What do you all know about Mithraism and the Celestial Tea Cult? For episode three, we learn about the ancient roman cult that may have been way ahead of its time and the tea company that was founded on very sketchy immoral beliefs that just might include... aliens? There are a few trigger warnings as we are talking about cults so please be warned ahead of time that there is talk of ancient bondage, nudity, racism, and eugenics between the two cults.
As always, primary sources and photos will be posted to our instagram page at litstorypodcasts
Our resources used for this episode include:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/europe/london-temple-of-mithras/index.html
https://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/display.php?page=main
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mithraic-mysteries
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/study-mithraism
https://www.timetravelrome.com/2021/07/03/the-mystery-cult-of-mithras/
https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/london-mithraeum-reimagining-the-famous-roman-temple.htm
The Origins of Mithraic Mysteries: Cosmology and Salvatio in the Ancient World by David Ulansey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSSSQtkFgRs&t=483s
https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Mo+Siegel/3777
https://www.inverse.com/article/10731-cults-conspiracies-and-the-twisted-history-of-sleepytime-tea
https://www.foodandwine.com/drinks/sleepytime-tea-and-little-known-religion-behind-it
https://celestialseasonings.com/pages/learn-about-us
https://celestialseasonings.com/pages/our-history
https://www.urantia.org/trustees/mo-siegel
https://www.urantia.org/urantia-foundation/history
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