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A Druid's Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine Paperback – June 9, 2008

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An in-depth look at the history, herbal uses, and spiritual aspects of the sacred trees in the ancient Celtic Ogham Tree Alphabet

• Details the 20 trees of the ogham alphabet and their therapeutic and magical virtues

• Examines the Forest Druid practices associated with each tree as well as the traditional uses in Native American medicine

• Describes the Celtic Fire Festivals and how each tree is featured in these holy days

• By the author of
A Druid’s Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year

The Druids used the ancient Ogham Tree Alphabet to work magic and honor the dead, surrounding each letter with medicinal and spiritual lore. Poets and bards created a secret sign language to describe the letters, each of which is named for a tree or a plant. For centuries this language was transmitted only orally in order to protect its secrets.

Combining her extensive herbal knowledge and keen poetic insight, Ellen Evert Hopman delves deeply into the historic allusions and associations of each of the 20 letters of the Ogham Tree Alphabet. She also examines Native American healing methods for possible clues to the way ancient Europeans may have used these trees as healing agents. Druidic spiritual practices, herbal healing remedies, and plant lore are included for each tree in the alphabet as well as how each is used in traditional rituals such as the Celtic Fire Festivals and other celebrations. Hopman also includes a pronunciation guide for the oghams and information on the divinatory meanings associated with each tree.
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"Ellen Evert Hopman has put together a great resource for tree lore in A Druid's Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine. Not only does this book offer an historical perspective on the culture and civilization of the Druids of Ireland, it provides a description of the herbal uses and spiritual aspects of each tree described by the Ogham Tree Alphabet." ― Kathryn Price, book editor, WomensRadio

"Not only is Hopman a Druid priestess extraordinaire, but a master herbalist. . . . I would suggest this book to anyone interested in Celtic history, mythology, herbalism, and/or Pagan religious practices. In other words, most everyone." ―
The Magical Buffet, Nov 2008

"This could be a reference to keep in your library, or used as a place to start an entirely new avenue of education and learning. The presentation is simple enough not to be intimidating, but the depth of information and the bibliography are quite impressive." ―
D. Tigermoon, The Pagan Review, Nov 2008

" . . . this will not be a one-read through book, but a book you will return to again and again, making new discoveries each time." ―
Christopher Blackwell, AREN Alternative Religions Education Network, Jul 2008

"Not only will you get a lesson in language, but also in the various uses available to anyone wishing to connect with the magic carried by each individual type of tree. The Gaelic pronunciation guide in the back of the book alone is worth the price of this book. There is a plethora of information jammed into this one and well worth the turning of the pages." ―
Veritas Newsletter, Jul 2008

"Ellen Evert Hopman is a sister to Trees, and can hear their countless whispers and songs, which is what makes this book so magical." ―
Crow Birchsong (Mabyn Wind), reviewer

"This book is indispensable reading for anyone following the Druidic path and indeed anyone interested in the wider Pagan movement. But also, it has been expertly written in a way that any modern practitioner of traditional healing methods, or herbalist, will find a wealth of knowledge that will inspire and guide them to a much greater understanding of the use and history of each tree." ―
Eolas, Wisdom of the Oaks, Feb 2009

"This is a great resource book for anyone looking to learn more about the herbal practices of the Druid's and to add working with herbs to their own practices. . . . This book also includes a pronunciation guide at the end that is really a nice added bonus." ―
The Pagan Review, Mar 2009

"Hooray! A book that tells us how to pronounce a tongue-twisting Celtic phrase like
Craobh a b'áirde de 'n abhall thu . . . the whole book is interesting to read, with its accounts of life and magic in Celtic Ireland." ― Barbara Ardinger, Pan Gaia, No. 50, Spring 2009

"The herbal remedies will be of great use to myself, and to anyone who decides to read the book. . . . this will be a cherished addition to any Neo-Druid's library." ―
Druidic Dawn, June 2009

