In the open universe, you are constantly veering off - no matter which direction you choose to travel, you are always, ultimately or relatively, going away from everything else.
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In the closed universe it is just the opposite - just as an ant would take a straight path around the earth, eventually reaching the place where it started off and not knowing how such a thing was ever possible, so the traveller will make endless loops, constantly revisiting places. Soon enough, he will memorize the order of celestial bodies as they appear to him - one after the other in time, sphere upon sphere in geometry. He has been here before - he knows this from his past.
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In the flat universe, Euclid may be God. The traveller finds flat sheets of paper, any which way he looks. In the flat universe, a line will, more or less, be a line.
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Saddles, spheres or sheets of paper? The saddles becomes the sphere in reverse time and so the sphere becomes the saddle. The space and time curves and uncurves, curves and unnerves. Where is the edge? is a question. The universe seems to be beyond geometry. It builds itself somewhere in our collective mind now, instead.
Today, I've been reading about theories of relativity and the concept of spacetime and something hit me.
I don't want to spend too much time explaining what light cones are, but if we think about the principal that every 'event' (a body as it exists in a point in space AND time) has a set of light rays that lead up to it and emanate from it in spacetime, we begin to sense that there is a play between mass in space and time and the forces they exert on space and time itself. Or, as Stephen Hawking puts it:
Space and time are now dynamic quantities: when a body moves, or a force acts, it affects the curvature of space and time – and in turn the structure of space-time affects the way in which bodies move and forces act. Space and time not only affect but also are affected by everything that happens in the universe. To say that there are past light cones that affect the positions of events and to imagine that millions of lightcones overlap all the time in spacetime is to say that events are influenced by many other past events and will influence many other future events.Now, is it just me, or does this sound a bit like the concept of karma?!
Ours is a curious mind. A mind demanding a complete picture of everything. One of the biggest mysteries man has spend wondering throughout ages is that of the universe and its creation. How did it all begin and when?And every one of us as a kid would have asked, “Where did I come from or where do babies come from?“. That question I guess is the most universal question kids ask regarding creation.The answer to that question varies according to the different culture and the social situation in which one was brought in and the important thing we can note here is that the question was the same. And the answers though different, none of them had the real answer or it may lead to another question altogether and of course most of them were religious myths. So when I questioned for the very first time about creation, the bible was the answer with a story to explain the whole event and my curiosity about creation ceased. As a kid, anything with a story was believable to us but the death of curiosity about the universe has made us to elude our interest in it. My Interests was shifted to other things where questions had definite answers.
Well the next set of ideas about creation came from school when they taught us about big bang and evolution which directly conflicted with what I already thought as the answer. So here I got a new answer altogether which had no similarities with what I already knew as the answer. This new theory had more validity since it came from science and science was based on observations. And science made sense to me because of this. I abandoned all other fields including my faith in bible and considered science had all the answers. The curiosity was reignited but my vision was narrow. I realised this when I understood the problem with science. The observations on which science is based on is at times inconsistent as years pass by because of new observations. New theories put forth by new observation can completely prove the older theories as wrong and although most cant out prove the other completely. This resulted in various distinctions within science itself like quantum mechanics and cosmology. So the big bang theory which I thought as the ultimate and most definite answer to what I knew of creation was at question when I explored quantum mechanics where they question and observe the very moment of the big bang on a quantum scale. Quantum mechanics ultimately has the same problem as I have mentioned above about science. The scientific observations itself are either human sensory based or assumptions in regard to already established scientific laws which is again derived from sensory observations. This invites in a new study altogether in science questioning the sensory perceptions of man being an illusion. Hence theories like Holographic universe come into being which talks about creation on a whole different level. And as crazy as it sounds, it cannot be disapproved or proved completely just like all the other theories. Scientists are trying to find that one solution that will unify all these theories together, it’s called the Grand Unification theory. Is there really a possibility of a grand unification theory that would explain all? Until now it hasn’t but if it has to happen we should broaden our perception and unite not only in science but in every other fields of knowledge as well.
From a philosophical point of view, I started thinking of the universe having a consciousness of its own. This can be explained with biology. We are all made of trillion different types of cells; it is the smallest unit of life classified as living thing. These cells have their own respiratory and digestive system. They think and communicate with each other and these trillion cells makes up a human body and billions of human bodies makes up the earth. The earth has more similarities with the human body. The earth has its own electro magnetic radiation just like the human body. The frequencies from these electro magnetic radiation are responsible for biological rhythms like menstrual cycles. These frequencies are picked up by the flora and fauna as if they were biological instruments like the cells in our body. If the earth is an organism by itself, what does that imply of the universe?
