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MAP OF THE NORTHERN SKY CONSTELLATIONS AND THE IRISH ROUND TOWERS Callahan made his discovery while studying an Irish Heritage pamphlet on the round towers. ‘I was lying on a couch looking at the map. There was something very familiar about it. After about five minutes it suddenly flashed into my mind – insight I believe it is called – exactly why the map appeared so familiar. The towers formed a star map of the northern night sky. I have used that sky map dozens and dozens of times hiking around in the deserts of the world. It is gouged like a carved woodblock into my brain.’ One of the best preserved monasteries
is Clonmacnoise at the centre of the great plain of Ireland. It is built on the Shannon River and is widely assumed to have been the centre for the entire monastic movement. The tower at Clonmacnoise represents the north star Polaris with other towers laid out around the country to mirror the other major star groups – Ursa Major, Draco, Cassiopeia, Camelopardalis and Lynx. The second great ecclesiastical centre
of Ireland was Armagh whose tower was built exactly at the ecliptic centre, showing that the builders knew not only that the Earth was round but about the precession of the equinoxes. Early Celtic Christians would have had detailed knowledge of the stars as many of them were Druids and many of the round towers were built at monasteries, originally Druid or Bard schools. Ed Durand believes the astro-
FEATURED SIGN – ARIES From 20th March to 20th April, the sun travels through masculine fire sign Aries. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, the seed, the new beginning, the hero. Its keywords are ‘I am’ and ‘I initiate’. The symbol for Aries is the horned ram who rushes fearlessly into new situations, heedless of danger with no consideration for others. Arians are true individuals, keen to build their own personality and ego. The typical Arian is youthful, independent and adventurous, displaying strength, boldness, initiative and courage. Negatively they can be angry, headstrong, selfish, domineering and arrogant. Arians need to learn how to cooperate with others, complete projects they have started and conserve their
energy. If you want to annoy an Aries, boss them around or tell them to calm down! Each zodiac sign rules a part of the body. For Aries this is the head. When Arians are out of balance they often suffer from headaches, migraines and injuries to the head. And the Aries colour is red. When we get angry we talk about ‘seeing red’. Communication planet Mercury will re-enter Aries
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geomantic stonemasons who built the Irish towers may have gone on to become the Knights Templar who built the medieval cathedrals, castles and round towers.
BUT WHY ELSE WERE THE TOWERS BUILT? The Celts were a practical people, and to undertake this huge effort just to demonstrate an esoteric knowledge seems unlikely. Professor Callahan has suggested that the towers may have acted as stone antennae to collect energy from the sun, thus energising the soil to increase fertility and promoting an environment conducive to meditation and healing. With their star-map configuration, perhaps they were designed to channel energy
from the stars as well? One of the most controversial questions concerning these towers is the high placement of the doors, with varying amounts of infill inside the towers up to door level. The monks used ladders to access the entrance. Historians who have attempted an explanation for the high-set doors have cited the need for defence, but round towers are not large enough to withstand a siege. If the towers are viewed as antennae, then the infill can be seen as a way the monks could fine- tune the tower to assure sharp resonance. That the monks could detect this energy seems incredible, but all they were doing was tuning in to nature and using their bodies as antennae to feel the energy.
Stella Woods is an astrology teacher and consultant based in St Kilda, Melbourne. Contact Stella for private readings and 2012 course details on (03) 9534 5021 or
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MOON PLACEMENTS – APRIL Launch projects at the new moon, bring them to completion in the period from just before the full moon to the third quarter phase and wind them down and reflect on developments in the week before the next new moon. Important events such as parties, conferences and weddings are best held close to the full moon or when the moon is in the same sign as your sun (star) sign.
APRIL Date
Sign
1st Cancer 2nd-3rd Leo 3rd-6th Virgo 6th-8th Libra 8th-10th
Element Moon phase Water Fire
Earth Air
10th-12th Sagittarius
Scorpio Water Fire
12th-14th Capricorn Earth Third quarter 14th-16th Aquarius Air 16th-19th Pisces Water 19th-21st Aries 21st-24th Taurus 24th-26th Gemini
Fire
Earth New moon 21st Air
26th-29th Cancer Water 29th-30th Leo
Fire First quarter Full moon 7th
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