Feelings of connection to the Unity of Nature may or may not be expressed in ritual and similar activities, but any form of religious ceremony undertaken by a pantheist is more likely to focus on our own feelings, rather than needlessly worshipping a creative force which we know is alive and vibrant, but neccessarily impersonal. The laws of physics are the laws of creation, and this creative Nature of existence is seen as the key to understanding. Famous pantheists have included Albert Einstein , Ralph Waldo Emerson , Walt Whitman , Giordano Bruno , and many others. Although relatively few pantheists know that there is a name for their beliefs, it is estimated that the number of persons who ascribe to pantheistic ideas in some form numbers in the tens of millions. By this, Heraclitus was referring to the fire of existence, the constant change and evolution of the Universe, of which all things are but transient flames forever flickering and reaching to eternity.
All finite things pass away, but the fire of existence burns on.
The fireball shown here is symbolic of Heraclitus' 'subtle Fire,' or the Unity of Existence in constant change and ever-evolving manifestation. In practice, pantheism is more often a religion of experience than one of arcane philosophy. From these inspiring elements of existence comes a deep feeling of connection, and of awe, for the Universe and the Reality of which we are a part. Just as it unites science and spirituality, modern pantheism also unites the intellect and the heart. Of course, this synopsis of pantheism reflects the author's own views, and is not to be taken as definitive.