FRED HAGENEDER’S GATEWAY TO THE MEANING OF TREES IN CULTURE AND CONSCIOUSNESS

ancient yew Borrowdale April 2004 © Fred Hageneder
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.

ancient yew tree at Defynnog, Powys. © Peter Norton
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.

Boy standing enchanted among trees in the evening sun. © Jerome Berquez/Fotolia
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.

Three small children walk around an ancient yew tree. © Toby Hindson
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.

Red yew aril covered by winter ice. © Christian Wolf
articles

The Wonders of Yew

The Yew tree (Taxus baccata L.), the oldest native tree species of Europe, is full of surprises and enigmas, both in botany and in natural history as well as cultural history. Here’s a concise introduction.

Sacred tree adorned with colourful ribbons, Lake Baikal
articles

Spirits of the Taiga

The Birch tree plays a central role in the mythology, initiations and rituals of Siberian and Mongolian shamanism.

spirit bear in its home habitat. © jon rawlinson/creative commons
conservation

The Great Bear Rainforest is safe

The Great Bear Rainforest, one of the world’s largest remaining tracts of unspoiled temperate rainforest, has finally found legal protection and park status.

Seljalandfoss waterfall in Iceland. © RomanSlavik/shutterstock.com
climate care

Pope calls for caring for the Earth

Pope Francis is calling for radical transformation of politics, economics, and individual mindsets and lifestyles to truly begin caring for the Earth.

logos of the Church in Wales and the AYG in front of the ancient yew tree at Llansoy. Photo © Peter Norton
conservation

Protection for the ancient yews of Wales

There is no legal protection for the ancient yew trees of Britain. With the help of the AYG, the Church in Wales is pioneering a change for the better.

clearfelling site in Romania. © Environmental Investigation Agency
conservation

Romania’s old-growth forests for furniture

Europe’s last extensive old-growth forests are vanishing fast, due to ‘semi-legal’ logging. For cheap wooden products in shops all over Europe (and the UK).

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ancient yew Borrowdale April 2004 © Fred Hageneder
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.

ancient yew tree at Defynnog, Powys. © Peter Norton
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.

Boy standing enchanted among trees in the evening sun. © Jerome Berquez/Fotolia
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.

Three small children walk around an ancient yew tree. © Toby Hindson
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.

Red yew aril covered by winter ice. © Christian Wolf
articles

The Wonders of Yew

The Yew tree (Taxus baccata L.), the oldest native tree species of Europe, is full of surprises and enigmas, both in botany and in natural history as well as cultural history. Here’s a concise introduction.

Sacred tree adorned with colourful ribbons, Lake Baikal
articles

Spirits of the Taiga

The Birch tree plays a central role in the mythology, initiations and rituals of Siberian and Mongolian shamanism.

spirit bear in its home habitat. © jon rawlinson/creative commons
conservation

The Great Bear Rainforest is safe

The Great Bear Rainforest, one of the world’s largest remaining tracts of unspoiled temperate rainforest, has finally found legal protection and park status.

Seljalandfoss waterfall in Iceland. © RomanSlavik/shutterstock.com
climate care

Pope calls for caring for the Earth

Pope Francis is calling for radical transformation of politics, economics, and individual mindsets and lifestyles to truly begin caring for the Earth.

logos of the Church in Wales and the AYG in front of the ancient yew tree at Llansoy. Photo © Peter Norton
conservation

Protection for the ancient yews of Wales

There is no legal protection for the ancient yew trees of Britain. With the help of the AYG, the Church in Wales is pioneering a change for the better.

clearfelling site in Romania. © Environmental Investigation Agency
conservation

Romania’s old-growth forests for furniture

Europe’s last extensive old-growth forests are vanishing fast, due to ‘semi-legal’ logging. For cheap wooden products in shops all over Europe (and the UK).

Do You Want To Boost Your Business?

drop us a line and keep in touch