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Reddit mentions of God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism
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Release date | January 2005 |
Lucy, are you in the sky? (Sorry, I know you made this username because of the song, I had to, though.)
Also, How did you find this subreddit? Did you just type "/r/pagan" after "www.reddit.com", or did you search reddit for "pagan", or something else? I'm curious as to how people find this subreddit. :)
Seriously, though...
>My problem, however, is that my initial religious education of "one god" is pretty well ingrained. How would you suggest I get past this so that I can continue to grow spiritually?
While I come from what is often considered a reconstructionist tradition, I think the following things would be helpful even if you are not a reconstructionist:
It's not enough to believe things, you have to do them, too. Or else it's easy to say you think one thing, but actually do another.
For #1, I'd recommend three books off the top of my head to you:
Since you're interested in Bast (sometimes called Bastet), I'd also suggest learning about ancient Egyptian culture and religion. Even if you never ever practice Kemeticism, I think it'd be a good place to start both unlearning monotheistic habits of thought and learning more polytheistic habits. And you'd get to learn more about Bast,to boot. But even if you don't do that, I suggest doing at least the first two things.
If you can only borrow or find or buy one, I suggest one of the first two, but the third one is also good. The first two are written by polytheists, with Paper writing from his personal perspective, informed by Chinese religion and Native American religion, while Greer writes more generally. However, Kirsch's book is helpful, because it contrasts polytheism and monotheism side by side. Sometimes one can learn some what something is by learning what it is not.
Sorry for the wall of text, I hope you find it helpful. It'll likely take a long time to unlearn what you've learned, but it's possible if you study and practice.