An interesting--and disturbing--revelation

[valarltd]

So, last night was realm class.
We're talking about Deity and the ways of approaching it.

Most of the class is polytheistic animists. We have a Poly elementalist. And me, the nontheistic pantheist.

I blame George Lucas.

I believe there is a higher power, a life energy created by the universe. I believe gods and goddesses are metaphors and focusing devices humans create to access aspects of that energy.

When I talk about Freyja, on one hand yes, I mean the blonde in the feather cloak in a chariot drawn by cats. But what I really am talking about is strength and bravery and love and desire.

It's an interesting thing to learn that after 30 years of "Force schmorce, I got me a wookiee," I really am a Jedi after all...


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[valarltd.livejournal.com]

Between Lucas and Julian May...
I've always loved mythology. And I always knew SW was.

I loved May's idea that God is a Matrix of Reality, and when we pray, we coerce God, which in turn coerces ourselves. That ritual and prayer are not for the Deity, but for the believer.

And yeah, I got patriarchy coming at me from all sides as a kid and grew up fighting it. My maternal grandmother told me when I was about 9-10, "When you get married, make sure your husband makes more than you do." (the fact that he does is a function of him being on the same job for 12 years and me only having a year and a half)

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That ritual and prayer are not for the Deity, but for the believer.

Hey - you're Jewish! :)

*teasing*
*big silly grin*