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,
