#deities — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #deities, aggregated by home.social.
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As I'm writing this piece I'm finding some hilarious paradoxes within language and culture.
For instance, to not spoil too much, if you look up the dictionary definition of "god" or "gods" you find statements that really don't do anything to actually define the words. These are words we all probably have our own definitions of, but they're a bit tricky. So I'll ask y'all!
What do *you* mean when you say "the gods" or "God"?
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So, I've studied Genesis translations from the original Hebrew. "God" is described as both female / #NonBinary ("El Chaddai" -- the god with breasts) and also a plurality (Elohim is plural). But apparently, the "God of War" won out on the pantheon, but that's another story...
However, judging by the earliest texts, it's say it's pretty clear that God is a they/them, and doesn't have a problem with whatever gender folks embrace.
#BibleStudies #Torah #Hebrew #ElShaddai #Elohim #BornThisWay #GenderFluid #Deities #AsAboveSoBelow #GodIsNonBinary
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Mood / Artist vs art
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A quotation from Robert Ingersoll
Nothing is so pleasing to these gods as the butchery of unbelievers. Nothing so enrages them, even now, as to have some one deny their existence.
Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, agnostic, orator
Lecture (1872-01-29), “The Gods,” Fairbury Hall, Fairbury, IllinoisMore info about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #apostasy #deities #disbelief #divineanger #divinepunishment #divinewill #divinewrath #God #gods #unbeliever
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"#Circe’s most distinctive trait, however, is not her parentage but her persona. While many #deities and their offspring wielded brute force or commanded the elements, Circe’s authority was embedded in her mastery of #magic. She was a mistress of #transformation, capable of turning men into beasts and bending nature to her will. Unlike the gods she was descended from, Circe wasn’t born with power. No, she had to study to gain it. She had to educate herself in a world in which #women weren’t meant to expand their knowledge in such a way. She learned the properties of herbs, the secrets of the earth, and the subtle art of #potionsandspells. This marked her as a dangerous figure in #Greekmythology—a #woman who was willing to level herself up in spite of common expectations."
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I was raised #Catholic. I currently identify as #agnostic #pagan. Which is say, that #gods or #deities, or whatever exist because people treat them that way. Like how we have seven-day weeks, and 24-hour days. And, if treated as #metaphor for "stuff that exists/happens that I/we don't understand," makes #religion as a concept somewhat sensical.
The best book about #Jesus and/or #Christianity I have encountered is _Jesus for the Non-Religous_ by John Shelby Spong. I'll put a Libro.fm link at the end.
Spong takes the reader through the #Jewish liturgical year, connecting the gospels and their stories to the various Jewish holy days. Because not only would a historical Jesus have been a #Jew, the disciples would also be Jews who follow Jesus. Whether Jesus was a historical person or not, the disciples are certain they had an important experience together, and that experience is Jesus-shaped.
The gospels are about this true thing that cannot be explained. It changed the lives of the disciples, and it is Important.
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Discover Surya, the Sun and solar deity in Vedic teachings, as the first of the Navagraha, nine heavenly bodies that influence our lives on Earth! ☀️🌌 #Navagraha #Surya #VedicWisdom #Astrology #Deities https://www.sage.blue/navagraha-surya/
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CW: Gay Erotic Art
“Unnamed Path”
16” x 20” acrylic #painting on canvas.
Sold - $600Spooky #spirits large & small, #horny dark #deities, sacred #masturbation & saffron robes. Not once did I ever expect to sell something so personal to my #witchcraft practice. #GayEroticArt #Spirituality #Sexuality #gayartist #GayWitch
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kind of a unique lookin guy drawn for BasilSanguine over on twit. he's a nature god meant to carry features of a number of different animals, and those arms were a fun challenge hah.
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#DeanRadin - Do #Angels and #Demons Exist?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7oXmzSa1FA
#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfScience #Science #Unconscious #CollectiveUnconscious #CollectiveUnconsciousness #Consciousness #PhilosophyOfConsciousness #Religion #God #Deities #ESP #Mind #PhilosophyOfMind #Psychology #Projection #Psychotherapy #Haunting #Ghost #Ghosts #Telepathy #Psychokinesis #Informatioon #PlaceMemory #Memory #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn
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Am I the only one who wants to combine D&D deities with the setup for such beings from classic D&D, i.e. Immortals? Considering several of the Immortals are known deities (Norse pantheon, a few others)... #TTRPG #Immortals #deities #D&D
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In ancient #Egypt, various #deities were portrayed as animals. Thoth, the god of learning and wisdom was represented by a #hamadryas #baboon. Baboons, probably held in captivity in Egypt, were mummified as votive offerings after their deaths.
#Biology #Zoology #Anthropology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/10/bio10262301.html -
Horus was revered as the god of kingship (he was the guardian spirit of the pharaoh), the Sky, hunting, war, and the patron of young men.
10 things you might not know about the Egyptian god Horus:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2020/09/29-september-horus.html
#Horus #Egypt #AncientEgypt #Gods #Deities #Facts #Mythology
