Valinorism

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Valinorism is a religion on East Continent, currently based in Sirion. It is the reverence of one of the Celestial Divines of the Church Of The Holy Sacred Grove/The New Temple, which was an active religion in the same area many years ago.

Tydalin is the Celestial Divine of the faith, and Valinorism is the reverence of him. His plane, beyond the Sacred Veil, is called Valinor. The believers are attempting to Walk the Path to Valinor, much like the prophet Micah Smallwood, who was the first human to survive the trip through the Sacred Veil and ended in Valinor.

The Path to Valinor includes studying ancient texts, expanding one's knowledge, and generally opening their minds to the Old Way, looking beyond the here and now to understand how things were to get us to *here*.

This religion is unlike many others, as it is not simply reverence for a deity. Tydalin grants visions and directly communicates with his Priests, and provides Celestial Guidance to them by these means.