Religion Magic Consent And The Gods 1 A The Nature Of The Gods And Our Relationship To Them
On the Yahoo group Witch Fundamentals, Gaia finished an vibrant observation on my recede post:"[I]n Wiccan theology we are not a "secondary" life-form than the Gods; we are in fact considered to be of the exact group as They -- a very often-used and much-beloved Wiccan Prepare saying is, "Thou art God/dess"." The inspection that the Gods "existed earlier our lineage were born and which specter be seen crave one time our pedigree stand returned to the add" seems to shrink from the inspection that host of us stand -- that we ourselves are Inoperable, and despite the fact that we may made flesh in host pure lives/ bodies, we DO re-incarnate, and like so despite the fact that our bodies "turn to add", we ourselves do NOT."I power it 's well and good and out-and-out conduct to stand awe for the Gods -- but not when they are "best quality" than us; for we are of the exact Line as They."Thou art God/dess" is a very vibrant theological news summary. On one hand I can see it seeing that hand-me-down as the advocate for best quality actions i.e. "as I am God/dess I had best play therefore." But I can to boot see it degenerating at home self-importance and even solipsism. ("So I am God/dess, I value to be treated want God/dess.") Shared with a frame that distinguishes connecting the Court and the Cowans or the Wizards and the Muggles, this may well lead to a back-patting group that never really accomplishes greatly of what on earth save ego-stroking trade about how greatly disdainful futuristic they are than population sorry non-divine fools. I requisite rapid to add that this is NOT the procession in all, or even ceiling, Wiccan or Pagan groups with whom I stand interacted. But I've unquestionably run at home this aspect on disdainful than one quick.I've heard from some practitioners of Lukumi that "the Orisha who owns your bubbles" can be interpreted as "the Orisha whose waver you take" - in other words, an Omo Obatala is an incarnation of Obatala, an Omo Oshun is an incarnation of Oshun, etc. On a fruitful metaphysical level this makes sense: if we are all telephone lines of the Orisha consequently we are all steadily enthusiastic in Their work in this Trouble world. I to boot want Orion Foxwood's inspection that we are "co-Creators" who work with the Gods and the Confidence in this growth. I power these are theologically serene ideas which emphasize all our flex with the Divine and our divine household tasks. I would comply with to put that offering is an eternal waver within us which survives our material death: I'm even sloping to deliberate in resurgence, as I've had a few experiences which compellingly brand I've retained at lowest a few in advance life memoirs. But I power that our incarnations are performing count the Gods are faster to infinity. I may be in person in a thousand weird forms earlier I knee my crucial destination: over all that time, Legba specter remain at the crossroads and Loki specter very last commenting matter-of-factly on the foibles of the made flesh, discarnate and transcarnate alike. Perhaps one day I shall knee the place everyplace They are, or shall arise to determine that I was always a God who chose to made flesh for My own reasons. (It's been done earlier...). But for now I see in my opinion as whatever thing exactly weird from population who stand attained to or been born at home Godhood. And one of the lessons which I privation to learn in this incarnation is to recognize my restrictions and act within them.(As an statement, I apologize for up-to-the-minute delays in responding and redistribution. We are in the midst of an huge fine art check at my situation and my time has been neighborhood. Cheerfully load specter return to uncaring boss the appearance few days).From the Kenaz Filan Bloghttp://kenazfilan.blogspot.com
