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Our Pantheons

Aštra’el

Aštara, Blade of Aštoreth
I would like to share and discuss things about our pantheons, and their roles in our lives. Feel free to be as vague or detailed as you wish.

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Highest in my pantheon, a supreme God is worshipped. Then, one selects, syncretizes, or creates several personal gods or goddesses that embody one's most prominent attributes, and/ or most desired or favored attributes. These deities are also worshipped. They inspire and motivate, they influence one's thoughts and actions, making one aware of one's ever present potential choices and options in Life. They accompany one in one's odyssey, and one accompanies them in theirs.

One opens one's heart to the influence of these deities, taking heed to their suggestions while being mindful of one's True Will. One immerses one's self in their power and energy; one is mindful of the thoughts and energy one directs towards these gods, and why. One considers how all these things have shaped the present and are affecting the future.

Other gods may also be acknowledged, even if they are not actively worshipped.


 
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VioletVortex

Well-Known Member
Odin-The God of wisdom, intelligence, sentience, light, darkness, life, death, and magick

Thor-Odin's son, the protector of Midgard the God of strength, war, wisdom, gravity, Jupiter, and wrestling

Tyr-God of justice, honour, and war

Freyja-The Goddess of fertility, love, sex, and life

Freyj-The God of fertility, love, sex, and life

Baldr-The God of light, fertility, the sun, and life

Sol-The Goddess the sun

Mani-The God of the moon

Loki-The God of evil, defiance, rebellion, laughter, and the murder of Baldr

Satan-Essentially symbolic of the darker aspects of Odin; the lighter aspects of Loki. Satan is a God that I personally include in my Pantheon; he was never present in the original Germanic and Norse Pantheons.

I've covered most of them, but there are many more.
 

Quintessence

Consults with Trees
Staff member
Premium Member
I don't consider myself as having a pantheon, as to me that term implies an assemblage of gods that has a basis in historical Paganisms. It sounds like you don't feel the term "pantheon" has that implication, @Goddess_Ashtara, based on your opening post. Would that be a correct assessment? What does "pantheon" mean to you?

At any rate, my "pantheon" is represented in my signature. As far as I can recall, I've never laid out what all of those icons mean, or that this is why they are there. Nobody has ever asked, I guess. :D The icons are roughly in the order of importance.

  • The Sacred Four :cloud::fire::gemstone::droplet: - the top line represents the Four Elements in their cyclical order of Air, Fire, Earth, Water. The Way of the Four underpins my religion. I get the impression that it is atypical for contemporary Pagans to understand the Four as gods. To me, they are the deepest of the gods - they underpin all things, and are found in all things. It is the basis of the substance pluralism I adhere to.
  • The Seasons :cherryblossom::herb::fallenleaf::snowflake: - At the ends of the quotations are icons representing the seasons that I change out as the seasons pass. Honoring the cycles of the seasons is the ritual centerpiece of my religion, and the essence/spirit of each season is deified. Right now, the icons honor the Spirit of Winter.
  • Gaea :earthamericas: - more than some other Pagan paths, mine is explicitly earth/nature-based. I rarely worship Gaea (as in planet Earth) directly as it's just too big for me to comprehend, but any of Gaea's aspects are part of my "pantheon." Study of natural science is paramount to explore these aspects.
  • Spirit of Learning :books: - the seeking of knowledge is sacred and a central component in my path. This icon represents deification of that pursuit and ideal. Libraries are sacred temples, research a wondrous art, the sciences holy.
  • Spirit of Imagination :lightbulb: - could also be called the Spirit of Creativity, and has some parallels to the Druidic concept of Awen, or inspiration. Basically, a deification of creative processes and the arts, ranging from theatre to storytelling.
  • Storm Spirit :zap:- can't say why, but I've deified storms since before I knew what a Pagan was. Compared to the above, Storm is more of a minor deity, but it's one that has held a centerpiece in my tradition since it's inception. A wonderful creator-destroyer, that reminds other humans they are not the center of the universe.
  • Sun Spirit :blacksunrays: - I don't often honor Sun directly, but rather indirectly through the seasons. Still, it needed deific acknowledgement in the "pantheon" signature. I mean, Gaea literally revolves around Sun, after all.
  • Land Spirits :deciduous: - not only is my path explicitly earth/nature based, I focus on what is local to me. This represents that, and in particular my love of botany. Honoring the local gods/spirits is the mainstay of my path.
  • Moon Spirit :crescentmoon: - Moon is the only other celestial power I honor, aside from Sun. It's role in my path has (perhaps appropriately) waxed and waned over the years.
 

