Before Gerald Gardner ever thought to write his first book, there
was an explorer named Charles Leland who felt he could discover and
preserve the secrets of Italian Witchcraft. Leland's original quest
was to make contact with practicing Italian Witches. After years of
trying he met one by the name of Maddelena, who transmitted to him
the teachings he was searching for. The words (stories) have become
Aradia or the Gospel of the Witches. This manuscript, reportedly
handed down in an oral tradition, was later translated and
published in the late 1800's.
Today, a great amount of debate exists over whether or not
Aradia was an authentic representation of Italian Witchcraft at the
time Leland published the manuscript. Some go so far as to argue
that Maddelena never really existed. While it is true that
Maddelena's involvement with Leland can not be proven the fact
remains that even with an uncertain origin, Aradia is one of the
most important manuscripts available to the Pagan community. Even
if it does not reflect the ideology of a hidden tradition of
Italian Witchcraft, it most definitely presents such a powerful
message that even today its words are found repeatedly in various
literature. In fact, it is the foundation for one of the most
powerful and well-known documents in modern Pagan lore, The Charge
of the Goddess.
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