The question of creation still remains in my mind without a definite answer so the curiosity remains. Since none of the answers have definite solution to the question, every one of them has the quality of being a myth. So here I am now faced with this many different possible answer to what happened during creation. And in this day and age, the big bang seems to be most commonly approved of theory by the whole of scientific community. But it isn’t completely provable so it remains at question yet again. This constant recurring cycle of the questioning and concluding has gone on throughout our entire history, at one point of time it was religion, then it was philosophy and now it is science. So will there be a grand unification theory in science that will explain all? Or are we going to move away from the field of science as we know of it today to an altogether new field where more and new answers and questions may come to light?This might be our next step in human evolution.
Read this only if you have the 'The Matrix Trilogy'... really im not kidding.
'The matrix is everywhere,' informs Morpheus, 'It is all around us. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you to the truth . . .' - The Wachowski Brothers.
The Matrix, released in 1999, is a remarkable film in a number of respects. More so than any comparable film, the script and details of the set design are informed by many different stories and myths. Perhaps even more remarkable is how quickly the film generated numerous articles in academic journals, and an impressive number of books from scholarly imprints devoted to the film. This article is based on reading many of these books and a selection of the articles. Then draws together the way the mythic themes of The Matrix can be regarded as 'metamyths'. In other words, how the script of The Matrix implicitly – and, at times, almost explicitly – engages with the underlying creation of mythic themes. The idea of a 'metamyth' - 'a myth about the eternal processes by which myths, and humans, are made. It reveals the world as a myth…' - Jake Horley (The Matrix Warrior). This idea of the matrix does not date back to the "Egyptian" or "Aboriginal" times as most of the other posts have but that is what this is about, the matrix is right now. But the idea of the matrix brings up various questions which sometimes cannot be answered. 'What is real? If real is what you can feel, smell, taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain .' - Morpheus. What is hard is to make a choice. A choice to believe that the matrix does exist and we are in it right now. If you do then nothing here is 'real', we are made to believe that there is a real world. But what we do have is the power of choice. The most common quote to back this would be 'To be or not to be. That is the question.' William Shakespeare.
The world or idea of creation beings only when you wake up from the matrix.
At a time before Time began, there was first Illuvatar, “The one who is alone”, The All Powerful. Through the manifestation of his concepts and thoughts he creates the Ainur. Before anything else can be created, Illuvatar teaches them the art of ‘Music’ which becomes their life and work.
Soon they and their music mature and they soon realize the existence of one another, and begin to play in harmony, collaborating in their music. This forms the First Theme and their music fills the heavens. While it is true that the Ainur are Iluvatar’s thoughts embodied, they each have a life of their own, and are expected to utilize their 'freedom' by cultivating the grand theme. Only in the future, at the 'end of days', will all the created beings of Iluvatar fully understand not only the divinely provided concepts and themes they each personally embody, but how each relates to all the others and fits (as per Iluvatar’s intentions) in the entire greater scheme.
Among the Ainur, the first to be named is Melkor. He is considered one of the most powerful of the Ainur and has knowledge of illuvatar’s thoughts, including something of each of the primary themes that prefigure the other Ainur. He develops impatience with the schooling process of thematic elaboration: like a precocious child, Melkor begins thinking of certain musical ideas and themes as being 'all his own', and he feels compelled to develop them apace. Melkor even harbours the notion of becoming a creator himself and becomes a disruption to the harmony of the other Ainurs’ music which is part of Illuvatar’s grand design. Iluvatar’s music through the Ainur is beautiful, melodious and filled with sorrow where as Melkor’s is discordant and violent.
The Great Music of the Ainur progresses thus: Iluvatar introduces a First Theme to the choir of the Ainur and Melkor 'spoils' it, converting many of the Ainur to his cause in the process, thereby creating all that is evil. Next, Iluvatar imposes a Second Theme, and again Melkor corrupts it. Iluvatar then proposes a Third Theme, which is also infected by Melkor and devolves into a raging disharmonious conflict. Iluvatar puts an end to the disharmony with the conducting of "…one chord, deeper than the Abyss, higher than the Firmament, piercing as the light of the eye of Iluvatar…" suddenly the music stops, and Melkor is no match for Illuvatar.
