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HENRY CORB

Spiritual Body

andCelestal Eath

From Mazdean Ira o Sh 'e Iran

NANCY ARON

B O L L I N G E N S E R I E S X C I : 2

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It is a og timad we shll sy tis again elowsnce west phiosophy, lt us cal it ocia phosophy," drawn aong int a of t positiv scinces, has admitte ony two sourcso Knowlge (Coe) Tee is sense peceptio whic givs

th ata w cal empiica. And the are th cocepts of ndrstaing (enen) th word o the ws governing hesmpirica data. Certainy, Phenoenlogy has moded and overtaen tis simpicatory epistemoogy (osooe) Yet the factemais that etween the sense erceions and the intitons rcatgoies o th tellect there has reained a vid. That whichougt to ave taen its place between the two, and whic in oter

tims a pacs did occupy tis ntermedat spce, that is to sayte Actve Imanatio, has been eft to the poets. Te vey tingtat a ationa and reasnbescentic hlosophy cannot envisage is tat ths Activ magnatn n n (one oght to syte agent maginaton" n the way that medea philosophyspoke of"inecus gens) houd ve ts ow notic o cognite nctn, tht s t y es cce t regn and

aty of Bing whch witht tht fncton remns csed andfobide to us. or suc a scence it ws ndestood tht theagination secretes nothng but the imainary, that is, the unreal, the myhc, te marvellos, the ce, etc.

On this account thr reans n hpe of recoverng te reaitysui genis of a supsensble world which s neithe the empircawo of th seses nor the abstract wrd o he intect. It as

rtermore or a ong tme nw seeed to s radcay possblto discover th actal realtywe wold say the ei in cproper to he Angelc Worl, a rety prescribed in Beng tse, no n any way a myth deendent n cioptcl or socic rctes t b nette, n he wy

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wic ne peneraes in a real wrld in e ners eZrasrian anelly f wc e s caper s bk describes cerain aspecs We wld say as mc e ang anies f e ible r a n peid I ae bee arcng ke ayun pilsper fr e key is wrld as a rea wrldwic is neier e sensible wrld nr e wd absrac n ceps I was in Iran isef a I ad nd in e w ages e spirial wrd f Iran Tis is wy e w pas s bkae sricy bindin n ne aner and inerdependen A cn as essenially e fac a eir episemly rein s dalism ives rm, as fr e necessary mediain err is a Imainain wic is anace I s a cniiewer i is wn ri Is mediain facly is make s able nw wi any reservan a regin ein wc wi is mediain, wld remain frbidden rnd, and wsedsappearance brins n a caasrpe f e piri, were whe by n means ye aken measre f all e cnseqences is essenially a media an meiaing pwer, in e same ayh e niverse wic i is reglaed and wic i esss, is a meian and mediain niverse, an inermediae wrldwen e sensible and e inellecal (ineibe) an ner iae wrl wi wic ariclain beween sensile andllcal (ineibe) is deniely blcked And en sed mmas pllula in e sadws eery escape r reslse em

ier e aci nr e aen Imainain is s in anyse an ra fr e secrein f e imainary e nreal myic r e cie r is reasn we abslely ad nd m derenae radcally e inermediae wrld e Imaiat, sc as we nd i presened e mnds f r Iranapysicians rm e merely imainary Te Lain lanme r assisance, and e expressin undus iagina h lieral ealen e Arabic a a-ih am h in enh he mnde iagin a keye er e esaed a he me e rs ed f hs b Lati e ha aae xn he heai Kar tm rom azarou or ar translations. We k pnt In NO t


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nmed nd spece, wrl cnn rse n Beng nd nwedge (Conna) Tis eyerm, uus ianais cmmnds cmplee new nns apppe e precise evel Beng n nwlge wc cnnes imagnve percep n, mgnive nwldge, imginve cnscusness Wewe encuner n e plspes r sysems dsrus eImge, egrin l prpely belngs e mgnn, e unus inis is s exalain, because s e linin wse absence e scem wls is pu u jn

Ou urs e us agn n gin ee re ree wrls: Te pre nelleca wrl ('a 'q) en n er espy s Jaba wrl pure cerubc Inellgences Teianawrl ('aih) nwn ls n ei espy saak e wrl e Su n suls Te sensble wrl(a hiss) wic is e dmin" (ok) merl ngs Crrelvely he Fms Being an Knwege respecvely prper hese ee wrls are ened ecniclly s Te Inelecul Frms (sowa 'aqa) Te Imgnl Frms (sowa iha). Te Sensibe Frms (sowa hissa) se wc llunder sense pecepin Te Frenc vcbury be ndhrugu hs b is u rgrus precisn nd scs"clsely e Arbc ecnic erms s ls use cnsnly inPersn

As r he uncn e unus ianais n ImgnFrms, s dened by er medn nd meaing siun be

wen e nellecul n sensble wrls On n n immerlses e Sensible Fms, n e imaginlises"e nellecu Fms ic i gives sap n imensinTe mgn wr cees symbs n e n n rm eSensbe Frms, n e er m nellecul Frms is smedn sun wc mpses n e imginive culy a iscplne wc u be uninab e i a been egae

n nsy," seceing nly e imgnary, e unrel, n capbe every nd exrvagnce Hee e is e sme erence lredy recgnse nd clerly reme by Prcelsusn he inaio a mgnn n e rue sense) nd

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pcsly hs dcpln whch ncncabl h magnp, h ac Imgnan xl m h chm Bngand Knldg qd. ch a dcpln wld n b ca pabl f nlng h n an magnan dcd hl fo du los nspd l b nhn n a mdanand mdang acly wh abgy cn bng ab p sl a h c ha Inc whs spm dg phlsph dn a h inllcus sancus al o l lmnad by h inllignia agns al faal wh s h Angl h ly p. Th ssness h l h Iagnans sssd by phlsphs hn hy a ha can b hT Blsdns" n h cnay h Acc T" hch h Qan spas ha whch mans Angel Dmn npw. Th magnay can b nnc; h iaginaln canb s.

On as h dc p n h aphysc h magnaland h Imagnan whn n m wh Mll a hzha h magna pw a ply pal acly ndepn dn f h physcal gansm and cnsqnly sng . Whall s n h cs h x nlad h ha s hfm pw h bl by magnl by isihl) ndd hs bl bdy l npaabl mh sl ha s m h oispri m h al nl y. I s hs as wll g all h h Ppc phlph hs ha bn abl ay ab whn hy ak a

bng l a bdly acly an phng wh h ganc byhse dnanc fllws.

Th mmaaly h magna pw wa alady llyamd by Ibn 'Aab whn h nad bwn h ab l magnal ms, ha ay ch as bs n h alakand h cap" magnal ms ha s hs mann n hmagav cnscsns f man n hs wld Th m a

n h ld h l () alak pphan hh ans, ha s say magnal nan h Inl al ms h J abar. Th la a n h n an n h magnal h alak w h l an n nn ly

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civ unlss by a siriual n. Th slariy an inrpnnc bwn h aciv Iain n as a siriual faculy an h ncssiy f h undus ianais as an inrmiaworl rsn h n f nn whih nsirs hworls an h frs of B s s any hohans (ajaiha).

W hus n ourslvs n h rsn f a nubr f philsophrs who rfus inirnly a philshy r a hlgy whihlacs h lmn of hhany. Shravar an all h Ishruyn who follow hi hav always nsir h Prfc Sag" asing h Sag wh gahrs hislf ually h hghs philosophial nowlg an h ysial rnc ll n hvisionay xprinc of h Proh h nih of h j. Nowh organ of visios of whavr r hy may whhr inh cas of h philosophrs r f h rohs is nihr h illc nor h shly ys bu h r f ha ianaio ea ofwhich h Burning Bush is fr Shrava h yp In h snsibl frm i is hn h Imainal Fr islf whih is fr h vryrs an a n an h sa i h rciv frm an horga of visionary prcpion. Th Thhanic Frms ar in hirssnc Imaginal Frms

This is o say h h undus ianais is h lac an consuly h worl whr n only h visins of h prophsh visios of h mysics h visionary vns which ach humasoul ravrses a h im f his exius from his worl h vns

of h lss Rsurrcin an f h Grar Rsurrcio alac" hav hi plac" bu also h geses of h mysicalpics h symolic acs of all h riuals of iniiaion liugis ingnal wih all hir symbls h csiin f h goun"in various mhos of payr (oaison), h siriual liainswhos auhniciy is n wihin h cn of cumnsa archivs an qually h soricpossuof h Alchmical

Wor in connion wih which h Firs Imm of h hiswas abl o say Alchmy is h sisr f Prphy Finally hioaphis of Achanls" ar by hir aur imainal hisrysinc vryhing in hm hans in h Malak. Thus if onprivs all his of is rpr la whh s h undus ianais and f its prper r rception hh i h


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Imo ohg o has plae" ay ore ad osequl o loger akes plae" I s o loger ayhg bmy d ve

he loss o he inio e ad o he undus ini lm a agossm beg Ths s why we sad a ewle bove ha we ough o orge here all ha he rsoelas sml ploopers have sa o e Iagao whe they s bodl culy I s jus hs ha es he eors oc mog e Jewsh d Isl phlosophers o osr aphloophc heory o Propey phec I uh they do o exrce emelvs om he dcly Eer e prophe s assled o e phlosoper o he phlosopher does o kow whao me o Popec O he ohe ad he ouo s eeced wou duly by ose o ou phlosopers who werepersuded er nfes sarg wh he ae GreekSes well s ose o ae Pers derved he hgherkowlge rom e Niche ux uies o Propey (ishk nboww). I prsel here h Phlosopher ad Prophetu oe gl voo

Pop s o dver o uue ves bu he spokesao he vsbl d o he Ivsble Oes d s hs ha gves se o pope phlosophy" (hik nbwy). proh plosophy s hus rrave phlosophy" absolved o hedemma wc obesses hoe who sk: s yh or s sory? oe words s rel o s eal? Is o or s e?

prophe plosopy s a lbero om hs psedodleaTh eve w desrbes re eher yh or hsory heoay sese o e wods I s e sory o he lakt we sll ll in hisoy he se way as he ou e ples o h hsory osu a in geogh o he elesl eah"

cc o s in hisoy s opeed p o s by ha her

muc p excencewhh s deoed by he word ww rally mes o reod somehg o s soure" o rchye o rue rely TwelveIm Shes as well asl She hve eeled h se ws a oe herv th eve r eem he seedy" mplting c1 f w Crn. T h srh-


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forward xotrc radr what appas to th tru ss s thtra adig. What o proposs to hm as th spirtua ssappars to hm as th mtaphorc ss, as agoy" whch h

cofuss with symo." or th sotrc t s th opposit: th socad tra ss s oy a mtaphor () h tru ss(hqq) s th vt which ths mtapho cocas.

ust as fo th Kaasts, tru vts ar th ta ratostw th t Sphroth, cocad ath th accouts of thxtror happgs ratd by th , so fo th Shit sotcs twothrds of th Qur ar to ad thr hdd ad tss (hqq) as aato of th drama whch s payd out tw th Hoy mms ad thir atagoists fom for th cr ato of ths word. is is ot agory t cossts of tu vts.Hg said that phiosophy cossts turig th word isdout. t us say athr that ths word is h ad ow isd out.h wad th prophtic phosophy cosst i puttig t ightsd out oc mor.

