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Livestock vs car traffic
Factory farming and slaughterhouses are ideal breeding grounds for germs, cause large-scale deforestation and huge damage to the climate system.
Fred Hageneder
29 November 2024
FRED HAGENEDER’S GATEWAY TO THE MEANING OF TREES IN CULTURE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
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cultural history
Yew and misconceptions in religious history
The cultural history of the yew tree reveals surprising insights into the origins of the Nordic World Tree, Yggdrasil, usually hidden by orthodox doctrine.
Fred Hageneder
19 February 2020
botany
The ancient yews of Wales
Deadly longbow vs Christian symbol of Resurrection – the yew tree played a big part in defending Wales – it’s about time it got some protection back.
Fred Hageneder
19 February 2020
articles
The genetic evolution of European yew
A major genetic study of the European yew reveals the origins and migration pattern of this unique tree, and its evolutionary response to regional climate.
Fred Hageneder
21 January 2020
articles
An introduction to Gaia
Gaia is the entirety of the material Earth and all living organisms on it = the ecosphere. A self-regulating system that has evolved over 3.8 billion years.
Fred Hageneder
19 January 2020
articles
Trees for Life – (2) The inside
Trees play a huge role in the personal and collective psyche of all humans, not just for obvious practical reasons (food, shelter, air quality) but also for being sacred gates to other realms of consciousness and experience.
Fred Hageneder
19 January 2020
articles
Trees for Life – (1) The outside
Forests are essential organs in the metabolism of planet Earth, maintaining the balance of the ecosphere, global climate, and regional weather patterns.
Fred Hageneder
19 January 2020
articles
The impact of forests on climate
The world’s forests are active players in maintaining the equilibrium of world climate, not just passive victims succumbing to global heating.
Fred Hageneder
18 January 2020
articles
Hidden reasons for mass tree dying
“Pests” and “pathogens” are nature’s health police, not the causes of mass tree dying. These lie somewhere else entirely.
Fred Hageneder
17 January 2020
articles
Yew make me feel so young
The origins of the Yew tree reach back to the Upper Jurassic, the age of dinosaurs. Today the oldest trees of Europe need a better conservation status.
Fred Hageneder
17 January 2020
articles
Livestock vs car traffic
Factory farming and slaughterhouses are ideal breeding grounds for germs, cause large-scale deforestation and huge damage to the climate system.
Fred Hageneder
29 November 2024
cultural history
Yew and misconceptions in religious history
The cultural history of the yew tree reveals surprising insights into the origins of the Nordic World Tree, Yggdrasil, usually hidden by orthodox doctrine.
Fred Hageneder
19 February 2020
botany
The ancient yews of Wales
Deadly longbow vs Christian symbol of Resurrection – the yew tree played a big part in defending Wales – it’s about time it got some protection back.
Fred Hageneder
19 February 2020
articles
The genetic evolution of European yew
A major genetic study of the European yew reveals the origins and migration pattern of this unique tree, and its evolutionary response to regional climate.
Fred Hageneder
21 January 2020
articles
An introduction to Gaia
Gaia is the entirety of the material Earth and all living organisms on it = the ecosphere. A self-regulating system that has evolved over 3.8 billion years.
Fred Hageneder
19 January 2020
articles
Trees for Life – (2) The inside
Trees play a huge role in the personal and collective psyche of all humans, not just for obvious practical reasons (food, shelter, air quality) but also for being sacred gates to other realms of consciousness and experience.
Fred Hageneder
19 January 2020
articles
Trees for Life – (1) The outside
Forests are essential organs in the metabolism of planet Earth, maintaining the balance of the ecosphere, global climate, and regional weather patterns.
Fred Hageneder
19 January 2020
articles
The impact of forests on climate
The world’s forests are active players in maintaining the equilibrium of world climate, not just passive victims succumbing to global heating.
Fred Hageneder
18 January 2020
articles
Hidden reasons for mass tree dying
“Pests” and “pathogens” are nature’s health police, not the causes of mass tree dying. These lie somewhere else entirely.
Fred Hageneder
17 January 2020
articles
Yew make me feel so young
The origins of the Yew tree reach back to the Upper Jurassic, the age of dinosaurs. Today the oldest trees of Europe need a better conservation status.
Fred Hageneder
17 January 2020