A Turn of the Wheel

'Cernnunos Sleeps The Old God sleeps down in the dark, moist, odorous underfoot, Waiting for us To put down our roots.' from the poem 'Cernnunos Sleeps' by C. Hue Bumgarner-Kirby This digital painting depicts Cernunnos appearing from a copse of trees, surrounded by animals and ancient, moss-covered stones carved with spirals. He looks back at you as a part of the scene, his eyes reflecting a green light. The snake like forms of green energy emitted from the central stone, are representative of an ancient fertile energy and symbolise his role as a deity of fertility and abundance. The hunting raptor and the toads and mushrooms represent Cernunnos's connection to the underworld ...View all