“Oracle of the Hollow Moon”

Perched on the last limb of a dying tree, the owl waits—not as a hunter, but as a sentinel between worlds. Its feathers shimmer in tones of parchment white and twilight purple, etched with sigils too ancient to translate, too sacred to be spoken aloud. Each mark glows faintly, like memories pulled from dream-ash.

Its eyes are twin hollow moons—wide, silver, and watching. Not merely reflective, but knowing. They don’t just observe the world; they see through it. Beneath their unblinking gaze, time folds inward. The sky above swirls in a cool hush of ice blue, broken only by the faintest flicker of falling stars moving backward—unwritten omens.

The tree it perches upon is in full bloom, but unnaturally so: flowers unfurling in reverse, curling inward as if returning to seed. It is the bloom of memory, of truths being erased rather than born. The bark peels like pages from a forgotten text, revealing bone-like branches grasping at a past that refuses to be buried.

This piece is not about prophecy. It is about remembrance—of what we were never meant to forget. Of truths buried beneath silence and survival. The owl is not a messenger; it is the message itself.

Symbolism:

The Owl: Keeper of hidden truths, watcher of the in-between

Lunar Eyes: Perception beyond illusion; the power of seeing inward

Sigiled Feathers: Memory encoded in spirit; ancient wisdom made flesh

Reversing Bloom: Time turned inward; the return of what was once lost

Hollow Moon: Emptiness that reveals rather than conceals; truth through absence

Color Palette:

Ice Blue for clarity, divine cold, and spiritual detachment

Parchment White for sacred knowledge, memory, and the written soul

Twilight Purple for mystery, forgotten realms, and the liminal veil between wisdom and myth

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan