Staff of Laurel, Staff of Ash: Sacred Landscapes in Ancient Nature Myth

Earth is a sentient, fertile, and eloquent planet that reveals living myths through the voices of ancient goddesses, outcasts, heroes, and poets. These stories emerge from wilderness and buried libraries, leading us on a quest to hear the voices of oaks and rivers, furies and monsters, and strange immortals. Primeval green wisdom is hidden in myths and ancient images that offer insights into our world.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 26 May 2023
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Earth, a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of nature and human imagination, reveals itself as a sentient, fertile, and eloquent entity. In the realm of ancient deities, outcasts, heroes, and poets, their words become the vessels through which living myths are unveiled, enchanting sacred landscapes with their timeless allure. These primal stories emerge from the depths of the wilderness, rising from the buried treasures of libraries, jolting us awake to the magic that surrounds us.

We encounter a solitary goddess, bravely confronting fifty giants, a beguiling wife who conceals a serpentine nature, a radiant lyre poised to sing her own poetic melody, and an ogre whose heart is intertwined with the forest itself. As oaks and rivers cry out for justice, furies and monsters challenge the authority of kings and plows, urging us to attune our ears to their call. As we immerse ourselves in the symphony of mythic fragments, we embark on a quest that unveils a world teeming with strange immortals.

Guided by the wisdom of a goddess of desolation, a mistress of animals, ash tree spirits, and a mischievous water god, we traverse the depths of the abyss, the forests, and the borderlands. Within the obscurity of forgotten myths and ancient images, primeval green wisdom emerges, hidden in the shadows we nearly lost forever. These ancient symbols speak words that our modern minds cannot fully comprehend, carrying the weight of centuries of wisdom and experience.

Through this journey, we witness the interconnectedness of all things, the dance of nature and the human spirit, and the enduring power of myth to shape our world. Earth, at the crossroads of nature and the human imagination, beckons us to explore its depths, to unravel its secrets, and to be forever enchanted by the living myths that continue to breathe life into our sacred landscapes.

Weight: 228g
Dimension: 141 x 216 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803411965