"As a guide for Celtic Reconstructionists, this book is invaluable. . . . Hopman's version of the Ogham meanings and use is just one of many; yet this book is so well researched and written that one cannot help but see the truth." ―
Eolas, Wisdom of the Oaks, Sept 2009

"Hopman is an incredible resource for all of us seeking to take our health, medicine, and spirituality into our own hands.
A Druid's Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine deserves a place on the shelf next to her other guides of magical and medicinal love." ― Witches&pagans.com, September 2010

"Not only will you get a lesson in language, but also in the various uses available to anyone wishing to connect with the magic carried by each individual type of tree. The Gaelic pronunciation guide in the back of the book alone is worth the price of this book. There is a plethora of information jammed into this one and well worth the turning of the pages." ―
Veritas Newsletter

From the Back Cover

PAGANISM / HEALING The Druids used the ancient Ogham Tree Alphabet to work magic and honor the dead, surrounding each letter with medicinal and spiritual lore. Poets and bards created a secret sign language to describe the letters, each of which is named for a tree or a plant. For centuries this language was only transmitted orally in order to protect its secrets. Combining her extensive herbal knowledge and keen poetic insight, Ellen Evert Hopman delves deeply into the historic allusions and associations of each of the twenty letters of the Ogham Tree Alphabet. She also examines Native American healing methods for possible clues to the way ancient Europeans may have used these trees as healing agents. Druidic spiritual practices, herbal healing remedies, and plant lore are included for each tree in the alphabet as well as how each is used in traditional rituals such as the Celtic Fire Festivals and other celebrations. Hopman also includes a pronunciation guide for the oghams and information on the divinatory meanings associated with each tree. ELLEN EVERT HOPMAN is a Druid priestess, master herbalist, and lay homeopath who holds an M.Ed. in mental health counseling. She is a founding member and co-chief of the Order of the White Oak (Ord na Darach Gile), serves on the Grey Council of Mages and Sages, and is a professor of Wortcunning at the Grey School of Wizardry. She is the author of A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year; Walking the World in Wonder; Tree Medicine, Tree Magic; and Priestess of the Forest. She lives in Massachusetts.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1594772304
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Destiny Books (June 9, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781594772306
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1594772306
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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Ellen Evert Hopman is a Master Herbalist and lay Homeopath who holds an M.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling.

Ellen Evert Hopman is the author of a growing number of books. Her newest offerings are The Secret Medicines in Your Kitchen, a book that teaches the uses of foods and spices already in your home, for health and well being (mPowr, 2012), Secret Medicines from Your Garden (Healing Arts Press, 2016), A Legacy of Druids (Moon Books, 2016), Tree Medicine Tree Magic - second edition updated and revised (Pendraig Publishing, 2017), The Real Witches of New England (Destiny Books, 2018), The Sacred Herbs of Samhain (Destiny Books, 2019) and The Sacred Herbs of Spring (Destiny Books, 2020), Once Around the Sun - stories crafts and recipes to celebrate the sacred Earth year (Destiny Books, 2022) and The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas - Remedies, Recipes, Magic, and Brews for the Winter Season (Destiny Books 2023), and Celtic Druidry - Rituals, Techniques and Magical Practices (Destiny Books 2024).

Scottish Herbs and Fairy Lore (Pendraig Publishing, 2011), is a study of the folk magic and healing plants of the Highlands and islands of Scotland.

Her first novel, Priestess of the Forest: A Druid Journey (recently re-released by Oak Spirit Publishing, 2020), was an exciting new project for her, combining a heart-warming fictional romance with practical Druid rites, prayers and rituals. The sequel is called The Druid Isle (Llewellyn, April 2010). The third book in the series is Priestess of the Fire Temple: A Druid's Tale (Llewellyn, March of 2012). All three books are designed to illuminate the Druid path for seekers of Celtic wisdom.

Another book on trees, Celtic spirituality and the ancient Ogham alphabet is A Druid's Herbal for Sacred Tree Medicine (Inner Traditions - Bear and Company, June 2008).