As th am of Hg has just uttrd, ow s th rght momt i ou prac to gv th actua mag of our itmotfsfor wst phiosophy. Wh th mystica thosophists pstd i this book xpric ad arm th cssty of th trmdiat word, of a trmdary tw th ssory ad thitctua, thr positio s xacty that of aco ohm. twn th itctua ad th ssi, or xprssd mor prcsy st, tw th tascdt ad hidd ity, th Dbsn ad th wor of ma, ohm pacs a rmdarywhch h cas th sacd Emt, a spirtua crity" whichrprsts th wg, th iv rsc, for ou word. hiswg i Wisdom tsf, Sopha. his rsc s th Shkhiaof th Kaasts. t s th nocu of a tiry spituacaratio, fo a tity ato to that Icaratio whch x

otrc rigo pacs histoy, that hstoy whch for Shts,thosophists ad smaiis s othig ut th mtaphor of th ruReiy.

Eier way it is th da of hophay whch is domiat,muking t dt y its ow atur ad of cssty twh al ad th ensibe, ad what is dotd as Sopha,


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as he ol o e Wol s a he sae e he imanalloand he ogan o hs Theohany. a one he neessay e dax he Deus revlatus, beween e Dny o ee on eale beyon or rea an an's worl. Ths s wa we haen anoher plae alled he aaox o onohe an s aonsan hee n all hose ornes n he relons o he bookwhh ae n one way o anoher relae o he abbala. qallyn Jewsh myss he assm hae esablshe a rple derenaon hee s he nknowable o here s he lae o heemanaon o he loy whh s he onenane on hgh anwhh een he ngels o no know; lasly here s he aneseloy, he onenane beneah, he only one e an one plae. Ths ounenane beneah s he Angel Meaon asngel o he onenane who s eqally he Pesene, heopha, he ol o he Wol.

ow eery kn o uals whh has n one ay or anoheoe o o aresans o whh s losely elae o has re

ee he neessy o us hs spral eang eny. Owesern phlosophy has been he heare o wha e ay all hebale or he ol o he Wol. On he one ha lke sanlessknghs proeng hs o he Cabge Plaonss enyMore, Ralph dworh); Jaob oehe an h shool wh allhose relaed o hem; he oehman Newo he hrsanabbalss lke F. . Oenge n ho ens o ogh ong rom oehe an weenbog nee On he ohe ey

n her anagonss Desares, F. esene Malebranhe,Bayle, nubably also Lebnz an han ol and he lseens on down o or own ays. s a ae o a bale hahas nally been los he ol hang los s o a deea whoseonseqenes wegh on ou ode sos o e wol wou oensaon? hee has been a eea eea s sll no areon We know a eran nube o yong hlosophe

ale oay who ae eely onerned wh he h o n hesaes one ore n hs sggle. Th hy oke aboe ohe aaly o e es o hs boo y anger aons o Pers a he se e o

e r he mundus an a

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diaion of which acob Boehe and his foowers have just reminded u More exacy si: his mnds imaginais word ofrqay word of Mak or word of ou is the Ceestiaarth" and he Ceesia Corporeiy" us as he ophia is oh erwise he imaginapace of the Divine Presence in our word sohe ceesia rh presen o he secre nsgi in en's hearsis ypied in he h'ie gnosis by he person of Fia he Respenden he daugher of he Prophe Fia is he ophia ofthe h'ie heosophy and cosogony

We wi now inroduce here he h'ie concep of the Firs Emanation (rs theophany) of hat Prncipe which is beyond everyName and every Atribe This Firs ion is ypied bythe primordia Muhaadic Light mohammed) constiuted by cein gures of igh ha is o sy he respective etaphysica entiies known as he Foueen acuae Ones Theeerna succession of heir bihs brings with he birh of thewords Their Peroa is he Dweing he necessary ediationbeween he ranscenden God coneaed and inacessibe ndthe word of en The Foureen e Ones are coectiveyhe Ange of he Counenae" A ephysica narraive wishow us in the course of his book hw he eerna person ofFiaophia consiutes e Sophianity of he peroa of heoreen acuae Ones ad how by he cosogonic virue ofhis pero he ophianity becoes he Presence in our wordOur hors coned er o epress is: ftimya an bsrc

noun which ieray rnsed gives soehing ike iminit"bu whih he erm ophiniy epresses ore direcy si oncewe have recognised in the eern ediing person of tima heRespenden er who is esewhere known as ophia

And he ancien Mazden es propose o us a the more ofthe ophiniy Of the six Arhanges who surround Ohrmazde God of ure igh o whom hey emanate and whose

name isef means ord Wisdo" (Ahura Mazda in he Avesa)hree re ascine and three feinine The rst of these feminineArchnges bears in the A vesa he ne pena Armiti (inv a is n idde Persin pdra; in Modern Per n nroz) he e w shw e rerkbe prece h e zd" e s


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i Sopia o Mazaism ad ypiao o CsiaEa SpadarmaSopa s Misrss o Dwig" Sheis Dwig is as mii rag o he Ear whhis Ea o ig. Buidg o r am i ahavi absrarm srh as b orm wi w ao rasaeb a by vry rm Sopiaiy" s rm os aai mo o big prsrbd or Zoroasra aihuT is aso a appa a sriig orrspo bw hms a n wih boh o a Soph aiy" ypi o o a i prso o mieag oy rmaii a o or i a o imaSopia To assum is Sopiaiy is or uma bg o adr a ow o Csa Ear o wor o rayword o sia orporiy" wh s a o sub Bodieso ig rs us i a w s io o h subi o boo rom azda o Si Ira" wi o doubappar o rar i mor pris oours.

Obviousy passag rom o masaio o Sophay oaor os o vov maria iaio o ay hisorausaiy baus r paiy bo maisaos ar as o Maa wi our i ilword. W prr o spakhr o pos o a spiriua word rar a o osas oro rurrig aors o Iraia osousss Now sus sio o pos o a spirua wor dos o osis o a isorywi oe a priv ad demosra h way wih do

ums prmi us o spa o ampaigs o Juius Casar or oapoo T pos o spriua wor ar oay derom pos o xrio wor o googy or o soiopoa isory. T pos o a spiriua word ma up a isory suigeeris, wi is i is vry ss ilsory. W ar daig r wi a isory" o sam aur as a wi s wssd w our Shi piosoprs idy ir Twh Imam

ow wi h Saoshya or Zoroasria shaoogia Savournow w ara aoud i S. Jos Gosp. We haveady s h s hsory s hr myh no hsory as uder o u paan bu ha ds no no any he sa itory f e en e e en yiu of


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era word whch esoerc hermenec consders as beng hemeaphor ofueevens

These rue evens ogeher wh e nks whch ne hem one

o anoher come o pass n he sbe world of he Sol he worldof Malak undus iaginais. Ohers have spoken of heChroncle of Akasa" (his erm denoing he sble world)Wha we have n view here poslaes smply h erm magnahsory." very philosophy whc loses he sense of he magnaworld closes o iself aU access o he evens of whc s he locsand comes o be e prey of psedodlemmas

We herefore need a vocabary oer han a of hisory in heemprcal sense of is word in order o dea wih he Chronicesof Malak" js as oeme needed a enoogy deren fromha of he Perpaec plosophers and expressed himself n hvocablary of alchemy To descrbe he ln bewen he wo agesresecvely of Sophany and of Ceesal ar we have had recorse here o a mscal ermnology and we o he sondeec prodced on e organ by e playng of hepogessio haonica

Peneraon ino e world of rqaly ino he AngelicWord hs bcomes an aspc of he exprence whch hepo

gesso haon oers o or hearng And as we er hesewords we agan percev cean consonances w acay" ne sense n wch we spoke before of h acualy of he balefor he sol of he word" Sveral mpoan recen pblcaonsesfy o e aca of he Angec ord for and n e wor ofa nmber of phlosopers n evey age Te searc for races ofhs world even nvoves feelings no on by reason of esarcasms wc a dean gnonce rows a i b also becaseof all ha hs searc s n duy bond o bring back panfyino he g. or i nvoves e wole of a forgoen radion(indeed deformed and aerd o of recognion) wose ml

faros exs alone can a once nos researc and lead o a complee renewa of angelology Ths as been or wsh o presena few of hese exs here

We no reend ha menal habs ha have been engrand esen he dcy o access o or conemporar r h e a r sce los


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ll te moe sigiat he as bee te welome gv o aeet study wi teats e li ate lie" ad peses t ma iold testimoies o thei atual expeiees by people who, eveoug tey ad ot ossed it eve to etu, ad oe te lsseally oud emselves o te thesold," o thi deats hadaleady bee liially omed2 Tee is o easo to be su pised tat su a book sould meet with a movig appoval osome, testyig to a ostalga wh othg has eve sueeddi sug ou i the uma eat. ually tee s o aso osupise i te same book as bee eeived with septiism. Ce aily, may taditioal exts wee uoted i oetio wit thtestimoies epoted i is book. u ow may peop kwem? I fat, some o ese estimoes aot be ttaid aloe udestood exept o the odito o avig a oe's im mediate disposal a oology o th mundus imnlis ad a m apysi o te ative Imagiatio as a oga ieet i th soulad egulaed i its ow gt to the ld o subtle opoeity"e ave made ee a attempt at ust this May moe wll beeeded, eesstatig igoous study ad exoisig evy a tasy" whi ould spol te lgiimay o imagiatve udsad ig.

I tis oetio, we wish to give a autio. W hav ome tosee o ousel, wit pleasue thoug o umixed with some ax iey, tat te wod imagial" as used speally i ou e eaes as bee speadg ad eve gaig goud W wsho mae te ollowig statemet. I this tem is used o apply toyig ote ta t mundus imnlis a te imagalos as tey ae loated i e sea o te wolds wih e essitate tem ad legitimise them, tee is a geat dage tate em will be degaded ad its meaig be lost. y the samoe we would emid te eade tat te sema i whi himagial wold is by its essee te itemediate wold, ad th

tiulatio betwee the itelltual ad the sesibl, i wihe ative magiatio as imantio er is a oga o ude stadig mdiatig betwee tellet ad sese ad as legitimas tese latte ad ta wold itsel. I oe tases it usage ou sde s sly ded shema o sts ou o a ase al asay a s av

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indud us to rstor in our us o this word t is supruous toaddth radr wi arady ha undrstood thithat th unus inli has nothin to do with what th ashion o our timas th iviisaion o th ia."

