01 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #14

Agnieszka Lorek

Elen of the Ways

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Private collection

I do not know the name of this beautiful work; and so I looked for a comparable mythological deity and chose Elen of the Ways.

Elen of the Ways. As the Green Lady, she peeps out between the trees in forests and woods. As a British Venus, Goddess of Gardens, she is the Flower Bride: at her Holy wells, mainly to be found in the North of the country, she is guardian of the underground streams that carry the sacred waters. These underground streams have themselves become a metaphor for the secret continuation of sacred wisdom. She is the Guardian of the ancient track ways, the Leys, the kundalini currents in nature, and as the Horned Goddess, she leads us to the first trackways, the migratory tracks of the reindeer and later, she leads us to the path of the red deer through the forests. From here she leads us to the lost Shamanism of the isles of Britain, and we can follow her across Scandinavia, Russia, Mongolia, Siberia, India and beyond. More on Elen of the Ways

Agnieszka Lorek is a young photographer who lives in Cardiff, Wales. Her models, always graceful and diaphanous, evolve in almost magical worlds. Even if she defends herself of such an influence, one imagines very well her images to illustrate tales such as Sleeping Beauty or Snow White. The naivety of her photographs, however, is thwarted by the brilliant treatment of colors and wax tints of young women, which give them a morbid side. You can find Agnieszka's photos on Vogue Italia, a nice recognition for this talented artist! More on Agnieszka Lorek 

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