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Yggdrasill and the Nine World
Odin and his brothers then used Ymir's body to create the universe. This universe comprises
of nine worlds. They placed the body over the void called Ginnungagap.
They used his flesh for creating the earth and his blood for the sea. His skull, held up by
four dwarves (Nordri, Sudri, Austri, and Vestri), was used to create the heaven.
Then using sparks from Muspelheim, the gods created the sun, moon and stars. While Ymir's
eyebrows were used to create a place where the human race could live in;
a place called Midgard (Middle Earth).
A great ash tree called Yggdrasill ("World Tree") supported the universe, with roots
that connects the nine worlds together. One root of Yggdrasill extends to
Muspelheim ("world of fire"), while another root to Niflheim (the "world of cold").
Niflheim was sometimes confused with Niflhel, which was also
known as Hel, was the world of the dead.”
All ancient people had creation myths, and these myths typically
start by defining a relationship between time and space.
In the Norse myth referenced above, there was a beginning and a space (the large chasm),
and the Gods grew the world the Vikings knew from this beginning time and space.
To many scientists, the creation stories are all myths. The ancient divine India scripture -
the Vedas (which some believe dates back to 12,000 B.C.), the ancient Songlines of the Australian Aborigines, the
Hopi Indian story of the creation of four worlds, or the Biblical creation stories, are all placed in the same discarded classification of mythology.
Just as there is some truth in science, and all science should not be thrown out because there are
misrepresentations or misunderstandings by some, it seems logical those with an open mind will treat the traditions of our ancestors
with the same type of respect. And who knows, we might find some interesting insights about the relationship of the space time continuum,
at least as far as we have come to understand it, from one-dimensional Songlines snaking through the Australian outback, or from
recordings of multiple two-dimensional sea-level raisings as recorded in the Vedas, or from the three-dimensional worlds within worlds
recounted in the Hopi creation stories. In each of these cases, and in our own experience, space and time are closely interwoven with
cultural perceptions and expectations.
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