41. Theology, Pantheism Spinoza: Discussion Metaphysics Of Pantheism, Spinoza Quotes Theology, pantheism, Spinoza Discussion of the Metaphysics and Philosophy of Spinoza s pantheism All is One (Nature, God) All is Space and (Wave) Motion http://www.spaceandmotion.com/Theology-Pantheism-Spinoza.htm

Introduction Theology Pantheism Pantheism / Pantheist Links Search ... Top of Page Theology - Pantheism - Spinoza Metaphysics / Truth of Spinoza's Pantheism. All is One (Nature, God) 'Deus sive Natura' (God or Nature) Spinoza We are part of Nature as a whole whose order we follow ( Spinoza A substance cannot be produced from anything else : it will therefore be its own cause, that is, its essence necessarily involves existence, or existence appertains to the nature of it. ( Spinoza Navigation: Please click Anchor Links to go to Page Headings (then scroll down Contents). Search Website. Introduction Theology Pantheism Pantheism / Pantheist Links Search ... Top of Page Introduction to Metaphysics / Philosophy of Pantheism Pantheism (meaning All is God) offers a positive ecological philosophy to our current destructive and isolated world. Pantheism is the religious belief in the divinity of Nature and that we humans are part of the One, interconnected whole. It is in realising our connection to the One Universe (Nature, God, Brahman, Tao, Space) that we find truth, spiritual fulfillment and solace. The pantheist philosopher Spinoza

42. Pantheism or Index. pantheism. pantheism, the personal feeling that everything is or contains God, and God is everything or all. The concept http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/p/pantheism.html

Back to Home Page or Contents Page or Past and present beliefs or Index Pantheism P antheism, the personal feeling that everything is or contains God, and God is everything or all. The concept that God is immanent in all things is one of the oldest intuitions found in humankind. However, pantheism never developed into a formal doctrine. The earliest evidence of pantheism is found on Brahmanism, the oldest existing religion, in the Vedas, dating back to 1000 BC. It is associated with the Egyptian religion when Ra Isis and Osiris were identified with all existence. Many philosophical scholars think the great Greek philosopher Parmanides was a pantheist as well as Plotinus, Erigen, and Spinoza. The sentiment or belief in pantheism have predominantly influenced the thoughts and works of many poets, philosophers, mystics, and extremely spiritual people. Notably among pantheistic poets are Goethe, Coleridge, Wordsworth and Emerson. Many modern poets consider pantheism existing in their world-view. A.G.H.

43. A Northern Pantheism: Notes On The Confederation Poets And Contemporary Mythogra A Northern pantheism Notes on the Confederation Poets and Contemporary Mythographers. by Maia Bhojwani. Precisely when the Confederation http://www.uwo.ca/english/canadianpoetry/cpjrn/vol09/bhojwani.htm

A Northern Pantheism: Notes on the Confederation Poets and Contemporary Mythographers by Maia Bhojwani Among the Millet and published in The Week Essays in Criticism (Series I) The Dread Voyage and Other Poems Lyrics of Earth Despite the nostalgia evident in this recreation of an archaic, Arcadian and mythic past, A rationalistic approach to nature tempers their treatment of mythological subjects and differentiates them from writers as committed to the use of myth as Isabella Valancy Crawford. Yet the major influences upon their work, which include the Romantics and the American Transcendentalists, were often understood in the conventional terms of nineteenth-century interpretations of mythology and the poets led to experiment with indigenous forms of myth-making in keeping with the theories of contemporary mythographers. The implications of these ideas for the Canadian poets vary, from their obvious application to a poetic sort of nature-worship, to a more serious consideration of the direction the literature of a relatively new nation should take. I shall consider these ideas as a possible background for the patterns of imagery which occur in their studies of landscape, with special reference to Carman, Roberts, Lampman and Campbell, who matured under similar influences during the formative years, in the 1880s. Scott started writing almost a decade later (just as Crawford began a decade earlier) and the mythographers have little direct bearing upon his Indian experience.

