Which Deities Do You Associate Yourself With? Options

Curious, who do you call out to, or want to?

If anyone doesn't know who my avatar is, it's Morrigan. I also like Anubis a lot too. I do visualizations to certain god/desses. Sometimes I try to attract Oshun for help in the love life. I would like to associate myself more with Baset, Isis, and Osiris. I like the Egyptian deities the most (and Morrigan!).

Anyways, enough about me. What about you?

Blessed be,
Rae♥

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Fu‎ck yes.

Also Xolotl; I have an odd love for Nahua deities.

This post has been edited by Vilhjalmr: Aug 10 2010, 06:57 PM

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Fu‎ck yes.

Also Xolotl; I have an odd love for Nahua deities.

Hmmm...Actually, I'm not familiar with them, or Norse deities either. Sad that so many Gods&Goddesses have disappeared after being over-shadowed by other religions.

Oh, and thanks for such a warm welcome. We're a bunch of crazies, eh? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/banana.gif)

I'm under the impression morrigan is a collective consciousness of three egregores. Kinda psychotic, in the fun sense, like White Snake psychotic.

Personally, I feel a strong affinity with Thoth, Ra, Horus, Baphomet, Cernunnos and other manifestations of the Horned God (such as Pan), Nun, and recently Qebhut has become a part of my day to day life. That's quite a lot of deities actually! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/egypt1.gif)

Jesus. the christian trinity. they are my role models, and my only God

I'm not sure yet if I will call out to any gods. I have a very high affinity with the older Egyptian gods, and some of the Celtic gods. If you don't mind me asking, Rae, why Morrigan? I don't mean that in a derogotive way, just curious, she (or all three of her, actually, since she was the Celtic Valkyrie almost) was always one of the Celtic deities that was interesting to me. I like reading the Celtic sagas when the Morrigan would get all upset and destroy stuff and her alter-egos would escort the souls away while she cooled down, haha.

If you don't mind me asking, Rae, why Morrigan? I don't mean that in a derogotive way, just curious, she (or all three of her, actually, since she was the Celtic Valkyrie almost) was always one of the Celtic deities that was interesting to me.

Honestly, I'm not even sure why. I got my first oracle deck before I even really started to understand what they were for. It was a Celtic deck. When I started looking down the Pagan path, I was already looking into Horus, but I wanted a goddess to connect to. I started noticing crows more, and I may sound a bit crazy, but them seemed a lot bigger to me for some reason. I immediatly thought of Morrigan. I adore her on her own, I actually haven't reached out to the other two yet.Is that a good enough answer?

And if you don't mind me asking, why do you have such interest in the Celtic deities?

Honestly, I'm not even sure why. I got my first oracle deck before I even really started to understand what they were for. It was a Celtic deck. When I started looking down the Pagan path, I was already looking into Horus, but I wanted a goddess to connect to. I started noticing crows more, and I may sound a bit crazy, but them seemed a lot bigger to me for some reason. I immediatly thought of Morrigan. I adore her on her own, I actually haven't reached out to the other two yet.Is that a good enough answer?

And if you don't mind me asking, why do you have such interest in the Celtic deities?

Haha, any answer was good enough, I was just curious. I have studied the histories of both the ancient Egyptian and the Celtic peoples, their cultures, medicines, philosophies, etc. After all that work I knew a lot about their religion and magic as a side effect. I'm Irish, so I've always been drawn to the Irish Celtic deities when it came to my own spirituality, because I knew a lot about them already, and because it seemed closer to home. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Haha, any answer was good enough, I was just curious. I have studied the histories of both the ancient Egyptian and the Celtic peoples, their cultures, medicines, philosophies, etc. After all that work I knew a lot about their religion and magic as a side effect. I'm Irish, so I've always been drawn to the Irish Celtic deities when it came to my own spirituality, because I knew a lot about them already, and because it seemed closer to home. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Lucky Irishmen. Being Canadian, I really don't know much about Native American Spirituality and Christianity just wasn't working for me.
Which Egyptian god/desses stick out to you?

