FOUR WINDS
Changing this website's name away from Druid's of Turtle Island is not something I take or do lightly. But in the end, I'm not quite sure if the Druids of Turtler Island name for this...
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This past weekend, I felt led to perform a ceremony with the Malstrom Pipe after having walked the labyrinth at the JMU arboretum. With the temperature dropping outside, it was time t...
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A couple of days ago, it began with feeling waves of energy coming off my forged staff as it stood in the corner. It was not overwhelming, but it WAS intense. And the feeling ...
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All morning, I felt like something was off. Like being on the edge of a raging river that you know if you try to cross will suck you to the bottom and drag you crashing into rocks all...
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For most of my adult life, I've followed the path of a photographer and photojournalist. So much so that it seeped into my being and became a part of my identity. NEVER did I...
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During the few years I've spent working with the Malstrom Pipe, I have felt an increasing call for two things. I needed at some point to get a personal Pipe as the Malstrom is...
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Everything I thought I knew has changed and evolved a great deal since last I posted. And it's because of those changes and the uncertainty I felt that I decided for so long to...
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Coyote ... known by many as the trickster. Painting an image of one primarily out for his own self interests. Those of European origin / descent do not have the best track record...
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Over the past few months, I see goldfinches EVERYWHERE. Walks ... drives ... even from our balcony. It's too a point that I cannot ignore the fact that this small, colorful birds...
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The Scottish lowlands around Perth is the ancient homeland of some of my ancestors … especially the Ruthven clan. Although I haven’t managed to visit this land yet, I still feel my...
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