Edward Durand is an Irish writer of non-fiction books, poems, songs, articles and children's stories. He has been studying the various wisdom traditions, comparative mysticism and comparative philosophy for decades. He attained a degree in Philosophy at the University of Ulster. After university he also studied Journalism and Parapsychology. He is the author of 'Life Hacks: Tips of Practical Wisdom to Enhance your Life', ‘Tree Poghams: Poems inspired by the wisdom of the ancient Ogham tree alphabet’, 'Deep in the Heart of Nature: The poetry of Edward Durand' and various unpublished works. He has presented poetry on radio, podcasts and in publications, events and websites including youtube videos. His poem ‘The Palaces of Nature’ won third prize in the voicesnet poetry competition. His articles have been published in various journals, websites and the ‘Sligo Weekender’ newspaper. He leads Poetree Walks in the woods, reading poetry about trees. He also provides Sound and Poetry Baths. Edward's visionary poetry takes the reader on a magical journey into the mystic, where we see another world is not only possible, but being born in us.

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Life Hacks by Edward Durand

Life Hacks is a how-to book full of tips to help you hack your way through life. It is the closest thing to a manual for living. Many of these tricks of practical wisdom can help you to create the life you want. Some of them are useful survival skills which may or may not come in handy. They are definitely better to know in case you need them. There is always another use you can improvise for everything and something you can improvise for what you need. Here you will learn how to do many things and how to make many things which are great skills you can learn that you can pass on.

The information in this book can give you the skills to not only survive in these changing times, but to thrive. With them you can have quality of life without it costing the earth. The practical wisdom in this book can help you to relate to yourself, to others and to the natural environment. With these tips you can hack your mind, your body and your world; hack your life.

Deep in the Heart of Nature is a collection of the poems of Edward Durand. Mystical and meaningful, they transport the reader to a world of wonders. This collection presents his beautiful words with beautiful borders to enhance the experience. His poems show the transformative power of words.

Edward’s poetry is spiritual and philosophical, inspired by a connection with nature, swimming the deep sagely ocean of bardic vision. His poems are journeys of transformation into the heart of nature and spirit. Edward takes inspiration from the natural world as shown by the poems having a feeling and understanding of a deep connection with nature.

The poems in this volume span over twenty years of creative expression and give a glimpse into a more profound understanding of the universe. The moving power of the words helps to bring the heart to a deeper understanding of the meanings contained within.

Tree Poghams

Poems inspired by the wisdom of the ancient Celtic Ogham tree alphabet.

Ogham is the ancient alphabet of the Druids. Each letter is a tree and each tree contains much lore and wisdom, mythology, magic and medicine. I put that tree lore into rhyme and rhythm just as the ancient Druids preserved their knowledge such as laws orally by putting them into rhyme and rhythm in the form of poetry so that they could be memorised.

The ancient bards found deep wisdom in nature and communicated it in magical poems. This book keeps that lore alive with poetry that works on the deepest levels, delving into the magic, medicine and inspiration of our standing still friends. The trees were revered by the Druids as conscious beings that had the knowledge, materials and cures they needed. Each tree has a unique energy which can bring particular blessings.

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