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Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Pagan Portals The Power of the Elements A Magical Approach to Earth, Air, Fire, Water & Spirit By Mélusine Draco John Hunt Publishing Ltd.Copyright © 2017 Mélusine Draco All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-78535-916-3 Contents In the Beginning ..., Chapter One: Elemental Earth, Chapter Two: Elemental Air, Chapter Three: Elemental Fire, Chapter Four: Elemental Water, Chapter Five: Element of Spirit, The End Is Our Beginning ..., Sources & Bibliography, CHAPTER 1 Elemental Earth When we really think about the Earth there are multiple images that can spring to mind. The most popular, however, is probably the world of David Attenborough where there are fabulous landscapes, wonderful wildlife and fascinating glimpses into secret places we never previously knew existed. It is a world that fills us with awe, where even the presenter speaks in such tones of hushed reverence that it's almost as though we were entering some sacred, holy place. From the comfort of our home we can scale the highest mountain peaks, trek across miles of wind-blown desert, or descend into the lush gloom of forest and jungle. When we watch the DVDs of Planet Earth we are participating in a monument path-working created for our delectation by the BBC! Mountains form the most spectacular creations on the planet and cover such a large amount of Earth's landmass that they can clearly be identified from outer space. Mountains are also a perfect reminder that humans count for nothing in the greater scheme of things. They were formed by tectonic plate upheavals of such magnitude that the fossilised remains of prehistoric sea creatures can be found on the top of them; in fact, many Himalayan rocks were originally sediments on the primordial Tethys Ocean floor. And more recently, in 1980, a violent eruption tore apart the snow-capped peak of Mount St Helens in the USA, demonstrating the hugely powerful, and often devastating, internal workings of the Earth. Nevertheless, these spectacular rocky elevations have an enduring fascination and until relatively recently in man's evolution, people saw mountains and volcanoes as the homes of wrathful gods, who vent their anger without warning, shaking the ground, and spewing fire, rocks and ash into the air. Today, science tells us otherwise but our fascination with them continues, and they remain impressive and constant reminders of the spectacular power of Earth's continuing evolution. (Luhr, Earth) And from all this movement comes the riches of the planet that we take for granted. The core wealth of the planet is bored, mined, dug or blasted from the rocks to fuel an increasingly demanding global lifestyle; while a minimal amount of surface space is employed in sustaining the human race in its struggle to retain its tenuous grasp on the Earth. Let's make no bones about it, that grasp is tenuous since mankind is systematically destroying the one thing that has kept the planet safe for millennia – the forests. Different types of forest are found in different regions of the world, from the dark boreal forest (taiga) which extends to the edge of the Arctic tundra, to the lush mixed broadleaf forests of temperate North America, Europe and Asia and the dense rainforests of the humid tropics. Forests also play a vital role in the global water and carbon cycles: in improving air quality, and in preventing soil erosion. Of all the forests in the world, however, the one that we are the least familiar with is the gigantic boreal forest that is found in a nearly continuous belt across North America and Eurasia. Nearer to home we have a remnant in what is known as the Caledonian Forest, which takes its name from the Romans who called Scotland 'Caledonia' meaning wooded heights and which covered much of the Highlands and what we know as the Cairngorms National Park today. Those Scots Pine are directly descended from the first pines, that arrived in Scotland following the Late
