--- RulingNations@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/9/04 10:29:17 PM Mountain
> Standard Time, 
> tosa_mir@yahoo.com writes:
> 
> >  I am not arguing with you, I am just explaining
> what I
> >  have been working on for the Mirish religion. 
> Thanks
> >  for making me think about it a little.
> >  
> >  Mir is Pantheistical.
> 
> I think you mean POLYtheist.

Yes I did.  They still have a pantheon of Gods though.
 
> >  People on Mir tend to worship a
> >  couple of Gods.  The Goddess Miracradasa is
> almost
> >  universally worshiped on Mir, but people also
> worship
> >  other gods as well.  Outside of Mirabalpur people
> tend
> >  to also worship Gods, with in the original Mirish
> >  Pantheon, that relate to their living in addition
> to
> >  Miracradasa.  In Mirabalpur you have a wider
> diversity
> >  of nationalities.  Those who's family have lived
> in
> >  Mir for two generations or more and those who are
> >  Mirish worship Miracradasa, but they also worship
> other
> >  Gods, for some it is gods who relate to there
> living,
> >  others it is the God who was from there ancestral
> home
> >  (Like Lucia and others).   
> >  
> >  Miracradasa is the Zeus or Odin or Ra of the
> Mirish
> >  Pantheon but with even more focus.
> 
> A ruling god cannot be too focused or it will lose
> worshipers to those 
> seeking aide in other ways.  How is the worship of
> Miracradasa focused?

When I was talking about focus I was talking about
that most people in Mir worship her.  In refrence that
people don't just pay homage or acknowledge her as the
head of the Mirish Pantheon but a large chunck of
people worship her activly.

She is not just focused on one aspect.  She is the
Goddess of magic, yes,  she is also the the Protector
of Mir, yes, she is also a Goddess of Family and Home.
 Most people outside of Mir think of her as just the
Goddess over Magic though.

She does have a Priesthood who are found in the
Brotherhood of Sorcery.  She does have a temple and/or
a shrine in every village, town, city.

 
> >  The creator is also recognized, though not really
> >  worshiped since he does not call a priesthood.
> >  
> >  The Sorcerers of Mir are also priests.  Most of
> them
> >  are for Miracradasa, but the other deities do
> have
> >  priests who are Sorcerers.  The Archmage is High
> >  Priest of Miracradasa.  So they actually do uses
> there
> >  deities for a little of there powers.  Not all of
> >  their power.  They do uses other sources as well.
> 
> What powers does Miracradasa give to her chosen? 
> Does she ever give powers 
> to non-mages?

Most of her "choosen" as you call them, that would not
really a good word though, do become Mages as a gift
from her. Others do recieve gifts from her and that is
on a individual level.  Usally blessing are in the
nature of helping the family are common.  Thoughs
blesings very though.

Jason

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