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  1. Gnostic Seeker

    My New Path

    As I understand it, that's a good reason for pagans.
  2. Gnostic Seeker

    Making a shrine for the Greek gods

    Thank you for the insight guys. Right, so separate shrine probably best, which I mostly thought already. I get that olives, weapons, and books likely wouldn't go wrong with Athena. What about the burning of offerings? How would I even go about that? I know some burn their gods letters, which is...
  3. Gnostic Seeker

    Do the Abrahamic religions have the same god in actuality?

    At what point does it conceivably become a different god though? Jesus was a person and Christians believe he is god, which Jews and Muslims would both deny concerning God.
  4. Gnostic Seeker

    Do the Abrahamic religions have the same god in actuality?

    It certainly doesn't sound like the deity described in the Hebrew scriptures or Quran
  5. Gnostic Seeker

    Charity

    I'm willing, if I'm able
  6. Gnostic Seeker

    My New Path

    Play with?
  7. Gnostic Seeker

    My New Path

    No I don't think Athena is just a symbol :)
  8. Gnostic Seeker

    Making a shrine for the Greek gods

    Okay, I just need some advice here. I consider myself primarily devoted to Athena, so I'm definitely making a shrine to her, I just need some help. Firstly: what do you suggest I put into a Hellenic shrine besides candles and votive offerings like weapons? I know the Greeks were big on those...
  9. Gnostic Seeker

    Are concepts of deity the making of an image/idol?

    Neither does it make him not real.
  10. Gnostic Seeker

    Do you want that all this should happen ? or Not ?

    So where is the name Lucifer in the Greek or Hebrew there? I know the Septuagint uses Phosphoros, which is morning star.
  11. Gnostic Seeker

    Do the Abrahamic religions have the same god in actuality?

    Which do you think that is?
  12. Gnostic Seeker

    What if Jesus went to the Vatican

    No I wouldn't be surprised actually. All the people always in and out.
  13. Gnostic Seeker

    My New Path

    Those of you who have been on the forum the last few days are aware that I have lost my belief in the god of monotheism. I think my faith in that department was weak for a good while, but I kept trying to cling to it. I've called myself atheist, but if I can be honest- I'm not sure I'm...
  14. Gnostic Seeker

    "The Graveyard of the Gods"

    Generally the only thing the Romans would not tolerate was disloyalty or open rebellion. Pliny, Porphyry, and others write of the ways in which Christians often engaged in open rebellion.
  15. Gnostic Seeker

    "The Graveyard of the Gods"

    However, we know there were exceptions, like Roman citizens who were Jews. Jews continued to be exempt from the state rites until the dawn of Christendom.
  16. Gnostic Seeker

    "The Graveyard of the Gods"

    Actually the Romans were pretty pluralistic as concerned other gods, usually insisting that foreign gods were their own under a guise, like associating Thor with Hercules. Like Lucvfer, I'm dubious about some of the martyrdom accounts from Christians. Many of them like the martyrdom of...
  17. Gnostic Seeker

    "The Graveyard of the Gods"

    My studies have tended to suggest this varied widely by religion. The Egyptians following the early dynasties saw it as abhorrent, as did the Romans. The Greeks may have practiced it sporadically, but it was on the whole unheard of.
  18. Gnostic Seeker

    "The Graveyard of the Gods"

    I agree with this only because I understand that polytheism tends toward pluralism- that other worldviews can be valid and meaningful. Its also an interesting fact that wars in the ancient world were rarely on another nation's gods. The conquerors often restored any holy site or temple to a...
  19. Gnostic Seeker

    "The Graveyard of the Gods"

    That may be true, but I don't see many polytheists seeking political power in the modern. However, I understood your point.
  20. Gnostic Seeker

    Ramadan Basics?

    Why is it encouraged for Muslims to fast Mondays and Thursdays if I may ask? Also, thanks for the book recommendations.
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