Awen Pillows

Awen is the inspiration of the poet bards and all the poetic inspiration. It's made to inspire you.

I just love these two symbols as I keep seeing them together in my dreamwork so decided to design and produce this. copyrighted 2018 (c)

Awen symbol with a large Triquetra imposed over it with a blue gradient background.

Awen symbol with a large Triquetra imposed over it.

Original Awen Celtic Cross design from Illustrator without any color overlays.

Original Awen Celtic Cross design from Illustrator with gradient and color overlays.

Awen which is a Gaelic word for “inspiration” or “essence”. Awen is what sparks an idea and gives it form. Druids embrace creativity as part of their spiritual path. It’s so important to them that many modern Druids use the Awen symbol as the primary symbol of their spiritual path. The three rays of light also symbolize the importance of threes, which is a sacred number in Druidry. The three rays are also said to represent the harmony of opposites in the universe. One example would be that the two outer rays represent male and female energy, and the central ray the balance between them.

A pattern with green and white Irish symbols and knots.

Keywords: compassion, strength, courage. This is an image from a tarot deck I illustrated which was written by author Kristoffer Hughes and one of seventy eight paintings I produced for the deck.