Illuvatar then shows the Ainur the vision of the Universe. The Vision is of what the transliteration of their collaborative Great Music into a material reality would be like. They are shown that the Music has a point, has a result and effect beyond its composition and singing: it amounts to no less than a highly detailed template commensurate with the entire history – beginning to end – of a material, 'physical' Universe that could exist inside 'time’. Even Melkor realizes that all his acts are all part of the great design and contribute to the universal harmony that is created.
In the vision The Ainur see things that they don’t remember composing or creating. They also see things that they remember composing but could not fathom it could take such a form in the Universe.
Soon they see the Earth and the Children of Illuvatar-the men and elves and all other living creatures. Upon spotting the earth a particularly fascinating advise is given: “don’t read too much into the relative size of the Earth as compared to the entire Universe, or be overly impressed with the immensity of Space compared to, say, the delicacy and complexity of design in a mustard seed.” The Ainur come to realize that Water is the ultimate resonance of the collaborative elaboration that was the propounding and cultivating of Iluvatar’s entire creative plan. Ulmo is related to water and is said to have conceptualized it. Illuvatar also points out that the meddling of Melkor has in fact benefitted Water, beyond Ulmo’s conceptions. Melkor’s attempts to disrupt with the use of fierce heat and severe cold do nothing to ruin Water (as Melkor must have hoped), but rather leave the World with the beauties of snow and frost and clouds and rain.
The vision is now suddenly snatched away from the Ainur before they can fully comprehend their existence and the whole of the Music-made-into-substance. Because of this, and because of their nature as beings that must grow to an understanding of themselves in the context of the interplay of all creation, the Ainur know quite a bit of the past, present and future of the Universe and its inhabitants, yet they don’t know everything.
Time begins now. Thus at the end of the beginning, Illuvatar takes the music of the Ainur and creates the universe, from a vision into reality. And thus the Ainur including Melkor enter the Universe as its preservers and vow to stay there till its end.
This is the Tolkienian creation myth of a mythical universe and a mythical world. Yet in essence its concepts can be related to the creation of our world. This myth talks about harmony of good and evil, and the general balance of things. It talks of the senses about the beauty of music. And creation through music which I think is beautiful. It metaphorically raises questions of understanding ones own existence and morals, of the past present and future, and the fact that some things have to be found out by one.
Thus this mythical creation myth in essence is valid even in this world in this reality. At a time before Time began, there was first Illuvatar, “The one who is alone”, The All Powerful. Through the manifestation of his concepts and thoughts he creates the Ainur. Before anything else can be created, Illuvatar teaches them the art of ‘Music’ which becomes their life and work.
Soon they and their music mature and they soon realize the existence of one another, and begin to play in harmony, collaborating in their music. This forms the First Theme and their music fills the heavens. While it is true that the Ainur are Iluvatar’s thoughts embodied, they each have a life of their own, and are expected to utilize their 'freedom' by cultivating the grand theme. Only in the future, at the 'end of days', will all the created beings of Iluvatar fully understand not only the divinely provided concepts and themes they each personally embody, but how each relates to all the others and fits (as per Iluvatar’s intentions) in the entire greater scheme.
Among the Ainur, the first to be named is Melkor. He is considered one of the most powerful of the Ainur and has knowledge of illuvatar’s thoughts, including something of each of the primary themes that prefigure the other Ainur. He develops impatience with the schooling process of thematic elaboration: like a precocious child, Melkor begins thinking of certain musical ideas and themes as being 'all his own', and he feels compelled to develop them apace. Melkor even harbours the notion of becoming a creator himself and becomes a disruption to the harmony of the other Ainurs’ music which is part of Illuvatar’s grand design. Iluvatar’s music through the Ainur is beautiful, melodious and filled with sorrow where as Melkor’s is discordant and violent.
The Great Music of the Ainur progresses thus: Iluvatar introduces a First Theme to the choir of the Ainur and Melkor 'spoils' it, converting many of the Ainur to his cause in the process, thereby creating all that is evil. Next, Iluvatar imposes a Second Theme, and again Melkor corrupts it. Iluvatar then proposes a Third Theme, which is also infected by Melkor and devolves into a raging disharmonious conflict. Iluvatar puts an end to the disharmony with the conducting of "…one chord, deeper than the Abyss, higher than the Firmament, piercing as the light of the eye of Iluvatar…" suddenly the music stops, and Melkor is no match for Illuvatar.