W ond that ass to th word o Hrqay to th ngi Word, undoubtdy ontinus to b diut Mor thanon sin th pubiation o th rst dition w ha hard radrs rrtting t spia dulty o th rst haptrthat onth anooy o th vsta W woud i to sust hrand this ud appy to th who o th boothat a sin rading annot b suint.

On dos not pntrat into th ni Word by housbraing, on dos not mov around ntay in th word o Hrqayby th assistan o a orma oi or o a diati whih adsom on onpt to th nxt by ddution. Passag rom on imaina orm to anothr dos not oby any onptua diati. Thurs o th odns o th vsta or xamp, ovrappingo with anothr as thy otn do, an ony b raspd by gnrating in ons, on th indiations o th txts a minimum omna vision What thn dos this ino? On shoud rsorthr to th xmpary prati whih bn rabi hims has dus to dsin as th thophani thod o disours" (oison).

It oud b that this its is nothin othr than a orm or anappa o th pogessio onic. But is it not rqunt in thBib or th Prophts to dand h assistan o a happay

in ordr to opn th ys o thir innr ision?

Tnslte b Pee Russel

Quran, xvii,60; xxxvii2-68; xv,4346; lvi,52.(N oTr)2 D. Raymond Moy, L L Lonon Cogi,

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y b h h worl which our uhor hr crib

ymbolic lgug h ghh clim will b s by W rn ol h lo coin. Shoul om of hm b rch ng for it th Spirtul Mr hom h pr book sk oinrr will rhp rv hir gui.

Th pil itc w hu r big mo or ruc i our y if ur i rm of im;cocurry w hr lk of cclrio of hory O

h othr h, h ra uivrsho y which forwhich m lv i, whch c vr b uc o piricl bcus hr cr rliy xis bfor ll our proc prtri hho uivr i woul , hv vr so fr fro big bl to comuic wih ch ohrfro big rbl by o oh. I my be th h rn l rso for h iprbiliy o b ough h lo

of th intrld, i h vih cosciousn of h mlyof unirs which ou uhor cll h worl of rqly.

o o h culur m of oy rrt o hilf hiritulity of Isl Wh picur c h form of h priulworl of r o h wo pol of which bfor f Islw ll try r o ly our ttnio opl r gnrllyborb in oliic o iologcl coiio lo gh

of th nl. sk quo wihou v crigh ing, if y hy hv fo h r forth s rso, h or o of hi w o ouslv

I i gr orbl vur o be h gu of cultur to th oin of commucig i i lg prcting n it roblm. u h who r o h hor will

vr forts h cr o h h ow c wfor wh i gh o r h Qur ibl ( lik b fo hic h Qur prily m) unl lko o b h prciv srtual anng h


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thy rciv i s ty rciv i in diions whichunod i u c w k cony wih h s ndSiritu Msts o s i w oursv hv ogotn h

ngug o sbos i w r bind nd d o h spuamea o ncint wriings whi on h ohr hnd wk suc in sowing o vorby hy cor withotr historic o rchoogic ocuns

Aong otr yo indiciv o ost continn" wshoud not t unusu insisnc with which crin cont orry hoogins hv kn h ioity o th sou" s

oos o h rurrction o h dd" s hough i wr g iuh to bnon iosohrs th initnt onists o hi vin rnsion whi hy lvs s r ct riss snd dy to conon h concssions ncssy iorr to k u with is" o in ruth tr hs bn grt dsrucion o hos i Ws nd h is no ingwh his i nd ts os ing yo is h ious

gnosicis tht is yzing xcln in nd insiring int nic rror bo vything wih uct o ognoi"

L u b c bout on hing i w hv jusntiond is uttry jusiby orign to h thought nth hinkr ssb i this book Th is no qustion oonting" soig suc s th iotity o h sou

or urrcion o h d n bov not to soon who isdnying h o jcing h id If it is u h riondonstrion is o suor ihr tsi o h ntithii is o unnt rson tt rgs ro outxs hsvs Nith rjcion nor th ho tht chngs i is tr o horicl roo t hs o o wih h jugnwhich ch on brs in hi o hi nd hnk o wich

k on h ntir rsonsibiiy o is Thi is wy iou b inciv o ry to ios ioity or rurctinon nyon who dos no wnt it or so in r coub no urcion o bos" without suction o sous"tht is wihou hving ovrco th i o con "so cy iscn by t ost nci n wich

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u h c o . o fro h oul sfrom h c Erh o sou h u sh" couh ussoy h cy

cocr ao sptuas. A sou" h ss h souc cou o b ubsc. Ths coco w b crl hough of h xs of uho su hsok

Th x oghr for roso fro o v oh ohr of h u unvrs g yg h h. r xcy y h cuy of h sk

o whch w f cl bcus u ow vry hs bwr p o o u vw of uy o hsuvr o how how coo r cocr of w h o ou ooogy o Mzcocous or o xcy of Mz googy wh ro gu rchys h r s hro. Thby of h u hr w h o cr h wy

eg fro Mz r o sc .y h co of h book llowg cruhor wos wok hv u ow o oy ukow h W o sk for hv ouro w o how ow cr obs cou b shr coo ology bsh Whou such cow cou o ho for uch v fro xchg uk

wh h b w h wor. Th ge h hv r h bh fom rs d Abc xrcs folv uhor who ogehr covr h o fro h wfhcury u o h r y. Thr s r w kow r bu wh c for ou kowlg of of hape, o og w kow og of h vsb rgos hv b xo or of h xor hsv

oy h wok of duo" woud c by pry uy o h bu uoruy vw o rry of wok osohrr w c b bou o oe o co o k h o k o why osb o couc vg tion of 1 ure ihu unihg wh cooy c


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oe which re, i c, he commeie wiho whichhe whole rcure wol remi hngig i he i. Nevehee, we wihe o wrie book h woul be of geerl ieres

h i, o he rere eeker, who will i i mheme o uy i eh, well o him who i eigheenh cey Frce w clle he ho@e homme, he oemie m o whom he chor owes coierion, he moreo i h hi ki is erh oome, owig o coemorrcoiio, o ie

I wh ollow here wil be co recrrece of cerine h o oe ree or oer will be orce of irriiohey my sre h heir irriio is hre. owever,hi iriio h o oger foio i we ke he ermsi qeio wih he geie imliciy of he ex rom whichhey e le. The wor heooh, o exme, i rslio o he Arbic ma ha he eri hdn, which hemelve re he exc equivle o he Greekhosopha The e eoericim iiiio o noiml y excluive clim o ech by ome elfiiue uhoriy. The refer, reecive, hie, reoy higs, ohe icreio which he wor hemelve ugge i regr ohoe who, o erig, cor he, o he iriulbirh h cue he erceio of hoe hie hig o en.ee e my hve bee be, bu we hll remieof heir righfl ue i he coex of wh folow.

o he wor Imm, meig iril guie, hi woromie he orm of Ilm which wil eecilly cocer uhee, mely, Shim (lo clle Immsm , bove l,Shie Ir. I i i lre rue o y h clive eole ihe e lly hve oly roxime ie of lmicheolo i erl, whe i come o Shim, i i o be fere we re ekig o " nogn. Some ge i eee book ( h. , wel he rle ex, gg wh coiue i eece we co o incuehere oie o he hio of Shi or exli how n whi becme he orm of ri lm.

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Acu, Inn Is bs h onon ccong o whichIsl s oo on in wh n hnc conc, wih h pshso o c. Isl is i ous conc. o

cnuis n o his ouh u h Inn hs known hsnon c o conin in h ook o ngs" b ws. s w h h w kings n vn poh,ZhusZoos, bo Is. h Shi oogoss b In sns h su hog h cn bi o h Abc oh n o h bs o hs oushol.h quson is on nih o c no o non bu o gousvison. Agn, h is wh w wou hv lk o sss ( bu cnn o so h) how h lionsh bwn Shis n hinc hnonon o su Is known un h no s is g in In. In n cs , suc i o s hh coons o h logu bn Chisini n slchn co s soon s h inuo sns nosc Is bu hs su Is, whh i b h os o o Sh gnoss.

vn so h cuis o och n consb. Asn usu ks h s musm n mums snon ous. h , howv b no ns snonous o Sh on cn b musm n oss Isl whou (noo h son on ) ng mum h is, u iv, n o h ho s n h in. On his si, hmum wil n i h o unsn iil h sonsfo n io o gious nolog cun in h swh w sk, fo of h iculis of s h hs, os lws, wh conssionl conno on s s bcus h icus" in quson n o c conc o hosoh n hoog h hs ccuun s cnuis n, ul, on n oosiion hs no nc l in u wh such s s n cun us h cn nsl pc scl hosoh" n scl gnosis" bu cc quvns o no c sv h ili of n c o hs wos, which conno


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scic ty o siritua know. ut os ot th very fttht w h no aqua rmiooy r hat we are a ing wih omthin whic or us is no curr

An his mon or in is wha motias th us ohe trm sotricism caus in is rsctiv t oicsbtwen Wstrn ivrs an unbier ar s to hake ac on a an o know ao whic ithr siws b o ri. or xam tr av en arumnts aouhe miras scri in t Nw Tstamnt. One si acknow g th othr rjcts t ossiiiy o a rach o nura

lw." i an uni bcom ok i th imahis ory or mh T ony way out is o raiz hat rs aneest mirac is th irruion of nothr wor in orkow an irrution that rns t aric o our catoris tir ncssiis o our vincs an thir orm. u ithou b unrstoo tat th otr wor in qustion is on tacno rci y h ora o orinry know that i

c nir rovn nor isu y mans o orinary argu mettion; that it is a wor so irnt that it can nitr sn nor prciv xct y th oran of rqyn r cpio.

