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How Do You View Deity?

Discussion in 'Paganism' started by spirit of the night, Oct 24, 2007.

  1. spirit of the night

    spirit of the night Senior Member

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    whats your idea of deity? just one? two? a certain pantheon? countless deities?

    how does it work in your mind?

    which is your chosen deity, or just your favourite.

    please go into detail, i am trying to work out what form i imagine deity to be.

    thank you!

    blessings

    xxx
     
  2. Enlil6

    Enlil6 Member

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    Divinity is infinite. One is the furthest number removed from infinity.
     
  3. honeyfugle

    honeyfugle pumpkin

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    hey loelia :)

    to answer your question, i believe in god and a goddess but i believe there is also an infinite number of spirits and other mythical entities.

    i believe God and Goddess are similar to the yin yang symbol in Chinese philosophy - both are opposites but complement each other - and aspects of Goddess are seen in God and vice versa.

    water on the earth for example - water is part of Goddess as it has beauty and softness but because water is also highly powerful and sometimes ruthless, it also has aspects of God.

    i don't "pray" to god and goddess - but i talk to them and see them as parental figures. so i talk to them about my day, what is annoying me, ask them for advice.

    i believe that there is a countless amount of other entities out there - but i don't call them God or Goddess - faeries, elves, angels, and other mythical creatures i belive in and also i belive everything on the earth and universe has a spirit, a soul and so we must not kill.

    i used to be a catholic and i still believe some of the things i was taught from catholocism - i belive that the prophets were given the words of God. i belive in Jesus. i believe in Mary the mother of God. i belive they were sent to earth free of sin.
    i believe in the holy spirit.
    what i do not belive in is heaven/hell or the idea of satan or that there is only one God, so i do not call myself a christian.

    hope that helps.
    x
     
  4. spirit of the night

    spirit of the night Senior Member

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    thanks for sharing :)

    its amazing how people view deity.

    blessings

    xxx
     
  5. jneil

    jneil Member

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    I see countless deities and just one.
     
  6. Dark||Nomad

    Dark||Nomad Member

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    I guess you could say I am animistic and a hard polytheistic. However I do believe in a single spiritual force that interconnects everything similar to Brahma in hinduism(I think its Brahma). But the gods and goddesses have their personalities, at least the ones I worship (Irish and Germanic).
     
  7. happyhippie90

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    I am animstic and hard polytheistic too
     
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