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'II. S.

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23

The

Spirit of Zoroastriaiiism
BY

COLONEL

H.

S. OLCOTT

Lecture

delivered at
on

the

Town

Hall, Bombay,

Uth

February,

1882.

January

1913

THEOSOPHICAL ADYAR,

PUBLISHING

HOUSE

MADBAS,
1913

IND.A

"f

WITH
to

great
address

diffidence
the Parsis

have

accepted
the theme

your of

invitation
the

upon is
so

present
so

discourse.

The ramifications

subject
so

noble,
that

its

literature

rich,
could

its

numerous,

no

living

man

possibly
indeeM,
to
one or

do will

it I of their

full

justice
if I

in

single

lecture.

Happy ing
honour

Ife,
the

succeed
Pars!

In

communicat

two

learned

scholars,
of in the

who in-

me

with I of

presence,
had for

some

deep
esoteric is research line

ter.est

which

have Mazdean

years

the

meaning
attract

the

faith.
to

My
line

hope
of That the

to

your
can

attention
you towards and Dasturs

the the followed

only
truth.

which traced

lead

was

by
and

Zoroaster the their external

by
Those

Magi,
men

the have

Mobeds,
transmitted
of

of

old.
to

gr^at
under masked

thoughts
ritual. and the

posterity
They
have

the

safe

cover

an

them
their

under

symbolism
secrets

ceremonies

th#t

guard
of the

mighty

from

prying

curiosity

vulgar

crowd,
know

but

hide Do
not

nothing

from

those
me.

who I
am

desire
not

to

all.
that

misunderstand

pre I

tending
have little

I know
a

all,or

fraction

of all ; at But
even

best

had
is of of

but

glimpse
to

of the

reality.
me

that the

quite enough
your modern faith and
once

convince

that, within
is the Zardusht the of whole

husk
soul

religion,there
that
came

shining
in his

the
name,

old

to

Persian

illuminated
"

trans-

Himalayan
the that

world.
lore

You ! you sword

children
"

Iran,
your the

heirs

of

Chaldean
neither
nor

who

so

loved
nor

religion

the the the

of
of of
"

Omar,
our

delights of humanity
could sake of make
con

home,

yearning
memories

common

to

live among you

our

ancestors,
for the and

deny

that

religion; you
your

who,

science, fled from

altar for the
more

native

land in

erected

an

symbolical Sacred
yours ancient

Fire Viad

foreigncountries,
you for
"

hospitable than
intelligence,of
an

become;

men

of of

character works
"

probity,
can

enterprise
the dark 'hidden the
to

in veil

all of

good
this
'

you

alone

lift the but you

modern blaze

Parsiism, and
forth.
who that

.let
is

splendour
of the of

again

Mine

office the your

friendly wayfarer
the

points
leads

mouth
own

private
I need
am

road

through
a

domain.
I

not, if you
not
even

please,
to

man

"

only

VOICE.
the of

appeal

you

to

stripaway
centuries,

foreignexcrescences
residence among

that,during
strangers,
have
;

twelve fastened
nor

themselves
to

'upon primitive
its

Zoroastrianism

recite

you

simple yet

all-sufficient code

of

morality,and
work and But
ment

ask

you been

to live up

to ifcmore

closely. This
the

has

already

undertaken
of your your

by
own

intelligent community.
in agree modern from the
to

members public-spirited I
am

to

show
most

you

that
recent

religionis
of

with and

the

discoveries freshost

science,

that

the has
no

graduate
to

Elphinstone College
1

cause

blush
to

for prove

ignorance
that

'

of

Zoroaster faith
rests

And

I the

am

you

your

upon

rock which
one

of the

truth,

the

living rock

of occult

science, upon
built

initiated the
re

progenitors of
ligions
that

mankind since

every the hundred

of

have the

swayed
a

thoughts

and

stimulated
of of

aspirationsof
Let
to

generations
the time

worshippers.
Zoroastrianism

others and
;

trace

back
the the

history
of the of

beyond
reconcile

Bactrian

King, Vistasp

and

quarrels

Aristotle,Hfirmippus, (Element, Alexander

and
to

Polyhistor
critics, as
his of birth less
a

other when

ancient Zoroaster

as

well and

as

modern
was

lived

where It of what

place :
moment

these
to

are

non-essentials. where
was

is

far

know

and

parentage
to

religious
what culated he

reformer

born,
whether
or

than his
not.

be

sure

of cal the

taught
to

and

teaching

is

bless well

mankind knew his

Plotinus,
would
not

philosopher, so
even

this

that

he

tell,

to
was

Porphyry
his native As

pupil

and

literarybiographer,
his real
name,
or

what

country,

what

his

parentage.

regards
about

Zoroaster

.two

things a,re
one man

that affirmed, viz,f

six centuries

B. C.

6 others

of

that

name

lived
as

"

whether

or

not

several

preceded him,
ities affirm is

several

highly respectableauthor
and
new,

the

fact;
old
or

that
was

the of its

religion he
so

preached,
character the then

whether that chief it

noble upon

indeliblystamped
of western

impress

school

that philosophy,

of

Greece.1
1

In

the

oldest
of the

Iranian
oldest

book

called
them

the

Desatir"a,

collection make
'

of the number
'

teachings
fifteen
and

Iranian

prophets (to
Simkendesh,
the

the

include

on as authority may The in that list. thirteenth Zoroaster stands book) the first, fact is significant. Respecting the period of Zoroaster or his personality, there is no trustworthy information given by any of

error, grave self in that

among be proved

or

Secander
Zoroaster

is
him

of

"

the

western
manner.

scholars

their

authorities

plexing
earliest 600 to

Indeed before

among the

Greek

classic writers

per discordant notices, I find the many from lived that Zoroaster who tell us war, in
or

conflict

in

the

most

5,000

years of

Trojan

6,000

years

before

Plato.

Again,
was
a

it is declared

founder
native

an

by Berosus, the Indian dynasty

inform of 600
at
us

Chaldean

that priest, the of

Zoroaster the

Babylon,
he
was

2,200 B.C.: while

son

later and would

traditions

that

Purushaspa,
which

contemporary bring him within

he
was

Gustaspa, hthe B. C. Lastly it

Bactria before took this

father

of Darius,

is mentioned the

"hat

born the

Bactrians

to

Indus,
B. C.
come

which

place, as
host there the of

by Bunsen emigration of the the learned Egypto

what
one

logist tells
conclusion

us,
can

3,784
one

Among

contradictions,
is but for doctrine it
"

to ?

Evidently,

hypothesis
being tie

left ; and that is that they are all wrong, I find in the one secret traditions of the that there
were

reason

esoteric
name.

namely,
Plato
nor

several in

teachers their

of that

Neither
is

Aristotle,so
formed father
error
a

accurate years into

statements,
As
to

200

6,000.
the wrong to need
to

the
a

likely to have generally accepted

contemporary
face of it.

trans

native

tradition, which
is too
words

makes
and

great prophet
on
anr-

of Darius' the

it is absurd

palpable
in

very elaborate latest

the

Though confutation, I may

show of the that line last

say
the

few

regard
who took

it.
to

The

researches
the the

Persian Kaianian
of1 that prove

inscriptions point
princes country
that of the
been

ruled

in

Vistasp as Bactria, while

1,200
or

of

Assyrian conquest
this alone would

place

in

B.

C.

Now
and

Zoroaster
'

'lived twelve

thirteen
to him
:

hundred thus

instead
not
was

six hundred
a

assigned
a

B. C., years that he could

whose

hare
BO

contemporary and for such carelessly,

of Darius

Hystaspes,

father
in this

length

of time, confounded

It

is

also,

as

believe, certain mysteries, or

who flourished

that
"

this

man

was

an

Initiate

in the

sacred

to

pat

it

differently
If
we

connection
add of to

with
this

Vistasp
the

six centuries
between Darius

earlier. the

historical

discrepancy
which of makes

statement

Ommianus and
on

Marcellinus,
introduce tomb of the of that

crush
the
'

the

Magi
tion

the

worship king which

'

Ahuramazda,
state* that he other less

and
was

inscrip
and

teacher

and no Magianism : heirophant fact that Zoroastrian the Avesta shows no signs of important very its of of the writer either the writers Medes, the or knowledge the ancient Persians the Assyrians Parsis remain books of the or silent and of the no ing showing acquaintance with, any upon,
"

that

significant and

nations

that

have
"

been

known

to

have 600

dwelt

in

or

near

the

western in

parts
the

of Iran,

the
is

prophet improbable.
It is there

accepted figure alleged to have

safe to
come

B.