Thi othr wor wih th o o know i ii ist on which as w sa s as mit uontirssy rouou t cnuris as t wor o rqay

It is th Earth o isions th Ert which coners on visinrrctions thir ruth h wr throuh which rsurrctioncome o s. This is wha wi e rcho y a our uthors.Ine this is th wor i wich ra siritua ens akace ra howr not in th sns tat th hysic wr isr or yt i t sns tat vnts chronooicay rcor tomke hitory ar ra caus hr ent ranscns vry

hitorica matriaization.It is n xrna wor an yt i i not h ysica wor.t i wor tat tachs us that it is osi to mr romeasurab sac withou mrin rom xtnt an ta wust ano homonous chroooica im in orr o t quaiaiv ti wc is iso so in i


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he worl i whch we erceve he spual sense of he wrie wor of beih i her sursesory eioh eig which o oe ees o us rbtrry exro

lo cuse we cofuse wth llegory We cno erehe Erh of rqly" by rtol bstrcto nor ye by eiricl erliztio; i is the lce where siri boy reoe the lce where iri tkn o by becoes he caospual, rtul cororeity." Everyth suggese here byour uhor g erh very uch ins he curre ofcoerry hikig y well be entirely isueroo.

e gh heir broher i soul however og those whohe bee clle he roe Spuales, uch Schweckel he he erleburg circle Oeinger other whoelie hs e coue o he ree y.

u here urher oi o ke cler : w o ourieo here uyg he wo coleery ec Mze Ir She r (ore excly u o he Shikh

chl ) o re hi hee fro hsoricl oin o view. Wehll o oe here h icte i s ibliy ce eho ler o ke t the ubject of he fuler uy cll o. we y o coe wh i uggese u he ollowgexrc he ligh of our ccustoe horicl ieio wehl wih he be ieo he worl bou o flsfyhe erecve. For our hisoicl evoluory lier

vewo i he eul of oeeiol el ucurewhch eve for eeg cuse hee h level loewhich exli hig by eucig he ll to hi e level i lie o hoogeeou e sce i whch plcee.

Our uhor ee h fro iere po of ve. Theyoule everl le of rojeco. The g e

iewe cycle beg even heelve qulitvelyue hei e ce. Thi beig o we houl y pculr eo o scues hoologe o cu wh eerg i he lw of hei somophsm. I coocon conce o he level of ue horicis re lowy n n erle o rbly oe coe u g


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ob cntrxntn" r xm t qn omtm r t tr Ssm r not n rnnnomnon r s n ny c Sm t ccy

rnn trctr W r nt cncrn to b objct n oc or t nty trs bt t rc r mof unrtnn tt v crb pess hmca Any mcn ny Gttst mmty rwt w mn

or xm n Mzm tr t of m t yrborn r " n n m n Sm tr t r

of rqy o n t ct r Nort" n Mzmtr r trc mystc ysy n t m vtm n Skm t n Mzm n n Srr'tooy tr r An f t rt Snt Armt nn r rctvy rrntn t trn So; nSt no n m rson t tr rot o r rrntn S n t r

ct Er n Mzm tr t Soynt or Svr t


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c rqly ciy h i u b ohigk h. u we houl ill oe more rmrk: ruh cuig v we x he he iio of h

re uble o ge o hei ue o heir gicc.Ou uhor ugge h if he p wee ely wh we blvei o b h copl clo i woul o he grouof uch vhm cuio. Thy ugge h l our as ondersandng e o my ecomece eraons ofeve il ucocu. Ech oe of u willyilly i hior of eve i qy whh hey bo i i hll

o br fru i prie. le we bve h w rlkg wh p uchgbe we r i fc co umig our ow fuure. Ou uhor wll how u how whol rgio i rqly ol pos morem, by our rv wiheh o y by h which rc ourc of urig well our bhvor. I folow h hho of he uelyig mehyic i h of ucig

currce of h eio aadud o mehyic of heens h esse, bu of h so, of beng i he imive. uhe eve u o u gi i he ieive oly becui ilf h ea form of beng by which i i o heliy of v. h h we hl gime he full grv iy of rul eve o he iul ee of eve pecve qly whe l cocioue rcov h

Give of wh i give. Eveyhig ge y ou uhowh o e foo o h Eh hee he Impoible i i fcccolh. o ll ou el couco ll ou ip ive l ou wihe eve he love whc i he mo coub l wih our bigll h wou be ohig bu meaphorhou h erwo of qly he wl whch oubo re o o pe e elly.

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Th yt o trntrton n t ou conor to t

ty o th Librry o ongr ctogu n ir ro thtu in th othr to vou by nry orbin ubih in tir


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Nte Illustatins

woud d u fr d, o h bducio of Gnyd, forinc . u i i of dirc inr o drw nion o npiod i h hroic pic o Ir, y, h bducion o Z,

on of S, who w ururd d rr by h bird Surgh.Suhrwrd dop gr gth i o of hi yicroc h piriu ig of hi piod. Ad i hi ni co y io fu ccord wih h ah which, wihoufuhr rfrnc, cn b d u o diio on h ybo i of hi ig Th ah in quio ud o h eeB who br or h, i h ohr word, o h piri

of h wi of ruh" A irprd by Sinn, on o hri r, hi i uio o h orio nd hbirh of h rurrcio body." Thu h hiric on ofbing k up o , which h Iri ri h rr n hr, r h ig of wh Wi o righy ci riuph griy"

W houd o oi poiig ou h xcy h oif,

wih h fur uifying rfrc o h ah irrdby Sin, gur og h piig dorig h ciing ofh li ch ro (cf. go Mor d Vird,Le Pue musumae soo ea Cappea Paaa Paemo, pp. 8 d g. 5255, 25 ) Whhr or no hro pinr c ro Fid Egyp, i i known hhy wr inpird by h origiig or h o pr in

r, of, i h pr c, did o or h rpro duc he.

Th pl fcg pg 32 i fro ri hology, nu crip dd Shirz AD 38 i h Trk I Mzi, I bu, i rproducd ro i Gry, Pesan Pa(G: Skir, 5 6 ) by prmiio of h pubihr. i

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T DN IMAGO TRRA

1. Ea an Ang

book l On h Quson of h Soul, G. T. Fchr

ll how o rg morg whl rgurg lgh ct hlo ovr h fc of th rh h w ruck o mrly by thehc bu by h vo cocrt evc h hErh gl uch gorgouly rl gl o lk owr!u h wh mlcholy owy xrc lkh dm maina. It k for gr h therh hrcl boy; for gg o kow mor bout wh

h u mr of rrch h mrlogclcollco.Th brf lyrcl cofo rom u o rc o wo

o. I h r lc w hv o rmmbr h Fchhmlf wrot Zdea, whch h mot mort hloohcl work; t h ply hroughou he rourc oflogcl rog coutr rh o th m of rct

phloohy bu fg h wy h tu for prcig ymbol. lthough h bok wth h xcto of t lh othg commo wh h crd book of ZororMzm vrhl fct h h ognio mauna bywhich h Erh rvl to our hoohr gl comly ccor wh h docr rcc of he vti which for xmpl w r h followg ( h tul of

he wtyighh y o h moth) : W r clbrtg hiug i hoor o h Erth which s gl ."Th i o cour ci lck o rco Fch


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I ze Imago rr

nr' iion m o a idni fac of ar,aod by rng ig, wi aca gy of Ang,w i fac uric gory i irgic crion,

irr of a Ear Ang wos far ar rcid a agorid man imag B c xac rcion ro rfc xrci o i facy, graio and gcof wic i xacy w cnr dor. And is i scondon o rmmbr. fac a rcion of Ear aan Ang can b cad a imaginary, a unra, igni andindica is way o rciing nd mdiing Ear i,

on conrary, inkd wi ycoiril rcur wic a o rdicor in ordr o bring o of man of knowdg i or

Eniay i mod of rcion imi inca facuy i no imid o o u of concul abrcionnor o nory rcion of yical d Tha i whycnr' aowa, o ry x a i i a aid rmindr

of azn angoogy, ca o u o ink ogr woquay inrab qion a of Mza rcionof h Er, i ari in rci of angoogy, ndcorraiy, ha of h mod of rnio of big anding wic i rsos and wic ir niry from ony on ackowdgd by or oii cinc nd, icinaly,by our gogray

To com fac o fac wih Ear o cogomraioof yical fac b i ro of i gl i a sniayycic wic can k lac ih i h worl of iroal abrac conc nor on n of mr oy T Ea a o rcid no by , b roga rimordia Imag and, inamc a hi Imag crri faur of a ron g, i wi ro o ymboiz wi

ry Imag of if wic h o cri in i innoh. Th rcio of Ear Angl will com ao in anrmia unir which i i of Ecs opiooy nor a of nory daa o wic work opoii cinc i bad, wic i a ir of arcymag, xrincd a so may ron In rc


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1 . he Erth Is e

urig h iio o which h coiuio of hi uivr i which h Erh i rr i cour i h ro of i Agl w covr h i i uch

l r of wrig quio cocrig c ( whi i h quio cocrig ro (who i i or owho o i corro for xl h i h Erhh r h wr h l h moui or t hm ohy corro Th wr o h quio cu o r hi g ivribly corro o h rcof cr Thi i why w hv o rcur hr h

homo of h Eh glohy or l riioof i Agl i h fuml glology of Mzi whol i h which giv i coology i hyic rucur uch h hy iclu wr o h quio who

To forll y iurig k clr h fulligcc of h glology which w rquir i orro hik h Mz hirohy of h Erh w hv lo o

rbr hi. Aglology i o of h chrcriic furof Zorori Mzi for which ro i c ihr bruc o brc oolihic y of moohi orivli by wh eol hv ri o irr rur oh cn go or rorio of rZorori olyhi.A irul orhology h im of which i o ror ovloriz cily iv voio h w corh

h cocl Av whol or l h r of i whichh rch u ly he riul which rrv i i crh l ( Gh of Zrhur i col by hcor riio i il ri ( hvi ir r gi wh h blivr rciig hi ib orw lugy i big clbr h obcio ui byoc icio woul er o wi of he rk.

y wg o kow whr hig co fro o w y urui of uccio of hyoh

I f, n or h w k ourl o wh o hid Hul, o beg o c l gi u irrfu vidnc wh ws e ou co b l;i iNf wh iH c o y o


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. ze mago Teae

the ey to t h hy, r ctrs, Mzety h recoz th qv o azatas th Aor ble O the r o A Arch sta

i er cor, thr oic st qt rtrom tht o th bbc or rc l thy r hrrvt r r, bt rhr r hos to he roc th ot I cvc h N ltom (hch t h o b shob to sr stly cor to r ooy, to bttr rt o the thric rc ro t hvy

tt th the hisohc rovsto i hch riohtori re t to h thy r hort ctrsWe hv xct trto to o h rs,r xme, ht th A o th Erth rocm t Mzty

Her it bolty cry th rc th rchm o Mz cosy, tht , th r chm tt

the trctre o t hvy ro o ht Ury, c oy rtt t hr bro oti Th Mz viv thble totty ito te et o Lht hchthre l, for tr, hrz th Avst AhrMz , the Lor W homb ass or tht coc h Atost, th Cotrr to, itrtio, h, Ahr h Avs

Ar My t th or Lht h Ctroer o rk hr o co ro, crs o coextce, bt rc btt o hch or Erh, thrwth l viible Creto, th , t th coi the eon, the apokatastass or rtorto hch to the mtr (umes) by th rto as )tht wl ct the moc Ctror bck to thr bss

