Nature worship
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Nature worship describes a variety of religious, spiritual and devotional practices that focus on natural phenomenon. A nature deity can be in charge of nature, the biosphere, the cosmos or the universe. Nature worship can be found in panentheism, pantheism, deism, polytheism, animism, totemism, shamanism and paganism where deities are viewed as the embodiment of natural forces. Common to most forms of nature worship is a spiritual focus on the individual's connection to the natural world and reverence towards it.
Forms of nature worship
- Fire worship
- Tree worship
- Animal worship
- Star worship
- Sacred mountains
- Sacred groves
- Sacred herbs
- Holy well
- Megalith
- Standing stone
- Stone circle
- Thunder god
- Totem
- Sky deity
- Water deity
- Naturalistic pantheism
- Naturalistic spirituality
- Gaia philosophy
See also
- The sacred way
- Folk religion
- Pantheism
- Shamanism
- Earth religion
- Neopaganism
- Goddess worship (disambiguation)
- Natural religion (disambiguation)
- Wildlife totemization
- Category:Sacred sites