Editing Theism (section)

===Autotheism===
{{Main|Egotheism}}
Autotheism is the belief that [[divinity]] exists within oneself and that individuals can achieve a godlike state. It is found in various philosophical and religious traditions emphasizing personal divinity or spiritual progression.

In [[Advaita Vedanta]], a Hindu philosophical school, the phrase ''[[Aham Brahmasmi|aham Brahmāsmi]] ("''I am Brahman") expresses the unity of the individual self (''[[Ātman (Hinduism)|atman]]'') with the ultimate reality (''[[Brahman]]'').<ref>{{cite book |author=Gurumayum Ranjit Sharma |year=1987 |title=The Idealistic Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda |publisher=Atlantic |page=180 |id=GGKEY:PSWXE5NTFF4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORYOsJHi53sC&pg=PA180}}</ref>

In [[Mormonism]], the doctrine of [[Exaltation (Mormonism)|exaltation]] suggests that faithful individuals can attain godhood in the afterlife.<ref>{{cite book |last=Davies |first=Douglas J. |date=23 October 2003 |title=An Introduction to Mormonism |isbn=9780521817387 |page=79 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fw8DIziwEDsC&dq=apotheosis+mormon&pg=PA79 |via=Google Books |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chapter 47: Exaltation |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-47-exaltation?lang=eng |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219084234/https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-47-exaltation?lang=eng |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=ChurchofJesusChrist.org |language=en}}</ref>

Autotheistic ideas also appear in [[Gnosticism]], which emphasizes self-knowledge (''gnosis'') as the path to recognizing one’s divine nature,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hans |first=Jonas |title=The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity |publisher=Beacon Press |year=2001 |isbn=0807058017 |edition=3rd}}</ref> and in Friedrich Nietzsche’s concept of the ''[[Übermensch]]'', which advocates transcending human limitations to create one’s own values.