Intro

Note: This website used to have an introduction text on the main page. That text was removed and posted as this article on July 9th, 2011 opting to keep the home page short and simple. Here’s the introduction, written sometime in mid 2010:

Welcome!

A more precise definition of Classical Pantheism can be found here.

Classical Pantheism offers you a framework that enables being true to yourself, to fully accept both science and spirituality, without religious or atheistic extremism, without dogma or controlling concepts, enabling you to see past the world of duality most religious followers and evangelical atheists create, giving you a world-view that is truly and essentially holistic.

This world view is what makes Classical Pantheism different. Classical Pantheism is not a new concept, it’s as old as human thought, yet it is as modern as possible, because it is derived from human thought, knowledge and experience, thus it evolves as we do.

Classical Pantheism enables you to explore your inner and outer nature, not only in scientific terms but also in spiritual terms and personal experiences. It merges our human attraction to exploration and knowledge along with our innate spirituality and emotions, it also encourages you accept the unknown, or not knowing. When we do not know, we rely on human thought, or logic, while understanding and accepting the limitations of both, not fearing them.

Pantheism is interesting because (despite the term pan-theism) it is not Theistic as we define theism today; it is also not Atheistic. It is rather holistic, in doing so it recognizes dualities but sees past duality into the wholeness or oneness of everything.

A main concept in Classical Pantheism as it is known today is what I call “the Omniverse”. Thinking in terms of the Omniverse redefines what people consider to be a god, a divine existence, or the “all there is”. Another facet of Classical Pantheism is that it accepts “not knowing” certain facts, in not knowing lies mystery, which is an integral part of the human experience. We understands and respects human limitations, and rely on logic (ancient and modern) where science is lacking in explanation.

Unlike Atheism or Skepticism we celebrate the unknown along with the known scientific facts of the day. We also accept the natural constant evolution of science, never scumming to the stagnation of scientific dogma.

Pantheism offers a fresh, very deep basic interpretation of existence, grounded in the concept of the Omniverse’s oneness and wholeness, in the known and unknown, with no deity(s) to worship, no god to fear, no religious dogma, no heaven or hell to aspire to.

Classical Panthesists respect knowledge, knowing, research, experimentation and the scientific method. They view them in a holistic manner, within a larger context of politics, funding and cultural norms of the time.

Knowing and not knowing are dualities of our existence. We celebrate both, and fear neither.

We aspire to view everything from our own existence, culture, economy, social interactions, discovery, medicine and health, traditional concepts, myth, and spirituality from a holistic perspective, rather than taking sides with extremes of science or religion, knowing and not knowing, myth and fact, allopathic medicine and natural healing, all constantly evolving, we recognize these as parts of today’s duality that makes up the wholeness of existence.

Atheism and religion: If you are a strong skeptic Atheist, religious Christian or Muslim (from any denomination), or if you think God is a being(s) that created this universe (and humans) while separate from it, and himself was not created, and/or this divine being judges people, struggles with original sin and redemption, or is made in the image of man, you are by default, currently, not a Classical Pantheist.

Myth and spirituality: Spirituality, some “fringe science” concepts, spirits, “life” after “death”, other beings, human 6th sense, dark matter, worm holes, multi universes, bubble universes, radiant electricity, life force (Chi), Yin/Yang ideas, natural healing, and the concept of the “Omniverse”.. If you believe these to exist or be true, or to “might” be true/exist, or have an “agnostic” stance, you are in agreement with Classical Pantheism. Classical Pantheism understands there will always be scientifically-unknowable-things, and accepts different interpretations; if you deny them and think “these do not exist”, you are not a Classical Pantheist.

As Classical Pantheists, we integrate and merge the dualities of thinking, into one mental reality. We find ancient or traditional principles useful in offering insight into the human psyche and in offering tools to enable our exploration of our inner and outer worlds. We experience both the Yin and Yang of existence but acknowledge that together they are a whole one. We live, explore, learn and journey this life with science, spirituality, intuition, emotion, ethics, morality, empowering self-responsibility, logic and everything that makes us (whole) human. Additionally, we respect all living beings and certainly human life.

