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MY HEART'S IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS: STAGS, BOGS, & CROFTING | Deer Stalker | Megan Rowland

Our Numinous Nature

English - January 12, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB
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Megan Rowland of Wayfaring Hind is a deer stalker, land manager, & crofter in the legendary Scottish Highlands. On this long-distance correspondence, we get a taste of Highland tradition, history, flora & fauna, such as: crofting, salt panning, the Picts, black pudding & haggis, peat bogs, working for an estate, red & roe deer, the last wolves & foraging. For her story, Megan describes how a Highland hunt would play out, a first-timer blood ritual, & her own experience from life-long vegetarian to deer stalker. We end on hunting as meditation, tweed, ferreting, & preserving culture. 

Check out Megan's Wayfaring Hind & follow along on Instagram

Music provided by Małgorzata Priebe

"My Heart's in the Highlands"
Written by Arvo Pärt
Performed by Małgorzata Priebe and Błażej Musiałczyk
Courtesy of Małgorzata Priebe

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