There are many sacred texts within the western world but within Romanism, some take more precedence over others. These texts are viewed as authoritative to our tradition and form the backbone of our understanding of the Divine.
Orpheus
The hymns and literature of Orpheus are the foundation of all the Sacred Texts. Orpheus received his theology and works directly from the oracular God, Apollo. These divine writings are essential to understanding the Platonic literature that follows it. The Platonic tradition is, in many ways, an exegesis of Orpheus’ Divine revelation “for everywhere Plato imitates Orpheus” (Olympiodorus). The Orphic literature provides the clearest and most complete revelation and direct knowledge about the nature of the Gods, creation, our liberation and the Divine.
Pythagoras
The works of the Pythagorean tradition are the greatest source of our moral laws and practical philosophy. Pythagoras was renowned as a lawgiver and spiritual teacher. His teaching center themselves on harmony and justice and show us how these principles can perfect our personal and social lives. The Golden Verses of Pythagoras constitute the moral and ethical standard that all Romanists should follow and emulate.
Plato
Plato’s contribution to the tradition of philosophy is difficult if not impossible to fully appreciate. Alfred North Whitehead famously stated that, “the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” Plato is the foundation of all western philosophy. We consider Plato himself as Divine and his works are Divinely inspired. That doesn’t make them infallible but they are authoritative and the primary subject of our rational discourse on most topics.
Plato provides the foundation for ethics, theology, metaphysics, politics, law, epistemology and much more. Philosophical and theological questions are best answered by Plato. Plato is also the founder of the philosophical school of Platonism. There are many great sages and teachers in the Platonic tradition that we can draw upon for further understanding.
The Epics
The epics of the Iliad, the Odyssey and the Aeneid make up the backbone of heroic myths from which we derive much of our knowledge of the Gods. These epics tell the story of our ancestor’s relationships and interactions with the Gods. From these we obtain a limitless fountain of wisdom that we can study to deepen our connection with the Gods. As we come to know the Gods as personalities, it becomes easier to from a loving relationship with them. This loving devotion to the Gods is what draws us closer to their boundless virtue and divine perfection.
Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses provide the essential myths about the Gods themselves. For most of western history, the Metamorphoses were the primary source of the myths. The myths within it are more theological in nature and require study to understand their deeper and often hidden meanings. Nonetheless, they can be read by anyone to obtain an understanding of the origins of the Gods and their interactions with themselves and men.
Chaldean and Hermetic Oracles
The Chaldean oracles are a collection of prophetic writings that were revealed to Julian the Theurgist. The Oracles themselves were destroyed or lost but we have many fragments which have immense value for understanding our relationship with God.
The Hermetica is a collection of oracular books revealed from the God, Mercury. It deals primarily with the nature of God and pathways to liberation.