So, here's a random - Are we allowed to confine the divine in any way? Liminal spaces within which the divine resides and is not allowed out of?
Some wise old Presbyterian Minister said to me once that "The only blasphemy is underestimating the diety." I wish I could remember which one or knew where he got it.
I was wondering if sometimes (say in polytheistic religions) the God(s) are entirely associated with one place, and not thought to be present away from there.
I know there is a concept of household gods (Rome maybe?) but I don't know if they protected you IN the household or members of the household regardless of where they were.
Jars, I don't think humans can limit the divine to any one space--I know there are "holy places" and churches, etc. But I think that's a more human need to define or worship or confine activities, or even to prove how much you love your god or how rich your community is (in the case of cathedrals, etc.) and to draw others into it.
When a miracle happens somewhere and a shrine springs up, it's not that the divine is limited to that space, but it helps the humans to know it's there and to worship there.
It's an interesting topic to think about, though. When you consider the time, effort and expense put into places of worship. But you can't restrict an omipotent, omnipresent being, right?
The divine doesn't have to be omnipotent and omnipresent, though, does it?
Well, that's the big question. If the divine is omnipresent (and I think in many traditions that might be true) than it is not able to be confined? I think I'm confusing myself.
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The divine doesn't have to be omnipotent and omnipresent, though, does it?
No, definitely not. IM(limited)E, for example, there's Changing Woman, who lived in a hogan in my backyard. Literally in my backyard. I lived at the base of Huerfano Mountain (Dzil na'odilii), which is where she was supposed to have made her home.
For a while. She was clearly not limited in other ways, grew up in four days, hit puberty, married the sun. She aged, but could regenerate. But she was supposed to be in a very specific geographic location for a time.
I don't think of the god of the sea as omnipotent or omnipresent--s/he has their domain of power.
The divine doesn't have to be omnipotent and omnipresent, though, does it?
Depends on what you believe, I'd say. I don't think "omnipotent & omnipresent" inherent to the meaning of the word "divine," but they seem to be pretty common attributes.
Are we allowed to confine the divine in any way?
Initially, this made me picture the divine as Angel the vampire in the box in the ocean.
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