One of my new short stories got published as part of a book of speculative social fiction that present different possible futures of education. About the book: Educational Fabulations *Teaching and Learning for a World […]
Category: Tree Spirits & Dryads
Many ethnic Estonians believe in “souls of trees”
This week I got to know the work of religious study scholars from Scandinavia and the Baltic countries, after I talked with a scholar from Lithuania, who has been rooting in Belgium for a long […]
Thai Way of coping with spirits in broken statues
Last year, during a transit I visited my former university in Thailand with a Thai friend, and again we talked about tree spirits and ghosts in Thai folklore. I took a photograph of a broken […]
Lucia – the night of light … and trolls?
A Finish friend, with ties in Belgium, and with who I learn a lot about forest and nature based health practices in the last month, shared this video with me, and I like to share […]
Birch cake and the colonization of Hokkaido’s nature and Ainu
Last month, my Norwegian friend and I explored Hokkaido, the northernmost bigger island of Japan, for almost ten days. I waited almost two years to visit this place, as I always imagined this friend to […]
Okinawa: from its longevity secrets to mischievous tree trolls
Some weeks ago I visited Okinawa, the subtropical island of Japan which is famous to count the most centenarians per capita in whole the world. Why do people get so old? – the diet I […]
Why do Thai Tree Spirits like Red Fanta ?
Some time ago, when the animals were still talking, I lived in Thailand. Ok, it was only 1.5 year ago that I left Thailand for Japan. I was blessed to became a friend of a […]
How the Search for Tree Spirits Started
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton