The Mysteries of Mithras (Payam Nabarz)

The Mysteries of Mithras: The Pagan Belief That Shaped the Christian World presents a revival of the magical practices and initiatory system of Mithraism, the ancient Roman mystery religion . . . The parallels between Christianity and ancient Mithraism are striking — for example, the god Mithras was born of a virgin in a cave on December 25. 

Payam Nabarz reveals the history, origins, and spiritual and philosophical tenets of Mithraism — the religion originated in Persia and spread west to Rome — and its connections to Christianity, Islam, and Freemasonry. He also describes the modern neo-pagan practice of Mithraism in evidence today. For readers who wish to adopt the Mithraic path, he includes seven of its initiatory rituals and meditations, as well as orations and teaching tales that open the door to the seven Mithraic grades of passage.