To be re, thi vi o th i b o m th chshcocet to whch , rqtl s oy, crt rtrs,ree for ime or lor, rc omth thy bvto be ow Mzm, o Mche, crbi t c lete rmetry h vi h ohi o o ross ht th bs h srr U "ht


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1 he Eth e

o bck. h s n wch w v is cisy n f mi u. Wh is in qusin cin wy f unsning hismu n wy of bin w i wich is ofouny

fm h which is ini n u by u ymd n ychlng jugmns.Now, i i chcisc u f h Zoin viw

h h Wsm ou wys suoun by sws of g wih hich ms s h , o s hsvnh) fom h su vn n h hwh is in quon is soc miiv u, h hv

bn occsionl m o uc hs ws o sc fh sum vniy, whu kng no ccoun h such mom wu, on h cony, iy hiy vo o ogicl scuon, n h n ny cs h mus of iys nohing o o wih s sub bscions n isincins,b is c ow hvny rson , h fscinion of wosbuy s bn inc n whos ow hs bn cknowl

g s civ. hs Svn ows wh ig n s mahaspads Avsn meta Spea ) , nm h is curny ns h y mmols; hirhinss is unoo no s cnonicl ibu, bu s nsiv, cv, n civing ngy communics b ing, sbihs , n cuss i subun in bing. hs h Svn ows w o gny ign

s h Zoosin Achngs.sh of h Avs h is, on of h lugicl hymnswih cciic nihnl sucu ) scbs in won ous s hi sno n h myy of hir ionshi.h hymn cbs hs Achngs, l Svn of whom hv sm ough, h sm wo, sm cin . . y sch ohs souls ngg in miing houghs of ighous

nss, in miing wods of ighousnss, in miing cionso guns, in ming Abo of ymns, n hyv of g by whch o v liugis clbn her ono . . . who c n govn h curs ofur , wo n c hm, who r iprotctn n their beo.

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S h is, amng th Sn Archags a st f un msa, hich maks th diin Hptad as dirnt rm h cuntays f dsciing mnothism as from hos fing to py

thism; oud d tt t spak of a ahenhesm, in thsns that eah of th igurs f h Hpad can mditd itun as actuaizi th otaity f th ratins common to thths n th tts w ca foow a crtain sciaion whichsmtims nhncs th primacy of th Lord Wisdom amngth Sn and somtims stsss his un msta ith th si th Ps f Light. Thus in h Pahai txts, th funcy

with hich Ohmazd, initiating Zarathusta his ppht, frs: W, th Achangs crsponds, in th Asta itsf, tth us f th d Maza in th pua, th Lds Wisdmt dsignat th Amahraspands as a ho. n cmparisn, cn ca h, in Phi, th Logoif n Gd Himsfiscad y th nam f Archang, caus h is "Apxov 'Ayi>rv.

Taditinay, in mnta icngaphy, as as n dut in a

icnography, th divin Hptad is gurd as diidd it tgrups : th Archangs rpsntd as mascuin n th ightf Ohmazd, thr fminin Achangs n his ft Ohmazdhimsf units thi tfd natu, sinc it is said him thath as at n and th sam tim th at and th mth ofCatin. A th Sn tgth pducd catd ings y aiturgica act, that is, y cating th hny Liturgy.

Each f th Sn Powrs f Ligh, y itu th Engy thats fm its ing, ings fth th factin f th ingsthat i th ttaity f catin psnts its psna hiugy,and hich this asn can e dsigatd y its wn am.

As his n hiugy, as th ojct his cati and pvidntactiity, Ohmad has tak th huma ing, m pecisytht pa f humanity that has chsn t spnd n ath fo th

ings f Light. Of th th mascuin Achags: VhuManh xct thught, Vhuman in Paha, ahman inPesan has undtakn th ptctin f th h anima catin; a Vahsha pfct xistnc, tvahisht, dihisht ,th gnmt Fi i a its dint manifstatins;Xshahra V ara dsia ign, Shahrla Shhrlvar ) , th


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gvnmn h mas. As h th mnn Achangs nta Amati pndama, sandmu has as h nugy h Ea as a xisnc hs mag s Ws

dm, and man gadd as a ng gh; Haaatatntgiy, Kudd ng h Was, h aquac d ngna; Amtt mmay Mudd ng h pans,h n ga kngdm. Ths a h hugca ainsha indica uman ngs pcsy h and mh nsi Ps Lght, ha s, y cpang th thm h saan h caua gin ch s dpndn n

i paca pvdncn hs k he spm Acangs a hpd n he spac y h many Yaaas (ad n Psan, iay Ada Ons, h a jcs a ugy, a ana ; sa h Angs pp Madasm, and nn hcpatin it h Amaaspands suggss a skng cn vgnc ih anggy pansm. Amng hm

s Zamy, h mnn Ang f Eah, as a "tand uc Gy, h cpas h h Acan Amm pp ha add h as a m du pnaAmaii; n h nd sha se ha h uncns and hpsns a dsinc. Mv, a h Csas a Y aaas,incuding Ohmad and h Amahaspands, ahugh a hYaaas a n Aahaspands, h sc h hy

m a knd sudna hacy. Fnay he a hcunss muiud f mnn csa ns cad avatiay, hs h ha csn" manng hs hachsn gh n d cm h hp f Ohmad ha a n and th sam m h hany achyps ngsand hi spciv uay angs; maphyscay hy aen ss ncssay han Yaaas, snc h h hp

Ohmazd cud n ha dndd s ca agans h dsuciv invasin h dmnc Ps Ty psupps auisa stucu f ng and ngs accdng Madanngy. Evy pysca ma niy vy cp g ngs ngng d Lg, ncuding snds nd t ads, as s Faa.


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I. ze Imago Teae

Wat ty annunc t aty ngs s tf an ssn iay dua stuctu tat gis t ac n a hany actyp Ang, ws athy cuntpat h s n tis sns t

s a duatude n m ssnta t Mazan csmgy tan isth duasm f LigtDaknss, whc s ts mst cmmny mmd aspct; tis uasm my psss t damaticpas undgn y t Catn f Lght wn inad andmisd y th mnc Pws an s a uasm whch int pts tis ngatiity wthut cmpmis wthut ucing t t a pat bn As f t ssnta uaitud t cnjins

n ing f gt with ant ing f ight; ut n can aing f gt cmpmntd y a ng f daknss w tits wn sadw: t ppty f ds f gt n th tans gud Eat s pcisy nt t cast a sadw and in thpma it is aways mday

Tis dua stuctu staishs a sna atinshp tatpaas tat t asic atinsip pssd in Mazdan

csgy y t dstnctin twn t mn stat and tgtstat f ings Tis dstnctin s nt acty twn ting and t snsy n smpy twn t incpaand t cpa f t Cstia Pws a y sutdis f igt) ; t dstnctin is at a matt f th a tinsip twn t inisi an t is, t sut and tdns, t hany and t aty, pd it is cay und

std tat t gtstat athy, mata ) in itsf y n mansimpis a dgadatin f ng ut tat it was itsf, f tAhimanian inasn, as it wi taft, a gus stat fgt pac, and ncptiity Ey ing can tugt fin its mn stat, as w as in ts gt stat f amp, inits any stat, t at is cad zam; in its mpca, mat ia pnda stat it is cad zam zamn in Psian

H pcisy w ai at tat paticua md f pcptinf ings and tings wic y acing t pssiity f und standng n ng simpy hat ty a, ut h ty a wiaw us t mt tm in t psn f t Ang t s uitidnt tat t mnta sn f th ng t th famp is nt a snsy pinc , by lknl hbi, w


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The arth Is an ne

iy i c imginay, qutin nnl mains wt cn uiy an idnticatin o wat i imaginay witw i iy and unal, t ustio as t wt p

natin diing m pysical pcption a nly n cnidd al knwldg, wt pysically ialen ln can aluatd as ac. W mus ask ulwt e iniil acin cs ta a i pulypyical xpin in natual pss may n ing int playycic enegi n nglcd paalyzd y ui, an dicly tuc n maginatin wic, a m ing

iy innin, cepnd at mginatin wic techemi all Imagnato va nd wic is astum nomin.

T ci mginin u inducd will n pduc miay, en yicl, cnstuctin anding twn u ndealiy," u will, n te cntay, unctin dctly s aculynd gn knwl u a al a n me al an

e n gn. Hw, i will pci in mann pp i : Te gan is n snsy culty u an ahty-Imag i pd m eginning; it i n smting diedm ny ue cpin. And te ppy tis mage wille pcily cing t nmtin o snsy data,i lutin int piy utl wld, in d e m yml dcipd, ky" ing im

ind in ul i. Suc pcpin oug e mginain i o uiln mailizain"; i cnge pyical datum imped upn te n in pu mi, piiual npncy; u i i E, n e ingnd ing E, id t incndcnce, llow p pitin ti An pntate e iiny inuitin.Tis ing , e uniciy En n it ll ality

cni enially ti iionay ac and ppitinucd y i. And ti is t pound mening o wa, in y dgm, i clld dotsm, cncning wic te e n ilsly nd mntnuly d.

u cnu i indiy wld, wl ac ue wc t ce ntn an is ale


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Mada ma Teae

o ppeend Tis maination dos not ontt somthinunrel, bu nvil he idden elity its ction is, in short, hatof e tawl, the spiiual exesis prcised by l e Sirituals

of sm, wose specil qulity is that of lchemicl mitation:o cule he paren, o manifest the idden 26 t is in hisineediy wold at those known as e 'af, he mysicalnostics, ve meditated tilssly, goi ee bin takn tomen a ercpion whic ss the obec not in its obciviy, u s a si, n intimtion, n nnouncemnt that isnly e souls annunciation to itself

en Suwd, in the twelfth cenuy, estod in rane pilosopy of Liht and the anloloy of ancient Prsia,his sche of te wold was suctued on the world o archyp Ims, n ineediy wold in wic tansmutationsof e epemel ino spiriul symbols ke plce and wich,by viue of is, is the wold we th suction o boisis eected.28 ndeed, jus as he body of he moal dam was

ceed fo he mateil at, so e soul substntiats itsesuecion dy from te hevnly ah, whic it roectsnd edies upon. Te conncion is iorous. The activeIminion s te oan o memophoses : e tansmutationof e ino te substance of the esurcion boy dnsuon is mnne of mediatin un the ar Such medittions e soue of he souls ctivities, is te oan o is bih

Te vey ide of ody havin thus ben made inennt oepesenttions of te body of peishble esh, les inevitalyto e ide of tis mystical h of Hqly which w shalsee s ovein the spiiuaity of Shh. The latter is ascool th ose in the midst of anian Sism at the n o theiheenh centuy, and this ide emains wiout oubt thuly ceive contribution of t school in ou ime

Te sk now will o seek out how n unde wat conitions e u of the nl taks shae exactly a th oitwee te dt of sensoy peception e aised, s it we, to thdiphnous ste by te active Imainion (whn th gt ispeceived in its mn . Tis tas is chiy to me t ce wind of an oran this achtym s , to hch th

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. "The arth Is a ge

ativ agiat, by pivig thgs rtly, ts thtrasuai hw it is that tis tasutati is t,thigs t its w ag t t sul, a hw this slg

iti t sul brigs it ig a spiitual s tEath a athly thigs, s that ths thigs ar kw itir gl , a s s by th viiary ituiti h.