Lucky Irishmen. Being Canadian, I really don't know much about Native American Spirituality and Christianity just wasn't working for me.
Which Egyptian god/desses stick out to you?

I really like the Ennead. Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Nut, Geb, Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys. You should read the Pyramid Texts or the Book of the Dead if you're interested. Anubis and Thoth are in there too. I love them.

Hmmm...Actually, I'm not familiar with them, or Norse deities either. Sad that so many Gods&Goddesses have disappeared after being over-shadowed by other religions.

Perhaps you are familiar with Quetzalcohuatl, in passing?

My initial attitude toward Aztec religion was first one of fascinated disgust - I would read about how bloodthirsty and vile it was. But when I actually began to seriously study, I realized that many of the concepts resonated with me. The idea of sacrifice - of anything, even and especially your time and devotion - is a powerful one, and surprisingly, perhaps the biggest part of the Nahua religion (it has never been given a name, either by the Aztecs or other cultures, AFAIK; it was such a large part of their daily life they had no word for "religion", or so I read!) is thanks-giving. The deities gave of themselves for mankind, and this was recognized and honored.

And of course, the Vikings speak for themselves. DIE IN BATTLE! ODIN WAITS FOR THEE!

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That said, I don't actually follow any religion. Dyed-in-the-wool materialistic atheist here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Oh, and thanks for such a warm welcome. We're a bunch of crazies, eh? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/banana.gif)

You don't know the half of it!

This post has been edited by Vilhjalmr: Aug 12 2010, 01:06 PM

Perhaps you are familiar with Quetzalcohuatl, in passing?

My initial attitude toward Aztec religion was first one of fascinated disgust - I would read about how bloodthirsty and vile it was. But when I actually began to seriously study, I realized that many of the concepts resonated with me. The idea of sacrifice - of anything, even and especially your time and devotion - is a powerful one, and surprisingly, perhaps the biggest part of the Nahua religion (it has never been given a name, either by the Aztecs or other cultures, AFAIK; it was such a large part of their daily life they had no word for "religion", or so I read!) is thanks-giving. The deities gave of themselves for mankind, and this was recognized and honored.

And of course, the Vikings speak for themselves. DIE IN BATTLE! ODIN WAITS FOR THEE!

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I have heard the name. I have a book on spirits/deities by Judika Illes. Aztec has never really stuck out to me, not sure why. Glad though that you found interest in them. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) How many deities are there in the Pantheon(if I could even call them that)?
Isn't there a game they played there too, involving a large (rubber?) ball of some sort? Can't remember where I heard it, but I just remember it sounding painful. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/black eye.gif)

That said, I don't actually follow any religion. Dyed-in-the-wool materialistic atheist here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
You don't know the half of it!

Very nice.
Oh yeah, it's no wonder why air security and border-crossings are so tight now days. They want to make sure we're not supposed to be in our straightjackets instead of heading out of country.

I really like the Ennead. Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Nut, Geb, Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys. You should read the Pyramid Texts or the Book of the Dead if you're interested. Anubis and Thoth are in there too. I love them.

Just name them all, why don't you? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Not interested in Hathor, Horus, or Baset?
In Egyptian astology, I'm born under Osiris. What about you, if you know? I think I've seen the Book of the Dead, but I'm not sure. I'll keep an eye out. Thanks.

Just name them all, why don't you? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Not interested in Hathor, Horus, or Baset?
In Egyptian astology, I'm born under Osiris. What about you, if you know? I think I've seen the Book of the Dead, but I'm not sure. I'll keep an eye out. Thanks.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/pyt/index.htm - pyramid texts; http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/index.htm - Book of the Dead; http://www.nemo.nu/ibisportal/0egyptintro/1egypt/index.htm - 115 egyptian deities and their attributes.