To be a Classical Pantheist one must be open minded and accepting, not only in accepting (or being agnostic about) the scientifically-unknowable things, but also open minded to scientific discovery, and the massive wealth of human philosophies, especially ones that empower people. One must respect all religions that teach love and caring; to constantly learn empowering concepts from all religious thought including but not limited to Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Pagan, Atheism, Humanism, and certainly from Taoism, and philosophies of influential humans such as Christ, Buddha, Lao Tzu, etc. Wisdom and truth exist in all these, the diversity of thought is a part of the duality of our existence.

Many are Classical Pantheists yet have not heard of this term, or have come-across the definition of Scientific Pantheism mistaking it as the definition of Pantheism (as it was before Scientific pantheism, i.e. the definition of Classical Pantheism). That’s why I put this website together in November 2009.

When a concept is so obvious sometimes it is the one everyone overlooks. The concept of the Omniverse is exactly that.

To know Pantheism (especially Classical Pantheism) you must know what the Omniverse is.

All the above topics are/will be discussed in more detail in this website’s articles. To learn more about what Classical Pantheism is, how it compares to other religions, what its ethics and morality are like, what the Omniverse is, and more browse this site’s articles and pages.

Blessings and peace to all of humanity,

The Scientific Pantheist Universe vs. Classical Pantheist Universe

Scientific Pantheists say:

The universe exists for itself, without cause or purpose. Nothing existed before it that could have been its cause. Nothing exists outside it that could be the source of its purpose *1

In my opinion, the statement above can be rewritten as follows to suite a Classical Pantheist:

The Omniverse exists for itself. Nothing exists outside of it that could be the source of it. The Omniverse is eternal**.

** eternal means: Without beginning or end of existence; always existing, everlasting.

This statement is my personal view of what the Classical Pantheist view of the Omniverse (i.e. the Pantheist equivalent of the god) is.

In my statement I purposefully avoided discussing the “Universe’s purpose”. I think it is speculative to assume that the Universe has no purpose or that we can comprehend what its purpose is, or is not, if one(s) existed. Since I do not have sufficient knowledge, I am comfortable leaving speculation (regarding purpose) out of this statement. Further I use the word Omniverse, not Universe as the Omniverse is a better word to describe all of existence and everything that ever did or will exist, including multiple universes.

Humans have a need and strong urge to know the origin of things, the purpose behind things existing and what caused  these things to exist (the cause of things). Thus, understandably, we are uncomfortable with concepts such as eternity, infinity and simply not knowing.  This driving need inside of us to know, to understand “cause” and “purpose” is a hallmark of what makes us human. We can all identify with this desire to know.

When primitive people saw a comet (eclipses, shooting stars, lightning or felt the destruction of earthquakes or volcanoes etc..) they assumed that some god(s) was behind such event(s) and that this god must have had a message or a cause that prompted her/him to take such action. Their gods were anthropomorphic (with human-like characteristics). Their need to know the cause and purpose of things coupled with their lack of information prompted them to seek supernatural gods as the cause. These pre-scientific humans made up (and found) their cause and purpose.

Today, our quest goes on. Scientists are more driven than ever to study the origins of life, the beginnings of our universe, as well as the future of the universe and life. In doing so, we continue to seek the (and assume that there is a) purpose and a cause for everything, including the Universe and life.  The Omniverse is eternal, ever lasting, infinite. The definition above does not claim to know its purpose or even if one exist.

Nowadays, many (similarly to pre-scientific humans) assume God is eternal, has a purpose and is the cause for (is the creator of) the universe and life, based on their limited definition of universe and life. However, as I have shown under the label of “Classical Pantheism” a creator God is not needed once one defines the Omniverse.

Pantheists do not assume the existence (nor do they need to) of the Abrahamic God. Once one accepts the notion that there is something that exists that is eternal and infinite (i.e. as people that believe in an Abrahamic God do), it becomes imminently clear how this eternal and infinite thing is the Omniverse itself.  The Omniverse does not need a creator because it is eternal, and is infinite as well. Both Classical and Scientific Pantheists agree that a man-made anthropomorphic creator or Abrahamic God is not needed to explain the Omniverse or universe.

Let’s celebrate our commonalities, not differences of opinion.

Read more about the Pantheist God, here and the Pantheist Universe, here.

