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THE SEASONAL EVENTS AND HOLIDAYS + GEOMETRY AND SYMBOLISM IN SYMBIOSIS

 

Connections: More than just tracking time and the influences of the Sun and Moon on the seasons, and using stars to further help sort out the concepts of measuring calendars, they are also considered expressions of the Divine Order behind and beyond all existence and as such have names applied to the One God and Three Goddesses based on their meanings, not particular and often distorted mythologies. 

 

What Holiday Means

 

  • Etymology: Derived from Old English “hāligdæg” (holy day), from “holi” (heal, make whole). A holiday is a celebration of life, completion, or renewal, not merely a “sacred” (set apart) event.

  • Noun: A day of festivity (feast time) or rest, often commemorating events or traditions. Also, an extended leisure period, like a vacation.

  • Verb: To spend time in a specific place for rest or celebration (e.g., “holidaying in the mountains”).

  • Evolution: Originally, holidays blended spiritual and practical life without a religious-secular divide. Modern distinctions (religious vs. secular) are artificial, as all holidays reflect the culture and era they emerge from.

  • Purpose: Celebrate life, renewal, and the One God and Three Goddesses (One and Three), reinforcing the Drikeyu’s principles. Each holiday ties to a season and month, reflecting natural cycles (e.g., solstices, equinoxes) and the processes (creation, sustenance, destruction of obstacles), originally as a guide to help people become more successful at hunting, fishing and herding which eventually developed into farms, villages, towns, then cities more or less, though not always in that same uniform ordered process.

  • Symbolism: The triple spiral and triquetras connect the holidays to the Divine Unity of the One and Three, with grounding them in the sense of ultimate cosmic order and natural harmonies.

 

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Clarification: Unlike our section on observances, this provides a more direct list of Holidays/Observances we have adopted and adapted for much older sources than many other "new religions" draw from. As such this is why they will be significantly different from the usual associations while still remaining firmly rooted in the previous information and guidelines which also clarifies how we have adapted them and why. Note, that Winter Solstice is considered the Highest Time because it's when the calendars mutually converge and considered in many ancient customs when the old ends and the new begins.  

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EIGHT FOLD CALENDAR

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The Eight-fold Seasonal Calendar is not exactly the same as those that recognize a similar set as they are often based on disconnected roots or confused information. Our Druish Calendars make efforts to correct these issues and draw from known traditions but is uniquely rooted in the shared cultural heritage of communities in Europe, Scandinavia, and Siberia who lived symbiotically with Caribou/Reindeer, and other migratory animals, following and honoring their migratory customs, and adapted directly into the following festivals. Note that the associated name of the One God and Three Goddesses each have dual sets of names associated with each festival.

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Pre-Spring (February 1–2): Light Festival

 

  1. Context: Pregnant caribou cows begin leading their herds from pine forests to open fields as spring’s glow emerges.

  2. Practices: Torch parades and fire dancing celebrate returning sunlight, symbolizing warmth and new life. Traditions are associated with cattle and rain rather than snow.

  3. Divine Aspect: First Goddess, Fulla (Fullness), embodying abundance and joy.

  4. Significance: Welcomes light, promising renewal and aligning with lengthening days.

 

Spring (March 21–22): Life Festival

 

  1. Context: As snow melts and flowers bloom, caribou calves are born. Herders light bonfires to deter predators and hunt stragglers.

  2. Practices: Egg gifting, celebrating baby animals and parenthood, spring cleaning, and burning waste (old food, debris) to clear fields and purge vermin.

  3. Divine Aspect: Second Goddess, Bera (Bear/Birth, akin to Bird), representing rebirth.

  4. Significance: Marks the equinox, balancing day and night, and symbolizes renewal through birth and cleansing.

 

Pre-Summer (May 1–2): Flower Festival

 

  1. Context: Caribou graze on fresh growth while their young are nurtured. Herders maintain protective fires.

  2. Practices: Celebrate blooming youth through flowers, learning customs, and leaping over fires to banish “Ghost Sickness.” Votive boats with lamps guide spirits to the hereafter.

  3. Divine Aspect: Third Goddess, Lyfa (Life/Leaf), embodying vitality.

  4. Significance: Honors nature’s full bloom, symbolizing health, fertility, and purification.

 

Summer (June 21–22): Midsummer Festival

 

  1. Context: Herders mark calves, repair tools and tents, and share stories for entertainment and teaching.

  2. Practices: Strength is celebrated through sports, exercise, and crafting, reflecting young animals play-fighting to establish roles.

  3. Divine Aspect: God as Hernan (Horned One), symbolizing the dominance of light and life at this time of the year.

  4. Significance: Marks the solstice, when daylight reaches its peak, fostering resilience and preparation.

 

Pre-Fall (August 1–2): Harvest Festival

 

  1. Context: Caribou bulls are selected for slaughter to conserve resources, with hides and bones repurposed for tools and clothing.

  2. Practices: Feasting, trading, hunting, and harvesting (hay, wheat, barley) offer gratitude for the abundance of land, sea, and sky.

  3. Divine Aspect: First Goddess, Fidia (Feeds), embodying nourishment.

  4. Significance: Marks the beginning of the harvest, celebrating abundance and gratitude.

 

Fall (September 21–22): Love Festival

 

  1. Context: During caribou mating season, herders fish, gather berries, and witness bulls battling for dominance.

  2. Practices: Festivities include romantic celebrations, weddings, contests of skill and strength, games, and fortune-telling for pairing partners. Fermented fruit wine enhances the celebrations.

  3. Divine Aspect: Second Goddess, Lofia (Love), embodying connection and unity.

  4. Significance: Marks the equinox, fostering love and community harmony.

 

Pre-Winter (November 1–2): Hunters Fest

 

  1. Context: Herders track caribou to marshlands, culling weaker animals to prepare for winter.

  2. Practices: Celebrations center around hunting, food preservation, storytelling, and offerings at tombs as temples. 

  3. Divine Aspect: Third Goddess, Hunta (Huntress), representing survival and death.

  4. Significance: Marks the darker half of the year, honoring ancestors and scarcity.

 

Winter (December 21–22): Midwinter Festival

 

  1. Context: Caribou and herders gather in pine forests, sharing resources to maintain peace.

  2. Practices: Family, friends, and strangers exchange gifts, fostering unity and hospitality during shared winter camps.

  3. Divine Aspect: God as Wulder (Weilder), symbolizing rest and renewal and the laws of nature.

  4. Significance: Marks the winter solstice, when darkness peaks, celebrating harmony and resilience.​​​

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Certainly this is not the same as the poorly researched "Wican" or "Druidic" 8-Fold Calendar which hijacked mostly old Catholic and Christian Customs, even names. Instead it is inspired more by cultures such as those known as the Sami where this 8 seasonal division of the year was mentioned in 17th–18th-century ethnographic and missionary accounts. However, many 'Scholars' generally place its development at least in the Iron Age (roughly 500 BCE–800 CE), and likely earlier based on archeological evidence.

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However, it must be clarified our specific distinctions:

 

This is not claiming that:

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  • the fixed dates are Sámi,

  • the geometry is Sámi,

  • or that the theological structure (One God + Three Goddesses) is Sámi.

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It is stated are explicitly:

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  • separating the base seasonal pattern (ecological, animal-driven, transitional),

  • from the fixed dates, geometry, and theology, which are deliberate Druish constructions,

  • and running three calendar systems in parallel:

    1. an eight-fold ecological cycle,

    2. a twelve-month solar/lunar structure,

    3. three overlapping major holy-season tides.

