Ogham Awen

Kennings (Possible Meanings)

• Another thing the meaning of that today
• Fires of coal
• A third of a wheel is holly, one of three timbers of the chariot wheel
• One of three parts of a weapon
• O holly, little sheltering one, thou door against the wind
• Justice and balance
• Molten metal
• Forging the parts into a greater whole
• Celtic smith god Govannon/Goibniu and the Saxon smith god Weyland
• The balance of opposing forces
• The ability to bring disparate elements into harmony
• The skill to create order out of chaos
• The Holly King, gods of the hunt such as Cernunnos, lords of the underworld, gods of winter
• Great things to be achieved
• Working and living in a new way and achieving a new level
• Shadow self work; lends courage to persevere and face these issues head-on
• Endurance
• Rekindling of the life force and illumination
• The cyclical nature of all things, from Holly King to Oak King. Winter to Spring to Summer to Fall to Winter again.
• The cycles of life, death, and rebirth