"In The Beginning", God is describing as this all-knowing and powerful deity that created the Earth within 7 days, making us from dust and ribs, and is the reason anything is even here. Other versions of creation like "How The Earth Was Made" try to make their god a little most realistic with Maheo, a god having unlimited…
In many ways Egyptians and Mesopotamian’s had a lot of similarities, they both believed in polytheism and were blessed with rich soils. However, the differences in geography made one territory unified and the other segregated. As well as, Egyptians were more protected from evasions while Mesopotamian’s were susceptible to attract. Both Egyptian and Mesopotamia’s geography effected their histories and religions in very similar ways, while the differences in them made each society distinctive.…
like the gods and how melodramatic they could become in such short periods of time. He looked at them as simpler creatures, especially in mind’s capacity, compared to a god like himself. Even though he believed in a separation between mortals and deities, he found that he oddly enjoyed walking through them and studying their actions. One day, he found himself wandering through the woods where he soon became lost. After hours of endless wandering, he stumbled upon a meadow. It was heavily adorned…
Throughout the process of learning about my top four Sacred Pathways, I have learned a lot about myself individually such as, my pathways are caregiver, contemplative, enthusiast, and naturalist. I could have told myself these things; if anyone knows me then they already know that I am all these things every single day. There is no doubt in my mind that I am not already a caregiver and a naturalist and an enthusiast, however, I had never noticed how big of a contemplative I was until I read…
A return to the beginning affords an opportunity to change what has gone wrong and thus try and regain orientation and meaning trough naturalistic processes (sacred) oppose to an objective supernatural reality (profane). In the book The Sacred and the Profane written by Mircea Eliade, the author notes that the sacred space is always considered the “really” real part of the universe, while non-sacred space is ambiguous and without structure (20). And therefore, the sacred is the solid, fixed…
n the beginning of the book the city of Rebu was getting ready for a battle with the Egyptians. Amuba is the son of the king of Rebu. He goes out to battle with his father he sees him fall, and his friend, an older man named Jethro, helps save his body. The battle was lost so the Rebu returned to their city. The Egyptians attacked the city and eventually conquered it, picking out some captives to be slaves and return with them to Egypt. The high priest of the Egyptian God named Osiris whose name…
If you believe God gave you the Earth, that He created the Earth for you, how far are you willing to go to preserve this precious gift? Over 6,000 years ago God artistically, and with intention, created a masterpiece and put Adam and Eve in it “to work it and take care of it.” (Gen. 2:15, NIV) He spent 6 marvelous days creating intrinsic details to every speck of being we see today, then he entrusted our descendants, and us, to care for this gift. However, today our environment struggles with…
different way that people treat this holiness. Christians believe that Jesus is sacred because he was born through the Holy Spirit. The Christians believe in God as their creator, and they depend on him for everything. They think churches are houses of God, and therefore, they go there to make prayers and offerings to their creator (Murdoch, 2013). It is at this place that they gather…
The Values of Our Creator Humans worship many different Gods for a variety of reasons, but none of them pray to titans. Humans sacrifice and pray to Gods whom they believe created us and our world; however, the truth is the work of a clever titan by the name Prometheus is the reason for the existence of humans. Prometheus is a creator of many different things on earth that include wild animals and humans who he believes to be his most precious creation. Prometheus shows his care and love for the…
The sacred places of Hawaii have religious, historical and cultural significance. They have seen the births of numerous kings and have been the sites of many events throughout the island’s history. Many sites include shrines or temples (heiau), petroglyphs (ki'i pohaku), stacked stone (pohaku) and other historical remains. The sites are sacred, so it is customary to leave a small offering or a gift. However, the most important thing that a visitor must remember is to follow the rules of the…