Brenainn, thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts!
I actually remember that some number of MMs back (maybe about a year ago?), I was the one who asked you about your Mithraic practices, and that you provided a very informative and fascinating response. This topic interests me greatly because I have an amateur background in researching Iranic religions (at one point years back I wrote my own version of the Gathas of Zarathustra), in addition to being quite familiar with Greco-Roman traditions.
I'm glad to hear that religious people in your area have little interest in hunting down witches or crazy leftists (I certainly think they should be shunned though). One question though. When you say the benefit you enjoy from attending Roman Catholic Mass is about to disappear soon, do you mean that you will be going public about your Mithraism and this will likely involve you being no longer welcome at church? Or do you mean you will be leaving the church when you further develop your rituals?
On the "Mithraist Revivalist" but, yeah I agree that we likely won't ever be able to decode the symbolism of the old mystery religion, much less reconstruct any of the original ritualism. IMHO that would be boring and pointless anyway (Pagan Reonscturctionists really miss the boat on a lot of important things, IMO), since Mithras is indeed a living God, a religion devoted to Him could be re-constituted if He so chooses to do so, which seems like a distinct possibility from what reported on your experiences with Him.
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Date: 2025-10-03 02:38 pm (UTC)I actually remember that some number of MMs back (maybe about a year ago?), I was the one who asked you about your Mithraic practices, and that you provided a very informative and fascinating response. This topic interests me greatly because I have an amateur background in researching Iranic religions (at one point years back I wrote my own version of the Gathas of Zarathustra), in addition to being quite familiar with Greco-Roman traditions.
I'm glad to hear that religious people in your area have little interest in hunting down witches or crazy leftists (I certainly think they should be shunned though). One question though. When you say the benefit you enjoy from attending Roman Catholic Mass is about to disappear soon, do you mean that you will be going public about your Mithraism and this will likely involve you being no longer welcome at church? Or do you mean you will be leaving the church when you further develop your rituals?
On the "Mithraist Revivalist" but, yeah I agree that we likely won't ever be able to decode the symbolism of the old mystery religion, much less reconstruct any of the original ritualism. IMHO that would be boring and pointless anyway (Pagan Reonscturctionists really miss the boat on a lot of important things, IMO), since Mithras is indeed a living God, a religion devoted to Him could be re-constituted if He so chooses to do so, which seems like a distinct possibility from what reported on your experiences with Him.