MEET THE NEW GOD: Avo

[PriestOfAvo]

It’s nearing midnight, the candles are in my bag, the portrait drawn up, and the contract finally complete. “You guys ready to get started?” I ask my helpers with much enthusiasm. We knew what we were aiming for, and had made entities before, but never on this scale or with this much freedom. Today we’re finally doing it I thought, this is the day we make a God.

Since I fist had the idea months back I’d been fascinated with the concept, but until a few weeks before the ceremony I was clueless on how it would be done. Finally, after much study and practice creating smaller spiritual constructs, it was ready.

Avo, you are the God of knowledge, communications, and free thought…

We said in unison, continuing until we were completely drained. When we finished breathing life into the new god and blew out the candles, I asked my helpers how they felt throughout the ritual. “I could feel the energy flaring up around the candles, and when you blew them out it all pooled into one spot then vanished.” She said. It worked.

Later the next day, I gave the name Avo and his symbol to a friend with no further detail on what they were, after half an hour of meditation they send me a sketch that is nearly exact with the portrait of Avo we used, and said he was “Very communicative, like a clear connection with you and another being. I also heard him say something about universal truths.” This proved it.

Avo’s purpose is to bring people to their paths and spark their interest with the truth. The new followers of Avism are those who seek to become their best selves, see past the illusions of the world, and share the truths they have found. We’ve put immense energy and time into making sure Avism is a religion for the people, making it’s primary goal to bring individuals in touch with their true selves and their purpose in life.
If you wish to become part of the new movement, the only thing required is an open mind. Avo is our patron deity, but each individual person is the focus.

To worship Avo, all that is needed is to think of him, ideal worship spaces are bright, wide open places, areas of study, or anywhere next to a window. His color is gray, his element is air, and he loves story telling among people. There are no offerings needed, Avo is there to help and reward those who seek and spread universal truths, not collect tribute like a tyrant.

To become an Avist priest and spread our teachings, one must first complete the process of self actualization, which is outlined Here:
https://alternatethoughtblog.wordpress. ... st-priest/

As always, best wishes for all of you, we are much appreciative of your interest

-Geoffrey Park, High Priest of Avism

[hamburger]

What? I know this is an old post, but I am utterly confused as to what this is.

[Amor]

It is possible to create entities. For example, traditionally the military were sensitive to the Spirit of the Regiment.

Calling the created entity a god, is a giveaway.

Personally I have moved on from religions and alien military that told humans that they were/are gods

[hamburger]

It is possible to create entities. For example, traditionally the military were sensitive to the Spirit of the Regiment.

Calling the created entity a god, is a giveaway.

Personally I have moved on from religions and alien military that told humans that they were/are gods

Interesting... I didn't know this was possible !

[Cerber]

It's a bit of a cliche now. For some mysterious reason, it seems like nearly every young padawan, within just first few days of their journey, all came up with the exact same idea, to start their own cult and create their own, new and totally original, God.

My apologies to all of them if it comes as a bit condescending, but I think the reasoning of it goes somewhat like (maybe not all, but at least in majority cases):
"I failed to make friends with one of the 10 billion people already living on this planet, so I go ahead and make one my own out of duct tape and cardboard".

In some rare cases those effort can serve as a "good science", and extremely rare cases those effort do result in something (or "someone") quite interesting, but most of the time nothing of any significance comes out of those ventures.

[hamburger]

It's a bit of a cliche now. For some mysterious reason, it seems like nearly every young padawan, within just first few days of their journey, all came up with the exact same idea, to start their own cult and create their own, new and totally original, God.

My apologies to all of them if it comes as a bit condescending, but I think the reasoning of it goes somewhat like (maybe not all, but at least in majority cases):
"I failed to make friends with one of the 10 billion people already living on this planet, so I go ahead and make one my own out of duct tape and cardboard".

In some rare cases those effort can serve as a "good science", and extremely rare cases those effort do result in something (or "someone") quite interesting, but most of the time nothing of any significance comes out of those ventures.

I dont think it came off as condescending. I actually have noticed that a lot, people creating their own entities/gods. I think itd be nice if more research was done on why this phenomenon is what it is.

[Amor]

...noticed that a lot, people creating their own entities/gods. I think itd be nice if more research was done on why this phenomenon is what it is.

Most humans like to have something great in charge.

Mostly they would be better off taking responsibility for their own life - and loving themself rather than relying on a god to do that

It may not be coincidental that few societies teach how to love oneself

[Cerber]

..entities/gods..

"Entities" - is a term that would cover a lot of "things", many of which I'd consider normal. I don't have the exact statistics, so don't quote me on that, but from my own personal experience, most practitioners will inevitably acquire (in whatever way, gifted, adopted, created) some familiars, at some point of their journey, that kind of practice is fairly common and normal, and useful.
But "Gods", on the other had, are a very special kind of "entities", at least in my books. God-like entities can't be easily "created". And existing ones don't usually like to role-play as an "imaginary friend" for some kid. So I'm a little baffled seeing such attempts being such a re-occurrent theme.
Perhaps there's some new book "Occult for Dummies", of some kind, being passed around, which telling everyone to do something like that. I might never know.

