St. Patrick's Day and its Egyptian Origins

Do you think you know St. Patrick's Day or the man behind it? A lot of what you are about to read may shock you. Some may make you angry, either for the exposed lies or because you aren't ready to hear the truth. My husband is Catholic and like I tell him, the truth is the truth whether you want to believe it or not. You can be angry at it, you can hate those who tell it to you, you can even re-write it so you don't have to face it. Facts don't care about making people happy or sad. They don't care about our opinions of them. They just are. I guess you can even say, "It isn't personal. It's just business."

Let's begin with St. Patrick the man. 

He was a terrorist for Rome sent by the Vatican in the 400'sAD to forcefully convert the Irish Pagans by penalty of death or exile (these are the "snakes").

It is now common knowledge that snakes did not exist in Ireland. Snakes to the twisted mind of the church are a sign of the devil, and Pagans were seen as minions of the devil. This wasn't always the case, but there became an urgency in the 300 years after Jesus' murder by Rome to purge the world of Paganism.

The first emperor of Rome, Constantine, decreed through the Edict of Milan that all religions and spiritual faiths had a right to exist (which calls into question the claims of Rome two hundred years after his death that he converted to christianity on his death bed and declared Rome the leader in that faith, the only true religion). Within Rome, therefore, was an ever-existing loyalty to paganism.

However, the other heads of state couldn't allow this to be known since the strategy of Rome's manipulation of Jesus' followers rested solely upon their supposed conversion to the fellowship of Christ. Publicly, therefore, Pagans were viewed upon as demonic and of the devil and needed to be vanquished from every land. Hence, men like Saint Patrick were sent out to do the work of Rome (against Constantine's orders while he was alive), which consisted of murder, oppression, and intimidation methods like torture, rape, destruction of crops and livestock, and kidnapping of children. Any and all silver, gold, and treasures found by the armies of Rome were seized and sent to Rome as "taxes." These armies included not only soldiers but priests and missionaries, as well, who played a large part in stealing from the commoners and garnering nobility's loyalty for Rome.

Rome never believed in anything it preached. Before it took up the man-made god figure of Jesus, Rome was a polytheistic pagan culture (gods and goddesses previously stolen from Greek culture). When killing Jesus, the figurehead for faith and free-thinking and nothing more than a spiritual prophet, didn't work the way they planned, they twisted history to make the Jews his murderers and adopted this beloved martyr as their symbol. All the while, Rome has used this new faith to destroy all cultures around the world that didn't succumb to their rule.

Now we get to the origins of the day, itself. 

Keep in mind that St. Patrick's Day wasn't created until the 1,600s. The first few hundred years AD, Pagans were not the enemy. It wasn't until the pressure of the more powerful heads against the second emperor that the destruction of paganism seemed crucial. As time moved on, the attempt to conceal the underlying Pagan loyalties within Rome became "conversion" rather than fraud. By the time Christians decided to praise the Roman terrorist, Patrick, the truth of paganism and pagan origins of christianity were nearly forgotten by outsiders, buried deeply within forbidden texts concealed forever within locked chambers of the Vatican.

The Irish christians began celebrating the Feast of St. Patrick in the 6th century. They chose blue as the color for him and had none of the symbols later chosen by the church. March 17 was chosen by Rome to officially celebrate St. Patrick's day because it was originally the Pagan holiday for Bacchus. This became Rome's way of secretly keeping their celebration of Bacchus while pretending to be followers of Christ.

Bacchus was the Greek (and later, Roman) god of food, merriment, and wine or liquor in any form. Parties in honor of Bacchus, which consisted of heavy drinking and feasting, were held on March 16 and 17. The original celebrations were women-only, though a few men were occasionally invited (kind of like bachelorette parties with a toga-clad stripper). By the time the Italian Pagans brought the celebration to then-pagan Rome, more men were being welcomed and Rome turned it into a co-ed event of debauchery. Rome was always fearful of women and the lower class obtaining enough voice and power to dominate the upper class, so the involvement of women and commoners soon made the day of Bacchus a celebration almost completely reserved for Rome's elite menfolk.

