The Celtic Tree Of Life

The Celtic Tree of Life, represented in many ways, a few you can see here. I received these gifts for Christmas this year because I've always had a slight obession for the figure of the tree and the celtic way.

Not only did trees provide food, shelter, warmth and fuel for the celts, they were also believed to have much greater powers. Different trees served different purposes, some for food, some to make weapons, others were sacred to fairies or gods. Certain trees were known to be gateways into other, more magical worlds, like those of fairies and other mythical creatures.

The Oak tree is the most sacred tree of all, being the center of the world. The roots of the oak tree were the door to the "otherworld." The celtic word for oak is daur which is where our word door originiated.

You may be able to see the celtic knots worked into the trees on my journal or box. These ancient designes could represent sacred trees or animals, even gods. However, their true meaning is unknown, the celts left little in written record, and the symbols have since been adapted to suit Christianity.

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Do you realize the

Submitted by imaauthor on Wed, 2006-12-27 07:03.

Gauls, the Galatians, the Britanni are all Celtic peoples?

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yes, the Celts in Gaul,

Submitted by Muse on Wed, 2006-12-27 09:09.

yes, the Celts in Gaul, Galatian and Britannia all practicied Druidism (pagan nature worship)- like the celts of Ireland and Scotland. I imagine the reason why we do no commonly associate modern day countries like France, Turkey or England with the word Celtic or Druidism is because they were not as segregated from the rest of the world. Therefore, they took the transition to Christianity earlier and perhaps easier than the isolated Irish.

There's even reference to the tree of life in the bible, which likely came from the ancient Gauls, Galatians, or Britannias.

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