* 1 – from http://www.pantheism.net/paul/cause.htm retrieved 02/17/2010

Updated: Dec 19, 2010

Why is Pantheism not Theistic?

Pantheism is not theistic in today’s sense of the word, it is META-theism, META meaning: beyond, outside and above ordinary theism. A Pantheist views the Omniverse as a spiritual unity, which could be equated to the idea of the one theistic god but is better understood beyond and above the ordinary accepted understanding of theism.

When a Scientific Pantheist says “God” they are referring to the Universe and Nature only.

A Classical Pantheist would be referring to the Omniverse. The Pantheist God “is” the Omniverse itself. In fact using the word god may be confusing to some. Panthesist prefer to use words such as oneness or divinity, or omniverse rather than say God.

To those who want to know how the Pantheist God is different than a theistic God, consider these points. The divinity, oneness or Omniverse itself is not something that:

• is supernatural -> everything in the Omniverse is natural.
• preceded the Omniverse-> It was always there
• exists outside the Omniverse
• extends outside/beyond the Omniverse
• greater than the Omniverse-> it does not transcend itself

All the above are things people think of when they think of a theistic god. Because of this some say the pantheistic god is not theistic. It has to do with how we defined the word “theistic”.

Like most theistic religions, the pantheistic philosophy allows for the so called “supernatural” events to occur. However, supernatural is just that is an oxymoron. In an Omniverse, everything is natural.. including things that people may consider supernatural such as angels, guides, spirits, life force, visions, etc.. They are not super-natural, they are a natural part of the fabric of the Omniverse only referred to as supernatural because we may not fully understand them or scientifically prove them.

When was the Term Omniverse First Used to Describe Pantheism?

When I researched Pantheism I found that before the rise of Scientific Pantheism, pantheism used terms as the universe, cosmos, “all there is”, divine, “one thing”, “one Being”, or God.

The term Omniverse is relatively modern physics term. I found the term Omniverse to be much more suitable to describe “all that is” (whether known or unknown). Today, many seem to recognize the words “universe” and “cosmos” to be referring to a local region of space/time while the word God usually is thought of as the Abrahamic God.

The Omniverse is “eternity”, “infinite”, timeless, limitless, all there is.  Possibly impossible to imagine by us..  Think how how difficult it is to imagine infinity, yet the Ominverse concept is so basic. It is all there is, the oneness that is everything.

Omniverse is a core concept of Pantheism.. I am certain I am not the only human that thought of this, thus came this website to share this thought with everyone and for those who have pondered such issues to have this idea to consider, how the Omniverse concept unifies science and spirituality and offers an alternative to monotheistic or panentheistic religions.

The Pantheistic god, today is defined by me to be the Omniverse. In fact, Omniverse is much more easily understood as a term than pantheism, as the word theism in pantheism implies some sort of christian or religious connotation limiting ones scope of definition.  Omniverse on the other hand is a newer, scientific term one that has not been defined earlier in any contradicting manner.

Should we then use the term Omniversism over classical pantheism? perhaps.

When did I start using the word Omniverse?  on December 10, 2009.

Edited 9/4/2011

Classical Pantheism Defined

Classical Pantheism is a way of thinking, realization or a philosophy [and/or religion if you like] that offers a mental perspective or a vantage point that’s other than theism or atheism, one that doesn’t entail having to believe in a god or not believing in one but views the subject in a different light. This understanding -of Classical Pantheism- might enable filling-in the gap between scientific facts and the mysterious, logic and emotions, and it encourages thinking beyond the ever so common dualities of human existence. It encourages skepticism and spirituality, logic and emotions, living in the now, acquiring knowledge, being of high moral character, learning from others, knowing one’s self, and the nourishing of a truly holistic human experience.

Classical Pantheism is a very broad view, and very basic. Beyond the basic definition, it does not concern itself with matters of rituals, rules, secrets, divine canons, etc.. leaving these to organized groups and religions. Classical Pantheism at it’s best is free of dogma and hierarchy, free of secrets or initiations, free of guilt and psychological manipulation, free of shame, it’s a personal pursuit, holistic and empowering to the individual; further, it is very open to all of human knowledge and wisdom.

