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Prophet/seer Zarathûštrá equated the “spirit, energy, mind, mood, temperament and disposition” manö of godhood with “goodness, betterment and brilliance” vôhü. Zarathûštrá called this “brilliant spirit” vôhü manö –“good instinct, superb sense, good intuitive mind.” Avestan vôhü manö is equivalent to … Continue reading →

Óðinn, the supreme Æsir of the Norse religion is called a “seer/prophet, one who has sacred visions, a god who has true knowledge, shamanic, spiritual wisdom.” A similar linkage of ideas, with different vocabulary, can be found in the ancient … Continue reading →

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 →

Teutons and Hellenes combined the plurality of the Gods in the unity of their Might and Power! Dion of Prusa (XXXI, 11) says of the deeply prudent men of his time: “They simply combine all Gods together in one might … Continue reading →

November 24 marks the festival of fire in the Avestan calendar. In the Avestan speech, fire is átarš or áthrö. Átarš denotes “fire, heat, energy and especially the sacral and hearth fire,” concerned with increase of produce, prosperity, pets and … Continue reading →

Jasa mae avang-hæ mazda is the Zoroastrian call for “divine aid and good fortune” from Mazdá, the supreme god of mind-will power and creativity. The formula literally translates into “Come to My help/advancement Mazda.” Avang-hæ meaning “help, advancement, favor” comes … Continue reading →

The Avestan evidence and the evidence from several early Indo-European societies like Hittite, Vedic, Roman, Celtic, Germanic––suggests that the kingship of rulers originally was an ELECTIVE stewardship of the realm. The construct of a ruler/king is given legitimacy by the … Continue reading →