Prayers and Meditations

Thousands of years before the Sirozah or thirty days calendar was designed by a convention of Sassanid and Egyptian priests, the Great Teacher Zar-Ardust-Ra taught us how to pray to the creator, using the week-calendar of Seven Days. As the creation started with darkness, every new day was thought to start at dusk and end at the beginning of the next nightfall. This was depicted by the arrangement of the pieces of the game of chess which was used by him to teach everything concerning the Principles of Life.

The Army of Ahura Mazda
Click on any of the pictures above to go to the corresponding meditation/prayer

In the back row (the lowest one in the picture above) the symbols for the Amshaspands (Amesha Spyentas) or Archangels, who work in the spiritual plane, can be seen, while the front row contains the Izeds (Yazatas) or forces that work in the material plane. Read from the chessboard in this way, the first day would start on Friday Night with The CREATOR, and continue with The Preserver (to the left) on Saturday Morning, while the second day (like all the consecutive days) would start in the back row on ETERNAL LIFE (at the right of The Creator), to continue with the symbol before it: EARTH. Each consecutive day is then to the right of the previous one, after the right end (Peace) continuing with Power on the left end of the Amshaspands on the back row. We will notice the special position of the "King and Queen" on this chessboard for the first day: MAN is positioned here in front of the creator, symbolizing "The Father and I are One!", just like the ancient Iranian word "Khoda", which was at the origin of the words God (English) and Gott (German) actually means GOD as well as I: "I am that I am !" This is the theme of the Friday Night meditation, and the symbol of food placed in front of the Preserver indicates the habit of fasting (no food to be eaten, only Water is to be drunk) on the seventh day, the Day of the Lord Ahura Mazda: Saturday.

As there was a profound knowledge of astrology already at that time, the days were not only numbered from one to seven, but also they received names of the (then known) planets. Below is a listing of the days with their planetary signification, on which you can click to go to the corresponding meditations of each evening and morning of the pre-Sassanid seven-day week. Meditating on an Archangel (Amshaspand, Amesha Spyenta) will make you dream of it, and you may be taught by it during your sleep. Meditating on an Angel (Ized, Yazata) before starting your day will give you strength and support for your task on earth. In later times, this Meditation was also used by the Essenes that lived near the Dead Sea (where their "Scriptorium" was), and in Galilea near Mount Kharmel (their place of spiritual training and studies) and in Egypt (the "Therapeuteae" or healers), as is still witnessed by their "Angel Scroll", which was found in the caves near the Dead Sea, with the other Dead Sea Scrolls.

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FIRST DAY	SECOND DAY	THIRD DAY	FOURTH DAY	FIFTH DAY	SIXTH DAY	SEVENTH DAY
Sunday-Night: Angel of Creative Work KHORDAD: HAURVATAT	Monday-Night: Angel of Peace SHAHREVAR: KHSHATRA- VAIRYA	Tuesday-Night: Angel of Power ARDIBEHEST: ASHA VAHISHTA	Wednesday-Night: Angel of Love SAPENDARMAD: SPYENTA ARMAITI	Thursday- Night: Angel of Wisdom BAHMAN: VOHU MANA	Friday-Night: Heavenly Father ORMUZD: AHURA MAZDA	Saturday-Night: Angel of Eternal Life MURDAD: AMERETAT
Sunday-Morning: Angel of Earth ZENYAD: ZAMYAD	Monday-Morning: Angel of Life GOS: GEUSH URVAAN	Tuesday-Morning Angel of Joy RAM: RAMAN HVASTRA	Wednesday-Morning Angel of Sun KHORSHED: KHORSHID	Thursday-Morning Angel of Water ABAN: AB	Friday- Morning Angel of Air BAD: VATA	Saturday-Morning: Earthly Mother SROSH: SRA OSHA
SUNDAY Day of the Sun	MONDAY Day of the Moon	TUESDAY Day of Mars	WEDNESDAY Day of Mercury	THURSDAY Day of Jupiter	FRIDAY Day of Venus	SATURDAY Day of Saturn

PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS FOR MORNING AND EVENING

Above here: A picture of a full game of ancient chess.

