Halend Metsk

Mitrá's appearance is not confined to the Vedas. He also is featured in post-Vedic scriptures, namely the Purāṇas, Mahābhārata, and Rāmāyaṇa. His role in them, however, becomes significantly reduced but is nevertheless mentioned as a solar deity. Source(s): Bharatpedia

By the time the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth arrived, Romans already were familiar with religions that offered personal salvation (and even immortality) after death: one such example being Mithraism. Source(s): Saylor Academy

Mithra in Manichaeism "The Iranian Manicheans adopted the name of the Zoroastrian god Mithra (Av. Miθra; Mid. Pers. Mihr) and used it to designate one of their own deities." Source(s): Encyclopædia Iranica

"The belief in Mithras as a sun deity is central to Mithraism. As a strong and life-giving force, the sun was adored as a symbol of divine might and enlightenment. Mithras, who is frequently represented fighting a bull in Mithraic art, is strongly associated with the sun’s energy and its role in the life-death cycle." Source(s): European Journal of Theology and Philosophy

The Role of Sunlight "Mithraism strongly believed in the cosmic order and the role of celestial forces in shaping human destiny. As a celestial body, the sun was seen as a powerful force that influenced the course of events on Earth. Devotees of Mithras believed that by aligning themselves with the sun and its cycles, they could tap into this cosmic energy and achieve harmony. Sunlight in Mithraism also represented a triumph over darkness and evil." Source(s): European Journal of Theology and Philosophy

It is the orthodox position of this channel to proscribe evangelism. In other words, going out of one's way to convert others is impermissible. The Anointed Khristós has not come to deliver from degradation the impious cosmopolitan masses, but the righteous in-group few. Any type of open proselytizing is a contradiction to the tradition of a mystery-religion.

On the Nature of Emancipation The principal spiritual goal of the Mithraic devotee is liberation from anastasis, meaning resurrection. The objective is not to be perpetually transmigrating the soul and its essence, but to move beyond that cyclinal process, once and for all. Once this occurs, immortality from Emancipation (heavenly salvation) is attainable, and the devotee's soul may apotheosize into a fully divinized being, thereby inducing the original state of perfection.

Unlike what is depicted in Western Mithraism, in no way, shape, or form in the Iranian myths do we find an instance of Mithra slaying a bull. Source(s): Biblical Archaeology Society Library

"Mystery religions that promised salvation to a select group of initiates who received the mysteries — top-secret teachings — of certain religious figures were common in the ancient Greco-Roman world." Source(s): Ligonier Ministries

The Nature of Salvific Doctrines There are two principal issues in all soteriology: the end to be attained in what we call salvation, and the method by which to achieve it. The first is a fundament and the second is tributary. Source(s): The American Journal of Theology

These are photographs of the fragmented remains of a Mithraic dedication featuring what appears to be the torchbearers (Cates and Cautopates, the dadophoroi). They were discovered in Steklen, Bulgaria.

Pictured here are Sir David Eccles and W.F. Grimes presenting one of the remains found at the former London Mithraeum temple site, a sculptured head of the deity Mithras. This photograph was originally taken in 1954.

"Blót." This word used on the channel derives from the Old English noun form of the word blōtan, which means "to sacrifice". Using this term is purely a linguistic decision in keeping with the practice of Germanicization, so it should not be confused with the Germanic Pagan practices associated with blóts (Sígrblót, Álfablót, etc.); and if, say, a German-language practitioner of the Metskish-Runen, or Metskist faith, was to use a term for sacrifice, he could use this term or any Germanic substitute.

Ahriman and Zurvanite Sacrifice The Zurvanite myth of creation, as preserved in Armemian and Syriac sources, state that Zurvān performed sacrifices for over 1,000 years in order to have a son. He won two sons: Ohrmazd through the sacrifices, and Ahriman through his later doubts he had about the sacrificing. What the sacrifices consisted of remains unclear. Source(s): Encyclopædia Iranica

The international parasites occupying the government offices of the world call it "global warming" and a "climate crisis". Here it is known as the Rise of the Holy Sun. ☀︎▲ Hail Metsk the Halend! ▲☀︎

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Interpreting the Lord and Myths Insofar as Mithraic hermeneutics are concerned, this channel embraces panentheistic ontology and the notion that Halend Metsk is a real, interventional, anthropomorphic divine being capable of bestowing eternal light and goodness. The idea that he is but an ambiguously abstract concept, as well as the position of mythical allegorism, are both rejected and dismissed from consideration.