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WanderingDroid
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Why do Mountains appear the most in Religions?

In nearly all beliefs and religions there is always....always a story involving a mountain. Why do you think the deities or mythos choose mountains?

Sure, there are depictions of rivers, sea, deserts, and jungles....but most of the time it is mountains that are mention the most. Does it have anything to do with reaching the heavens or been on the top of all?

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Maybe they're metaphores for reaching goals.

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Because mountains are hard to get to the top of. They are large, and some of them blow up and kill everyone. That is my guess...

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Majesty and sheer size used as a symbol of a powerful invincible divine.

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Re: Why do Mountains appear the most in Religions?

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In nearly all beliefs and religions there is always....always a story involving a mountain. Why do you think the deities or mythos choose mountains?

Sure, there are depictions of rivers, sea, deserts, and jungles....but most of the time it is mountains that are mention the most. Does it have anything to do with reaching the heavens or been on the top of all?

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Hey, that's a good observation. Reaching god, separation from earth in metaphorical terms, a higher place of enlightenment, a reaching forth of higher perfection and communing with god.

Jan 22nd, 2007 09:49 PM

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I think they also are provide solitude. The wilderness is an excellent place to escape and spend time with God.

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Aside from metaphors...I will tell you out of my own experience that mountains are rather peaceful places.

I've done a few of my meditations in one of them. It was a rather tranquil and peaceful moment. I think it's great for the spirit to climb a mountain and feel you been challenge.

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Mountains are everywhere and are places people had trouble going. They were also assocaited with they sky, which is where gods lived.

Climbing a mountain was a way to reach the places of gods. And probly, most people had heard of/seen mountains.

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Re: Why do Mountains appear the most in Religions?

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In nearly all beliefs and religions there is always....always a story involving a mountain. Why do you think the deities or mythos choose mountains?

A story has to be set somewhere, and a mountain is as good a place as any. You may as well ask why in all beliefs and all religions there is always a story involving water.

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I think they also are provide solitude. The wilderness is an excellent place to escape and spend time with God.

Yes, very much so.

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A story has to be set somewhere, and a mountain is as good a place as any. You may as well ask why in all beliefs and all religions there is always a story involving water.

There are many referrences to different things. Like you said water and there is also blood, fasting, praying etc...but Mountains is more geographical. Which makes you think...why mountains? Why not under the sea? or why not the moon..or Mars...etc..

There is something about Mountains which really attracts people. For some reason Mountains have a mystic property that makes them appealing to religions and myths.

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Well everyone knows mountains are where the gods live...

Mount Olympus....*waves at gods*

Jan 23rd, 2007 08:32 PM

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Then there's Mount Siani where God talked to Moses.

(lets see how many holy mountains we can list GO!)

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In nearly all beliefs and religions there is always....always a story involving a mountain. Why do you think the deities or mythos choose mountains?

Sure, there are depictions of rivers, sea, deserts, and jungles....but most of the time it is mountains that are mention the most. Does it have anything to do with reaching the heavens or been on the top of all?

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The mountains are closer to the heavens.

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