 

Our eightfold seasonal logic matches the functional structure:

 

  • Transitional seasons matter more than cardinal ones

  • Animal behavior (especially reindeer/caribou) is a primary signal

  • Snow quality, light return, insect pressure, and rut/calving cycles are decisive

  • Seasons overlap rather than snap cleanly

 

The system is internally coherent and intellectually honest making clear some of the inspirational sources and the adaptation with the Druish cultural and theological structures, among other important comparisons and distinctions, such as the following 12 month calendar and the three main Seconal Holy Days. 

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​THREEFOLD MAIN HOLIDAYS AND REMAINING NINE MONTHS (TWELVE-FOLD CALENDAR)

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Central Triple Horns Symbol: Represents the One God, uniting the cosmic forces, but underlines a concept of Drinking Horns used in celebration making a direct link to the main Holiday Seasons where they are divided into Winter, Spring and Summer, and these three align with 4 months, each as the previous image expresses. The seasonal observances of Winter (Wulder) + North, Spring (Frei) + South East, and Summer (Grim) + South West, reflect ancient cultural practices rooted in nature, survival, and spiritual connections.

 

Each season, tied to specific lunar and solar events, carries distinct rituals, symbols, and linguistic origins, revealing the interplay of human, animal, and environmental forces across time. These are our modern adaptations derived from historical content and clarified alignments. Names in relation to the One and Three (The One God and Three Goddesses) are based specifically in the meaning of the names themselves; not a particular mythological (and often contradictory) framework. 

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This was also inspired by ancient architecture that reflects these same concepts before questionable reconstruction was added to what is known as the Goseck Circle, which is a Neolithic structure sometimes called Germany's Woodhenge, in Goseck in the Burgenlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was constructed around 4900 BC, and appears to have remained in use until around 4700 BC and likewise has openings to the North, South East and South West.

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SIMPLIFIED REFERENCE 

 

Wulder-Tide: Winter Festival (December 21–23)


Held during the winter solstice, Wulder-Tide emphasizes survival in harsh winters while fostering peace, hospitality, and community. It celebrates resilience through storms and the sharing of resources, strengthening family and friendship bonds in alignment with ancient traditions. Winter spans the modern Yuletide and Christmas, originally encompassing November through February. It centers on the Winter Solstice and New Year, marked by communal celebrations and survival strategies during harsh conditions.

 

Winter was a time of scarcity, with clans competing with one another and predators for dwindling game. Bonfires and communal gatherings safeguarded communities, while gift-giving solidified alliances, laying the foundation for modern holiday traditions. This overlaps with the Midwinter Festival of Yule which derives from Old Germanic and Norse variants (ġiell, giul, ġeōl, jól) and Greek-influenced gelos (“yell,” meaning cheerful celebration). Claims that loud festivities drowned out bloodthirsty sacrifices are unfounded, reflecting later misinterpretations. Wulder means Wielder, akin to other various as waldan, welden and wealden with a sense of ruling, authority or control, and figuratively to subdue or conquer. It of course is also shared with the words older and elder as ulder (older) and alder (elder) still retaining a sense of authority earned through time. 

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  • ​Three Goddesses: Gifa (Giver), Helia (Healer), Skadi (Shady)

  • Winter (North): Represents introspection and renewal.

  • Lunar Markers: Yule Month, Full Long Night Moon, Bright Cold Moon.

  • Associations: Winter storms, festivity, resource sharing, peace, and friendship.

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Practices:

 

  • Feasting: Communal meals of pork, ale, bread, and a boar’s head centerpiece represent unity, with livestock culled for sustenance. Pig slaughter and cooking, communal fires, gift-giving.

  • Gift-Giving: Originating as gestures of goodwill, clans exchanged resources in forest and mountain sanctuaries, fostering hospitality and unity.

  • Bonfires and Yule Log: Fires symbolize the sun’s return and ward off evil, while Yule log ashes are preserved for protective rituals. Large communal bonfires, encircled by animal-hide tents, provided warmth, light, and protection from predators. Stories of survival, dangerous creatures, and narrow escapes were shared, preserving lessons and warnings across generations.

  • Storytelling: Myths recount celestial caribou tracks forming the Milky Way, tying survival to divine creation.

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Symbolism:

 

  • Caribou/Deer Skull: Totem of family and resilience.

  • Decorations: Wreaths, garlands, trees, and mistletoe—evergreens like holly (with green leaves, white flowers, red berries) and pine—symbolize endurance. Holly’s sharp leaves represent protection, while pine’s fragrance connects to forests where nomadic clans followed caribou herds.

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Frei-Tide: Spring Festival (April 30–May 2)

 

Known as the Sadan (Seeder), Spring—also called Lent or Langantide (“Longer Time”)—marks the lengthening days and warming temperatures. It celebrates nature’s renewal: animals give birth, plants bloom, and flocks return. Its connection to Easter comes from a term meaning “Eastern,” referencing the sun’s rise. The Easter Bunny, first documented in 1682 Germany, is a literary invention rather than an ancient symbol. Medieval Europe adapted the Triple Hare into trinity-based concepts, falsely attributed as Celtic. This overlaps with the Flower Festival and occurs near Beltane, emphasizing spring’s vitality, fertility, and themes of renewal and romantic unity. Langantide reflects the sanctity and abundance of life.

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Lent, sometimes called Lom, derives from Langantide (“Longer Time”), reflecting extended daylight. The term Sad (Saed) shares its root with Sid, which is linked to English words like sat, sit, and seat, meaning “placed.” Old High German Satein, the source of Old Saxon Sadan, was later mistakenly associated with the Hebrew hā-šātān due to phonetic similarity. In Hebrew, šā means “judge, rule, decree, assign, settle, or decide,” so hā-šātān translates as “the accuser, judge, or ruler” based on context.

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To avoid confusion with associations to “Satan” and "Satanism," as well as to not dredge up medieval rhetoric and occult nonsense that springtime perpetuates a time of uncontrolled orgiastic lust or excess, we intentionally chose to use the word for "Free" from fri (“free”) as Old Saxon Frei for this observance. This Freedom is in the sense of the release of New Life and the Earth being set free from its shroud of Ice and Snow for the warmer times that comes with the promise of new abundant life.

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This also is the natural connection with other variants of Frei (pronounced as fray and fry depending on the dialects) such as Freier, Frey, Freyr, Freo, Frian and even Friar. Other variants included versions with a 'V' instead of the 'F' like Vreier or Vrei. It is also used sometimes in the context of God (Godan) as the one who gives all things their freedom to be or become whatever they will, though not without limitations as set by the concepts of the Drikeyu. Its more of the essential sense of moral ethics that all have a right to speak and think freely and standing against those that would deny that essential, fundamental and natural right of autonomous self determination.

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Three Goddesses: Lita (Lights), Fulla (Fullness), Bryd (Bride)

Spring (Southeast): Symbolizes growth and vitality.

Lunar Markers: Snow Crust Month, Full Pink Salmon Moon, Egg Moon.

Associations: Light, life, mating, and dominance among young animals and people.

 

Practices:

 

  • Bonfires: Flames purify fields, bless cattle, and bring good fortune (note: the original meaning of bonfire was bone fire) .

  • Maypole Dancing: Ribbons woven around a birch pole symbolize union and reproduction.

  • Handfasting: Temporary engagements honor romantic bonds as a trial run of a year and a day before full on marriage.

  • Gathering Seeds and Flowers: Planting seeds, picking flowers, celebrating fertility.

