Earth mysteries are a wide range of spiritual, religious ideas focusing on cultural and religious beliefs about the Earth, generally with a regard for specific geographic locations of historic importance.[3] Similar to modern druidry, prehistoric monuments are of particular spiritual importance to believers in Earth mysteries[4] who consider certain locations to be sacred and/or containing active spiritual energies.[5] The term "alternative archaeology" has also been used to describe the study of Earth mystery beliefs.[3][5]
The study of ley lines originates in the 1920s with Alfred Watkins. The term "Earth mysteries" for this field of interest was coined about 1970 in The Ley Hunter journal,[6] and the associated concepts have been embraced and reinvented by movements such as the New Age Movement and modern paganism during the 1970s to 1980s.[3]
Some New Age believers engage in travel to locations they consider important according to their beliefs; for example, Stonehenge is a popular destination amongst New Age seekers.[1][2]
- ^ a b Hetherington, Kevin (2000). New Age Travellers: Vanloads of Uproarious Humanity. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 143. ISBN 978-0304339785.
- ^ a b Macdonald, Sharon; Fyfe, Gordon (1996). Theorizing Museums: Representing Identity and Diversity in a Changing World. Blackwell Publishing. pp. 156, 164–6, 171. ISBN 978-0631201519.
- ^ a b c Hutton, Ronald (1993). The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles: Their Nature and Legacy. Blackwell Publishing. pp. 118–9, 123, 125, 340. ISBN 978-0631189466.
- ^ Hutton, Ronald (November 2009). "Modern Druidry and Earth Mysteries". Time & Mind: The Journal of Archaeology, Consciousness and Culture. 2 (3): 313–335. doi:10.2752/175169609X12464529903137. S2CID 143506407.
- ^ a b Ivakhiv, Adrian J. (2001). Claiming Sacred Ground: Pilgrims and Politics at Glastonbury and Sedona. Indiana University Press. pp. 22, 24, 32. ISBN 978-0253338990.
- ^ earlier use of the term "earth mysteries" mostly refers to actual mysteries dedicated to chthonic deities in classical antiquity.
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