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HELLENIC RELIGION
Orphean Cosmogony is the
oldest existing description of the creation of the World,
or, more precisely, the Cosmos.In the Hellenic language, Cosmos literally means ornament, coming from the verb "cosmoo", meaning to adorn, later to embellish. The Stoics, the philosopher Hellanikos and others have also described identically the process of creation, but each with his own mystical
terminology. In antiquity, the ones who knew were bound not to reveal these things to the
public, as this was considered a blasphemy. Cosmological knowledge was sacred. It derived
from the «Golden Epoch» of Mankind (Golden as used by
Hesiodus). It was preserved by
mystics, as religious knowledge, during the long ages of regression of human civilization,
that followed the floods (of Ogygos and Deukalion) and other delusionary events. In the
present day, scientific knowledge is so disseminated, that this mystic prohibition is
useless and obsolete.
"Besides, our mysteries (Eleusinian, Kaberian, en Agrais etc) were
closed down by the Christian conquerors. Even the Olympics, the highest order ceremony of
initiation in antiquity, when «revived» by neo-barbarians, were characterized as
«Games» and turned into an International Fair."
In modern cosmology, two key-entities are encountered: the Cosmos and the Universe.
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What is a Universe?
 A Universe, is an immense cogglomerate of matter (meaning the total of matter and energy of course). It came into existence at a definite point in time, and it is finite in space. Its course is cyclic, meaning that, once created, it will expand up to some point and then contract back
to its initial (created) state, and then expand again and contract again, infinitely. In Orphean terminology, expansion of the Universe is called Diacosmesis (adornement), while contraction is called Ekpyrosis (heating to the ultimate). This course of events is best described (in my opinion) by Herakletus. The age of our Universe is estimated between 16 and 18 billion years, counting from its latest collapse by Ekpyrosis. It is absolutely certain that our Universe is still expanding. It is estimated that, at the age of approximately 18 bil. years, it will start contracting for another 18 bil. years. In the large scale, the Universe is isotropic. |
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What is the Cosmos?
The Cosmos is conceived as the frame in which Universes exist. It is the ultimate, infinite open system, consisting of a multitude of Universes. It always existed and it
always will. Outside Universes, space exists, as well as other entities (Substances), in a
non-manifest, pre-creational state.
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How is the Pre-Creational state possibly conceived?
According to the Hellenic religion, before the creation of the Universe, there existed the «Unspeakable Principium», which, in Orphean Cosmogony stands for «pre-creational
state». It emphasizes the paucity of expressive means to describe it, or maybe the
holliness of it, imposing a mystical or religious prohibition. Another name for the
pre-creational state in Orphean Cosmogony is «Pre-creational Unit», emphasizing the
physical unity of its components. As an entity, the Unspeakable Principium is elusive,
because it is beyond ordinary experience; theologically speaking, no God will ever be able
to understand. Of all the philosophical entities that constitute the Unspeakable
Principium, two are Cosmogonic Substances. Space, extending infinitely in all dirrections,
and Time, perpetually running, without any specific starting point. These two
philosophical substances correspond to the present-day relativistic conception of the
4-dimentional Spacetime.
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The Continuous Substance: Tauton
The Continuous Substance, of radiationnal nature, corresponding to the present-day conception of «zero-point radiation field». This field cannot be detected, as such,
within the Universe, because its energy has been locally consumed to form the Universe, as
a result of a reaction with the Substance that follows. Nevertheless, a remnant of this
radiationnal field can always be detected, as the so-called «cosmic radiation». The
primordial zero-point radiation field infiltrates the inter-universal Space, and,
interestingly, has the same intensity everywhere. The meaning of this is that, either the
field stands by itself, with no causative agent, or the field is a property of the
infinite Space. In terms of Orphean Cosmogony, the primordial Continuous Substance is
called «Aether» emphasizing its subtleness and ability to infiltrate everything else,
while Pythagoras called it «Finite» and «Unit», and others other mystical names.
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The Particulate Substance: Heteron
The Particulate Substance, the primordial matter, is made up of sub-atomic particles, standing at the edge of existence and non-existence. The conception for the primordial matter is a direct derivative of the Uncertainty Principle. According to this principle,
sub-atomic particles can and will be temporarily brought into existence. The product of
their mass to the duration of their life, must and will be less than the Plank constant.
The Uncertainty Principle corresponds to the primordial Law of Motion, the application of
which brings Matter in the Time domain. Only in the Time domain Matter has an opportunity
to existence. The appearance of a deuce of particles (particle and anti-particle),
although temporary, manifests itself by curving the cells of superspace around it. This is
the relativistic result of the interaction of mass with Spacetime.
Shortly after, the freshly created particles disappear, in observance of the primordial Law of Conservation.The formerly curved Spacetime assumes its linearity again, until other deuces of particles
appear, and so forth. Thus, the cells of Superspace oscillate perpetually and randomly, as
a result of the mighty primordial Law of Motion. Curvature of Superspace may at times be
very pronounced, due to irregular and chaotic accumulation of primordial matter. This is
the rare opportunity for «Creation» of a Universe.
The Particulate Substance is called, in Orphean Cosmogony, «Matter» meaning primordial matter, «Chaos» emphasising non-linearity of events, and «Chasm» emphasising the apparent void of pre-creationnal Space, extending between older, already existing, Universes. Pythagoras called it
«Infinity» emphasizing the infinite number and type of possibile particles, and
«Indefinite Dyad». This is the most remarkable mystical name, because at these early
times of History, Pythagoras could describe with only two words the fact that particles
appear in pairs (particle and anti-particle, i. e. electron and positron, quark and
anti-quark) and the fact that this appearance is governed by the Uncertainty Principle
(brought forward by Heisenberg), that is the principle of poor definition or indefinition
of certain properties of particles.