My linking isn't working right you'll have to copy and paste, sorry, lol.
;P

This post has been edited by Bran: Aug 12 2010, 01:43 PM

http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/pyt/index.htm - pyramid texts; http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/index.htm - Book of the Dead; http://www.nemo.nu/ibisportal/0egyptintro/1egypt/index.htm - 115 egyptian deities and their attributes.
My linking isn't working right you'll have to copy and paste, sorry, lol.
;P

Eh...That's a lot of readingI'll check up on it later.
That's a lot of god/desses. How many of them do you think are maybe too similar or 'avatars' of another?

In Egyptian astology, I'm born under Osiris. What about you, if you know?

I don't know about that, haha. I'll need to check in to that, I know using their calendar I was born in the month Mekhir on the 21st, which is Dec 5th in our crazy calendar, lol.

Eh...That's a lot of readingI'll check up on it later.
That's a lot of god/desses. How many of them do you think are maybe too similar or 'avatars' of another?

There's probably quite a bit of syncretism going on there. I know the older ones were the ones that lasted the longest. Isis, Osiris, Set, Anubis, Thoth, those were extremely old deities whose myths just evolved over time and more and more deities were added and worshiped only in certain areas. A lot of those deities would be like area deities. If you lived in a certain nome you'd have your own gods as well as the more major ones. Egypt lasted from before recorded history all the way in to the rise of Christianity in the 300s a.d., so their religion went through numerous changes and evolutions. Osiris was one of the gods listed in the list of the first Kings of Egypt (pre-dynastic to get technical), and there's debate that he may have actually been a real person that later became deified after his death, but since it was before they started recording their own history in writing, no one can be sure.

I don't know about that, haha. I'll need to check in to that, I know using their calendar I was born in the month Mekhir on the 21st, which is Dec 5th in our crazy calendar, lol.

Just checked it, and you're Osiris too!



Two sides to your personality, fiery but fragile, often indecisive.

Colors: male: yellow, female: green
Compatible Signs: Isis, Thoth
Dates: Mar 1 - Mar 10, Nov 27 - Dec 18

Role: God of the afterlife
Appearance: A green-skinned man wrapped up like a mummy, wearing the Atef crown and holding a crook and flail
Sacred animals: bull




I'm also a bit interested in Kwan Yin as well, though the lunar Calendar confuses me some.

Some of the gods are probably local, because if they weren't, every single thing on Earth would have a deity, just Egyptian too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Just checked it, and you're Osiris too!
Two sides to your personality, fiery but fragile, often indecisive.

Colors: male: yellow, female: green
Compatible Signs: Isis, Thoth
Dates: Mar 1 - Mar 10, Nov 27 - Dec 18

Role: God of the afterlife
Appearance: A green-skinned man wrapped up like a mummy, wearing the Atef crown and holding a crook and flail
Sacred animals: bull
I'm also a bit interested in Kwan Yin as well, though the lunar Calendar confuses me some.

Some of the gods are probably local, because if they weren't, every single thing on Earth would have a deity, just Egyptian too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Thank you for that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) So does that make you a Sagittarius like me in the other one?

Thank you for that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) So does that make you a Sagittarius like me in the other one?

I'ma fish! Though most of the time I act like a piranha. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/girl_devil.gif) Though I find the Egyptians more accurate.

What other deities do you like (Greek, Roman,etc)?

I'ma fish! Though most of the time I act like a piranha. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/girl_devil.gif) Though I find the Egyptians more accurate.

What other deities do you like (Greek, Roman,etc)?

I'm not very well versed in the Greek, Roman deities. I do have an interest in Mayan and Aztec Deities, but I can never pronounce their names, lol. What about you?

I hate to put this on a thread, but I didn't know how else to do it. Rae, your pm about the aztecs and stuff, I've replied twice and for some reason it's not going though, just letting you know I'm not ignoring you. I'm going to go to the Help thread or something and see if I can find out why.

How many deities are there in the Pantheon(if I could even call them that)?

