A sacred tree on earth

[brianct]

reading in the Penguin book African Myths of Origin (p368), i find the following apposite account of a sacred tree:

''...they worshiped at a shrine dedicated to a deity called Chunburburai, who was believed to be housed in a tree, and the tree was surrounded by an enclosure which none might enter save Barbushe (the leader of a people),...It was fortold that a man would come,who would take power from the descendsnts of Dala, and that the tree would be uproted, the shrine destroyed and a mosque built at that spot...'

[Dashwater]

It was fortold that a man would come,who would take power from the descendsnts of Dala, and that the tree would be uproted, the shrine destroyed and a mosque built at that spot...'

It's sad to see how the major religious groups are tyring to dominate every aspect (autarchy). Just take a look at the Inca-religion, which was eliminated by christianity. Tear down a sacred place and place the symbol of your "civilized" religious orientation on top of it... awful

[Oraenxienael]

And sad that to this day, since ancient times, they still fight one another over beliefs - things that aren't real knowledge. Everyone wants to claim authority on the truth yet very very few have ever even expperienced it.

[Coui]

i think in ancient times almost everything was intended to have a "soul"
for example in Greek/Roman mythology spirits of the trees were knowed as Dryads

inside every tree was a Dryad...these spirits were the soul of the tree

here more info
Dryad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Malu tek tek]

every thing does have a soul, everything is connected, not like on pandora, but still

[ToKatz]

More of some sacred trees of celtic and nordic saga and the real life sacred trees (crann bethadh) in Ireland:

Hometree - Tree of the Tribe and of Life - Symbolism within 'Avatar': A Writer's Resource Forum - FanFiction.Net

strange that this is hosted on the fanfic site ... some more good thoughts in the same section!

[last shadow]

'It was foretold'? As in a prophecy?

Im surprised noone here has shown any skepticism toward that assertion

[Annata]

Natural phenomenon have been personified and worshiped by almost all early cultures! Monotheistic religions are a very young invention! Look up the Celts and Yggdrasil!

http://odinsvolk.ca/O.V.A.%20-%20COSMOLOGY.htm


To pin preservation of the natural world on superstitious and emotional reasons is folly, we have enough scientific reasons to do so, only problem is most people don't act on that. Emotions, which religions do stir, are obviously a great motivator, to get masses of people to follow a certain agenda, but if you don't back up your ideology with facts, it can easily be undermined by an charismatic leader. We've seen it happen time and time again in history! The only thing that doesn't rely on arguments of authority is science, which is therefore the only way in my opinion to facilitate permanent and real change in peoples awareness.

One religion replaces another all the time, they are all just fairy-tales dreamed up by people to explain that, which they have no explanation for! What science has given us is the knowledge that the Universe is much more complex than those religions and myths could ever be, and that no matter how much we make up fairy-tales about the world, that doesn't make them true! Of course the message hasn't gotten through to everyone yet

[brianct]

Natural phenomenon have been personified and worshiped by almost all early cultures! Monotheistic religions are a very young invention! Look up the Celts and Yggdrasil!

COSMOLOGY OF ASATRU


To pin preservation of the natural world on superstitious and emotional reasons is folly, we have enough scientific reasons to do so, only problem is most people don't act on that. Emotions, which religions do stir, are obviously a great motivator, to get masses of people to follow a certain agenda, but if you don't back up your ideology with facts, it can easily be undermined by an charismatic leader. We've seen it happen time and time again in history! The only thing that doesn't rely on arguments of authority is science, which is therefore the only way in my opinion to facilitate permanent and real change in peoples awareness.

One religion replaces another all the time, they are all just fairy-tales dreamed up by people to explain that, which they have no explanation for! What science has given us is the knowledge that the Universe is much more complex than those religions and myths could ever be, and that no matter how much we make up fairy-tales about the world, that doesn't make them true! Of course the message hasn't gotten through to everyone yet

hello grace..its not personification, or 'superstition' try to empty your cup before you enter and investigate a different world,

[Annata]

Even if i empty my cup why should i fill it with your superstition instead of another?