savithru wrote:

catbasket wrote:The poor things don't have a Wikipedia entry.

They have a blog which isn't exactly a hive of activity.

They also have an annual convention - MithraCon:

MithraCon wrote:Since this is a small specialist convention, we sleep in the con suite; the men in one room and the ladies in the other. Or you could book your own room for privacy. We will have a refrigerator and microwave in the con suite.

savithru wrote:... there are lots of people who share the same beliefs as I do.

That's because Paganism is not an organized religion like other modern mainstream religions. It doesn't mean there are none who don't hold the beliefs that I do. They're not all the same : Meet some other hard polytheists. Islam, Judaism, orthodox Christianity are all wrong and false because they are monotheistic. Atheistic religions like Jainism and Theravada Buddhism are wrong too because many gods exist.

BlackBart wrote:They've managed to organise a fridge and microwave - I wonder if they'll be able to organise a kettle?

savithru wrote:

catbasket wrote:
Looky here, I too am now a member of The Julian Society (heretical branch, schism of 2014):

juliansocietycatbasket.jpg

Sorry, we don't welcome any traitors into our society.

Alan B wrote:'Mithracon'? I feel the suffix 'con' may have some relevance here...

savithru wrote:

ADParker wrote:
Um okay. I don't know what you seek to achieve by spouting that though. It means no more to me (nor should it to anyone) than a Flat Earther declaring that he will continue the efforts to restore a belief that the Earth is flat.

Goes on to show that I am not alone in all this, there are lots of people who share the same beliefs as I do.

catbasket wrote:
Looky here, I too am now a member of The Julian Society (heretical branch, schism of 2014):

juliansocietycatbasket.jpg

savithru wrote:

catbasket wrote:
Looky here, I too am now a member of The Julian Society (heretical branch, schism of 2014):

juliansocietycatbasket.jpg

Sorry, we don't welcome any traitors into our society.

savithru wrote:
That's because Paganism is not an organized religion like other modern mainstream religions. It doesn't mean there are none who don't hold the beliefs that I do. They're not all the same : Meet some other hard polytheists. Islam, Judaism, orthodox Christianity are all wrong and false because they are monotheistic. Atheistic religions like Jainism and Theravada Buddhism are wrong too because many gods exist.

BlackBart wrote:They've managed to organise a fridge and microwave - I wonder if they'll be able to organise a kettle?

savithru wrote:
It doesn't mean there are none who don't hold the beliefs that I do.

savithru wrote:... there are lots of people who share the same beliefs as I do.

savithru wrote: They're not all the same : Meet some other hard polytheists.

savithru wrote:... there are lots of people who share the same beliefs as I do.

In my last post, I used Jason Mankey’s interview of self-described atheist Pagan Amy B. as an opportunity to introduce you to three other non-theistic Pagans, bloggers who described themselves variously as naturalistic, atheistic, non-deistic, and pantheistic, all of whom express a deep sense of reverence toward Pagan ritual.

Sendraks wrote:
Traitors? You'd actually need to have a society (which given you're not organised, means any such cohesive entity that could be construed as a society doesn't exist) with some sort of purpose, principles and system of law for someone to actually be a traitor against.

People who don't hold the same point as view as you are not traitors.

catbasket wrote:

savithru wrote:
It doesn't mean there are none who don't hold the beliefs that I do.

Who said there are none? Nobody.

You used the Julian Society to claim that:

savithru wrote:... there are lots of people who share the same beliefs as I do.

I simply showed that the numbers involved with the Julian Society don't back up your claim.

Now, as further evidence that "there are lots of people who share the same beliefs as I do" you give us this link:

savithru wrote: They're not all the same : Meet some other hard polytheists.

Even the title of that Blog entry shows that "They're not all the same" and therefore that also doesn't back up your claim that:

savithru wrote:... there are lots of people who share the same beliefs as I do.

Let's actually read the first sentence of that Blog entry:

In my last post, I used Jason Mankey’s interview of self-described atheist Pagan Amy B. as an opportunity to introduce you to three other non-theistic Pagans, bloggers who described themselves variously as naturalistic, atheistic, non-deistic, and pantheistic, all of whom express a deep sense of reverence toward Pagan ritual.

You're talking out your arse savithru.

savithru wrote:

Sendraks wrote:
Traitors? You'd actually need to have a society (which given you're not organised, means any such cohesive entity that could be construed as a society doesn't exist) with some sort of purpose, principles and system of law for someone to actually be a traitor against.

We have a purpose, a set of principles and a system of law. Its compiled as Neoplatonism and Gnosticism. Only those who are adherents to the doctrines of Neoplatonism and Gnosticism can be a part of our society.

People who don't hold the same point as view as you are not traitors.

Of course then tell your fellow members to not to falsely associate with our society unless they are willing to work towards restoring Paganism as a major world religion with all their might and heart.

MithraCon.org wrote:There is a “Roman feast” in the conference suite on Saturday evening, and during that time participants share presentations and discussion on a wide variety of topics.

catbasket wrote:Well I've got the membership card and I'm a fully paid up member. Don't you just love free stuff off the internet?

Ok, maybe I'm not quite as fundamentalist as some others and I may be an atheist pagan rather than a pantheist pagan. Maybe I'm not so much into the bit about continuing Julian's (he's the posh one from The Famous Five, yeah?) efforts to restore (sic) paganism as a major world religion but I'm well up for the Roman feast:

MithraCon.org wrote:There is a “Roman feast” in the conference suite on Saturday evening, and during that time participants share presentations and discussion on a wide variety of topics.

Where I'll also be able to attempt a coup and bring the whole society under the control of Schism of 2014.

Can't wait for MithraCon 2015. There may be wine and orgies. Hopefully bacon too.

savithru wrote:

Sendraks wrote:
Traitors? You'd actually need to have a society (which given you're not organised, means any such cohesive entity that could be construed as a society doesn't exist) with some sort of purpose, principles and system of law for someone to actually be a traitor against.

We have a purpose, a set of principles and a system of law. Its compiled as Neoplatonism and Gnosticism. Only those who are adherents to the doctrines of Neoplatonism and Gnosticism can be a part of our society.

savithru wrote:

Sendraks wrote:
People who don't hold the same point as view as you are not traitors.

Of course then tell your fellow members to not to falsely associate with our society unless they are willing to work towards restoring Paganism as a major world religion with all their might and heart.