A hundred or more, at least! But many were local deities, or local aspects of major deities. There are about two dozen major, near-universal Nahua god and goddesses, I'd say. Tezcatlipoca (night and sorcery), Tlaloc (rain and water), and Huitzilopochtli (the sun, the Nahua themselves, and war) are probably the three most important. Xipe Totec (crops, fertility) and Quetzalcohuatl are also important.

Isn't there a game they played there too, involving a large (rubber?) ball of some sort? Can't remember where I heard it, but I just remember it sounding painful. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/black eye.gif)

They did, and apparently the ball was very heavy! It's called "the Mesoamerican ball-game", because it was played in almost every culture there.

This post has been edited by Vilhjalmr: Aug 12 2010, 08:34 PM

A hundred or more, at least! But many were local deities, or local aspects of major deities. There are about two dozen major, near-universal Nahua god and goddesses, I'd say. Tezcatlipoca (night and sorcery), Tlaloc (rain and water), and Huitzilopochtli (the sun, the Nahua themselves, and war) are probably the three most important. Xipe Totec (crops, fertility) and Quetzalcohuatl are also important.
They did, and apparently the ball was very heavy! It's called "the Mesoamerican ball-game", because it was played in almost every culture there.

You have to wonder, how did so many deities come to existance?

Imagine getting hit with that ball, eh? Oww..... What was the game about again? it's been years since I heard about it, surprised I still remember.


Oh, and Bran, no worries.

You have to wonder, how did so many deities come to existance?

Imagine getting hit with that ball, eh? Oww..... What was the game about again? it's been years since I heard about it, surprised I still remember.
Oh, and Bran, no worries.

I can't remember what it's called, because I can never pronounce that stuff, but basically there's one hoop in the middle of the ball court and each team had to get the ball in the hoop using only their hips and feet. It's a lot like soccer, but one goal, and the losing team's captain got sacrificed to the gods.

http://cdn.travelmuse.com/docs/artwork/columns/off-beat/coba/off-beat-coba-mayan-ball-court-full.jpg


There's a picture of one of the ball courts, if you look close at the right side, almost in the middle you can see the hoop.

A hundred or more, at least! But many were local deities, or local aspects of major deities. There are about two dozen major, near-universal Nahua god and goddesses, I'd say. Tezcatlipoca (night and sorcery), Tlaloc (rain and water), and Huitzilopochtli (the sun, the Nahua themselves, and war) are probably the three most important. Xipe Totec (crops, fertility) and Quetzalcohuatl are also important.
They did, and apparently the ball was very heavy! It's called "the Mesoamerican ball-game", because it was played in almost every culture there.

To keep this on the topic of deities, Sacred texts has some of the hymns to some of the gods/esses you mentioned here.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/aztec/rva/index.htm

I think they're beautiful.

Bran, first off, you like links, don't you?

I remember now! Wasn't it in a kid's movie, Colorado or something like that? Still, using your hip then getting sacrificed? Nice, I hope you just loved the god.

Bran, first off, you like links, don't you?

I remember now! Wasn't it in a kid's movie, Colorado or something like that? Still, using your hip then getting sacrificed? Nice, I hope you just loved the god.

Lol, I have this quirk where I feel like I'm not getting my point across unless I can show a picture or something, haha. And yeah, but for most of them, it was probably an honor to save your entire race by becoming a sacrifice and joining your gods. Of course there were thousands of prisoners who were sacrificed that probably didn't feel the same way, haha.


P.S. It's not showing me my sent messages, so I can't tell if you got what I said last or not. /shrug. About Viracocha?

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Lol, I have this quirk where I feel like I'm not getting my point across unless I can show a picture or something, haha. And yeah, but for most of them, it was probably an honor to save your entire race by becoming a sacrifice and joining your gods. Of course there were thousands of prisoners who were sacrificed that probably didn't feel the same way, haha.
P.S. It's not showing me my sent messages, so I can't tell if you got what I said last or not. /shrug. About Viracocha?

Just read about him. Funny, it sounds like the bible's Noah's ark stuff, but these people had no idea about it. They were very advanced. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)