https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqzpBb6QPi8

A little late for #yule, but we are arguably still in the #yuletide season. I found this beautiful #song on #youtube and thought I would share it.

The #oakking and #hollyking lore is part of many #neopagan traditions. Here's some info about it here:

https://www.learnreligions.com/holly-king-and-the-oak-king-2562991

#pagan #yule #wiccan #wheeloftheyear #darktolight

The Holly King and the Oak King (Solstice song)

Traditional, arranged by Mark ArnestLyrics by Lauren ArnestPerformed by the Colorado Vocal Arts EnsembleDeborah Jenkins Teske, ConductorSharon Skidgel, Piani...

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It is my belief that modern queer practitioners have a responsibility to reinterpret, and even to create anew, myths and practices that enable us to more deeply connect to spirit in a way that affirms our sexuality, rather than ignoring it.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/12/queer-solstice-tidings.html

#wintersolstice #oakking #hollyking #queer #lgbtq #pagan

Queer Solstice Tidings: interpreting the Holly King and Oak King as lovers instead of rivals

It is my belief that modern queer practitioners have a responsibility to reinterpret, and even to create anew, myths and practices that enable us to more deeply connect to spirit in a way that affirms our sexuality, rather than ignoring it.

The Wild Hunt
The #OakKing going head-to-head (literally) with the incumbent #HollyKing in my backyard *Monday Night Football theme plays in background* WHO WILL VANQUISH WHOM?? #yule #wintersolstice #pagan #greenman #herecomesthesun #backyardbrawl
Spoiler alert: The Oak is the Goat.

So it's been a hell of a year but I'm half way up this magnificent oak on nearly the darkest day and I'm thinking how trees are rather better at dying than people. Bits of trees die all the time and they just accept it and carry on. Plus its nearly solstice so the oak king is about to be reborn. Lessons...

#trees #oakKing #rebirth #solstice #mournYourLeavesButLetThemFall #reasonsToBeCheerful