Illuvatar then shows the Ainur the vision of the Universe. The Vision is of what the transliteration of their collaborative Great Music into a material reality would be like. They are shown that the Music has a point, has a result and effect beyond its composition and singing: it amounts to no less than a highly detailed template commensurate with the entire history – beginning to end – of a material, 'physical' Universe that could exist inside 'time’. Even Melkor realizes that all his acts are all part of the great design and contribute to the universal harmony that is created.
In the vision The Ainur see things that they don’t remember composing or creating. They also see things that they remember composing but could not fathom it could take such a form in the Universe.
Soon they see the Earth and the Children of Illuvatar-the men and elves and all other living creatures. Upon spotting the earth a particularly fascinating advise is given: “don’t read too much into the relative size of the Earth as compared to the entire Universe, or be overly impressed with the immensity of Space compared to, say, the delicacy and complexity of design in a mustard seed.” The Ainur come to realize that Water is the ultimate resonance of the collaborative elaboration that was the propounding and cultivating of Iluvatar’s entire creative plan. Ulmo is related to water and is said to have conceptualized it. Illuvatar also points out that the meddling of Melkor has in fact benefitted Water, beyond Ulmo’s conceptions. Melkor’s attempts to disrupt with the use of fierce heat and severe cold do nothing to ruin Water (as Melkor must have hoped), but rather leave the World with the beauties of snow and frost and clouds and rain.
The vision is now suddenly snatched away from the Ainur before they can fully comprehend their existence and the whole of the Music-made-into-substance. Because of this, and because of their nature as beings that must grow to an understanding of themselves in the context of the interplay of all creation, the Ainur know quite a bit of the past, present and future of the Universe and its inhabitants, yet they don’t know everything.
Time begins now. Thus at the end of the beginning, Illuvatar takes the music of the Ainur and creates the universe, from a vision into reality. And thus the Ainur including Melkor enter the Universe as its preservers and vow to stay there till its end.
This is the Tolkienian creation myth of a mythical universe and a mythical world. Yet in essence its concepts can be related to the creation of our world. This myth talks about harmony of good and evil, and the general balance of things. It talks of the senses about the beauty of music. And creation through music which I think is beautiful. It metaphorically raises questions of understanding ones own existence and morals, of the past present and future, and the fact that some things have to be found out by one.
Thus this mythical creation myth in essence is valid even in this world in this reality. At a time before Time began, there was first Illuvatar, “The one who is alone”, The All Powerful. Through the manifestation of his concepts and thoughts he creates the Ainur. Before anything else can be created, Illuvatar teaches them the art of ‘Music’ which becomes their life and work.
Soon they and their music mature and they soon realize the existence of one another, and begin to play in harmony, collaborating in their music. This forms the First Theme and their music fills the heavens. While it is true that the Ainur are Iluvatar’s thoughts embodied, they each have a life of their own, and are expected to utilize their 'freedom' by cultivating the grand theme. Only in the future, at the 'end of days', will all the created beings of Iluvatar fully understand not only the divinely provided concepts and themes they each personally embody, but how each relates to all the others and fits (as per Iluvatar’s intentions) in the entire greater scheme.
Among the Ainur, the first to be named is Melkor. He is considered one of the most powerful of the Ainur and has knowledge of illuvatar’s thoughts, including something of each of the primary themes that prefigure the other Ainur. He develops impatience with the schooling process of thematic elaboration: like a precocious child, Melkor begins thinking of certain musical ideas and themes as being 'all his own', and he feels compelled to develop them apace. Melkor even harbours the notion of becoming a creator himself and becomes a disruption to the harmony of the other Ainurs’ music which is part of Illuvatar’s grand design. Iluvatar’s music through the Ainur is beautiful, melodious and filled with sorrow where as Melkor’s is discordant and violent.
The Great Music of the Ainur progresses thus: Iluvatar introduces a First Theme to the choir of the Ainur and Melkor 'spoils' it, converting many of the Ainur to his cause in the process, thereby creating all that is evil. Next, Iluvatar imposes a Second Theme, and again Melkor corrupts it. Iluvatar then proposes a Third Theme, which is also infected by Melkor and devolves into a raging disharmonious conflict. Iluvatar puts an end to the disharmony with the conducting of "…one chord, deeper than the Abyss, higher than the Firmament, piercing as the light of the eye of Iluvatar…" suddenly the music stops, and Melkor is no match for Illuvatar.
