Greco-Roman mysteries

See Western esotericism for modern "mystery religions" in the Western cultural sphere. Definition[edit] The term "Mystery" derives from Latin mysterium, from Greek mysterion (usually as the plural mysteria μυστήρια), in this context meaning "secret rite or doctrine". An individual who followed such a "Mystery" was a mystes, "one who has been initiated", from myein "to close, shut", a reference to secrecy (closure of "the eyes and mouth")[4]:56 or that only initiates were allowed to observe and participate in rituals. The Mysteries were thus cults in which all religious functions were closed to the uninitiated and for which the inner workings of the cult were kept secret from the general public. Characteristics[edit] Mystery religions form one of three types of Hellenistic religion, the others being the imperial cult or ethnic religion particular to a nation or state, and the philosophic religions such as Neoplatonism. Mysteries thus supplement rather than compete with civil religion.

Spiritual Movie List - Conscious CT - East of the River Holistic Community This is a listings of over 90 spiritual films. What constitutes a spiritual film is subjective. Those included in this list tend to be uplifting (I like films that leave me feeling good) and have some mystical quality. Some of the films listed were included with the monthly Spiritual Cinema Circle DVD's and may be difficult to locate separately. Each listing includes name, major actors, and director only if well known. Clicking on the title will take you to the IMDB movie listing where you can watch the trailer, see a list of all the actors and learn more about the movie. Gary Lockwood Stanley Kubrick, Director 8.2 141 1968 Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest. Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connely Ron Howard, Director 7.8 135 2001 After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish. Tony Goldwyn, F.