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Custom Awen Necklace from Amulets by Merlin

Posted by Amulets by Merlin on November 13, 2015

Posted in: Amulets, Celtic Jewelry, Celtic Lore, Custom Jewelry, Druid Jewelry, Pagan Jewelry. Tagged: Ancient Order of Druids, Awen amulet, Awen necklace, Druid Jewelry, Druid lore, Druid necklace, Isaac Bonewits, the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, United Ancient Order of Druids. 1 Comment

A fellow who loved the Awens I developed for Isaac Bonewits
wanted a special piece made for him.
The Awen is an ancient symbol attributed the the Druids of old.
As Isaac Bonewits put it in his website:

“The sign of “the Three Rays” is used by members of the United Ancient Order of Druids, the Ancient Order of Druids, the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, and many other followers of Druidry. It can be seen as symbolizing Sky Father Energy in balance with the Earth Mother energy of the Druid Sigil, as well as any of a thousand other sets of three ideas.”

Custom Awen Necklace

This one of a kind piece is larger,
solid and inlaid with amber.
It was designed to allow the hand carved amber
to be set with open backs providing light to shine through and bounce about,
giving the impression of emanation from the dots and rays in the center.
Three circles surround the amber,
each grooved and filled with translucent enamel
specially mixed to replicate amber.
A wreath of Oak leaves frame the amulet,
hung by sterling chain and wooden beads to accent the piece.

This is a one of a kind Custom Awen Necklace,
specially designed.
Should you wish to have your design made for you,
please visit my How to Order Custom page.

Isaac Bonewits developed renderings of his designs
and sent them to me for a special line of Jewelry.
One of them is the Awen.

The Original Bonewits Awen Amulet

In his words:

“The sign of “the Three Rays” is used by members of the United Ancient Order of Druids, the Ancient Order of Druids, the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, and many other followers of Druidry. It can be seen as symbolizing Sky Father Energy in balance with the Earth Mother energy of the Druid Sigil, as well as any of a thousand other sets of three ideas.”

This version of the Awen is a wreath of oak leaves,
three staves emanating down from three acorns.
The bail from which to hang the amulet:
an oak leaf curled to hold the chain or cord.
On the reverse side of the “signature”:
“Bonewits” and that of the artist:
“Merlin” or Kirk McLaren of Amulets by Merlin.

Through his travels Isaac offered these amulets
with his books and other items;
he even created a special portion of his website
to feature the jewelry.
You may purchase the Awen Amulet and his other designs through my site.
For each piece purchased
Isaac’s surviving Widow
receives a royalty to both help through some difficult times
and encourage efforts to promote good will
and clarity to the world.
To learn more about Isaac Bonewits,
his writings and more, you may visit his website.

A Larger version of this amulet is now available.

The Awen
is an ancient design used by the Druids of Olde.
This symbol has been recognized and harnessed by the Neo-Pagan movement
to symbolize the emanation of the Light,
brought into manifestation in the material world.

In his research Isaac Bonewits wrote about it’s use and lore:

In his words:

“The sign of “the Three Rays”

is used by members of the United Ancient Order of Druids,

the Ancient Order of Druids,

the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids,

and many other followers of Druidry.

It can be seen as symbolizing Sky Father Energy

in balance with the Earth Mother energy of the Druid Sigil,

as well as any of a thousand other sets of three ideas.”

Since the creation of the Winter Awen Amulet,
I have received numerous requests to create a Winter Awen Ring.
The original amulet was similar to Isaac’s piece
in that is is in the shape of the Awen:
a wreath of leaves with three staves descending from the top
however like the Winter version,
the leaves are of Holly, the “dots” are pine cones.
I have also trailed down the sides of the ring with holly,
and a cluster of berries crown the top of the piece.

Winter Awen Ring

In the original design,
the central “ray” of the Awen is exposed,
here in the new Winter version,
the Holly covers the stave and it appears below.
This additional feature reflects
the idea of how the light is obscured
in the Winter
only to re-emerge “un-looked for”; the triumph of the Light.

The Winter Awen Ring is now available through Amulets by Merlin,
to order your Awen Ring,
please visit my Awen Ring page.

To see more rings, please visit my Ring Page
To see more Druid Jewelry, please visit my Druid Amulets Page

Amulets by Merlin Awen

In the words of Isaac Bonewits:

“The sign of “the Three Rays”
is used by members of the United Ancient Order of Druids,
the Ancient Order of Druids,
the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids,
and many other followers of Druidry.
It can be seen as symbolizing Sky Father Energy
in balance with the Earth Mother energy of the Druid Sigil,
as well as any of a thousand other sets of three ideas.”

