Yearly Archives: 2011

According to Avestá or the book of “unknown wisdom;” being/becoming/existence is divided into 5 dimensions: ahü, daäná, baóðá, urván and fra.vashí ahü is the same as ás; the first element in the norse term æsir. ahü is the “GLOWING ENERGY,” … Continue reading →

In light of the auspicious parsi new year falling on or about August 19th, the question arises why the difference??? Shall not “nauvrooz” begin with the vernal equinox, according to the ancient Avestan calendar??? The answer is yes, according to … Continue reading →

Copyright: @2011 Ardeshir Farahmand ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. … Continue reading →

VIS O RĀMIN, is an 11th-century Persian verse romance by Gorgāni,  This amazing verse romance is a witness to Iranian Pre-Islamic mores and literary production, and has ensured Gorgāni’s position, along with Ferdowsi, as one of the two most significant … Continue reading →

Copyright: @2011 Ardeshir Farahmand ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. … Continue reading →

Due to the ever-increasing enthusisasm of the iranian youth for their zoroastrian identity and roots; the vicious polemics against the ancient religion of the iranians is becoming louder and more vociferous in semi-official circles in ira…n. One of the often … Continue reading →

In today’s Iran, some ruling clergy teach that the love of animals, and especially fondness for dogs is a decadent, western value. Unfortunately , stray dogs are killed and abused. My purpose in this article is to show that that … Continue reading →

Zoroastrianism is a most happy religion with many joyous festivals. The reason being that Zoroastrianism does NOT cherish suffering or lamentation, and considers doom and gloom as evil, (See the ancient Baghan Commentary of Yasna 31.20, Yasna 32.5 and Yasna … Continue reading →

ahúrá, æsir, asúrá ahúrá is the designation of SUPERB POWER, GOD-FORCE in Zoroastrianism; and is an inherited ancient Indo-European term. It is equal to the Norse/Scandinavian  “æsir,” and the early Vedic asúrá. Unlike the Old English word god (and Old … Continue reading →

Many Polish boys are named Dariusz, and the name is still  extremely popular as a boy’s name in Poland today. Darius” is the name of three Ancient Iranian/Persian rulers, notably Darius the Great, Persian/Zoroastrian emperor 521-485 B.C.E. The name literally … Continue reading →