Return to the thread topic..........
Return to the thread topic..........
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Wow. Been awhile and the thread is dovetailing into various tangents off topic, cluttering the thread. Some dovetailing is fine, but over 10 pages of it is inappropriate, disrespectful (I know we can get carried away at times). Those with personal jabs and idiosyncrasies can take some of their arguments in private, or make your own thread to go in circles.
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The nature of God as BOTH masculine and feminine is a FACT of Nature, as the nature of Man proves which mirrors God in image and likeness, which reflects the pro-creative function of Life. Infinite Spirit as divine Mother is intrinsic to our Parental Deity, even as this same God is also Father. My previous post
here (see all links) and other posts in the thread and elsewhere expound and expand on Deity and gender.
Of course there is a realm of divine Being that transcends all form, name, qualities, attributes and even gender,
but within creation, anywhere where Creator engages with Creation, the universal principle of gender in psyche and spirit have their place, as MAN is the living proof (being male/female).
My view and contextual emphasis differs a bit from WOTW's emphasis on the Holy Spirit being a female 'person', as I go beyond any dogmatic orthodox formula and recognize the the substance, archetype, form and principle involved. Hence honoring Deity as our 'Father-Mother-God' is logical as such relational function and descriptions apply with a creational and nurturing context
no matter how God is personified or not.