Where do Pagans see Deity?
Although there are many answers to this question, Pagans tend to fall within three major groups. The first group believes that Deity is transcendent. This means that Deity is viewed as separate from creation by its nature. One might say that to a person with this belief, Deity is wholly Other. The second group believes that Deity is imminent (“pantheism”). This means that Deity is viewed as being within all things in one manner or another. One might say that to a person with this belief, Deity is wholly Permeating. The third group believes that Deity is a mixture of the first two. Deity is viewed as permeating all things in some manner, while still retaining characteristics of a separate Being. The term “panentheism,” used by the Christian author, Matthew Fox, would accurately describe this view.
