A Treatise on the Subject of Daedra Worship, 1st Edition, 2016 1st Edition, 2016 | Page 18

2. The active 69 or passive 70 worship – ranging from pray and meditation (passive) to the
building of shrines and altars in honour of them (active).
3. The belief that the worshipper’s soul belongs – in both life and death – to one (or more)
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§30 –Although examples of prayers to the Daedra from in-game sources, in order to make a
comparison to those in real lives, are scarce to non-existent, the most valuable source
comes from A Prayer to My Prince: 72
“These gifts are meager,
But I beseech you!
Guide my actions,
Hear my thoughts
Across the ages, and
Through the realms
I approach the altar,
My heart full of
Devotion and love
For my Prince!”
–A Prayer to My Prince, 2015
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The active worship involves the manifestation of cognitive processes into physical devotionals. Examples can
be seen in the buildings of altars, the writing of literature, the drawing of pictures, and the offerings of items at
shrines.
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The passive worship involves the sole cognitive, psychological and metaphysical processes that involve the
“connection” that a worshipper has with their deities. Examples of this can be seen in the form of both spoken
(oral) and thought (psycho-telepathic) prayers, meditational experiences, and any experiences from psycho-
telepathic activities, such as dreams and induced audio-visual hallucinations.
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Although it is not known at this point what happens when several Daedra have claim to a worshippers soul,
whom it goes to, it is presumed at the current time that it is decided upon several factors, including the
worshipper’s choice and opinion, and the Daedra in which they have the strongest connection with.
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First appeared in-game in TES: Online; (2015)