Three Basic (Foundational) Concepts:

1- Omniverse: An awareness (via a definition of the word “omniverse”) of an “all-there-is”, perhaps an “all-inclusive-oneness”, that is the sum of, and includes everything material and non, known to us humans and not-known yet, knowable things and unknowables. The “omniverse” is a “philosophical” mental construct that can be equated with the universe, but more accurately it is “all of the possible universes”, or simply “all of existence”, thus omni-universe (or all-universes). Read more on the omniverse here.

2- Spiritual: Explores the inner self and the outer world with a spiritual perspective. Everything around us and that we do is spiritual. Spiritual experiences, moments of connecting with one’s inner self, connecting with others, or with nature are very valuable (or as some might say, holy.) The understanding of the Omniverse is beyond scientific or philosophy it is the sum of both and is a spiritual concept.

3- Knowing: Accepts and utilizes: scientific knowledge, general knowledge, facts, theories, hypothesis, including myth, inspiration, imagination, also unknowables. Encourages seeking truth while noticing the influence one’s ego has on such pursuit. In doing so, it is very open, and allows individuals to interpret their own experiences. Individual opinions vary.

There are only three basic ideas to Classical Pantheism; of these, the first one is the heart of Classical Pantheism (i.e. the understanding of what an omniverse means). Other aspects of Classical Pantheism (listed below) are derivatives or elaborations on these basic concepts, often evolving, and vary amongst individuals.

Aspects of Classical Pantheism include:

1- Universality: Accepts and acquires knowledge and concepts from known facts along un-proven things, science, mythology, traditional wisdom, philosophies, spirituality, art, nature, and any spiritual practices that are free of guilt, dogma, dependance, original sin, human-body vilification or disfiguration, ones that truly respect life and aim to empower people. etc..

2- Evolving: Evolves with human knowledge and experience. Encourages personal growth and the respect of human thought, knowledge, experience, philosophy, morality, potential, spirituality, and the human body. Encourages each person to grow holistically.

3- Holistic: A holistic view of existence, one omniverse unifying the known and unknown as parts of existence. Accepts the dualities of life while holistically encourages a non-dualistic perspective of our life experience. Encourages a holistic way of living, and holistic mind-body well-being, mind, body and spirit. Wishes that people find wholeness within themselves and reflect that upon their world.

4- Nature Spirituality: Nature is one path to experience spirituality and our place and connection to existence. Each spiritual experience is sacred or holy.

5- Morality: No established canon of ethics. Emphasizes discussions on morality and ethics. Accepts moral ideals from all works of philosophy and religions. People are born innocent (or good) and seek to be good.

6- Life Respecting: Respects all forms of life, considers life, and consciousness sacred. When we eat meat, we respect and give thanks to the animal that had to die for us to eat, some decide to eat no meat.

7- Environmental: We love, respect and experience a spiritual connection to everything in nature. We respect the environment we live in, mother earth, and the interconnectedness of nature and its “systems”. We seek to preserve and live in harmony with nature and sentient beings. When it comes to life choices and diet choices we seek to be aware of the implications of these interactions on nature and thus work to have a positive influence.

8- Practice: Just as physicians “practice”, it is encouraged to make ones daily life a “practice”, in mindfulness, and in all the above.

9- Patience and kindness. Always ask “what if it was me in this persons’ position?”. Always consider this scenario: Other people are in essence just like you, made of the same essence, are a part of the omniverse. They might be exactly you if it wasn’t for their genetic, cultural, mental uniqueness (imagine a world made up of people identical to you, I like myself but that kind of world would be boring); consider these people to be you in a different situation, you in a different skin, you with different priorities; now, how do you feel towards what they (you) did/said? are you more tolerant, a bit more kind, do you want to help them?

More:

The word Pantheism is built upon the Greek pan=”everything” & theos=”God”; In Classical Pantheism the Omniverse (multiverse/cosmos/all of existence) is divine, eternal, one and infinite.

Classical Pantheism is a philosophy (and/or religion) that offers an alternative that is very logical, free of dogma, simple and intuitive, one that is not: theistic, atheistic, deistic, pandeistic or panentheistic. Pantheism does not see theism as it was defined by Abrahamic religions, it is META-theism, meaning: beyond, outside and above ordinary theism. I sometimes describe it as non-theistic due to the widely accepted definition of what the word “theistic” means.  If you view theism as it is defined by Abrahamic religions or mainstream culture world-wide then Pantheism is “not” theistic, despite the term theism being a part of the word pantheism.