Other books include Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans, and Witches Today (Destiny Books, 2001), People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out (Inner Traditions, 1995), Walking the World in Wonder - A Children's Herbal (Healing Arts Press, 2000), and A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year (Destiny Books, 1994)

Hopman is the Archdruid Emerita of Tribe of the Oak (Tuatha na Dara), an international Druid Order with on line instruction for seekers. She was a founding member of The Order of the White Oak (Ord Na Darach Gile) and its former Co-Chief, a Bard of the Gorsedd of Caer Abiri, and a Druidess of the Druid Clan of Dana. She was Vice President of The Henge of Keltria, an international Druid Fellowship, for nine years and has also been at times a member of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and of ADF, A Druid Fellowship.

She is the co-creator of the Virtual Shrine of the Goddess Brighid.

Hopman has been a teacher of Herbalism since 1983 and of Druidism since 1990. She is a registered member of the American Herbalists Guild. Hopman is also a member of the Grey Council of Mages and Sages and has been a professor at the Grey School of Wizardry.

Hopman has presented on Druidism, herbal lore, tree lore, Paganism, and magic at conferences, festivals, and events in Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, and the United States. She has participated in numerous radio and television programs including National Public Radio's "Vox Pop" and the Gary Null show in New York. She presented a weekly "herb report" for WRSI radio out of Greenfield, MA for over a year and was a featured subject in a documentary about Druids on A&E Television's "The Unexplained" (Sacred Societies, February 1999).

She has also released video tapes and DVDs on the subjects covered in her books through Sawmill River Productions.

She has been a teacher of Herbalism since 1983 and of Druidism since 1990 and has co-led tours to Celtic and Neolithic sites in Europe. She was the founder of The New England Druid Summit, a yearly gathering of Druids in New England.

She has been on the staff of Keltria: Journal of Druidism and Celtic Magick and has been a contributing author to many New Age and Pagan journals.

Some Recent Reviews

Once Around the Sun: Stories, Crafts, and Recipes to Celebrate the Sacred Earth Year is an illustrated collection of tales with related activities celebrating eight Pagan festivals and the changing seasons. Each is beautifully done, with an illustration, an original story based on a traditional folktale meant to be read aloud, and crafts, recipes, and activities that relate to the story.

Ellen Evert Hopman identifies as a follower of the Earth religion, known as Nature Spirituality. Beginning with Cailleach at Samhain and moving into the dark winter, then to spring, summer, and autumn, the book follows the wheel of the year and the changes that occur. A ninth celebration for January 1 is also included, with the Italian tale of La Befana. Other holidays draw on Norse, Irish, Germanic, Polish, and Scottish traditions.

Using the summer solstice as an example, there is a full-page illustration, in this case, four maidens putting wreaths in the river. Key figures and term are listed with pronunciation guides and translations for foreign words. This is followed by an eight-page story, recipes for the peppermint chocolate tea and sour cherry pierogi, and instructions to make the flower crowns and a Kupalnocka wreath — all part of the story. The magical properties of thirty-one vines, herbs, flowers, and woods are listed so the wreath can be made with the desired intention. There are also photographs scattered throughout.

Readers will learn of the Cailleach, the ancient Goddess of Winter; La Befana, the Italian new year’s witch; Eostre, the Goddess of Spring; Yule among the Vikings; and other deities and celebrations.

Everything you need to know is presented; no need for other reference books to celebrate traditional holy days and festivals of the sacred earth year. Those new to the path will find a complete package and those who have been celebrating for years will find fresh ideas. It’s a helpful book to add to any collection.

- Lynn Woike Pagan Pages Magazine

Praise for Scottish Herbs and Fairy Lore;

Many of the herbal and magical practices of the Scots are echoed in

traditional Norwegian folk medicine and magic. This is a valuable resource

book not only for the serious folklorist, but also for a wider audience

interested in a deeper look at rural Scottish practices. Ms. Hopman has done

an amazing amount of research, and her Scottish herbalism section is far

more detailed than I've seen elsewhere. A "must have" for the northern

European folklorist's library.

