How do you represent the Wheel of the Year?

[kastian]

The Wheel of the Year has always interested me, and so much so that I Created my own Wheel of the Year Diagram.

So with a pair of compasses I set out the Wheel like this, working from the inside out and in allignment with the next.

Directions- North East South West.

Moon Phase - New waxing Full Waning

Day - Midnight Dawn Midday Evening

Plant Seasons- Hibernal Prevernal Vernal Estival Serotinal Autumnal

Seasons - Winter Spring Summer Autumn

Sabbats Yule Imbolc Eostara Beltainia Summer Lugh Auter/Mabon Samhain

Months - Dec Jan Feb etc

Zodiac - Capricorn etc With Sign as well as Moon Months

Outer ring is divided up with 52 segments = Weeks

I wanted to incorporate the Runic Calendar as well but alas that was way out of my understanding to interpret and allign with the diagram as it is only symbolic, though I wish it was accurate to the last degree.

Also I tried to allign each ring with its neighbour however where to allign it is a bit of a mystery, e.g. the yule segment begins in the last week in november which means the centre is alligned with Dec 21st though should the Yule segment begin on the dec 21st or having it dead centre is okay?
How do you view/see/record the Wheel of the Year?
How would you change/Improve mine?

Sorry I can't post a pic of the Diagram is just too big for my scanner!

[theyd]

drats!!! about the picture. i think it would been neat to see.

wish i knew enough to help. I have been trying to put one together with what little i understand and trying to learn.

[watershield]

Many people use it in their practise but personally, I don't find it all that inspirational.
Many of the dates referred to are Celtic, some are Norse and a couple are made up since the 1970's.

The stories that support each of the seasons is also very subjective to your location. For example, winter solstice in the UK may be reasonable cold and bleak but in Australia it's the middle of summer.

[snapdragon]

I have a purchased one pinned up with the standard calendar plus moon phases and major sabbats, but for my mind it's upside down, the wheel in my head had yule at the six oclock and runs clockwise, wheras this one runs counter clock and yule is 12 on the clock.
My sister in craft and I buy these for each other every year - good to check moon phase for specific days and reasons.

[snapdragon]

May 7, 2012 17:30:53 GMT 1 Cherokeewind said:

Could it be made for people in the southern hemisphere? Or heyoke is the Lakota word for those who see the wheel backwards. Heyoka tradition was started only after their religion was made illegal by the US Gov (until about 1967).

Wonderful to find a real word for backwards-wheel people thank you Cherokeewind
I believe it to be produced in the northern hemisphere.
Being a 'hedge' I have had no formal instruction, is the 'correct' perception of the wheel clockwise or widdershins?

[watershield]

As opposed to deasil... ;D

[snapdragon]

May 8, 2012 8:22:18 GMT 1 watershield said:

As opposed to deasil... ;D

snapdragon goes on a Dictionary search >>>>>>>>

[snapdragon]

May 9, 2012 15:19:46 GMT 1 Cherokeewind said:

The Lakota also have a saying, "those who have an affinity for water are more likely to become heyoka" which could be right.

that makes sense
- if making sense actually makes sense when heyoka

[theyd]

me too snapdragon, me too ... but now we are a little smarter then we where before looking it all up.