H tr s it play a Egy that aralis th thmntat a als th gtstat big the rpstati this Egy is s basi t t ti Maan vw thwl that it was whlly pat t th philsphial

rstati tha was t wrk Suhawar. This Ergy spativ th nitial istant the ratin the wlutil th al at anu a ast n th thal tashat, whih sigats t tasguatin t api at th t Aon by th Sashyats Savis sig a Zarathuta. This s t Ergy that sigat by th t Xva i th vsta (huah, faa

i Psia ) Sval taslat hav attpt t it, tvy all its shas aig. Th t "igh Glyss t u t t what is sstil, i at th sa ti wkp i i Gek quivalts, alay gven ave: a Gly a Dstiy. t is h alllunus substae,th pu luise whih ha's ratus wre ntitut at ti ign. r it ua Maa has at th

ay a g . . . autiul, arvus . . raturs, ull li, plt ( Yasht X, 10 . t is the Ergy saaligt hi giv hn t thir big, whih aus att sa ti t pwr a the sty pa t a ig,hi us vity t th ig light vr th uptia h th itu it the hazan rati by thi Ps arss. This rgy s thus assiat

stialy with shatlgial hs s, n th litugial hat Zamyt, th l th Eath, the ti th lgt, s attibut is th igt Glry, al ti , in rai, t wig xl: " suh akid th tey i l, e l ag ah from lcmpAiti ad coutin, ly ivig, et


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adea mago Terrae

al grwig, pssessing power at wi wen te dead wi riseagai, whe immortait wi come to t iving, ad we tewd wi reew itsef as desire" ast , ) .

I icgraph it is represented b te mins ao, theAa Gloae, whic haos the kings ad piests of te Mazdeaneigi, ad ate b trasfeence, the res f Bddas adBisattvas, as we as te aven gres of primitive Cristia a. Fia, a passae i the reat Bndahshn, te Mazdea bk f Geesis, xes as prcis as oe cd wis tdiecti i wich tis imager is tending, whe it idties

Xvaah, that igt wic is Gr ad Destin, wit te soulitsef S tis, a and essetia is te fndamenta Image,i which ad b which the s derstads itsef ad perceivesi eergies ad its pwers I Mazeism it repesets whatepth pschg has tagt s t distiguis as e archetpaImage; hee it is t Imao Anma nd perhaps w are thsappacig the secret strctre reveaed ad mad pssibe

b the visi f te Ea in its .That Ligt of Gr wic is the archetpImag f tazdea s is i fact te organ b wich the s percivesthe wrd f igt ta is f th same atre as itsef, ad thrghwhich, igina ad direct, te s ects te trasmtatinf hsica data the ver data whic for s ar positive," btwhic fr the s wod be isigicat" Tis is the ver

Image tat te s prjects int beigs ad tings aisig temt the icadescece f tat victoria Fire wit whic te Mazda s has set te whoe f creatio abaze, and wic it hasperceived abve a in te daws aming n te montain peaks i the ve ace were it was expectig t revation of its owndesti, ad th Tasguration f the Eah

I shrt, it is b this prjction f its o Image tat te so

i ectig the trasmtati f te materia Ea, aso estab ises fm the bgiing a Ima eae tat reects aaces its w Image to t s tat is t sa, a mawhse Xvaah is as te ss own Xvanah t is at tat poiti ad b this dob rection of sam Gorytat te Ang o t art s rva


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. "Te art Is a Age

a, hat he Eah s perceved n the son f nge.nd h s wha admrab and prund expreed n a feaure Mazdean angeg, bare pndered upn unt w,

when t nted ut hat e maraspand penta at,the emnne rchange earh exence s he mher" fD.

an s, n fact, the femnne nge wh pe the trancendent r ceesta she appear t te u at he dawnfwng the thrd nght after ts departure frm th wrd;he s Gr and t Destn, Aon The meanng f th

ndcatn, therere s that the ubstance f the ceea I" reurrecn Bd s engndered and frmed frm the ceestaEarth, that s, frm the Earh perceved and medtated tng. What t as mean s tha te destn f the Earh entrusted he transguratve pwer f the su ght ead the ument these us , and tat ths recpra. nduch s the prund meanng f the Mazdea praer ma

tme repeated n the curse te turges : Ma we e amnghe wh are t brg abut he Transguratn f the Earth"Yana XXX, 9 ) .

The mster ths Imago Anma prjecng he Imago a, and recpra he mser th archepeIma f theEarth subsantatng" the frmatn f the fuure tta I expressed, therere n angegca term n the reatnshp

referred t ave. penta rmat, wh n he ahav ex nterpreted a perfec Thug, sen Medtan, and whename, exceen ransated b uarch a oha, ght hepath Mazdean sphnta rmat the mther" Dan, and at te ame tme the ne cncernng wm theMazdean beever, n h ntan a the age fteen, taught pres : M mther pendarma rchange f he Earth

and m ather Ormazd he Lrd Wdm. " I wha here num latons we can perceve mehg ke azden samntum a; n ts essence, ad frm he verm nta mt pha, t can be descrbe a a gosohy,ha y te ohan mster te Earth whemt w ll t satlcl Tranuratn (ash


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adea Imago Trra

kat Wat w stil av to fouat prcisel r in boldotlin is t metaorposis of t fac of te Eart as sen bt orga of te Mazdan activ Imagiation

T prcption of t Sopianic mstr of t Eart, ofgesop, obviou cannot take pac in t framwork of positiv gograp It prsupposs a visionar gograp, wat asben rigt cald a landscap of Xvanah, tat is, a landscappregring t Fashkat Tis is not sprad over pofa, pr vios dtrmind spac, but is concntratd or concntrats asacra space n mdo mund, in te centr of te vision contm platd i t prsnc of t visionar soul (or of t visionarcommnit ) , and tis spac dos not nd to b stuatd, sincit is of itself stuatv Gograpica faturs, montains for in stance, ar r no ongr mrl psical fatrs; t av asigicanc for t sol; t ar pscoosmic aspcts Tevnts tat tak plac tr consist in te ve seing of tsaspcts; t are pscic evts S te paradise of ia, tparadise of t arctps, exists in tis centr bcas it is tmtig plac of t Havnl Bings ad t Earthl Bings

Sc is t Imag of t Eat tat t cartograical mtodof te acint Iranians will reva to s Jst as a andscapof Xvaah cannot b xprssd b rprstativ art, bt asssentiall to do wit smboic art, so tis map making dos notlad to reprodcing te otlies of a cotinet aer, itsaps an instrmnt for mditatio tat makes it possibmetall to reac t cter, t mdum mund, or rater totake psitio t directl Ol a visiar gegrap abe t sc of visionar vnts, becase it itslf ts part itm; plant, watr, mountains ar trasmutd into symbols,that is, prceivd b te orga of an Iag wic itself s tpresnce of a visiona state Like te heavel Figres, teal landscaps t appar alod wit te Ligt of Glor,rstor to tir paradisal prit, and te visions of Zaratustra,is metigs wit Oazd and t rcangels, tak pac anare Imagind" in a settig of montains blazing in te dawnad of heavnl watrs i wic grow t plants o imortality


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2 T v sva

2 The art of te svas

The schema of he srface of he earh as projece here by he

acie aginaion is as ollows. n he begnning he arhwas esablishe as a coninos whole, b, becase of oppres sion by he demonic Powers, i was iie ino seven shvashva ( esan ashva is wor sho be nersooas represening somehing analogos o he Lain s heseeshars are n of "a ma, raher han climaes. Noony is he iage no he same eymologically, b i is aisabe

o foresal confsion wi he ivision ino climaes properly socald which wil come aer

There is he cenral eshvar cale X vaniraha (which meanssoehing ie "lminos wheel ) , he exen of which in iselfalone is eqal o ha of al he six oher eshvars which arearang aon i an separae one from anohe by he cosmicean ha srons hem. There is one easern eshvar, onewesern eshar, wo o he norh wo o he soh. The eshvaron he easern side is calle Savahi; he one on he wesern sie,reahi; he wo eshvars o he soh are Fraahafsh aniahash; he wo o he norh are Vorbareshi an orjareshi. he myhical ean srronding an iviing hem iscall orasha. s o heir siaion, his is ece asronoia in relaion o the eshvar which s he cener, whosepresene hereoe, has he qaliy of stuatng space, beforeisf being stuatd ha space. In other ors, is no a maer o a peexising, hooeneos, an quanttatv space wih reons ae disribe b he ypical srcre of aqualtatv space.

e easern eshvar Savahi exens rom he poin here

e sn rises on he longes a o he in whe i rises one soes day. he wo sohe shvars exen from hiss on o he in where he sn ses on he shores ay.o ee o e poin here he sn ses on he longes ay esern ciae reahi. Finally he o norhern nd o s s pon o where he sn rises on

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dea mg Trr

te ongest da. Te names of te six esvas tat sondte centa cimate of vaniata acta coespond to a egons (Fig 1 . Fo ts eason t has been possbe to take

s 8 s

Fgu 1 . ig t svn ti kevar.

tem as oigna efeng to a ceestia topogap ate apied to teestia ocaties; ts akes and montans of teEat wod named afte te ceestia acetpes. s fo

the sigicance of te names of tese kesvas, we can divnet fom the names of te six Saosants (Savios) tat coe spond to tem smmetca, tat s, fom te names of te sixheoes who, eac n is own espective kesva coopeatewith te ast of the Saosants in te tasuo of tewod.


