Religious self-identification...

[satanic witch]

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Im a theistic satanist who believes in many gods and also practices wicca . I don't believe in the rede or karma . I follow Isis from Egypt , Odin from Norse faith and Satan from satanism so to keep confusion to a minimum I go by satanic witch sense that sumes it up

[Louisvillian]

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Too late to edit my post, but realise that "Syncretic" is more accurate and bears the meaning I intended, rather than "Eclectic". I do not mix and blend the religious paths I walk, but hold them in parallel to each other. Sometimes there's overlap, but I cross that bridge when I get to it.

[satanic witch]

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Well I cant edit my post so I'm going to say it now. Wicca and my theistic satanism is more syncretic rather then mixed together some times over lap most of the time during witchcraft

[Larix]

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I 've just now voted for Agnostic.

[Acorn]

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I voted for multiple options because I would say I'm both a pantheist and a soft duotheist.

[miss_mc]

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Something like a pantheist + soft polytheist.
Divine is the world all around us, from the forces of nature to a little ant. As humans we have a habit of seeing it and needing to explain it, so we make Deities, whole pantheons of Deities. But just because they are man created does not make them less valid. If we make a storm god then they are still valid, because storms are part of the Divine. Or something. Baisically all gods are equally valid and part of the Divine, which is everything around us.

[Malflick]

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Christian Monotheist represent :P

[Night Wizard]

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Accidentally chose theist instead of hard-polytheist.

As a Black Magician, I work with many spirits. Many of these are considered to be "demons."

I am currently engaged in a three-day possession pact with Azazel. I am to prove my worthiness to Azazel, proving I am worthy of gaining his power & influence, to gain all that is his. In these three days, he is residing within me to gain a first-hand knowledge of how I think, behave, how I formulate goals & what those goals are.

So far, in one day, he has shown me that not only should I be striving for an even greater personal empire than I had even fathomed, but this empire is within my grasp.

Basically, I'm just blown away by the knowledge he has been constantly whispering in my ear.

[GardenOfShadows]

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I'm a Pantheist/Animist with Polytheistic tendencies. I believe that the Gods are separate, but are carried within the nature; not as separate, physical beings.

[Riothamus12]

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Panentheistic, deist, soft polytheist

[Gleb]

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Panentheistic, deist, soft polytheist

If I may ask, what is deism? To be honest, I see this term for the first time, and it's very interesting!

[GardenOfShadows]

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If I may ask, what is deism?

One who believes there is a god/creator, but it doesn't intervene in human affairs. Kind of like it set the universe in motion and just stepped back.

[Riothamus12]

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One who believes there is a god/creator, but it doesn't intervene in human affairs. Kind of like it set the universe in motion and just stepped back.

In my case, I do believe they intervene, just not as often as many believe or as directly. I tend to believe the Divine takes a sort Taoist's attitude toward it's actions. It's not that they do nothing, they 're just tend toward subtlety and tend to let things flow. However, most things happen according to the cycle set in motion by it's power and people make their own choices.

[Ticklebits]

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I would identify as a hard polytheist. I also hold the belief that everything possesses its own unique life force. I think this belief is, and has always been, at the core of the pagan faith. In interpreting all parts of the world around you as their own special entities with their own unique purposes one comes to respect and value all things. That is a huge part of what being a pagan is all about and imho it is also a huge part of NOT being the kind of constantly consuming without awareness of self or others creatures so many humans are fond of being anymore.

[Gleb]

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One who believes there is a god/creator, but it doesn't intervene in human affairs. Kind of like it set the universe in motion and just stepped back.

In my case, I do believe they intervene, just not as often as many believe or as directly. I tend to believe the Divine takes a sort Taoist's attitude toward it's actions. It's not that they do nothing, they 're just tend toward subtlety and tend to let things flow. However, most things happen according to the cycle set in motion by it's power and people make their own choices.

Aah, ok. Thanks very much, you both!