The classic image of the Awen
is three concentric circles,
at the top are three “dots”
representing the “source”
and from it three “rays” of light.
I have created a couple of one-of-a-kind pieces
with this classic symbol of the Druids.
Years ago Isaac Bonewits commissioned his own version:
a circle of leaves, acorns and staves
illustrating the dots and rays of emanation.
On the reverse side of the “signature”:
“Bonewits” and that of the artist:
“Merlin” or Kirk McLaren of Amulets by Merlin.
For the Bonewits designs,
I continue to send royalties to Isaac’s Widow
for every one of the Bonewits collection.

Since the original design,
I have expanded the Awens to two sizes as amulets,
earrings and a ring.
For those who wish to celebrate the Awen all year long,
I have made a “Winter Awen” version featuring pine cones and holly.
For the more adventurous,
I can also add a patina to “green it up a bit” and enamel the berries.
This design is available both as an amulet and a belt buckle.

If you are looking for Awen Jewelry,
this is the page for you!
If you don’t find the design you are looking for,
please visit my How to Order Custom Page .

The Awen is an ancient design used by the Druids of Olde.
This symbol has been recognized and harnessed by the Neo-Pagan movement
to symbolize the emanation of the Light,
brought into manifestation in the material world.
In his research Isaac Bonewits wrote about it’s use and lore:

In his words:

“The sign of “the Three Rays” is used by members of the United Ancient Order of Druids, the Ancient Order of Druids, the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, and many other followers of Druidry. It can be seen as symbolizing Sky Father Energy in balance with the Earth Mother energy of the Druid Sigil, as well as any of a thousand other sets of three ideas.”

Winter Awen Belt Buckle

The Awen,
both an Winter Awen Amulet and this Belt Buckle.
A Druid from the East Coast who loved the original look of the Awen
designed by Isaac,
however he wanted to have a different version.
From his description I changed the leaves from Oak to Holly and included the berries.
I exchanged the acorns for pine cones and the staves match the cones with pine wood.

In the original design, the central “ray” of the Awen is exposed,
here in the new Winter version,
the Holly covers the stave and it appears below.
This additional feature reflects the idea
of how the light is obscured in the Winter
only to re-emerge “un-looked for”;
the Triumph of the Light.

The Winter Awen Belt Buckle is three inches tall
and may be modified to fit the belt of your choosing,
simply place the size of the belt on which you wish to mount
in the “special instructions” option of the page when ordering.
If you wish,
I can enamel the berries for a more festive look,
(as seen in the image above)
To get your copy of this piece,
please visit the Winter Awen Belt Buckle page.

More Awen and other Druid designs may be found on my Druid Jewelry page

The Awen is an ancient design used by the Druids of Olde. This symbol has been recognized and harnessed by the Neo-Pagan movement to symbolize the emanation of the Light, brought into manifestation in the material world.

Winter Awen Amulet

In his research Isaac Bonewits wrote about it’s use and lore:

“The sign of “the Three Rays” is used by members of the United Ancient Order of Druids, the Ancient Order of Druids, the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, and many other followers of Druidry. It can be seen as symbolizing Sky Father Energy in balance with the Earth Mother energy of the Druid Sigil, as well as any of a thousand other sets of three ideas.”

A Druid who loved the original look of the Awen designed by Isaac wanted to have a different version of the piece. From his description I changed the leaves from Oak to Holly and included the berries. I exchanged the acorns for pine cones and the staves match the cones with pine wood.

In the original design, the central “ray” of the Awen is exposed, here in the new Winter version, the Holly covers the stave and it appears below. This additional feature reflects the idea of how the light is obscured in the Winter only to re-emerge; the triumph of the Light.

The Winter Awen is one and a half inches tall, considerably heaver the the Large version of the Awen designed by Isaac; the bail is behind the cluster of berries to be hung by a chain or cord. If you wish, I can enamel the berries for a more festive look. To get your copy of this piece, please visit the Winter Awen Amulet page.

For more Awen jewelry, please visit my Druid Amulet Page

Merlin’s Awen Earrings

Posted by Amulets by Merlin on May 22, 2015

Posted in: Druid Jewelry, Earrings, Pagan Jewelry. Tagged: Ancient Order of Druids, Awen, Awen Earnings, Awen earrings, Bonewits Jewelry, Druid earrings, Isaac Bonewits, Isaac Bonewits Awen Earrings, Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, Sterling silver Awen Earrings, sterling silver druid earings, United Ancient Order of Druids. Leave a comment

A few years ago I created Jewelry for Isaac Bonewits.
He developed renderings of several designs and sent them to me for his special line of Jewelry.
One of them is the Awen.

In his words:

“The sign of “the Three Rays” is used by members of the United Ancient Order of Druids, the Ancient Order of Druids, the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, and many other followers of Druidry. It can be seen as symbolizing Sky Father Energy in balance with the Earth Mother energy of the Druid Sigil, as well as any of a thousand other sets of three ideas.”

The Awen Earrings

A wreath of oak leaves,
three staves emanating from three Acorns.
The bail from which to hang the amulet is also an oak leaf
curled to hold a jump ring for a Shepard’s hook earring.

