Are Gods/goddess too shy to meet us face to face?

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Are Gods/goddess too shy to meet us face to face?

Answer 1

I only believe in one god-the Christan god. But i am a BIG ancient Greek geek, so i know a lot about the gods and goddesses(well the myths anyways.) even though i don't believe in them. but in most mythology, Gods and Goddesses couldn't leave Mount Olympus. Zeus left Olympus often (as did othes), but usually in disuse.

Answer 2

I think only the Christian's version of God is.

I see my Gods & Goddesses regularly.

Answer 3

I don't think shyness is the issue, nor do I think that they do not show themselves.  In history they have shown themselves to individuals.  Usually, we call upon them to assist us, I would think it a rare occasion that they would call upon us to assist them, though there are many stories where this has happened throughout history.  The story that comes to mind is Joan D'Arc who was open regarding her conversations with the divine, won many battles for the Church and King and after her usefulness wore thin was then burned at the stake after being found guilty of heresy.  Kind of makes one not want to be real open regarding their relationships with the Deities even though some have daily interactions with them.

Answer 4

I'm not sure, to be honest with you.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

Answer 5

Maybe it's a case of if we really believe they will speak to us or not. Maybe it's faith, or just the way we see it. Who knows. :)

Answer 6

There is only one God, and He is not shy.  You may not see Him in the physical sense,  but if you truly want to know Him, He is waiting to make Himself known to you.   Then you will feel His Grace and  presence in your life.

God Bless.

Answer 7

Gods and Goddesses  are much greater than human existence, to the point to where it is not possible to prove they exist. Now if they do exist they would not have time for us they would have much larger things to tend to.

Answer 8

No, not shy. I suspect most of the time, they have better things to do.

Most religions have stories of gods or goddesses showing themselves to someone. There's usually a good reason for it, not just because the person wants it to happen.

There are more subtle ways to interface with the divine, whatever your religion, such as meditation and prayer. You could try that first...

Answer 9

Short answer: no.

Longer answer: In most Traditional African Religions and their derivations in the Afro-Caribbean, there is a long-standing tradition of the possession experience by the divine (or the "Orisha," as they are called within the Yoruba systems). These are like gods/goddesses of other traditions, and they come down during seances, festivals, or dancing to give messages and bless the people present.

The commonality of this practice has led to a growth of divine possession experiences within the American Neo-Pagan community, wherein they are calling down Egyption, Roman, Greek, Norse, and other kinds of European deities (and others) for the sake of blessings and messages as well. Some believe these practices are questionable, but I digress.

Whether or not you believe that these things are possible, deities coming to Earth and meeting us is practiced by many groups throughout the world, so that counts for something.

The practices I've listed above are meeting a deity through possession, but as other posters have mentioned, some claim to see deities as spirits, or the deity taking form to ask for help or offer advice. This has been the most common in Neo-Pagan traditions prior to the practice of divine possession. Also, within the Afro-Caribbean practice of Espiritismo, seances have been used to offer messages from the other side, and occasionally an Orisha (or other African deity or elevated being) will come down and offer blessings through a medium.

And as a Christian example, many pentecostalists feel they have been touched physically by the holy spirit through an intense ritual in which God is asked for blessings.

One thing to consider, however, when judging these kinds of instances is that any spirit can claim to be whomever it wants, so the practice is not fool-proof or definitively divine just because the spirits say they are gods. This is why I put more stock into African traditions, because they are based on thousands of years of trial and error to forming the best rituals and call down deities that act the same in every circumstance.