Sha'irullah
رسول الآلهة
It seems to me that polytheism is the default norm in the Neo-Pagan community yet I am not exactly fond of it at all. It could be my previous Islamic affiliation or my hardcore deistic goggles which render polytheism void of spiritual value.
I use the concept of polytheism such as the usage of solar and lunar deities to express the objects they are associated with yet I do not by any means worship nor pray to such things at all.
Usage of words like Baal, Allah, El, Bel, Khuda, and Ilah are all acceptable words for god for me as they are very vague words yet applying anthropomorphic names to god removes the desire to worship such a being. Early polytheistic Arabs did not even establish idols with physical form till much later on and instead used stelae to as focal points of worship.
Am I the only person who finds hard polytheism or even soft polytheism a very difficult issue?
I understand the monist approach but trying to focus on a deity with such specific attributes limits my mind and instead I am pondering about everything from Chronos to Amaterasu.
Also I have never really dived into Paganism and have only loosely studied Semitic Paganism for some years during my Islamic affiliation so perhaps I have "residual muslimness" in me
I use the concept of polytheism such as the usage of solar and lunar deities to express the objects they are associated with yet I do not by any means worship nor pray to such things at all.
Usage of words like Baal, Allah, El, Bel, Khuda, and Ilah are all acceptable words for god for me as they are very vague words yet applying anthropomorphic names to god removes the desire to worship such a being. Early polytheistic Arabs did not even establish idols with physical form till much later on and instead used stelae to as focal points of worship.
Am I the only person who finds hard polytheism or even soft polytheism a very difficult issue?
I understand the monist approach but trying to focus on a deity with such specific attributes limits my mind and instead I am pondering about everything from Chronos to Amaterasu.
Also I have never really dived into Paganism and have only loosely studied Semitic Paganism for some years during my Islamic affiliation so perhaps I have "residual muslimness" in me