by Ivan Wyvan | Nov 28, 2014 | Druid Training
Yesterday a friend of mine asked me why Druids consider poetry so special. I thought, “Why is she asking me that? It’s obvious!” I mumbled something like, “It is creative expression!” and realized, when I saw the blank look on her face, that she still didn’t...
by Ivan Wyvan | Nov 25, 2014 | True Stories
When traveling in India, I met up with two friends, John and Mel, and we traveled together awhile. We decided to visit an ancient temple town in the Rajesthani desert called Pushka. At its center is a sacred lake filled with huge fish, and is surrounded by temples....
by Ivan Wyvan | Nov 15, 2014 | Ivan's Weekly Musings
There is nothing like adversity to indicate the mettle of a person. When everything is harmonious and hunky-dory, the birds singing and soaring through the thermals, the gentle azure waves rhythmically hissing against the sand under the palm tree, we need to enjoy and...
by Ivan Wyvan | Nov 3, 2014 | Druid Training, Magic
I have just returned to Dreamland after a long walk. The wind was howling through the telephone wires, pushing and pulling the trees, making them bend and flex like arboreal gymnasts. Mischievous gusts plucked tired leaves from their dancing hosts, sending them...
by Ivan Wyvan | Oct 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Why a Halloween Dance? Halloween is one of the eight sacred days of the year, corresponding to the pagan holy day of Samhain. Samhain is the end of the old yearly cycle and the start of the new. At this ‘changeover’ time, between the worlds, the ‘veils’ are said to be...
