DEMONOLATRY The worship of demons or the belief in malevolent spirits.

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DUALISM The religious or philosophical system that explains the universe through the conflict of two opposing principles, such as Good and Evil.

The origin of Deism belief in a creator who does not intervene in the universe—Evolution from the distant to the near—Illustrations from witchcraft—The primitive Pantheism the belief that the divine is identical with the universe—The dawn of Dualism.

A college in the state of Ohio has adopted "Orient yourself" original: "Orient thyself"; likely a reference to a phrase by Immanuel Kant regarding finding one's bearings in thought. as its motto. This meaningful advice to Western youth represents one condition for reaching the truth in the science of mythology. By neglecting this, the vivid personifications and metaphors of the East have generally migrated to the West only to encounter a Medusa A figure from Greek mythology whose gaze turned onlookers to stone. that turns them to stone. Our dull literal-mindedness changes their ideals into idols.

The time has come when we must learn instead to see ourselves in them. From an age and civilization where we live in habitual recognition of natural forces, we can transport ourselves back to a period and region where no analytical eye looked upon nature. In that world, the sun is a chariot pulled by shining horses and driven by a radiant deity; the stars rise and move by divine command or arbitrary power; the tree is the home of a spirit; and the fountain springs from the vessel of a water nymph original: "leaps from the urn of a naiad.". In such festive costumes did the laws of nature appear

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