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From Polytheism to Monotheism
The hymns of the Riga Veda demonstrate the gradual transition from polytheism to monotheism in the Vedic society
hinduism • vedic • polytheism • riga veda • monotheism

Polytheism, Monotheism and Monism
Polytheism is the belief in many gods, Monotheism in one God and Monism in the existence of one reality with diverse manifestations. All these are found in The Riga Veda.
polytheism • monotheism • monism • hinduism • vedic

What is Polytheism?
Whether we are influenced by many forces or by one force has been the topic of much discussion and dispute.
polytheism • monotheism • love • existence • one force

Formal Prayer in Modern Hellenismos
Hellenic prayer provides a give-and-take context for the relationship between a worshiper and the Hellenic Gods.
worship • prayer • hellenismos • how to pray • hellenic polytheism

The Case for Miracles
Miracles and spirituality are often dismissed as "hocus-pocus" superstition. Is this dismissal legitimate? This article says no.
miracles • supernatural • spirituality • superstition • hume

What is Paganism?
When someone hears the term Paganism, they automatically see hags dancing around a fire calling demons, which is a severe misconception of the term and beliefs.
paganism • pagan • polytheism • monotheism • defining paganism

Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism
Celtic Reconstructionism is a growing religion with a strong focus on scholarship. It is an attempt to unearth ancient Celtic polytheistic practices for the modern age.
celtic reconstructionist • celtic polytheism • celtic ancestor religion • celtic reconstruction ethics • celtic reconstruction ritual

The Remnants of Jewish-Christianity in Islam
The past is never entirely lost but is absorbed into the present in new and novel ways. Islam has preserved the teachings of a lost and forgotten form of Christianity.
christian influence on islam • jewish influence on islam • ebionites • the early arab world • many christianities

Aesop's Fables and Ethics Education in Japan
Aesop's Fables were introduced to Japan by Catholic missionaries. The fables became widely accepted to help influence societal ethics in Japan after Confucianism.
japan • christianity • christians • aesop's fables • aesop

Essense of a RPG System
What is a system used for and needed for and how can it be improved upon and better than the others.
imagination • common • thought • catharsis • game

Journal of Creation: DragonGrace 5
Kingdoms, Cultures, Currencies, and Racial Relationships in the world of DragonGrace
imagination • common • thought • catharsis • game

Journal of Creation: DragonGrace 6
Legends, Heroes, and Villains in a Fantasy World and in relation to a gaming system.
imagination • common • thought • catharsis • game

Journal of Creation: DragonGrace 7
There are famous places in every world, famous to players, and famous to characters and sometimes they overlap. There are places of power in every world, both the characters and the players seek these out, and they are known well by both.
imagination • common • thought • catharsis • game

Journal of Creation: DragonGrace 8
It seems that with a Fantasy Genre Magics and mystical powers are always carefully woven into the fabric of the story. DragonGrace is no different in this respect.
imagination • common • thought • catharsis • game

Journal of Creation: DragonGrace 9
Experience in a Roleplaying game allows a character to move up in levels how does this work in dragongrace and how might it work in other games better?
imagination • common • thought • catharsis • game

Heathen Organizations Based in the USA
Are you interested in Heathenry in the United States but don't know where to turn? Here is a listing of several US Asatru and other groups to help you in your search.
asatru groups in the us • heathen groups based in the us • asatru folk assembly • the troth heathen group • tribal heathenism

Hellenismos - Greek Polytheistic Reconstruction
Hellenismos is part of a growing movement of Pagan reconstructionism. Practitioners successfully blend ancient Greek beliefs and practices with modern sensibilities.
hellenic pagan reconstruction • hellenismos religious beliefs • ethics of hellenismos • delphic maxims in paganism • olympian deities in hellenismos

The Supreme Being in Hinduism
The perception of the Supreme Being in Hinduism has changed according to the nature of the enquiry and the needs of the society.
supreme being • hinduism • vedas • upanishads • epic

Judah Maccabee
The story of Judah Maccabee is one that begins with the Judean revolt. Hanukkah is but a minor Jewish holiday, but its origins are still inspiring today.
judah maccabee • story of hanukkah • judean revolt • jewish holidays • festival of lights

NeoPaganism: Wicca
NeoPaganism is a catch-all term used to define relatively modern religions which have embraced the Old Religions of Shamanic people or Pagans.
neopaganism • paganism • wicca • god • goddess

Pagan terms
A helpful guide of Pagan terms for those who are new to, or unfamiliar with, Pagan spirituality.
pagan • paganism • pagan terms • pagan glossary • witchcraft

The Yajur and Sama Vedas
The Riga Veda is sublime and spiritual, whereas the Yajur and Sama Vedas and the Brahmanas of all four Vedas are ritualistic and mundane.
yajur • sama • riga • vedas • brahmanas

Born on December 25th
A look at the story of the Sun God Mithras and its comparison to the Christians' Jesus Christ
mithra • december 25 • christmas • god • jesus christ

Waking Up for Fajr
Have trouble waking up for the Fajr prayer? Read about its importance here and get tips on how to fight those sleepy feelings.
islam • muslim • women • woman • quran

Concepts of God in Hinduism and Jainism
The idea of God is the fundamental doctrine in any faith. The entire network of religion rests solely on that foundation.
hinduism • jainism • god • religion • practice

The Spirit of Nature in Religion
The belief that nature contains a living spirit or energy is a thread that runs through many religions.
nature • animism • worship • religion • belief

ONE AND ONLY GOD
<i>“Ash hadu an la ilaaha illa-llah, Muhammad-ur-Rasoolul-lah, Ali-yun-waleeyul-lah” “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the final Prophet of Allah, Ali is the Chosen Guide of Allah” </i>
tawheed • one • god • monothiesm • allah

Sir William Jones (1748-1794): The "Good" Orientalist?, Part II
Part II of a three-part series, that discusses the modern historical debate about the British Orientalists, a group of late 18th century/early 19th century century scholars who went to India to study its languages, cultures, histories and societies. This effort has come under scathing criticism over the past 20 years as being fundamentally a racist and colonial enterprise. This series of essays explores the debate over the role of these scholars, focusing mainly on Sir William Jones, the noted philologist and linguist who discovered that Sanskrit, Ancient Greek and Latin were part of the same language family, the "Indo-European" language family. I seek to examine whether there can be a bridging of this debate; whether there can be such a thing as a "Good" Orientalist.
sir william jones • british orientalist

Where is the faith ?
According to recent surveys, 40% of Christians are atheists and 49% of Christian pastors do not follow the Bible. We seem to have conclusive proof that Christianity's statistics are a Big Lie.
pastors • pastor • bible • biblical • god-concept

The Mystical Experience
Mystical experiences are a birth-right but veiled whithin culture, even though proven to improve quality of life. Let's move towards a better understanding of them!
mystical experience • the sacred • religious experience and the new age • new-age • gnostic experiences

The Apology of the Confession: Introduction
Melanchthon's introduction to his Apology, as well as an enumeration of the first two points of the Augustana (Of God and Of Original Sin), are detailed in this first installment on the Apology.
god • original sin • apology • augsburg • lutheran

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