Jane T. Sibley, Ph.D., author of "The Hammer of the Smith" and "The Divine

Thunderbolt: Missile of the Gods".

"The first things is WOW! Ellen Hopman has given us a volume that belongs in

Harry Potter's library. This wonderful collection of enchantments, faery

lore and herbal potions, is presented by a practicing herbalist and (I

suspect) magician. It is a useful manual of magic, an unusual tourist guide

to Scotland, certainly a delightful read, and at the very least, a

comprehensive and thoroughly footnoted collection of folk lore for

humorless librarians and scholars."

Matthew Wood MS (Scottish School of Herbal Medicine)

Registered Herbalist (American Herbalists Guild)

Woven into this well-researched and beautifully presented book is a magical

thread. This thread forms a path and this path winds its way into the very

marrow of the old and forgotten ways of Scotland. Throughout these pages

Ellen lavishes the reader with a body of knowledge that she means to be used

in direct participation with Nature. The message is clear: The old Wisdom

endures and is more vital to us than ever before.

Michael Dunning - Scottish shaman, writer, artist and teacher.

A Druids Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine;

As a practicing herbalist, I am always on the lookout for books rich with

herbal lore. The problem is that most books are either medicinal or magical,

and when they're both, the information therein is not always especially

helpful. Enter Ellen Evert Hopman, whose book, however, is a thorough and

complete look at both. Hopman is not only an herbalist but a Druid

priestess, as well and she obviously has a keen intuitive sense of tree

medicine that she couples this with Druid lore (as well as Native American

lore). Sacred Tree Medicine traces through the Druid Ogham Tree alphabet,

giving the symbolic, liturgical, poetic, medicinal, and spiritual aspects of

each sacred tree.

Though there is focus on herb lore, the Goddess is given plenty of

attention, too. Hopman teaches her reader how each sacred tree assists in

spiritual practice and which face of the Goddess it represents. I had the

most fun taking this book to the forests by my home, identifying trees and

sampling their offerings. The book closes with a section on the Druidic arts

including magic, tools, festivals, and divinations. This gives the reader

the opportunity to put her newfound knowledge of trees and magic to

practical use.

Hopman is an incredible resource for all of us seeking to take our health,

medicine, and spirituality into our own hands. Sacred Tree Medicine deserves

a place on the shelf next to her other guides of magical and medicinal lore. - SageWoman Magazine

