GCSP04 Celtic Spirit Rising

The Celtic Saints mission to bring Christianity to the people of Britain and Ireland incorporated and celebrated with passion much of the spirituality of the pagan tradition. This included the ‘baptising’ of holy wells, the belief in the afterlife, and the emphasis on humanity’s oneness with nature. The conversion came from a genuine change of religious perceptions, rather than a brutal clash of faiths and cultures. This is expressed in the form of the Celtic cross, which evolved from the ancient symbol of the divine sun wheel.

It is believed by many that Jesus came to Glastonbury as a child with his uncle Joseph of Arimathea, whose staff turned into a Holy Thorn Tree  and it’s there that Jesus  built the first Christian church.