C.

as

flourished

which period becomes absolutely

the

therefore
were or

to all of

the
seven,

following
say the

conclusions
Secret

"

(1)

That

several,
and

in

Records,

Ohuru-asters
later the into

spiritual teachers
or

Guru-asters

office corrupted an Ahuramazda, Zuru-asters from Zera-Ishtar, the title of and

Chaldean of
of the

Magian
name.

priests ;
the
was

(2)
who

that of
was

the

last

of them and

was

Zoroaster seventh

the

Desatir,
It of

thirteenth
he

the

prophets,
the the

the

that last

contemporary

of

Vistasp,
Vendidad,
now

the

Kaianian
upon Some
exact

princes,
which of the
are

and

the.
the

Commentary
letter.
to
are

V"st, there

of Compiler remaining
the
are

but

dead

facts

given
a

in

Secret very hollow

though interesting. They

rock full Zoroaster under

Records,

the
to

scholar that

merely
there

traditional,
certain

the

effect

exists

of the first gigantic cave bearing the name that the and tablets appellation, Magian n*ay This and and with tablets its rocks some yet be rescued day. cave, its many the is situated the summit of at one on walls, inscriptions of tlje Shan far beyond their junction Mountains, peaks of the Thian with Belor the One course. Tagh, somewhere along their eastern half -pictorial and of the half-written and teachings at prophecies tributed Zoroaster relates to himself has to that deluge which transformed inland into the desert called Shamo an sea or dreary Gobi Desert. The esoteric key to the mysterious creeds, flippantly called time at one the Sabian or Planetary Religion, at another, the Solar In or Fire-Worship, hangs in that cave," says the legend. it the his heart star a on great Prophet is represented with golden and of antediluvian as race belonging to that giants mentioned
in
a

of tablets

his

"

in

the

sacred

books this it would

of

the

Chaldeans
is

and'of
or

the

Jews.

It matters

little

whether

information
not make be

accepted
other

rejection of worthy, it may

the

rejected. Since the trust hyp*othesis more

just

as

well

mentioned

here.

"

that

he

had,

by

certain hidden about the

course

of

mystical
man's is

study, penetrated
nature

all the world

mysteries of
him. Zoroaster
f

and

of

the

by
'.
set

the This

Greek
term

writers
comes

often from Ihe

called the

Assyrian
Nazar,
or

Nazaret
"

word

Nazir

apart, separated.
very

Nazars ages

were

sect

of

Adepts,
are

ancient, existing
"

before healers and in

as

Christ.
of the

They
sick

described

as

physicians,
the

by
into

the the The

imposition

of

hands/'

initiated the

Mysteries (see
Jews,

treatise from

Nazir the

Talmud).

returning
imbued

Babylonian
and the

captivity, were Magian

Sabians ideas in the and In
;

thoroughly
their Bactric five

with had the

Zoroastrian with

forefathers

agreed
adoration

worship,
the had
*

of the and Realm

Sun, Moon,
of the

Planets,

SABBAOTB learned
we

Light.

Babylon they
God.
And
as

to

worship miming
Jewish

Seven-Rayed
the the

so

find
as

throughout Scriptures,
in the the Book in of

Christian

well

the

septenary

system,
the and

which

culminates of the

of
the

Revelation,

final
a

pamphlet
of

Bible,

Heptaktis ;
Persian

prophecy
the the of

corning
of the
a

the

Sosiosh

under

symbol
upon

Christian

Messiah,

riding, like
Jewish
was

former,
the

white whose and

horse.

By

the

sect

Pharisees,

great
sym

teacher

'Hillel,the
Zoroastrians

whole
were

angelology accepted,

bolism
into
or

of the Jewish

and

infused
Kabalah

thought
bool^
of

and

their

Hebrew
was

secret

occult

wisdom,
This

the

offspring
is the

of the

Chaldean

Kabalah.

deathless

work

receptacle
Media,
name

of

all the and

ancient of the

lore of

Chaldea, Persia,
The of

Bactria,

pre-Iranianperiod.
in the
secret

by
Jewish
"

which

its students
or

lodges
was

the

Pharisees,
from

Pharsis,

were

known of

Kabirim

Kabiri,
and

the

Mystery

Gods

Assyria.
then,

Zoroastrianism the chief

source

Magianisrn
esoteric

proper

were,

of both
not

Judaism

and

esoteric

Christianity.But
the and The latter

only

has

this subtle

spirit left

under religion,
:

the it also
not

pressure

of worldliness left Judaism.

scepticalenquiry
modern
to

long

ago

Hebrews the

are

Kabalists

but

Talmudists,
the find his Mosaic
a

holding
canon

latter and

interpretationsof
there the
true
can we now

only
who

here

real

Kabalist,
and whence The
never as

knows it
was

religionof

people

derived. of Zoroaster The Parsis have I

to

real been

history
written.

and

his

religionhas
lost the that

have lost

key,

the

Jews

and

Christians
and
as

of their
.

respective faiths,
Buddhists have either

find the

the

Southern
or

also. of those
can

Not

livingpandits
the the

priestsof
for of ancient
or

religionscan only
Roman, quote
or

laity look

light. They
Greek

opinions
German,

and

modern

French your

English

most

.To-day nearly all that afiout your know enlightened scholars they
that is have almost forms. collated from

writers.

religion is
sources,

what

European
about its ridicul
at times

and and

exclusively
And
see

literature
ous

external
some

what make

mistakes

of those

authorities

10

The that this his

Rev.

Dr.

Prideaux, treating of the Sad-dar,

says of

Zoroaster
nature

preached
unlawful,
a

incest
man even

!
"

that
may not

"

nothing
only
!m
a

is
or

marry

sister
no

daughter,
Jewis'h
and

but

his

mother

He

quotes
but
as

Zend

authority,nothing
Christian
and

written

by

Parsi,

only

authorities, such
Alexandrinus.
at

Philo, Tertullian,
a

Clement

Eutychius,
follows: and

priestand
the "Nimrod

archimandrite

Constanti

nople, writes, in
as

fifth

century,
a

on

Zoroastrianism

beheld

fire

risingout
that
a

of the the

earth

he

worshipped it,and
fire. And the he be

from

time

Magi worshipped
Andeshan The the
can

appointed
servant out

man

named Fire.

to

priest and

of the

after that,spoke Devil, shortly

of the
f

midst No
man

of

fire, as
serve

did the

Jehovah
or

to

Moses, saying
Truth in my with he the the
as
a

Fire shall

learn

Religion, un
his

less sister and tised that

first he and from

commit
! the He

incest did
as

mother,

daughter
that
:

was

commanded,

time but

priestsof
was

Magians

prac of the

incest

Andeshan I that

first inventor

doctrine." stuff

quote
has

this been

sample

of

wretched Zoroastrian
are

written The

againstthe
above of the words
secret

religion by
which

its enemies.

simply

the dead-letter

mistranslation
to

*of doctrine, old

rare

portions are

be

found

in certain
at

MSS.

possessed by
monastery
as

the Armenians in the Russian MSS.

Btchmi-

adzine, the

oldest

Caucasus. Should
the

They
1

are

known
Universal

the

Mesrobian

Ancient

History, iv, 206.

11

Bombay
the

Parsis

show of the of

any their

real

general
all

interest I

in may

rehabilitation them

I religion,

think

promise
friend of

unpaid
Madame

but,

the

same,

friendly assistance
Dondoukoff

Blavatsky,

whose Prince of his of

thirty-seven years
Korsakoff,
His has

standing, the just

the notified her

appointment by
the

Majesty
old "He

Czar, as Viceroy
it is said

Caucasus.
one

In

of

such

MSS.,
who and the and

then,
would unite

of the the the

Initiate, or
secrets

Magus:
himself

penetrate
with

of
'

(sacred) Fire
with soul

it,
Soul

as

Yogi

unites

Universal
to

',must
his his-

first unite

himself,

body,

the
to

Earth

mother,

to

Humanity
a

his

and sister,

Science

daughter." Quite
from of
serve

different

thing,

you

perceive,
Founder should

the

abhorrent Mazdean
a

your
as

precept ascribed faith. And this

to

to the

example
educated
at

warning
up
(

your

so-called
nose

youth

against turning
as religign

his classical
'

his ancestral

unscientific and sad

and

nonsensical. it is to
see

curious

thing, indeed,
gone
out
"

how

completely the
and

old life has

of Zoroastrianisnu I know and of

none

a Originally highly spiritual faith

more

so

"

represented by
among creed

Sages
has

Adepts

of

the
a

highest rank
exoteric

Initiates,it

shrunk

into-

purely
rule

full of ritualistic
a

practicesnot
of of*

understood, taught by
a

numerous

bod^
elements prayers

priestsa"

ignorant

of

the

first

spiritual
not

and philosophy,

represented in

of which

12 the Yet made

one

has

meaning
shell

to those
once

who held
ever

recite them
a

daily
"

shrivelled all that

that

radiant it

soul. be

Zoroastrianisrn
The

was

might
in

again.
enclosed be the

light

still shines,

though

darkness,
shall let the shall

in the

clay vessel

of materialism. the

Whose and who

holy day

hand11 to break
seen

jar of clay
is the
to

hidden in
our

glory be
and

? Where

Mobed

generationrise
redeem
as

the

ancient

dignity
author*

of his
a

and profession,

it from
a

degradation/
Parsi the

degradation so great
say that
to

to

obligeeven
occasions
as

to

they
be

recite

all parrot-like

chapters re

quiring
monies?
.

repeated on
and

of

cere religious

"Ignorant
and the

unlearned command of the

l

these

priests are,
'

they laity
.

do not
.

cannot

the

respect of the

position
fallen into have

so-called
"

spiritual
has

guides
some

has
"

contempt
a

he

adds, also,

priests
to

given*1 up
and
.

professionwhich
become
. .

