Celtic Moon Signs: How the Mystical Power of the Druid Zodiac Can Transform Your Life. Helena Paterson

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      LOVE LIFE

      Though it is true that you need a certain amount of personal space and have a reputation for being difficult to fathom or get close to, you are a subtle and smooth operator who won’t be rushed into any relationship. While you are not usually consumed by passion and sex, you are a surprisingly romantic and tender lover when you meet the right partner. You may find love and sex an intriguing combination to begin with and wonder why it causes so much upset in life. But once you are really smitten you can become just as jealous and possessive as anyone else. Perhaps this is why you will always find excuses for delaying any personal commitments because you feel that it could undermine your ability to stay in control of the situation – and in your mind that could be disastrous for your work and preferred lifestyle.

      You should share an instant rapport with the Hawthorn and the Ivy signs and the two Air signs of Gemini and Libra. Hawthorn signs and Geminians like to talk and you like to listen. For someone with a very curious mind you may have met your match, and when it comes to passion you can switch off and on when it suits you both. You may indeed have found your soulmate. Ivy signs and Librans are usually highly attractive to all signs, and you can relax in their company, so it could become an ideal relationship as well as a lasting friendship.

      Alder and Elder Tree signs are akin to the Fire signs of Aries and Sagittarius who also like to pursue their own ambitions, so you may find them ideal partners, but there is a snag. Alder and Aries people can be faithful and loyal partners, but they are impatient people and long engagements will dampen their enthusiasm and passion. Initially, you could strongly relate to the Elder sign or Sagittarians, who also require a certain amount of space and personal freedom. On the other hand, you could end up like passing ships in the night.

      The Birch, Hazel and Vine are akin to the Earth signs of Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo. They may attract your notice because they are inclined to move through life in a quiet and unobtrusive manner. Birch people, Taureans and Capricorns also like to take their time in the rituals of courtship and they are great home-makers. If you settle down with one of them it could all work out very well, if somewhat humdrum – could you stay the distance? Hazel, Vine and Virgo signs also project a certain aloofness that is really a clever smoke-screen. However, when you both disrobe or unveil you may find you have nothing in common. Vine and Virgo partners will drive you crazy with their nit-picking mentality, but they also have secret passions that could greatly compensate.

      As for the Willow, Reed and Ash signs that are akin to the Water signs of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, you could find yourself swimming through torrents of emotions. However, Ash people and Pisceans also have secret dreams and a compassionate nature that are highly compatible with your humanitarian ideals and this could be an ideal match. But you may be wise to keep away from the Willow, Reed, Cancer and Scorpio signs as they are inclined to play rough if you become unfaithful or ignore their feelings.

      POLARITY SIGNS

      Polarity signs represent another projection of the personality and character that brings greater self-awareness and personal growth. Opposites are highly attractive to one another, because a relationship can reciprocally increase personal strengths and cancel out any weaknesses. Basically, it acts like a mutual support system, but there is a higher level of human and universal chemistry associated with polarities that has always been used in ancient magical rituals for reconciling opposite forces or elements. The ancient Greek symbol of the mercurial caduceus – two snakes entwined around a wand – represents two opposing forces now in harmony and balance, and is associated with the Geminian sign of the Twins – a fundamental duality found in every aspect of life that needs to be reunited in order to form the sacred ‘One’ or whole, which means being healthy and complete.

      In Celtic astrology your polarity is the fire festival of Lammas or Lughnasa, celebrated on the first day of August – the time of reaping. While Brigantia symbolizes the time of sowing, on a personal level it is associated with expectations rather than achievement. You are therefore identified with scattering the seeds of new ideas, but at some stage in your life there should come a time when you will reap what you have sown. This is fundamentally a crucial stage of all human development which has much wider implications. For you it can mean fulfilling your true potential, but it all depends on the nature of those seeds.

      In Sun sign astrology your polarity sign is Leo, ruled by the Sun, and it shows that your leadership potential should be more openly expressed. You are perhaps content to sit back and not get too personally involved in matters that you really care about. Aquarians are inclined to join groups and private clubs, but they dislike losing their individuality in a concerted team effort. Leos know how to work as a team and they are good organizers and leaders. Your success in life could be transformed by adopting their more direct approach, and for some of you this may have already occurred.

      If, however, a personal relationship is not formed, people born under your polarity sign will have a habit of crossing your path at critical moments in your life as if to bring to your attention an alternative route or option that you might not have considered. You will find that what is currently ‘a situation’ in their life is very similar to the one in yours. As polar opposites any ups and downs affect both signs.

      SUMMARY

      The evolving spirit connected with Rowan Tree people places a question mark over how it will influence and direct your lives. Like the Aquarians, you have the ability to create new levels of thinking that could greatly influence future generations. You certainly like to change the rule books to suit yourself, and your lifestyle will be very different to everyone else because you set new trends rather than follow the conventional wisdom of the day. For all your laid-back attitudes, however, you are still inclined to believe in traditional values and there remains a conservative side to your nature, which relates to Saturn being the ruling planet of Aquarius before Uranus was discovered. Most astrologers agree there are two distinct types of Aquarians and this also relates to traditional virtues associated with Brigantia and the Rowan sign.

      So, although we are all drawing closer to the Uranian influences of the New Age of Aquarius, Rowan signs and Aquarians (and this is largely the older generation) still have a deep vein of Saturnian or conservative character traits. If you read the previous chapter on the Birch sign and Capricorns, you may find that you share some similar characteristics. Nevertheless, you are born at the time of year that produces some highly unique individuals and the prevailing influences of Uranus, Brigantia and the Rowan Tree symbolize a very different mindset.

       Archetypal Gods

      Archetypal gods are said to represent ideal human characteristics, but they can also reveal vices or flaws in our character. As a psychological profile, however, they can provide a great insight into our basic natures and behavioural patterns. Archetypal gods primarily represent a record of human fears, frustrations, loves, strengths and weaknesses over thousands of years since human history began. They were the hierarchy of chief gods who were said to give life and structure to our very existence and for the rest of humanity.

      URANUS

      Your archetypal god Uranus was an ancient creation god in many world myths and, as an invisible sky god, there are some obscure and indefinable qualities attached to him. Though the planet Uranus was officially discovered in 1781 by Herschel, there are many ancient creation myths that referred to an invisible god beyond СКАЧАТЬ