Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
~ Robert Frost
Let us think of the spiritual world in terms of our own to the extent of the diversity of species and the importance of their existence. Imagine a spiritual ecosystem full of supernatural beings who all have roles or a niche. The alternative is that instead there is one guy in charge of a herd of humans, demons and angels instead of a living pantheon of goddesses, gods, daemons, angels, etc. All of the creatures of this spiritual world fill their niche through what can be assumed to be an uneasy coexistence at times. There are predators and there are prey, the strong and weak, large and small.
You open yourself and those around you to negative influences and behaviors when you mentally or spiritually tip the fragile balance of this ecosystem in favor of one species over another. It would be like killing the wolves to save the deer. Whether knowingly or unknowingly, intentionally or inadvertently, you can create a level of spiritual instability. But if you can gain an understanding of all of the gods then the opposite is true, you can manufacture and shape spiritual stability. For instance, if your god is omnipotent, then you and the followers of your religion become cattle.
The old gods were not all powerful, neither are the new ones. Each has a role to fill and they are made special by their uniqueness. Their lack of omnipotence is what kept them in check, preventing them from becoming maniacal despots. When a god is made unique because they are all powerful, then the side effect is that what made them special fades. Powerlessness becomes the other end of the spectrum and exemplified by the mortals who worship this shepherd deity. This is especially true when you have multiple “omnipotent” gods and their followers jockeying for position. It becomes exponentially more true when you realize that they come from the same source material. In conclusion:
- If these competing All-Powerful gods are indeed the source of ALL, then they are the source of that which is unholy and evil as well as that which holy and good.
- This means that they cannot be all HOLY.
- If they are not the source of that which is unholy and evil then they are not omnipotent.
- If there are other beings that are the source of that which is unholy and evil then they are gods as well and no one is omnipotent.
- If they are omnipotent then the concept of Satan, Iblis or a Devil figure is irrelevant and must be a diversion. It is the steering of blame away from themselves in an attempt to maintain their perceived righteousness using a scapegoat.
How long can something good stay good if they create evil as well? How long can a god of excess hold its attraction?






