Edward is a writer of poetry, articles, non-fiction books, songs and children's stories. He is an Irish writer based in the ancient landscape of County Sligo. He writes mainly on the topics of Ancient Mysteries, Mysticism, Ecology, Metaphysics and Life Hacks. Edward has qualifications in Philosophy, Journalism, English, Herbalism and Parapsychology; which are reflected in hs writings. His writing shows us how the power of words can help to bring us to a deeper understanding and show us a glimpse of our true nature.  ​
 
Edward is the author of Deep in the Heart of Nature and Tree Poghams: Poems inspired by the Wisdom of the Ancient Ogham Tree Alphabet published with Lulu, which is based on the wisdom of the trees of the ancient Irish tree alphabet. Edward has had poems published in various publications and websites. His poem 'The Palaces of Nature' won third prize in the Voicesnet poetry competition. He has also shared his poetry on radio, in youtube videos and in various events and festivals. Edward is currently recording an album of his tree poems accomanied by handpan, percussion, tin whistle and harp. He facilitates Poetree Walks in woods reading poems about trees. Edward's poems are often deep, mystical journeys into the heart of nature, but often also have an otherworldly quality to them. He takes inspiration from the natural world and a feeling and understanding of a deep connection with it. The moving power of the words helps to bring the heart to a deeper understanding of the meanings contained within. 

Edward has had articles pubished on various websites including Graham Hancock's site. His articles on ancient mysteries can be found in his ancient mysteries website ancient-mysteries.weebly.com/. His old environmental articles can be found on Indymedia Openwire - Indymedia Ireland. Apart from his poetry, his books are unpublished, but he has an illustrator for his children's books. Incomplete books include Earth Wisdom, Wisdom of the Ancients, The Solution, a fantasy novel and a course on Metaphysics.

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