Illuvatar then shows the Ainur the vision of the Universe. The Vision is of what the transliteration of their collaborative Great Music into a material reality would be like. They are shown that the Music has a point, has a result and effect beyond its composition and singing: it amounts to no less than a highly detailed template commensurate with the entire history – beginning to end – of a material, 'physical' Universe that could exist inside 'time’. Even Melkor realizes that all his acts are all part of the great design and contribute to the universal harmony that is created.
In the vision The Ainur see things that they don’t remember composing or creating. They also see things that they remember composing but could not fathom it could take such a form in the Universe.
Soon they see the Earth and the Children of Illuvatar-the men and elves and all other living creatures. Upon spotting the earth a particularly fascinating advise is given: “don’t read too much into the relative size of the Earth as compared to the entire Universe, or be overly impressed with the immensity of Space compared to, say, the delicacy and complexity of design in a mustard seed.” The Ainur come to realize that Water is the ultimate resonance of the collaborative elaboration that was the propounding and cultivating of Iluvatar’s entire creative plan. Ulmo is related to water and is said to have conceptualized it. Illuvatar also points out that the meddling of Melkor has in fact benefitted Water, beyond Ulmo’s conceptions. Melkor’s attempts to disrupt with the use of fierce heat and severe cold do nothing to ruin Water (as Melkor must have hoped), but rather leave the World with the beauties of snow and frost and clouds and rain.
The vision is now suddenly snatched away from the Ainur before they can fully comprehend their existence and the whole of the Music-made-into-substance. Because of this, and because of their nature as beings that must grow to an understanding of themselves in the context of the interplay of all creation, the Ainur know quite a bit of the past, present and future of the Universe and its inhabitants, yet they don’t know everything.
Time begins now. Thus at the end of the beginning, Illuvatar takes the music of the Ainur and creates the universe, from a vision into reality. And thus the Ainur including Melkor enter the Universe as its preservers and vow to stay there till its end.
This is the Tolkienian creation myth of a mythical universe and a mythical world. Yet in essence its concepts can be related to the creation of our world. This myth talks about harmony of good and evil, and the general balance of things. It talks of the senses about the beauty of music. And creation through music which I think is beautiful. It metaphorically raises questions of understanding ones own existence and morals, of the past present and future, and the fact that some things have to be found out by one.
Thus this mythical creation myth in essence is valid even in this world in this reality. At a time before Time began, there was first Illuvatar, “The one who is alone”, The All Powerful. Through the manifestation of his concepts and thoughts he creates the Ainur. Before anything else can be created, Illuvatar teaches them the art of ‘Music’ which becomes their life and work.
Soon they and their music mature and they soon realize the existence of one another, and begin to play in harmony, collaborating in their music. This forms the First Theme and their music fills the heavens. While it is true that the Ainur are Iluvatar’s thoughts embodied, they each have a life of their own, and are expected to utilize their 'freedom' by cultivating the grand theme. Only in the future, at the 'end of days', will all the created beings of Iluvatar fully understand not only the divinely provided concepts and themes they each personally embody, but how each relates to all the others and fits (as per Iluvatar’s intentions) in the entire greater scheme.
Among the Ainur, the first to be named is Melkor. He is considered one of the most powerful of the Ainur and has knowledge of Illuvatar’s thoughts, including something of each of the primary themes that prefigure the other Ainur. He develops impatience with the schooling process of thematic elaboration: like a precocious child, Melkor begins thinking of certain musical ideas and themes as being 'all his own', and he feels compelled to develop them apace. Melkor even harbours the notion of becoming a creator himself and becomes a disruption to the harmony of the other Ainurs’ music which is part of Illuvatar’s grand design. Iluvatar’s music through the Ainur is beautiful, melodious and filled with sorrow where as Melkor’s is discordant and violent.
The Great Music of the Ainur progresses thus: Iluvatar introduces a First Theme to the choir of the Ainur and Melkor 'spoils' it, converting many of the Ainur to his cause in the process, thereby creating all that is evil. Next, Iluvatar imposes a Second Theme, and again Melkor corrupts it. Iluvatar then proposes a Third Theme, which is also infected by Melkor and devolves into a raging disharmonious conflict. Iluvatar puts an end to the disharmony with the conducting of "…one chord, deeper than the Abyss, higher than the Firmament, piercing as the light of the eye of Iluvatar…" suddenly the music stops, and Melkor is no match for Illuvatar.
