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The most relevant symbols for Asha
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Sra-Osha holding the 6 Powers of Sun, Water, Air. Earth, Health and Joy.
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LIST OF SYMBOLS WITH SOME OF THEIR POSSIBLE INTERPRETATIONS |
For each symbol, the Gâthic name is given first (where available), then the possible interpretation(s) in English.
Ahura
Mazda (Ormazd) :
Spenta-Mainyu,
Creator,
heavenly father, Holy.
Anghra Mainyu (Ahriman) :
Destroyer
Sraosha, Mithra : Preserver, house, home, wife,
supply.
Aeshm, Mitrokht
: Spoiler,
falsehood
Ameretat (Amerdad) :
Eternal life,
(to) sacrifice, genuine
Zairich,
Vidôtu : Death,
to smite, to kill, to hit hard
Vohu Mano (Bahman) :
Wisdom,
to listen, hear, ear,
Akamano : Ignorance
Haurvatat, (Hordad) : perfection of health an mind,
Creative Work,
victory, made (caused) by,
to
till the Earth, with the left arm and with the right
Tairev,
to
beg for bread,
Spenta Armaiti (Spandarmad, Armaiti, the Daughter of Ahura Mazda) : love,
piety, to speak, to answer, to pray, prayer, to see, with invocation (= prayer or song
of praise), adoration, revelation, to worship = to pray unto, bounteous =
beneficent,Love, by virtue
of
Children
Taromat, Naunghas : Hate
Khshathra Vairya (Shahrevar) :
Peace,
moon, hail be, comfort, good conscience, in full accord(ance) with
Savar :
trouble
Asha Vahishta (Ordibehesht) : Power, right, to do : to contain, to increase, grow,
wax, to make . . ., to reveal, to look upon (at), to feel, to give, bright
To sow
Andar : Weakness,
to
wane, grow smaller, decrease
Khorshed : sun, day, light, luminous
Night, darkness
Aredvi Sura (Ardvisur) Anahita : pure water, to (give) water,
wet
Impure water
Vayu : Pure
air
Impure air
Zamyad (Zenyad)
:
(pure) earth, ground, fertile, seed, prosperity, vigor, riches,
profusion, the plain
Healthy herds
Polluted
earth, infertile, too dry ground
Haoma,
herbs, (healthy) food, corn, wealth
Unhealthy food
Tree,
life, health, plant (-s), riches, strength, fatness
Fruit
Disease
Zarathustra,
Good Man, Ashoi, Ashavan, we, followers (of Asha), creatures (animals too!), the faithful
Woman, maiden, bride
Teacher
Bad
man
Raman Hvastra
(Ram) : Joy, brightness and glory, to see, shining, golden-hued, to bless,
blessing (-s), in accordance with, bliss, blessed, blessing, sweetness, eye, glorious,
hail!
Sadness,
stranger
The fire basket
Amesha
Spentas (Amshaspands) : Archangels, the Holy ones
Khrafstras
Yazatas (Izeds) & Fravashi (Farvardin)
Yatu’s and Pairika’s
Energy
Time,
as long
as,
always
Place,
space, where, there
Matter
The World, creating universe, creation, the 7 kingdoms
ASHA, the One
Law
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Star parallellism |
Seven chieftains of the planets have come unto the seven chieftains of the constellations:
1.
the
planet Mercury (Tir) unto Tishtar,
2.
the
planet Mars (Warharan) unto Haptoring,
3.
the
planet Jupiter (Ohrmazd) unto Vanand,
4.
the
planet Venus (Anahid) unto Sataves,
5.
the
planet Saturn (Kevan) unto the great one of the middle of the sky
6.
Gochihar
(the thievish (dujgun) unto the moon
7.
Mushpar,
provided with tails, unto the sun.
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SIGNIFICANT PARTS OF THE BUNDEHESH |
Bundehesh. 30: 29:
29.Thereupon
:
Ohrmazd will seize
the evil spirit!
Vohuman
seizes
Akoman,
Ardwahisht
seizes
Andar,
Shahrewar
seizes
Savar,
Spandarmad
seizes
Taromat who is Naunghas,
Hordad
and
Amurdad
seize
Tairev
and
Zairich,
the truth speakers seize the evil-speakers, and
Srosh
seizes Eshm.
30. Then remain
the two earth-fiends,
Ahriman
and
Az, very far away, and
Ohrmazd
comes to the
world,
He himself
as the Zota and
Srosh
as the Raspi, and he holds the Kusti in his hand ;
defeated by the Kusti formula the resources of
the evil
spirit and
Az act most impotently,
and by the passage through which he rushed into the
sky
he runs
back to gloom
and
darkness.
| COMPARISON BETWEEN THE AVESTAN AND THE ESSENE WORLD PICTURES | ||||||
| Ashaïc Symbol | Avestan Power | Star | Week time for Meditation | Essene Angelic Power | Gemstone | Star Sign |
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Ahura Mazda | Vanand | Friday Night | The Heavenly Father | ||
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Sraosha / Mithra | Saturday Morning | The Earthly Mother | |||
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Ameretat | Saturn | Saturday Night | Eternal Life | Bloodstone | Aries |
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Zamyad | Sunday Morning | Earth | Lapis Lazuli | Taurus | |
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Haurvatat | Mercury | Sunday Night | Creative Work | Agate | Gemini |
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Geush Urvaan | Monday Morning | Life | Emerald | Cancer | |
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Khshathra Vairya | Gochihar | Monday Night | Peace | Sardonyx | Leo |
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Raman Hvastra | Tuesday Morning | Joy | Carnelian | Virgo | |
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Asha Vahishta | Mars | Tuesday Night | Power | Peridot | Libra |
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Khorshed | Wednesday Morning | Sun | Imperial Topaz | Scorpio | |
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Spenta Armaiti | Venus | Wednesday Night | Love | Ruby | Sagittarius |
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Aredvi Sura Anahita | Thursday Morning | Water | Aquamarine | Capricorn | |
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Vohu Mana | Jupiter | Thursday Night | Wisdom | Garnet | Aquarius |
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Vayu | Friday Morning | Air | Amethyst | Pisces | |