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Book Review – A Druid’s Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine by Ellen Evert Hopman, Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 2008. I came to read A Druid’s Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine after having read and reviewed three of Hopman’s other impressive books: A Druid’s Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year; The Sacred Herbs of Samhain and her soon to be released book The Sacred Herbs of Spring. In Sacred Tree Medicine Hopman has revealed her knowledge of the ancient Ogham Tree Alphabet, and the Ogham words used to describe these twenty trees along with her knowledge of Gaelic. She is an amazing linguist in her ability to call upon three ancient Ogham documents to describe these trees: The Word Ogham of Morainn mic Moin; The Word Ogham of Mic ind Oic, and the Briatharogam Con Culainn. These three sources converge on meaningful descriptions of the trees and the losa fedo or brush in the woods. Hopman’s Ogham description of each tree or bush provides a description of some central and important Celtic belief or way of life, e.g. the Hazelnut describes the nature of the classes of people from peasant to king, the Heather the importance of the bee and honey to the Druids, and the Aspen the rituals surrounding death and burial. The Ivy describes the ways of farming, and the Blackthorn the use of dyes and dying agents. The descriptions of these twenty trees have opened me to a new and deeper understanding of the life of the ancient Celts of Ireland and the importance of these trees in their lives. In each tree chapter the description of the tree is followed by the tree’s herbal uses and its many diverse uses found among indigenous American people. This again shows the incredible depth of Hopman’s knowledge of these sacred herbal trees. The third section of each chapter examines the spiritual aspects of the tree. This spiritual section is of special interest and importance to me in my practice of ecstatic trance for calling upon the tree or herb as a spirit guide. Through ecstatic trance I have met and communed with many animal spirit guides, but more recently plants have become my guides as they were for our hunting-gathering ancestors. The shamanic body postures as researched by Felicitas Goodman are used while in an ecstatic trance for healing, divination, metamorphosis or shape shifting, for journeying into each of the three worlds, the underworld, the middle world and the upper world, and for providing initiatory or death-rebirth experience. To commune with the plant world I like to begin with a divination posture to become acquainted with the plant, then with a healing posture, specifically the Chiltan Spirits Posture with my right hand over my heart, to fall in love with the plant. My third meeting with the plant uses a metamorphosis or shape-shifting posture to become one with the plant as in marriage, and fourth, an initiation or death-rebirth posture for letting my relationship with the plant change my life. Hopman’s description of the spiritual aspects of the trees has provided me with deeper and more beautiful connections in my relationship with each tree. Our acre garden has been void of Oaks, so I am planting an Oak grove that is providing me with a special sacred space to commune with the Oak, though they are still small, and I will never see them in their maturity. The Oak, one of the twenty trees, is the “noble of the wood.” As the tallest of trees it lives in the three worlds with its deep roots in the world of the ancestors, the trunk in our middle world and branches in the sky world of the deities. It offers much to life with its healing properties, its uses for living by providing heat from its fire, wood for the structures in which we live, and for many other items necessary for living such as bows, boats and their oars. Its acorns provide flour for baking and food for animals. The ancient laws defined the punishments for harming an Oak, e.g. the fine for stripping the bark for tanning a pair of woman’s sandals was one cow hide and an oxhide for a pair of men’s sandals. With such laws and fines, harvesting Oak for its many purposes must have been quite restricted and involve Oak grove rituals that validate its sacredness. These trees were sacred to a lengthy list of deities including Indra, Jupiter, Yahweh, Thor, Baldr, Artemis, and Brigid. One word for oak, dorw, became our word “door,” i.e. the tree that is inhabited by a spirit who opens the door to the otherworld. Sacred Tree Medicine ends by offering divination exercises using the tree Oghams that tell us how to open ourselves to and learn from the trees that come to us in these exercises, a beautiful section of the book that I find most meaningful and exciting for my spiritual growth. The divinatory message from each tree offers us new and meaningful insights that affirm its sacredness and brings it alive within us. The Oak reminds us to stay centered and balanced with our roots grounded and our head in the spiritual sky. The Oak opens us to regain that balance which we might have forgotten or from which we have become distracted. Of the twenty trees I will review one more, the Heather, since I have been a bee keeper. Opening a hive with thousands of bees flying around me and not stinging is a very spiritual experience. Heather is one of the losa fedo, or bush of the wood that grows on scrub land or in waste places, land that is a wonderful habitat for bees, bees that bring sweetness to our lives through their hard work. Archeological discoveries from two to five thousand years ago provide evidence of brewing. I have frequently brewed mead, a wine made with honey. Heather was used for thatching, baskets, ropes and brooms. Medicinally it is an astringent and antiseptic. Its tea cleans the liver and blood of toxins, and it is used for coughs, colds, cystitis and other bladder and kidney conditions. Spiritually, bees were sacred to the Forest Druids. The Welsh saying is so true: “The day the bees stop humming the world will end.” They symbolize the work of the Druid as teacher, healer, philosopher, and naturalist, i.e. work guided by the sun for bringing nectar back to