Passing through rituals involving holes in stones and trees are widespread in Europe and beyond and are related to rituals that involve looking through a hole to see spirits. In my latest video we look at the passing through rituals associated with megalithic structures in Britain and Ireland, such as the Men-an-Tol in Cornwall through which I passed my own son. I also discuss the arboreal passing through rituals associated with oak and ash trees all over Europe, known as träddragning in Nordic countries. We also look at the related customs of looking through holes among the Sami and the Welsh, the Odinic ritual of looking through an arm akimbo as described in the Viking saga of King Hrólfr Kraki, and at the hagstone or adderstone tradition from Britain and the associated magical practices. Several artists contributed animations to the new video including @efabm whose holed stone images is included here. #menantol #holedstone #passingthrough #cornwall #folklore #megalithic #neolithic #indoeuropean #folkmedicine #magic #hagstone #adderstone #cornishfolklore #orkney #odinstone #Odin #träddragning #holedtree #holytree #holyholes (at Mên-an-Tol) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQN3hoat5ny/?utm_medium=tumblr
