The belief that the universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God
the worship of many gods Pantheists often worship gods of different creeds, cults, or cultures Some pantheists believe that the universe is itself God: in this view, there is no God except for the forces and laws of natural phenomena
the belief that all reality is essentially divine, i e , that there is no distinction between the creator and the creation See also Monism, Monotheism and Polytheism
The doctrine that the universe, taken or conceived of as a whole, is God; the doctrine that there is no God but the combined force and laws which are manifested in the existing universe; cosmotheism
The belief that all is One and that One is God, thus all is God This God is an all-encompassing, impersonal principle or force of which everything is a part A central doctrine for most eastern religions and New Age groups
The belief that the universe is divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God
A belief that God exists linked to the world in which we live It supports the principle that God is a part of the fabric that makes up our society- laws, government, natural forces, etc [OPPOSITE OF THEISM]
A new Age belief that all that exists is God; God is all that exists Therefore, god is in everything and everyone This leads naturally to the concept of the divinity of the individual, that we are all Gods They do not seek God as revealed in a sacred text or as exists in a remote heaven; they seek God within the self and throughout the entire universe See New Age See Monism See Panentheism
the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God
God is all things The universe and all life are connected in a sum This sum is the total reality of God Thus, man, animals, plants, and all physical matter are seen as equal The assumption-all is one, therefore all is deity
Pantheism is a willingness to worship and believe in all gods. the religious idea that God and the universe are one thing and that God is present in all natural things. Doctrine that the universe is God and, conversely, that there is no god apart from the substance, forces, and laws manifested in the universe. Pantheism characterizes many Buddhist and Hindu doctrines and can be seen in such Hindu works as the Vedas and the Bhagavadgita. Numerous Greek philosophers contributed to the foundations of Western pantheism. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the tradition was continued in Neoplatonism and Judeo-Christian mysticism. In the 17th century Benedict de Spinoza formulated the most thoroughly pantheistic philosophical system, arguing that God and Nature are merely two names for one reality
Theory that all things are part of God, divine, in the sense that God realizes himself as the ultimate reality of matter or spirit through being and/or becoming all things that have been, are, and will be The theory leads to hopeless confusion of the Creator and the created realm of being, identifies evil with good, and involves many inherent contradictions
is an often sophisticated but actually illogical view of God It denies the existence of a personal God who interacts intelligently with human beings Instead, God is the same thing as the universe, and, in turn, the universe of God Of course, in this view we are part of God and He is part of us If you are a pantheist, then you have to conclude that at any given moment you are sitting or standing on God! It actually sacrifices God's personhood for His infinity, and, in some forms of the view, makes God physical, although in some variations everything is supposedly nonmaterial and spiritual, including the universe Pantheism is an attempt to reduce God to identity with His creation