[hamburger]

...noticed that a lot, people creating their own entities/gods. I think itd be nice if more research was done on why this phenomenon is what it is.

Most humans like to have something great in charge.

Mostly they would be better off taking responsibility for their own life - and loving themself rather than relying on a god to do that

It may not be coincidental that few societies teach how to love oneself

Interesting.

[hamburger]

..entities/gods..

"Entities" - is a term that would cover a lot of "things", many of which I'd consider normal. I don't have the exact statistics, so don't quote me on that, but from my own personal experience, most practitioners will inevitably acquire (in whatever way, gifted, adopted, created) some familiars, at some point of their journey, that kind of practice is fairly common and normal, and useful.
But "Gods", on the other had, are a very special kind of "entities", at least in my books. God-like entities can't be easily "created". And existing ones don't usually like to role-play as an "imaginary friend" for some kid. So I'm a little baffled seeing such attempts being such a re-occurrent theme.
Perhaps there's some new book "Occult for Dummies", of some kind, being passed around, which telling everyone to do something like that. I might never know.

There might be some sort of "Occult for Dummies" thing going around. I've also noticed that this phenomenon (the god creation one) is most common among people new to the occult. I have never once met an experienced occult practitioner of any tradition try and create a completely new "God." On the other hand, however, I've seen many newer occult practitioners attempt to create a new "God." I'm unsure if this is coincidence or some sort of trend.

[Amor]

Adverse entities fear losing control of surface Earth humanity.

If the humans can be directed to create an entity that they believe is a god, it is not hard to manipulate that entity to give instructions to those humans.

Thus the adverse entities have another means of control

[hamburger]

Adverse entities fear losing control of surface Earth humanity.

If the humans can be directed to create an entity that they believe is a god, it is not hard to manipulate that entity to give instructions to those humans.

Thus the adverse entities have another means of control

Interesting. Also, what do you mean, "surface Earth humanity?" I didn't think humans lived anywhere else except in some pretty rare scenarios like the people on the ISS, those underwater hotels, or the Australians who have to live underground because it's too warm on the surface.

[Amor]

...what do you mean, "surface Earth humanity?" ...

I was taught that humanity is the center of creation. That turns out not to be true

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=inner+earth+c ... 9-1&ia=web

[hamburger]

...what do you mean, "surface Earth humanity?" ...

I was taught that humanity is the center of creation. That turns out not to be true

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=inner+earth+c ... 9-1&ia=web

Why did you send me a DuckDuckGo link about Inner Earth Civilizations (a scientifically discredited theory about there being a large area underground with nothing in it, or there being nothing inside the earth at all ?) Also, if the earth was indeed hollow, no feasible human civilization could survive there for any extended period of time due to the lack of necessary vitamins and fresh, breathable air. Secondly, although this is more of a nerdy nitpicky thing on my end , why couldn't you have shared directly what sources you were citing ?

[Amor]

Why did you send me a DuckDuckGo link about Inner Earth Civilizations (a scientifically discredited theory about there being a large area underground with nothing in it, or there being nothing inside the earth at all ?) Also, if the earth was indeed hollow, no feasible human civilization could survive there for any extended period of time due to the lack of necessary vitamins and fresh, breathable air. Secondly, although this is more of a nerdy nitpicky thing on my end , why couldn't you have shared directly what sources you were citing ?

You will have noticed that the continents of this planet all fit nicely together to make one continent

Have you noticed that it does not matter in which direction you push the continents, they still fit neatly together?

Does that mean that the planet was once much smaller? Youtube has videos to demonstrate.


Does that explain why the ocean beds are so much younger than the continents?

If the planet has expanded so radically that oceans now constitute about 70% of the surface, would the planet now have large open spaces within it?

Fortunately I only believe what "science" tells me. I can do that because my memory is quite short


If you are interested you can pursue ancient accounts of the "underworld" and the apsu/absu. The ancients did not have mainstream media so had more freedom

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Why did you send me a DuckDuckGo link about Inner Earth Civilizations (a scientifically discredited theory about there being a large area underground with nothing in it, or there being nothing inside the earth at all ?) Also, if the earth was indeed hollow, no feasible human civilization could survive there for any extended period of time due to the lack of necessary vitamins and fresh, breathable air. Secondly, although this is more of a nerdy nitpicky thing on my end , why couldn't you have shared directly what sources you were citing ?

You will have noticed that the continents of this planet all fit nicely together to make one continent

Have you noticed that it does not matter in which direction you push the continents, they still fit neatly together?

Does that mean that the planet was once much smaller? Youtube has videos to demonstrate.


Does that explain why the ocean beds are so much younger than the continents?

If the planet has expanded so radically that oceans now constitute about 70% of the surface, would the planet now have large open spaces within it?

