I Have A Question About Cunningham

[Screaming Lord Byron]

I've just started to read Wicca by Scott Cunningham and I was kind of confused about something he said and I've also heard it talked about in other books.
He mentions something about the god being in the sun and the goddess being in the moon. I was wondering how could that be because there are many suns and there are many moons.
I'm not trying to mock the religion so please do not get offended. I am only a beginner and I hope someone has advice for me.
Thanks to all!  

[TeaDidikai]

Wicca- which was the basis of Cunningham's books, worships two specific deities- the Lord and Lady of the Isles.

As gods, their nature in relation to the Moon and Sun of this planet may or may not be part of the mysteries.  

[Screaming Lord Byron]

TeaDidikai

Wicca- which was the basis of Cunningham's books, worships two specific deities- the Lord and Lady of the Isles.

As gods, their nature in relation to the Moon and Sun of this planet may or may not be part of the mysteries.

Um...I'm still a little confused.
Sorry, I'm not the brightest Crayon in the box if you know what I mean.
I'm guessing what you say is that it's impossible to know because it's a mysterious religion?
Sorry, I tried.  

[TeaDidikai]

MimeSublime

Um...I'm still a little confused.
Sorry, I'm not the brightest Crayon in the box if you know what I mean.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

You're asking questions! That's a good thing.

Quote:

I'm guessing what you say is that it's impossible to know because it's a mysterious religion?
Sorry, I tried.

Not impossible to know.

See- Wicca itself is a religion that has Mysteries. Mystery religions had secrets that were both about the mechanics of the religion and it included the spiritual knowledge of the religion.

The way to learn these Mysteries was to be initiated and taught.

Cunningham based his books off this Mystery tradition.

He borrowed elements of the religion that were not the Mysteries and published them.

To those ends- he says that the God and Goddess of the religion he wrote about are the Sun and the Moon.  

[Ethermus Prime]

Well first, there is only one Sun. Our Star is the only one called "Sun". Second the References to the Moon, again refer to our Moon.....as it is also the only one named "Moon"  

[TeaDidikai]

Ethermus Prime

Well first, there is only one Sun. Our Star is the only one called "Sun". Second the References to the Moon, again refer to our Moon.....as it is also the only one named "Moon"

Both of which have many names within different cultures and often are terms applied to other solar systems.  

[Screaming Lord Byron]

TeaDidikai

MimeSublime

Um...I'm still a little confused.
Sorry, I'm not the brightest Crayon in the box if you know what I mean.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

You're asking questions! That's a good thing.

Quote:

I'm guessing what you say is that it's impossible to know because it's a mysterious religion?
Sorry, I tried.

Not impossible to know.

See- Wicca itself is a religion that has Mysteries. Mystery religions had secrets that were both about the mechanics of the religion and it included the spiritual knowledge of the religion.

The way to learn these Mysteries was to be initiated and taught.

Cunningham based his books off this Mystery tradition.

He borrowed elements of the religion that were not the Mysteries and published them.

To those ends- he says that the God and Goddess of the religion he wrote about are the Sun and the Moon.

 

[TeaDidikai]

Does that make sense?  

[Ethermus Prime]

TeaDidikai

Ethermus Prime

Well first, there is only one Sun. Our Star is the only one called "Sun". Second the References to the Moon, again refer to our Moon.....as it is also the only one named "Moon"

Both of which have many names within different cultures and often are terms applied to other solar systems.

But being that we know from what Culture he wrote from, and being that when we see "THE" in front of Sun or Moon....it Means the Sun and Moon which circles our planet.

When one uses the term "moon" in reference to another plante it's not so much a correct term as it is an analogy. "Oh that is to Jupiter, as the moon is to us"  

[Collowrath]

Ethermus Prime

TeaDidikai

Ethermus Prime

Well first, there is only one Sun. Our Star is the only one called "Sun". Second the References to the Moon, again refer to our Moon.....as it is also the only one named "Moon"

Both of which have many names within different cultures and often are terms applied to other solar systems.

But being that we know from what Culture he wrote from, and being that when we see "THE" in front of Sun or Moon....it Means the Sun and Moon which circles our planet.

When one uses the term "moon" in reference to another plante it's not so much a correct term as it is an analogy. "Oh that is to Jupiter, as the moon is to us"

So then what is the "correct term"?  

[Ethermus Prime]

Romanus

So then what is the "correct term"?

Natural satellite

Either are correct though, it's just saying "Look it's Jupitors moon" is saying "Look, it's Jupiter's equivalent of the Moon"  

[TeaDidikai]

Ethermus Prime

TeaDidikai

Ethermus Prime

Well first, there is only one Sun. Our Star is the only one called "Sun". Second the References to the Moon, again refer to our Moon.....as it is also the only one named "Moon"

Both of which have many names within different cultures and often are terms applied to other solar systems.

But being that we know from what Culture he wrote from, and being that when we see "THE" in front of Sun or Moon....it Means the Sun and Moon which circles our planet.

When one uses the term "moon" in reference to another plante it's not so much a correct term as it is an analogy. "Oh that is to Jupiter, as the moon is to us"

Or- you know, the text in question could be speaking about a greater Archetype or something. wink Not like Cunningham ever used those.