Sacred Beginnings: A Journey through Creation Myths

By Peta Oakes (Gaelic Mac Dubhdara)

Sacred Beginnings explores the creation myths of Europe and the ancient stories humanity told to explain how the world began.

Before there were gods, kingdoms, or written histories, people looked to the stars, storms, forests, mountains, and deep waters to understand the birth of the cosmos, the shaping of the land, the origins of humanity, and the eternal struggle between order and chaos.

This volume journeys through the icy void of the Norse Ginnungagap, the radiant dawn of Greek Chaos, the world egg of Finnish tradition, the storm gods and dragons of the Balkans, the sacred oak and western ocean of Iberia, and the ancestral worlds of Celtic and Slavic myth.

Through these traditions, Sacred Beginnings reveals both shared mythic patterns and unique spiritual visions that shaped Europe's earliest understandings of existence.

Written in clear and elegant prose, this book offers an accessible introduction for general readers and a rich companion for those drawn to mythology, history, spirituality, ancient wisdom, and the sacred imagination.

Sacred Beginnings is an invitation to return to the first stories and remember how humanity once understood the world as sacred, alive, and filled with meaning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1764367537
• ISBN13: 9781764367530
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Peta Oakes
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"