Human Search For Meaning
Human search for meaning for the Celtic people was largely revolved around their religion as it gave them connection and had set beliefs from which the Celts acted, made decisions from and led their lives to. Human meaning for the Celts was achieved through pleasing the gods, attaining a natural and universal balance and by reaching the otherworld in the afterlife. Through what is left of the historical evidence of the Celtic religion and the people who followed it, it is proven to us that religion was a very controlling aspect of their lives. The strong faith that the Celtic people had in their Gods and Goddesses was shown with the large component of worship and sacrifice that was included in their religious rites. The Celtic belief was that survival was based upon how the deities controlled their fate. This lead to the primitive need for survival to be in the Gods hands and thought to not be controllable by the Celtic people. Human search for meaning for the Celts was tied closely with nature, as like many other aspects of the religion. The need to protect and take care of the land and nature was incredibly important in Celts lives as they believed that after their death if they had looked after the land it would in turn look after them.