Lughnasa by the Sun, Moon and Star 24/July/2025

My discovery of the Tuatha Dé Dannan's technique or formula for aligning with a living time calendar shows that Lughnasa is to be celebrated this year at 22:21 on the 24th of July. At that time it is twilight but one star becomes illuminated or visible before it too dips under the horizon on its journey into the Otherworld. It is even more spectacular when you know that this event is moveable because it connects to the Dark Moon being close to the Sun on their journey into the Otherworld. The star is Regulus in Leo that we refer to as Shalinnis in Cú. This is one of the Four Royal stars in the belt of the zodiac - Aldebaran in Taurus, Regulus in Leo, Antares in Scorpio, and Fomalhaut under Aquarius. 

The image above shows Lughnasa, it is out of my next book - it is set for 22:21 on the 24th of July 2025.
                                                 22:21 24 July 2025
Shalinnís (aka Regulus)                Azi 288* Alt +1*
An Ghrian (aka Sun)                    Azi 315*  Alt -6*
An Gealach Dorcha (Dark Moon)   Azi 315*  Alt -3*

This festival event of the Tuatha Dé Dannan is still called Lughnasa but most people with interest think it is aligned to the modern commercial catholick calendar which has only existed for the last 500 years. Lughnasa was deliberately and with foul intention and malice aforethought misaligned by the church of fear to disconnect the indigenous Celts of Ireland from their ever living calendar. Interpolation is an abstract notion being inappropriately forced into a living fluid system and as such it is easy to see it is not indigenous nor suitable. Watching the Sun, Moon and Stars returns us to the methods that our Ancestors used to measure time. Shalinnis Abú

These Four Stars in Persia were the Four Royal stars, for Christians they were the Four Archangel stars, for the Buddhists they were the Four Heavenly Kings, for the Chinese they are the Four Angel acupuncture points and they are also known as the Four Guardians and the  Four Watchers. When each of these royal stars are about to set with the Sun and Dark Moon conjunct and below the horizon it is recognised as a very special event. Due to the curvature of our atmosphere (Greek meaning - vapour ball) the planets, Sun, Moon and stars all get enlarged. 

So, the star Shalinnis (Regulus) becomes enlarged and shines brightly before any other star is visible in the twilight (or still bright) time of the Sun and Dark Moon set below the horizon - a very precise spectacular event. We refer to this as Lughnasa, the festival games of Lugh to honour his foster mother Tailltiu.

Any photographs of this this years event shared with us will be highly prized by us and recognised by a gift of a "Canvas print B2 50x70cm with magnetic wall hanger" (incl free postage) see details in our shop. 

Here at the Celtic Druid Temple we will honour this event at high noon 13:31 and at Sunset, a private gathering - no casual guests.