I implore you to stop worshiping GNON, and to begin worshiping THE GNONS, as per the inspired and eminently wise doctrine of the Templist Canon. Thank you.
I appreciate this comment and I will take some time to read and consider your philosophy.
A question - do you believe it "matters" whether the Gnon I worship is considered by me to be the one and only, the highest of a pantheon of Gods, or merely one of a multiplicity of Gods?
There is nothing to prevent a Templist from adhering to a certain pantheon, yet favoring one god of that pantheon exclusively for worship. Except, when canonical rituals, such as the initiation ritual, require that some certain god be propitiated.
Though one may do this, I would assume it not to be psychologically satisfying, given the way that the gods are construed: as responsible for particular things, not all things.
If one wished to worship a "total" god similar to the Abrahamic deities, one would choose to be a "Christian Templist", and so solely worship "Wotan-as-God", who would be assumed to have superseded the other gods in some way.
Unless you really believed in the gods (and you don't), any of the above practices are chosen for your own psychological satisfaction.
I implore you to stop worshiping GNON, and to begin worshiping THE GNONS, as per the inspired and eminently wise doctrine of the Templist Canon. Thank you.
I appreciate this comment and I will take some time to read and consider your philosophy.
A question - do you believe it "matters" whether the Gnon I worship is considered by me to be the one and only, the highest of a pantheon of Gods, or merely one of a multiplicity of Gods?
There is nothing to prevent a Templist from adhering to a certain pantheon, yet favoring one god of that pantheon exclusively for worship. Except, when canonical rituals, such as the initiation ritual, require that some certain god be propitiated.
Though one may do this, I would assume it not to be psychologically satisfying, given the way that the gods are construed: as responsible for particular things, not all things.
If one wished to worship a "total" god similar to the Abrahamic deities, one would choose to be a "Christian Templist", and so solely worship "Wotan-as-God", who would be assumed to have superseded the other gods in some way.
Unless you really believed in the gods (and you don't), any of the above practices are chosen for your own psychological satisfaction.