44. Pantheism Vs Deism pantheism and Deism. Just wanted to say that pantheism isn t just thinking nature is god, it s more the believe that the Universe is god. And pantheism as, http://www.sullivan-county.com/id2/pantheism.htm

Pantheism and Deism Just wanted to say that Pantheism isn't just thinking nature is god, it's more the believe that the Universe is god. Believing that people would also be god is not a 'request' for pantheism. And I also need to disappoint you with the fact that Pantheism isn't New Age (at least, in your description of New Age) Also, saying that Pantheism is without reason isn't right as well (I am pantheist because of reason) Overall, Pantheism is the definition of people who believe in that the universe is divine, it's therefore more an extension to Deism. atresica@mad.scientist.com The Netherlands - Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at 07:31:33 (PDT) Thanks Atresica. Referring to New Age Religion from http://www.religioustolerance.org/ in their article that listed New Age beliefs: "Pantheism: All that exists is God; God is all that exists. This leads naturally to the concept of the divinity of the individual, that we are all Gods. They do not seek God as revealed in a sacred text or as exists in a remote heaven; they seek God within the self and throughout the entire universe." Pantheism is not an extension of Deism but the polar opposite of Deism. Nobody said a pantheist is without reason but New Age religion is a rejection of reason in favor of "inner feelings" whatever that amounts to. Pantheism goes back to the ancient Greek Stoics and is a forerunner to Deism says Leo Rosten's

45. Scientific Pantheism: Frequently Asked Questions What you want to know about scientific or naturalistic pantheism, as a question and answer exchange. http://www.geocities.com/finis_stellae/ng/pan/faq.html

Due to Yahoo!Geocities' bad attitude towards free websites, this site has been moved. The new address for this page is http://www.angelfire.com/ego/pdf/ng/pan/faq.html S ci P an FA Q Frequently Asked Questions about Scientific Pantheism 1. What is pantheism? Pantheism comes from the Greek words pan "all, everything, whole" and theos "God". In its traditional form, this embodies the doctrine that everything is God, or at least that God is manifested through everything, Itself being immanent in all of Its creatures and/or objects. However, "God" doesn't have the meaning we usually give the word in a Judeo-Christian context. This "God" is not a personal entity who cares for us and watches our every step and punishes or rewards us after we die. This one is a force or quality that we identify as divine. 2. That's mystical bullshit. OK, that's not a question, but it deserves an answer. Mystics of all religions have experienced communion with the All. One may or may not believe these were real; I think they were mental illusions, but they prove we have the capability to visualize an all-encompassing force. For those who assume naturalism, this force must be a manifestation of our mind, working through physical processes; it's a state we can reach and implies nothing weird or New-Agey. Others believe this force is separate from matter/energy, although human beings can grasp it. These are two distinct philosophical doctrines: monism (one substance, matter) and

46. Universal Pantheist Society - Socinianism - A Forerunner To Modern Pantheism Socinianism A forerunner to Modern pantheism. by Albert E. Johnson. The Encyclopedia Britannica (Macro Edition) says the word pantheism http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/nov_2000/pantheism.htm

Socinianism - A forerunner to Modern Pantheism by Albert E. Johnson The Encyclopedia Britannica (Macro Edition) says the word "Pantheism" first appeared in 1705 in a book by a noted Irish Deist, John Toland entitled "Socinianism Gladly Told." Obviously he must have viewed the reference favorably but why? The same source and most dictionaries say the word "Socinian" comes from the work of two Italian theologians in mid-16th Century named Laelius, and nephew Fausus Socinus, who had concluded that the natural world and God were one and the same; that God was not some imaginary authority the Bible suggests who acts upon all human affairs for moral guidance. We can suppose, as present-day pantheists do, that these two members of the Catholic clergy realized that the agency they had been thought to be God is actually the natural world in its entirety for without it nothing else on planet Earth can exist, not even ideas. It is only logical to suspect that any biological organism is not something man could have created, so it must be God who is said in Genesis 1 by whoever wrote that chapter that: "In the beginning God created the Universe" and all that there is on planet Earth. Or would the universe even have existed? Where the Bible becomes confusing is where it anthropomorphizes God as a thinking human being, ignoring altogether that natural creation is an ongoing, developing process of evolution of all species. Awareness of the fallacy of anthropomorphism since the Age of Enlightenment is a cause of great concern among all theologians today.

