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Chesapeake Pagan Community
How We Define Pantheism
For our purposes, we define Pantheism as belief in nature deities, deity in nature and nature spirituality. You will find other definitions in the dictionary, but this is what Pantheism means to the Chesapeake Pagan Community.
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Our interpretation of pantheism is not as inclusive as other pantheist organizations. We prefer a healthy, balanced approach in the practice of our various faiths. Altered states of awareness achieved from drugs, drunkenness, scourging, or pain are not part of Chesapeake Pagan Community and are not welcome at our activities. |
Here is a dictionary definition of Pantheism:
pantheism: noun [from English pantheist, from Greek pan ("all") + theos ("god/gods")] 1. A doctrine that equates God, or the Divine, with the forces and laws of the universe; the belief that deity is indwelling or manifest in nature; 2. The worship of all gods of different creeds, cults, or peoples indifferently; also toleration of worship of all gods (as at certain periods of the Roman empire)--pantheist noun, an adherent of pantheism. (from Myth Woodling's website: www.AradiaGoddess.com)
An in-depth discussion of Pantheism, Paganism, and Polytheism can be found on Myth Woodling's website: www.AradiaGoddess.com
Another dictionary definition:
pantheism (from Merriam-Webster Online, 9/30/05)
Pronunciation: `pan-theE-"i-z&m
Function: noun
Etymology: French panthéisme, from panthéiste pantheist, from English pantheist, from pan- + Greek theos god
1: a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe
2: the worship of all gods of different creeds, cults, or peoples indifferently; also: toleration of worship of all gods (as at certain periods of the Roman empire)
