Many of you will know and love OBOD member Yannick Dubois’ beautiful work. Yannick’s latest offfering is a wonderful depiction of the Talesin Tale. Here Yannick explains a little more about the piece and how you can obtain your own copy:

Dear fellow Bards, Ovates and Druids, I’m pleased to share my most recent, lovingly crafted and highly detailed illustration project with you, the Cerridwen & Taliesin Story Tapestry. Knowing the significance that this story holds within our druidic tradition and how deeply familiar you all are with the tale of Cerridwen and Taliesin, I trust that you will appreciate this inspired new piece of artwork.

Storytelling through visual art is a strong aspect of my bardic expression. Since “a picture says more than a thousand words”, I decided to illustrate this ancient story to contribute towards keeping this tale alive and relevant for our times and to complement the work of countless others. The inspiration for this piece came to me, whilst walking in the woods admiring the wind moving through the yellow beech leaves around me. I prayed to Cerridwen and Taliesin to bless this work and offered my creative process to them.

This image is composed with the use of sacred geometry and the golden ratio. The ink pen is drawn by hand and digitally coloured with a lot of attention to detail. I created this picture to draw people in and take the observer on a journey through the story, following the flow of the water and spiralling shapes.

Beautiful high-quality paper prints of this picture are now available via my Etsy page and I also intend to create organic cotton cloth wallhangings soon. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1339631966/cerridwen-taliesin-story-poster-celtic

Many good wishes and bright Awen blessings,
Yannick /|\

In conversation with Will Parsons, author of Singing for our Supper.

The words for Will’s water blessing that he sang three times in the meditation:

Water flows, life is given.
Rises from Earth, falls from Heaven.
Water flowing, so we sing:
Bless the holy spring.

If you want to follow Will’s pilgrimage go to @Willwalking on most platforms

Will Parsons and his dog. Find out more about his book Singing for our Supper

The poems read:

Francisco Albánez: “The One Who Is at Home”

Antonio Machado “Last Night As I Was Sleeping”

And do check out this amazing new podcast series commissioned by OBOD “Adventures in Nutopia”

Illustrations from The Opera Tarot by Linda Sutton and Philip Carr-Gomm

Over the last year, Steve Hounsome and I, along with the Mind Orchestra, have created an online course to explore how working with the Tarot can help you learn about and develop your chakra system.

The course, called The Tarot Chakra Journey uses video, audio and text to take you on a journey through your chakras –  while also helping you deepen your knowledge of the Tarot. Here’s what one student says about the course:

“This is a wonderful course, well structured and full of richness and depth. As a newcomer to Tarot, I found the way Steve and Philip linked the Chakra system to the Tarot through exercises and meditation deeply stimulating and made my introduction to Tarot so much easier. The meditations were clear and the handout instructions full of information that helped me gain insights and support in the challenges and changes going on for me. I will be going over the course again as I am sure repeating the experience will reveal more layers of insight as one moves through it and takes time to savour each unfolding it reveals.”  Rijusiddha, Norfolk, UK

Find out more here!

RoMa’s website: romajohnson.com

Whether you are celebrating Samhain or Beltane, may you be blessed by the joy, wisdom and magic of the season!

When we connect with our ancestors and put their wisdom into action, we are evolving our collective consciousness. We are transporting the ancient truths of our collective past and birthing them into our future. What we create out of those truths extends the wisdom of all those who have gone before us, and it provides a guide for all those who will follow.
~ Sherri Mitchell

…And my heart opened
like a flower under sky,
its petals of desire,
its stamens of dreams…
~ Federico García Lorca