Eliounism

Eliounism is a polytheistic tradition of primarily Canaanite spirit, that is closely connected to Christianity, Judaism (less so), and Canaanite Traditional Religion (perhaps the closest connection). The religion also has a very intertwined and shared history with Ireneism, existing in a platonic (i.e. without any romantic relationship between the two chief deities of the respective religions, in most instances) duotheistic tradition in many regions of Europe, as people are free to choose their own faith, but moderately encouraged to incorporate at least one of the two deities, Irene or Elioun, in their practice. As of the late 16th century, Eliounism is one of the largest and most prominent religions in Europe, existing in a stable harmony with Ireneism, Aitahism (especially of the Aelonist variety) and many other pantheons.

Eliounism, while universally asserting the existence of many, possibly infinite deities, is uniquely defined by its central beliefs in Elioun (Oversoul) (ey/em or lightself pronouns in English), as (a or the) original creator of the universe, or at least the Earth, and often the Worlds Beyond as well. Elioun is characterized as a creator and progenitor deity possessing infinite spiritual energy of light, and light is married to the primordial Beruth (Oversoul), goddess of the endless ocean, and the Astral seas of time.

Common Eliounist deities
This is a list of distinct deities common in Eliounist spirituality and religious practice throughout multiple regions. Each region, from large to small, has its own unique deities, which may be very localized to very broad, and these are frequently integrated into the practice of many religions such as Eliounism and Ireneism.

Elioun (Oversoul) - the closest thing to a supreme god, having a position of respect and often primacy over the other gods, though ey does not enforce it, and seeks to actively disassemble stricter interpretations of hierarchy among the mortal faiths that follow em, as well as pressure eir more hierarchically minded selves to adopt more equality and equity in their pantheon instances. God of infinite creation and infinite light energy, often personified as the Sun, but only in places where The Immortal Sun is not recognized or honored as a prime aspect of the goddess Irene, in which case Elioun is seen as a deity of light without a specific source.

Beruth (Oversoul) - the wife of Elioun and goddess of the endless ocean, often seen as an evolved personification of the Astral seas of time. Serves as the chief deity in the Beruthist branch of Eliounism followed primarily in Transylvania and East Africa, and seen as an equal to Elioun, even if she is not worshipped or honored with the same primacy by most branches and followers. She is occasionally seen as a goddess of darkness, though more often the goddess of mystery, the mystery of time and things that lie outside of modern knowledge and the known world, as well as the spiritual mystery of divinity.

Asherah (Oversoul)

ʼĒl (Oversoul)

Bel Shaʽmin (Oversoul) - God of the Sun, the sky, and all that live within the sky. Said to be a god of wealth as well, and invoked by merchants and travelers alike. His chief messenger is the god Malak-Bel.

Malak-Bel (Oversoul) - Solar health god, messenger (Malak, or angel) of the god Bel Shaʽmin, also called Bel Shaʽamin

Sirona-Selûne (Oversoul) - Goddess of health and healing, as well as the Moon and (as a lesser aspect) mountains. Sometimes identified with Artemis, though she is not a virgin goddess and is married to the god Sucellus/Zokelʽhoth.

Nubadig (Oversoul) - A god of light and angels, said to be the king of all stars (besides the Sun). Frequently invoked in witchcraft and magic by Eliounists as well as Free Polytheists, and is said to have codified the natural laws of magic in addition to the guidelines for its practitioners long ago during Elioun's creation of the world or shortly after.

Subpantheons
Eliounism believes in a variety of sub-pantheons of which the grand breadth of all gods are comprised of, separate from the cultural divisions among deity origin. These separations play a major role in the two formulations of Eliounist mythology, being the more literalist Cosmological myth and Ceremonial myth, and in both mythological contexts and general parlance they are often called Houses.

House of ʼĒl
The House of ʼĒl is a house said to be the Princes of Heaven, the direct heirs of Elioun, who hold high authorities in Heaven. They are mythopoetically opposed to the House of Baʽal, just as Elioun is opposed to Satan (Oversoul), for Elioun and ʼĒl represent Good-as-Law, and Satan and Baʽal (Oversoul) represent Good-as-Chaos. Thus, the theology of Eliounism appears dualistic n first appearance, but follows a much more duotheistic principle. Just as Elioun is the kismesis of Satan, the King of the House of ʼĒl is in a kismesis with Baʽal, king of his own house. In the few, largely heretical Eliounist eschatological texts, it is said that the world will be destroyed in fire and ice, once all souls have passed to the Halls of Nubadig (Eliounist afterlife), in safety, and that following this destruction Elioun and Satan will dance together, unifying their Awen, both greater and lesser, and so will ʼĒl with Astarte (Baʽal's wife) and Baʽal with Asherah (ʼĒl's wife), and so will the Third World (Eliounist eschatology), a world of infinite potential and spiritual perfection, begin.

Theology
Eliounist theology believes in many gods, and a partial dualistic (or more properly Pitch Duotheistic) cosmology centering on the kismesis between Elioun and Satan, which in many traditions is mediated/auspisticized by Irene. Elioun represents Lawful Good (working to reform systems, and dismantle oppression from within), Satan Chaotic Good (the firey destruction of evil, leaving good to flourish in its fertile ashes), and Irene represents Neutral Good, as well as the unifying principle of Mercy. Despite Satan being a prominent figure, Satanism is a relatively uncommon religion, at least publicly, as Satan eschews worship or praise in favor of more equal, less formalized relationships with practitioners. However, the Ireneist faith very much encourages equality in deity-devotee interactions, (and to a lesser extent so does Elioun), so it is likely that Satanism's anti-authority and anti-organization tenets mean most people who would be deemed Satanists instead identify with Ireneism, Eliounism, or most commonly Free Polytheism.

Cosmology
The cosmology of Eliounism is a hard-to-define subject, as it has heavily melded with Astral-Aquatic Naturalism, a developing and highly popular science, to explain the worlds within the Astral Seas of Time and the location of Earth in both the main universe and existence as a whole. However, some beliefs are clearly Eliounist, and not tied to natural sciences.

There are often conceived as six worlds and substances in Eliounism. Excepting the Earth, Eliounists believe in Heaven (the home of Elioun, Beruth, the House of ʼĒl and about a third of the Lawful gods), Hell (the home of Satan, the House of Baʽal, and about a third of the Chaotic gods), the Seasons' Wheel (the temporary rest stop of souls following death and preceding reincarnation, and has four facets which correspond to the opposite seasons in which the person died), the Astral, and the Neuter (home to about a third of Lawful gods as well as a third of Chaotic gods; called "neuter" as it is impossible for reproduction other than soul-sharding to take place here, and there is no atmosphere for mortals to breathe).

The Arrow of Life
Time is conceptualized as an arrow in many traditions, ever moving onward, and never backwards. While the myriad worlds of the Astral may occasionally defy this linear conception of time, the Eliounist faith holds strong in the belief that not only is time an arrow, life as a whole is one as well.

The Avenue of Poplars is the most well known and prominent visualization of life, death, and rebirth (which is said to be the arrow flying infinitely in orbit around the Divine, creating a full circle but going straight by its own perception), and was formulated by Saint Kylarren of Ohrid, one of the most well known Eliounist saints and theologians, in the 300s CE (CE is marked with the death of Emperor Augustus of the Roman Empire).