47. PANTHEISM: Nature, Universe, Science And Religion The Universe is divine and Nature is sacred. The history, theory and practice of pantheism. http://members.aol.com/Heraklit1/index.htm

PANTHEISM Natural Pantheism: a spiritual approach to nature and the cosmos. by Paul Harrison. Revering the Universe, caring for Nature, celebrating life A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by modern science, might be able to draw forth reserves of reverence and awe hardly tapped by the conventional faiths. Sooner or later, such a religion will emerge. Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot Join our Save Rainforest group at Ecology Fund Meet other Pantheists near you Are You a Pantheist? When you look at the night sky or at the images of the Hubble Space Telescope, are you filled with feelings of awe and wonder at the overwhelming beauty and power of the universe? When you are in the midst of nature, in a forest, by the sea, on a mountain peak - do you ever feel a sense of the sacred, like the feeling of being in a vast cathedral? Do you believe that humans should be a part of Nature, rather than set above it? If you can answer yes to all of these questions, then you have pantheistic leanings. Are you sceptical about a God other than Nature and the Universe?

48. Panentheism Panentheism. The Universal Pantheist Society pantheism and Panentheism by Harold Wood This form of pantheism would be better termed panentheism. . http://www.pantheist.net/society/panentheism.html

We seek renewed reverence for the biosphere as the ultimate context for human existence. Panentheism The Universal Pantheist Society Pantheism and Panentheism by Harold Wood As the two letters in this issue indicate, there is sometimes confusion about the two different strains of pantheist philosophy. It is also important to note that the Universal Pantheist Society's bylaws strictly prohibit the Society from imposing any particular interpretation of religion or subscription to any particular religious belief, doctrine, or creed. This is one of our guiding principles because freedom of belief is inherent in the Pantheist tradition. Pantheism is not something which can be dogmatically defined like most other world religions or philosophies. Such an approach leads of course to a diversity of viewpoints as it should be, and which is why this Pantheist Society is an "Universal" one. We have a huge variety of beliefs and opinions among our members; many different from one another, but all of which provide insights which are valuable to one another, and all of which point to one consistent direction in looking toward the natural world for our source of spiritual enrichment. If critics finds a duality or "doublespeak" in our writings, it is simply a reflection of these principles. It is undeniable that strict "Pantheism" differs from a similar religious philosophy, known as "panentheism". The Society has strived to be open to persons of both persuasions; but perhaps not all persons of one emphasis or the other will remain comfortable with our willingness to accept people with differing beliefs.

49. Universal Pantheist Society Home Page An organization devoted to an universal recognition of modern pantheism. pantheism holds that the Universe itself is divine. http://www.pantheist.net/society/

We seek renewed reverence for the earth and a vision of Nature as the ultimate context for human existence. Universal Pantheist Society Welcome to The Universal Pantheist Society! Are You a Pantheist? Pantheists are persons who derive their fundamental religious experience through their personal relationship with the Universe. They feel that Nature is the ultimate context for human existence, and seek to improve their relationship with the natural world as their fundamental religious responsibility. Religion is seen as a system of reverent behavior toward the Earth rather than subscription to a particular creed. Because Pantheists identify God with Nature rather than an anthropomorphic being, Pantheists oppose the arrogant world-view of anthropocentrism. This web site contains a collection of materials about Pantheism and Pantheists. About the Universal Pantheist Society Despite a long religious history, dating back beyond Spinoza to the Stoics of ancient Greece and the philosophers of ancient India, there has been no modern organization to represent Pantheists until the formation of the Universal Pantheist Society in 1975. The Universal Pantheist Society is the oldest known organization dedicated to modern and ethical Pantheism. Today, the need for an ethical Pantheism has never been greater. The formation of the Universal Pantheist Society was based on the need to communicate an informed, modern Pantheism, and to provide for sharing among Pantheists.

