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Everything is Sacred, Everything is full of Gods

I really love Paganism, because (at least my) Paganism is based on 3 core principles: - Pantheism: The Divine is Everything / Pan-en-theism: Everything is in the Divine; - Polytheism: The Divine is Multiple; - Animism: Everything has a Soul, a Consciousness. This means that every path we walk through, it’s sacred. This means that everywhere we look, we look at Gods. The Tree we see is a God, the Moon that we look is a Goddess, the Wind is a Deity; the Fire is a Numen.

Panta Plere Theon. Everything is full of Gods. Everything is alive, everything has a consciousness, everything is a independent living being.

We are so people-oriented, we are so sure that the only one to which we can talk, we can interact, are other humans. But Animism and Paganism say us that no, we are just one little point in the universe. One species of many others, one group inside a Universe full of life, full of consciousness, full of Gods.

Even we are Gods, and maybe if we just awake our inside Godhead we’ll perceive it. We’ll perceive to be in connection with all that surround us. We’ll perceive that everything is alive!

Because yes, everything is alive! Everything is a God! Gods surround us, Gods are all around us. Every time we walk in this life, we are walking in beauty, wonderfulness and splendor.

Man, free thinker! You imagine thought Is yours alone in a world that bursts with life? The powers you hold are fed by freedom. But the universe is absent from your wisdom. Respect in the beast an active mind: To nature, each budding flower is a soul; A mystery of love in metal resides; “All things feel!” And impact on mankind. Fear, in the blind wall, a watchful gaze: The Logos is bound even to matter… Ensure it serves no impious use! Often in the obscure being, dwells a hidden God; And like a nascent eye masked by its lid, Beneath the skin of stones ripens a purer spirit!

- Golden Verses, Gerard de Nerval