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Cool so I wasnt that far off!!! yeah me!!!!! lol

oh, I decided to do a little quick research so I went and found a "readers digest" explination of the two.

The dancing cat was something I found on photobucket. I have now changed it to my cat tinkerbell who passed tonight. She hadn't been "right" for a couple days and had been sick. She waited until I got home and did her usual preening and purring for me while she was on top the fridge. I pet her and did our usual meow talk to each other. She curled up and I went about preparing and eating dinner. Then when I went to use the restroom about 3 hours later I stopped at the fridge to get a refill on my tea and pet her and she was gone. I buried her in the backyard underneath the pine trees. She always like sneaking outside as a kitten and would go out every now and then for a mini walk (about 10 steps from the door before freaking). So it's a tad of a shock. She would have been three in january. She was daddies little girl. I am going to miss my foot warmer and cuddle buddy.

I am SOOOOOOO Sorry Jase!!! Tinkerbell was too young to die! that would be a shock! Your in my prayers!

she's always been sick ever since we got her. She was one of our rescues. We have had many rescues over the years but she was our sickest. It was a constant struggle to get her healthy.

She will be surely missed that is for sure

Oh I'm so sorry Jase, that is so sad. She has the most gorgeous face in that picture. Sending you *hugs*.

Hinduism has many paths. Some follow Gods. some do not.

It seems like Hinduism is also very much a "blanket" term for a number of different spiritual ideas - much like the term "Pagan" is used to cover so many very different paths.

You are absolutely correct.

ok forgive this question but is Hindu a polytheology or more ...ok so much for the big words! lol Do hindus follow one God/Goddess or do they believe in many Gods and Goddesses or is there One God with many aspects, personialities...

Hope this made more sense then what I think it does!!!

I think what we've established is that, like Paganism, there are different paths in Hinduism. So, say there is a Shaman and an Alchemist who are both considered Pagans. But the Shaman might work with his ancestor spirits and animal spirit guides, whereas the Alchemist might not even work with any deity at all. Or you could have a Wiccan who works with specific deities for specific instances - perhaps the Wiccan even chooses to work with some of the deities who are known in Hinduism.

So what I'm trying to say is that you can't define Hinduism as a polytheology or pantheology any more than you can do so with Paganism because it could be either or both or neither for any individual following that path.

(Ie, the short answer is "It depends" ;-P )