Gaelic Celtic Cosmology
When I published my last post, the one about the dúile, I realized I might have been getting a bit ahead of myself. I mentioned Celtic cosmology in that post briefly, but I think it's worth its own post since cosmology is an important part of any religious or spiritual practice. So, cosmology, what is it? To put it simply, cosmology is how we think of the universe around us. Usually, cosmology deals with the origins of the universe and the eventual fate of the universe. Celtic cosmology is unique in this regard, however, as there is no surviving creation story of the world or universe. It's important to understand that all surviving Celtic mythology, which only consists of Irish and Welsh, was written down by Christian monks/scribes. So, this means that there are obvious Christian overtones and influences in the mythology we do have left, but there are nuggets of pre-Christian ideas we might be able to see peeking through. Please note that this is a vast topic and as such most ...