Awen Ovate

12/21/2025

🌞✨ The Battle of the Holly King & Oak King ✨🌿

At the Winter Solstice—known to many as Yule—we honor the ancient Celtic myth of the Holly King and Oak King, two twin aspects of nature who forever trade places in the eternal cycle of light and darkness.

The Holly King, ruler of the waning year, reigns from Midsummer to Yule. He embodies the stillness, reflection, and wisdom of winter.
At Yule, the Oak King, ruler of the waxing year, defeats the Holly King—symbolizing the rebirth of the sun and the return of light to the world.
This eternal dance reminds us that every ending brings a new beginning, and that darkness always yields to dawn.

✨ Vestiges of the Holly King live on in our modern Santa Claus—his red garments, holly crown, and reindeer (sacred to Celtic deities) whisper of these ancient roots.

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🔥 Honoring the Turning of the Wheel

During Yule, pagans and nature reverents celebrate with fire, candles, and evergreens.
Each act becomes a sacred reminder: the light will return, life will renew, and we are all part of this vast, breathing cycle.

You may:
🌿 Burn a Yule log or candle to symbolize the newborn Sun.
🍎 Decorate with holly, oak, and mistletoe to honor the two kings.
🎵 Sing or chant simple blessings for renewal and warmth.
💫 Reflect on what you release with the waning year—and what light you wish to invite with the waxing one.

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👶✨ Yule with Children (Ages 3+)

Celebrate simply and joyfully—without complex ritual—by helping little ones honor the turning of the Wheel in a way they can feel and understand.

Try this:
🌞 Light a small candle (or LED light) together and say,

“The Sun returns, the light grows strong.
We are warm, we are safe, all year long.”

🌿 Go outside and find something green—holly, pine, ivy, or oak. Talk about how even in winter, life sleeps but does not die.

“The Earth is resting. Soon, she will wake.”

🎨 Craft together:
Make paper suns, stars, or oak leaves. Hang them near a window to “welcome back the light.”

❤️ Gratitude Moment:
Ask, “What makes you feel warm inside?” or “What was your favorite thing this year?”—a gentle reflection of the turning seasons.

Keep it joyful, brief, and reverent—planting the seeds of wonder and belonging to the rhythm of nature.

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🕯️ Remember

Yule isn’t just the birth of light—it’s the promise that life renews itself, again and again.
As the Holly King sleeps and the Oak King rises, we too are invited to rest, release, and rise anew.

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🌲 Blessed Yule. Blessed Be. 🌲
🜃 Wheel turns. Light returns. 🌞

12/17/2025

Annual Reflection: The Forge & The Loom

Every year, I need to remind myself:
✨ Don’t dream small.
The cauldron still burns; the light still rises. Creation asks for courage, not caution.

And yet, I also remember:
🌊 Don’t boil the ocean.
Not every wave is mine to stir. Choose the golden thread, weave what matters most.

I live in the rhythm between the two:
fire and tide, vision and focus, inspiration and form.

Here’s to another turn of the wheel.
Dream fiercely. Create wisely.

12/15/2025

I ran into someone from long ago. We shared warmth, recognition, memory. What surfaced was a wish to go back, to a time before weight, before consequence, before life asked more of us.

I understand that longing. I honor the tenderness behind it.

And I also know this truth in my bones:
We do not live back there. We live forward.

The Six of Cups holds the beauty of shared past and open hearts. It reminds us that love had a beginning, and that beginning matters. Nothing is dismissed.

The Wheel turns because time does. Seasons move whether we resist or not. Growth is not accidental. It is shaped by change.

And the quiet presence of the Eight of Cups names the choice. To walk on without bitterness. To carry memory without letting it anchor us in place. To honor what was without trying to return to it.

This image exists because living forward is not about rejection.
It is about responsibility.
It is about integrity.

It is about choosing to stay awake to the life that is still unfolding.
That is the work.
That is the practice.

Live forward.

12/04/2025

12/03/2025

🌕✨ December 3 — When the Moon Meets the Seven Sisters ✨🌌

On December 3, 2025, the night sky will stage one of its most breathtaking shows:
the nearly full 99% illuminated Moon rising beside the Pleiades — the legendary Seven Sisters.
A golden Moon above snow-lined mountains, an observatory dome gazing upward, and the icy-blue cluster shimmering nearby… a celestial moment that looks like it was painted, not real.

🌙 A Rare Lunar Occultation

For millions across North America, Europe, and northern Africa, this event is more than a close encounter —
it’s a lunar occultation.

The Moon will pass directly in front of the Pleiades, temporarily hiding several of its brightest stars:

• Electra
• Merope
• Maia
• Alcyone

In cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Moon will glide through the center of the cluster itself — making stars blink out and reappear along its shadowed edge.
A pair of binoculars will help you watch these disappearances despite the Moon’s glare.

🌌 The Seven Sisters

Located 444 light-years away in Ta**us, the Pleiades are a young family of hot blue stars celebrated across countless cultures for thousands of years.
Although called the “Seven Sisters,” the cluster contains over a thousand stars — only six or seven visible to the unaided eye.

✨ Don’t Miss This Cosmic Meeting

Whether you’re inside or outside the occultation zone, step outside after dark and look toward the eastern sky.
The Moon rising beside the Pleiades is one of the most beautiful astronomical alignments of the entire year —
a meeting of lunar gold and ancient blue starlight.

A quiet December night…
A dance of light across the sky…
A moment you’ll remember long after it fades. 🌙💫

12/02/2025

Just building a little something for a World Religions presentation!

Check out this Graph designed by Awen Ovate.

12/01/2025

Venus in Sagittarius sextile Pluto in Aquarius is a truth-igniting transit.
Tarot: Lovers + Death — authenticity, release, rebirth.
Kabbalah: Path 14 (Daleth) — the Empress’s gateway, where desire becomes creation.
Pluto in Da’ath brings depth, insight, and empowered transformation.
A perfect day for honest conversations and aligned choices.

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12/01/2025

🐇 Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit!
It’s an old good-luck charm. Say it first thing on the first day of a new month (or the new year!) and luck will follow you.

Rabbits stand for new beginnings, growth, and a little bit of mischief — just right for Yule/New Year, when the light returns and everything starts waking up again.

10/22/2025

🌑✨ Libra New Moon | October 21, 2025 ♎️

Friends, this New Moon invites balance, courage, and calm renewal. It’s time to release what feels heavy and plant new seeds rooted in harmony and trust.

Pause. Breathe. Align with what brings you peace. 💫

💬 What are you ready to call in this moon?



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