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What rituals, observances and practices can we start to develop that bring us closer to reconciliation with each other and the landscape we live in, whether it is rural or urban?
Andreas will lead us through a Life Cairn grief-ceremony for extinct species, a Labyrinth Soul Journey and a Field Remedy (land healing) practice from the 7th century named the Acerbot, where the soil from the land is blessed and the old name of the Earth Mother (Eorthan Modor) is called in. We will also explore the oracular and metaphysical nature of runes and rune-singing and how their graphic element and sounds can guide us into our deep imagination to remedy the landscape and ourselves.
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This event is partly outside, please bring appropriate layers and footwear!
Andreas is an author, storyteller and ecological activist. He grew up in South America, Sweden and Switzerland, and now directs the Earth Restoration Service charity. In response to the sixth mass extinction, he was the catalyst behind the Life Cairn movement: memorials for species rendered extinct at human hands.
As a storyteller, he works with old myths and fairytales which shine a torchlight on life’s journey; his stories tend to gravitate around the Norse material which have led him to lecture and perform in universities and other educational centres. He is also a prize-winning author, whose work has been published in magazines such as Resurgence, The Ecologist, Permaculture magazine and in the Dark Mountain series. He is a member of the 'Forn Sed' (Old Customs Association) in Sweden which works closely with ancient Norse culture, traditions and spirituality, unearthing old legends, forgotten folklore and endangered Norse languages.
Through his charity he has planted over 200 woodlands in the United Kingdom and he has recently been voted by the University of Southern California as one of their 100 spiritual exemplars.
