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Christmas Symbolism: Ox and Ass

by Andrew LinnellAncient, Early Christian, Mystery of Birth December 20, 2015December 20, 2015No Comments

During the Age of Taurus (roughly from 3000 BCE to 800 BCE), the bull and the calf were venerated. As this Age transitioned to Aries, the Mithraic Mysteries arose where the cosmic Christ was sought as one overcame the bull within: Note the symbol of the snake. Mithraism apparently grew out of Persia and became …

Ox and Ass = Mysteries of Mithras and Isis?

by Andrew LinnellAncient, Early Christian, Mystery of Birth October 1, 2014No Comments

During the Age of Taurus (roughly from 3000 BCE to 800 BCE), the bull and the calf were venerated. As this Age transitioned to Aries, the Mithraic Mysteries arose where one was now to overcome the bull within: Note the symbol of the snake. Mithraism apparently grew out of Persia and became popular throughout …