A Wiccan Bible - Exploring the Mysteries of the Craft from Birth to Summerland

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Liber ab Luna (The Book of the Moon)^167


Month Name Begins Ends Planet(s) Element
Capricorn December 22 January 19 Saturn Earth
Aquarius January 20 February 18 Saturn/Uranus Air
Pisces February 19 March 20 Jupiter/Neptune Water
Aries March 21 April 19 Mars Fire
Taurus April 20 May 20 Venus Earth
Gemini May 21 June 20 Mercury Air
Cancer June 21 July 22 Moon Water
Leo July 23 August 22 Sun Fire
Virgo August 23 September 22 Mercury Air
Libra September 23 October 22 Venus Air
Scorpio October 23 November 21 Mars Water
Sagittarius November 22 December 21 Jupiter Fire

Why so many Twelves?


I believe the number 12 became sacred because it is the number of full lunar
cycles in the solar year—not the number of Full Moons (single days), but of the full
cycles. Thus, a further example that the relationship, not the thing, is important. You
see, that’s how Wicca sees the world in which we live—not in a collection of things

Winter Solstice

Capricorn
Aquarius

Sagitarius

Pisces

Aries
Taurus
Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

The Astrological Wheel of the Year

q WB Chap 09.p65 167 7/11/2003, 5:53 PM

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