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Pantheism
The belief or philosophical theory
that God and the universe are identical (implying a denial of the personality and transcendence of God); the identification of God with the
forces of nature and natural substances.
Oxford Dictionary
Richard: For a pantheist their god/goddess is immanent
(maybe expressed as ‘god/goddess is the infinitude of the universe’ or ‘god/goddess, as truth, pervades everything that is’) ... as
compared with a theist whose god/goddess is transcendent (as in ‘not the infinitude of the universe’ or ‘not all-pervading’).
Broadly speaking theism refers to a creator god/goddess who is
beyond the universe whereas in panentheism god/goddess is not only all-pervading (immanent) but beyond the universe as well (transcendent).
Vis.: http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/religion/blfaq_theism_pan.htm
Peter: I have oft said that the real world and the
spiritual world are so intertwined that it is almost impossible to separate them. Humanity literally drips with spirituality, be it the
influence of recognized Eastern or Western religions, be it the Pantheism that drives the animal and earth worship of Environmentalism, be
it the many and varied morals, ethics and spiritual values of differing tribal groups or be it the general overwhelming agreement that human
beings are foremost feeling beings sharing a common spirit-ual linkage. Within the human condition there has been, up until now, only one
alternative to being normal and that was to be a seeker on the spiritual path – which is why it is the dissatisfied-with-the-real-world,
spiritual seekers who are the most likely be interested in actualism.
It is however important to understand that the newly created process of actualism
is 180 degrees opposite to traditional spiritualism and that actualism requires a turning around and heading in the opposite direction from
seeking a spiritual, ethereal freedom. Yet this does not mean that you head back into the real world and the debilitating cynicism of the
Land of Lament – this turning around means you head straight for the actual world.
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