Current mood:	contemplative
Entry tags:	lore, twyern

Oversoul
At Mentoring Elders Thursday, the topic of soul/spirit came up. Traditionally, "soul" seems to be used to refer to humans specifically; while "spirit" which essentially means the same thing refers to everything else with an animating force. As usual, I found myself in a minority of one on the topic. I think I cracked a few paradigms when I espoused the concept of Oversoul for humans as well as animals, etc. But as I think about it, what are the "Children of the Gods" but Oversouls? As a polytheist, I maintain that we(collectively) comprise a variety of "Children of the Gods". These COtGs are the collective of individuals who POTENTIALLY follow the same path(note: this has NOTHING to do with racial groupings), whether or not they currently are on that path. All those individual sparks of divinity combine to create the COtG of that path. And, I believe that COtG is nothing less than the Oversoul for that path of people. This, if true, means there are multiple Oversouls for humans. I believe that animals and perhaps plants share this characteristic. Even within a given species, some thrive on the mountain, others in the valley; humans create spiritual communities in the desert, or the city, wherever.

I guess this is a topic to return to at later date when I've had more time to reflect on the implications.

BB Valire'brand