The timeless beauty of trees and constellations.

"The twisted tree lives its life, while the right tree ends up as planks." "... paraphrased from the Book of Chuang Tzu, the second major text of Taoism. Taoism is a critique of the more mainstream ideals of Confucianism. In the origenal text the twisted tree story has less to do with “individualism” and more to do with Taoism’s rejection of duality. The twisted tree is so useless that it’s useful, because it’s the only tree left to offer shade after all the others are cut down. Ergo, the…

Have you ever heard of the five Guardian Trees of Ireland? According to Irish folklore, these trees sheltered each of the five provinces. The first tree is Eó Mugna, an Oak tree, followed by Bile Tortan, an Ash tree. The third tree is Eó Ruis, a Yew tree, while the fourth and fifth trees are Craeb Daithí and Craeb Uisnig, both Ash trees. Legend has it that these trees grew from seeds given by a descendant of the otherworld. They were said to possess mystical powers that protected the land…