Thanks, I sort of figured a detailed view of the sword was not available. Â If I understand correctly the Killing of the Bull by Mithra started in Persia...
Friend, Mithra is not killing the bull, you can not kill a bull by stabbing it in its shoulder area. In the Gatha of Zarathushtra, at the very beginning,...
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David, Â In some Rock Birth scenes Mithras emerges holding a sword, one that could pass for the gladius type that you mention, sometimes also referred to as...
James: Thanks for the insights. I had forgotten about the swords that you mentioned being gold. Â I have my own rather UNFINISHED theory about 2012. Oh...yes...
David- Â ... Â I would think that a Mithraic golden sword, as an embodiment of an esoteric truth, could be expected to cause a self-transformation to a high...
Thanks James, I wonder if it is the SWORD alone or the SWORD plus the INITIATE who possess it that would account for the wonderful effects you mentioned?  ...
David-  Sorry that I cannot follow you further on this topic – lots of other pressing duties on my plate right now. But you certainly have alot of details...
Take note of the jet sword handle from the London mithraeum. Jet itself had many 'magical' properties. John Sent from my iPhone ... Take note of the jet sword...
... Â A sword handle with very dark color of Jet seems an appropriate choice for the first grade (a Raven sword), especially since as you mention, its...
James........you seem to be very knowledgable about Mithraism. It is almost as if you have had these UNKNOWN things passed down to you by family members who...
Thanks John;Â I remember the mosaic on the floor of one of the UK Mithrae representing a sword, also there was a Raven. The mosaic of the sword gave a low...
David, ... you seem to be very knowledgable about Mithraism. It is almost as if you have had these UNKNOWN things passed down to you by family members who...
Hey, Ang-el, the word 'humankind' contains the word 'man', which is still gender-specific, as is 'woman', like 'goddess', being 'as aspect of man / god' or a...
... Thanks again, James. I hope my posts are not interfereing with your acedemic work. I have a Master's in Communications from Purdue. I know how engrossed I...
At 02:10 PM 10/3/2009, you wrote: Snpped for brevity. Re 2012. I suspect it is the beginning of a new Great Age that includes the Great Years represented by...
Bernard: Thanks. I too am familiar with the Dialectical process. I have always "forstalled on closure" on ideas and problems. This was described in the...
Bernard, Â The dialectic is represented as an equilateral triangle. The top point is "thesis". The lower right point (from the perspective of the dialectic)...
... Correct. I believe that the reason for that is that our right side is controlled by our left brain which is feminine. The feminine side is more adept in...
... The dialectic, because it is about clarifying and defining opposites, is the way to make a decision. Clarify thesis, and then clarify athesis and othesis...
Tanks again Bernard,   David ... From: Bernard Curry <bccom@...> Subject: Re: [mithras] The sword of INITIATION? To: mithras@yahoogroups.com Date:...
Bernard: I am leaving your and James comments here; I guess that is not good POST protocal but I am leaving here anyway. Â I ike what you wrote and the way...
... The lesson of the Tableaus is more practical. It is a lesson in how man must learn to act. Mithra / Mithras are opposites within mankind, or "man". Mithra...
Maybe this 2012 stuff is of some interest to members of our group. Mayans, Hopis, even Nostradamus have some sort of prophecy pertaining to 2012. Just...
Hi, The following book might interest you, this new 'Liber Persephone' is being launched for Samhain/Halloween, makes great Samhain reading. Powerful images...
 The blogger at http://rofhessa.blogspot.combrings out similarities between Prometheus and Mithra(s) which is partly listed here:  Mitra (Indian) = intimate...
Ave All! We hope this may be of interest to the folks on this list ;) ANCESTRAL FOLKWAYS A Journal of Indo-European Myth, Culture, and Religion Volume I, Issue...
Hi, In case anyone interested, I am doing a talk in the Roman city of Bath on Stellar Magic, Mithras, and related subjects. Regards, Nabarz A talk on 'Stellar...
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