I believe pantheism fills-in the gap between those who believe in a god and those who don’t. It unifies those who see creation and those who don’t, those that rely on science and those who don’t.

We live in a world of duality, two very visible camps, those believing in a god (or multiple) the others denying anything resembling a god, those spiritual and the others denying spirituality exists. Pantheism does not engage in these petty wars, pantheism offers a middle ground, many theists and atheists alike find a home in pantheism. Pantheism attracts atheists who do not believe in the Abrahamic god, atheists that are spiritual, and spiritual people from all backgrounds.

As you read this article and others on this website you will begin to see the essence of what pantheism is and the logic behind it.  Pantheism does not waste time debating the common idea of a god as is defined in the mainstream (as defined by atheists and theists alike). Pantheism concerns itself in the oneness of things.

The Omniverse is synonymous to the whole itself, the one itself, here the Omniverse is the god itself. There is no Abrahamic personified god, no eternal being but the Omniverse  in its wholeness and oneness (that is the source end destination of all existing dualities). There is no separation of a divine being outside of this oneness that is itself all there is.

Further logical processing leads me to say that you and I are distinct parts of this Omniverse’s oneness, aware of ourselves, and very likely interconnected or interdependent. No genuine scientist could find fault in this paragraph, and shamans, animists, pagans and other spirituals also find this paragraph in agreement with their ideology.

You see, when using common theistic terms, Pantheism is atheistic because it does not acknowledge the existence of the Abrahamic god; it is also a sort of monotheism (that is beyond the traditional definition of theism). There is one Omniverse and it is all there is (similar to the one monotheistic Abrahamic god) yet this Omniverse is not the same as the theistic god of  the Abrahamic religions. In fact, many prefer not to use the word god to refer to the concept of the Omniverse (i.e. all there is, nature, universe, cosmos, oneness, eternal infinite thing).

If you have to use the word god you must remember it is not a person, also remember in Classical Pantheism god and the Omniverse are coextensive.

Pantheists refer to the Omniverse in any terms they prefer including including: divinity, infinity, goddess, cosmos, the oneness. Keeping in mind this Omniverse is not a human or a person but it is the Omniverse and all that is or ever will be in it, possibly incomprehensible to most.

I prefer to use words such as divine or oneness, but often people are more open to the use of the term god as long as I explain to them what the Pantheist means by the word god.

As you might have noticed, a key concept in Pantheism is the the Omniverse.

Another important aspect of pantheism is being ok with not knowing. Not knowing things is accepted in pantheism. We respect and use science and the scientific method as a tool to explore the Omniverse, but we acknowledge that one tool might not be able to do every job the universe has to offer. Until science is able to prove, measure or acknowledge certain things we cannot dismiss them as not to be in existence. In circumstances such as these, we use logic, rather than denial for the sake of denial (or for the sake of appearing to be logical skeptics).

A break down of specific concepts:

To define Classical Pantheism in specific points common with most people, I looked at terms and concepts other religions use to define themselves and used these concepts/points to define Classical Pantheism..  Naturally, the word “god” is used often, this is due to the fact that I am using existing terminology used by other religions to clarify how Classical Pantheism is different.

Here’s what this comparison looks like:

