Where it all began... and the funny story behind the name
Firstly, the Name for the Network came before my surname... but that's another story you'll have to ask me in person...
Whilst having a thoroughly lovely time with a good friend under our favourite Glastonbury tree, I decided it was about time I knew it's name (having a deep love of all things natural does NOT apparently make you an expert). So, taking full advantage of the benefits of the technological age in which we live, I dutifully whipped out my smartphone, took a pic and hit the little star button in the hope that I might get an accurate identification of said specimen...
After a few seconds of whirring... this is what popped up on my screen...
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​Having identified my tree, I wanted to know a little more about its significance in the world of spirituality...
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According to treespiritwisdon.com...
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Mulberry signals a time of great abundance and beauty. We are being encouraged to enjoy all that nature provides while creating sustainable and sharable solutions that improve the lives of others.
Morus alba, also known as White Mulberry, Common Mulberry or silkworm Mulberry, is a fast-growing
tree which grows to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) tall.The species is native to China and India and is widely cultivated and naturalised elsewhere. The White Mulberry is widely grown to feed silkworms employed in the commercial production of silk.
I couldn't believe what I was reading really - sitting there on the screen of my smartphone was pretty much my mission statement for what is now known as The White Mulberry.
Feeling quite pleased with myself at having unwittingly found my mission statement, I thought very little more about it and continued with my R&D. Later on that year (whilst once again spending some quality time under my favourite Glastonbury tree), I noticed that the fruit on this tree didn't actually look an awful lot like white mulberries... oh
So I took to my smart phone again (when will I learn!) and this time, the first result that came back was this:
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In German folklore the lime tree was an important tree of Freyja, the goddess of truth and love. In pre-Christian times it was believed that it was impossible to tell an untruth while standing beneath a linden tree. For this reason communities held judicial councils, along with celebrations such as weddings and festivities, beneath the tree that was often found in the centre of the town or village.
... and so, thank goodness I found the perfect reason to stick with the name The White Mulberry... 😂​​
Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern
Hemisphere. The tree is known as Linden in Europe and Lime In Britain and Ireland - although they are not related to the citrus lime