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| Just imagine growing trough your life so slowly that 500 years can fly by. Imagine species, landscape situations you could witness. Well Oak does. It is a time machine. If we learn its language, we will take on the habit of looking back, living now and projecting ourselves in a far future, and all this at the same moment. We will discover a very different history from the one we know now. | Just imagine growing trough your life so slowly that 500 years can fly by. Imagine species, landscape situations you could witness. Well Oak does. It is a time machine. If we learn its language, we will take on the habit of looking back, living now and projecting ourselves in a far future, and all this at the same moment. We will discover a very different history from the one we know now. | ||
| - | Take your own time with the oak. Once you're done, walk on and concentrate on yourself, your breath, your heartbeat, your body, your rhythm. | + | // Take your own time with the oak. Once you're done, walk on and concentrate on yourself, your breath, your heartbeat, your body, your rhythm. |
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| The oak tree is used as a symbol by a number of political parties. It is the symbol of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, and formerly of the Progressive Democrats in Ireland. In the cultural arena, the oak leaf is the symbol of the National Trust (UK) and The Royal Oak Foundation. | The oak tree is used as a symbol by a number of political parties. It is the symbol of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, and formerly of the Progressive Democrats in Ireland. In the cultural arena, the oak leaf is the symbol of the National Trust (UK) and The Royal Oak Foundation. | ||
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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. | + | // When you walk on, pick something up and keep it warm.// |
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| Notwithstanding these negative beliefs, elder continued to be put to such a wide range of medicinal uses that the mediaeval herbalist John Evelyn called it "a kind of Catholicon against all Infirmities whatever" | Notwithstanding these negative beliefs, elder continued to be put to such a wide range of medicinal uses that the mediaeval herbalist John Evelyn called it "a kind of Catholicon against all Infirmities whatever" | ||
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| 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. | + | // While you walk on to meet the next tree, think of your house and all the things made of wood.// |
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| - | | + | ==== * Hornbeam, haagbeuk, le charme, carpinus betulus ==== |
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| - | * Birch | + | |
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| - | * Beuk | + | |
| - | [[Tree walk in the centre of Brussels]] | + | // Look at trees as if they were individuals and think of their variety in race, age, … // |
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| + | // think of different ways of reproduction // | ||
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| + | ==== * Larch, lork, le mélèze, larix ==== | ||
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| + | // We thought of birth, when you walk on, think how is death present // | ||
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| + | ==== * Silver birch, zilverberk, le bouleau verruqueux, betula pendula ==== | ||
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| + | // what trees are missing? // | ||
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| + | ==== * Beech, beuk, le hètre, fagus sylvatica ==== | ||
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| + | // As a ritual to end this walk and celebrate your membership, find a new place for that something you picked up // | ||
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| - | [[Round table discussion/ | + | ====== |
| - | We where invited to present the idea of Silent Political Party of Trees at the round table discussion during the event State of the arts in Brussels http:// | + | We were invited to present the idea of Silent Political Party of Trees at the round table discussion during the event State of the arts in Brussels http:// |
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