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What does it mean? I am not sure how to word it really. But what's your opinion, pagans?
So I'm a Wiccan or I sometimes use Pagan as a more broader term. I am polytheistic and I want some opinions of fellow believers. So what does it mean when you feel connected to a certain diety that gos beyond the others you worship? I worship the God, The Goddess, Gaea (and the Greek pantheon), Aradia, a few Roman and a few Egyptian, along with Cerridwen. And I worship nature. There are some dieties that I feel closer to in someway. Like I can kind of feel their presence around me and if I see an image or hear a mention of the diety in question, I feel him/her aura? I am not sure how to word it really. But what's your opinion, pagans?
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You explained ypurself perfectly but as to whether a label or description can be attached to explain what this one thing means, I've never tried to come up with an answer as I don't believe ones beliefs spiritually can be taken apart and parts given special meanings. Its using something like a recipe
for stew. Besides the flavorings, there are the main ingrediants that go into making it. Whether you call it a stew, a recipe handed down in the family, a one pot meal, a heary meal, or just call it dinner or sustenance, if you contemplate the carrots or potato in the stew and want to find or discover a special meaning to them, you can't. Potato is versatile and found in many very different recipes, all that serve the function of nourishing our physical bodies.
I believe each persons spiritual nature can be views the same way. Like potato, it may be an important ingrediant in stew and other meals, just as one aspect of our spritual growth is for us. We have favorite recipes and foods that don't agree with us well. Same in spiritual paths, etc....I hope you get the idea.
So rather than 'what does it mean', it may be easier to ask and have answered 'it is common and does it happen to others.'
I will use myself as example. I started out in church. Even there, I found I felt closer to the Holy Spirit than the Father or Jesus. It didnt mean that I didn't worship them (love and want to please) Eventually, due to what I still insist was the leading of the Holy Spirit or what I now term half the time as the Goddess, my eyes were opened to see that I was limited within the constructs of faith within the church. My spirituality had brought me to the very limits, and there was nothing else I could learn there or new ways to grow further and closer to my Creator. Scary as it was, and not even being my idea in the first place, I began to check out what I was prompted to spiritually. During this time, my own 2nd husband introduced me to a book called 'Urantia'. Supposedly that is the name heavenly beings have for planet Earth. The book chronicles the history of heaven, the different level of beings, and many 'Gods' of lesser levels than the top pair of God and Goddess or call it Lord and Lady, or Jesus and his partner the Holy Spirit. The book does go on with evolution, and totally different stories to the Adam and Eve saga and the live of Jesus and his purpose in coming. Its wasnt to die on a cross for our sins as the church taught. But what I want to share is that no matter if anyone says its not possible to have so many different Gods and Goddesses, they do exist and have their specific area of rulership and taking care of things. So whether a nature spirit, or the one God assigned to watch over this one planet in our solar system out of all the systems in the universe, there will be many many levels and areas to cover with God and Goddess as Architect and Creator respectively. Since all human beings are very different and unique, I find it not at all strange for any of us to feel a particular affintiy to one or several deities where another person might not.
It may be the same way you look at how you choose a friend or mate, you'll go with someone you feel a closeness to.
So feelings the presence of, or perhaps just the aura or energy signature of a particular one, is not at all strange. Couples who bond well, can read each others thoughts at times, finish each others sentences, and the moment something is mentioned, it conjures up an image in mind of ones partner, or if apart, and one is thinking of the other, the other has a burning desire at the same time to call, text or connect in some way.
No, its not strange at all. The only thing is, it is very hard to find others who may be at the exact same place as you spiritually so you can make comparisons if that is what you wish to do.
When I sought my 2nd husband thru dating site, one of the things that was a biggie for me, was someone spiritually open minded at the least,, not religious but call themselves spiritual and that happens to be a big important part of their life. Although he and I are close in beliefs, we are still vastly different, since we are climbing the same mountain on two different footpaths, just that they happen to be next to each other so we can both enjoy together and grow and support each other together is wonderful. I can now say I am a firm believer that all paths lead to our Creator and He/She both have as many different names as there are religions or spiritual beliefs. I just happened to start at the top with the two who started it all and created all the lesser Gods, Goddesses and spirits below them. All souls are not in the same 'grade level' so to speak, in our giant classroom called Earth, and so
that is why we see lots of people who are just starting out, and don't know much better or seem to be heading the opposite direction from God/Goddess, but even the least spiritual people will at some point come full circle to embracing their spirituality and their Creator, if not those at the top but starting with any of the other deities. Ever wonder why we find answers to prayers or well intentions when focusing on some deity from lets say another culture, not praying to the top two? Its because they come from the same source as our souls, and we all have the same abilities being made spiritually in the image of our creator. While you may not beleive exactly as I do, as long as we are striving to be spiritual which is an area of discovery only each self can do, then I beleive all is well. There are no cookie cutter religions that fit all people, the path you are on is the one best suited for you to grow and learn spiritually to the optimum. That is why I feel I can also fit the broader description of pagan. Afterall, the definition to the word 'Pagan' which was created by the early Christians establishing churches across the countries, was that pagan simply meant, anyone who was not attending their church or someone elses church...so it literally meant the 'un-churched.' To me, church is okay, its a starting place for many as it was for me, but its like the nursury or grade school. At some point you want to progress onward or just remain in the infant state of your spirituality, spoon fed what you should believe.
Hope this all encourages you. If you want to check out the Urantia book, it can be found online at:
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