Celtic Tree Astrology, another name for Irish Astrology, is the system of astrology practiced by the ancient Irish. The Druid symbol system forms the basis of Irish Astrology and not the traditional systems like Chinese, Vedic or Western astrology.
The Celtic symbols are drawn from the faith in Druids. It is based on the lunar cycle in which the year is classified into 13 months. A unique tree, that is considered as sacred by druids, is assigned to each of these months. Each of these trees has a distinct magical quality. The mystery behind these magical trees has been derived from the Ogram – the ancient shamanic alphabet. It is believed that the tree alphabet originated from the God of Poetry, also referred to as Celtic Herkules.
The Druids were actually Celtic priests who lived in Britain, Ireland and many parts of Western Europe. However, the arrival of Christianity led to their downfall due to the persecutions of the Roman Government. Many of the well known Celtic scholars explained that the Vedics and Celtic astronomy are quite similar to each other. They found out that Celtic astrologers made use of systems that were extremely similar to the ones used in Vedic astrology.
Many classical writers like Caesar, Cicero, and Pliny described Celts as ‘master of astronomy.’ The Romans also paid accolade to their astronomical practices. Martial was the first person to discover that ancient Celts believed that the world was not flat, but spherical.
The Irish people, particularly the Celts, have had an ancient custom of astrological learning that was prevalent even several years before Christianity was. It also precedes the up rise of Latin and Greek learning. This rich and primordial tradition of the Celtic astrology has been neglected for a very long time.
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