Dear Reader,
I came to the realization that I was accidentally creating another sect of Filianism through my practices. As such, I have been going through my notes and research in an attempt to put it into words. It will be an open tradition, which means any one can join regardless of their background. I will be taking the same liberty that other traditions have and developing a version of the sacred teachings that is aligned with the universal truth of the Clear Recital while at the same time addressing the truths of this world that are impacted by this tradition.
I haven't a formal name for it. I haven't formal rituals for what I have been doing, or at least nothing written down as a formal ritual. I'm pretty sure that it is going to take some time to organize all of this. At the core of this tradition is the following beliefs:
1. Déa is the prime mover and ultimate sorce of all existence.
2. Other deities exist as children of Déa who serve her will and help with the management of existence.
3. These other deities are not the "highest of the High Ones" and in the celestial hierarcy would rank equal to the greater Janyati.
4. The greater Janyati are both eminations of Déa and 'faces' of her. The other deities are mirrors of Déa's light and share dominion over elements of creation with the greater Janyati. Some could say they are eminations of Déa, this would be the 'soft' polytheist approach here. The 'hard' polytheist approach is that they are separate from Déa but share traits with her as they are her children.*
5. The other deities chose to remain with the mortal children of Déa when creation 'fell' to protect them from the influence of evil. They differentiated as the mortal children of Déa differentiated to better serve and protect them from the Dark Queen.
6. These deities are bound to the manifest world because of their decision to remain with the mortal children of Déa, thus are subject to the cycle of life, death, and rebirth (albeit in much longer terms). They will be liberated from this cycle with the Sacrifice of the Daughter. They are not, however, tainted with khear. Khear, however, can distort their appearance and relationship with the manifest world.
7. The realms of the deities are the subtle realms between creation and Avala. I believe that they're a web through out the sub-lunar realm (aka the astral realm) and these individual realms of deities will interact with each other. They are not entirely equal to the Daughter as Queen of Heaven, but their relationships with her are that of foreign dignitaries visiting another monarch's realm. Thus, Odin as the King of Asgard accords Our Lady the respect of another monarch of a distant land, for example. In someways, Our Lady is the Empress of the sub-lunar realm but she allows them to rule their respective realms in their own fashion until the time comes that all will fall apart. Then she comes as a salvific figure for all of creation and guides the other deities back to their true place in Déa's presence. (I.E. Ragnarok is the in-breathing of Creation by the Dark Mother and the Daughter guides the deities back to the Bright Mother so they might take their place with the greater Janyati once again.)
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* It is my argument that the children of gods are gods as well, lest their lineage is commingled with that of the mortal children of Déa, from which comes demi-gods and legendary heroes.
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