVa QcOQc VIth _rcat OratOr Vhcn
thc sO chOOsc. 1dcr trcc charactcrs arc In thc samc
mOdas thc raVc OaKQcOQc,thcIrOQQOsItc sI_n and
QOarIt, ut thc cdcr trcc QcOQc arc thc cOnstant
mIsundcrstOOd QcOQc Othc |ctIc unar zOdIac.
hc arcVcr cncr_ctIc QcOQc VhO can c sccn
O__In_ arOund thc QarK In thc car Ours In a
Vcathcrs. hcIr QhsIca stamIna Is hQcractIVc, thc
usua ccOmc InVOVcd VIth OutdOOr sQOrts Or
actIVItIcs, and thIs ma attract thcm IntO a QrOcs-
sIOna sQOrtIn_ carccr. PIItar carccrsarcasOtOQ O
thc Ist, and that ur_c Or traVc QrOmOtcs OurnaIsts
as Vc as sQOrts QrOmOtcrs and cOmmcntatOrs. hIs
Is tc cxtrOVcrt cdcr trcc caractcr at Its cstHn-
_cr On tc uttOn,rcad tO Hrc tc gucstIOns, cxcrt-
In_ a I_ QrOHc. !craQs It Is nOt surQrIsIn_ tat
tc Otcn cnd uQ In QOItIcs.
c guIctcr tQc O cdcr trcc caractcr Is css
OVIOus, ut rcmaIns a QOVcru H_urc,cVcn On tc
sIdcIncs. Or nO Onc can dOd_c Or aVOId tcIr
rcsQOnsIIItIcs OrcVcr,cVcntOu_ suc cdcr car-
actcrs ma aQQcar tO maKc a _OOd sOV at trIn_.
cmaKc staunc rIcnds and tcammatcs, Or tc
aVc tc cccK Otc dcVI and VI ncVcr ct tc
sIdc dOVn.
Love Life
cIr QcrsOna IVcs arc an OQcn OOK. c VI
sauntcr aVa rOm tc mOst dIsastrOus rcatIOnsIQs
as Itc Vcrc On standcrs, tIs casua attItudc
cIn_ tcIr amarK Or nOtOrIct. O tc cVcr
rca a In OVc VIt an OtcIr VIIn_ VIctIms:
|ccasIOna tc dO, csQccIa In tc Vcr Hrst
mOmcnts Oa rcatIOnsIQ. 1uttcarcnOtcartcss
QcOQc,OVcVcr,ust OVcr rOmantIc and ustu.
c maKc VOndcru aunts and unccs, VO
rIn_acKtc mOstcxcItIn_sOuVcnIrs OtcIr traV-
THE ELDER TREE 1 55
cs, VIt IncrcdIc stOrIcs tO tc. c asO maKc
Idca Qarcnts I tc OQQOrtunIt arIscs, ut cVcn
Vcn marrIcdtcVI ncVcrcarOunda tc tImc
ccausc OtcIr carccrs and rcstcss naturc.
Sumary
c mOst cndurIn_Qart OtcIr naturc Is tcIrscnsc
OumOr, VIc can ccOmc ratcr acK On cca-
sIOn. 1ut ItVI scOrc a ItOr tc VOc Ouman-
It Vcn dIrcctcd at asc QrOQcts and mcrcants O
dOOm. cIr Icstc Is guItc dIHcrcnt rOm cVcr-
Onc cscs . cVI dInc VIt KIn_s and guccns and
tcn taKc a nI_tcaQ VIt a QassIn_ tramQ. s It a
QrOtcst a_aInst sOcIct OrtcmscVcs:YatcVcr, tc
VI KccQ tc taOIds us.
c scdOm aVc a guIctIc, cQOIn_ tc nOIsc
and ustc O tc cIt Or tOVn as a ruc, atOu_
tc arc cgua adaQtac anVcrc. Its a cOuntr
Ic tc cOOsc, tc arc mOst IKc tO ccOmc tc
sguIrc,VIt a mcna_crIc OVId OK and anImas as
Ousc_ucsts . 1ut Vcn tc acadc Vcars tInncr
VIt maturIt and Od a_c, tc VOrd Is suddcn
Qrcscntcd VIt Onc Otc cadIn_ QIars OsOcIct.
THE NAELESS DAY
December 23
The Mistletoe
Is rcVcrcd Qant Otc ruIds Vas tc cmcm O
Ic trOu_ dcat. c atcr |rIstIan custOm O
KIssIn_undcrtc mIstctOc On |rIstmas 1VcVas tO
QrOmOtc Qcacc. 1ut VatcVcr tc custOm Or cacn-
dar, tc Intcrcaar da Or cxtra da Otc car Vas
sacrcd tO tc arK _uccn In |ctIc mt.
