What is Deity and Creative Force and Why is it in the Program? Year 1 Last Update: Introduction ψ A deity is a creator or supreme being that is of supernatural source and existence. It is considered divine and sacred. It can be male or female as god or goddess and is found in polytheistic religions. C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as "a being with powers greater than those of ordinary humans, but who interacts with humans, positively or negatively, in ways that carry humans to new levels of consciousness, beyond the grounded preoccupations of ordinary life”. This is due to the field of energy of which they are composed, their creations and the realm of which they live. A human being surrounded by a deity or god is unlikely to be the same at the level that they have the strongest consciousness. It is said that the Buddha’s aura extended 3,500 kilo meters from where he stood. The New Testament does not speak about auras, but it does mentions Jesus Christ as “the light of the world” (John 8:12). This would be in reference to his aura. A deity or god’s aura is that force that attracts people. It could be a warm glow, an exciting glow, a healing glow, and a positive glow. It would be fair to say that just as many people who are attracted to the light are also repelled by the light in fear or jealousy. This tendency marks religions especially those that are polytheistic. The Numbers of Gods and their Power There is no culture on earth ancient or modern that does not believe in some god or creative force of creation. The notion that things sprang up due to natural combustion still leaves space for the idea that some singular or plural creative force with intelligence had a hand in the creation. Some cultures believe that forces of nature are gods. Are they right? We will address the question of what constitutes a god or deity a little later and then will answer many probing questions in the Unit. But…
