#ancient paths

[jasmim-manga]

[venusempathempresspriestess]

The Ancient Paths~

Papa Legba~King and Guardian of the CrossRoads~

[the-fae-folk]

The silver path is best. Not the high road, nor the low road. But  between, where only trees and undergrowth are seen. There you will find the ancient paths, the old thoughts and dreams, the forgotten wisdom. And some believe that the silver path should be paved and made as bright and wonderful as the other two, but I say let it retain its solitude. For it holds meaning only to those who find it it on their own, glistening softly under the light of the moon, and overgrown by root and fern. The silver path holds true. New and old at once, and leading every traveler on to wonders untold.

from the Author of the-fae-folk blog

[eclecticlayman]

Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths, and where the best road is. Walk on it, and you will live in peace. . . . My people have forgotten me. . . . They have stumbled in the way they should go, they no longer follow the old ways. . . . Set up signs and mark the road; find again the way by which you left. Come back.

Jeremiah 6:16; 31:21 

[freestunningtraveller-blog]

The end of a beautiful day in a great path of such an amazing town....Nafplio, Greece

📷 shot by: fstraveller

[markmcole]

When Progress Leads Us Away from Peace

Jeremiah 6:16 “This is what the Lord says:‘Stop at the crossroads and look around.Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.But you reply, “No, that’s not the road we want!”’” We live in an age that worships progress. Faster, newer, bigger, better—these are the words that define success in our modern world. But what if, in all our…

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[ramapani-blog]

Mindful Walk

Rock formation noticed on a mindful walk to Derbyshire's stone circles.

Read more about it:

https://ramapani.com/blog/derbyshire-pilgrimage.php

[yesterdaywastheonlyeasyday]

Ancient Paths

When my grandfather was born, the steam train and walking were the means of transport as they had been for a long time. He lived to see supersonic flight and a man on the moon. Our last century seems to have produced such advancements in technology that it’s almost as if someone had nipped back to Eden for another bite of that apple.

Some are indeed amazing, from the heights of the Cordillera mountain range, with a laptop, a mobile broadband and harnessing the satellites that are encircling the earth, I can zoom in to the roof of a shed in old Trafford to see if my cat (Max) is sleeping in his favourite spot after a hearty lunch. His is. No amount of technology can change his nature, but alas ours has been.

In that same mountain range, I had the privilege to meet people who, in their hearts, have not moved too far from Eden.A tribal people living a simple agricultural lifestyle, very much in harmony with their ancestral land and the seasons.Organically grown food, using other plants as fertiliser and for pest control, water from a crystal clear river and mountain springs above.Vegetarians, except when a deer or a wild boar wanders by.

But the most astonishing thing, was the beauty of their hearts. A natural hospitality that welcomes strangers as family, without question. At first I found it slightly unnerving, having lived mostly in rather inhospitable places by comparison. It was an all embracing loving community, seasoned by Christianity (only a few centuries ago). Minimal crime if any, a small school and some of the most beautiful mountains and valleys that our Creator ever trod.A dead-zone for cell phones, no internet, no TV, and an improvised hydro electric system for lighting. Just what was useful.It is holy ground.

.There is something in the pace and noise we have created in the modern world that deadens the soul, crushes the spirit, we become machine-like, on a production line from birth to death, sometimes without entering into the purpose of our existence at all. We have disconnected the workings of our lives (and government of our world) from God and from each other almost entirely and so our problems multiply. The natural rhythm of life and the planet were disrupted.  How we need to go back and discover the ancient paths, the simplicity of life, see what we have lost... just how much we have given away

One retiree I read about remarked that whilst he had ‘climbed the ladder of achievement all the way to the top’ he had come to realise that the ladder was leaning against the wrong wall!

I am fortunate that circumstance has given me the opportunity to simplify my lifestyle over the years and the more I do, the more I gain. When I give something up or get rid of something I don’t really need, mostly what I feel is relief.