-ceased for

be

honourable

contractors

constructingrailroads

in the
"

Bombay

Presidency."
wellof

Some

of the present Dasturs

men,

are

and intelligent

informed

possessinga

considerable

knowledge

Not

before
to

he learns

the

true

once

more

become

worthy
used

of

meaning it, can

that their the

of his he be

own

name, found.

and How
or

strives many

among
comes
a

the front

modern

priests kaow
a

title of Mobed Jeremiah

to

Mag,

word

by

is an of Babylonian Initiate,which, in abbreviation the great and wise ? the title Maginsiah was once Maghistom of Zoroaster's and the synonym of wisdom. highest disciples, SpeakCicero ing of them doctor et Sapientium um majorum says genus habebatur in Persis class of the Magians live (The wise and learned the Persians). among
' '
"

prophet its turn,

Mogbed designate

The

Parsis, p. 277. Mr.

Dosabhai

Framji.

13

their

religion ;
ask

but

the

mass

of the

priesthood are
what
so

pro

foundly ignorant of
I you, fate of
a

its first of

principles."
is the has the descended

men

practical sense,
Behedin

certain

that religion

low, that
fit

its

priests are
to be

regarded by
in menial the it ?
a

as (laity) as

only
hold you

employed
to

services,such
and it

bring
house Do left

ing things
tasks suppose above
are

you What

from is such

bazaar,
I

doing
to

put

you. be

that

dried the

corpse and

will

long
you how from

ground by
at

fresh

critical minds
do you
not
see-

educating
are

college?
how

Nay,
it
:

they
and

already treating temples

much
:

how

they

abstain
'

visiting your
go

sullenlythey

make
:

kusti/
how
to

through
as

their
as

other

daily ceremonies
attention

they avoid,
the clubs driife

possible, every
:

prescribed ordinances
to

how

they
cards
:

are

gathering they
are

in

pegs

anfl evil

play
and

how

themselves by defiling
secret,
most
some even

associations, smoking

in

openly,
deluded
over

prating glibly
read in theorists ?
once

the

^cepticalsophistries they
written

have

European
Yes,
fra of

books,
"

by
truth

modern the

the

c*loud gathers
wood
a

the fire-altar, with the

grant doubt,
and the be

of

is wet

deadly

dews

pestilential vapour
some

fills the is raised before

Atash-Behram,
up among you,

unless
name

Regenerator
may, that

of Zoroaster

many

generations,,
of
an

known

only

as

of the

Founde*

extinct

Faith.
1

Ibid,p. 279.

14

In the

his

preface to
Dr. the
are

the

translation says but the

:

of the
"

Vendidad, Key
The the
to the

learned
is not the Veda

Darmesteter

The

Avesta and

Pahlavi,
two

Veda.
of
one

Avesta
same

echoes and both

and

voice, Vedas,
best
as

the

reflex

of
are

one

the the

same

thought
lexicon This he and

the the

therefore,

best

commentary
extreme

to

the of the
not

Avesta

".*

defines

the

view does that without But

Vedic

scholars, and
to

while,

he personally, he the

subscribe
cannot

them

entirely,
of the

yet

holds

we

comprehend perfectly
discoveries
nor

Avesta

utilisingthe
neither
nor

Vedic

pandits.
nor

Darmesteter,

Anquetil
William

Duperron,
Jones,
nor

Haug,

Spiegel, nor
work your has been eminent
nor

Sir
so

Rapp
into

(whose

perfectly
scholar

translated
Mr. K. R.

English by
nor

Pars!

Kama),
works

Koth,

any

philological
the
must true not

critic

whose
to

I haVe

read,

ha^

named

key
search within

Zoroaster's among the door the

doctrine.

For

it, we No,
Chaldean

dry

bones Kabalah the

of words.
"

it

hangs
secret

of the under it is

the of the

volume, where,

mask for

symbols
use

and the

mis
true

leading phrases,
searcher after

kept

of entire
so

arcane

knowledge.
friend best of of of the

The

system

of ceremonial that that it

a

which purifications,

in itself is

perfect

modern Zoroaster

Parsi,
was

mine,
Health moral

has

remarked

the

is, Officers,

seems

to

oie,

typical

purification
F. Max

The

Sacred
p. 26.

Books

of the East, edited

by Professor

Muller,

Vol.

IV,

16 have been
to

the

Himavat.

The
or

books

alleged by
His

to

in
man,

spiredby God,
have

delivered

angels
on

always,

believe, been
Avesta
on

delivered

mountains.
a

Zoroaster

got the

Ushidarina,
received
the
was

mountain of the

by
Law

the

river
on on

Daraga;1 Moses
a

tables

MounttSinai
Mount Hara

Muhammmed

given the
lived in

Koran the

;3and the Hindu

Muni the left no

Rshis

Himalayas. Sakya
received the

inspiredbooks, but,
of the
had Buddha-

although he
hood
in himself

illumination
a

under plains, years The

Bo-tree, he
in the power mineral

prepared
near

by

of austerities obstructive
even

mountains of foul
or

Rajagriha.

human, magnet students,

and animal, vegetable,

auras,

isms, has always

from
none

been

understood This

by
is the

occult
true

the remotest but initiated

to

times. and

reason

why
ever

consecrated the

priestshave

been

allowed The

step within
is not

precirctsof

the holiest a.ny

places.
known

custom

at all the

offspringof
is based the
:

feeling of
Mesmerists

selfish

exclusiveness,

but

upon modern

psycho-physiologicallaws.
and know Spiritualists
'

Even

this

and

the
'

at least, avoid latter, carefully

mixing magnetisms,
nature

which

always
of

hurt

sensitive

subject. All

is

compound
such
1

hence conflicting,

counterbalancingand
this there it not the could
contest

forces. equilibrating

Without

be

no

thing

as

stability. Is

of

Vendidad,

xlix.

Exodu8,f
Am.

xxxiv.

Oyc., Vol. xi,612.

17

and centrifugal earth orbit ? while and The the every law

attractions centripetal other of the orb of heaven is

a

that

keeps

our

revolving in
distinct
and of

its

universe is at

dualism
a com

creative when

energy
at

work,
the

pound
of

unism

rest.

And

personification
was

these

opposing

powers

by

Zoroaster

but

the

of a statement perfectlyscientific and philosophical of forces laws of this war The secret profound truth. Kabalah. Every neophyte are taught in the Chaldean who
sets

himself he

to

study

for Initiation
to

is

taught these by
and sides his
own

secrets, and

is made

prove

them

experiments, step by step, as ledge

open, of the increase.
or

his powers has

two

know
"

Zoroastrianism the

the Born the

patent, and
mind of the
new

concealed, or
seer,

secret.

of

Bactriaa

it

partakes of ppured
the

nature

primitive
of all

Iranian

national
was

religion
into it, lens

and from

of

the

that spirituality

Source the,

Truth, through
with

superb

of Zoroaster's The pers* of Parsis the

mind. have visible been fire.

charged
This is

being worship
false.
and

wholly
sun

They

face

the

as fire, they

also face

the

the sea,

because

in them of

they picture to
of all How the

themselves
which how of

the hidden

Light
the
name

Lights,Source
of Orrnazd.

Life,to
and

they give

well

beautifully
Fludd,

is this the

expressed in

writings
seventeenth

Robert

English Mystic

of the

century1:

See

Hargrave Jennings.
2

The

Rosicrucians,

p. 69.*

18

Regard
those looked hast upon

Fire,
it

then

with
ones

other with

soulless

incurious
as

eyes which

than thou

with hast Thou known.

the
"

most
or

ordinary thing.
thou
hast
never

forgottenwhat
are

it is

rather
it
...

Chemists
as

silent about discourse

Philosophers
constitution, or
is made
him
"

talk

of it

anatomists
the human

of the It
...

the
and

parts,
this

of

body.
it
.
.

for that
the

man

world,
would casketed

and add

is
.

greatly

like

is mean,
sum

they
of that

Bift is this all ?

"

Is this

body, thou body ? thine own lamp of the human ? machine thou Or, in the man unthinking world's fabric of this clay lamp (What a beautiful simile)burneth there not a Light ? Describe that, ye doctors of physics ! Think that this thing the goings of the Fire. Note
"

is bound of
all

up

in matter
:

chains. thou outside

Think and and

that world

He
are

is outside

things

and
and

that that

thy

only

the

thing-between

inside

are

both

iden

understand the supernatural truths ! tical, couldst thou tremble at it Reverence Fire, for its meaning, and the Magi turned, dreading, and, the face from Avert as it,
. . .

as

the

symbol,

bowed

askance
. . .

Wonder

no

longer
Per

then, if, rejected so long as an sians, and their Masters, the Magi

idolatry,the
"

ancient

concluding that they 'All' in this supernaturaUy magnificent element fell saw and of it the^ physical down worshipped it : making representationof the very truest, yet, in man's specula
"

tion, and
reason
"

in

his

philosophies
"

nay,

in

his

commonest

impossible
mind
or one

God.

And Pars! scholar

you, of

this your

is

the

language,
but of
an

not

'of

faith,
the

English
out

who

followed

shining path
and

marked like

by
the is
none

the
true

Chaldean

Magi,
of

obtained,

them,
Science

.meaning
vindicator Modern

$our mysteries.