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The Divine Natural Law
The Divine Natural Law exists perpetually, always the same, even in the pre-creationnal state, mostly as virtual law, but only because there is no substrate for it. In fact, it
will take effect, as soon as the appropriate physical conditions exist: For instance, in
order that the laws of hydraulics take effect, it is mandatory that fluid chemical
substances are first created. The laws are inherent in the manifest matter, as well as in
the pre-creational state. Some laws are operational even in the Unspeakable Principium:
The primordial Law of Motion and the Law of Conservation have already been mentioned. The
Law of Interaction of Substances will be mentioned shortly. In Orphean Cosmogony, this Law
has been personified mythologically, as Eros. The Natural Law is supervised by higher
order Divine selves, the Deities of the Night (Adrasteia, Nemessis and their servants, the
Erynies etc). These Deities pre-exist our own Universe; they have not evolved in it, but
in another Universe of the Cosmos, older than ours.
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The creation outline
According to the Hellenic religion, manifest matter of the Universe stems from the reaction of the two Cosmogonic Substances that were mentioned earlier, namely the
Continuous and the Particulate Substance. This reaction is governed by the divine Law of
Interaction of Substances (Eros), while the conditions in which the reaction will take
effect are governed by the divine Laws of Motion and Conservation. The frequency with
which new Universes are created is governed by the divine Laws of Stochastic Mechanics and
Chaotic Dynamics.
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Sacred Interactions
Very seldom in eternity, the oscillations of the cells of Spacetime, caused by the aforementioned abortive appearances of primordial Matter (Particulate Substance), are so
intense that the curvature of Space becomes temporarily very pronounced. This means that a
huge amount of mass is present at that particular location, causing a very strong
gravitationnal field.
The zero-point radiation (Continuous Substance), that is infiltrating the event (core and horizon), is trapped by the gravitationnal field. Before the divine Law of Conservation takes effect (meaning that the product of the mass of the newly formed primordial Matter to the time elapsed, has not yet exceded the Plank
constant), Eros (the divine Law of Interaction) makes the two Substances react. This means that the Energy equivalent of the newly formed primordial Matter is converted into
manifest Matter. This Matter consists of free quarks, anti-quarks, electrons, positrons
and photons. At this initial state of the manifest Universe, the four Forces of Nature
(Electro-Magnetic, Strong Nuclear, Weak Nuclear and Gravitationnal Forces) are, unified
because of the extremely high level of energy, due to the intense gravitationnal field.
This is the beginning of the formation of the Oion (the Egg) of Orphean Cosmogony,
corresponding to the Fireball of modern Cosmology.
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From Oion to Phanes (From Fireball to Proto-universe)
The Oion contracts unevenly (the core contracts more), because of the degrading intensity of the gravitationnal field, from the center outwards. Gravity is so strong,
that nothing escapes; not even light. At some point, the gravitationnal forces are
superceded by the pressure (thermal forces) at the core, and, as the pressure in the outer
part is smaller, the core explodes. For the first time light can travel outwards, and
consequently, a splendid luminus phenomenon is produced. In Orphean Cosmogony, this is
called Phanes, because it is the epiphany of the newly formed Universe. Phanes carries
other names too, depending on the properties emphasized: Metis (volitional), Erikepaius
(impregnative), Eros (creative) and also Protogonos (primeval, took shape for the first
time).
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Compliance with Scientific knowledge
In the previous paragraphs, the initial steps of «creation» of the primeval Universe
and the uncommon conditions that preceded it, were presented. It was made clear that the
Cosmology of the Hellenic traditional religion is absolutely compliant with present-day
Physics (Relativity, Quantum mechanics, Nuclear physics), Mathematics (post-Eucledian
Geometries, Topology), Astronomy and Cosmology, and the theory of non-linear Dynamics
(Chaos).
For an excelent review of modern Cosmology and theory of «creation» see: Karel
Velan: «The Multi-Universe Cosmos», Plenum Press, New York, 1992. On the contrary, the
Hellenic traditional religion is absolutely non-compliant with, and opposed to the
«Big-Bang» hypothesis of creation and all hypotheses containing «Singularity», either
amended or non-amended: All these hypotheses have been constructed «a posteriori» to
suit a Judeo-Christian, monotheistic view of the Cosmos, where a super-Natural being,
external to the system, ordered, outside the Time domain, the undefinable «Singularity»
to explode. The concept of «Singularity» suffers of poor definition of itself and of its
environement (nothingness), of too many axioms, not always internally compliant with each
other, and of the necessity that the Natural Law would not, initially, operate as usual,
which takes care of all the irregularities.
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Tribute to the old-time thinkers
A word should be addressed in honour of all those initiated thinkers that preserved the
Hellenic traditional religion through the dark centuries of Byzantine, Othomman and
Catholic Middle Age; and also of those few who withstood the pressure of rationalistic
science of the 19th century. Thanks to them, our religion survived; Underground, yes; with
persecutions, yes; with the precious manuscripts of the philosophers in ashes, yes;
without solemn worship, yes; with our glorious temples demolished, yes; even the marble
remnants were put in the lime-kilns; but it did survive to the present day. Some, or maybe
most, of those thinkers did not understand a single word of the Cosmogony, due to the poor
advancement of Physics, in their time. But they insisted, persuaded for the wisdom of the
sacred Word of Orpheus. After so many years, our generation, for the first time, is in the
favourable position to partly understand this wisdom of our ancestors, under the light of
modern science.
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