10.17.2010

Roman God Antinous


I stumbled across an extremely interesting Pagan Church, focused solely on the Roman Cult of Antinous. The history is extremely fascinating and worthy of study. It also fits in to the early Christian Gnostic and non-Christian Gnostic traditions of the early common era. I think this cult is worthy of attention for all, especially Gnostics, and most especially Gnostics with an interest in the Greco-Roman religious traditions. Check is out here:

Prayer to St. Valentius (my version)


Most Holy Brother Valentinus,

Who walked among us in the flesh and the FULLNESS,
Who lives now in the Spirit and the FULLNESS,

I pray to you who brought the light of God to us:

who opened our eyes to the light of the Jesu,
who opened our eyes to the light of all the HEAVENLY HOST--the known and the arreton
who opened our eyes to the light of the REFLECTION of your love,
who opened our eyes to the light of the MIRROR of your love,
who opened our eyes to the ineffable SOURCE of all love,

Grant me the wisdom to know truth from falsehood,
Grant me the widsom to find the hidden light of true KNOWLEDGE,

that it may descend to me and open my hart and mind,
that it may permeat me and flow through my veins,
that it may surround me and bless all that come near me,
that it may pour out from me and bless all whom I bless.

I pray most holy Brother Valentinus,
that you who found true KNOWLEDGE,
whose work and influence earned you the seat of Peter, but when denied to you narrowly by narrow margin did not dissuade you from your holy work, which work was and is worthy and tested and vibrant even unto this day,
would help me in that path,
would be my example of right mind and right thought,
would glorify my mind and body unto the FULLNESS and perfection,
would be a conduit of grace and create in me a yet greater conduit of further grace,
and would be a hero to my mind and heart of the faith.

O you who gave up all for the KNOWLEDGE and the FULLNESS and for liberty.
We ask all these things with confidence in your attentive ear,
And because of our brotherhood and sisterhood in THE NAME,
in comunion with all the heavenly hosts, from eternity to all eternities.

Amen. Amen. Amen.