Occult

the

of Zoroastrianism, and physical

and herself in science

there

is

other.
to

is blind

her She

self
cannot

laws spiritual

spiritual phenomena.
need of
a

guide, being

helping

19

hand

"

the

hand sage.

of the

Occultist

and

the

Heirophant
burn
not
morn

Chaldean Have

you your

thought why
altars ? it to go is of the the
a

the

Fire

is

kept

ever

ing

on

Why
out

is it ? and

Why
hidden.

may it each

the

priestsuffer ing
must

re-kindle

Ah the
"

! there flames from pyre,

great
one

secret

And

why
the

thousand
the

different

fires be

collected
funeral other

smithy,
?

burning-kiln,
and this

goldsmith's furnace, Why

all ? because

every

imaginable
of Fire the
cause

source

spiritual
which And the

element

pervades
of the

nature,

is its life and

soul,is

motion of

of its molecules

produces the phenomenon

fires like from
so

physical heat.
hearths universal
as are

all

these

thousand of the

collected,
one

many

fragments
which and the

into life,

sacrificial blaze
the

shall be collective

as perfectly possible

complete
See

type of
taken

the
to

Light

of

Ormazd.
the

precautions
the

gather only
separate
from
at

as or quintessence, spirit

it were, crude

of these coals but

flames. various flame

some

The

takes priest and

a

not

the
each
or

hearths he

furnaces bit of

and

pits:
from

lights

sulphur, a
substance
;

ball of cotton,

other

inflammable second
the
a

this blaze this

;
a

he

ignites a
;

quantity
a

of

fuel ; from and

a so on

third in

from
cases

third

fqurth,
in others

taking
flame,
the fire

some

ninth,

twentieth of been

until in the

the base

first grossness
use

of the it
was

defilement

to

which

put

has

purged only

away,

and

only the purest

essence

remains.

Then

20

is it fit to be

placed on
is not

the

altar of Ormazd.
to

And

even

then

the

flame

ready
as

be

the
a

type

of that

Eternal

Brightness :
which

it is

yet but

body
soul.

of earth When fire

ly flame, a body
your for who

lacks
at

its noblest

forefathers
the had and in dried four Indian
come

gathered
exiles, the
with them

Sanjan

to

lightthe

holy
from of

Dastur

Nairyosang,
his

Persia, gathered
the
a

people
him the

the the sandal

strangers

country
stone

about block

jungle.
wood

Upon
The in

is laid.

Four Grathas

priestsstand
are

at the

cardinal
their

points.
faces
to

intoned,
The

the

priestsbow
raises

reverential he the recites upper which

a

awe.

Dastur cal words space, the the When flames .shines

his eyes
:

heaven,
lo ! from

the

mysti
of

of power

and

world

descend

silvery tongues
and

of flame into

lap round
This is

fragrant wood,
this the is

it bursts

blaze.

missing spirit evoked

added is
to

by
the

the

Adept

Prometheus.

thousand

other

dancing

symbol
his that

and perfected,

the face of Ormazd

before

worshippers.
fire has years, you your hundred among upon

Lighted
been

thus

at

Sanjan,
for
more

historic
seven

kept
the

alive

than

and,

until another flames it be of fed

Nairyosang
the ambient

appears ether

to draw

altar, let

continuously.
This
ancient art

of

drawing
the

fire from and Kabiric

heaven

was

taught
Numa, Rome,

in who thus

the

Samothracian

Mysteries.
into of

introduced
kindled
a

Vestal
was

Mysteries
under the
care

fire which

21

consecrated

Vestal

Virgins,whose

duty
the
;

it was,

under it.

penalty of
It
was,
as

death

for

neglect,to constantlymaintain
Hermes the Germans

Schweigger shows,
of the ancient of torch of

fire,the

Elmesfire

lightening of
of Pan's

Cybele
the

the

Apollo;
helm the the of

the
;

re ".

altar,

fire-flame
in the

Pluto's

the

inextinguishable
Athene,
of
on

fire

temple
Athens
;

Grecian

the many

Acropolis of
different of which I

and

mystical fires
The the occult

worships
Science
was

and

symbols.
shared

science,
of the The
was

spoke, was
all first

by
in

Initiates world. and

Sacred

over

the

ancient

knowledge
thence northern vives
western

gained
Greece Even Indian

Chaldea,
to
more

spread through
countries. the rude my U.
sent

western

and
sur

to-day
tribes

the

Fire-cult
"

among

of Arizona

far

portion of
of the

native country, America.

S.
out
corner

Major
a me

Calhouif,

Army,

who

commanded
told

surveying party
that, in
those their that rude

by

our

remote

of found

government, the world, and

them

among* alight
the the

people,
Fire their of

he

keeping holy

Sacred

in their

or teocalis,

enclosures. in

Every morning
sacerdotal robes

priests go
their that

out, dressed
to

forefathers,

salute

rising
ised of his

sun,

in the and is not

hope

\Tontezuma, tfieirprom
The time
to*

Redeemer

Liberator, will appear.

coming
her Isis

foretold,but
pray,

from amd

generation
has shown

generation they wait, and

In
us

hope.
and
whenever

Unveiled, Madame

Blavatsky
however

that

this

heavenly Fire,

22

manifested,is
art

correlation and

of

the

Akasha, and
him this he
to

the

of the
attract

magician

priestenables
But in
to

develop
must

and

it down.1
"

do in

be

absolutelypure
And
aster

pure the

body,

thought,
which his
test

in

deed.
Zoro I

these

are

three

pillarsupon
of

erected

the

stately edifice
it its
a as a

religion.
of the merit

have of into

always
any
a

considered

great
can

religionthat
few words that its noble into
"

essence

be

compressed
Buddh

child

can

understand.
was

ism,

with

comprehensiveness,
seven

distilled

by

its Founder
to three

words;

Zoroastrianism, is
Hvarshta. I

reduced
A other

Humata, HulMa,
with the whom fact of

Parsi

gentleman,

conversed

the
no

day, explained

your

having

wonder-working priests at present by saying that none right,and living were enqugh. He was pure
until you will
never can

find such be

pure

celebrant,your 'religion
An

again

ensouled. ceremonies

impure

man

who made

"attempts the magical

mad of
or

is liable to be

destroyed.This

is a scientific that action

The 'law necessity. and reaction

are

nature, is, you

know,

equal.If,therefore,the operator pelsfrom

a

in the

Mysteries pro against

of feebleness

him self a current

of will-powerdirected
either because

certain

qbject, and
sound and Fire
as

l
r

Occult
Brahman Astral and

well

as

light emanate
Initiates make

from
a

'

Akasha
and

'

but

the be

true tween

Puddhist
and the
"

great distinction

Astral

Light.
and he

Occult knows

sounds that

heard his
own

seen

by
"

Yogi,
the

Muladharam

first of the
centre seat

six centres
name

lights are they proceed from of force taught in

means

Yoga

philosophy
or

"

The
the

whose

the say.

chief

foundation

basis

is

of 'Astral

Fire ',

"

they

24

with

decent

respect,
of the

any To
a

more

than

of

the
are

Nature-gods
but

Aryans.
of

their minds

these
or

the

childish

fancies

florid Persian

Aryan
for

imagination, begotten
a

in the
not
one

infancy
of

of

our

race,

good

reason,

too

these

spectacled
that about

pandits
there
us. are

has

the

least

practicalreason
and evil powers
to

to believe

such I
am

good
not

warring

But

afraid

say

to them

all in my in

individual, them;
this is
nay,

not

official, capacity
I hear

that

I do believe exist.

that you

actually
me,
a

know

they
man

And
in
a

why

western
on

taught
traditions knew the the

western

University

and

nursed that

the

of

modern about of of

civilisation, say
nature

Zoroaster

more

than

Tyndall does, more

Stewart,
or more

about about
more

laws

force

than

Balfour Darwin its

origin
the
or

species than
mind
;

Haeckel,

about

human Bain

and
so

than potentialities and

some

Ma/u$sley
other

and

did occult

Buddha
science.

ancient
man

in "proficients of the

Pshaw you

! have

Young
taken

Bombay
and
to

University,when
learned all your and
to

y'our

degree,
you, and real born go ask

professors can
recluse where which make the of the
to

rteach

the
to

hermit prove world-

the you

jungle
your been but
;

him of

begin
have learned

study
! Your
can

the

into

you you

professors can
teach you about

not wise,
those web

shell of Nature of the

but

silent

anct despised unravellers

can

tangled
lurks the

of existence that

evoke Three

for you centuries

the soul that before Christ

within

husk.

