Polytheistic Monism

[The Hammer]

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sermo...tic-monism-christopher-scott-thompson-part-1/

Polytheistic Monism: A Guest Post by Christopher Scott Thompson (Part Two)

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sermo...tic-monism-christopher-scott-thompson-part-3/

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sermo...tic-monism-christopher-scott-thompson-part-4/

This is a 4 part essay series discussing a form of theism called Polytheistic Monism.

Demonstrating the idea that ancient Indo-European traditions contained within it the mechanisms for Divine fluidity, and a polyvalence of ideas and conceptions on Deity, of which can be seen as all reflections on an Absolute Source; and how/why this differs from henotheism and monotheism. This position does not deny the agency or autonomy of the Gods, nor does it deny our own personal sovereignty and agency.

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1- In some ways reality is One.
2- In some ways reality is Many.
3- In some ways reality is both One and Many.
4- In some ways reality is One but indescribable.
5- In some ways reality is Many but indescribable.
6- In some ways reality is both One and Many yet still indescribable.
7- In some ways reality is just plain indescribable. "

This is the basis of the authors theology, and mine.

 

[mikkel_the_dane]

Polytheistic Monism: A Guest Post by Christopher Scott Thompson (Part One)

Polytheistic Monism: A Guest Post by Christopher Scott Thompson (Part Two)

Polytheistic Monism: A Guest Post by Christopher Scott Thompson (Part Three)

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/sermo...tic-monism-christopher-scott-thompson-part-4/

This is a 4 part essay series discussing a form of theism called Polytheistic Monism.

Demonstrating the idea that ancient Indo-European traditions contained within it the mechanisms for Divine fluidity, and a polyvalence of ideas and conceptions on Deity, of which can be seen as all reflections on an Absolute Source; and how/why this differs from henotheism and monotheism. This position does not deny the agency or autonomy of the Gods, nor does it deny our own personal sovereignty and agency.

"
1- In some ways reality is One.
2- In some ways reality is Many.
3- In some ways reality is both One and Many.
4- In some ways reality is One but indescribable.
5- In some ways reality is Many but indescribable.
6- In some ways reality is both One and Many yet still indescribable.
7- In some ways reality is just plain indescribable. "

This is the basis of the authors theology, and mine.

Haven't read the links. But I get it even as a skeptic.

 

[The Hammer]

Haven't read the links. But I get it even as a skeptic.

Let me know what you think if you do read them.

 

[Viker]

I like so far. Similar but not exactly the same as my own theology. I'm more in a henotheistic direction. But this is relevant.

One of my principal actors is the Many to the One. Like I said, not exactly the same. I'll read further later.

 

[mikkel_the_dane]

Let me know what you think if you do read them.

To me I get it. I just do it differently in practice as I am not religious. But if we strip away that, it is to me about cognitive relativity and that we all hold different aspects of "truth", but there seems to be one "truth", but we all do it differently.