Comments on: Do the Gods Know Everything?

By: kedjrin

kedjrin — Tue, 25 May 2010 06:03:24 +0000

I mostly agree. All Gods and Goddesses are seperate but still connected. The Gods do have their own specialized areas of influence but they can also go beyond these areas. Some Gods have a very wide range of influence. Don’t follow the stupid lists you find in books. Some things they can help you with will not be in any book list of attributes. For example: some say that Bast is the Goddess of cats, women and fertility. I would say her areas of influence also include: light, protection, healing, preserving and extending life, sex, pleasure, medicine, beauty, divination, visions, comfort, prosperity, love, exorcism, physical fitness, fun, determination and perserverence. If I don’t know which deity to pray to I call on one with a wide range of areas of known influence.

By: Morninghawk

Morninghawk — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:16:12 +0000

I made the analogy between the Gods and humans because part of my beliefs include those of the Hermetic traditions, which came originally from Greece. One of the basic precepts is that there is a close relation between the Microcosm and Macrocosm which is concisely described in the phrase, "As above, so below." In a nutshell, it means that the nature of the universe (macrocosm) is repeated within the individual (microcosm). The best visual example of this I can think of is the fractal. The nature of the Gods is reflected in the nature of the rest of the universe, including humans. As a result, by studying ourselves, we can learn about the Gods. And, more importantly I think, by studying and serving the Gods, we can learn about ourselves. This is difficult to discuss in anything short of a book, but hopefully it shed a little light on where I am coming from. Thanks for the comment.

By: Ae

Ae — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:57:31 +0000

I stumbled upon this blog while I was looking something up on google and I am very intrigued. I am not sure I agree totally with the poly-theistic god view, but I am still ultimatly trying to figureo out what I do believe. Anyway, I just wanted to say that your last paragraph did not really make sense to me because you say that humans are not all the same being so neither could the gods be… I just have slight issue with comparing gods to humans because they are not supposed to be human and humans are not supposed to be gods, right?
In any case, I have found this blog to be really well written and thought provoking and I am going to root around some more! You are definitly inspiring and have given me some ideas to incorporate into my own blog as well as my spiritual life. Thank you much! and talk to you again!

Ae.

By: Morninghawk

Morninghawk — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:46:50 +0000

Thank you for the compliment. I'm glad you found some inspiration in it. Your post is quite interesting and I recommend everyone go check it out.

By: phoenix

phoenix — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:24:50 +0000

cool thanks. just posted a blog, and I thought I had a total different idea than what you have, but if im not mistaken it seems almost the same

you really had me thinking about this one! thanks again for this great post!

By: Morninghawk

Morninghawk — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:52:03 +0000

I’m glad you liked it. Feel free to blog about it. I’d be interested in reading your take. Thanks for the comment.

By: phoenix

phoenix — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:32:57 +0000

excellent post, really enjoyed reading this! and was kinda funny, can just imagine telling my landlord to wait a thousand years

i think i differ from your way. I believe all the Gods are part of a whole.. actually now you made me think.. I’m not so sure now.. I always thought they were separate entities, but then i read a piece which made sense to me about the Gods being part of a whole..

I think this is a really deep topic.

mind if i blog about it?

By: Morninghawk

Morninghawk — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:30:06 +0000

Chell: Yes, mythology (and the universe the mythology symbolizes) would be much more boring if only one God knew everything.

Livia: I hadn’t thought of the lumping of Gods together as a way to negate cultural differences. That is an interesting point. There has been a big push to mix everyone together as one big happy world family since the 1960s. I agree with you in that it is a dishonest oversimplification.

Wendy: I like your examples… Definitely asking Zeus about staying faithful would lead to some unexpected results!

Thanks for the comments.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:35:26 +0000

I agree, but for a slightly different reason. Gods from the same pantheons interact with each other, which they would not be able to do unless they were of separate mind. Why bother?

I also agree that it’s pointless to ask Zeus how to stay faithful or ask Dionysus how to stay sober or save up money. They just don’t do those things– it would be like asking your couch surfing friend to pay the rent for a few months while you’re away, he may try to help but it’s not realistic.

By: Livia

Livia — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:11:41 +0000

I think you’re absolutely right. The “all gods are one god” bit is a hangover from monotheism indoctrination. I also think there’s a tendency to lump gods together in an attempt to negate cultural differences and make peace between the races. And I think it’s a bad move to do this; it’s a dishonest oversimplification that only leads to trouble. Anyway, nice post.