25

United
dominion millions several
mean

Kingdom
of

of

Persia
over
an

and
area

Media of
a

exercised
three
or

extending
square

four of

miles millions

and of

had

population
And do

hundred
me

people.

you have
"

to tell

that the Zoroastrian of this

enormous

could religion
mass

dominated

the minds twice the

of

people
"

nearly
could cultured

present population
the

of

India

and the
a

have

also

swayed
and it that ? I

religious thought
if it had
remnant not

of had

Greeks
in

Romans,
its poor

spirituallife completely
that ancient
men

of

to-day
put
your of the

lacks

tell you into

that

if you if you the you For

could had

life back this

it, and
age

holy

to show

ignorant
the of lack

proof
would the

of reality your

the old

Chaldean
over

wisdom,
world.
a

spread
age show of
are

religion all

is

dying spiritually

for want and have of for

religiontjiat can
of them
two
crores

just suck signs ;

western

people

become mediums.

and Spiritualists And

not

following the religion

Judaisjn,
see

lead

only

your*

is soulless. and

Hinduism,
are

Southern
so

Buddhism,
We

Christianity
the missionaries follow should

likewise. of who the

were
'

following
Jesus said
:

none

signs
heal
out

'

that his the

those

really

disciples they
sick, nor
dare

neither

rafise the
to

nor dead^, nor

give sight they

drink harm in
our

the
any

blind,

cast

devils,nor
faith
true

that

it will not

deadly thing Inhere are them.

but of

in
a

the.

few

wonder-workers of

time,

they

are

among the Sufis

the Lamaists

Tibet, the

Copts

Egypt,

26

and

Dervishes The has

of

Arabia

and of

other the
so

Muhammadan

countries.

great body
become
so

people

in

all
so

countries,
materialistic is like
a

sensual,
the

avaricious,

and

that faithless,
to the

moral

atmosphere
India under

wind pestilential whom of

we

Yozdathraigar (those
to

Adepts
the
name

have

made

known

BROTHERS).
of your Haoma you doubtless Haoma the is know.

The In the both

meaning
ninth
as a

Ya9na
God
"

of the Yazata
"

Avesta,
and his
as

spoken

of

plant or

juice

of the and
so

plant, which
is the Soma
of

is under of the

especial protection ;

Aitareya Brahmana.
came

At

the time
to
was

morning-dawn

Haoma As he

Zoroaster,

purifying the
asked him
:

fire and

recitingthe
art most

Grathas.

Zoroaster

Who,

man,

thou

?
in

Thou,
the whole

wh'o appearest to 'me as corporeal world, endued

immortal
me

the with

beautiful
1)wn

thine

lifer

majestic and
t

Then

answered

Haoma,
make

the

pure,

who

is far from

death.
Ask
me,

thou

Pure
same

one,

me

ready

for food.

Thus

in

the

line,is
as
a

Haoma

spoken
be

of in his

personified form
food.
Farther
on

and he

plant to
as

prepared for

is .described
moist

Victorious, golden,with
'

stalks.

This also

is the

sacred into lifted

a

Soma

of the This of him

Aryans
is that who

"

by

them

elevated

deity.
mind

wondrous
to-

juice which*
the

the

quaffed it
and made

splendours of

the

highest heavens,

him

27

commune

with
not

the

Gods.

It like

was

not

like stupefying

opium,
visions. and Its

maddening given
solemn

the

exhilarating, illuminating, the

It
was

hemp, but begetter of divine

in the

Indian

to the

candidate

Mysteries, by
the

drunk ancient

with
use

ceremonies

the Hierophant. fry memories

a

is still kept in your in the

Mobeds of bits had dried of

water

drinking
Haoma

Ya"na
in
over

ceremony,

decoction with

stalks, that have

root
a

been

pounded
and

pomegranate
thrice

mortar

afterwards

poured twigs
"

them. you
a

The bunch

Beresma of brass

among
"

by represented
of

wires

are

reminiscence all

the

divining-rods anciently
ceremonial
the fabled

used rod
or

by

of practitioners also

magic.

The

staff

was

given to
of the

gods of Mythology.
the
t

In the fifth book of

Odyssey, Jupiter, in
Hermes* says
:

Council

the

G-ods, bids
the
verse

to

go

upon

certain

mission, and

Forth "Then

sped taking
at

he his

....

staff,with
the
was

which

he

the

of eyelids

mortals Closes

will,and
of Hermes

at will,re-awakens. sleeper,
a

The of

rod

magic staff;so
that had

was

that
over

the healing JEsculapius, The Bible in the has

wand

power tQ the

disease.

many*references
contest in

magic
with ;"

rod, notably
the in in

story of the

of Moses

Egyptian Magicians
that the of the of

the presence

of Pharaoh rod
;

magical budding
Elisha's
The

of Aaron's
on

and the

laying

staff Hindu

the

'face of
of
our

dead

Shunamite

boy.

Gossain

day

28

carries

with

him has

bamboo

rod
to

having
him

seven

knots Guru

or

that joints, contains the All

been

given

by

his

and the the the

concentrated

magnetic will-power of
should stored be

Guru.

magic-rods
power may that be the

hollow,
in them. the

that In

magnetic
rods
"

Ya"na II.,note
in his hand

holding priest,

Baresma
'

the words, repeats constantly will of

"

I wish

'

properly, I
been

so

and sacred

so.

By
a

the

ceremony

of power

concentration

the
to

twigs
and with

magical
the

has
to

imparted
own

them,

help
the

of this the

fortifyhis
of the

the will-force, several

celebrant
:

seeks

attainment

his

good

desires

heavenly

Fire,
several In the

all good good Spirits, of

influences the Law

throughout
or

kingdoms
middle
use,
not

Nature,
of
to

and

WORD. in

ages

Europe, divining-rodswere
disQOver subterranean
of I
waters

general
and

only

springs, and
and
to

veins

metal, but
could prove

also
an

'fugitive
entire that this

thieves "lecture

murderers. this is

devote
to
one.

subject and
a

you In

phenomenon
Gould's
found the my
to

scientific strictly

Baringwill be trials of forbids

Curious

Myths
of this

of
the

the

Middle of which rods Cornish

Ages
these time
are

highly interestingaccounts mystical quoting.

power To rods the

'day

employed
carry The

discover of of

springs, and

the wood

miners caps.

sprigs
author

hazel^
or

other

in their while
to record

the

work he is is

named, obliged

ascribing the
principally
to

strange
to

results

the

imagination,

yet constrained

add

that,

29

"The

powers that

of
we

Nature
must

are

so

mysterious
in

and

in

scrutable under

be

cautious the

limiting them,
of the

abnormal And many

conditions, to
in this he

ordinary laws
up

experience." experience of
different We Word have
or

is backed

by

generationsof witnesses,in
the

many

countries. mentioned in the there

invocation of the divine

All the ancient Word author

Name that

Ya9na.
is the
a

ities affirm

certain

of Power all

by
the

pronouncing
forces of Nature One Rabbi had authors. called
"

which
to

Adept

subjugates
author of of

his will. the latest

It is mentioned is the

by
a

many

of

book

Jeshiia, who,

speaking
to

Jesus, says,

He

perhaps endeavoured
the

employ magic arts,

of the Name effect rendered

and

to bewitch

Council

by

invocation
were

through
ive. used
m

which

all incantations the the

Among
to

Aryans,

the

Agnihotra
and,

priest
re

prepare

sacrificial wood
the

upon fire

citingthe Agni
would

appropriate Mantra,
descend
smites the It and kindle fiends

heavenly
In the

of

it. the

Avesta,.

Zoroaster
of the

with

spiritual power
saint- militant,

Word.2

repelling force
asks

representshim as a In Fargard by force.

how the
woman,

xi, Zoroaster
the house, the

Ahura-Mazda

he

shall

purge the the

the water, fire, ful the

1

earth, the.cow,
the stars,

tree, the faith

moon,

man

and

the sun,
.

boundless
p.

light,and

all

good things.

143. Ixxvii.

Darmesteter,

30

Ahura
Thou,

Mazda
shalt

answers

chant

the shall

cleansingwords,
be the

and

the

house

shall be clean, clean

So thou words
;

fire, etc.

shalt say these fiend-smitingand most healing the thou shalt chant Ahunavairya five times, etc.
are

Then ferent

given
of

various

words

to

employ
the his

for
one

dif
most

acts
"

cleajising.But
Name which Oracles is not is it written
ever

the WORD in
"

potent
upon

the the

Proclus says,

treatise into
can

Chaldean
"

rushes Nor

the it the

infinite be

worlds,
nor

there.1

written,
nor,

pronounced
known all words

above

breath,

indeed,

is its nature

except

to the
as

highest Initiates.
charms and
a

The

efficacyof
in what power it
as

used call

lies spells latent

the

Aryans
in
to

the

Vach,

certain
may

resident the power

Akasha.
set

Physically we
certain measured

describe

up

vibrations,

not

in the

grosser

atmo

spheric particles,whose
sound,
heat and Force

^undulations beget
in the of No latent which words

light,

but electricity, about the

^Spiritual
modern whatever who hesi in the power
a an as

Principleor
'science knows
have is the

nature

scarcelyanything.
from all
moment
;

unless slightest efficacy

uttered

by one'
doubt
or

perfectlyfree
;

weakening wholly
has
a

tancy

who of

is for the

absorbed

thought
of will

uttering them
makes

and

cultivated from is the

a

which

h'im send

out

himself in fact heart

word

conquering impulse.
''incantation, and
1

Spoken

prayer

when
the WORD it.

spoken by
or

Though

properly
sense

"

the

NAME

is neither

nor

name

in the

we

give

32

The meditators He found the

The

desire
;

to

know

Thy being
there
;

is also

the

life of

the

who

found

that

is

nothing
of

but

Thee

has

final knowledge
Mobed is the

teacher

Thy

truth,

and

the

world

school.

