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Awen:

Thou Awen shines forth,
All three rays of vibrant gold,
Wisdom upon them.
             /|\

(Awen is a Welsh, Cornish, and Breton word for (poetic) inspiration)

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Darren White

December 21, 2016 at 12:39 AM

Is that the background indeed of your symbol, Rick? I meant to ask you for a while now, but keep forgetting it... Are that your three rays from your haiku?

Darren White

December 21, 2016 at 5:58 AM

"[...]The ancient bards drew upon Awen in the process of composing their beautiful stories and music. Today, we druids embrace creativity as part of our spiritual path–the creative arts: music, dance, song, painting, woodworking, baking, crafting, [...]" Thanks for explaining it to me.

Darren White

December 21, 2016 at 2:15 AM

Thank you for the explanation. I will look it up and read more about it.

White Wolf

December 21, 2016 at 1:31 AM

Yes, it has three dots upon the rays, gold also, and in some cases is surrounded by three circles that represent the three worlds. The symbol itself has much depth and meaning to the Bards and Druids! /|\

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