ᛟThe Old Ways

🔥  The Zoroastrian Path

Zoroastrian Rituals

6 complete rites — materials, words, and step-by-step instructions, each rooted in the primary sources.

devotional ritual

Atash Nyayesh — The Litany of Fire

A Daily Practice of Sacred Fire — The daily fire ritual is the heartbeat of Zoroastrian practice. Facing fire (or light), the devotee prays,…

morning prayer

Dawn Salutation — Hailing the Light of Mithra

A Morning Prayer to Mithra and Ahura Mazda — Mithra, the yazata of light, covenants, and the sun, is said to rise before the sun itself — sc…

ancestor rite

Honoring the Fravashis -- Ancestor Guardian Spirits

A Practice of Remembrance for the Righteous Dead — The Fravashis (Avestan: Fravashi, Pahlavi: Fravahr, the winged symbol of Zoroastrianism) …

meditation

Meditation on the Amesha Spentas

Contemplating the Seven Divine Emanations of Ahura Mazda — The Amesha Spentas ('Holy Immortals') are the seven great emanations of Ahura Maz…

daily practice

Padyab-Kusti -- The Sacred Cord Ritual

The Fundamental Daily Practice of Zoroastrianism — The Padyab-Kusti is the most fundamental daily practice in Zoroastrianism -- the ritual w…

The Five Gehs -- Daily Prayer Watches

Sanctifying the Day Through Five Sacred Hours — The Zoroastrian day is divided into five gehs (watches), each presided over by a different d…