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Pure grape Wine plays a central role in the Aryan Zoroastrian religious rituals. Also, the ancient Magi and Zoroastrians were famous for their superb wine making skills. The association of wine with Zoroastrian worship and the ancient Aryan religion has … Continue reading →

Herodotus writes c. 430 BCE on “The Customs of the Persians:” “The customs which I know the Persians to observe are the following: they have no images of the gods, no temples nor altars, and consider the use of them … Continue reading →

Barshanöm is the most important Zoroastrian purification rite. Barshanöm consists of full 9 nights of solitude, ritual purification and reflection. The 9 nights of seclusion rite is primary to gain insight and wisdom. The purification rite is invoked against the … Continue reading →

The Indo-European, Avestan word ashem (Vedic ऋतं ṛtaṃ) comes from the root ashá/artá, “excellence, brilliance, luminosity, virtue” (Compare with Greek arête,) has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the Hebrew term HaShem. Traditionally in Judaism, the four-letter name of God is NOT pronounced during … Continue reading →

May the 25th was the festival of Haúr-vatát in the Avetsan Calendar. Haúr-vatát derived from haúr, is equivalent to the Old English word hālig, an adjective derived from hāl meaning “whole, healthy, entire, complete, sound.” The Scottish hale (“health, happiness and wholeness”) is the most complete … Continue reading →

Death and decay in the poetic gathas of the ancient Aryan prophet Zarathushtra, are associated with distortion of energy flow, falsehood and disharmony of the life force. It is the evolving conditions of this material universe that make death and … Continue reading →

A goði or gothi (plural goðar) is the Old Norse term for an invoker of divine powers, a priest and/or a chieftain. The goðar were God-men (goði) and God-women (gyðja.) The goðar are depicted in the Sagas as the religious and political leaders of their realm or goðorð. The goðar … Continue reading →

Unlike the ancient Egyptian religion, where serpents, snakes, frogs, crocodiles, flies, rats, and a host of other creatures were worshipped; the ancient Aryan looked upon many of these creatures as hideous, grotesque, monstrous and malformed freaks of nature. To the … Continue reading →

April 30th marks the beginning of the Zoroastrian “mid-spring” or maiδyö.zarem. Maiδyö literally means “middle” and zarem from zar refers to the “bright golden green color of spring flowers and vegetation.” The mid-spring festival lasts five days and culminates on May 4th. The Avestan … Continue reading →

April 22 marks the festival of ardá or ardá vahisht in the Zoroastrian calendar. Ardá or arthá is the same as ashá. In the Avestan, the sound “sh” is interchangeable with the sound “rt.” Arthá, ashá or ardá is the … Continue reading →