Astronism gives central role to the emotion referred to as astronality. This entails a person's spiritual and existential connection to The Cosmos perceived through a combined religious and philosophical system underpinned by a cosmocentric worldview. Followers of the religion, known as Astronists, consider the cultivation of their connection to the astronomical world as the highest priority. Astronism traces its lineage back to the Upper Palaeolithic period of the Stone Age in Cometan's historiography of the Astronic tradition during which time Neanderthals are thought to have ignited concern for the night sky.