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- | + | ====== Tree walk in Forêt de Soignes/ | |
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- | === Itinerary === | + | ===== Itinerary |
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+ | ==== Entrance ==== | ||
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+ | Drève du Comte/ | ||
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+ | ==== Accessibility ==== | ||
- | == Start == | + | You can take the tram 94 from Louisa (direction Musée |
- | Entrance Drève | + | |
- | **Accessibility**: | + | ==== Duration ==== |
- | **Duration**: | + | +- 1 hour |
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- | **A little introduction** | + | ===== A little introduction |
During this walk you will meet the trees who gave birth to the Silent Political Party of Trees. These trees are part of the Forêt de Soignes/ | During this walk you will meet the trees who gave birth to the Silent Political Party of Trees. These trees are part of the Forêt de Soignes/ | ||
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- | **Walk & become a member of the Silent Political Party of Trees** | + | ===== Walk & become a member of the Silent Political Party of Trees ===== |
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- | | + | ==== * Oak, Eik, Chêne, Quercus robur ==== |
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- | **//More about the oak//** | + | === More about the oak === |
Throughout the major cultures of Europe the oak tree has been held in high esteem. To the Greeks, Romans, Celts, Slavs and Teutonic tribes the oak was foremost amongst venerated trees, and in each case associated with the supreme god in their pantheon, oak being sacred to Zeus, Jupiter, Dagda, Perun and Thor, respectively. Each of these gods also had dominion over rain, thunder and lightning, and it is surely no coincidence that oak trees appear to be more prone to lightning strikes than other trees, whether because of their wood's low electrical resistance or the fact that they were frequently the largest, tallest living things in the landscape. | Throughout the major cultures of Europe the oak tree has been held in high esteem. To the Greeks, Romans, Celts, Slavs and Teutonic tribes the oak was foremost amongst venerated trees, and in each case associated with the supreme god in their pantheon, oak being sacred to Zeus, Jupiter, Dagda, Perun and Thor, respectively. Each of these gods also had dominion over rain, thunder and lightning, and it is surely no coincidence that oak trees appear to be more prone to lightning strikes than other trees, whether because of their wood's low electrical resistance or the fact that they were frequently the largest, tallest living things in the landscape. | ||
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- | ** | + | ==== * Elder, Vlier, Sureau, Sambucus nigra ==== |
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Not only enjoying the sweet smell and the taste of the blossom in teas and syrups, but also making jams and jenever from the berries. | Not only enjoying the sweet smell and the taste of the blossom in teas and syrups, but also making jams and jenever from the berries. | ||
+ | When you walk on, pick something up and keep it warm. | ||
- | **//Healing power//** | + | |
+ | === Healing power === | ||
The entire tree is to be used for healing purposes. | The entire tree is to be used for healing purposes. | ||
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- | **//Traditional uses//** | + | === Traditional uses === |
Branches from the elder are also used to make the flutes. Magic flute? Sounds can heal deepest illnesses... | Branches from the elder are also used to make the flutes. Magic flute? Sounds can heal deepest illnesses... | ||
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- | *** Hazelnut, hazelnoot, noisetier, corylus** | + | ==== * Hazelnut, hazelnoot, noisetier, corylus |
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- | // | + | // The branches of the hazel are very flexible and strong, find out for yourself: touch, bend, climb // |
Please meet the witch of the forest. | Please meet the witch of the forest. | ||
Down through the ages the Hazel has always been considered magical, and was used primarily for its powers of divination. | Down through the ages the Hazel has always been considered magical, and was used primarily for its powers of divination. | ||
- | It was believed that hazelnuts | + | It was believed that hazelnuts |
Hazel has long been a favourite wood from which to make staffs, whether for ritual Druidic use, for medieval self defence. Hazel shafts were used for water divining, and this practice evolved into the making of pilgrims’ staffs, shepherds’ crooks and walking sticks. | Hazel has long been a favourite wood from which to make staffs, whether for ritual Druidic use, for medieval self defence. Hazel shafts were used for water divining, and this practice evolved into the making of pilgrims’ staffs, shepherds’ crooks and walking sticks. | ||