Fortunately I only believe what "science" tells me. I can do that because my memory is quite short


If you are interested you can pursue ancient accounts of the "underworld" and the apsu/absu. The ancients did not have mainstream media so had more freedom

You may have noticed the phenomenon of continental drift. Yes, at several points in time, all continents united into one. However, this is not due to the shrinking or dilation of the earth. It is because of the movement of continental plates.

The second point you stated is a logical fallacy. While it is true that some continents or areas of continents fit together due to their connection through the historical Pangea supercontinent, some areas of continents just look very similar to other areas of other continents. Your statement itself is false also because not every continent on earth can connect with every continent on earth.

Technically, you are correct that the earth has gotten larger than it initially was. However, the event that cause this (Earth's collision with the other planet Theia, which also formed the moon via the remnants of Theia that did not absorb into the Earth) took place in the Hadean aeon, roughly 4.5 billion years ago, also before continents had yet formed. Also, the oceans that cover most of the planet formed 3.8 billion years ago. Secondarily to my previous point, when Theia collided with Earth, they were both, for all intents and purposes, large droplets of lava. This would prevent hollow spaces from forming.

Ocean floors are so much younger than the continents because of something known as subduction. Subduction is the geological process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another at a convergent boundary, descending into the Earth's mantle. New oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges, where tectonic plates are pulling apart and molten rock rises to fill the gap. This is why the seafloor is so much younger than the continents.

Also, the ancient accounts of the underworld you mentioned are likely either very deep and/or, in some rarer cases, very poisonous caves. The Absu was the ancient Mesopotamian word for their underwater reservoirs, which while they did believe was the product of a primordial ocean, this, I consider, unlikely.

- Hamburger

[Amor]

... The Absu was the ancient Mesopotamian word for their underwater reservoirs, which while they did believe was the product of a primordial ocean, this, I consider, unlikely.

Meanwhile

Earth has a vast interior ocean, 400-miles under our feet, that creates 'ringwoodite' gems

https://www.earth.com/news/ringwoodite- ... ths-crust/

Hidden reservoir of fresh water found miles beneath the ocean floor

https://www.earth.com/news/hidden-reser ... ean-floor/


Who could have believed that the Sumerians knew about the freshwater Apsu

Here is Enki living in the Apsu



So how are the surface oceans salt but the underworld oceans are fresh?

[hamburger]

... The Absu was the ancient Mesopotamian word for their underwater reservoirs, which while they did believe was the product of a primordial ocean, this, I consider, unlikely.

Meanwhile

Earth has a vast interior ocean, 400-miles under our feet, that creates 'ringwoodite' gems

https://www.earth.com/news/ringwoodite- ... ths-crust/

Hidden reservoir of fresh water found miles beneath the ocean floor

https://www.earth.com/news/hidden-reser ... ean-floor/


Who could have believed that the Sumerians knew about the freshwater Apsu

Here is Enki living in the Apsu



So how are the surface oceans salt but the underworld oceans are fresh?

For your first source, the water you refer to is not actually the liquid water we're all used to. It is water trapped within the ringwoodite and wadsleyite minerals found in the Mantle Transition Zone. You are correct that there is in fact water 400 miles beneath our feet, however you are incorrect in the assumption of it's liquid state. Water is carried into the mantle by subducting tectonic plates. The extreme pressure and heat cause the water to separate into hydroxyl groups, which are then absorbed into the crystal structures of minerals at these depths. Ringwoodite and Wadsleyite are capable of containing large amounts of water within their molecular structure at the high pressure of the Mantle Transition Zone.

For your second source, the freshwater reservoirs found beneath the ocean floor, while interesting, are caused by melted glaciers and ancient beaches. I will say, there is evidence for life there, however it is limited to extremophile bacteria species, tube worms, and clam, which is not anywhere near a civilization as you implied earlier.

For the image you so graciously supplied, while the Sumerians were incredibly advanced for their time, they still relied heavily on scientific theories that have been disproven. The question of the existence of Enki, however, is a theological debate with many points of view.

- Hamburger

[Amor]

If you say so

[CCoburn]

That's a really good burger, bravo

[hamburger]

If you say so

I do say so.

[hamburger]

That's a really good burger, bravo

Thank you.

[CCoburn]

What? I know this is an old post, but I am utterly confused as to what this is.

I don't think AI prompts for short story fantasy were a thing back in 2016, so it's probably just an individual concocted short story fantasy that is being portrayed as a real-life event and attempted solidifying toward reality with the emerging sketch as correlating proof for this god.

[hamburger]

What? I know this is an old post, but I am utterly confused as to what this is.

I don't think AI prompts for short story fantasy were a thing back in 2016, so it's probably just an individual concocted short story fantasy that is being portrayed as a real-life event and attempted solidifying toward reality with the emerging sketch as correlating proof for this god.

Actually, you may be right, however why on earth would they make a whole website for it then?

[CCoburn]

Actually, you may be right, however why on earth would they make a whole website for it then?

I didn't look at the site and was just going off what I read in the post. I'll have to have a look at the site and see what that's about.