In Episode 31 of Scribing Journeys, I’m joined by co-host Douglas Gordon for a thoughtful and expansive exploration of Ireland’s living landscape. Inspired by the book Listen to the Land Speak by the late Manchán Magan, this episode weaves together mythology, folklore, natural science, archaeology, and personal insight.
Please note: While the live broadcast of this episode flowed beautifully, the recording contains some audio glitches due to Telegram’s technical limitations on the day. Listening live has its advantages, it allows for the full energy, nuance, and connection of the conversation to be experienced in real time.
The conversation journeys through sacred sites, solstice alignments, rivers, trees, stone circles, boglands, and ancient routeways, revealing how Ireland’s land holds memory, meaning, and energetic presence. Douglas shares how myth and history are deeply intertwined in Irish culture, offering a way of seeing the landscape not as passive scenery but as an active participant in human life.
Themes of animism, feminine energy, seasonal cycles, cultural memory, and reconnection to land and language run gently throughout the episode. This is an invitation to slow down, listen more closely, and remember the ancient relationship between people, place, and spirit.
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