Feline Homeland of Barmenia

The Feline Homeland of Barmenia is a nation of great ailurophiles, or to use a simpler term, cat lovers. This is a country where the cat is not only honoured but widely worshipped, with many Barmenians living through and for the cats they serve. To understand this better it is helpful to learn a little about the Cult of the Sacred Feline (CSF).

Cult of the Sacred Feline
The Cult of the Sacred Feline, known as the Sacred Cult, was founded by Lady Elizabeth Rochford following a wonderful spiritual journey stretching across four decades of companionship with cats. After receiving revelation of the innate omniscience of cats, she set up the Sacred Cult in order to share the secrets of feline wisdom with those less privileged than herself. Those who identify with the movement she inspired are known as Felinists.

Orthodox Felinists, like Lady Elizabeth and the priesthood of the Sacred Cult, literally believe that cats comprise the Godhead or Feline Divinity and that serving cats is the moral purpose humans are created for. Less orthodox Felinists, whilst according cats the highest place of honour, may take a more pantheistic view, seeing the worship of cats as a powerful metaphorical symbol for developing a closer relationship with the divinity present within ourselves and in nature. Others take a syncretistic approach, venerating cats whilst also drawing on concepts from other religions. It is common for Felinists to also regard themselves as, say, Christians, Muslims, Jews or Buddhists and still feel comfortable with their spirituality and be fully accepted within the Felinist community. Felinists tend to feel especially close to other nature-based religions, such as paganism, Wicca and Heathenry.

The Sacred Cult is tolerant of and comfortable with the differences amongst its members and within the Felinist movement more generally, conformity to orthodox tradition being required only of its priests.