When grouping gods together as one deity?

Question

Many religions seem to do this, i am a polytheist, but i'm also a panentheist, but i somehow understand henotheism as in hinduism (where they have thousands of gods, but claim to have only one) or like the trinity in xtianity, but when praying to more than one deity as one, do these gods become one deity?

Is this like praying to a group of deities or do you believe it is one deity that's able to multiply into different instances of it self? Or is it more like a group of deities that act as one entitiy when invoked, and then splits up again to do their individual purposes?

saleemwit...:Which god are you talking about Shiva, Vishnu, Jehovah, Jesus, etc.?

Squishy: I understand that, i sometimes adopt that belief too,sometimes i wonder if we created massive independant thought forms, like we gave natural forces identities and named them and through time they became more 'alive' or 'human', but it could be that it's just our way to understand nature.

elliebear: So what your saying is you use 3 names for the one god and if someone uses different terminology that you this god gets jealous because god only accepts 'your' terminology?

"If" there is only one god i can call him anything and and worship him by any name since it will all be just the same god , there could be no false gods, only false names and only human politics would determine whether one name is more correct than others, 'but' that is if there is only one god.

Answer 1

I think it's like thinking of the "one god," as pure hite light, and when existance hits it [a prism], it becomes a rainbow [more gods]. I think at that point, they pray to a certain "color," as to follow the path back to the pure white light.

I'm an Archetpe, pantheist pagan. I see the gods as being created by man, and then forming their own identities, and a monotheistic force which is present within all [which the gods have used to become gods as well, in which any human can do to his full mind, with enough work [maybe].], so I'm a medium polytheist.

Answer 2

We have one God
He Is a jealous God
Why ?
He created the World ,
He created the Animals, and Creatures that live here ,
He created Us in His Image.

And yet some people want to worship other Gods, Idols, animals, and stones.
Things God Created, and put Us over.

So you know this, Trinity is a Man made word
for God In 3 Persons = Father- Son - and Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit Is Gods Spirit. They all in three make one.

Answer 3

All matter is just energy, including us and our bodies. All energy is part of the Divine, which is like the sentient 'mind/spirit' of the Universe. The Universe is broken down into smaller parts. Galatic clusters, galaxies, arms, systems, stars, planets, continents, geographical areas, features (like lakes, hills, caves), the life that the planet has formed to Express Itself. Life too is broken from bigger to smaller, or actually smaller things add up to create larger life-forms like us. It's like that. The Divine encompasses all, but we can't see It, or even come close to comprehending It. We are like bacteria trying to look at a human being. But, since It wants to be involved with us and It is broken down into smaller units, we can comprehend it through different masks, personalities, arech-types, stories, and beings that It 'puts on' to communicate with us. These are truly seperate and distinct beings with their own personalities, agendas, all that, but are still all part of a single source. Like we are all individuals but still part of the human race. It's a loose unity that's prone to constant change. Some ancient gods/goddesses were 'designed' with this 'telescoping' in mind, like the Triple Ladies, Dagda's twelve parts, and all that. Some form groups with others that are a part of their stories, like Thor, Odin, Loki, and Baldur all go together quite well. They can do well independantly, but they each have something extra when taken together, like they encourage each other to better fill a certain role or something. Ok, so that's the theory, I'm not sure how much of it I really 'feel' though. This is how I operate. The gods are great, but at the end of the day, I'm the only pulling the cart and driving the cart. They seem to sit shot-gun and help me get where I've already decided I'm going, but I'm the one doing the work to improve myself. They are a great help, but they aren't going to do the work for me, that's my responsibility. Theistically, I'm Heathen and worship, adore and work with ancient Germanic dieties. Philosophically, I'm Buddhist, which is a way people can seek self-improvement without neccessarily needing any gods or goddesses.
Anyways. Each god or goddess has their own, distinct personality and most are a part of a larger Beingness, but they might not know it. Like someone with multiple personality disorder, each personality doesn't neccessarily know the existance of the other personalities, but they all contribute to the life and mind-set of a single Being.

Answer 4

There is one God. Muslims have problems understanding the Trinity and the three thousand or more Hindu Gods are all aspects of the one God. As Shakespeare wrote, approximately, in Romeo and Juliet: What's in a name?

Answer 5

When grouping gods together as one deity, one finds themselves very confused and missing the truth.

Answer 6

There is a difference between selling out and giving in.

Answer 7

There is only ONE God...what more can I say..choose to believe it or not..makes no difference it is still the Truth.
Jesus is God's son.
God is called different names in different languages...Duw,Dieu,
Deus,Dios,..He is still the only one.

Answer 8

revelations chapter 9 verse 20

Answer 9

There is only one true God.
Even God said that He knows
of no other Gods.

Answer 10

i think God means to consider some BODY .... MOST SUPERIOR .... and there can be only ONE....

IF THERE ARE MANY SUPERIORS... they maybe to us but NOT TO EACH OTHER....... God should be so Superior WHO SHOULD NOT NEED ANY THING FROM ANYONE...... Otherwise it will gods.Inc