Rhodesian Bankers & Mithraism | paradoxa's Blog

“Here comes the sun-king,” the Beatles. One of the old ‘seven wonders of the world,’ the Colossus of Rhodes. The island was famed from 1000 B.C. for its wealth, the island being home to merchants and bankers who ruled sea and land routes across the ancient world. In 307 B.C. Antigonus, ruler of Macedon sent a large fleet against Rhodes. After a long siege, Ptolemy, king of Egypt and ally of Rhodes arrived with his fleet and defeated the Macedonians. Rhodians gave Ptolemy the title “Soter” (saviour) and, in his honour had the bronze colossus built. Since the Rhodians’ protecting deity was the sun-god and Ptolemy of Egypt was the Pharoanic sun-king, it was a match made in heaven. In 224 B.C. an earthquake destroyed the statue. The above drawing taken from descriptions of writers of that era. Some say it doubled as a light-house, a fire shining from its eyes. Others say a torch was held in the outstretched hand.

Mithras, God of Light, performs the mystic sacrifice. Mithras, originally a Persian sun-gog of Zoroastrian characteristics, became of great importance in the Roman world, especially with the army during the late Empire. Carried world-wide by the far-flung legions, his was a religion that resembled Christianity too much, and was therefore bitterly persecuted by the Early Fathers, until, with the crumbling of Rome’s military power, it finally passed away completely.

British troops, from the 18th century on brought freemasonry with them into the various countries into which they were stationed. These were called travelling lodges, the most common being the ‘Orange Lodge,’ named after King William of Orange, Holland. William had been heavily funded by the international bankers, who, in his day resided in Holland, to ‘re-establish the Protestant faith; so the cover story goes.

In all ages, the bankers who ruled the world needed a mystery religion with which to ‘bind’ the armed forces to their will, generally by installing kings or queens as symbols of nationality. Using tribal psychology experts created system orientated cultures for the peoples.

These ‘hidden ones’ have their own ‘mystery religion’ which has an agenda, based around ‘the great work,’ it is ancient. It is completely elitist and claims to be based on the laws of nature. The higher members are interbred for certain ‘qualities.’ Plato referred to them in his ‘Republic.’ It has been in effect long before he wrote it. Should it ever complete its mission, that part of us we call ‘human,’ or gives us an emotional side will cease to exist. When Rome had been funded to be the empire ruler/worker/military ruler of the day, the soldier’s binding faith was ‘Mithraism.’

Followers of Mithra followed a well used system for soldiers which are indispensable to the work of the masters. Because it had ancient roots, it was a composite religion with its roots in the worship of the old prehistoric Indo-Iranian peoples. It had been modified by Zoroastrian, Babylonian and Hellenic influences. Mithras, a divinity of light had ‘endured upon earth a life of beneficial toil, fighting on the side of good against evil.’ Human life is a battlefield, where man, with Mithras at his side, is similarly engaged in warfare of Light against Darkness. After death, Mithras, the Mediator, will preside at the judgement over his sole, which, if acquitted, will pass upward through the seven planetary spheres, shedding at each stage a part of its mortal impurities, until, at the end, it is absorbed into Eternal Light. Purity, Truth, Fortitude, Endurance and Renunciation were the virtues upon which this soldiers’ creed laid emphasis.

Its chapels have been found wherever legionaries were stationed. They consisted of natural caves or vaulted subterranean chambers with a central nave, flanked by benches and invariably adorned with a representation of Mithras slaying the bull from the blood of which originated all forms of life.

Each community was united in a close solidarity; its head was called ‘Father of Fathers,’ and the members addressed each other as Brother. There were seven progressive grades of initiation, Ravens, Hidden Ones, Soldiers, Lions, Persians, Runners of the Sun and Fathers. Members wore costumes and masks corresponding to their grade. The first three grades consisted of lay members. Only upon reaching the grade of Lion did an initiate become a full participant. Baptism, sealing with a brand, and a variety of tests and symbolic renunciations figured in the initiatory rites, and one ceremony commemorated in a sacred meal that of which Mithras partook with the sun immediately before his departure from earth.

The many similarities between Mithras and Jesus brought down the wrath of the Christian Fathers, many of whom, like Constantine, were members themselves. There has always been an esoteric religion for the people, and a secret esoteric one for the rulers.

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