The Black Pearl
latura Qcars arc Ound In Ostcrs and cams In
Varm sat Vatcr trOu_Out tc VOrd. 5Omc rIVcr
musscs asOQrOduccQcars, andOman VrItcrs aVc
rccrrcd tO Qcars cIn_ Ound In 1rItIs rIVcrs .
ndOcd, uQ tO tc ast ccntur tcrc cxIstcd a Qcar
HsIn_ Industr tat OQcratcd InYcs and 5cOttIs
rIVcrs, tc 1rItIs |rOVn cVcs Incudc Itcms sct
VIt Qcars rOm tcsc rIVcrs . 1ccausc O tcIr
unIguc caut and natura Orm, Qcars arc cOnsId-
crcd as QrccIOus as dIamOnds. 1acK Qcars In QartIC-
uararc cxtrcmc rarc, amOst c_cndar, and rcQrc-
scnt an Odd QcnOmcnOn Onaturc.c acK Qcar
Is tcrcOrc assOcIatcd VIt tIs sI_n as a smO O
umgucncss.
Mytholog Assoc iated with the
Nameless Day
crc Is a scQaratc mcntIOnOr tIs datc VIt rc_ard
tO IntcrQrctatIOn Ocaractcrccausc tIs da In tc
ruIdIc cacndar as OutsIdc tc 1 -mOnt car,
and Is tcrcOrc nOt rucd an trccs. 1ut It as
ccn assOcIatcd VIt tc mtOO_y Otc cV trcc
and tc sacrcd mIstctOc.
n Oman mtOO_ tIs da Vas sacrcd tO
Larunda, an cxtrcmc Oscurc Oman _Oddcss saId
tOc O5aInc OrI_In. 5cVasOnOrcd Oncccm-
cr Z at an atar In`carIum, and tc ancIcnts
cguatcd cr VIt Lara, tc mOtcr Otc Larcs Or
OuscOd _Ods. |HcrIn_s Vcrc madctO cr On tIs
da Or tc dcQartcd sQIrIts OsaVcs , and tc QrIcsts
OHcIa dcsI_natcd tc da Or anccstOr VOrsIQ.
1ut _cncra sQcaKIn_ Vcr Ittc Is rccOrdcd aOut
tIs da In VOrd mts, and It rcmaIns Onc Otc
mstcrIcs Otc ruIdIc rcI_IOn.
!cOQc Orn On tIs da stI cOmc undcr tc
_cncra VIratIOns Otc cdcr trcc sI_n, tc dIHcr-
cncc cIn_ tat nOV Vc aVc tc scrIOus `tVIn tO
Ot tc 5un and POOn. c numcr O QcOQc
Orn On tIs da mustrun IntO mIIOns VOrdVIdc,
ut tO QcOQc O|ctIc OOd Or anccstr tIs Intcr-
QrctatIOn ma cQ tO QrOVIdc tc mIssIn_ Kc tO
tcIr VOc Qscc.
General Sumary
csc arc QcOQc OsOId acIcVcmcnt, mOrc aKIn tO
tc Irc caractcrs , VIt tc cxccQtIOn O tcIr
cIn_ mOrc carIsmatIc. c arc QcOQc VO can
guItcItcra rIsc rOmra_s tO rIccstc sVcat O
tcIr OVn rOV, ut tc Qrccr tO dcVOtc tcIr Ic
tO tc scrVIcc OOtcrs. crc Is, OVcVcr, a _rcat
mstcr aOut tcsc QcOQc, nOt unIKc tc rccd
caractcrs , tc arc, It sccms, Vcr rcuctant tO
ccOmcInVOVcdtOOIntImatc, a sImIartraIttOtat
Otc cdcr trcc caractcrs, ut Or atO_ctcr dIHcr-
cnt rcasOns.
1dcrtrcc QcOQc ma cVar OamI rcsQOn-
sIIIt, ut Or QcOQc Orn On tc tVcnt-tIrd da
Otc tIrtccnt mOnt tc aVcrsIOn Is tO tc car O
aIurc, a car tatmaKcs tcm stcQ acK ratcr tan
OrVard. c VI tcrcOrc _IVc muc tOu_t tO
THE NAMELESS DAY 1 57
Ot rI cndsIQ and QcrsOna rcatIOnsIQs cOrc
maKIn_ an cOmmItmcnts .Ycn tc a In OVc, It
VI c OrcVcr, and tc arc tc mOst dcVOtcd sOns
and dau_tcrs In tc amI. cIr OVnQarcnts ma
aVc sct I_ standards OacIcVcmcnts,VIc tc
Intcnd tO OOV at a cOsts.
c scc Ic ccar Or Vat It Isa _rcat ca-
cn_cand tc dIstrust QcOQc VO aQQcar aVas
tO taKc tc casIcr cOursc OactIOn, QrOa ccausc
tc undcrstand tc QcnatIcs IKc tO c cVIcd.
c ma asO traVc _rcat dIstanccs In cOnncctIOn
VIt tcIr carccrs, Indccd tc ma c Orn In Or-
cI_n Qaccs, aVa rOm tcIr natIVc and, duc tO tcIr
Qarcnts carccrs. 1utInatcrcarstcVIrcturn tO
tc Vcr samc Ousc OrtOVn tO carr OnamI tra-
dItIOns Or usIncsscs. c tus rcQrcscnt Od-as-
IOncd Vaucs and scrVIcc.
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