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2 The See Keshars

e have jst aid, the arragemet of these keshvars correpodig to mthical regios does ot corm the data ofitive geograph bt gives sha to the mago a pro

jected b the imagiative perceptio This beig so it is ooger possible toda as it was i the begiing for hmasto pas from oe keshvar to aother

iraem Vaejah ahlavi nV , the cradle or seed ofthe ras Iraias ) i i vairatha at the ceter of theetral keshvar There it was tat the Kaids the heroes oflegd were created there the azdea religio was foded

ad from there spread ito the other keshvars there ill bebor the las of the Saoshats who will redce hrima toimpotece ad big abot the resrrectio ad the existeceto ome

I its r vairatha which represets the totalit of geographi space ow acessible to ma althogh i is ol oe ofthe eve parts of the ihabited Earth, was later divided into

eve regios accordig to a pla i which a cetral circle repeet the lad of Ira arod which are groped ix otherircle bt this time taget to one aoter ad of eqal radisThi was the method of circlar representatio tat te Iraiageographers of the Sassaid period trasmitted to the rabsqt, for instace working from ancient data, expressl attribtes this method of geogaphical repesentatio to Zoroaster

Fig 2 8This method is exactl what allows s to discover a etirelappropriate wa of imagiig ad meditatig the Earth Iact, it deteies a strctre indepedet of all ssems ofspatial coordiates: to posit a origi is all it reqire" Icotemplatig thi stctre, ones attetion overgs towardte center and i alwas called back there sice the latio

directio d orietatio of the oter kesvars are determiedb te ceter ad originate from it in order to grasp the otst it sces to copare it wit the cartographical method ofto wic cimtes are represented b paralel beltsnin otwd fom te euto ) Te etie strctre, tere i" d in ct c-g. n watever place


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. dea mago Teae

ge 2 he seve geogaphc kesvas accoigto B ( cety

ccdin psiti aphy h si t pimiiisy nianshh t s in cnt Asia h s in Aijanh mn pcss mminis s: th Ents k pc nd mmd inVj h is t th nt, hich is sm tim thogn. h psnc th sjc th cn is n tatd

psnc tatv psnc. In mdo mnd h s is nn nd spi cdins. nsd in in" i tatd n pdind spc h su itsfspiis," is wys th iin h spi ncs anddins i stct. t is y d h nt npiic psti cyp e.

h e h psi mps i hich ays

nd ish s in h cn i ck th, cs i i in dispsin in cncnin h h Imga c c is n m ck h s cipcay,h h cn x is ditin n th chtypma. Thisws xmp h mnin f th t a su f ga dns i n it is knwn tht r i id rm

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. Te Seve Kesvars

a Medea wrd, aidaa . That i wh it a aid thathe repreetati f the Eah with it ee kehar a aarhetypeFigre i a trmet fr mediati It i ere

a a mandala. It gde a memet f thght that trae, a giti r diaetia trak, bt a i the wa f hawl, the gi f mb a pirita xei eaig bat the rigi whih i the n, there preie where thaparet a tated ad the hidde maifeted jt asi ahem, a ted ae ) Thi ideed the rea tramtti f what i writte whether i a bk r i the m )

it mb what i writte i raied t iadeee ad hehidde giae hie thrgh the rig whih emetraparet. Frm thi it we a gra the eti fh a artgraph with the eet f a iiar gegraph,the gegraph f a wrd that erete it w ight ike heBzante ma whe d imie he pa the ema, r ke the i r ada f me eria h

where the redgd bakgrd tragre he r r ikethe parade f ia, in mdo mundi, ad a the Earth fHrqa, whih we ha dwe at egth i he fwigage

Frm th pit, we a pa bed the ee whih waped e f the mt irritatig qet whih rmetedevera geerat f rieait: Where did the Zratria

preahng take pae Where wa rVj, ie it wa irVj that Zarathtra had hi ii bg t teah?Tday mt retait take fr grate tha th ae f hireahg (whih we a ti hear i readig th wa etra Aia, mewher i he ppr Ox regi, at t eaer bdar f the Iraia wr O he th hprevaet et ertait radit aer Iraia trait,

f the Sd ad ptid perid, whih wd ae hbrt ad preahg f Zarathtra the weter da fte raa wr, i Azerbaija. There hae bee atemt ecc thee traditi bt awa with the wih remai ve fa: arthtra wa prbab r t t r bb tk pe i he Ea


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. adea mag Teae

recet soo was cear spre b e ssem of tekesvars. I ts case t s sggeste tat te sacre stor ofprmtve Zoroasrasm took pace te East of e Iraa

wor; tat te oroasra msso te peerate progressve towar e West of te Iraa wor t oe e ate geograpc oretato was sm reverse the easterkesvar bcame te wester kesvar ) . Eve te wor fascato" comes to t o te grods tat te wester Mag dete te ho paces of sacred stor ( te rax, Mot ava,te o ct of z ) aftr te evet, wot ts etcato

avg te least storcal" vaeI reat, te term falscato" is complete rrelevat,sce these qestos pot fact to te reservato of testrctre of a essetal uatatve space, wose regos areorere reato to oe aoter, ot accordg to preestablsed gometrica coordates, bt accordg to ter trscqalcato. If there was compete trasposto of te pace of

stocal scees, ts at prespposes a bears wtess terst pace to te possblt of a meta operato, te vercato a sgcace of wc ee postve scece, whc,bo as t s to maera ata aoe, s tereb rece to ssectg falscato," eve f coscos. Bt te scema of teseve kesvars cosere as a arcetpa represetato cearreveas to s ts ossb a te process vove, tat is,

te presece tat costttes te ceter a wch, as sc, isthe ogn a ot te restat of spata refereces, wch isot state bt stuatve. Tis prsece carres its sace aogwth it witot eeg to cage te sstem of spatal refereces as a whoe. Or rater, sce ts ceter is stl a at atmes th eter, tere as, te eat of te pscc evet,bee o rea trasfer ( n space ) . Te sgcace of te eter,

e medum mund, as te pace were pscosprta evetsalwas te place, as te space of epaes, alows s tose e roblem o a evl were tratoa certa a tcertates of posve scece o oger coct.

It is b o meas or eo to reegae aced soryof Zoroastrasm to te ream of gd Bu iN C!i to


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take it at that i whatever ae a histia eet ithe rret maig f the trm ma have take ace i tera materia reait, veriab b the seses f thse wh wit

esse it, there ha t bei rder that tiati f theEe shl eah s i its sirita nty, regaress f thedvy f the hsia aizatisa rga f emembraeftiig i a way qite diert frm the vericatis fr sitive siee whih, restrite t what fr it are thefats," has thereb a esie derstaig f the hsialevet This rga f emembrae a religis meitati is

eisel the arheteImage which, b ig rjete tateial ivese ahia saes has bee abe t traste hem b brigig them bak t itsef as eter, i sh awa that the hierhai sace is alwas ad i eah ase a hn The ative Imagiati has the bee abe t seratehem as h aes a ntfy the a m as ig iedthe ame Earth f visi t the ther wa r, ame that

me material qalit eve histria" f saes here ahere imses eie f thei sareess, eies theirietit, r the trar ases a mistake" t be mae Hierhaies take ae i the oul, t i hng it is the eveti the s that sitates, qaies, ad sacraizes the sae iwhih it is imagie

d s, what ae the Evts that take pace i rVj

hee ae the emabe litrgies, cebrate b Ohrmaz himsef, b the ceestial beigs, b the edar heres It was irVj that Ohaz himsef cebrat itrgies i hr frdv Sr hit, the High, the Svereig, the Immaate,"the geGddess f the eestia Waters, i der t ask herthat Zarathstra be attache t him ad be hi faithf rphet sht , Zarathsta aske the same gdess f the

vesi ig shtsa asht V, 0 It was i rVjtt the my ia, ia shiig beat, the best fmts," eeive the rdr t bui the esre the Va,w w tee tgther the ect fm amg al beigs, t t t c tt th ight be eservedr t rtal wtr H te i ws, d

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a at a tase wrd Ideed, th V fYma a t wee a cit cdig hse hse aaa. t ha cet r ad widws that themseves

ct he ight with, f t miate bth b ceata cate igh. Bt c a ea, the stas the , ad the a t et a ie hat wh a a ems bt a a.E ft ea, ach ha ce ve bih t athce, aci a fmiie. d this ehas sggsts theas cditi f ths beigs wh v th st beatif f e wthi h chagV f Ya "

t b mitat b a camag f achgica excaat that w ca he t cv the tac f thi aadise fachte, f this ceesta Eath i the cet f the wrd thatee th ee f th escti bi Yias aradisecat be akd the fac f a, bjct t a sstemf crdiates. What is cae f here is t tgaphica each bt achive the taaec which aws the arche

tIa t apa, i th ac whe thi i ssibe, ndo und Thi, thef, is r qest : w es the visia ah sha, whe ercivd fm his cee fth w, a f what pschsita et es it idicateh sce?

Vsa Gegraphy

Oc aai Y at XX, th itica cat icate exet at th ge f th Eath T, what shesf iht h adea go T e h chaactetca e b a evcati meati a th tai, 8 cebat f th a it itiishe ssesss,at wh a ced ecise m f these ais

e the atte a a seta at i th cmsii fthe sia adscae hat reges the Tasguai e Eah. Th a rmiet th at f hehaies adaghaies. ccdig t th rita, th tweighh daf the th the a f Zat ) , the itr t thEath which is a ge, the munin f t l


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te outains, to te Light o Gory." cection is areadyoutied, the atterns in which wi ce cear

The Mazda ok o Geesis Bunhhn givs a strikig

dscriio o e oratio o te oais : udr attacky the donic owers o ria, te Eart ga to tree,it shook in horror and reeio. s i to set a raart agaistthese owers, the Eart raised u its ountais . First the ower u chain o outais surroudig it , wic, in the vsta, iscaed Hara eezaiti Etyoogicay tis is te ersia Elbu,and it is the ae given unti toay o the chai o outais

ordering Iran on te not, o west t east; a so it is ere,aidst he eak an ig ateaus of tat cain, tat e Ssnidtadition rediscovered te sits of te eisods in te sacredistory o Zoroastriais I ay case, tere o esewere,vony pc resoss te transutatio o sensory data.I odr or te rea Erz to corresond to tis visionarysac, or exae, the active Iagination as to recaue it in

its archeya scies at is wy we ca eave aside hre adiscussion o osiive ateria toograhy, and cocer ourseesony wih te mg, isoar as it is an oga o rcetion, adinsor as it is itse rceived throg a pyhogogphy.

