The Story of Beginning In the beginning there was nothing. A god came across the nothingness and laid down for they were tired. The body of the god started to be consumed into the nothingness and they could not longer rise up again. The body of this god, known as Lomoti Aran which means 'source of earth', became the land that we live on. A second god came across the body and was horrified to see what had happened. They swore to unmake this emptiness, but Lomoti Aran spoke to them and said: "This emptiness is stronger than either of us". This other god found themself likewise consumed by the emptiness, their body becoming the stars. This god is known as Lomun Aran which means 'source of light'. Lomoti Aran and Lomun Aran then joined together, and each gave the other something. Lomoti Aran gave Lomun Aran the sun and the moon, which are of the land but are found in the sky. And then Lomun Aran gave Lomoti Aran life, which has in it the heavenly light but is found on the earth. > index (Back to start)