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Originally posted by Nygdan
Any thoughts?
Originally posted by KhieuSamphan
I have a book which concludes that Mithraism was inspired by either an observation or a calculation made by astronomers at the time which incorporated the movement of the heavens, as viewed from Earth,
believe Mithraism is derived from Zoroastrianism
Masonic Light
Christianity in general, and Catholicism in particular, is simply a modern sect of Mithraism
Originally posted by Nygdan
Keep in mind that there is also a Mitra, an eastern god.
Mitra or Mithra was an important deity of Indic (Sanskrit mitra) and Iranian (Avestan miθra) culture. His first appearance is in the inscribed peace treaty between Hittites and Mitanni, ca. 1400 BCE.
To summarize briefly, a group of Stoicizing intellectuals in the Cilician capital of Tarsus interested in the traditional Stoic concerns of astrology, astral religion, and astronomical cycles learned of Hipparchus' discovery of the precession of the equinoxes.
p.93, The Origins Of The Mithraic Mysteries, David Ulansey
...the last constellation the spring equinox had been in, according to Hipparchus' discovery, was Taurus the bull...
p.93, The Origins Of The Mithraic Mysteries, David Ulansey
Originally posted by KhieuSamphan
The constellation Perseus, who is said to be a 'hero' of Tarsus, was in Taurus at the time of this movement. This imagery is said to have prompted the creation of the Tauroctony,
Maybe stonemasons were commisioned to produce Mithraic symbols for both public and private display, and as such, were made privy to the knowledge of this God.
Do we know what rituals today's Masonic lodges engage in which have historically also been performed by Mithraists?
there was a Mithraic temple where
Originally posted by Nygdan
with its initiations, degrees, and the functioning of its mithraeum
Originally posted by KhieuSamphan
We now know that the Earth moves upon it's axis , in about a 25,00 year cycle, the precession of the equinoxes. -
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...the last constellation the spring equinox had been in, according to Hipparchus' discovery, was Taurus the bull...
p.93, The Origins Of The Mithraic Mysteries, David Ulansey
The constellation Perseus, who is said to be a 'hero' of Tarsus, was in Taurus at the time of this movement. This imagery is said to have prompted the creation of the Tauroctony, which shows Perseus looking away from the bull as he slays it, signifying the death of the age of Taurus.