But droner
a

this Mobed of Gathas he

was

was

not

mere

errand-runner,

or

without perfunctorily

understanding
So

word ideal

saying,

but

real

Mobed. ha

high
to,

an

of human

had perfectibility is said had

to

to live up

that tion and

son

Cambyses
of had and
a

have

commanded himself the chair

to

the be

execu

priestwho
his skin
successor

allowed
over

bribed

stretched
sat

in which

his

in his
"

judicial capacity.1
from the Persian says

Mobed
and the and

is derived
means
a

from
true

Mogbed

Mog,
that

priest.

Ennernoser

truly
in

renowned the

wisdom

of the

Magi
"

Persia, Media,
also the

neighbouring countries,
of

contained

secret
were

teachings only

philosophy and
to

the

sciences, which
were

communicated
between

who priests, and

man,

regarded
as

as

mediators
on

God

and

such,

and
"

account

of their knowledge, were

a

highly respectecj.
what the

The

priestsof
them

people
be.

are

exactly

people

require
blame you. you
more

to

Remember for the what

state

that,
of
are

and friends,

yourselves only
You have

religion among
entitled
to.

just
were

you pure,

If

yourselves

more

more

spiritual and
be
so.

religious,your
Magic",I., 2.

priesthood

would

You

^Hist

33

are

merchants,

not

but idolaters, in

"

as

Professor

Monier

William

pithily remarks 1881)

"

the

Nineteenth

Century
The the

(March
hideous

worshippers of
"

the with

solid rupee.

genuine Parsi, he jects.

stone,
He
to

says,

turns

disgustfrom
Hindu of wood

idolatrypracticed by
offers
monstrous
no

his
to

fellow-sub and

homage

blocks

many-headed
four-armed the before of

images, grotesque
deities of fortune. which in her

symbols
But he

of

good luck, or
down

bows the

silver has

image
set

Victoria
Indian And

Empress
"

India,

up

dominions.

this,according
In his ecstatic him

to

Zoroastrianism, is
of the

crime

as

great.
shown and of
saw

vision

symbolical scenes
for the Viraf
,

by

the

angel Serosh-Yazata
of his
at

warning
purest

encouragement

Ardai people,
court

the

Magician Priests
the is
"

the

of Ardeshir the soul of

a

Babiigan,
covetous

which state to, pitiable

miser

reduced
since
"

after he

death.

The take

poor
not
a

wretch,
dime

penniless
with him

could
buried pure

his his

heart
once

with
nature
to

his

savagely-loved
corrupted
and
"

treasures,

deforced"moved
"

saw

and with from this

profoundestpity. I and trembling, in fear it says he, "creep along sweeping along, loaded came presently a wind it were as Vapours, even the most pestilential
the Seer the wind

boundaries

of
a

hell

In
....

the

midst

of

appeared
....

form

of

the most soul

demoniacal

appearance
escape but

The in

terrified
the

attempts

to

vain;

awful

vengeful shape by

34

voice
in "I and thus
nocent

and

power

roots

him

to

the

spot. be,
and

He

enquires

trembling
am

accents

who

it may

is answered:

your
now

genius" (thatis,his spiritual counterpart

his

mastering destiny) by
this your crimes
. . .

"

and

have you

become
were

deformed
I
was

whilst have you and

in in
no

hamisome.

You
;

laid

provisionsfor
did
no no

long journey
riches
...

were

rich

but did

good
whose

with

your

not

only

but prevented,by good yourself, inclinations often ? To you The the led them
'

your
to

evil do

example,
;

those you

good Say

and of

have

mentally said,
me

When arrive'."

is the

day

judgment
a

it will

never

it is
an

vision, if
truth.
on

will, yet

neverthless of the
more or

it mirrors silver

awful Victoria
the

worship Rupee
is
even

image

of

degrading
Hari
;

than

Hindu's

worship by

of Granesha
a

for

he,

at

least, is animated

pious though^,, whereas defilinghimself

with

the the

greedy money-getter
filth of selfishness.
'

is but

The

Pars!
to

community
Gone forefathers

is

already half-way along

is the up

the

road made rather

apostacy.

fieryenthusiasm supported
that gave

t'hat

your than
a

give

everything they prized

them of the sterile mountains
;

repudiate their
whole pr

faith ; that in

during
Khurasan them "fter Khan.
1

century
the exile with it.was

outlying
at

deserts and

comforted them

in the

their battle

Sanjan,

hope
Aluf

their

hereditary

enemy

Formerly,
Virdf Nameh,

first and religion Pope,

p.

Rupee last;
56.

Ardai

by Captain J. A.

35

now

it is
a

Rupee

first and

everything
one

else after it. See your and

I,

stranger, point with

your annual festivals Rs.
;

finger to
of

palatial
your of lakhs wretched of the

bungalows,
ostentatious money
at

gorgeous

equipages,
twelve
to

squandering
with the

other

the

subscription of
Rahanumai

16,000
Sabha

towards
"

the

support

Mazdiyasna
of your

for good society your

own

promotion
and of of Khetwadi and the look and do

religionamong
to

children,

Rs.

10,000
! The
in

the

orthodox
"

Pars!

Society
cannot

proverb
instance
to

says,

Figures
did
not.

lie,"
wanted
should show you

this
test

they
to

If

best
at

apply
of your

your

zeal, I religious
vain what
its

the

sum

expenditures for
as

sensual
the
to the

enjoyment,
maintenance
sort

compared
your you

with

for

of

religionin
tolerate

purity;and priests.
holds
converse

of conduct mirror
;

in your

That* before with

is

the you

that your in is

impartial justice
own

u""

behold

image,

and

your but

conscience conscience
or

your

private mo
the

ments
"

What of divine

in personified

maid

beauty

fiendish

accord ugliness,"

ing asthe good

and who You of
1

soul that bad

approaches the
* "

Chinvad

bridge was

or

in life ?

She the

the

well-shapen,strong
at her

tall-formed maid, with

can

dogs

sides, one

distinguish
.

and
.

is of tell

have

asked
I

me

to

high understanding." the spirit about you

the
to trjith

your
Yasht

religion.
xxii.

have

only

tell" the

'

Vendidad,

Fargard xix.

36

exact

truth,
are

without

fear

or

favour.

And

repeat,

you tion.

already half-way
You have

towards money
to

religious repudia
in the niche of
out

already

set

faith ; it of doors. weary

only
For

remains

for you

throw

the

latter

hypocrisy
even

will not

last for
a

ever.

Men
no

of

paying
that

to lip-service
can

religionthey
can

longer respect.
not

You

deceive
at

yourselves,you bridge.
Let

deceive
more

maiden

the

three

or

four the

generationsof scepticsbe passed through

mint of the

educational
of time your

college;
when will
as a

and it

let
now

the is ; the
a

teaching
and the

religion be neglected as
come

will have heart that and

it will be dare

only

occasional
TMazdean. choose of the
:

brave Let

that stand

call himself if you

prophecy
the will it be the last

it is one, human
race.

it is based A black

upon page

experience
indeed,

in the of the

record
once

of human

events, when
faith of

vestiges
s^hall be fire

splendid
it, the
from the

Zoroaster of the

blotted
that

from

last

spark

heavenly

shone be

Chaldean
the
not

watch-towers
more

of the that last of

Sages

And extinguished. shall be the the

f

so, when

extinction
nor

caused,

by the
its

sword

tyranny

by by

crafty scheming
worldliness those down
to

of civil

administrators,

but

of the

own

hereditary
torch had who

custodians been

whom

lighted
and

handed
the

through

the ages,
waters

dropped

'itinto
Time the

quenching
me

black into
as

of Materialism.

fails

to

enter

detailed
I

explanation of might
"

Zoroastrian

symbols

perhaps

though

37 I
am certainly

not able to do the

full justice. subject

The
ren course

sudra
at

and

kusti with which and

you invest your child

the age of six years

a

three months pass have

have

of

magical significance. They

of the .Dastur who
as we

through
seen was

the

hands

formerly an Initiate,and he imparted to converted them magnetic propertieswhich talismans againstevil influences. After that
formula
of prayers and incantations is

them into
a

set

regularly for the whole life. The wearer's thoughts prescribed directed towards the talismanic objects constant are ly and, when the faith is present,his or her will-power, or magnetic aura, is at such time infused into them. This is the secret of all talismans ; the object worn, have no innate protective whatever it may be, need
property,for
or

that

can an

bit of pape?,

by
the

given to Adept. Those

"

be

any

rag,

or

stone,
have the the

of you who that from

read the Christian

Bible will remember

body
sick

of Paul

Apostle,
or

were

brought unto
and the
went spirits

handkerchiefs

aprons, the evil

diseases
out

departedfrom
them 'V A

them,

and

of

In the Ahuramazda-Yasht
"

of the Khordeh-

standing by day and night, girtwith the Aiwyaonor or standing, sitting, sitting, hana (kusti) or drawing off the AiwyaonhtJna.
vesta, it is written

Going
of the

house, goingforwards out, going forwards out of the region, confederacy,

forwards
a

out of the

coming
1

into

region.

Acts xix, 12.

