Roots and Wings: An Evening of Old Story, Ritual and Poetry.
Saturday 14 April 2007, 7pm onwards
Venue: Quaker Meeting House,
7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Evening Events: £7/£5, or £12/£8 for both events.
This evening will be a mesmerizing sharing of poetry, myth and stories from different cultures, particularly those that involve a shifting of perception as a doorway into the Otherworld. In the Bardic tradition, magic happened through the vehicle of the mouth. Together we will journey through village and forest, into the wild terrain of our yet unlived vocations, through the power of oratory, myth and poetry. Martin Shaw will be our bard-in-residence for the evening, and will guide us through the intersecting paths of myth, ritual and wilderness initiatory process. Poems will be shared which spring from a deep intimacy with wilderness and the intuitive knowledge of the earth. With Jay Leeming and Jennifer Ferraro.