50. Pantheism pantheism. pantheism is the Stated (1705). The noun pantheism was first used a few years later by one of Toland s opponents. KCF http://www.crystalinks.com/pantheism.html

PANTHEISM Pantheism is the doctrine that the universe conceived of as a whole is God and, conversely, that there is no God but the combined substance, forces, and laws that are manifested in the existing universe. The cognate doctrine of panentheism asserts that God includes the universe as a part though not the whole of his being. The adjective pantheist was coined by the rationalist freethinker John Toland in his book Socinianism Truly Stated (1705). The noun pantheism was first used a few years later by one of Toland's opponents. K.C.F. Krause introduced the term panentheism in 1828 as a designation for his own philosophy. Both of these terms have been applied retrospectively to aspects of numerous philosophical traditions, both Eastern and Western. There are several discernible types of pantheism, ranging from those that attribute consciousness to nature as a whole (panpsychism) to those that interpret the world as merely an appearance and ultimately unreal (acosmic pantheism), and from the rational Neoplatonic, or emanationistic, strain to the intuitive, mystical strain. A mingling of these types characterizes Hindu and Buddhist doctrines; pantheism of one form or another is deeply rooted in the Vedas, the Upanisads, and the Bhagavadgita. Numerous Greek philosophers, notably Xenophanes, Heracleitus, Anaxagoras, Plato, Plotinus, and the proponents of Stoicism, contributed to the foundations of Western pantheism.

51. The Library Of Scientific Pantheism A library dedicated to Scientific pantheism and rational thought. http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/5675/

art@bvx.ca This is a Library Dedicated to Scientific Pantheism and Rational thought. Foreword by Ron Hooft. Author of the Heretic's Home Page Pantheism seems to be the natural "religion" for Heretics; if religion it can be called. It is of course, an "Ideology" older than Paganism; and its tenets have been present, in the background, since the beginning of consciousness in mankind. The order of Pantheism I have aligned myself with is "Scientific Pantheism". Not because I have been converted or felt a need to have an affiliation with a religion, but because it reflects MY beliefs. This is MY ideology. Some one was just kind enough to name it for me. Thanks Paul :) Most of its members feel the same way and that is its great appeal. Knowing there are people of like mind out there, is good feeling. Among our numbers are Scientists, Heretics, Pagans, Wicca, Buddhists, Taoists, Atheists, Naturalists, Unitarians, and even Ex-Catholics and Ex-Jews. Are you a "Scientific Pantheist" Find out by visiting these sites: The pages inside contain the thoughts, the art, and the literature of Scientific Pantheists. I Call it the "Think Tank" because I hope we can overcome our former religious pasts, and find some real answers to the questions at hand, through the search for knowledge.

52. Paths To Pantheism Within the vast range of philosophical and religious choices offered throughout the history of Homo sapient thought, pantheism is probably the oldest, most http://www.paxdoraunlimited.com/PathsToPantheism.html

This site is a member of WebRing. To browse visit Here Autobiographies and Deconversion Stories NEXT PAGE: Ezella Kay The Road out of Arcadia by Mark E. Foley, Arcadia, Florida Raised in an extreme American fundamentalist family, he found it more and more difficult to accept his maternal religion and in light of personal experiences with self-acceptance, he discovered a more honest approach to reality TRUTH. This one word holds some of the greatest implications for the history of humanity. "What is truth?" is probably the most fundamental question and quest within a human being’s life. Its answers are never easy, never fully revealed, and always extremely personalized. However, groups do manage to form, wherein people of similar, logical minds regarding the truth of this reality we live in, begin to develop a communal bond amongst themselves and a much-needed sense of acceptance and belonging. Within the vast range of philosophical and religious choices offered throughout the history of Homo sapient thought, Pantheism is probably the oldest, most basic and visceral of all