Idea	Classical Pantheism
God exists now?	yes (i.e. Omniverse)
God existed in the past?	yes (i.e. Omniverse)
God will exist in the future?	yes (i.e. Omniverse) – (this also begs the question “what is time?”)
God existed before the universe?	not applicable (n/a) – or the Omniverse itself is god and eternal as time is localized within universes
God created the universe?	yes, Omniverse contains any and every universe possible, thus it is in constant creation within. no, the Omniverse wasn’t created
A personal god?	Varies: no, it is not anthropomorphic yes, we are interconnected with it, can learn, interact with it, we are the consciousness of this Omniverse, divine soul in a body filled with spirit and experiences itself via the scenes, ego, and mind.
God was a “being” pre-universe existence?	Only the Omniverse itself is eternal, universes are born/created thus are not eternal.
God is a “being” now post-universe creation?	Cannot separate god from the Omniverse, the Omniverse is everything and everything is it
God will become/remain a being post-universe existence / after universe?	Cannot separate god from the Omniverse
god = universe?	yes , more accurately:  Omniverse = the idea of god
God transcends the world/ universe?	n/a or open to interpretation: the Omniverse is it, no transcendence or separation transcendence implies separation or anthropomorphism
God “in” our universe but is “separate from” it	no, and open to interpretation: the Omniverse is it all , no transcendence or separation also, divine soul/seed is within living things not transcending them
God is present in world	the Omniverse is it, all there is, everywhere, thus god is present everywhere in everything. open to interpretation, see row above.
God is active in the world / influences its affairs?	no, and open to interpretation: Omniverse doesnt influence our world and lives in the anthropomorphic sense. the Omniverse is it, all there is, everywhere, the omniverse creates. this begs the question do aliens, angels, spirits, ascended masters, christ, buddha, other energies, thought forms, physical or non-physican consciousness exist and can they influence our world?
God is conscious now?	varies: yes, the Omniverse is, through everything everywhere, yes, through conscious beings like human being. no, it facilitated the existence of individual consciousness but is not linked to them no, but it experiences consciousness through us
God was conscious before the universe existed?	n/a – the Omniverse is eternal not preceded by anything or a god, time exists within our universe thus any talk of past or future is not applicable when discussing the Omniverse
God was an entity pre-universe existence?	the Omniverse is it, eternal, cant talk of time .. also, is the word entity suitable to describe something like the Omniverse or god? likely not.
God is entity now post-universe creation?	it is the Omniverse itself, see row above.
God will become/remain entity post-universe existence / after universe?	Omniverse always existed and will, see row above.
God was sentient (able to have experiences) pre-universe existence?	varies: Omniverse always existed. no: it is not human-like or anthropomorphic yes: it is, no: it is sentient through conscious beings like humans
God is sentient (able to have experiences) now	varies: yes the Omniverse is sentient as itself as a “thing” everywhere experiencing its creation as a whole, yes, as parts through individuals’ consciousness
God will become/remain sentient after universe existence	n/a – always existed always will, time doesn’t apply.
God was person-like pre-universe	no – we may not comprehend the nature of Omniverse, it is not a person. A person is made a person via the mind, ego, personality, and possibly body and spirit.. through duality, through in-completeness , something as infinite and eternal and complete as an Omniverse cannot be described as “person”.
God is a person-like now	no – we may not comprehend the nature of Omniverse, it is not a person, see above row
God will be person-like post-universe existence	no – we may not comprehend the nature of Omniverse, it is not a person, see above row
God could be reached now	varies: yes, we are a part of the Omniverse and interconnected with it and interact with it physically and non-physically, reaching to nature and within ourselves we reach larger understandings of life, yes, we are the Omniverse looking inwards reveals our divinity
God created the universe and abandoned it?	n/a  – it is it (Omniverse did not abandon itself), cannot abandon what it is and what it encopases, esp when time and space are all contained within in.
How did the physical universe originate?	The physical universe is a part of the Omniverse – see Omniverse below
How did the Omniverse originate?	The Omniverse is eternal and infinite – was never created by a god, always existed. No need for a pre-Omniverse creator or an eternal creator to create the eternal Omniverse. Cannot have a begining if time doesnt exist. It is beyond physical it is beyond our 3D, 4D, 5D or 11D universe.
What is the universe?	a part of the infinite eternal non-dimensional or multi-dimensional all there is “thing” “one” or “Omniverse”. Possibility of multiple universes. Most people refer to the local known universe taught in undergrad classes
