Mythology: Male Divine

Our presentation today was on Mythology depicting Male Divine. From the beginning of the civilization we can distinguish how Male Divine was developing with its' patriarchal superiority and power.

My part of the presentation was focused on Saviors and Sages vs. Tricksters and Shamans as a part of Male Divine:

Saviors: eternal exile from the Father's presence over helpless humanity. They play a role of a bridge or a gulf between father-god and  his human children  defeat demonic forces help powerless humanity  sacrifice their life  communicate with people sacred knowledge or saving vision  purity practices offering salvation, divine savior.

Sages: human exemplar of a particular spiritual path or wisdom tradition acquire followers and disciples much-caricaturized arhat: guru or yogi meditation saints, great teachers a complete submission to his God knowledge and profound understanding of: love, mature judgment, patience deep spiritual attainment is charismatic wisdom and discipline through teaching and interaction personal piety and the keenness of their minds humility, submission, charity, faith.

Tricksters and Shamans: a human being capable traveling between the natural and supernatural

Tricksters: an imaginary god-like jokester may represent the shaman in humorous folktale form.

 Shamans: are an actual, serious religious practitioner.

Tricksters and Shamans: "loosely affiliated gods under the archetype, for they traverse the secret roads that, connected the Great Above, the Great Below, and the material world that lies between them"   (199). Both considered as mediators between natural and supernatural through journey between spiritual world and the material world stories of their journeys spiritual wisdom and power contact with supernatural and natural forces control supernatural form for human benefits: take animals form or accept visionary ecstasy: experience of the universe as energy.