Zoroastrian Heavenly Hierarchy

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Stumbled across something that might be of interest:

Ahura Mazda / Spenta Mainyu = the wise lord

Amesa Spentas = sons and daughters of, or aspects of, god
Vohu Mano - good thought (animals/cattle)
Asha Vahisha - righteousness (fire)
Spenta Armaiti - devotion (earth)
Khshathra Vairya = dominion (sun and heavens)
Haurvatat - wholeness (water)
Ameretat - immortality (plants)

Yazatas = protective spirits
Anahita - water and fertility
Atar - fire
Haoma - healing plants
Sraosha - obedience, the hearer of prayers
Rashnu - judgement
Mithra - truth
Tishtrya - the dog-star, source of rain and fertility

It must be noted here, in order not to cause confusion, that Ahura Mazda is believed not first in rank and outside of the group of six, but at the same time is considered the first of seven... - source (http://www.themystica.com/mythical-folk/~articles/a/amesha_spentas.html)

Which is interesting since this means that yet again are there SEVEN so-called divine sparks (for you to see them clearly I have marked them in red)!

This links in to a whole lot of stuff naturally!

Related threads in regards to the number 7:
Seven (http://forums.abrahadabra.com/showthread.php?t=1742)
Lord's Prayer (http://forums.abrahadabra.com/showthread.php?t=1425)

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[deviadah]

Just read than when Zoroaster began his influence on the Aryans one of the rules was that they had to pray five times a day in order to liberate the world from the evils of the so-called Hostile Spirits.

I find this interesting since Muslims also pray five times a day.

He also spoke of the Last Days, which of course was picked up by the Christians (with will or by coincidence)!

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