Monthly Archives: January 2016

Mazdá is the Ahûrá/Æsir par excellence in Zoroastrianism and is closely connected to, if not almost identical to Óðinn, the greatest of the Æsir in Norse Mythology, with both their association with “imagination, creativity, powers of mind/spirit to recall and … Continue reading →

Yazatá is the word for “awe inspiring god beings” in the Zoroastrian sacred lore. The Avestan yaz– (Vedic yaj-) comes from the reconstructed Indo European root yag “to revere the gods, to hold as sacred, holy, powerful/lively/energetic.” The idea is that of … Continue reading →

In Kant’s Opus Postumum is found the remark: If we wished to form a concept of (biblical) God from experience, then ALL MORALITY (what is JUST and RIGHT) WOULD FALL AWAY and ONLY DESPOTISM BE LEFT.” Therefore, concluded Kant, one would have to … Continue reading →

The Zoroastrian idea of the SACRED is synonymous with brilliance, flourishing success and with being splendid/auspicious and is called spǝñtá in the Avestan. In Zoroastrian religiosity Sacred does NOT mean “off limits, taboo or restricted.” Avestan Spǝñtá (Sacred) is instead “auspiciousness, … Continue reading →