+ | While you walk on to meet the next tree, think of your house and all the things made of wood. | ||
- | **//More stories//** | ||
- | Known as the Tree of Knowledge in Norse mythology, the hazel was sacred to the god Thor. In Irish and Welsh folklore, the hazel was believed to be a fairy tree, and it still grows near many holy wells. Tara, the seat of ancient Irish kings, was located close to a hazel wood. and it is said that members of the Fianna, a legendary band of Irish warriors, learned to defend themselves with only a hazel stick and a shield. | ||
- | Since mediaeval times trees have been considered sacred. For example Hazel for its wisdom and the Oak for its strength and so on. Any unjustified felling of an Apple, Hazel or Oak tree, was a crime worthy of the death penalty. Hazel-wands have often been found in the coffins of notable personalities, | + | === Magical Uses === |
- | In Roman mythology the Hazel is attributed to the god Mercury (Mercurius), | ||
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The use of Hazel divining rods (dowsing rod) to detect water and mineral veins comes down from antiquity, the art of which is called “rhabdomancy”. Typically a divining rod has two forks off its main stem shaped like the letter “Y”.The two forks of the rod are gripped with the fore fingers along the forks, so that the tail end of the rod points down toward the ground to begin searching. Another method was to peel the bark of the rod and simply lay it on the palm of the hand. The same method was used to find treasure, thieves and murderers. | The use of Hazel divining rods (dowsing rod) to detect water and mineral veins comes down from antiquity, the art of which is called “rhabdomancy”. Typically a divining rod has two forks off its main stem shaped like the letter “Y”.The two forks of the rod are gripped with the fore fingers along the forks, so that the tail end of the rod points down toward the ground to begin searching. Another method was to peel the bark of the rod and simply lay it on the palm of the hand. The same method was used to find treasure, thieves and murderers. | ||
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Also the old, supple twigs of Hazel were woven into crowns and called “wishing caps”, which when worn and if you wished very hard, would make all your desires come true. Sailors, believing them to offer protection against bad storms at sea, also wore wishing caps.The ancient druids believed they could induce invisibility by wearing them. Twigs of Hazel placed on window ledges give protection against lightening, and three pins of Hazel hammered into a wall of the house would protect it from fire. | Also the old, supple twigs of Hazel were woven into crowns and called “wishing caps”, which when worn and if you wished very hard, would make all your desires come true. Sailors, believing them to offer protection against bad storms at sea, also wore wishing caps.The ancient druids believed they could induce invisibility by wearing them. Twigs of Hazel placed on window ledges give protection against lightening, and three pins of Hazel hammered into a wall of the house would protect it from fire. | ||
- | But my favourite story of Hazelnut is the legend about golden snake. The legend says that if you find a hazel tree with the mistletoe growing on its branches it means there is a golden snake living under it. If you can catch that snake you will gain the power of invisibility. | + | But our favourite story of Hazelnut is the legend about golden snake. The legend says that if you find a hazel tree with the mistletoe growing on its branches it means there is a golden snake living under it. If you can catch that snake, you will gain the power of invisibility. |
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+ | === More myths === | ||
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+ | Known as the Tree of Knowledge in Norse mythology, the hazel was sacred to the god Thor. In Irish and Welsh folklore, the hazel was believed to be a fairy tree, and it still grows near many holy wells. Tara, the seat of ancient Irish kings, was located close to a hazel wood. and it is said that members of the Fianna, a legendary band of Irish warriors, learned to defend themselves with only a hazel stick and a shield. | ||
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+ | Since medieval times trees have been considered sacred. For example Hazel for its wisdom and the Oak for its strength and so on. Any unjustified felling of an Apple, Hazel or Oak tree, was a crime worthy of the death penalty. Hazel-wands have often been found in the coffins of notable personalities, | ||
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+ | In Roman mythology the Hazel is attributed to the god Mercury (Mercurius), | ||