Note: I'm not trying to offend anyone with my personal beliefs or start any conflict, fight, etc.

I heard that although only the Romans believed that their gods were actually mystical forces of the universe which were perceptible to humans as human forms, both the Greeks and the Romans believed this to be true of the Nymphs, Dryads, what we today call "fairies," etc.

Couldn't this same concept apply to any religion? Perhaps whatever gods or gods one believes in is actually not a sentient deity, but a mystical force of nature?

Furthermore, when Christianity replaced Greco-Roman religion, people stopped praying to gods of certain things and instead started praying to Saints of certain things. So by that logic, the saints of the Catholic and Eastern Churches are modern-day nymphs, dreads, or "fairies."

I’m fascinated by the paranormal and ghosts, but I don’t really think I believe in it. How could I? Is there any room for this sort of stuff in pantheism?

Me personally I don't believe in any of that. But if it makes people feel good then so be it. The concepts of Miracles and blessings have always been a little weird to me.

So... Is this a thing?

I do consider myself to be a Humanist (not a secular humanist), but also a Pantheist.

Humanistic Pantheism, would be a great philosphy IMO.

https://www.thinkerer.io/humanisticpantheism

Anyone here fall more into this category? I have found that my beliefs and values fall closely more into this spectrum within the "Principles of Scientific Pantheism."

The World Pantheist Movement is pretty interesting and their website quite informative.

If so then how do you reply to that? Sorry I forgot to add that part of my question .

I have only recently heard the remark of sexed up atheism when people in some circles are talking about pantheism. I'm curious to know what are some counter arguments or rebuttals to this remark?

I've been thinking about this for a bit and I've always wondered just how forms of pantheism are there?

I am often taken back to something I heard or something from the Bible, but it is in reference to God being all seeing, and all knowing. I like to take that concept literally. That God is the cumulative experience of all things. That all seeing and all knowing, is God. Imagine that within the universe, there is a force that is everything, and you are a part of that everything. Just imagine... and let me know what you think.

Hello! I wanted to ask a question about this as I couldn't get a clear answer otherwise. I am new to the concept of pantheism and I've been researching it to see how it applies to me. To me, it ticks all the boxes except for one thing: can different aspects of nature fall under different deities? I personally have some connections with who I assume are different gods (such as praying to the sun or moon and talking to the wind for clear answers). I don't know if this even has an official term, but I would love to get some advice!

EDIT: FYI, I see these entities not as people or humanoids controlling their respective aspects, but rather the parts themselves communicating with me, in case I didn't make it clear!

TLDR; Can pantheism encase multiple entities?

I don't believe in a god per se, but I believe in the hand of entropy and other scientific forces that cause everyday life. I like the idea of being one with everything. I also believe in Satanic ideas of self-reliance and self-acceptance. Satanism is usually more atheistic to my knowledge. Tl;dr Does pantheism have to be religious?

So I stumbled on an article about Frank Sinatra's "god beliefs," recently. It was quite interesting. Evidently, he sounds very Pantheistic. It's not mentioned or anything in the article where he talks about his beliefs from what I remember, but his notions of "god" and the universe sound very Pantheist.

I am wondering what other famous people are more Pantheist/Spiritual Naturalist type? Obviously, it sounds like Einstein was very close to that as well as Stephen Hawking.

Would this God live in realities where it is not possible for it to exist there? Is God all possibilities and every reality? Would the pantheistic God exist as every deity in those realities? I’m kinda new to pantheism just curious.

Omniscience is the capacity to know everything, and it's attributed to Gods in Hinduism, Sikhism, and the Abrahamic religions. But what does it truly mean to know everything?

When I was a Muslim, I thought of it as God knowing every single fact, every single thing that has ever happened or will happen, and everything that anyone has ever thought. This is a pretty useful trait for instilling the fear of God into people, and for making people behave according to the rules of the religion even when other people aren't watching. Since becoming a Pantheist, I've dropped most of my previous conceptions of God, because they just don't make much sense with a non-personal entity like the Pantheist/Spinozan God. However, I've recently been thinking about omniscience again.

