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==Key beliefs== | ==Key beliefs== | ||
===Cosmology=== | ===Cosmology=== | ||
The Venua Faith is well known for its simultaneously eccentric and relatively advanced views on cosmology, which are central to understanding the religion. Adherents of the Faith believe that the world is a sphere and the entire universe is oriented on an "up" and "down" orientation, with the north of the world being the furthest "height" location. The other two primary elements of the universe are the sun and the moon, which are located directly above or below the world. The world rotates on both axis, accounting for the changing of the seasons. The sun and moon are prominent physical symbols of deities according to the Venua Faith, but also are the literal physical afterlife for all people. The sun | The Venua Faith is well known for its simultaneously eccentric and relatively advanced views on cosmology, which are central to understanding the religion. Adherents of the Faith believe that the world is a sphere and the entire universe is oriented on an "up" and "down" orientation, with the north of the world being the furthest "height" location. The other two primary elements of the universe are the sun and the moon, which are located directly above or below the world. The world rotates on both axis, accounting for the changing of the seasons. The sun and moon are prominent physical symbols of deities according to the Venua Faith, but also are the literal physical afterlife for all people. The sun is viewed to be closer to the earth than the moon, though the moon is thought to be larger given the smaller physical size of souls. | ||
====Sun==== | ====Sun==== | ||
The sun is the symbolic embodiment of the First God, a deity who combines aspects of the Arzalist [[Arzalism#The_Sun_God|Sun God]] in its creative nature and the M'acunist [[M%27acunism#Earth_as_lifegiver|Makuahine]], by whom light and warmth provide all life in the world and acts in a generally benevolent way. The First God, after shedding his body, became a state of pure soul. It is commonly understood that he is at the center of the physical sun. Accordingly, the sun is viewed as the place where ethereal souls go upon the death of a human. There, the souls of all people are joined into the [[M%27acunism#Great_oneness|Great Oneness]], similar to M'acunist belief. The light and warmth of the sun originate from the First God at the center of the Great Oneness and amplified by the great mass of human souls. Venua Faith adherents share similar views to M'acunists about the balance of the Great Oneness affected by moral actions taken in life, with an imbalance remedied by punishments of colder weather, lack of sunshine, droughts, and the like. | The sun is the symbolic embodiment of the First God, a deity who combines aspects of the Arzalist [[Arzalism#The_Sun_God|Sun God]] in its creative nature and the M'acunist [[M%27acunism#Earth_as_lifegiver|Makuahine]], by whom light and warmth provide all life in the world and acts in a generally benevolent way. The First God, after shedding his body, became a state of pure soul. It is commonly understood that he is at the center of the physical sun. Accordingly, the sun is viewed as the place where ethereal souls go upon the death of a human. There, the souls of all people are joined into the [[M%27acunism#Great_oneness|Great Oneness]], similar to M'acunist belief. The light and warmth of the sun originate from the First God at the center of the Great Oneness and amplified by the great mass of human souls. Venua Faith adherents share similar views to M'acunists about the balance of the Great Oneness affected by moral actions taken in life, with an imbalance remedied by punishments of colder weather, lack of sunshine, droughts, and the like. | ||