Are there any Dualist whom worship the God and Goddess? I know Wiccans do, but they tend to treat the Goddess as the main deity. I've noticed a lack of them, so I wanted to check that I'm not the only one :)
Re: Dualism- God and Goddess By: Quis_Sum / Novice
Post # 4 Apr 25, 2012
I personally do not work with God and Goddess dualism, but rather work with dualism inherent in the universe. I believe in a universal deity which is both masculine and feminine, and at the same moment, above both terms. It is rather confusing and paradoxical, especially since said deity is a kind, cruel, loving, uncaring, being that I give no name or identification to other than "the universe" at times.
I understand your views Quis :), I think I believe in Dualism mostly because the universe is built up of opposing forces. So, in my opinion, God must have on too. However, I don't believe in a "good vs. evil" or "masculine vs. feminine" forces build up the universe. Although I call them the God and Goddess, it would make more sense that they are genderless beings and that humans simply depict them that way to represent their opposition.
Re: Dualism- God and Goddess By: Quis_Sum / Novice
Post # 7 Apr 26, 2012
That would make a lot of sense, which is part of the reason I feel that such concepts would be beyond our perception or understanding to a certain extent.
I remember a story once, though it is fragmentary, of the first being being andrognous (both masculine and feminine), and that due to one thing or another, the first being was split into two halves, male and female. When this happened, a great sorrow came onto this first being, because now they were only half of what they truly were, and could not hope to be whole once more. After a time, the two halves discovered mutual love between each other, and so, they rediscovered what being whole was like for a short while. But always were they forced to be removed from each other at a time.
I like this story, in that it shows opposites that need one another to exist fully, and that such opposites are inherently one and the same. I believe one should work towards a balanced state where they are wholly self and nothing else. However, that is my path, not everyone's. But it is why I delve into some of the "nastier" portions of life, and learn to accept and work with them in a way which is beneficial to me in some form.