Nature Folklore Woodland Bard

Through this Sunday Session we will explore some folklore stories that interpret the Sidhe and the Sidhe Realm, that some people call the Fae Realm.

We will explore how people feel and what they describe when they experience the presence of the Sidhe today, and their interpretations of this connection and experiences.

We will also contemplate some mindfulness practices that connect people to what they may vision as Sidhe presence and mentoring, and even divination.

Later in the show also continuing a bit about the three enchanting strains of the bard, from last week, plus a presentation and interview with Irish harp maker craftsman Brian Callan.


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The merging of sidhe, water and tree folklore through Spring

Through this Sunday Session we will transition between the water folklore subjects of February, and the tree subjects of March, to include some of the sidhe and fae folklore of Spring before we move into the brighter April.

We return to a reminder of the three pillars encouraged by Carrowcrory Sunday Sessions, these being

1) Create and use an outdoor tree sanctuary, preferably with trees.
2) Contemplate and be inspired through nature based folklore that is mainly focused on weather, water, tree, and sidhe folklore
3) Flow these inspirations through your poetry, writing, music, art, craft and problem solving.

Our live guest will be Saraí Humble of 'All Is Well' and hopefully Seamus a programmer of the 'Fairy Council Of Ireland' online hub site.

With these inspiring live guests we will talk about the branches of the Fairy Council Tree ...

Crainn ... the woodlands and expanding forest cover
Uisce ... water care, and especially preserving sacred holy wells
Tallamh ... the whole landscape cover and it's biodiversity
Imbas ... channelling our inspirations through our arts and crafts
Eolas Ársa ... our wisdom from expression of inspiration and ancient knowledge from the sidhe, fae world, earth spirits, spirit guides, whatever we could our source.

And there will be a questions and response session too.

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A refreshed vision from the three enchantments

Resurrection means different things to different people. This Carrowcrory Sunday Sessions is hosted on the Christian Easter Sunday, a time of Christian belief of the body of Jesus becoming alive again after being dead and then ascending to heaven.

With this Sunday Session I am considering what may be described as a fantasy concept of us being reborn from the injustices of politically manifested man made laws and the hypocrisy of the institution of churches, much like the stories of Jesus, at this time, tell. With this Sunday Sessions, I flow with Resurrection being us being reborn out of the environmental destruction orchestrated by politics, church, and their now corporate masters.

I use the ancient folklore of the Three Trais of The Bard, pronounced Trees, as the everchanging enchantments upon how we live according to how nature moves us.

I take these three Trais, geantrai, goltrai, and suantrai, beyond music and expand them into a fantasy of resurrected wholesome lifestyles. A living and culture we have been reborn into that has changed our focus from wealth from acquisition; into the 'heaven' of wealth from our contribution to the forever creation and caring of human and environmental heritage.

This fantasy will aim to resurrect us from our modern instinct of duty to commandments justice back into a realm where all of our living challenges were counselled through mediation, such as through the practice of the ancient Brehon Law.

The patrons of our churches may have taken our forests away, and even our water ... so can we resurrect ourselves back to being the forest and water people we were born to be?

If you can offer poetry and stories interpreting what Resurrection means to you, please be included in this Sunday Sessions. Please message me with them.,

There will be a questions and response session during this show too.

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An hour or so exploring some of the practical, engaging, wholesome, and personally therapeutic activities we can do within and around trees.

Subjects covered will include creating a passion for woodlands, forest education available for anyone, carbon dioxide reduction and increasing replacement oxygen with trees, a re-visit to creating your own tree sanctuary, and following a green prescription for more health for yourself among the trees.

I do use Ireland as an example, and why the ideal for the current population of Ireland is 25% of the land being tree covered. What I share can apply anywhere in the world

I break this down further to show how just access to quarter of an acre with mixed native trees over 10 years old could consume more CO2 than what we output through car driving and home energy combined.

I also suggest how this is possible if you live in an apartment.

But this session is not all about science and green living but also about green prescription. and suggesting how woodlands are essential for our health protection and therapy. This is not just about Forest Bathing but more about Woodland Connection..


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Access to an essential space for nature, and the great spirit connection

This is a Sunday Session about uncomplicated and easy tree and nature connection that most of us should be able to do for precious sanctuary.

I applaud the people who have taken over stewardship of land and dedicated it to the purpose of expanding woodland cover ... but for this Sunday Session we will mainly focus on the small tree projects that most of us can do in some way to provide us with priceless calming and inspiring sanctuary.

Also, this session is for people who do not have space for trees, or are somehow challenged by trees. We will also cover Labyrinth Garden Creation, maybe with herbs, flowers, or soft fruit plants you may have available.

I believe I would be quite lost, now, without the Tree Labyrinth Garden we have in our garden, here at Carrowcrory. Once it is established, a Tree Sanctuary, or Tree Labyrinth Garden tends to have a life of it's own and the maintenance is far less than with other types of gardens. So having this space opens up more time for us to bathe in 'sanctuary'.

Two main purposes and benefits I find.

The first, is a place to retreat, rest, connect with surroundings, contemplate, and trust.

The second, is a place to be very accepting to inspirations, ideas, visions, and even problem solving.

Through this Carrowcrory Sunday Sessions we will aim to inspire and encourage access to creating or maintaining an existing Tree Sanctuary or Labyrinth Garden.


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'Tis the season that most people may be planting trees

The tree planting season is traditionally Samhain to Imbolc, early November to early February, in the Northern Hemisphere. This is known as the 'dormant season' during the tree cycle. But, us humans are usually last minute with things, and the bulk of the seasonal tree planted gets done late February and through March. Ireland's Tree Week starts 21st March this year and though that will be celebrated online this year, a lot of outdoor planting will be happening.

Bare Root Tree Planting means buying and planting trees without being supplied in soil and pots. Its a lot less cheaper to buy tree plants that way, and a lot less cumbersome. Commercial tree planting is done with bare root plants known as 'whips'.

This Sunday Sessions is the first of four tree themed Sessions for March that combines Tree folklore with practical hands on activity that can be wise to do now. Its a good time for establishing new hedging too.

Along with Spring Tree Planting stories I hope the weather will be kind enough for me to roam around with camera and demonstrate myself planting a couple of bare root Hazel plants, symbolic of wisdom, in gaps still existing in our Tree Labyrinth Garden

Are you tree planting just now, or have been doing recently?


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