Deities are important in life even if your philosophy says they do not exist. And no need for them to be seen as otherworldly either. Let them be symbols representing something greater than our human selves. An ideal, universal character believed to be beyond our capability. Taught to us as something alive but outside ourselves; as the deeds and virtues of the gods. Over time these stories guide our inner life, joining the psychology that helps us mature during our time on earth. And for those seeking greater purity, those who have come to truly love existence, they’re given a living faith. And it comes with the blessing of knowing what was once worshipped as other, is actually oneself. No matter how  you come to it, no matter your name for it, we are the divine Mystery.