  • Wight Offerings: Milk and butter are left for Wights to maintain harmony.

 

Symbolism:

 

  • Hare/Rabbit: Represents life’s abundance and celestial cycles. Originally linked with Geese, Swans and other Bird flocks. 

  • Eggs and Flowers: Gifts of boiled eggs signify health; flower crowns mark beauty and fertility.

  • Fertility Symbols: Anything connect to love, weddings, sex, birth, and temporal cycles (past, present, future; cause, course, consequence). The egg-laying hare was a humorous fiction, not a pre-monotheistic belief.

 

Grim-Tide: Summer Festival (July 31–August 2)

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Grim-Tide, near Lammas, honors hunting, harvesting, and ancestors. A blend of preparation for autumn and reverence for heritage, it ties to the west and water as symbols of life and afterlife. Known as Grim (Grime), Summer—spanning July through October—centers on the first full moon between August 2 and 14. It marks preparations for winter through hunting and harvesting, with the wild boar as a key symbol. This overlaps with the Harvest Festival.

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It is tied with the original Samhain (pronounced Sowan, Sowin, Soween, Sawen, Sowun, Souin), which derives from Samain (“Summer”). Misinterpretations as “Summer’s End” (samr + fuin, “bake”) are incorrect; Samhain or Sunnheim means “Sun’s Home,” referencing the sun’s western setting. Accurate terms for Summer’s End are Samain Crích (Old Irish) or Simmer Críoch (Old Scottish). The boar’s linguistic ties (sow, swine, sowing) underscore its agricultural and cultural significance. Summer was a time of abundance, with hunts and harvests ensuring survival. The Svinfylkar’s martial prowess and the Wild Hunt’s mythology highlight the season’s focus on strength, preparation, and spiritual transitions.

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Three Goddesses: Bloma (Blooms), Grani (Grains), Runa (Red)

Summer (Southwest): Embodies abundance and fulfillment.

Lunar Markers: Molt Month, Full Sturgeon Moon, Green Corn Grain Moon.

Practices: Wheat threshing, bread making, hunting (specially wild boar and deer) and harvesting.

 

Practices:

 

  • Harvesting: Communal activities include threshing, baking, and gathering herbs.

  • Water Rituals: Streams and wells are blessed; floral wreaths float to honor ancestors.

  • Ancestor Tributes: Burial mounds are cleaned, and offerings are made.

  • Fire Symbols: Flaming wheels rolled downhill mimic the sun’s descent, votive fire boats to bid farewell to the dead.

 

Symbolism:

 

  • Wild Boar: Embodies harvest and fertility.

  • West and Water: Reflect ancestral bonds and spiritual transitions.​​

  • Svinfylkar Warriors: These “Swine Folks,” akin to Berserkers and Úlfhéðnar (“Wolf Heads”), practiced glíma (“glimpse/flash”), a martial art emphasizing swift, fear-inducing strikes and self-reliance. They were associated with the Wild Hunt, a spectral procession guiding souls to the Otherworld, reflecting animal-human transformation myths. Souls of warriors and animals were believed to shapeshift, connecting to journeys beyond life and spiritual guidance.​

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Wulder, Sadan, and Grim reflect ancient seasonal rhythms, blending survival, spirituality, and cultural exchange. Winter’s communal fires and gift-giving, Spring’s lunar hares and fertility, and Summer’s boar hunts and warrior traditions reveal humanity’s deep connection to nature and the cosmos. Linguistic roots—Yule (cheer), Lent (longer time), Samhain (Sun’s Home)—ground these observances in lived experience, while debunking later misinterpretations like the Easter Bunny or “Summer’s End.” These seasons endure as testaments to resilience, community, and the eternal cycle of life. 

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THE THREE GODDESSES AND REMAINING 9 MONTHS OF THE SOLAR YEAR

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WEVA (WEAVER), SPINNA (SPINNER) AND KUTA (CUTTER): All three associated with crafting tools, clothes, and mending such as tents used for temporary shelters, making of nets to capture fish and other animals, as well as measuring the conditions of life for all things. They are various known as the Wayward Sisters, the Wyrd Sisters and the Nornir/Norns to name but a few. The following will be the associated sub-names and will show how they connect with the sub-names of Godan. 

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FOR GODDESS 1: WEVA (THE WEAVER)

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  • JANUARY: LITA (LIGHTS). Consort of Sadan. New Year Month, Full Wolf Moon, Feasting and Drinking.

  • MAY: BLOMA (BLOOMS). Consort of Grim. Reindeer Calf Month, Full Flower Corn Planting Milk Moon, Hawking, Seeking a Spouse.

  • SEPTEMBER: GIFA (GIVER). Consort of Wulder. Harvest Month, Full Corn and Harvest Moon, Grape harvest and wine making.

 

FOR GODDESS 2: SPINNA (THE SPINNER)

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  1. FEBRUARY: FULLA (FULLNESS). Consort of Sadan. Bear Month, Snow Moon and Polar Bear Month, Enjoying a warm fire.

  2. JUNE: GRANI (GRAINS/GREENS). Consort of Grim. Acorn Month, Full Strawberry and Rose Moon, Hay harvest, and storage.

  3. OCTOBER: HELIA (HEALER). Consort of Wulder. Rut Month, Full Blood, Hunter’s and Second Harvest Moon, Plowing and sowing.

 

FOR GODDESS 3: KUTTA (THE CUTTER)​

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  1. MARCH: BRYD (BRIDE). Consort of Sadan. Swan/Stork Month, Full Crow and Worm Moon, Pruning trees, and digging ditches.

  2. JULY: RUNA (RED). Consort of Grim. Hay Month, The Full Thunder and Buck Moon, Wheat harvest and fence mending.

  3. NOVEMBER: SKADI (SHADY). Consort of Wulder. Hunters Month, Full Long Night and Bright, Cold Moon, Gathering acorns and food for pigs.

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​Symbolism of the Three Goddesses

 

The Three Goddesses, metaphorically referred to as Horn Bearers, are associated with:

 

  • Opened Spaces: Representing their diverse symbolism and roles.

  • Seasonal Alignment: Each Goddess governs four segments of the seasons, creating a four-fold division marked by the 12 months of the year.

  • Sub-Divisions: Each of the four segments contains 9 sub-divisions, resulting in a total of 36 points, tying into solar and lunar calendar concepts.

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Common 12 Animal Signs: The Bear/Spider, Wild Boar/Swine, Bovine/Cattle, Snake/Dragon/Worm, Eagle/Hawk, Horse/Donkey, Hare/Rabbit, Deer/Caribou, Raven/Crow/Swan/Owl, Sea Horse/Fish, Wolf/Hound/Fox and Cat/Lion/Cougar.


Other Common Animal Symbols: The Mouse, Rat and Squirrel tend to have more of an association with Spring and Autumn months, so basically the Equinoxes as they are often represented in various folklore as mediators between the Summer and Winter Solstice often represented as a Summer Eagle of the Sky and Winter Serpent of the Sea depending on the source as part of the seasonal folklore and mythology of various traditions. How one applies this is a personal matter more than anything else.  If one wishes to gain more information of the symbolism with other explained symbols, it can be found HERE. 