Each and every person, animal, and life-form has a totally unique experience in life. Two people can sit in the same room watching the same movie, and have very different experiences. Our thoughts and feelings are shaped by a lifetime of unique experiences. We face unique challenges, react to them in different ways, and adapt in different ways. If you tell me you recently went through a break-up, I can empathise and relate, because I've been through similar experiences, but to relate to someone is different than to actually have experienced what they experienced first-hand. Only you know what your relationship and break-up was for you, you were the one who actually lived it. The Abrahamic God can "know" all the emotions, thoughts, and hardships you dealt with, but he doesn't fully know it like you know it, because he didn't experience it first-hand. He knows it intellectually, but he's incapable of experiencing it.

The Pantheist God, on the other hand, is you, and you are it. Your experiences are its experiences. To truly know your experience in life, one would have to live through it first-hand, experience all the emotions you experience, do all the things you do, and have the (relatively) narrow perspective of the universe that you have. In order for an entity to truly know everything, it would have to have lived your life without any outside knowledge or perspective. This means that for a being to truly be omniscient, you (and everything else in the universe) would have to be a part of it, it cannot be external to the universe, it has to be the universe itself. Omniscience is a trait often ascribed to personal Gods, but it seems to me that those Gods are not truly as omniscient as the Pantheist God, even though I rarely (if ever) see it being talked about in relation to Pantheism (although I think it's implied in Spinoza's work).

I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on this, and thanks for reading!

Sorry if this question doesnt make sense/ has an obvious answer 😭😓

Do you know of any pantheistic youtubers? Or anyone who speaks about the universe being god? I just want to listen to someone speak about god the way I feel in my heart.

I hold a very pantheistic view of God but I kind of view her as a Great Mother type of deity. I don't really resonate with a specific religion but I am extremely open. I am making this post because I want to feel closer to God but I'm having a hard time finding spiritual practices with God that aren't Christian. I want to listen to people talk about God in a way I resonate with. I want to worship God without a Christian rhetoric. Anyone have any resources like YouTubers, books, podcasts, music or stories? Anything that helps you connect to the universe/God. Thanks in advance.

So I recently had a conversation with my husband where he stated that my beliefs fall closer towards pantheism. I want to know if it’s actually true or not because I’m unsure. My belief is that there is no real idea of a god or divinity but power is dispersed like a god throughout the universe. The principles of reality and the universe are “king” in a sense. But not in the way traditional ideas of gods and divinity exist. There is only reality and the universe that disperse energy and have the only real say over every thing. That’s in short my explanation with it. So I want to know if that’s close. Btw, I’ve already researched it and I’m very unsure if this viewpoint counts under it.

I don’t believe in god but I believe in energy, energy from the earth and the universe. I believe the earth blesses us with food, water and shelter and not some random god. We are all but energy. The earth gives us energy and when we die we return that energy back to it. I don’t worship the earth but I believe it is sacred and that we must live in harmony and protect it and all life that balances it. Right now humans imbalance it. And we will face the earths fury as we continue to ravage it because of our greed. When we negatively affect earths energy, the earth will self rectify as a “god” would, the same way our body fights a virus when attacked. No ritual or god can stop this. I also don’t believe in rituals. This is my belief. Am I a Panthiest?

Hi!! Ive been searching for my “religion” if you will, for the past…what feels like forever.

i found pantheism and it lines up PERFECTLY with my beliefs! I was wondering if anyone has any book recommendations or anything?

ALSO!! If someone can explain practices that pantheists do, like if im able to pray to the universe and so forth. All info is appreciated! Thanks so much!!

Hi everybody, historian Richard Weikart wrote a book "Hitler’s Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich" which claims that adolf hitler was probably a pantheist. Weikart's research says that while hitler was raise and baptized into the catholic church he rejected christianity and the divinity of jesus of nazareth also neo-paganism & atheism; hitler's god was the universe/cosmos.

Here is a article where you can read this further: https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/hitlers-religion-was-hitler-an-atheist-christian-or-something-else/

Hello all. I've heard different Pantheists say that they believe god is nothing more than the sum of all natural laws in the universe. What does this mean exactly?

And also, not to sound ignorant, but what are the natural laws of the universe anyways? I think I have an idea, but not entirely sure.