Quote Originally Posted by stoner spirit
What are your thoughts on Gods and other spirits? and Are mythological creatures, such as dragons entities as well?
this is a pretty broad question... but i do have a response.

i do believe that there are spirits, or "gods" that sort of rule over a specific thing in the world... like guardian angels. in ancient india these are known as devas. every kind of plant has a deva(i remember a trip report in which the tripper met the "salvia goddess"... this is what i mean). every kind of animal has a deva. humans have devas too, but we're less connected with ours. i've heard that when animals feel pain, the devas absorb a lot of it to protect the animal.

some devas we concentrate more on, such as the god of war(ares, mars, or whatever he is in different cultures), and the simple amount of energy focused on the image of that god may make him "real". i read a book in which one of the authors, a gentle 60-year-old man, described meeting Pan, the god of the forest(the name Pan comes from the greek god of the forest). Pan, appearing as a large faun-like being(human torso, two horse legs), said that his true form is not that body, but he insisted on remaining that way. but there are not just one spirit ruling over nature... there are countless different spirits. you know when some people have really good shroom trips in the forest, and they start to see fairies, gnomes, elves, fauns, etc.? i believe they're catching a glimpse of the true life of the forest. btw, the book is called The Findhorn Garden... it's a true story, and an eye-opening read.

i don't know what the true physical form of devas are. it is said that every person is a deva, so maybe they're like people like us, in their own world. it's difficult to explain.

dragons and other mythological beasts? i don't know, they're symbols made up by humans... the dragon is a combination of the snake(the symbol of earth and bondage) and the bird(the symbol of freedom)... but maybe these metaphorical beasts are "real" in some form or another. i really can't say.