The Pit Project
A Condensed History
Began on April 18, 2015 at Nurmijärvi, Southern Finland, on a secluded part of a cottage plot, as an impromptu makeshift fire pit. It was excavated at the site of a demolished cottage’s remains. This origin is the namesake of ”The Pit.” Over eight years, it transformed from a simple soil pit into an expansive area of 60–80 square meters.
Today, it comprises various sanctuaries, altars, and artifacts, created through extensive labor involving digging, moving, and splitting boulders using the primitive ”fire-setting” technique. All materials — earth, stone, wood — were sourced from The Pit itself.
Key Sanctuaries and Artifacts
In visiting order
A reclaimed sanctuary from the site of an old log shack and compost heap, still under development.
A cave-like sanctuary behind the Devil’s Threshold, still under development.
A 2-meter-high wooden gate, later inspiring the Tuonen Portti collective’s naming.
Features an altar resembling a stone fence.
Comprises a prominent altar within a grove-like space, encircled by tree branches and a wall made of ”wooden spears.”
The original Pit. Houses several fireplaces and a wooden shelter (lean-to).
Originally an old root cellar, now transformed into a chthonic chapel with an overhead ritual space and a stone altar.
Rests atop a pyramid-like stone structure.
Interconnecting all sanctuaries is a pathway network, referred to as the initiation path, designed piece by piece following visionary principles of ”atavistic sacred geometry.”
* Lovilehto — Etymologia
Muodostuu kahdesta suomen sanasta: ”lovi” ja ”lehto.” ”Lovi” kantaa metaforista merkitystä kirjaimellisen lovi- tai uran merkityksensä yli — shamanistisissa käytännöissä se ymmärretään symbolisena porttina tai kynnyksenä, erityisesti hengellisten matkojen sisäänkäyntinä, usein yhdistettynä siirtymiin tuonpuoleisiin todellisuuksiin tai manalaan. ”Lehto” kääntyy suoraan sanaksi ”lehto” eli metsikkö englanniksi.
Observations
Additional Insights
