Hevrucism

Hevrucism is a henotheistic religion originating as an nymph religion. It focuses on the Mother Goddess, Xieren. Its main teaching is to be a good person in hopes of becoming part of the universe once more.

The symbol of Hevrucism is a spiral, representing Yao Hai, the cycle of rebirth. The beginning of the spiral represents the creation of the ru, the soul, at the beginning of existence, and the center represents Saanvi, the afterlife.

Sins in Hevrucism are: Virtues are:
 * faithlessness
 * pride
 * recklessness
 * lust
 * gluttony
 * humility
 * wisdom
 * selflessness
 * responsibility

Ru
Ruis the Hevrucism idea of the soul. It is the eternal spiritual aspect of a person, their "true self". Their actions in their life either purify or dirty their ru, and when they die it is determined if they are worthy of Hanying or not.

Yao Hai
Yao Hai is the cycle of life, death and rebirth. Ru not yet ready for Hanying are considered "in Yao Hai". When a ru is considered not ready for Hanying and returned to the cycle of Yao Hai, the level of purity of their soul determines their new form.

Hanying
Hanying is considered the end goal of Hevrucism. It isn't so much a "heaven" realm as much as it is a state of being. Ru considered worthy of Hanying became fully spiritual, no longer needing the burden of a physical form, and became one with the universe and Xieren.

Xieren
Xieren, The Mother Goddess, The Lady, The One, is the main deity of Hevrucism. She created everything from the world. She is never depicted because she is formless, however many followers say all of existence is part of her form, thus she never needs to be depicted because she is all around us.

Holidays
Holidays Celebrated: the harvest, new moons, full moons, great priests, the solstices