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Vine

Vine · Muin

Vine (Muin), month 10 of the modern 'Celtic tree calendar', 2 September – 29 September.

The 'vine' month is the most debated of the scheme, since grapevines were not native to early Ireland; the Ogham letter muin may originally have meant something else, and some writers substitute bramble. In the tree calendar it represents harvest, joy and the balance of the autumn equinox.

The thirteen tree months come from Robert Graves' The White Goddess (1948), not from ancient sources. The tree associations of the Ogham letters do go back to medieval Irish scholars, but there is no evidence for an ancient Celtic tree calendar.

Personality

balanced · refined · charming · sensual · indecisive · joyful

In the modern 'Celtic tree calendar', a person born in the Vine month (2 – 29 September) is described as refined, charming and in search of balance, with a love of life's pleasures. The scheme is a modern creation from Robert Graves' The White Goddess (1948); the 'vine' month is its most debated, since grapevines were not native to early Ireland and the Ogham letter Muin may originally have meant something else, so some writers substitute bramble.

Modern books build the Vine personality on the harvest and on the balance of the autumn equinox. Vine people are said to be sensual, cultured and appreciative of beauty, good food and good company, with a strong sense of fairness and an ability to see both sides. Their challenges are described as indecision, changeable moods and a tendency to indulge.

In love Vine people are portrayed as romantic, generous and devoted; in work, as artists, hosts, mediators and anyone with a refined eye. Like the rest of the tree calendar, this portrait is best read as a modern poetic meditation rather than ancient Celtic lore.

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