In Thornish tradition there is an
exercise performed by those new to the ideas of our form of pagan beliefs. For
years this has been referred to as a Hollowing, or as going into the hollows.
What this entails is that a person goes out into a natural setting where they
are unlikely to be disturbed or distracted and once there they spend a period
of time in meditation upon their place in the world and on the true nature of
the state which our world is in. This may sound like a simple thing but to
those who have performed this act of deep introspection the results can be
quite profound.