Was the Cult of Mithras an early form of Freemasonry? (QRV)

submitted ago by 3585402?

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mithraic-mysteries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlF0gVedODE

  • men's club

  • initiation rituals

  • levels of progression

  • initiates called themselves syndexioi, or "united by the handshake"

  • secretive but symbolism displayed publicly

  • underground meeting places found all over Europe

  • all levels of Roman society involved but really popular with Roman soldiers (police)

  • a depiction of a compass at one of the archeological sites

  • Mithras sometimes thought of as a sun god and referred to as Invictus (possible Nimrod alias)

  • Also thought of as a god of light

Are we looking at freemasonry 1.0 here? Were these guys quietly guiding the direction of the Roman Empire?

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21934676? ago

Mithras shares many similarities with Christianity

Dec 25th, Born of a Virgin etc...

There were many secret societies all with different standards and initiations and focus of study. When Christianity became the prevailing religion they were disbanded or forced into further secrecy. Freemasons are a hodgepodge of all the knowledge from pagan rituals and secret societies. My assumption is it’s more tied to Pythagorean school with its prominent use of the compass and square.

23076942? ago

Sabbatai Zebi Masons, 1666 London burns, England and Dutch House of Orange? The Great Plague - "The Black Death killed 100,000 Londoners in 1665 - one in three of the people living in the city. https://voat.co/v/QRV/3636106