Re: The Beginnings of Celtic Cosmology mique Fri Sep 22 20:36:29 2000 in our grove, i recite a piece, written by a former member, that she simply intitles ..."the creation myth".*p**br*who are we?*br*from whence do we come?*br*what is the story of our people?*br*not difficult that.*p*a great misty cloud gathered in the Void*br*swirling and spiralling, spiralling and swirling,*br*gathering ever in upon itself.*p*and at its center a radiance shone forth.*br*the solar fire warmed the cauldron of creation*br*and stroked upon its waters with thunderbolts...*br*and so begat life.*p*life begat the creatures,*br*and the creatures begat the ancestors,*br*and the ancestors begat us, *br*the living people.*p*and like you great tree,*br*we stand firmly rooted in the ground below,*br*spanning this middle world of form,*br*and reaching ever upward towards the sky above.*p*this is not the whole thing, i've forgotten the original. i have been reciting this for a long time now, and it gets slightly changed every time. this is how i am reciting it now. if i can find a copy of the original, i will post that too. (the thing i am forgetting is something about the fire above, the land her, and the waters below...but as i have sayd, i forget the exact lines- and where they go. :-) ).*p*blessings*br*mique The Beginnings of Celtic Cosmology Searles 705 Wed Sep 20 01:36:50 2000