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| This design is based on the great wheel-cross of Conbelin at Margam Abbey, South Wales. Early Celtic Crosses, representing the sun, predate Christianity. The sign of the sun is the circle with a centre; in the Celtic Cross, it is the center where all the forces come together. The central spiritual source is here represented by a triskele motif symbolizing the mystic Celtic trinity. The cross is the Cosmic Wheel, representing the four seasonal position of the sun. |
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| This design is an exquisitely detailed seasonal calendar paying homage to the Celts close life with nature. |
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| The Celts venerated several solar deities, embodying the divine qualities of the sun: life, light, healing inspiration, strength, inner fire, and illumintion. |
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| Also known as The World Tree, the primal Mother Tree was regarded as all-nourishing, all-giving, involved in the creation of the universe and the origin of the first man and woman. |
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| Ravens are birds of omen, used by Irish Druids in augury: predicting the future by studying the flight of birds. |
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| The triskele is a three-legged pattern. This pattern honors the three fates as well as The Great Earth Mother was also represented as a Trinity. |
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