Sannhetan

Sannhet is a religion found in its home continent of Syltör, Sannhet is a religion that was first created by the first prophet Salos von Kendal and popularized by his son Denre von Kendal. The Religion has many primary gods but one of the most important is Sannyohm, being the God of truth and the primary god of Sannhet. Sannhet allows syncretism between religions. There are many influences on the Sannhet religion but the biggest would have to be the religion of the ancient Andornian people. All within this document is the beliefs of the Church of Sannhet.
== Beliefs & Praxis ==
=== Gods ===
Sannhet affirms that the gods of almost all religions are real, but the primary gods of Sannhetan are required to be worshipped above any other gods. 
==== The Altsinn Gods ====
The Altsinn gods are gods formed from the Omnis before creation. All of the Altsinn gods lack a true physical form, so they exist in all dimensions. 
* Sannyohm is the primary god of Sannhet. They are the god of truth and the creator of the universe. They are the spiritual embodiment of the Omnis.
* Ikar is the god of mystery, wisdom, and the end of all things. Represents the end of all cycles. God of the Samvetas.
* Orinkarvetum is the god of the present and now. They exist as a boundary between people and the beginning and end.
==== The Kraynom Gods ====
The Kraynom is a group of three dragon-like deities who are the physical representation of the 3 primary forces of the universe. 
* Lys is the dragon god of order and Creation. Physical representation of the positive force, Olmakt.
* Kajol is the dragon god of chaos and destruction, Physical representation of the negative force. Lavmakt.
* Gnosyl is the dragon god of balance and knowledge. Physical representation of the neutral force. Salmakt.
==== The Almark Gods ====
=== Cosmology ===
==== The Metaphysical ====
* The Omnis is all things within the universe good or bad. Existence itself. The Omnis is destruction and creation, a rabbit and an elephant, a king and a surf, the Omnis is all and nothing, the eternal truth made up of both lies and reality. There is the Omnis that is known and then there is the Omnis which cannot be fully known.
* The Eternal Forces are three forces which drive all things within the Omnis. Olmakt is the positive force, Lavmakt is the negative force, and Salmakt is the neutral force.
* The Cycle of Change is a cycle which causes all things to be in a state of constant change. It is driven by the positive force and negative force trying to destroy each other and being stopped by the neutral force.
==== The Universe ====
* The Shaukof is the eternal field of knowledge which all dimensions exist upon. This plane of existence is described by the First Prophet as an infinite field of straw, where each blade has an important piece of knowledge within. This is the only place where the Altsinn gods can manifest themselves in their full form. The only beings besides the Almark who can reach this place is people who have reached Sannhetok. Souls who have been freed from the cycle of rebirth go here to rest.
* The Ardūn is the dimension which Rathnir and Eldham exist within.
* The Nether is a dimension that is hot enough to make water instantly evaporate. Souls with too much Igur get reincarnated into the nether for their imperfections to be burned off and allow them to rise back into The Ardūn.
* The Tūrablū is a dimension of sand where it is said that the Kraynom gods reside.
* There are many more unnamed or unmentioned dimensions that aren't as important to Sannhet as these three.
=== Important Beliefs and Philosophy ===
==== Cycle of rebirth and Igur ====
Followers of Sannhet believe in the rebirth of all living things based on its Itsoral, or its actions in life, and a soul's Igur, or the corruption of the soul. Within Sannhet nature falls into a chaotic form, as nature has no order of mind to keep from falling into chaos, thus it is up to the people, who have the ability to cause positive change within the world. How someone could cause positive change is found by following the Three Creeds. If someone causes negative effects on world Igur builds up on their soul, which drags them down in the next life, meaning they are born with less opportunities or have worse luck in that life, the opposite is also true. The Three Futilities are a list of behaviors which cause Igur to build up. There is only two ways to remove Igur, doing good deeds and baptism in fire. 
=== Elosun/Salvation and the Path of Six Stones ===
Sannhetans believe that the cycle of rebirth is something that ultimately causes harm as souls repeatedly are tested and forced into fighting off Igur repeatably. Within Sannhet there is a way out of the cycle of rebirth known as Elosun. Elosun is freeing the soul from the cycle of rebirth and letting it rest in the fields of Shaukof. To reach Elosun one must follow the path of six stones. 
The First Stone: Acceptance of the Sannhet. This means that you are required to proclaim your devotion to Sannyohm and to accept the Sannhet as the truth.
The Second Stone: Acceptance of the Three Creeds. This means that you are required to follow the Three Creeds which consists of Virtue, which means being kind when it's appropriate and helping others, Merit, which means work that you do to help your church and yourself, and finally Belief, which means to fully believe in the Sannhet. You must follow these teachings until death.
The Third Stone: Acceptance of the Nine Holy Tenants. These tenants are a list of actions one can do to live a better life and get closer to Elosun.
# Acts in the pursuit of goodwill and positive change are rewarded in life and lives afterward
# Generosity to the less fortunate will bring good will back to you.
# Sacrificing personal comfort for that of your nation, culture, and religion will bring you greatness later in this life and lives afterward.
# Action in the benefit of oneself will bring great joy in this life and lives afterward.
# Action in support of your nation and community will bring success in one's own life.
# Action in support of Sannyohm and Sannhetan will bring sound mind and a peaceful spirit.
# Belief in these tenants will bring one closer to Elosun and true peace.
# Belief in the Gosolim, or one's leadership, will bring success.
# Belief in one's own ability will bring growth to oneself.
The Fourth Stone: Sacrifice. One must sacrifice something important to themselves to Sannyohm in order to reach Elosun. This act is to show devotion and to show they are able to accept freedom from the cycle.
The Fifth Stone: Baptism in fire. Fire is a holy representation of the power of Sannyohm, thus it has the ability to clean oneself of Igur. As if one has Igur when they die, they cannot pass into Elosun and rest in the fields of Shaukof.
The Sixth Stone: Elosun. At death if one is free of Igur and has followed the Nine tenants and the Three creeds their soul loses the light of consciousness and travels to the fields of Shaukof and rests for eternity until the end of time.
==== Natural Chaos ====
Sannhet believes in a concept known as Natural Chaos, which means that nature itself is naturally charged with the negative force of Lavmakt. Nature is in a constant state of destruction and recreation without any order controlling it, this is where people exist separate from nature. People have the free will to make their own choices, and those choices can put either Olmakt or Lavmakt into the world, and since nature is naturally chaotic it is up to people to create Olmakt to balance out the world. This entails that the duty of all people is to create order in the world through creating governments, worshipping the gods, or simply being positive. If someone fails to do their duty and creates Lavmakt it will form Igur onto their soul.
==== The Gosolim ====
In Sannhet, the Gosolim are people who have authority of large number of other people, or simply put leadership. A layman has only the complexities of his life and the people close to him, meaning they can simply follow the 9 tenants without much complex thought. A Gosolim, however has many things to focus on, such as the wellbeing of their people and of their nations, thus it is harder for them to follow the simplicity of the 9 tenants. Sannhetan belief states that Gosolim are free to make negative decisions as long as they have a long-term positive outcome for their people or nation without creating Igur, such as starting a war to get more resources for the Gosolim's people or executing a criminal that has a negative effect on society.
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