In the (Aradia di Toscana) Stregherian traditions (an Etruscan/Italian Witchcraft) "Aradia is the name taken (in honor of the ancient goddess - Aradia, daughter of Diana) by the woman who we sometimes refer to as The Holy Strega. Her followers knew her as Aradia di Toscano and also called her La Bella Pellegrina or the Beautiful Pilgrim.
Our traditions teach that Aradia was born in Tuscany (legends states 1313) and was taught the Old Ways, by her aunt. As a young woman, she would walk through the Alban Hills near Lake Nemi and contemplate the fate of the people of Italy who were downtrodden by the nobility and the Church. One day, Aradia had a moment of spiritual enlightenment is which she knew she must challenge the existing order. In this moment, she heard the word MoonShadow and began her spiritual teachings. Aradia gathered streghe (old Etruscan religious), outlaws, and others who dwelt in the forests around Nemi during the 14th century, and taught the Ways. Her disciples formed what is known as the Triad Clans, from which our Tradition have descended."
Peaceful dreaming, until next we meet,
Aradiana
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