The World’s Oldest Myth? The World Tree which Grows from Hell

Use code JIVE10 to get 10% off a title from Established Titles. Click here Through comparative mythology we can reconstruct the earliest Indo-European beliefs about the cosmos and the afterlife as far as 6000 years back. but Indo-European religion has many features in common with Siberian and Native American religions. These three groups all share common ancestry from an ice-age population called Ancient North Eurasians, so we can even reconstruct cosmological beliefs of a Siberian people 20,000 years ago! This film helps you to understand the most ancient and fundamental pagan beliefs concerning death, the underworld and reincarnation. Thanks to Jack Jones, Graman, Christian Sloan Hall and Pete Amachree for contributing original works of art for this film. Links to their work and to that of other contributing artists as well as a list of sources for the film are all on my blog: This channel depends on your support: SubscribeStar: Telegram: Crypto: Additional readings by D. W. Draffin of @Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages Thanks to John of @Crecganford for research assistance on *Kolyéh₂ Music in order: Tom May - Atlantis falling Gvasdnahr - Through the Astral void Wolcensmen - Sunne (remix by Eternal Rik) Saichaika - Musica aeterna Kevin MacLeod - Rites Borg - The Dancing Forest Chris Zabriskie - The_Theatrical_Poster_for_Poltergeist_III Legionarii - Aristocracy Andrew weis - scottish medieval Kevin MacLeod - Enchanted journey Bark sound productions - Forn Bark sound productions - Eld Rishi Shah - song IV - From Runes to Ruins Borg - May queen enters the circle Doug Maxwell - Bansure raga Kevin MacLeod - Dhaka Doug Maxwell - Arabian nightfall JR Tundra - Shesh Pesh Lorcán Mac Mathúna - Caoineadh Fherdia Stewart Keller - flickers while the door creaks Myling - Töcken Xurious - Steppe expansion Realization of a New Earth - I Think I Can Help You Ormgård - Sjálfsforn Chris Zabriskie - Virtues inherited Altyn Tuu - Altai tuva mix Mauerbrecher - Hunnic horde Eagle song of the Hopi Indians 00:00 Introduction 02:49 Germanic world tree 11:46 Germanic Hell 23:03 Established Titles 24:29 Ancient Greek afterlife 32:14 Indo-Iranic afterlife 44:06 Celtic afterlife and head cult 50:54 Hittite afterlife 53:34 Proto-Indo-European cosmology 01:03:00 Siberian cosmology 01:05:16 Native American beliefs 01:07:06 Ancient North Eurasian beliefs 01:09:13 End