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Though this is primarily Two Calendar Systems that naturally overlap, especially during the Winter Equinox, overlapping observances are still maintained as valid seasonal celebrations and festivities and hybridized together. However, the three True Holy Days would then be considered specifically Wulder-Tide, Frei-Tide, and Grim-Tide. These same three in modern terms can be called Wielder-Time (Though some say Elder-Time), Fee-Time, and Grim-Time

OTHER DETAILS YOU MAY FIND INTERESTING
COMMON 12 MONTH SYMBOLISM

Basic/Standard European Associations

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January: New Year Month

February: Bear Month

March: Swan/Stork Month

April: Snow Crust Month

May: Reindeer Calf Month

June: Acorn Month

July: Hay Month

August: Molt Month

September: Harvest Month

October: Rut Month

November: Hunters Month

December: Yule Month

January: Full Wolf Moon

February: Snow Moon and Polar Bear Month

March: Full Crow and Worm Moon

April: Full Pink Salmon and Egg Moon

May: Full Flower Corn Planting Milk Moon

June: Full Strawberry and Rose Moon

July: The Full Thunder and Buck Moon

August: Full Sturgeon and Green Corn Grain Moon

September: Full Corn and Harvest Moon

October: Full Blood, Hunter’s and Second Harvest Moon

November: Full Frosty, Beaver Trapper's Moon

December: The Full Long Night and Bright, Cold Moon

January: Feasting and Drinking.

February: Enjoying a warm fire.

March: Pruning trees, or digging.

April: Planting, and picking flowers.

May: Hawking, and seeking a spouse.

June: Hay harvest, and storage.

July: Wheat harvest and fence mending

August: Wheat threshing and bread making.

September: Grape harvest and wine making.

October: Plowing and sowing.

November: Gathering acorns and food for pigs.

December: Killing and cooking pings.

TRUE NAMES OF THE SEVEN DAYS OF THE WEEK

It is already well known that most of the given names stem from Latin sources. The fiction is the claim of the associations with Scandinavian sources that do not equate which has resulted is fraudulent inventions that have simply been repeated without validation and where the current names for them actually come from. Despite all this, before hand, as with the 12 months that were only named originally based on the words for each number 1-2, the same was true for each day as 1-7.  The following will clarify the facts and while many will oppose this they are factual.

CURRENT
ACTUAL SOURCE
ORIGINAL NUMBER

Sunday:

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday: 

Sun is from Sunn – Plural Sunn-an

Moon is from Monn –Plural Monn-an

Tues is from Tu-an (Twain) - singular Tu mean Two.

Wednes is also Witnas meaning Witness not Woden which means Woods.

Thurs originally was Thurstan  meaning Thirsts/Dry/Parched

Fri simply means Free as in such as Frith meaning Freed or Frithdom for freedom.

Sadan from Sad = Seeding, also Sadar = Sower ( falsely linked to  Shatan = “Satan”).

Seventh

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

When examined thoroughly, many terms reveal contexts that were originally applied for entirely different reasons—often driven by distinct motives. A direct search of names and origins typically yields the same recycled assumptions and baseless repetition. However, by tracing the actual forms and meanings provided, one uncovers factual context that contradicts popular claims. It should also be understood that the old sources also tended to combine small words into larger ones. For example, a glove would be called a hand shoe. It's strange but it is a convention of these linguistic roots.

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For example, consider the following reconstructed terms:

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  • Time and Measurement:

    • Day = Dag

    • Week = Wik/Wic

    • Night = Naht

    • Sunrise = Sunn Risan

    • Sunset = Sunn Sidan

    • Time = Timan,

    • Tide = Tidan (hours)

    • Minute = Huil (moment) 

    • Second = Luttil Huil (little moment)

    • Month = Monath, Year = Iar

  • World and Elements:

    • Heaven = Heave-on (lifted up)

    • Star = Ster (Stars = Stera/Steran)

    • Shooting Star = Skiotaster

    • Meteor Shower = Sterregan (Star Rain)

    • Meteorite = Fallanster (Falling Star)

    • Comet = Taglster (tail star)

    • Planet = Wadanster (plural Wadansteran) wandering star(s)

    • Earth = Aerd (akin to -gard)

    • World = Warold

    • Hell = Hel (linked to Hal, Heli, Holi, Hol)

    • Sky = Scio

    • Sea = Seo

    • Rainbow = Scurboga (shower bow)

    • Water =  Watar

    • Wind = Wend

    • Fire = Fyr

    • Lightning = Lihtanan

    • Thunder = Thunar

    • Land = Lond

    • Yard = Gard

    • Ground = Grund

    • Cloud = Clud (from clod, replacing wolkan)

    • Ice = Is

    • Rain = Regan

    • Snow = Sno

    • Light = Liht

    • Dark = Dirk

    • Shadow = Skado (also skad for shade)

    • Bright = Berht (also linked to birth, bird, burd)

    • Shine = Scin

    • Gleam = Glim/Glam

    • Tree = Tri (also three, triu = trees, trien trine/triad)

    • Root = Rot, Rod = Rood

    • Rowan = Roan, Roun (source of Rune, meaning red/ruddy, akin to ruad) as in Rountree (Rowan Tree)

    • Blood = Blôd (related to blot, bled, and bless)

      • Blessing = Blod-sian (blood + sign = marked with blood)

  • Directions:

    • North = Nord

    • Northeast = Nordast

    • East = Ast

    • Southeast = Suthast

    • South = Suth

    • Southwest = Suthuast

    • West = Uast

    • Northwest = Norduast

  • Counting:

    • One = An

    • Two = Tuan

    • Three = Dri

    • Four = Fiyur

    • Five = Fyf

    • Six = Seks

    • Seven = Syfen

    • Eight = Aht

    • Nine = Nyun

    • Ten = Tian

    • Eleven = Anlyfan

    • Twelve = Tualyf

    • Thirteen = Dritian

    • Fourteen = Fiyurtian

    • Fifteen = Fyftian

    • Sixteen = Sekstian

    • Seventeen = Syfentian

    • Eighteen = Ahttian

    • Nineteen = Nyuntian

    • Twenty = Tuan-tig

    • Hundred = Hunterod

    • Thousand = Thusand

 

Terms for million, billion, trillion vary by region and dialect, even within English-related languages and more modern additions to counting systems from these elder, and more limited ones, though they are historical. Also as can be gathered, many words we still use in English that have not changed much, if at all, even though some were not persevered in written form but survived in related linguistic expressions. For example, the word bolt is the same as it was in Old Saxon. The word you, however was spelled in some cases as iu as out is spelled ut. Then you have some words where the 'g' in the center is silent or pronounced as an h, replaced by an h, or remains silent with forms such as gh or ghe. These are finer details even many linguists forget. Even cc is often mistaken as ck when its pronounced as ch while the single c is pronounced as a single k or the singular sound of ck. Vocally they are still largely pronounced the same with more of a dialectical accent varience. Something to remember when it comes to comprehding such things in better detail. ​​​

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666 IS NOT AN "EVIL" NUMBER BUT IS A MEASURING SYSTEM

The Sequence of 1-36 = 666 by adding the next number from 1- 36:

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1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+

22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+312+33+34+35+36 = 666.

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There is nothing "evil" about this and those who equate it as such are extraordinarily ignorant to say the least. All the same, the alignments are the same as this example that adds the segments for the 12 months often associated with hours of light. Another 12 are often associated with dark. However, to be technical, its actually 11 for light, 11 for dark and two representing sunrise and sunset as the "twilight hours" of transition.  

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However, when we double this as 24 hours rather than 12 we have 36 x 2 =72. It also means we then apply 666 x 2 = 1,332. This is how ‘72’ is associated with a single day and also ‘720°’ within a circle as another expression of the same basic concepts comes into play which is seldom taught to anyone though it is an essential factor of creating calendars and measuring the concepts of time and space. What we have here with the measure of 72 is essentially two circles, each being 360° x 2 = 720°. 