After St Patrick's Day presented Rome with another way of secretly celebrating their pagan rituals, Rome adopted some of the Irish traditions surrounding Druidism and changed their meaning to become synonymous with christianity.

The shamrock, for instance, was a sacred plant to Druids. It was said to ward off evil, predict rain, and help a person see the truth. 3 was a sacred number to the Druids, and the 3 heart-shaped leaves represented the Triple Goddess. Rome would have its followers believe that Patrick introduced the spirit of the shamrock to the Irish people by having it represent the Holy Trinity.

It's All About Osiris

Irish history is where many Pagans stop their research into the origin of St. Patrick and March 17, but it goes back much further.

This new christian holy day was brought to America by Irish immigrants. George Washington declared St. Patrick's Day an official holiday on behalf of the Free-Masons and the majority Free-Mason Continental Army. Historically, Free-Masons knowingly and willingly celebrated many Pagan traditions banned by the church. This was one reason it was such a secretive, members-only organization. What we have to ask is: Were they celebrating the Greek version of March 17, or did they know enough to go back to its true origin? Considering the symbols for the Free-Masons, I believe they knew quite well of the Egyptian roots.

You see, Bacchus was an interpretation of the Egyptian God, Osiris. Osiris was considered not only to be the god of the afterlife but of celebration, feasting, and beer. It was believed beer sprung from his mummy as a sign of joy to the people and proof of life after death. This is the origin of beer becoming a trade item as Egypt began the market on beer trade and its sale. There were large breweries on the Nile owned by the priests of Osiris and trusted servants. Osiris is, also, depicted with green skin.

Corned beef and cabbage have been a staple in celebrating St. Patrick's Day, but its origin can, also, be attributed to Osiris. The Apis Bull was a treasured creature in ancient Egypt and the symbol for Osiris. Cabbage was used to counter the effects of the beer consumed on Osiris' feast day, which we now know to be the true origin of Bacchus Day and St. Patrick's Day.

Interestingly enough, the Catholic tradition of All Soul's Day, which was changed from its original date to coincide with Samhain in an attempt to take the form of that day (called Halloween now), was originally the Festival of the Death of Osiris. It was believed in Egypt that on this day, the veil between life and the after-life was so thin, those we lost could revisit us in this plane (which is what Druids believed of Samhain). Since Osiris was believed to be resurrected every year on the date of his death to prove to followers that there is life after death, this day was created in his honor (and became another day like Winter and Easter Solstices hijacked by Rome for the purpose of covering up their continued pagan rituals).

Further research into Osiris surrounding his resurrection abilities have been enough to convince many in the fields of theology, cultural anthropology, and world history that Osiris is the origin for the tales Rome created of Jesus to deify him in their favor. Osiris was, after all, originally a human pharaoh who was deified following tales of his resurrection powers and the gifts of food that sprung forth from his mummy.

Theodosian Decrees created by Theodosius 1 (Theodosius the Great, Saint Theodosius) allowed the worship of Osiris for centuries, even after banning worship of all other gods. For a very long time, Theodosius was supportive of these pagan cultures and even kept Pagan spiritual leaders at his side.

This post isn't about Theodosius and the origin of pagan persecution, so I won't, at this time, go into the strangely sudden, almost maniacal declaration of war on Pagans by Theodosius. It is simply important to note the bond Theodosius, Emperor of Rome after Constantine, leader of the new religion of Jesus Christ, had with Osiris, which culminated in a secret following of Osiris within Rome that lasted even after Theodosius' death.  A following that some would say has manifested quite cleverly in a day Christians celebrate the terrorism of pagans by Maewyn Succat, a Roman Catholic bishop we know today as Saint Patrick. One has to wonder if the Cult of Osiris never disbanded but rather, is still alive and well and residing in the very last place most would expect....

Happy Osiris Day!