53. Why Am I A Pantheist Members of the pantheist community state what pantheism means to them. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/3547/

Introduction Members of the SP mailing list [Adam] [Bernt] [Candy] [Jan] ... [Victor] people have visited this site. The Pantheist Credo Principles of Scientific Pantheism - Paul Harrison The Library of Scientific Pantheism Comments or suggestions? Get your own Free Home Page

54. Urban Pantheism Creation of a Manhattan Sky Garden. This rooftop garden is 16 stories high above the Upper West Side of NYC. I started it very late http://www.paxdoraunlimited.com/UrbanPantheism.html

Creation of a Manhattan Sky Garden This rooftop garden is 16 stories high above the Upper West Side of NYC. I started it very late in the growing season (mid-June) and the selection of flowers and plants was somewhat limited. At this stage it is both a research project and feasibility study in preparation for a formal presentation and petition for approval to the board of directors of my building. Therefore, this tiny little oasis in a wasteland of rock chips may be only a temporary dream for me... Click pearls for more music I collected and transplanted some of Riverside Park's native plants that I have enjoyed ever since I was a child (ailanthus, nightshade, pokeweed, lamiastrum, wild violets, sweet woodruff, virginia creepers, hostas, malva sylvestris, and an unusual grape-leaved vine that produces brilliant turquoise and magenta berries). Pantheist Age Meditations For Pantheists Pantheist Arts Paths To Pantheism ... Pantheist's Dictionary

55. Lao Tzu: The Tao Of Reality. Draws comparisons between pantheism and Taoism. http://members.aol.com/heraklit1/laotzu.htm

Member of GSAnet Banner Swap Lao Tzu: the Tao of Reality. A history of pantheism by Paul Harrison. Are you a pantheist? Find out at the Scientific Pantheism site. There is a thing, formless yet complete. Before heaven and earth it existed. We do not know its name, but we call it Tao. It is the Mystery of Mysteries. Planetary nebula NGC 6543, shells and jets of gas ejected from the death throes of a star one thousand years ago. Photo: J.P. Harrington and K.J. Borkowski, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA. The Tao te Ching is the oldest scripture of Taoism. It was composed during the warring states period when China descended into a chaos of rival kingdoms, some time between the sixth and the fourth or third centuries BC. It was supposedly written by Lao Tan, a possibly mythical figure, said to have lived till he was 160 or 200 years old. The classical Chinese historian Ssuma Chien says the work was by Li Erh, a custodian of imperial archives from the state of Ch'u in southern China, in the present province of Honan. This was a fertile, well-watered state. "Its people make little exertion, delight in life, and neglect to store anything." Li Erh was no seeker after fame. "The chief aim of his studies was how to keep himself concealed and remain unknown." says Ssuma Chien. Li Erh wrote his ideas only because, as he was heading into retirement, the royal gatekeeper pleaded with him to record his ideas before he disappeared into oblivion. He may have written the book under the pseudonym Lao Tan to avoid attention.

