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MICHAEL KERBOW

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Michael Kerbow

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The Yule King by Michael Kerbow (2013)

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Michael Kerbow

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Surrealist paintings of dystopian worlds by Michael Kerbow

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Yule King by Michael Kerbow

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Art by Michael Kerbow "The golden Oak King, who is the light twin, rules from midwinter to midsummer. The darksome Holly King rules the dark half of the year from Midsummer to Midwinter."

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Yule King The Yule or Holly King, by Michael Kerbow. The Yule or Holly King is an ancient holiday figure also known as the Yule Spirit, or Winter King. Yule - Winter Solstice around the 21st of December.The winter solstice, the rebirth of the Sun, is an important turning point as it marks the shortest day or longest night. Pagans in the northern hemisphere surround themselves with family and feast on this night, keeping the hearth fires burning bright, surrounded by decorations of evergreens to remind them of the coming season of growth and life. From the ashes of the Yule fire would the sun be reborn. After the longest night when the wild hunt commences and death stalks the cold dark, pagans celebrate, the worst is over, the sun will be getting stronger as they days get longer. good bye to the dying season and hope is rekindled for the next growing season.CorrespondencesNorthAirviolet/silverwren, buzzardGoddess: Danu, Anu, Arianrhod, Cerridwen, Cailleach, Nyx,God: Cernunnos, Hern the HunterYuleRejoice in the return of the sun kingDrink and feast under the evergreens

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'Course of Empire'. Michael Kerbow. 2016.

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A Means to an End by MICHAEL KERBOW

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Image credit: “The Yule or Holly King”, by Michael Kerbow.

Midwinter is here, and with it comes my yearly return to the first fantasy series that captured my imagination as a child, which further kindled my appreciation of the winter solstice. Susan Cooper's book The Dark is Rising in particular addresses the curious mix of celebration and introspection that occurs around this time of year, some of it darker than we might like to admit.

Yes, hygge and family and altruism are wonderful things, but I like to remind myself that it's okay to not be feeling the "holiday spirit" as much as a need to turn toward the stories that comfort me and give me hope, as well as the stories that remind me of what can happen when hope is abandoned.

One character from The Dark is Rising that stands out for me is the horned figure of Herne the Hunter (pictured beautifully above, to my eyes anyhow). Not quite mythical ghost, not quite pagan god, he falls into uncanny valley territory that leaves me uncertain as to whether he lands fully on the side of Light or Dark. And that is the beauty and the curse of being human, not quite one or the other, but somewhere in between.

To borrow from the blog that led me to this artwork, here are three ways to honor the winter solstice (blog post linked below):

1. It causes you to be inward and reflective rather than energetic and action-oriented.

2. It reminds you to draw upon the help of plants.

3. It gives extra depth to your dreams.

May all of us find time and space for needed reflection, to heal and sustain ourselves with Mother Earth's bounty, and to enjoy the wild and wondrous landscape of our dreams.

P.S. For anyone who knows and loves The Dark is Rising, I wrote a fic about some of the characters last winter. Please heed the tags, as there are some NSFW scenes. :)

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Yule King by Michael Kerbow

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