What is the Omniverse?	“god is the whole” Every possible thing that could, has, have or will exist in existence itself, physical, non-physical, energy, non-energy, wave, light, seen, unseen, known to humans or not, vibrational, thoughts, emotions, parallel, multiple dimensional universes. everything in existence. Learn more by reading the Omniverse page.
Emanationism?	yes
Creation?	yes (Constant creation), creating of local universes (with possibly local time, space and other “laws”)
Intelligent design?	varies: yes, the Omniverse has consciousness and works based on rules (laws), no it’s all random, yes eventually the duality spurts evolution and some order.
Pro science?	yes, science improves our understanding and life experience and a natural part of life itself, but we must however understand the limitations of science, there will always be mystery to study, as long as mystery exists science is not an answer-to-all, we cannot blindly ignore things we cant see/understand.
Compared to other isms	non Theistic (in the Abrahamic sense), non Atheistic, non Polytheistic (but may accept guiding powers, spirits, etc), non Panentheistic, is Spiritual, Mystical, related to neo-paganism and taoism, varies: allows for miracles and spirits and “supernatural” things
God runs the world?	Omniverse is it, everything is part of it, with our consciousness we interact and experience the Omniverse
Holy books from god’s person?	varies: yes, as people are able to connect with the “one” matter or inner divine and “know” or receive knowledge transcribed into books, no, as god is not a person, yes, all the human thought written represents human intellect and instinct which is part of human nature or the larger nature of this life or the Omniverse or these books are from other beings but not the Ominverse itself since it itself is not a being.
God judges people?	varies: no, Omniverse doesn’t judge, it flows through us and us through it, we interact, and we experience cause an effect, yes, the karma concept where a person reaps what they seed, yes in the form of human conscious that is in pain when at guilt. no, god is not a person to pass judgment..
Religious reverence of?	the Omniuniverse and everything in it (i.e. nature, other sentient beings) but, the word religion often indicates holy books being followed, hierarchy of religious leaders, etc.. classical pantheism is both a scientific and a spiritual philosophy, and for some a religion. legally it is a religion.
One god only?	yes, i.e. the Omniverse, all there is, we are part of it. Still allows for guides and so called masters, guiding beings etc..
Has a mystical component?	likely, but not for everyone .. mystical here mans anything science cannot verify and we agreed that science is only a tool that we use, thus the word mystic itself is biased in implying secrecy or un-normalcy..
Accepts miracles?	varies, define miracle first..
Spirit / Soul / life force exist?	varies, yes likely, to some unknown.
Consciousness	varies: people, animals, tree all living matter is conscious, only people are conscious, the Omniverse is conscious in all its parts and as a whole
Angels / Spirits / Guides may exist?	varies, unknown, but likely
Supernatural beings	“supernatural” is a matter of semantics, define supernatural first.. Supernatural implies un-natural but how can anything in the Natural Omniverse be un-natural?  perhaps only not understood by some religions or science but that does not make something above/beyond the natural.
Nature based?	yes 100%, Classical Pantheism is nature-based, elemental based, spiritual, inner-divine based, likely-mystical, understands duality and non-dualty .. define nature
God is active in us?	yes – we are part of it, our consciousness allows us to experience and interact with all there is, physical and non (imagination, emotions, thinking, planning, etc)
God has personality?	n/a, most likely Omniverse is not a person with human personality as we define human personality
All things interconnected interdependent	yes
Life pre/post this one?	varies per individual’s beliefs
God and universe identical	yes
Emotional connection towards nature	yes, most pantheists have a true emotional relationship/connection to the elements around them
Spiritual?	yes, define spiritual (everything in existence)

God owns nature or people	no, they are a part of the one Omniverse, no ownership of physical body or soul, each person is independent, unique incarnation/creation/part of the Omniverse
God is a ruler?	no, no one is
People worship god?	no, not in the Abrahamic sense. People live in and interact with, admire, walk with, learn from and live the Omniverse.
Original sin?	no, doesn’t exist
Sins	don’t exist as defined by Abrahamic religions.
Heaven / Hell	don’t exist in the Abrahamic sense, ones own mind/life/present moment could be ones hell, we can make heaven on Earth
Oneness ?	yes, the omniverse is one, every consciousness is an expression of the one unity, all matter is also essentially a different expression of the one.
A person retains their personality after death?	unknown, varies
People born evil?	no, people are born good or neutral

Read more:

• What does a Pantheist Mean by God?,
• The Pantheist God,
• The Pantheist Universe,
• What’s an Ominiverse?,
• FAQ: How is the Omniverse Similar to the Abrahamic God?,
• FAQ: But Who Created the Universe?,
• FAQ: Why is Pantheism not Theistic?,
• FAQ: What’s an Omniverse?,
• FAQ: Why do Pantheists Use the Term God to Refer to the Universe?

Updated 07/13/2011

Ethan Z.