The Witching Way of the Hollow Hill a Sourcebook of Hidden Wisdom, Folklore,Traditional Paganism, and Witchcraft by Robin Artisson

Author:Robin Artisson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: occult, paganism, witchcraft, pagan, folklore, magick, traditional witchcraft, robin artisson
Publisher: Pendraig Publishing

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Part III

~The Secret Tradition~

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~The Hidden Wisdom~

of the

Old Ways

As I mentioned in the introduction to this book, the Old Ways did not vanish; they turned inward and went to live inside the Land, and in the hearts and souls of men and women. When they re-emerged, they emerged in the folk-ballads and folklore of many parts of the world. By looking to the symbolism of these timeless expressions of folk-memory, we can discover much Wisdom. In this part of our book we will examine the symbolism of a few of the many ballads that help to point us on the way to Wisdom.

Understanding the symbolism and the Wisdom contained in these ballads and stories is crucial, because it gives us a grounding in authentic tradition, and a basis from which to articulate themes as important as morality, the sacredness of life, the importance of honesty, and Land — centered veneration. Without these things, the Old Ways would have no substance, nor we as people who claim to follow them. What so many “new age” religions are lacking is precisely that substance, grounded in the folk-soul of the ancestors.

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