38

Such

man

the

points of
will
not

the

Drukhs-souled,
in

proceed
or

ing

from
not

Aeshma,
the missiles

injure
the

that
not

day

that
not

night,
clubs
;

slings,not
will not

arrows,

knives,

the

penetrate
are

and

he be

injured.1
every

Similar

protective talismans
new

given by
and ablutions
"

Adept
The survival thic
a

to each
use

pupil.
for libations
"

of

Nir"ng
ancient

is my

of

very

probably pre-Iranian nothing

in the

conceptions.There
or

is

fluid itself of

character, but a magical purificatory magical formulas, property is given to it by ceremonial

disinfectant
as a

glass of

common

water

may

be

converted

into

valuable in his

medicine left hand his and

by

mesmeriser,
circular

holding
passes
over

it

making

it with
"

right.
storm

The dark of

floods in
as

that it
were

cleanse

the

sky
in

of
a

the class animal

fiends

described
o" the the
a

myths
in the above do

the*

urine As

gigantic
from the from

heavens. drive from the

man

floods

.the god,
him the

bull
so
'

away here

fiend
;

they
free fiend

below
'

they njake
the
. . .

from

death-demon

(franasu),and
0

death

flies away
f

hell-wards, pursued ky
Perish
to

fiend-smiting spell:
never more

Thou,
the that but

Drug
is

to

give
' "2

over

Death be

livingworld
there I have is
a more

of

the valid

good Spirit!
reason

It may
use an

for the it. fhat

p.

of

Nirang,

not

yet

discovered
*
.

occult

property
Eng. Ed.

imparted to

Haug's Ave"a,
Nineteenth

24, Khordeh-Avesta,

of 1864.

Century, January, 1881,

p. 176.

40

trashy residuum, jewel

kind in of the these

that of
a

he

likened

them

to

the

fabled

head

toad. filthy
to

It is

reallyvery
there is in puerility

white

Pandits

admit and !
must
a

that

anything
the old

whatever

except
Give each I

rottennes
a

religions.
has from

statue

In been

what

be5ii said the

have,

you

remember,
I have

speaking
my

standpoint of
my

Parsi.

tried to sink

personalityand
the
moment

personal religious
put myself in
the
your

preferences place.
That

for

and

is the

cardinal
no

policyof
of

Theosophical
its motto

Society.
to

It has

itself

sectarian
man.

basis,but
It
was

is the Universal

Brotherhood

organised
one,
are

bring

to

lightthe long
archaic

buried

truths

of not

but of

of all the world's all

religions.
faiths and them. For

Its members It has sake been

respectable castes, all

among their

races.

many

Parsis intelligent and I

the has
one

of them

thils lecture co-religionists,

most

given.
or

have

tried other

earnestlyto
to
come

induce and

of them you

.some
no

Parsi

forward

show

that

religion has
I

profounder truths, deeper spiritual

under its familiar

truths, concealed
That for
am

mask,

than

yours.

the

incompetent though willingspokesman Yozdathraigar spoken truth,

have if I is your

the If

ancient I have

fault, not

mine.
new

if I have any

suggested
reward

thoughts,

given
the

encouragement
my

^tothe pious or
is

pleasure to
"

learned,
Riches in

ample.
"

Yatha be

Ahu

Vairyo
to him

"

"

The works

of Yohumano this world for

shall

given

who

4L Mazda ..." ye is the

promise
and

of the

Avesta

Bear and

it in her

mind,

Mazdeans,
the

remember

the maiden I say this

dogs by
my
to

Chinvad
in
as

Bridge.
our

to especially

Pars!

Brothers
to

for Society, elder

to to

I have

the
As

right
Parsls

speak
have
are

them
a

an

his

junior.

they
who

paramount

duty
their

their for

co-religionists,
of the embraces
we

retrograding morally
As

want

pure all in the

:

light.
their
one

Theosophists
of valuable the
a

interest creed.

fellowmen
of the most

whatever of

For

read for

all
or

the School

books

thoughtful Pars!
The The world binder is

Ddbistan
full of book the the
. .

of

Manners

book

of which
and it

knowledge and of justice, is destiny, and the binding

;

the The

beginning
future of

end

is

law, and
.

the leaves

are

the

religious persuasions
For three years
we

have

been

preaching

this idea

of
in ed

mutual

toleration Some
ear.

and* Universal have

Bro'therhood here
more

Bombay.
a

but listened, have

have
worse we
"

turn

deaf

Nay, they
calumnies in
a

done

they
were

hav.e spread
made
to

lies and
to you

about

us, until

appear
at

false

light.
dark

But

the tide is

turning
in is
our

last,and
It If honest you
to

public sympathy
has you been
can
a

is

slowly rising
us

favour. sunrise.
us

night for
a

it

now

see

good

motive

be

hind

and

an

purpose

to
as

do

good1by spread
have
can

ing
be
1

truth

will

not

join us,
us

you
:

other

so

and cieties, of

help

make

strong
you
to

"We

perhaps something

service
xxi.

in

aiding

lear.n

Fargard

42

more

than As
to

you I be said

know

about

the

of spirit
are

Zoroastrian-

ism.
secrets

before,
from

there

many

important
in Armenia.

extracted
be

ancient

MSS.

Perhaps they may

send
some

got

at if you

will Pars!

jointogether and
scholars
to

thoroughly competent
in with co-opevation how the Christians

make

the search

the Tiflis have

Archasological
Pales in the

Society. See
tine

organiseda
for

Exploration Society to
of

search found

anything

shape
Bible.

proof that
years

can

be

to corroborate

their and

For

they

have

kept

engineers

at archaeologists

work. you
mean

Is your
to

less important religion

on

to you

? Or

do

sit

your
to

guineas

until

the fires have

last old MSS.

or

has

been

burnt

kindle
sweets

Armenian

torn

to

wrap

medicines utilised in

and India members

in,

as

seen

Bibles Borahs ?

and
i

Ceylon
over

by
the the in

heathen
most

One

of

our

went

important ground
of Soorb three
one.

f"w

months

"go.
there there old

At
were

monastery
1877 but

Ovanness

in Armenia
now

: superannuated priests

remains

The up
as

"

libraryof
paper
no

books in

and every
are

manuscripts
of the
over

heaped
the of
a

waste

corner

pillar-cells, tempting
"

Kurd, and,
"

scattered*
the I

rooms,

he and

says
a

For

consideration

dagger

few

silver him
"

abazes

got

several
Now
.

preciousmanuscripts from
does
not

(the old priest)

thro the

this

suggest
of
our

to you

that

ugh help

the

friendly

intermediation

and Society, be a.ble

to

of Madame

Blavatsky,
1

you

may

secure

exceptional

See

The

Theonophist^uly,1881.

43

advantages
do
own.

in

the

matter

of

and archaeological

philo
? We

sophicalresearch
not

connected
to

with for the with

our

Zoroastrianism

ask

you

join us
out

benefit, but
upon

for yonr it
or

1 have you

thrown

idea ; act ParsI

not

as

choose.
the ParsT

Beaten
to

children's

shoes nautch

ought
or

be

who unless his

next

gives a gaudy
has allow

wedding
as

tamasha

he
means

previously sub
to
a

scribed the I

as liberally

fund

for

promotion
told
you

of his in

religion.
that this

commencing
been

subject of
In
to

the

spiritof Zoroastrianism
my the
any

is limitless.

consulting
choose troubled facts from

authorities abundance lack of

I have of it.

perplexed
few

material, rather
There
are
a

than
more

by
I

that

would

like to

mention in the the

before Book

closing. of Dynasties
the Anointed is the
l

Abul Zoroaster
the the Word should of that

Pharaj,

states

that of

taught
(the
'

Persians

manifestation

Wisdom Persian

Lord's

Son,

or

Logos, Virgin
birth would would

Honovar

').This
He

livingmanifested
a

of deific Wisdom. conceive future and the

see

predictedthat
and that
at

immaculately,
messenger
at
a

the

six-pointed

star

appear appear you

shine

noon-day.
a

In its centre This six

figure

of

Virgin.
the the six

pointedstar
Theosophical
Astral emblem

engraved
In the and

on

seal of the

Society.
Light
of
1

Kabalah the The

Virgin

is the the

or

Akasha

pointedistar
or

the ii, p.

macrocosm.

Logos

Sosios,h to be born

54.

44

means

the
'

secret

knowledge
'.
were

or

science hand

which of the

reveals

the

Wisdom

of God

Into

the

Prophet

Messenger, Zoroaster,
act
as

delivered

many

The gifts.

of the

the filling Mobed

censer

did
to

in

from fire ancient days,

with

the sacred
was

altar,

symbolical
of

of

imparting
truth. God the
so

"h,e the

worshippers, the
GUa,
Krshna altar.
or
"

knowledge
the Fire

divine that I
am

In

informs I
am

Arjuna
;

is in the Sacrifice." called

fire of the The

Flamens,

Etruscan

priests,
to

were

because the took

they
hint.

were

supposed
The scarlet the

be and of

illuminated
the the

by

tongues of Fire
the
1

(Holy Ghost)
robe

Christians Roman Fire. In

Catholic
an

cardinal

symbolises
'MSS.,
Golden of the

heaven is the

ly

ancient
or

Irish he

Zoroaster Hand
"

called hand

Airgiod-Lamh
which received called*

and

scattered the

celestial

fire.2 He
new

is also

Mogh
who

Naudhit,

Magus
was

of the
one

ordinance, or dispensation.
first reformers which six he had
or

Zoroaster

of the that the

taught

the his

people

portionof

learned

at

initiation, namely,
successive

periods
world.

gdhambars
The first is
was

in the

evolution

of the the

Maedyozarem,
;

that in'which

heavenly canopy
in

formed collected the

the

second, Maedyoformed
were

shahem,
steamy

which from the

the

moisture
waters

the

clouds

which

finally
the earth

precipitated ;
'became
1

third,Paetishahem
out

when

consolidated
ii.

of

primeval

cosmic

atoms,

Acts

Ousley's Oriental

I. Collections,

303.

