This stage in a young child's faith formation sets the foundation for what will later develop as a conscious, intentional and personal faith.A very young child cannot be said to have any conscious faith at all, but he or she is unconsciously developing a basic attitude about reality, a perception about whether the world and the people in it are basically friendly or dangerous, pleasant or painful,trustworthy or capricious.

At this stage faith has a magical or imaginary quality, marked by the child's ability to believe almost anything. It is based on what the child feels rather than on what the child thinks or "knows." It is, in a sense, "borrowed" from adults whom the child trusts to be knowing and truthful. In this stage the child's image of God depends primarily on what parents do and say

During this stage the child is gradually developing the ability to think for herself or himself and beginning to ask questions about things which earlier they took for granted, including their parents' faith. At this stage, children develop an intense desire and need to know how things really are. the child is like to imagine God as something like a divine superhero who uses his power and authority to create order and justice by rewarding good and punishing evil

During this stage faith is  shaped by the individual's growing ability and desire to  participate in the wider world beyond parents and  family. There is developing need to belong and be  accepted by peers and friends who share the individual's  interests and values. In this stage the older child, young adults and many adults image God as an authority figure who holds the group and the world together by enforcing order a kind of cosmic "Godfather" with whom one exchanges"favors," who rewards loyalty and punishes disloyalty. In this sense, God may be loving and merciful, but never at the expense of justice

This stage is sometimes characterized as a period  of rebellion or withdrawal, a kind of spiritual  adolescence. In this stage an individual's relationship to God may be very personal and private, but nonetheless real and intense. Some individuals in this stage express a desire to be "spiritual but not religious."

in this stage an individual adult become more aware of the presence of the Divine Mystery in all of life. This awareness produces a deep sense of sufficiency, wholeness and peace, which enables the individual to accept and believe what cannot be fully understood or explained. In this stage an individual experiences God's presence in the deepest levels of oneself, others and creation, transcending superficial differences

In this stage an individual's faith is shaped by an intense awareness of the unity of all living things and the oneness of God's creation. In this stage an individual's image of God defies words or images. The individual's life and faith center on an awareness of God's transforming presence. The rare individuals who reach this level live lives of totally self-less love, uncompromised by concerns for personal status, comfort or security

refers to seemingly absurd or self-contradictory.

refers to a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place or thing and serving to identify it

refers to a person believed to achieve various powers through trance or ecstatic religious experience

a term that comes from the ManchuTungus word šaman. The noun is formed from the verb ša- ‘to know’; thus, a shaman is literally “one who knows.” The shamans recorded in historical ethnographies have included women, men, and transgender individuals of every age from middle childhood onward.

refers to a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden -- beliefs and practices which unite into one single moral community called a Church all those who adhere to them.

teaches that the physical world is controlled by the spiritual world? and that most people need a guide or intermediary to navigate those worlds; this guide is known as a

in the practice of heart shaman is regarded as;

derives from a Persian term denoting the inhabitants of the land beyond the Indus, a river in present day Pakistan

Means good fortune or being happy In Hinduism

the god responsible for the creation of the world and all living things

the god that preserves and protects the universe

the god that destroys the universe in order to recreate it

the goddess that fights to restore dharma

the god of compassion, tenderness and love

the goddess of wealth and purity

the goddess of learning

refers to a religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Siddhartha Gautama that suffering is inherent in life and that one can be liberated from it by cultivating wisdom, virtue, and concentration

is the founder of Buddhism who later became known as “the Buddha,” lived during the 5th century B.C.

These texts, known as the “three baskets,” are thought to be the earliest collection of Buddhist writings

Specifically, all Buddhists live by five moral precepts, which prohibit:

Four Noble Truths. The Four Noble Truths, which Buddha taught, are;

. Buddhists revere many sacred texts and scriptures. Some of the most important are;

the oldest belief systems in the world and can be found today in many tribal communities in many places around the world

is the world’s oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4,000 years

derives from a Persian term denoting the inhabitants of the land beyond the Indus, a river in presentday Pakistan. is more than a religion. It is a culture, a way of life, and a code of behavior. it has bod founder

the general name of God in Hinduism is

3 Gods that rule the world