Many of us, whether we admit it or not, will check out our daily horoscope in a magazine or newspaper. However for many, in the west, astrology signs are popular more as a fun pass time. Today Mayan astrology is popular across the globe possibly in light of the Mayan prophesies and the approach of 2012. Vedic astrology, or Indian astrology, is still today considered important, by many Hindus, when making decision in life.
In the past astrology was taken seriously all over the world. One of the main purposes for man’s study of the cosmos must be the oracle it brings to us.
The Cherokee calendar is traditionally defined as a Lunar calendar marked by 13 moon cycles of 28 days.Within this free astrology section you can discover what is in store for you, over the next year, from the very interesting Native American perspective.įor thousands of years man has observed the heavens and hence both astrology and astronomy have become significant throughout history. Each cycle was accompanied by a ceremony. In order to rectify the Cherokee calendar with that of the Julian calendar, these cycles were reduced to 12. The seasonal round of ceremonies was integral to Cherokee society. It was considered an important spiritual element for social cohesion and a way to bring all the Cherokee clans together.
The Cherokee, like many other Native tribes, used the number of scutes on the backs of certain species of turtles to determine their calendar cycle. The scutes around the edge added up to 28, the same number of days as in a lunar cycle, while the center contained 13 larger scutes, representing the 13 moon cycles of a year. Turtle shell calendar Thirteen seasonal moon ceremonies Ĭherokee priests, known as ᎠᏂᎫᏔᏂ or A-ni-ku-ta-ni, defined the 13 ceremonies as listed below. The common names in English are listed followed by their names in Cherokee syllabics, the Cherokee name's transcription in the Latin alphabet, and a literal translation of the Cherokee name for some of the moons in parenthesis.
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