Thousands of Gods have practically died in our imaginations. The pantheons of the Egyptians, the Greeks and Romans, the Norse, the ancient Japanese, the ancient Chinese...their Gods have died as the followers gave way to the imperialistic and even more intangible faiths. Now, the Gods of this world are beings of another plane, they no longer walk amongst men, they no longer affect the hearts and minds of men like the Gods of Old.
People of ancient times carried out actions to appease their Gods...now people carry out actions and give credit or blame their Gods. As our knowledge of this world has increased, people have cast away the Gods of the past in favor of intangible and ultimately useless Gods. Gods of the current times are there simply to give comfort to the scared and enslaved.
What people need to realize is that Gods are not existent beings, they are muses to the human mind; their legends are to inspire us towards greatness, towards a stronger humanity.
The Dead Gods were symbolic of the things we humans strive for, they were a representation of the full array of humanity. The Living Gods are half of humanity, at best...they either represent only the Good, or pretty much nothing at all. The Dead Gods were not something to worship, but something to strive towards.
Those who sought wisdom could find a muse for their life in Odin, a God who gave a part of his physical being to obtain wisdom...it represented the human action of sacrificing physical strength in search of knowledge. Those who seek love could find a muse in Venus, a Goddess who valued her lovers above all else...she representing the reckless abandon that love instills. The Dead Gods should live in our imaginations once again, as to inspire us with their legends, and to restore a balance to the life of humanity. Only the Dead Gods can represent the full spectrum of human nature...the Living Gods reflect a being only half human, an incomplete being.
Those who seek balance, look towards the past for inspiration. You need not believe the Dead Gods physically exist, but let them dwell in your minds, and let them inspire you to be complete. Feel no shame in who you are; the civilizations of old believed in these Dead Gods because they were icons of what humanity truly is. Christianity says God is Love, Judaism says God is Law, Islam says God is Fury...they show only a segment of humanity in their beliefs, which ultimately restricts who we are. Let your humanity show in full; learn from the Dead Gods, or humanity will eventually die as well.
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