Aštra’el

Aštara, Blade of Aštoreth
I don't consider myself as having a pantheon, as to me that term implies an assemblage of gods that has a basis in historical Paganisms. It sounds like you don't feel the term "pantheon" has that implication, @Goddess_Ashtara, based on your opening post. Would that be a correct assessment? What does "pantheon" mean to you?
All of the gods of an individual or a people; the deities recognized within the spiritual-religious system of an individual or a people; the deities involved in the spiritual-religious practices of an individual or a people; etc


 
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Quintessence

Consults with Trees
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Premium Member
All of the gods of an individual or a people; the deities recognized within the spiritual-religious system of an individual or a people; the deities involved in the spiritual-religious practices of an individual or a people; etc

In a sense, then, all of the gods are our "pantheon" as Pagans don't tend to be exclusive. That is, even if you focus on the worship of gods from some particular historical assemblage, you still recognize the gods of other traditions as gods, yeah? All gods are in the club. :D
 

Aštra’el

Aštara, Blade of Aštoreth
@Quintessence

The purpose of this topic is to share whatever we feel like sharing about the gods involved in our spiritual-religious practices, and their roles in our lives.


 

beenherebeforeagain

Rogue Animist
Premium Member
The Great Mystery.

That pretty much sums it up. I'm not sure the way I, or any human, would divide that up has any real meaning to the other-than-human persons that I interact with. With me, the names are descriptive--a wind is wind, a storm is storm, and so on--not personal.
 

Sundance

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
Partially inspired by the Smarta Tradition within Hinduism, my own pantheon centers around seven “Personal” Forces – The Sun, The Moon, and the Five (yes, FIVE – for me, at least :D) Elements – and an eighth “Impersonal” : The Universe.

I believe in the deities of the many different cultures and religions (including those which are monotheistic) who rule over not only the literal Seven Forces themselves, but also what each represents to me.

Preface: As I affirm a fundamental belief in the duality of things, these will not all be positive.

  • The Sun : truth, knowledge, enlightenment (sun deities, deities of truth, knowledge, and learning)

  • The Moon: wisdom, inspiration, creativity, mystery (moon deities, deities of the arts, deities of wisdom, deities of mystery)

  • Air/Wind: life, creation (sky deities, wind deities, creator deities)

  • Water: calmness, peace, relaxation, order; also, instability, chaos, disorder (water deities and those of the Sea; deities of peace, order, and relaxation; also, deities of chaos, disorder, and instability)

  • Earth: healing, rebirth (deities of various animals and plant life, nature deities, deities of health and well-being)

  • Fire: love, bravery, courage (fire deities, deities of war or battle, deities of love, deities of destruction)

  • Spirit: death, the spirit world, the underworld, the Afterlife (death deities, deities of the Underworld)

With all of this said (whew!), I really try not to play the mix-and-match game with my pantheon. For the Forces in general, and especially, the One including what it represents) that become my preferred focus (e.g. Spirit – death), I'm all for doing the research into different religions and cultures (again, including those which are monotheistic), carefully weighing my options, choosing a specific deity as my ishta devata, and embracing the original context (“The tree which bends easily does not break.”), as I do consider this to be very important.
 
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1137

Here until I storm off again
Premium Member
Set - god of individual consciousness.

Thoth - god of knowledge, wisdom, writing and science.

Anubis - the initiator.

Horus - god of order.

Osiris - god of stasis.

Taweret - the great mother.

Nut - the mystical all.

Apep - the primordial chaos

Khnum - god of biological predisposition

Khepri - god of Being

And many more.
 
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