When Isaac was still with us he traveled with the amulets
and his books and other items;
he even created a special portion of his website to feature the work.
Since his passing into the Summerland
I have continued to produce his line for him.
For each piece purchased Isaac’s Widow receives a royalty
to help through difficult times
and encourage in efforts to promote good will and clarity to the world.
To learn more about Isaac Bonewits,
his writings and his schedule of lectures and workshops,
you may visit his website.

To learn more about Isacc’s Awen Earrings,
please visit my web-page featuring the Awen Earrings

More Druid Jewelry by Merlin

Merlin’s Custom Awen Necklace

Posted by Amulets by Merlin on November 30, 2014

Posted in: Amulets, Celtic Jewelry, Celtic Lore, Custom Jewelry, Druid Jewelry, Pagan Jewelry. Tagged: Ancient Order of Druids, Awen amulet, Awen necklace, Druid Jewelry, Druid lore, Druid necklace, Isaac Bonewits, the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, United Ancient Order of Druids. Leave a comment

One of my recent efforts.
A fellow who loved the Awens I have developed of Isaac Bonewits
wanted a special piece made for him.
The Awen is an ancient symbol attributed the the Druids of old.
As Isaac Bonewits put it in his website:

“The sign of “the Three Rays” is used by members of the United Ancient Order of Druids, the Ancient Order of Druids, the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, and many other followers of Druidry. It can be seen as symbolizing Sky Father Energy in balance with the Earth Mother energy of the Druid Sigil, as well as any of a thousand other sets of three ideas.”

Custom Awen Necklace

This one of a kind piece is larger,
solid and inlaid with amber.
It was designed to allow the hand carved amber
to be set with open backs providing light to shine through and bounce about,
giving the impression of emanation from the dots and rays in the center.
Three circles surround the amber,
each grooved and filled with translucent enamel
specially mixed to replicate amber.
A wreath of Oak leaves frame the amulet,
hung by sterling chain and wooden beads to accent the piece.

This is a one of a kind Custom Awen Necklace,
specially designed.
Should you wish to have your design made for you,
please visit my How to Order Custom page.

A few years ago I created Jewelry
for Isaac Bonewits.
He developed renderings of several designs
and sent them to me for his special line of Jewelry.
One of them is the Awen.

The Original Bonewits Awen Amulet

In his words:

“The sign of “the Three Rays” is used by members of the United Ancient Order of Druids, the Ancient Order of Druids, the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids, and many other followers of Druidry. It can be seen as symbolizing Sky Father Energy in balance with the Earth Mother energy of the Druid Sigil, as well as any of a thousand other sets of three ideas.”

This version of the Awen is a wreath of oak leaves,
three staves emanating down from three acorns.
The bail from which to hang the amulet:
an oak leaf curled to hold the chain or cord.
On the reverse side of the “signature”:
“Bonewits” and that of the artist:
“Merlin” or Kirk McLaren of Amulets by Merlin.

Through his travels Isaac offered these amulets
with his books and other items;
he even created a special portion of his website
to feature the jewelry.
You may purchase the Awen Amulet and his other designs through my site.
For each piece purchased
Isaac’s surviving Widow
receives a royalty to both help through some difficult times
and encourage efforts to promote good will
and clarity to the world.
To learn more about Isaac Bonewits,
his writings and more, you may visit his website.

A Larger version of this amulet is now available.

The Awen
is an ancient design used by the Druids of Olde.
This symbol has been recognized and harnessed by the Neo-Pagan movement
to symbolize the emanation of the Light,
brought into manifestation in the material world.

In his research Isaac Bonewits wrote about it’s use and lore:

In his words:

“The sign of “the Three Rays”

is used by members of the United Ancient Order of Druids,

the Ancient Order of Druids,

the Order of Bards Ovates & Druids,

and many other followers of Druidry.

It can be seen as symbolizing Sky Father Energy

in balance with the Earth Mother energy of the Druid Sigil,

as well as any of a thousand other sets of three ideas.”

Since the creation of the Winter Awen Amulet,
I have received numerous requests to create a Winter Awen Ring.
The original amulet was similar to Isaac’s piece
in that is is in the shape of the Awen:
a wreath of leaves with three staves descending from the top
however like the Winter version,
the leaves are of Holly, the “dots” are pine cones.
I have also trailed down the sides of the ring with holly,
and a cluster of berries crown the top of the piece.

Winter Awen Ring

In the original design,
the central “ray” of the Awen is exposed,
here in the new Winter version,
the Holly covers the stave and it appears below.
This additional feature reflects
the idea of how the light is obscured
in the Winter
only to re-emerge “un-looked for”; the triumph of the Light.

The Winter Awen Ring is now available through Amulets by Merlin,
to order your Awen Ring,
please visit my Awen Ring page.

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