Illuvatar then shows the Ainur the vision of the Universe. The Vision is of what the transliteration of their collaborative Great Music into a material reality would be like. They are shown that the Music has a point, has a result and effect beyond its composition and singing: it amounts to no less than a highly detailed template commensurate with the entire history – beginning to end – of a material, 'physical' Universe that could exist inside 'time’. Even Melkor realizes that all his acts are all part of the great design and contribute to the universal harmony that is created.
In the vision The Ainur see things that they don’t remember composing or creating. They also see things that they remember composing but could not fathom it could take such a form in the Universe.
Soon they see the Earth and the Children of Illuvatar-the men and elves and all other living creatures. Upon spotting the earth a particularly fascinating advise is given: “don’t read too much into the relative size of the Earth as compared to the entire Universe, or be overly impressed with the immensity of Space compared to, say, the delicacy and complexity of design in a mustard seed.” The Ainur come to realize that Water is the ultimate resonance of the collaborative elaboration that was the propounding and cultivating of Iluvatar’s entire creative plan. Ulmo is related to water and is said to have conceptualized it. Illuvatar also points out that the meddling of Melkor has in fact benefitted Water, beyond Ulmo’s conceptions. Melkor’s attempts to disrupt with the use of fierce heat and severe cold do nothing to ruin Water (as Melkor must have hoped), but rather leave the World with the beauties of snow and frost and clouds and rain.
The vision is now suddenly snatched away from the Ainur before they can fully comprehend their existence and the whole of the Music-made-into-substance. Because of this, and because of their nature as beings that must grow to an understanding of themselves in the context of the interplay of all creation, the Ainur know quite a bit of the past, present and future of the Universe and its inhabitants, yet they don’t know everything.
Time begins now. Thus at the end of the beginning, Illuvatar takes the music of the Ainur and creates the universe, from a vision into reality. And thus the Ainur including Melkor enter the Universe as its preservers and vow to stay there till its end.
This is the Tolkienian creation myth of a mythical universe and a mythical world. Yet in essence its concepts can be related to the creation of our world. This myth talks about harmony of good and evil, and the general balance of things. It talks of the senses about the beauty of music. And creation through music which I think is beautiful. It metaphorically raises questions of understanding ones own existence and morals, of the past present and future, and the fact that some things have to be found out by one.
Thus this mythical creation myth in essence is valid even in this world in this reality.
India has been a country of ageless and countless myths that describe how man and earth were created. All these stories, unanimously worship nature and celebrate 'God' or a similar super power as the creator of life. Animals were believed to exist before man. Over centuries, these myths disappeared somewhere, most of them getting integrated into larger religions such as "Hinduism" and "Buddhism". This probably explains why these religions have multiple stories explaining creation.
As a child i grew up listening to various versions of stories describing creation, including scientific theories of evolution and the Big bang theory. I often found it hard to understand why these myths were necessary..why did we have a strong desire to imagine creation? Tthrough these myths 'we seek an experience of being alive', we try to refer to those things that are beyond our understanding. The myth is a manifestation of the images within us. They are a magnification of our dreams, and experiences that are intrinsic to all mankind. This is probably also why almost all ancient creation myths around the world have common themes and imagery. They give us a cultural sense of belonging, relationships and kinship. They give justifications to very primal human emotions like greed, jealousy, love and hatred, and almost rid us of the guilt of doing sinful acts.
I still dont know what these mean to me in the modern day and age. My mind wants to have greater faith in the scientific explanations, yet these stories move me in many ways. They are an artistic expression that speaks to each of us in personal ways.
Here is a myth of the 'Gond' tribe from central india that i have always been fond of-
" One Gond myth, essentially a separation of heaven and earth myth tells us about how earth and sky fell in love and wanted to be married and the Creator agreed to celebrate their wedding. All creatures were invited tot he wedding and they all agreed to come except the Jackal. He warned the Creator that if Earth and Sky married, there would be no room left between their coupling for any creation to take place. The Creator understood this and decided to marry the Earth with the Sun instead."
These are pictures of art and artifacts that depict native indian creation myths that I took on my visit to the "Museum of man" in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.