56. Pantheism Several articles on pantheism. A source of information for deeper understanding of religious subjects. pantheism. General Information http://mb-soft.com/believe/txc/pantheis.htm

Pantheism General Information Pantheism is the belief that everything is divine, that God is not separate from but totally identified with the world, and that God does not possess personality or transcendence. Pantheism generally can be traced to two sources. The first is the Vedic tradition (Hinduism), which begins with the belief that the divine principle from which everything arises is a unity and that the perception of multiplicity is illusory and unreal. In the Vedanta, Brahman is the infinite reality behind the illusory and imperfect world of perception. Our knowledge is imperfect because we experience subject and object as distinct. When subject and object are equated, however, all distinctions are eliminated and we know Brahman. In the Western tradition the cosmology of the Stoics and, more importantly, the emanationist hierarchy of Neoplatonism tend toward pantheism. In Judeo - Christian thought the emphasis on the transcendence of God inhibits pantheism. Nevertheless, a form of pantheism is found in the thought of the medieval scholastic John Scotus Erigena, who viewed the universe as a single, all - inclusive system with various simultaneous stages. The most important modern version of pantheism is that of Baruch Spinoza. For him nature is infinite, but because the only being capable of genuine infinity is God, God must be identical, in essence, with nature. In the 18th and 19th centuries the various forms of Idealism sometimes tended toward pantheism, often in the form of a theory of cosmic evolution.

57. PANTHEISM: Basic Principles Of Scientific Pantheism. Basic principles of Scientific pantheism http://members.aol.com/Heraklit1/basicpri.htm

Scientific pantheism: basic principles by Paul Harrison. When our era was young, we believed as children believe. Now we are adults, it is time to put away childish things. It is time to adopt a religion that embraces the space age, and that supports our love of nature and our efforts to preserve the earth. That religion is pantheism. Conchoidal fractures of pseudomalachite You can print out this page from your browser [File/Print] or save it [File/Save As/(name).txt] Divine cosmos, sacred earth. Pantheist religious practice: ritual, meditation and mysticism. Ethical foundations. Pantheism and environmental ethics. ... How you can help spread pantheism. Divine cosmos, sacred earth. Pantheism has two central tenets: The cosmos is divine. The earth is sacred When we say the cosmos is divine, we mean it with just as much conviction, emotion and commitment as believers when they say that their god is God. But we are not making a vague statement about an invisible being who is beyond proof or disproof. We are talking about our own emotional responses to the real universe and the natural earth. When we say "That tree is beautiful," we are not saying anything about the tree in itself, but about the way we feel we must respond to the tree. We are talking about the

58. Dictionary.com/pantheism Get the Top 10 Most Popular Sites for pantheism . 3 entries found for pantheism. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. pantheism. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pantheism

59. The Shape Of The Next Religion Site suggesting that a form of pantheism will be the next major religion. http://www.gurus.com/dougdeb/Essays/Nextrel/Next.htm

The Shape of the Next Religion Douglas Muder Go to a non-hypertext version of this essay. Modern America, like Rome at the time of Christ, is in a period of rising secularism and religious chaos. Christianity has lost the power to shape our culture, and no rival religion or philosophy seems able to take its place. I argue that this period of tension will end as the Roman one didwith the advent of a new religion that will synthesize the best features of our current religions into a whole greater than the sum of its parts. Waiting for the Unknown God The Athenian citizens who gathered on Mars Hill to listen to Paul talk about "the unknown God" had little reason to be optimistic about the future of religion. Or rather, they had little reason to be optimistic about the future of any of the religions they knew about. Neither do we. But does that mean that there will never again be a dominant religion? Why None of the Contenders can become Champion Almost all of the religions currently contending for dominance in America can be placed in one of the following four categories: historical monotheism, Scientism, Eastern religions, and Earth-centered religions. None of them is in a position to pick up the baton that Christianity has dropped. Predecessors of the Next Religion At any given point in history there is a central metaphor , a field of thought which provides the images and vocabulary for a culture's religious expression. This field of thoughtbe it hunting, agriculture, politics, or physicsmay have no explicit religious content of its own, but the images and concepts that it provides have a profound effect on the religion of its time.

60. Pantheism From FOLDOC pantheism. metaphysics, stoicism pantheist. Among the ancients the Stoics were the most notable exponents of pantheism. According http://www.swif.uniba.it/lei/foldop/foldoc.cgi?pantheism

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