Sand Dancer
Crazy Cat Lady
I understand belief in gods, but what do the different pagan paths believe about creation of the universe?
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Creation and paganism
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As far as I know, each pantheon has it's own specific cosmology (creation story). In my experience most pagans do not concern themselves with the facts/details of creation, and instead with acting right in the eyes of the God, Ancestors and Spirits.
In Norse pantheon, at the creation of the universe there is Muspelheim (fire) in the south, Niflheim (ice) in the north, and Ginnungagap (yawning void), between them. The fires of Muspelheim and the cold of Niflheim converge in Ginnungagap creating the first Jotuns (Giants), from which the Gods are born.
Sand Dancer
Crazy Cat Lady
My old monotheistic and belief oriented religious past keeps haunting me. lol
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
Even different sects in my religion have different versions of it. Some say Vishnu ordered it, others say Shiva or Durga ordered it. Then Hindus believe in cyclic universe. Many eons, many creations, two Supreme Gods (and a Mother Goddess), many creators (Brahmas), many Kings of Heaven (Indras), many Adams, Eves, and Primordial Sages. Then there are people like me, who do not believe in creation itself and consider it all as illusions. So, one chooses his version. In all, things are very interesting here, like a kaleidoscope.
When thinking about this, I think it is worth observing that contemporary Paganism is very much about the here and now, or the present. As such, origin stories have relevance insofar as they shape our practices in the present but are otherwise unimportant.
That's certainly how I feel about it, at any rate. I don't believe anything in particular about the origins of the universe because I find it to be irrelevant. As far as I'm concerned the universe has simply always been here. What matters is how I relate to it, if at all... and I don't relate to it at all. How could I? It's far, far too vast for any sort of meaningful relationship to be had.