Join Ellen as she presents a slideshow and talk about trees that are easily found in North America, and a discussion of their medicinal properties, mythology, magical, and spiritual significance. This talk will be particularly useful for shamanic practitioners, who will learn the different personalities of the trees and what can be learned from communicating with them. The focus is weighted towards Celtic lore, but there are mentions of Native American beliefs, Siberian religion, Norse tradition, and Ellen's own personal experiences.

Ellen's Bio

Ellen Evert Hopman is an Herbalist, Druid, and author of Celtic herbals, a trilogy of Druid novels and of children’s literature. Her most recent offerings are “Magical Tales to Celebrate the Wheel of the Year”, “The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas – Remedies, Recipes, Magic & Brews for the Winter Season” and “Celtic Druidry – Rituals, Techniques and Magical Practices”. All her books can be found at www.elleneverthopman.com/shop/ and they can also be ordered from bookstores and online in the usual places.

Ellen is a registered Herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild, and Archdruid Emerita and founder of Tribe of the Oak (Tuatha na Dara), a Celtic Reconstructionist Druid Order www.tribeoftheoak.org. She was a founder and former co-Chief of the Order of White Oak, and was a founder and Vice President of The Henge of Keltria Druid Order.

She has at times been a member of ADF, OBOD, and is a Bard of the Gorsedd of Caer Abiri in England. She is a member of the Grey Council of Mages and Sages. Hopman lives in an oak forest in western Massachusetts.