the tribe and the wisdom shared for the benefit of all. Heather brings good fortune. The Divinatory lesson that Heather brings us reminds us that our Great Earth Mother brings us sweetness, the sweetness and joy of the spirits that we have likely forgotten and need to again embrace. Each of the twenty trees has a beautiful message that we need to embrace and keep alive within us. In Part 2 of the book the nature of the druid magic and the tools used by the druids to bring alive this magic are described. This magic is used during the four Celtic fire festivals, Beltaine, Lughnasad, Samhain, and Imbolc. The rituals call upon the deities and spirits of these celebrations, whether for the beginning of new life at the end of winter, growth in the middle of summer, the completion of our work that ends with the fall harvest, or the middle of winter for the rest we need to prepare us for the work of the following spring. The rituals of these celebrations are described in a delightful way. Central to these celebrations and festivity are the twenty sacred trees and what each has to offer us, celebration that involves feasting with many foods and special recipes that I look forward to preparing. Also central to these celebrations is the involvement of children who learn the importance of these turning points in the yearly cycle of life as taught to us by the Yew Tree if we would again practice the rituals of our Celtic past, rituals that would be as much fun and more meaningful than their current secularization with Halloween and Mayday. Listening to our ancestors and the spirits of the Earth is taught to us by the Aspen. Returning to these ways of our past is needed to again selflessly value our Great Earth Mother, selflessness taught to us by the Elder in order to save her from the destruction caused by our greed. Though to do this we need the strength to face this spiritual battle by embracing the Holly and again appreciate what our Earth has to offer us by listening to the teachings of the Ivy. Each book I have read by Ellen Evert Hopman opens new doors, and even though I have read and loved many of the ancient myths, the Tain, the Mabinogion, Cuchulain of Muirthemne, among others, she brings these stories alive in an interconnected and meaningful way that I find most beautiful. They are not just myths but are about a way of life. Because of her writing I am eager to delve more deeply into the ways of the Celts and Druids.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2022
    I'm not much of a fan of Ms Hopman as she can be quite brusque in online conversations or when asking her questions. She does however seem to know her stuff when it comes to herbalism and Neo Druidry/Celtic paganism. This is a good resource if you are interested in Ogham, plant medicine or working with herbs. I recommend.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2019
    I really love the druid herbal series that Ms. Hopman shared. Very informative easy to read wealth of knowledge and wisdom. I recommend reading and rereading. Use as a seasonal source book. But it. Use it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2012
    I love this because teaches magical and medicinal herbology, in the framework of the Wheel of the Year. The information is good, scientifically based where applicable, and well-researched in general. It explains how different herbs are appropriate for celebrating each of the sabbaths. Two things that set this book apart from others on neopagan Druidry is that it discusses the astronomical correspondence of herbs, as well as their homeopathic uses. This is an author I seek out.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024
    Full of interesting information and very well presented. I ordered one of her other books too and highly recommend both of them. I love how she weaves the Ogham alphabet with herbal lore.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021
    Great read just what I was looking for and a good collection to my library
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017
    great book and reference material
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2014
    There is just so much goodness packed into this concise and fascinating reference book. In addition to valuable instruction on medicinal uses and recipes for trees in our own backyards, the history and lore of this knowledge is described in beautiful detail. I know I will use this book forever and continue to pass on this wisdom that every human should know for healing themselves, their families and their community.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2017
    Although difficult to read in part because of the old language and its pronunciation, it still holds valuable information for those interested in the subject. I would recommend it if you have great patience to read this and constantly - like I do - refer to the pronunciation guide in the back of this book. A great tool to learn the old language though!
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Top reviews from other countries

  • Gordo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Relevant informative and interesting
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2021
    A great informative read
    I am still using this book as reference in study
    Great help thanks
  • José Manuel
    5.0 out of 5 stars very good
    Reviewed in France on February 13, 2013
    If one likes Celt's culture. this work is perfect.
    Up to you to find the "magical potion" of our Friend Obelix.
  • martina lebrun
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nice!
    Reviewed in Canada on October 1, 2020
    Recommend.
  • Sian Petra Lang
    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended!
    Reviewed in Germany on May 7, 2019
    A beautiful book with loads of knowledge and wisdom. For anybody who works with the 8 seasonal rituals!
  • Fazmax
    5.0 out of 5 stars thumbs up
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2013
    a bit of repetition, on each and every tree but only to imprint the safety of the trees i.e. be kind to nature
    better info than tree oracle deck with A3 book
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