In a Time of Magic - Paperback

by Peggy Hansen (Editor), Susan Breiddal (Editor), Arnold W. Porter (Author)

A Time of Magic is a tale of wildness, transformation and sexuality. On a small island off the coast of BC, Ryan and Selene struggle to meet the challenges of returning to the land, opening to love, and learning from ancient spiritual traditions. Through exquisite description, the author captures the magical natural beauty of their island home. Ryan has recently graduated from university and is learning to live on a small homestead. On a trip to Vancouver Island he meets Selene, a smart, beautiful, astrologer who is travelling north to Canada in her old Hillman Minx. When they get snowed in together, she turns Ryan's world upside down, introducing him to a magical, rather than logical, way of living in the world. Their life together is beautiful and Edenic at first, but becomes increasingly complicated as Selene pushes the boundaries of their relationship. Torn between his desire to support her freedom and his fear of losing her, Ryan begins his slow transformation. Several months after Selene leaves the island, Ryan gets together with Maya and attempts to create a monogamous relationship guided and supported by spiritual practice. However, in the midst of this, Selene re-enters Ryan's life in a surprising way. As two older people, the fire and confusion of youth long behind them, Selene and Ryan reconnect in a chance meeting. The reader finds out what has become of them and learns where their lives and beliefs have taken them.