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We it comes to the concept of decans, each decan represents one of the 12 main segments in a circle. This again brings us to a simple calculation of 3 x 12 = 36. The association is then aligned to the 360° of a circle. These sub sets of 3 is that each 1 are called decans = 10 and 10 x 3 = 30. 30 x 12 =  360° of a whole circle,  and of course we can then use 1 decan as 10 and divide it by 360 as 360/10 = 36. In this we are measuring each of these 12 as 30 day long months, We can also see that the cross quartered segments also equates to 9 each. 9 x 4 = 36, and 36/4 = 9.  360° / 4 = 90°.

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Here's an example to consider these sets of 10:

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  • First Decan = 0-9.59°

  • Second Decan = 10-19.59°

  • Third Decan = 20-29.59°

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Eventually we will end up at 35.59° rounded to 360° using these measuring methods. 

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Alignments

This example here shows a basic chart and concept of how 3 primary segments are also divided in alignment with 12 month alignments, and how these divide to each set having three decan subsets. The opening in association with the North, Southeast and Southwest is based on the layout of the Goseck Circle in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is estimated it was constructed around 4900 BC. 

 

Its often called Woodhenge as the main material used in its original construction of barrier walls and so named more or less for the much later Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, built in several stages between roughly 3100 BC and 1600 BC. Its interesting this also aligns with the much older known three main holiday observances that would have only been defined as Wintar (Winter), Lentar (Spring) and Sumar (Summer).

 

One can also see how there would be 9 decans if one were to divide the 1-36 segments as part of the cross-quartered sections which can again be confirmed simply by calculating 9 x 4 = 36.  Sch would be very useful for measuring the seasons and paying attention how Eco-systems change with the turning of these cycles throughout the year. 

The so called Magic Square of the Sun

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20-Part Harmonic Wheel

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This wheel divides the 360° circle into 20 equal segments of 18 degrees each. The key “in-between” points on this wheel include:

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18, 54, 90, 126, 162, 198, 234, 270, 306, 342, 378, 414, 450, 486, 522, 558, 594, 630, 666, 702

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These are not standard harmonic anchors (which are divisible by 36), but they sit between them and often exhibit unique mathematical properties.

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  • Tangent Identity: The numbers 54, 126, and 234 all share the same tangent value (ignoring sign), approximately ±3.077683537. This is also the tangent of 666, confirming its placement as an “in-between” harmonic.

  • Positional Context: 666 lies directly between 648 and 684, both of which are standard harmonic numbers divisible by 36. This makes 666 a midpoint in the 18° arc between two anchors.

  • Numerical Rearrangement: Many in-between numbers can be restructured into standard harmonic forms:

    • 126 → 1260 (by appending a zero)

    • 234 → 2304 (by inserting a zero)

    • 432, 234, 324 show rotational symmetry and digit inversion.

  • Divisibility by Nine: All in-between numbers listed above are divisible by 9 and their digits sum to 9 or a multiple of 9. This reinforces their harmonic alignment with base-9 numerical systems.

  • Divisibility by Four: Every number in this sequence is also divisible by 4.5, and many are divisible by 18, which itself is divisible by 4.5. More directly:

    • 360 ÷ 4 = 90 → the full circle divides into four quadrants of 90°

    • Each 90° quadrant contains five 18° segments

    • Therefore, the 20-part wheel divides cleanly into four quadrants, each containing five harmonic points.

 

6-Part Harmonic Wheel

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This wheel divides the circle into 60-degree segments, producing the sequence:

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60, 120, 180, 240, 300, 360

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These points align with geometric structures such as:

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  • Hexagon: Six equal sides, each spanning 60°

  • Hexagram: Six points, each aligned with the 60° divisions

 

These forms fit precisely within the 6-part wheel and reinforce the harmonic structure of numerical design.

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Summary of Structural Logic

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  • 360° ÷ 20 = 18° per segment → defines the 20-part wheel

  • 360° ÷ 6 = 60° per segment → defines the 6-part harmonic wheel

  • 360° ÷ 4 = 90° per quadrant → confirms fourfold symmetry

  • Tangents of key numbers (e.g., 54, 126, 234, 666) match precisely

  • Rearranged digits and zero insertions yield valid harmonic numbers

  • All in-between numbers are divisible by 9 and maintain digit-sum symmetry

  • The entire structure divides cleanly into four quadrants, six sectors, and twenty points

 

This framework supports literal measurement, harmonic mapping, and quadrant-based analysis. Knowing these facts also is the basis behind how ancient people sorted out and measured the concepts of space and time in relation to the cycles of nature which allowed for the establishment of civilizations and recognizing the divine expressed in and through nature and its geometry, the very same foundations of our concepts of the One and Three. 

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It should also be noted that it cannot be considered mere coincidence that 6-Part Harmonic Wheel happens to also be aligned with the concept of the 6 primary dimensionless cosmological constants that make our reality possible regardless who slow or rapid it may or may not be pending one's perspective.  The very fact these measurements are not arbitrary  demonstrates they do not occur by blind chance, coincidence or dumb luck.  The foolish assumption is to conclude it is tied to our own existence rather than our existence is tied to them. 

 

  1. N, the ratio of the electromagnetic force to the gravitational force between a pair of protons, is approximately 1036. If it were significantly smaller, only a small and short-lived universe could exist.

  2. Epsilon ε, a measure of the nuclear efficiency of fusion from hydrogen to helium, is 0.007: when four nucleons fuse into helium, 0.007 (0.7%) of their mass is converted to energy. The value of ε is in part determined by the strength of the strong nuclear force. If ε were 0.006, a proton could not bond to a neutron, and only hydrogen could exist, and complex chemistry would be impossible. If it were above 0.008, no hydrogen would exist, as all the hydrogen would have been fused shortly after Inflation (the Big Bag) commenced though it’s also possible substantial hydrogen remains as long as the strong force coupling constant increases by less than about 50%.

  3. Omega Ω, commonly known as the density parameter, is the relative importance of gravity and expansion energy in the universe. It is the ratio of the mass density of the universe to the "critical density" and is approximately 1. If gravity were too strong compared with dark energy and the initial cosmic expansion rate, the universe would have collapsed before life could have evolved. If gravity were too weak, no stars would have formed.

  4. Lambda Λ, describes the ratio of the density of so called ‘dark energy’ to the critical energy density of the universe, given certain reasonable assumptions such as that dark energy density is a constant. In terms of Planck units, and as a natural dimensionless value, Λ is on the order of 10−122. This is so small that it has no significant effect on cosmic structures that are smaller than a billion light-years across. A slightly larger value of the cosmological constant would have caused space to expand rapidly enough that stars and other astronomical structures would not be able to form.

  5. Q, the ratio of the gravitational energy required to pull a large galaxy apart to the energy equivalent of its mass, is around 10−5. If it is too small, no stars can form. If it is too large, no stars can survive because the universe is too violent.

  6. D, the number of spatial dimensions in space-time, is 3; specifically width, length and depth, often expressed as three planes along their own X, Y and Z axes vital to motion.

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In nature, we find patterns, designs and structures from the most minuscule particles, to expressions of life discernible by human eyes, to the greater cosmos. These inevitably follow geometrical archetypes, which reveal to us the nature of each form and its resonances. It is this principle of oneness underlying all geometry that permeates the architecture of all form in its myriad diversity that far exceeds the necessity of time that would be required to allow for such incomprehensibly diverse expressions of such complexities, from the smallest of scales to the largest that we are ever able to observe in some form of visible perception demonstrates continuously.  Just because we may not entirely understand it all does not make it all untrue.

