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Sacred Beginnings: A Journey through Creation Myths
Paperback
Series: The Celtic and Mythic Realms
Literary CriticismMythology & Folklore
ISBN13: 9781764367530
Publisher: Peta Oakes
Published: Mar 3 2026
Pages: 146
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Before there were gods, before there were kingdoms, before history was written, humanity told stories of how the world began.
Sacred Beginnings is a sweeping and beautifully written journey into the creation myths of Europe, exploring how ancient cultures understood the birth of the cosmos, the shaping of the land, the origins of humanity, and the eternal struggle between order and chaos.
From the icy void of the Norse Ginnungagap to the radiant dawn of Greek Chaos, from the world egg of the Finns to the storm god and dragon of the Balkans, from the sacred oak and western ocean of Iberia to the deep forest and ancestral worlds of the Celts and Slavs, this book reveals the shared mythic patterns and unique spiritual visions that shaped Europe's earliest worldviews.
These myths reveal a profound truth: long before science, humanity was already searching for meaning in the stars, the storms, the forests, and the deep waters of the world.
Written in clear, elegant prose and grounded in genuine mythic tradition, Sacred Beginnings is both an accessible introduction for general readers and a rich resource for lovers of mythology, history, spirituality, and ancient wisdom.
Sacred Beginnings is an invitation to return to the first stories ever told, and to remember how humanity once understood the world as sacred, alive, and filled with meaning.
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