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The Basic Principles of The Hellenic Religion (Aios)

by Enda Miller on August 3, 1970

The basic Cosmologic principles of the Hellenic religion

The basic Cosmologic principles of the Hellenic religion derive from Orphean Theology, as preserved through the centuries in the Fragmenta Orphicorum. Other sources are the Orphean Hymns to the Gods and the living oral tradition, which was never extinguished, although it survived underground.

The Cosmos [viewed as the infinite multitude of Universes (conglomerates of matter), within the infinite Space and perpetual Time] has always existed, is self-motivated, self-regulated and ever-changing (evolving).
The Natural Law (in its broadest conception) was never created, but always existed virtually, in the pre-creative state of our Universe, the Â«unspeakable principiumÂ».
The Cosmos(either viewed as the infinite multitude of Universes, or as the World) is a value. So is Man and Life in its broadest conception.
Conscience and Higher Conscienceare produced by the ever-evolving Cosmos; obviously, they appear later in the creation process.
The Cosmos is a physical system that has no place for arbitrary non-physical entities (like the Â«evilÂ»). The Cosmos is not opposed by any power. History is cyclic and never-ending. Every Universe in the Cosmos expands and contracts consecutively, governed by the physical laws (and only by them); there is neither an ethical meaning in these titanic phenomena, nor a cause, external to the Cosmos.

The Basic Principles of The Hellenic Religion

Hellenic Religion – The Basic Principles

Are these compliant with modern science?

To put it in a different way, 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 excellent review of modern Cosmology and theory of creation see:
Karel Velan: Â«The Multi-Universe CosmosÂ», Plenum Press, New York, 1992.
On the contrary, the Hellenic traditional religion is absolutely non-compliant with, and opposed to the Â«Big-BangÂ» hypothesis of creation and all hypotheses containing Â«SingularityÂ», either amended or non-amended: All these hypotheses have been constructed to suit a (monotheistic) view of the Cosmos, where a super-Natural being, external to the system, ordered the undefinable Â«SingularityÂ» to explode.

The Basic Principles of The Hellenic Religion

Hellenic Religion – The Basic Principles

How does Man evolve?

The evolution of Man can be achieved only in harmony with the Rhythm of the Cosmos, and in accordance with the Divine Law of Evolution. Man becomes virtuous when he realizes the Natural Law and works to the same direction with It. With Science and Arts, and by preserving the environment, Man joins, and can be integrated to, the Rhythm of the Cosmos. From a certain level and up, Man can only evolve by serving his community, city, state and nation. The utmost service was always considered to be self-sacrifice in the battle, by which the Citizen earns transition to the first step of the higher order of evolution of the Psyche: He becomes a Heroe.

The Basic Principles of The Hellenic Religion

Hellenic Religion – The Basic Principles

How does the community evolve?

The service of Man to his community, city, state and nation has the purpose to help the community evolve as a whole. These groups of people, according to the Hellenic religion, evolve by practicing freely their own customs, celebrate their own solemn festivals in public, and worship divinity in their own way. It follows that any tendency to proselytize or to impose one’s customs, festivals and religion to anybody, has always been considered a blasphemy, in the context of the traditional Hellenic religion. In our time, we consider that not only as a blasphemy, but as racism too. We oppose any kind of missionary approach of other cultures, even bringing food and medicine (missions of monotheistic religions). They disturb spiritual evolution of others and are deleterious to national dignity and national economy. They prepare modern slavery.

The Basic Principles of The Hellenic Religion

Hellenic Religion – The Basic Principles

What about the Psyche-Mind-Brain relationship?

The Psyche is a material entity, an essential particle, generated exactly in the same way as the rest of Matter , from the unification of the two Primordial Substances, the Continuous and the Particulate (the Finite Unit and the Indefinite Dyad of the Pythagoreans). This reaction is governed by Eros, the Divine Law of Interaction. The Psyche is imprinted with experiences, leading to expansion of its Decorations, as it evolves through inorganic, organic and living Matter. Late in this evolutionary process, Conscience appears, as an attribute of Mind. The Mind is an organ composed of subtle Matter, closely connected to the Brain, a coarsely material organ. The Mind serves the Conscience during incarnation of the Psyche. Up to a certain point in evolution of Man, incarnation of the Psyche is imperative, in order for its Decorations to be preserved. Preservation of the Decorations is an energy consuming process; this energy is provided by the living body, until the Psyche becomes able to acquire energy directly from the environment. This point of the evolutionary process corresponds to the threshold of Divinity. The evolution of the Psyche is neither a linear, nor a predetermined process, as this would violate the freedom of choice of the Psyche.

The Basic Principles of The Hellenic Religion

Hellenic Religion – The Basic Principles

How are the Gods of the Hellenic Pantheon produced?

Once in the Divine level, the Psyche evolves further, in a non-linear manner, and with ever increasing difficulty, and becomes a Heroe, a Demon, a God, an Olympian God and further on, achieving hights of divine glory that Man cannot conceive; this level is called, by the Hellenic religion, Â«The NightÂ», meaning that we cannot see in it; what happens in that supreme level of evolution is beyond our understanding. In the Divine level, the Psyche retains its self, personality and character. Historically, our Gods and Goddesses have always been worshiped as persons with a living self.
In summary, one can say that the Cosmos has an inherent tendency to produce Conscience and develop it to the infinite hights of Divinity.

The Basic Principles of The Hellenic Religion

Hellenic Religion – The Basic Principles

How does the Cosmos exist in harmony?

According to the Hellenic, and all traditional religions, the Gods do not create the Cosmos; on the contrary, they represent highest order products of the Cosmos. They cannot violate the Natural Law; on the contrary they observe and supervise the Law. The Natural Law has twelve divisions, six concerning the Continuous Substance, and six the Particulate. Six Olympian Gods, of the male gender, supervise the laws of the former, and six, of the female gender, supervise the laws of the latter. The two sacred Essential Substances are of equal importance to the Cosmos; so are the Gods and Goddesses, Male and Female, acting in harmony.

The Basic Principles of The Hellenic Religion