THE BASIS OF THE NUMBER 22 AND MORE
1-3-6-9-15

This example is certainly more complex in associations. However, once you understand the basics it becomes much easier to understand how such things are variously represented and reflected in various ways throughout many "sacred and holy" concepts.  

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The ventral point surrunded by six points = 7 which is a direct connection in 2D form of a hexagon and tetrahedron, but also a cube depending on the angle one is looking at the structure. This is often expressed as well as the Divine Body of God and his 7-fold spirit. The triangulation representing the main season directions of Winter, Spring and Summer as they are called in modern times is also aligned with the three Goddesses and the principles of sacred geometry and their spherical Divine Bodies. These are often linked with elemental concepts of Fire, Wind and Water in some systems as "mother elements" emerging from the "father spirit of light" that in turn creates the order and harmonies of the universe. 7 + 3 = 10.  This then connects to the combined Solar-Lunar measurements of the 12 months of the year with the previous associations.  10 + 12 = 22.  22 is tied often to the Phoenician Alphabet. 

Around this structure of 22 is an alignment of nine primary segments, indicated through different color groupings. Each of these nine segments contains eight subsections, creating a total of 72 units. This 9 × 8 structure reinforces earlier numerical relationships.

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The number 72 appears repeatedly in both geometry and time.

 

A full circle contains 360 degrees, and dividing it by five produces 72 degrees, which is the central angle between each vertex of a pentagon. In pentagonal geometry, each side forms the base of an isosceles triangle with two base angles of 72 degrees and an apex angle of 36 degrees. From this structure, the interior angle of a pentagon measures 108 degrees.

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  • The pentagram reflects the same geometry. Five points multiplied by 36 degrees equal 180 degrees, representing half of a circle. A decagram, consisting of ten points, completes the full 360-degree cycle using the same 36-degree increments.

  • These numerical patterns also appear in timekeeping. There are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and 24 hours in a day. This results in 1,440 minutes or 86,400 seconds in a single day, both of which are divisible by 72. Once again, the same numerical structure appears across different systems.

  • Dividing the circle into 10-degree segments produces 36 divisions, traditionally known as decans. In ancient astronomical systems, these decans were grouped into twelve signs, each containing three decans, resulting in a total of 36 divisions.

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Together, these geometric, temporal, and astronomical systems reveal a consistent numerical framework centered on 36, 72, 108, and 360, showing how the same structural principles repeat across different forms of measurement. Some may associate these "9" with expressions of the One God and Three Goddesses, which in so doing the math changes as 9 x 4 = 36 and the One God associated with 7 and the Goddesses with 3 as a combined number of 10 it also becomes 36 x 10 =360 for a complete cycle. Incidentally we can connect 9 with the evolution of life that eventually results in us as a species by a scientifically organized system of:

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  • Prebiotic Age — Before life existed, Earth was a chemical crucible. Organic molecules formed through abiotic processes, setting the stage for life.

  • Microbial Age — Life began with simple, single-celled organisms like prokaryotes. This age dominated for billions of years, with bacteria and archaea shaping Earth’s atmosphere and ecosystems.

  • Oxygenation Age — Photosynthetic microbes triggered the Great Oxidation Event, flooding the atmosphere with oxygen and causing the first mass extinction of anaerobic life.

  • Eukaryotic Age — Complex cells with nuclei emerged, allowing for greater specialization and the development of multicellular life.

  • Cambrian Age — The Cambrian Explosion saw a rapid diversification of life forms, including the first animals with hard shells and complex body plans.

  • Vertebrate Age — Fish, amphibians, reptiles, and eventually mammals evolved. This age includes the colonization of land and the rise of spinal structures.

  • Dinosaur Age — Dominated by large reptiles, this age spanned the Mesozoic Era and ended with the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.

  • Mammalian Age — After the fall of the dinosaurs, mammals diversified and became dominant. This age includes the rise of primates and early hominids.

  • Human Age — Homo sapiens emerged, developed language, tools, agriculture, and technology. This age is marked by cultural evolution, global impact, and the Anthropocene.

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The Connections of 72 and 216:

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The number 216 is not mystical fluff—it’s a literal match to the Moon’s diameter in miles and appears in geometric and astronomical frameworks that model planetary relationships. Its cubic nature and harmonic ties to 360-degree systems make it a recurring figure in lunar science, especially when mapping Earth-Moon dynamics.

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  1. If we then take into consideration the number 72, this is often applied as 72 triplets or 72 x 3 = 216.

  2. We can also reverse this as sequence 2 +1+ 6 = 9.

  3. When we consider these as with other features we find many connections with the Moon we have several known basic estimations reoccur. 6 x 6 x 6 equals 216. 

  4. When we calculate 216 x 10 = 2160, we have the Moon’s average diameter which is approximately 2,160 miles.

  5. Each of the 12 signs of the 12 months are also applied with an average age of 2160 years which is also 2160 x 12 = 25,920 completed axial procession cycle of the Earth.

  6. In Mathematics 216 = 6³, making it a representation of a perfect cube. 

  7. It’s also the sum of three cubes: 33+43+53=2163^3 + 4^3 + 5^3 = 216, which appears in geometric modeling of spherical bodies like the Moon.

  8. 2160 appears as a harmonic of 21600, the number of arc-minutes in a circle.

  9. If we divide a circle by 12 signs and apply the degrees at each of the 12 points, they equate as:

    • 36°

    • 72°

    • 90°

    • 108°

    • 144°

    • 180°

    • 216°

    • 252°

    • 270°

    • 288°

    • 324°

    • 360°

  10.  Full revolutions produce the same numbers with factors of ten =

    • 360°

    • 720°

    • 900°

    • 1080°

    • 1440°

    • 1800°

    • 2160°

    • 2520°

    • 2700°

    • 2880°

    • 3240°

    • 3600°

  11. The pattern keeps repeating on a base-ten system, so, for example, 144,000 is 400 times around the "Wheel." Each section is divided into 6 parts, for a total of 60 marks. The top and bottom points of the "Wheel" have a zero tangent. The other eight points have the same four tangents listed by Carl, two if you do not consider plus and minus signs.

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More connections with 7 and 13

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While many will tend to apply other associations with these factors, we can also demonstrate additional connections which also link with concepts of the Lunar/Solar Calendar. Some of which are already known and other ones not as readily recognized when the number values are brought up. So let us proceed to break these down. 

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  • 7 = 7 days a week.

  • 7 x 4 = 28 in a lunar month. 

  • 28 x 13 lunar months = 364 lunar days a year and tradition added an extra day.

  • The extra day was broken down to 6 hours x 4 quarters = 24 hours. 

  • A complete cycle of the moon is composed of 19 years called the Metonic cycle.

  • The Metonic cycle spans 6,939.6 days—or more precisely, 6,939 days, 14 hours, and 26 minutes, rounded to 7,000 days.​

It is also no accident that we can break the pentagram apart into 3 irregular triangles and achieve a true pyramid shape that is stable and would naturally be a much longer lasting and enduring structure. The upper two points could also be aligned to specific star clusters in the night time sky, and even the for can be applied as a half moon form for the triangle with a V rod form super imposed upon it. Additionally we have alignments with like the Golden Spiral better known as the Fibonacci sequence, which is a series of numbers where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones. It starts like this:

 

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, …

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The recursive formula is:

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F(n) = F(n−1) + F(n−2) with F(0) = 0, F(1) = 1F(n) = F(n-1) + F(n-2) \quad \text{with} \quad F(0) = 0, \ F(1) = 1

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Each term grows rapidly, and the ratio between consecutive terms approaches the golden ratio (≈ 1.618) as the sequence progresses. These have their applications in various science fields, including the research and study of nature, as well as a few other things that most tend to be unaware of. These are: 

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  • Biology: Leaf arrangements, seed spirals (like sunflowers), and pine-cones often follow Fibonacci patterns.

