Nature Folklore

Harp lessons are generally about how to play tunes on a harp. This session is about how a 'novice'. anybody really, can obtain a harp and use it to accompany poems, songs, imagination in general. This is about learning to feel the harp, sense the harp, and not technically play it. Should be of interest to anyone interested in harps from absolute beginners to professionals who would like to loosen up a bit.

I will commence this with a couple of stories of ancient harpers and how their harps became much of the stories and part of the human enchantment without a tutor or tutorial book present.

Includes a guided session by Claire Roche.

The old flame dowsed, and the new flame lit, so at least winter will be warm. How does this transition feel to you?

Overall, this Sunday Session will tune in to how we revere ancestors, how we cross the veils, and how we settle debt, anger, revenge, grudges, and move into better feeling freedom.

This Sunday Session will continue what we did not cover last week including stories and traditions from the Hill of Tara in Co. Meath, plus looking at the Scottish Guisers and other Scottish Samhain traditions, aa bit more about the English Bonfire Night and it's 'Guy' older than Guy Fawkes and, of course, 'Trick Or Treat' and the modern tradition of garden graveyards.

How and where did the celebrations of Samhain, and later Halloween, originate?

Overall, this Sunday Session will tune in to the whole root of this time, the celebration of harvest gathered, the sharing, and the preparing for quiet weaving winter time through winter into Imbolc and the spring awakening.

This Sunday Session will explore how we 'play' this time with stories and traditions from the Hill of Tlachtga and Hill of Tara in Co. Meath, Emin Macha in Armagh, plus looking at the Scottish Guisers and other Scottish Samhain traditions, English Bonfire Night and it's 'Guy' older than Guy Fawkes and, of course, 'Trick Or Treat' and the modern tradition of garden graveyards.

Thoughts of Crows, Ravens, and Corvids can stir up a dirty, and even scary reputation. They are certainly topical of the end of October time of year.

This Sunday session explores the regeneration symbolism, wisdom symbolism, team instincts of crows, and the free solo instinct of ravens. Also the reflection of these through the changing tide of winter when we ponder on our resolutions and affirmations more than other times of the year.

We ponder on concerns of conservation and nature care too. This is a session of preparing, even of hibernation, and includes a 'last leaves left' Tree Labyrinth session, weather allowing

I love exploring the folklore of dragons and serpents. They are certainly not satanic worship but a beautiful imagery of the seasonal cycles of life. Through this Sunday Sessions we present the nature based folklore of the 'fire serpents' though one of two human quest myth stories filter through too.

These stories that arise from the annual cycle of seasons and life spiral. They fill us with wonder and a whole spectrum of emotions. There are several serpent and dragon stories around where we live, especially connected to Samhain and near Samhain times..

Enjoy ideas for uncoiling fire serpent wisdom within ourselves.

Guidance through ideas for tapping into fluid inspiration channels translated into a personal journal. This journal is then valuable content for later poems, stories, blogs, writing songs, personal card messages to people, storytelling, script writing, screenplays, and great ideas for living a colourful, adventurous, and happy life.

Starting with Airmid and the stories of deeds of her remarkable ancient Tuatha De Dannan healing, we flow through the folklore legend of her collection of 365 herb plants on her cloak. From the dramatic story event of Airmid's cloak into the quest of discovery and practice of plant based healing and therapy since those ancient days, we explore where plant based and herb therapy is today, and how it still links to the folklore of Airmid.

Ogham is very popular at Sunday Sessions. With this session, I explore the ancient, and not so ancient, Ogham, stones. These being the stones carved with Ogham alphabet symbols. I explore how a Tree Language evolved into being carved onto stones, including possible origins, and changes of purpose and meaning over the centuries. From divination to information amenities, to boundary setting, I think you will find this session about the mystery of Ogham Stones very interesting.

I am passionate about Apple folklore, possibly most of all. I find the bite into a fresh crispy apple is always enchanting and sets of the imagination. In this sessions the Avalon folklore gets a look in too, and an introduction to wassailing which will not be far away from this time, in some places.

A time and opportunity to recap on where we are with our Tree Sanctuaries and Tree Sanctuary ideas. This is a time when trees are truly turning colour around us in many places where we live. It is also a time we start to think about and plan our next tree planting season between November and March.

This is also a follow up to our March 'Us And Trees Session, but also good to attend if you missed that, including more depth with what you interpret a Tree Sanctuary is, and how to become a living part of it.

Presented also are the eco benefits and the personal Green Prescription health benefits of your own, or access to a Tree Sanctuary.,. A way to Grow Your Own Oxygen too.