5.00 USD
"The Oak King"- A blank greeting card from the original painting by Emily Balivet, 2010. The card measures 5x7 and is printed on acid free, archival quality smooth, matte stock...Perfect for framing, too!
The card is sealed in a cello sleeve with an ivory envelope and will be shipped via First Class mail. I combine shipping on multiple purchases.
A variety of print sizes of "The Oak King" are available in my shop...
11x14 Prints https://www.etsy.com/listing/116806643/oak-king-print-green-man-pagan-god?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=Oak%2BKing
8x10 Prints https://www.etsy.com/listing/62931128/the-oak-king-green-man-pagan-god-8x10?ref=shop_home_active_2&ga_search_query=Oak%2BKing
5x7 Greeting Cards https://www.etsy.com/listing/63026730/the-oak-king-pagan-summer-solstice-god?ref=shop_home_active_4&ga_search_query=Oak%2BKing
2.5x3.5 ACEO Mini Prints https://www.etsy.com/listing/116594298/oak-king-aceo-pagan-summer-solstice?ref=shop_home_active_3&ga_search_query=Oak%2BKing
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments!
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The Oak King is the lord of green woods, ruler presiding over the waxing (rebirth) year. A younger, virile twin to the Holly King. The two are dual aspects of the Horned God battling for the favor of the Goddess.
You might also know him as the Greenman.
At Midsummer (also known as Litha/Summer Solstice- circa 06/21), the Holly King slays the Oak King to rule over the winter months. The days start getting shorter....the nights are getting colder....mother nature shuts down for a winter slumber. We say farewell to the sun.
At Midwinter (Also known as Yule/Winter Solstice- circa 12/21), the Oak King returns and is victorious in this bout. The days start getting longer and warmer. The earth begins to wake up from its slumber....and green begins to envelope the earth. We welcome in the return of the sun.
Both are symbolic to an eternal dance of fertility, growth, death and rebirth and the turning of the wheel.