  • Computer Science: Used in algorithms, data structures (e.g., Fibonacci heaps), and recursive problem solving.

  • Mathematics: Appears in combinatorics, number theory, and geometry.

  • Finance: Fibonacci retracement levels are used in technical analysis of stock prices.

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All these things began with 1 and 3 as a total of 4 with the direct connection to expressions of the True Divine Unity of the One God and Three Goddesses reflected through the mathematics of nature and the universe without being confused or reduced to mere symbolic abstractions there in. We can also consider the many ways we can arrive at the number 4 itself. Incidentally there are only 14 valid ways to achieve 4 from 0-4. 4 itself would be called in mathematics the identity or identifier.

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  1. 0 + 4 = 4

  2. 4 + 0 = 4

  3. 4 − 0 = 4

  4. 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4

  5. 1 + 1 + 2 = 4

  6. 2 + 1 + 1 = 4

  7. 2 + 2 = 4

  8. 1 + 3 = 4

  9. 3 + 1 = 4

  10. 1 × 4 = 4

  11. 4 × 1 = 4

  12. 2 × 2 = 4

  13. 2² = 4

  14. 4¹ = 4

 

The same numerical structure extends naturally into a 64 Tetrahedron Grid through principles of subdivision, polarity, and spatial doubling. Just as the circle is divided into meaningful segments such as 36, 72, and 360, the tetrahedron expresses these divisions spatially rather than rotationally.

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  • A tetrahedron is the simplest three-dimensional solid, defined by four triangular faces.

  • When a primary tetrahedral form is subdivided evenly along its edges and internal axes, it produces 64 smaller tetrahedra (4 × 4 × 4).

  • This reflects a volumetric unfolding of the same angular and numerical logic seen in the circle and pentagonal systems.

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Each subdivision represents a discrete unit within a unified whole, maintaining proportional balance across all axes. The movement from 2D angular division to 3D volumetric division mirrors the transition from symbolic geometry to embodied structure.

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The number 64 itself emerges from doubling cycles:


2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 64


This reflects a six-stage process of expansion, corresponding to directional polarity in three dimensions (up/down, left/right, forward/back). In this way, the 64 Tetrahedron Grid encodes spatial orientation in the same way that 360 degrees encode rotational orientation.

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  • When viewed alongside the earlier framework of 9 primary segments and 72 subdivisions, the tetrahedral grid acts as a structural container rather than a circular sequence.

  • The circle organizes flow and cycles, while the tetrahedron organizes form and stability.

  • Together, they describe complementary expressions of the same underlying order.

  • In this sense, the 64 Tetrahedron Grid represents the three-dimensional crystallization of the numerical relationships found in angular geometry, timekeeping, and astronomical division—transforming cyclical measures into a stable spatial lattice.

  • We can then consider this as itself being a sequence by counting the total numbers of ways to reach 4 in valid mathematics when we apply 14 options as 1+ 4 = 5 which connects us back to the pentagram or five fold structure.

  • Additionally we can count the end points of the 5 pointed star and its points of intersection for an additional as 5 x 2 = 10.

  • We can count the center but can only count it once so we end up with 10 + 1 = 11.

  • If we then superimpose a pentagram as the inversion of the other so we have a start form  known as a decagram we have the 10 x 2 = 20 but can count the center as 1 for a total of 21.

 

That is unless we count the center as 2 representing the point of unity so we once again return to the earlier expression of 22 creating the tie in.

 

(The most common but seldom mentioned reason such things are not taught generally isn't because they are untrue, but rather because such knowledge counters many other claims consistently and as such to keep true knowledge suppressed, it is discouraged as evil on one hand and exaggerated beyond recognition by occultists on the other).

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In a lunar framework, the year is structured around 13 months of 28 days, each month consisting of four weeks of seven days. This produces a 364-day cycle. Thirteen months multiplied by four weeks results in 52 weeks per year, and 52 weeks multiplied by seven days again equals 364. Reducing 364 numerically gives 3 + 6 + 4 = 13, which further reduces to 1 + 3 = 4. This resolves back into the foundational structure of four divisions—no more and no less.

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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SWASTIKA AND EQUAL ARMED CROSS

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Some earlier, older examples also tended to use what have come to be called swastikas (sua-stika, combining sua ‘sway,’ which is proven by such as swayed from suad, swung from suong, swang from suang and swing from sueng, + the word stika also spelled as stiku and stikan meaning sticks and therefore based on lines akin to straight sticks), a word suggestive of motion such as rotation.

 

  • It does not mean things like auspicious or lucky, etc. and not racist, though many racists will hijack all sort of things and corrupt their far more ancient and natural associations and expressions. 

  • So in that there is no reason to allow such associations to stand.

 

Additionally, while some claim or state these are also "Solar Wheels" they do not actually clarify when that is the case, at least not precisely and how their directions are actually connected (and the angles don't matter as many claim out of intentional imposed decades of misapplied association because of less than a decade of usage by one particular regime that utilized it with other nonsensical connections and a lot of later historical imposed imposed paranoia and immediate false associations). In any cause they are represented here properly. 

SWA Meaning
TURNING SEASONS
PRIME DIRECTIONS
TURNING HOURS

Its simple enough to sort out how this can be aligned with the Sun since all one has to do is face North, for example, and which the pattern of the alignment of the rising and setting sun to figure out the association with the turning hours, but also over the course o the year observe the rotation of the seasons themselves through these cycles and where the Sun is positioned and its path outlined. many simple do not give our collective human ancestors enough credit to have sorted these things out simply by paying attention to the world around them and how such knowledge improved survival during the seasons in diverse climates.

Sepent and Cross White

SERPENT AND CROSS

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One of the often misrepresented or misapplied symbols, this is actually a solar  and seasonal symbol. The points represent the Sun itself at the North/Winter and South/Summer Solstices and East/Spring and West/Fall Equinoxes. The top point would be the direction of the South/Summer (When the Sun appears largest) and the bottom point the direction of North/Winter (when the Sun appears smallest). The Equal points on either side are for the equinoxes (when the Sun appears to be in its mid-size at these two points of the year). The Cross, also called the Tree, represents the world.  

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As to the Serpent, it represents the apparent path of the Sun that creates an elongated figure 8 shape when marked at a point in the sky at the same time throughout the year. The point where the line crosses itself as the intersection of the opposing loops us when the equinoxes occur. It is known as the Analemma of the Sun, however, the Moon also follows a similar path in the sky (depending on what location of the global hemisphere you are viewing from). It is caused by the Earth's wobble effect. In some examples of this kind of symbolism, the serpent may be given horns curved in a way to suggest the moon. Sometimes 'S' shaped Double Spirals represent this process. 

Associated symbolism

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Because of these cyclical observations and applied symbolism, this Cross and Serpent where the cross is often represented in gold and the serpent in silver but with gold eyes and horns, or the reverse applied depending the source, it has an extremely ancient association naturally with the concepts of birth, death and resurrection/renewal.  If one sees a rod with three different sized spheres where one is large on one end, one is small on the other, and there is a midsummer size in the center, it represented the Three Faces of the Sun and may or many not have a serpent like design looped or spiraled around it.  

