Co-create with us in the weekend of 12-13 December 2026 and share your paper drafts, prayers, poems, practice experimentations with us by September 15th for feedback from an international community of practitioners, poets and scholars […]
Tag: biocultural heritage
ECO+MYTHOLOGY 2026: Call for contributions for our online NSU winter symposium (Deadline 31 october 2025)
The Word of 2026 will be Eco+mythology (home+narrative). Co-create an eco-mythology with us in the weekend of 17-18 January 2026 Hosted by the Nordic Summer University Study Circle: Ecology of Transformative Learning Practices with/in the More-than-Human […]
Sacred trees, Mystic Caves and Holy Wells in rural Spain – or to-visit-sites in your next Spain trip
Recently, I rediscovered a paper by Jaime Tatay, published in the journal Religion, while organizing my drive and considering the publication of a book about sacred trees based on a decade of research. The paper […]
From Celtic source cult and tree devotion to worship of local female saints in Flanders
From Celtic Source Cult and Tree Devotion to Worship of Local Female Saints in Flanders Introduction:The woven tapestry of Flanders’ history is a rich blend of myths, legends, and tales that often go unnoticed. My […]
The mermaids of the Sun Moon Lake are Taiwanese Circular Society actors
In August 2023, I spent two weeks in Taiwan. The primary reason for my visit was to attend the wedding of two friends—interestingly, a pair whom I had introduced to each other, back in Japan […]
Writing (with) A Sycamore tree and ivy weeds in Dubrovnik
A musing about the tensions between urban greening, cultural heritage and the role of the plants Last summer, I went on a trip to the Balkan. I felt already eco-guilt and -shame about the flight […]