On the opposite side are the black forces of darkness, of Ahriman, which each are of a negatieve nature in relation to the positive white pieces bearing the same symbol directly opposite (at the botttom of this picture). These wooden pieces (with black and white ink/paint) were also used to impress the images into the clay tiles of the original version of the Zend Avesta, in the ancient times before the alphabetic letter system was used.

SUNDAY-DAY OF THE SUN - MORNING

Angel of Earth

Zenyad:
ZAMYAD

Prayer:

Sirozah XXXIX:

We sacrifice to the Earth, a beneficent God. We sacrifice to these Fields ; we sacrifice unto the Mountains, that are seats of Happiness, of full Happiness, made by Mazda.

Meditation:

"Angel of Earth, make fruitful my seed, and with your power give life to my body. "

SUNDAY-DAY OF THE SUN - NIGHT

Angel of Creative Work

Khordad:
HA URVATAT

Prayer:

Sirozah XI - XII:

We sacrifice unto the Ahura Haurvatat, We sacrifice unto the Prosperity of the Seasons

Meditation:

"Angel of Creative Work, descend upon earth and give abundance to all the Sons of Men."

MONDAY-DAY OF THE MOON - MORNING

Angel of Life

Gos:
GEUSH URVAAN

Prayer:

Sirozah XXVI:

We sacrifice unto the Soul of bounteous Fertility.

Meditation:

"Angel of Life, enter with strength the limbs of my body. "

MONDAY-DAY OF THE MOON - NIGHT

Angel of Peace

Shahrevar:
KHSHATHRA VAIRYA

Prayer:

Sirozah VII - VIII:

We sacrifice unto the Ahura Khshathra-Vairya, so we also sacrifice unto Mercy and Charity.

Meditation:

"Peace, peace, peace, Angel of Peace, be always everywhere. "

TUESDAY-DAY OF MARS - MORNING

Angel of Joy

Ram:
RAMAN HVASTRA

Prayer:

Sirozah XXXII :

We sacrifice to the Sovereign Sky ; we sacrifice to the boundless Time ; we sacrifice to the Sovereign Time of the long Period.

Meditation:

"Angel of Joy, descend upon earth, pouring forth beauty and delight to all the children of the Earthly Mother and the Heavenly Father. "

TUESDAY-DAY OF MARS - NIGHT

Angel of Power

Ardibehest:
ASHA VAHISTA

Prayer:

Sirozah VI - VI:

We sacrifice unto ASHA-Vahista, the fairest Ahura. And also we sacrifice unto the good Saoka, whose eyes are ever filled with Love, and who was made by Mazda and is Holy.

Meditation:

"Angel of Power, descend on me and fill with power all my deeds. "

WEDNESDAY-DAY OF MERCURY - MORNING

Angel of Sun

Khorshed:
KHORSHID

Prayer:

Sirozah XX:

We sacrifice unto the bright, undying, shining SUN !

Meditation:

"Angel of Sun, enter my body and let me bathe in the fire of life."

WEDNESDAY-DAY OF MERCURY - NIGHT

Angel of Love

Sapendarmad:
SPYENTA ARMAITI

Prayer:

Sirozah IX - X:

We sacrifice unto the good Spyenta Armaiti. We sacrifice unto the good Rata*, whose eyes are ever filled with Love, and who was made by Mazda and is Holy.

Meditation:

"Angel of Love, descend on me and fill with love all my feelings. "

THURSDAY-DAY OF JUPITER - MORNING

Angel of Water

Aban:
AB

Prayer:

Sirozah XIX:

We sacrifice unto all Waters, that have been made by Mazda and are Holy ; and so we also sacrifice unto all Plants [that contain health-giving water], and that have been made by Mazda and are Holy !

Meditation:

"Angel of water, enter my blood and the Water of Life to my body "

THURSDAY-DAY OF JUPITER - NIGHT

Angel of Wisdom

Bahman:
VOHU MANA

Prayer:

Sirozah II - II-IV:

We sacrifice unto the Ahura Vohu Mano. So we must sacrifice also unto Peace, whose breath is friendly, and who is more powerful than all other creatures ! We sacrifice unto the Heavenly Wisdom, which is acquired through the ear, and which was made by Mazda.

Meditation:

"Angel of Wisdom, descend on me and fill with wisdom all my thoughts. "