45

the

fourth, lyathrem
the

in

^^"lnch earth

gave

birth the

to

vegetation ; slowly
evolved

fifth, Maediyarem
into animal the lower
"

when

latter

life ; the animals

come

sixth,Hamesculminated in of
a

pithamaedem,
man.

when

The

seventh
"

period

to

at

the

end

certain
of the
sun
1

cycle
Persian
our
'

is

prefigured
seated

in ths
on a

promised coming
horse
:

Messiah,

when

the the

of

solar will you

system will be extinguished and

In the

pralaya
St.

begin.

Christian

Apocalypse
awaits celestial

of

John

will find the and

Persian the

symbolical pro
Hindu the

phecy closely copied ;

the White Vishnu.

Aryan

coming
Horse The

of

his Kalaki
come

Avatar, when

will

in the of the

heavens, bestridden
Sun

by

horses

figure in
Par sis

all other

religions.
There older than exists among the Persian
a

volume Its title

a

Zoroastrian the-"present

writings.
It is with

is Javidan
on

Khirad,

or

Eternal

Wisdom. of

work

the

practical philosophy
mentions Persarum.
races

Magic,
four

natural the'

explanations. Hyde
Eeligo
'

it in his The

prefaceto

Veterum
are

Zoroastrian

Ages

'

the four the

of

men"

the black, the russet, four

castes

the

yellow,

white.

The

of Maim show

are

allegedto
same

have
in

and this, typified their four white

orders

the Chinese of

the in

idea

clothed priests,
St. John of his
as sees

black, red, yellow and

same

robes.

these

colours

in the

symbolic horses

Revelations
poss

he Speaking of Zoroaster, whom essed knowledge of all the sciences

admits

having

and

then philosophy

46

in the
cave

world, the

Rev.
so

Oliver
much

gives an
is said

account

of the

temple

of which

in Zoroastrian
to
a

literature.
cave or

"retired "Zoroaster," he writes,

in the
a

circular he

grotto

mountains

of Bokhara

which and

ornamented
nomical Here in ages
a

with

profusion of symbolical
to

astro

decoration, consecrating it
the
sun was

Methr-Az.
. . . . . .

represented by

splendid gem
and
.
.

conspicuous
of the world

parfc of the roof

were

the
so

four many

represented by
and iron.1 and
"

globes of gold, silver,brass

And leaders you
on more
now

gentlemen
the

"

orthodox

heterodox
a

"

among

Pars!

community
before
we

word In

with three

practical matters
I shall leave of my accidents

part.
a

days
and

Bombay
to

on

long journey
we are

the

travel,
ever

which you

all I

liable,may
pray has he you
to
never

prevent

addressing
to
none

again.
friend

theVefore, to
a

listen is
a

what the of

""*

sincere

say,

friend you

who for

less one* in that your money for

asked
never

pice

and 'himself, I this have time

will. among been with I have with you for three years.
terms
most

lived
I have

During
tff con intelli in
some

associatingon
some

fidential

intimacy
men.

of

your them
our

gent young
cases,

admitted into

and,

wives theii*,

them,

Society.

Thus learn

1 have the in
1

perhaps
of of need

had
your
an

exceptionalopportunitiesto people and religion. organised, unselfish

9.

real state
sore

I find both

and

persistent

History of Initiation, p.

48

There you. you

are

is

fatal
are

inactivity growing
you
not

apace

among
were;

Not
not
out

only
the

the

religionists you
You very
are

old-time

merchants.
and it is not door
to

being
of

elbowed
to
see

of commerce,
sons

uncommon

your

going

from

door

in search

employment
rupees culation stead Indian per

at

salaries of from
with F.E.A.
as

to seventy-five fifty

month,
or

their and

pockets
B.A..

full of Matri And in of

papers

diplomas.

of your trade

being
and

in the

olden you

time, the kings

are

commerce,

jostledby

suc

cessful
have effort

Bhattias,Borahs, Maimans,
fortunes.
a

and

Kkojahs
no

who

accumulated
to

You

are

making
of the

proper your
re

impart
hence

practical knowledge
tenets
to

ligious principlesand generation ;

very and coming sceptics

educated
are

rising

naturally they They

"

largely be
as

infidels.

do not the

yet actual
for that has

en ly despisetheir religion

TI^LSSB
on

tjme
of your

not

quite arrived
them its have

but,

account

neglect to
One

show
'

sublimityand
reached would the be

make

them

deeply respect

it, they
necessary translated
notes to to

stage of indifference.
to

step

have and

your

prayer-tooks
foot

into the

Vernacular
text

English, wkh

explain the
the

and

commentaries especially of
worse

show

reconciliation science. It is

Mazdean than
to

philosophy
useless
"

with

modern

it is

highly injurious to
"'

one's

faith

"

patter off prayers

the
not

in

an

unknown
to

tongue,
be

encouraging
one

hypocrisy
the food have

of
at

pretending
hand
for
a

pious while

has I

single pious thought.

watched

49

both
and
to

Priests

and and

Behedin
seen more

at

their that

prayers,
not

morning" attending*

evening
the business you wish

were

in hand
to

than your

that

were.

If sides

revive

religion, you

should, be
archaeo
a

organising the exploring expeditionsand

I also previouslyspoke "af, who would it be be able
rear

logicalsurveys
of it Pars!

class

preachers
and
men

to

expound
and and

thoroughly

maintain should

against all highly

and

critics

enemies.
versed in

These

educated and
"

Samskrt, Zend, Pahalvi, Persian

know Mr.

English.
like my literature

Some honoured

should

German
Kama.

French
western

friend be
to

"With Some
a

they should
oratory
theme.
so as

familiar.

should

be

taught
sacred

expound
also the

in be

popular stylethe
to

It

might

well

found
to

travelling
be

scholarships,as
stricter

Europeans
students.

have,

given by

to

mervtorious especially
A your many
nor

moral who

example
have,
as

should

be

set

you

to

youth,
cases

I said

above,
do
not

fallen

in too

into evil ways.

as

They
to

regard truth/
of

'show
As

much

respect

elders., as formerly.
of have the been

'your

understanding
decreased,
you

Spirit

your
more

religion has
and
more

growing

superstitious ; essentials are exaggerated non-essentials given an

Finally, thorough
need
to

neglected,and
consequence.
needs than
a

and

chiefly, the
the

priestlyclass
are

reformation.

There

,more

you1
the is

perform

offices, of

religion,and
their influence

profession being

over-crowded,

50

continuallydecreasing and gentleman

as once

they
to

have
me,

come, to be

as

Pars! upon
must

remarked
"

looked which
more

licensed

beggars

state

of

things
Dasturs

certainlygrieve your
any
one

reallylearned

than

else.

The

foregoing ihoughts
deference
in them. I have Pars! the and view in of Before taken the

are

submitted

to you

with

great

the the

hope

that

they
them

will be which in this

most

pardoned
prompts
discourse

kindly
of

interest

embodying
counsel that you
one

of my

respected
as

friends, so
views you, of
as one

may
own

regard

them

in And

fact
now

of your final of

community.
crisis has upon, for

I ask when he

word,

if the

not

arrived sake the of all voice

"

each holds

you

is called be up

the

sacred, to

and

doing.
whispers
the Must ?

Shall
to

of

Chaldean
be

Fathers,
h^ard

which ?

you

across

the ages, and

in vayi be

Shall

example
the memory i^hall

of Zoroaster of your
never

others

forgotten *
be

hero-forefathers
more

dishonoured you
a

there

arise

among the

Dastur flame "Is the

Nairyosang
from favour the
azure

Dhaval vault

to draw

down

celestial

upon

your
no

Temple-altar ?
a

of
to to

Ahura-Mazda strive for and

longer
deserve ? the

boon The Jotir

precious
Hindu Math than
snow

enough grims
Badrinath

to

pil
at

the Temple-slirine of
affirm that
some,
seen more

favoured
amid the

the and the

"

*est, have
ice of

sometimes

far up
a

Mount

Davalagiri,
Mahatmas

Himalayan
"

peak,
of Rshis

venerable

figures of

perhaps

I
J
who 51

keep their ward

and wait the

and
time

watch

over

the fallen

Aryan
So too is

faith
our a cave

for its resusciation. writes

:

Brother
up
near

in Armenia travelling the

crest

"there
at

of

where Allah-Dag,1
at

each
a

setting of
The

the

sun,

appears
a

the

cave's

mouth

stately figureholding

book

of

recprdsin

his hands/'

people say that this is Mathan, whose Magian priests; body diedsome
His

last of the

great
the vain ?

sixteen centuries from thence

ugo.

anxious

shade

watches

fate of Zoroaster's faith. And Is he

to
see

shall he stand in
for want of of hour

that ? Ye
ere

faith die out

sons

spiritual
Rustam,
is here
;

refreshment rouse!
where

of

Sohrab

and

Awake
are

it is too ?

late ! The

the

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