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[[Fannish]] religionists have bowed to such [[Ghod]]s and [[philosophy|foolosofies]] as [[Foofoo]], [[Ghu]], [[The Great Spider]], [[Herbie]], [[Ignatz]], [[Khamsin]], [[Melvin]], [[Roscoe]], [[Saint Mimi O. Graf]], [[Phthalo]], [[Fancestor Worship]], [[Bheer]] and the [[Cosmic Circle]].
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The [[ghod]]-lore of [[fandom]] -- distinguish, please, from its mythology, which concerns [[fans]] themselves as a rule. The source of these deities is indicated by [[Art Rapp]] in the verses below, and otherwise in his observation that the [[fannish]] religions, as explained under "[[Ghods]]", are sublimations of our actual impulses in religious matters.  
 
The [[ghod]]-lore of [[fandom]] -- distinguish, please, from its mythology, which concerns [[fans]] themselves as a rule. The source of these deities is indicated by [[Art Rapp]] in the verses below, and otherwise in his observation that the [[fannish]] religions, as explained under "[[Ghods]]", are sublimations of our actual impulses in religious matters.  
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See also [[Roscoe]], [[Foofoo]] and [[Ghu]], and [[Cosmic Circle]].  
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Each [[fan]] sometime in his career<br>
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from [[Fancyclopedia 2 Supplement]]   ca. 1960:  
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To Inner Voices lends an ear<br>
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And with true [[fannish]] asininity<br>
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On [[fandom]] foists a new divinity.<br>
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It has been done before, he knows,<br>
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As when the glorious [[Ghu]] arose<br>
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And gathered in believers true<br>
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Until opposed by famous [[FooFoo|Foo]].<br>
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Then [[Cosmic Circle]] had its birth:<br>
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"To hell with heaven; [[Clod]]'s on earth!"<br>
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And it might be alive today<br>
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If [[Clod]] had washed his feet of clay.<br>
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Then Mighty [[Roscoe]]'s Cult arose<br>
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(As every [[Spacewarp|SPACEWARP]] reader knows)<br>
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Interpreted by deacons three:<br>
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[[Rick Sneary]], [[Edmund Cox]], and [[Art Rapp|me]].<br>
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The moral of this history, [[fan]],<br>
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Is: Cults ain't founded by one [[slan]];<br>
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Attempts by two make [[fandom]] nod,<br>
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For only T'ree can make a [[ghod]]. <br>
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[[Sneary]] demands a retraction of the statement that he was a [[Rosconian]], as if it were an insult to him rather than an undeserved compliment.  
 
[[Sneary]] demands a retraction of the statement that he was a [[Rosconian]], as if it were an insult to him rather than an undeserved compliment.  
 
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More seriously, [[fans]] have been known to avow [[Astrology]], [[Atheism]], [[Christianfan|Christianity]], the [[Church of All Worlds]], [[Discordianism]], [[Judaism]], [[Rosicrucianism]], [[Scientology]], [[Theosophy]] and, likely, every other faith of the [[macrocosm]].  
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Each [[fan]] sometime in his career
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To Inner Voices lends an ear
 
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And with true [[fannish]] asininity
 
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On [[fandom]] foists a new divinity.
 
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It has been done before, he knows,
 
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As when the glorious [[Ghu]] arose
 
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And gathered in believers true
 
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Until opposed by famous [[Foo]].
 
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Then [[Cosmic Circle]] had its birth:
 
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"To hell with heaven; [[Clod]]'s on earth!"
 
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And it might be alive today
 
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If [[Clod]] had washed his feet of clay.
 
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Then Mighty [[Roscoe]]'s Cult arose
 
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(As every [[SPACEWARP]] reader knows)
 
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Interpreted by deacons three:
 
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[[Rick Sneary]], [[Edmund Cox]], and [[Art Rapp|me]].
 
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The moral of this history, [[fan]],
 
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Is: Cults ain't founded by one [[slan]];
 
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Attempts by two make [[fandom]] nod,
 
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For only T'ree can make a ghod.  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:29, 10 November 2021

Fannish religionists have bowed to such Ghods and foolosofies as Foofoo, Ghu, The Great Spider, Herbie, Ignatz, Khamsin, Melvin, Roscoe, Saint Mimi O. Graf, Phthalo, Fancestor Worship, Bheer and the Cosmic Circle.

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
The ghod-lore of fandom -- distinguish, please, from its mythology, which concerns fans themselves as a rule. The source of these deities is indicated by Art Rapp in the verses below, and otherwise in his observation that the fannish religions, as explained under "Ghods", are sublimations of our actual impulses in religious matters.

Each fan sometime in his career

To Inner Voices lends an ear
And with true fannish asininity
On fandom foists a new divinity.
It has been done before, he knows,
As when the glorious Ghu arose
And gathered in believers true
Until opposed by famous Foo.
Then Cosmic Circle had its birth:
"To hell with heaven; Clod's on earth!"
And it might be alive today
If Clod had washed his feet of clay.
Then Mighty Roscoe's Cult arose
(As every SPACEWARP reader knows)
Interpreted by deacons three:
Rick Sneary, Edmund Cox, and me.
The moral of this history, fan,
Is: Cults ain't founded by one slan;
Attempts by two make fandom nod,
For only T'ree can make a ghod.

From Fancyclopedia 2 Supplement, ca. 1960
Sneary demands a retraction of the statement that he was a Rosconian, as if it were an insult to him rather than an undeserved compliment.

More seriously, fans have been known to avow Astrology, Atheism, Christianity, the Church of All Worlds, Discordianism, Judaism, Rosicrucianism, Scientology, Theosophy and, likely, every other faith of the macrocosm.


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