The Nature of Wolves – #03 Wolves and Early Humans

Humans and dogs were constant companions well before our ancestors settled in villages and started growing crops 10,000 years ago. Partnership with early wolves and early breeds of dog made homo sapiens successful hunters. Previously, it was thought that domesticated dogs worked on farms. However, there is growing evidence that dogs and wolves first befriended

The Nature of Wolves – #02 Evolution of Wolves

On 21 May 2015, results of research into the genetic makeup and ancestry of wolves and dogs was published in the Current Biology Journal. Genetic evidence from an ancient wolf bone discovered lying on the tundra in Siberia’s Taimyr Peninsula reveals that wolves and dogs split from their common ancestor at least 27,000 years ago.

The Nature of Wolves – #01 Reality vs Myth

The Nature of Wolves#01 Reality vs Myth The wolf is endangered. In what remains of Celtic territory today they are extinct. They were wiped out by hunters and this is continuing throughout the world today. Through ignorance, fear and misinformation wolves are seen by many as a danger to humans. However, there are so few

Celtic Mythology

Learning about Celtic Mythology can be a minefield. These are some articles that I have compiled from research that provide the bare bones of these ancient stories, along with some background articles. They are a great starting point for those interested in being a Bard. If you want to learn more, suggested reading is given

Why is Rewilding So Important?

How Wolves Change Rivers When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone in 1995 everything changed. There was an excess amount of deer and there was almost zero vegetation there for other animals to survive… The deer were forced to adapt to the wolves so they no longer went to places like the valleys where they were

The Real Myth of the Quileute Wolf tribe

“Another legend claims that we descended from wolves and that the wolves are our brothers still. It’s against tribal law to kill them.” Jacob explaining the Quileutes to Bella The Quileute tribe are a Native American people, currently numbering approximately 750. The Quileute (also spelled Quillayute) people settled onto the Quileute Indian Reservation after signing

The Celtic Diet – Part 1 – The Deipnosophists

Athenaeus was an ethnic Greek and seems to have been a native of Naucrautis, Egypt. Although the dates of his birth and death have been lost, he seems to have been active in the late second and early third centuries of the common era. His surviving work The Deipnosophists (Dinner-table Philosophers) is a fifteen-volume text

Precession of the Equinoxes

Did our ancestors know about the precession of the Equinoxes (i.e. every 100 years the zodiac moves back 1.4 degrees) and the cycle of the year? The following examples illustrate how the knowledge of ‘the great cycle’ was stored around the ancient world. Although there is no written testimony of a recognition of precession before

The Origins of Astrology

The oldest records of Astrology were discovered in Mesopotamia, with a hoard that also shows the earliest accounts of creation and a worldwide flood, which predate the accounts of Hebrew scribes by over a millenium. Four pioneer archaeologists stand out, Henry Rawlinson, Austen Layard, Paul-Emile Botta and native Kurd Hormuzd Rassam. During the mid to

Druids and Astrology

One clear night before dusk, as far away from light pollution as you can, go to a high place, either a hilltop or if you live in a flat area, travel away from the buildings and do not obscure your view by the trees. Observe as the sun sets in the West. What do you