Thanks very much for posting this! I've thought before about how to resolve the ash/yew "contradiction" in conceptualizing of Yggdrasil, but this is an elegant and fruitful take I hadn't considered.
Interestingly, the Kauri in New Zealand, known as kings of the forest, are also suffering from a dieback - though my understanding is that it is the result of damage to the ecosystem of the fungi that its roots rely on.
Thanks very much for posting this! I've thought before about how to resolve the ash/yew "contradiction" in conceptualizing of Yggdrasil, but this is an elegant and fruitful take I hadn't considered.
If you haven't seen, Rune Rasmussen has some youtube videos presenting an animist perspective on Yggdrasil that I have found pretty thought-provoking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3onq58Xbpw&list=PLpgfnnXC81dWQ6oHAB3zNFPCJgdVa38Zx and on Ragnarok (including the image of the tree burning), here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj0GBGj6QeE&list=PLpgfnnXC81dVjmVIFTXva_PagnXqW9mPN
Cheers,
Jeff
Interestingly, the Kauri in New Zealand, known as kings of the forest, are also suffering from a dieback - though my understanding is that it is the result of damage to the ecosystem of the fungi that its roots rely on.