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Shedding skin = visible rebirth

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One of the strongest roots is biological. Snakes periodically shed their skin, emerging glossy and renewed.

 

To early cultures, this looked like:

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  • Death of the old body

  • Re-emergence into life

 

This made the serpent a living emblem of cyclical renewal, long before abstract philosophy existed.

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  • Earth-dwelling = liminal power

 

Snakes live close to or within the ground, which many cultures associated with:

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  • Graves

  • The underworld

  • Ancestral realms

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On the other hand Snakes also come out to warm themselves in the light of the Sun as well as to discard old skins they have outgrown. Additionally, the earth is also where seeds sprout.

 

So the serpent becomes a threshold creature—moving between:

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  • Death ↔ life

  • Below ↔ above

  • End ↔ beginning

  • Past ↔ present (and in some cases a potential future)

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Eternal cycles and self-renewal

 

The serpent often represents time and eternity, especially when biting its own tail.

 

This image expresses:

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  • Destruction feeding creation

  • Death generating rebirth

  • The universe renewing itself endlessly

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Knowledge that kills and awakens

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Serpents are also linked to forbidden or transformative knowledge.

 

In many traditions, awakening brings:

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  • Loss of innocence (a kind of death)

  • Expanded awareness (a kind of rebirth)

 

This is why serpents appear in initiation and healing rites, and resurrection myths—not as villains, but as catalysts.

 

Healing through poison

 

Serpents can kill swiftly and silently.

 

This dual capacity—life renewed vs life taken—made them natural symbols of:

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  • Mortality

  • The boundary between life and death

  • The suddenness of fate

 

Because death often arrives unseen, the serpent became its perfect image.

 

However, even venom contributes to the paradox. Many ancient medical traditions used snake venom in medicine, reinforcing the idea that:

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  • What kills can also heal.

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That logic still survives in medical symbolism today.

 

Error of Androgyny Association

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Serpents appear for the most part to be androgynous or sexless so they are also often associated with resistance to classification as well as bridging boundaries and perceived (erroneously) as living paradoxes. Becoming further removed from the solar/lunar/seasonal associations, much of the errors and lack of awareness of the actual biology of serpents and their distinct genders and processes of reproduction had resulted in the additional following associations:

 

  • They move without legs neither walking nor crawling

  • They live above and below ground and traverse the light and dark

  • They shed their skin so they are always both old and new

 

Because of this, many cultures treated the serpent as neither–nor, which naturally extended to male/female polarity. A being that crosses boundaries easily also crosses sexual duality. This was and is further taken into the concepts of serpents assumed to be (which is known to not be true):

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  • Self-generating and Self-consuming

  • Self-renewing (this being a cause for ancient beliefs serpents are generally immortal) and eternal

 

Alchemy: serpent as unified masculine–feminine

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In Western alchemy, the serpent often represents the prima materia, the raw substance before it is split into opposites (heavily associated with concepts of Gnosticism).

 

Alchemical texts frequently describe this state as:

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  • Masculine and feminine combined

  • Sun and moon united

  • King and queen in one body

 

The serpent, because it renews itself and encloses itself, became the perfect emblem of this pre-dual unity.

 

This ascent symbolizes:

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  • The merging of masculine (active) and feminine (receptive)

  • The return to a unified, awakened state

  • Transcendence of gendered identity altogether

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A Birth Defect as Justification

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Here, androgyny means integration, not neutrality. Because of a known fact that 1 in every 100,000 snake births a result of an incomplete embryonic split end up producing two headed snakes, such two headed snakes were often represented as proof and embodiment of this symbolism.

 

Thus, when such are represented with or without multiple heads, they become symbols of divinity in association with the concepts of:  

 

  • Creation without loss

  • Power without division

  • Wisdom beyond polarity

 

Mystical and Occult Nonsense in Psychology

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In depth occult and mystical based psychology, the serpent often appears in dreams during periods of integration—when unconscious (traditionally “feminine”) and conscious (“masculine”) aspects of the psyche begin to unite.

 

Thus:

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  • Androgyny = psychic completeness

  • Serpent = the force that makes that union possible

 

Form these same psychological driven nonsense is where we get the neurological fiction that the right hemisphere of the brain with characteristics stereo-typically considered "female," such as creativity, intuition, and emotion, while the left was considered "male," logical, and analytical as a basis of other garbage behind "gender identity" opposed to gender reality. In any case, the serpent often symbolizes androgyny because it represents life before it splits into opposites in various occult mystical rhetoric—a state where masculine and feminine, death and life, creation and destruction exist as one continuous process.

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Twin Serpents Symbolism of Sky and Sea

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In these traditions that are less often mentions, and all but forgotten even in many academic circles, the serpent does not symbolize androgyny, but cosmic generation through distinct yet complementary male and female principles, whose union gives rise to the world itself.

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Not all cultures read serpents as androgynous

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Not every ancient culture projected androgyny onto serpents. Many traditions carefully observed serpents breeding and clearly distinguished:

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  • One serpent as male

  • One serpent as female

 

Rather than collapsing sexual difference, these cultures affirmed polarity as real, meaningful, and generative.

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The serpent egg as primordial origin

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In these traditions, the foundational symbol is not the single androgynous serpent, but the serpent egg.

 

The egg represents: 

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  • Original being

  • Undivided potential

  • The source from which differentiation begins

 

From this egg emerge twin serpents, already distinct in sex and function.

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Twin serpents: differentiation, not fusion

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The twin serpents that emerge from the primordial egg are:

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  • One male

  • One female

 

Their power lies not in sameness, but in complementarity. They entwine not to erase difference, but to activate creation through polarity.

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Sky serpent and earth–water serpent

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The two serpents are often cosmologically distinguished:

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  • The Sky Serpent

    • Associated with air, height, light

    • Often winged

    • Linked to transcendence, motion, and ordering forces

  • The Earth–Water Serpent

    • Grounded, unwinged

    • Associated with soil, rivers, seas, and fertility

    • Linked to substance, gestation, and nourishment

 

These are not symbolic abstractions, but cosmic roles.

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Creation through union, not self-generation

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Creation does not arise from a self-contained being, but from relationship.

 

Through the entwining of:

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  • Serpent of the Air (Sky)

  • Serpent of the Water (Earth/Sea)

 

Procreation occurs, producing:

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  • The earth itself

  • All life upon it

  • All life within it

 

The world is thus the offspring of their union.

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One of the Sky, one of the Sea (Sometimes also of the Earth Surface and Subsurface Underworld)

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This cosmology preserves a crucial insight:

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Life emerges not from androgynous sameness, but from differentiated forces held in balance and harmony.

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“One of the Sky and one of the Sea” expresses:

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  • Sexual distinction

  • Elemental polarity

  • Creative reciprocity

 

Without collapsing into a single, undifferentiated principle. As to when or how the "egg" these serpentine creators emerge from came into being, the most basic sense in these ancient examples is it spontaneously formed in nothingness and often represented as an obsidian egg or sphere that hatches and with the emergence of the serpents, light, elements and life came  forth as debris of this "First Time" or "First State of Being from Non-Being."

 

It should also be noted that such serpents may be representatives as in messengers of omens of particular cultural lore for other deities and even ancestors but all expresses the reality that serpents are among and often the most powerful of ancient beings in ancient lore as indifferent as nature itself, as friend, as foe, and even as tricksters that embody bipolar ambiguity.

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