Verse:Hmøøh/Ngedhraism

The Second Mover (Eevo: Sehd Arni; Clofabosin: ribilzavudan) is a central Trician spiritual concept representing creativity, agency and moral good within humans. The belief states that we humans are responsible for "creation" and formulating rules, where "God has left off", even when no one is telling us what to do. This set of beliefs associated with this is often called Ngronaism (/ɪŋˈrɔːneɪsm/, Eevo: Ŋronaivih /ˈŋrɔnaivih/), which serves as the civic religion of Etalocian- and Etalocian-derived societies.

History

The concept of the Second Mover admits multiple different interpretations. Generally, however, the Second Mover is seen as the force of progress - be it scientific or social/moral progress.

In one sense, historical beliefs about the Second Mover are analogous to henotheism - there were many gods but only one god, namely the Second Mover, was worthy of worship.

Origin

Placeholder for early reference to Ȝronaeā as the 2nd Mover.

The Sondmorið Texts (in Thensarian), fT 341

The "Second Mover" concept began as a goddess of mathematics and the arts, called Ȝronaeā (Old Eevo Ŋronae; modern Eevo Ŋrone) in Old Eevo texts. Ancient Thensarian pagans saw a duality (i.e. an opposite but complementary relationship) between nature and human endeavors such as science, mathematics and the arts. The creator god Ħembānom, First Mover, created nature; Ȝronaeā, the Second Mover, then helps humans analyze and create. Man was mostly meant to "stay in his lane", with 3rocsaeā (+ a few other gods) as their only mediator between him and nature.

After the Verse:Tricin/Talman Dark Ages, this gave way to a more adversarial understanding of the relationship between the First and the Second Movers, which now pitted Ȝrosnaeā as the embodiment of "the true, the good, the beautiful" against the capricious forces of nature and the First Mover. At this point, Ȝrocsaeā had become identified with the Netagin goddess Ȝăfösö of justice. The progress of scientific understanding encouraged the further abstraction the Second Mover concept, as it was recognized as an impersonal and significant force as opposed to the First Mover (Eevo: sett ŋaðrar), the principle responsible for the creation of the world and its natural laws.

Society and politics

The Second Mover was not always a universalist idea that it is commonly thought of as today. Quasi-Calvinist interpretations of the Second Mover prevailed among the ruling elite, where only the select few had the essence of the Second Mover which granted them the right to rule.

Basic tenets

Zicyreexúr

The concept of zicyreexúr is a principle of nonviolence, similar to ahiṃsa in Dharmic religions. (The Eevo word zicyreexúr, from Windermere și·căreałür, means 'nonviolence' or 'non-aggression'.) Traditionally, zicyreexúr allows violence in self-defense or as a punishment for violence - the reasoning was that violence is so serious that it should be discouraged by any means necessary. There has been much debate among Ngronaist thinkers on exactly how much retributive violence is justified.

"Canon"

In a sense, Ngronaism has an "open source" textual canon which allows additions. Thinkers from different time periods and environments have their own interpretations, though often informed by previous ones, on what exactly the philosophy entails about how humans ought to live.

Ancient texts

• The Sondmorið Manuscripts (Eevo: /ˈsɔntmɔrið/) are a collection of manuscripts found in the Sondmorið caves. Among other things, they give a mythological account of human nature and origins. Devotional poems are also included.

Classical texts

• The Ngăthoar (Windermere: /ŋəˈðoər/, meaning "investigations") is a Windermere-language text which depicts philosophers discussing and debating various moral and philosophical topics. Sometimes the editor gives his own opinion, which gives the text a recursive structure. The Ngăthoar was traditionally required reading in Etalocian schools.

Symbols and rituals

Ngronaism uses symbols, allegories, myths and rituals copiously, many of them of syncretistic origin; however, it emphasizes that these are allegories and myth, designed for absorption by the limited human mind.

Holidays

• Spring Equinox/arrival of spring
• Summer solstice festival
• Crifahd in September
• Sdatnsa = 6 months after Easter
• Winter solstice (Eevo: Bwrjadreeg; Clofabosin: lagavulin): A solstice festival where, among other things, they sing songs hoping for a "brighter" future.

[Holidays based on historical events and myths]

[TODO: dishes associated with the holidays]

Spring Equinox

For the Spring Equinox holiday, there are foods that use lightly-flavored mushrooms, along with other spring herbs and other "bright"/tart-flavored ingredients.

Bwrjadreeg

Falling on Llavw 1-6, it is an expansive holiday which emphasizes resolve to survive, remembrance of those who have died, as well as hope for a future better than now.

Variants

Mysticism

Some wings of Ngronaism emphasize the mystic aspects of the philosophy, the most well-known being Snialism (Eevo Snialvih; advocates are Snialwŋa, sg. Snialwŋ). Some well-known historical artists and intellectuals were Snialwŋa, such as Engar Bășuth and Sormand Ðrwaþanve.

Heresies

"Heretics" are those who fundamentally oppose the morality of "orthodox" Ngronaism. In the modern world, some of the most common "heresies" include:

• traditionalism: in Tricin, this is like fascism but for the whole human species, instead of for a particular ethnic group.
• antinatalism: an ethical stance opposing having any children at all. Adherents argue that any possible life is too full of suffering for it to be ethically worth creating it.
• ethnonationalism/patriarchy advocates: these would be the equivalent of Satanists.