Ided, we are ar eoved ro he orinary view ad osi tive roos Eurz a ot cease to grow durig eigt undreyears : two hundred years to te station o te sas, two udred

years o the sation o te M, two undre years to the stationo e Su , an two de year to tat te iite LigtsNow, these are te ur degree o te Mazdea Heave Eurzis thereore ideed te om mounn, aised y he su ree eort ade y the Eath in order ot to e searatdo ae. It is te resenet utai . were tees neh night, or darkess, or sickess wi a thousad

das, no inecio created y te deons" It is the seat oe aaces crate y the rcags d te oer oun in oiginate ro it, as i ro a ggantic tree growing stn out roots ro whic sig er tees Themnin thu o newor in whic eac ak is a m n ss o i


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adea mo Trr

ete er 22 is aded to i te traditio : sohave ee rooced ra," othrs mhica" The o thigtat ide s wit a certait is te Iage, whic are

es t te real" oes ad the hical"ere, te we ave a gro o ig eaks wic rest

dictie o dot orvr isoe tose who see to acete te ositive etod s against tis, the sitatio otese ig eaks teachs s aot the Earth as a evnt ivd te sol, tat is, it sows s i what ar the Earth has enmeditated the orga o the active Iagiatio It wod

dict, ideed, to locaize thse otais eas o ositivetooa, or th itetio ad ai o this ditation wasqite dieret ro that o or ositive sciece th otais were te active Iagiatio rcives a iroha ote vah are i rj me u o th thXvaah rojcts th scns o th vets exriecd or orsee, givig od to te, case the active Iagiation is inite teir stace ad teir od, tat wic at th sa teacts te ad exerieces the

Tere i i rj a otai caed Hkaira (Hgarte ver ig , a otai whic is as ig as th stars, adro wic ors dow the torrt o the eav Wars oArdv Sr it, the High, te Sovereig, th Imaclate," a torrent ossessing a vaah as great as a th Watrstogter wic ow on te Eart " There it is that the arhaode o te goddes o th eavenl aters i iagid Shet aears as te aradisal sorce o the ater o Li Marveos lats ad tres grow i or arond tis wesring, andaove al te wite Haoa, Gaokara," o which it is said:e wo artes o it cos iorta "8 Tat is wh t

Elixir o iortait wi e ade ro his at the omn ote al Trasgratio Th tre which cres a is and inwic are desitd the sds o al ants," grows nx o hwite aoa Ideed, te riit o a eings i al thir omsdeeds o te goddss or einie ng rdv Sr Howvshe is o eas the ea Mae a th man o C,

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o exae; se s a oe ike a gi o te ates caste, iacate, ecaig te Geek tes.

I j, cose y te outa o kaa te s

outai o te daws ( Ushiarena ) . T tgica cat tot g Zayt oes wit a stoe ais of ts ota o te daws. It s ade o uy, o te sustace o eave;t s situated i t idde o t cosic sea ouukasa, towc t os te wates t eceves o Hkaya. It s test ota to igted u y te auoa es; o tiseaso, it s te ecetace, te teasuy o te awns ad ike

wis ( y oooy ) tat wic gves nelligence to e It ss tat te outa st iged u y te ays of t dawso igtes te teigce, sce awn ad nellgence aeo ( sh d s i

Fiay, t tua as te coectio wc s essetae etwee t ota o daw ad scatoo: t scs tat a oeg ade to te g stt t teou o usai ( tat s, etwee idgt ad daw ) , adte easo give is tat te outai o daw s etoed ode to otiate te ge stt. d o te coectiocoes cea: it s at te daw tat ises ate te td gtoowig deat tat te sou as to ace te odea o t vatdge. Ts, t outai of daw s vested wit t gto Goy at te exact ou we te sou s cad o to tstcoceig its eaty existece i t esece of te gest ad o Zat te ge o t Ea b wassst te aasad tt t wegig o t sos .T sos a te gt o daw w te g to de teaccout; ti assg takes ac tog t sedd dwSo wat is eceved ee t outa ad t o

o te dws s ot a astooca eoeo t t dawo otaity: te Iag Glae eig ojectd oto teisn dwn tis daw aeas to t sou as t tcatedesence o stte d ived tat s as t atcti o t escto.

no oun, e ChkdDtik (t a of


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jdet , copetes ts sae adscape of dvda escatoogy ad s aso stated rj , te dde of te wordFro ts st sprgs te rdge of vat, at the etrace

to wc taes pace te eetg of the o eer wth Da,ts eavey " or, o te cotrary, wt the terre appartotat reects othg t a " tated ad dsgred y everyd of gess, ct o fro ts ceesta aetype So ts ste stato, aove a oters, we te ag Teae, trasgrg te oter atera data, shows te perfect so te pacesad syoc adscaes of ts atcpated eterty wc t

ecoters ts ow eavey Iage Te rfect so crosses terdge of hvat y te ts of ts sprta gt ad tepower of ts actos: t oves o towards te stars, te to teoo, te to te S, ad te to te te gts Hereaga we ave te for stages of te gro of te Tste rd of hvat s te st tat s the ceter ofte word to te cosc ota; ad te ascet of the atter

eads to te Ga, to te ode of the HysSo we sa o or astosed to d te otas recaed te egg of te hy to ayt, or sa we seete atter as a ee st of pysca featres devod of regoscotet I fact, oe of tesete daws azg o teota tops, te torrets of sprg water, the pats of mortaty growg teeog to te epca earth ac

cesse to te etra vercato of sesory rcepto Tss te Ea perceved rj as te orga Iraa Ea;ts s a Ear wc te azdea actve Iagato astrasted to te so a ceter of e so, ad wc stegated to te sprta evets of whc te so tsef ste scee Here we aready gpse tat wat te so ercevstrog ts ag Teae s actay ot ts ow archetypa

Ia ad e eactet of ts ow eta draatrgyeter te daw or te g waters, or te patsare peeved as eqvaet to wat we ca atrooca o ogca, or otaca peoea Te daw wc Da sreveaed, te eavey waters of rdv Sr te pats fAertt a of thethe daws watrs a ar


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Vsna Ggph

ceived in teir nge, ecause eneat te ppnc te ppon ecoes visie to te Iagination nd tis is te enoenon o e n, te gure wc e actve aginaion

reveas itse to , wic t reveas to se neat te aearances erceved, is te gure o te ns o te Ea atis wy terrestria enoena are ore tan enoena teare te ieroanes ro to azdeis w, n ings andtings, revea wo tese ing and tese tngs are, tat s,wo teir vnl pon, te soure o eir vn, s gan, n oter word, te eings and te tin, aving en

transuted e aginaton nt tei te mn state,are reveaed as e con o a rsona tog, i teare te ierurgy

e ative agination eves and sows to tse an Earwic is oe tan tat Eat wc i seen in ordnar sensorexerience Tat ote Ea s te Ear rradiated and ransgured y v u te ig o Gor i os eain

not a ateria quait inerent in sensory ssances, rcetiey a en witout disinon enoenoogcay, we soudunderstand it as eing at te sae te te gt wic consitutes, as, and enigtens te sou, an e riaIage o tse i e sou rojects Tus i is e organ wic te sou ows o ise earty tngs transred, orawaiting te na anguration e sou ust, indeed, ave

an Ia o itse o suc a kind tat, y rojeting , i candiscovr n ts vision e gures o e g o G n e souraised to ncandescence g o Go, wi is nay idented, i ecoe sie, ike Fene, eetat te Eart is an nge, o rae or e Eart o nin its eaven rn and, an e, a e ae e ra te einne nges Eat t e se,

o as te oter o te n Dan, e eaven " tenma colt e Ia o te Eart s reveae ere n teo o an nge, ecause it i agined in e a eso ter ooogy s reveaed n te very kins o enes

W n teoe s h! t mo Ta, wie i is te

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a ctoous ad suaura srngh ad coscats th aseigs o ght y cohing th in hiraica digiyon ohis ca e xpssd in epeseae paining u oy y a

ety syblal a As h ahy sndo o hdivty th vaah Iage y h sou ransgurs hEa to a any Earth, a goious andsca sylzgwh th paadisa andsca h yond This rquirs hro, a o o xpsso coinig a h hirophaic ts o his Goy and ansuing h ino pur syos oa asgud aur

rhaps th st iusraion o his which has co dowto us oday s to e oud i a a auscrip whic so a iscosidrd niqu o its kid whos upag paiigs i a tastic coors wr xcud a Shiraz i souh sa a hed o th outh cntury (A D . 1 8 ) . (S pa acg 2 . ) nd hre i woud apropria o rca h adscas cetai yzati osaics wihou vn pausing o cosidr

cotovsa qusions au aria inucs o hstoicacausaityTh scod xap o iaginion o h csia Eah can

e osrvd in ha sacrd oan a conncs h cuivaiono ows and ora art wih h ir A characrisic auro Mazda agoogy is o gi ach o is Achangs andngs a ow as an o oin ou as it wr ha i

on wishs ay o conpae ach o hs havnyFgurs and o co th cpac o hir Ergs, h ths insrunt o diaio is indd h owr which is thirspciv syo So o ach o h Archags o Anesto who o day o h onh is spciy conscrad ando who ha day is nad h is a corrsponding owrFor Ohrazd yr For ohuan whi jasin For Arava

hish arjora Fo Sharvar h roya an ( asi ForSenda usk ( swt asi For hord h iy ForA ha prud yow or cad capak inSs

hasns o nn Angs wich t aah, and o


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a: rdv Sr as e ris as he ee; Da e rosei a dred eas; si ahi (shisag er siser ad wers (or ese e csae buphhaus )

s e wie aoma; Zay saro ad so o Theseowers ayed a ioa roe acie Zoroasria irgicaracse; cea owers were sed o eac ge wose irgywas eg aricay ceeraed Te ace ersias oo hada agage o owes c was a sacred agage Moe ve is deicae ad se syos oes ied ossi ies o igica iagiaio as we as or ras o edia

I eir e ar o gardes ad e civao o agade s acqire e eag o a igy ad a eaacaizao o a vsio I is ar oers ay e ar o eaea pa o aceica edao Tis meas eayrecosiig aradse keeig coay wi eavey eigsceao o e owers wic are er ees evokescc reacios wic rase e ors coeaed ioeergies corresodig o e; ese sycc eergies are aydissoved o saes o cosciosess io saes o ea visiorog wc e eavey Figres aar

I o o e exaes we ave js aaysed we see hae ieo ad eor o e so eds o gve a or o ecelesia Ear ad o acaize s akig ossie eea o e egs o ig Te Ea o sos as o eeaced n e un, were rea eves are e vsnse seles d sc ideed ae e ees descred e Reciasccerg e roeic esir o Zarasra Te ZaushNa (e ook o Zoroaser es s ao i se scy: e Zaasa ad reaced e age ory e ad e desire or j ad se o wi soe

coaios e ad woe To ave desie or rjs desre e Ea sios o eac e cee o e worde ceesial Ea were e eeig wi e Iora Saisakes ace I ac e eisodes a ark e ogss adery o Zarasa ad is coaios o rj ad he e e is ery s aceved ae eihe or


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Vsnr gph

eets o ates tat ca e crooogicay ecoe Te aeeroac esoes a sgnosts

Te ascaes a eets are coetey al, a ye te

o oe ee o oste toogray, or o cooogcastory esseta cue s ta access to rVj s uturewt te aws of te sca wo ag exase of watestas te way of te tte grou; e y Zaatust, a ofte cross t wtout ee strg o te cotes s aesse ge oe te owg waes so ey wak uface of te wate Zau-Nma, c XV ) sgo eroac sace, Tme s o oger rofae me wt ateswc ca ecore te caears of stoy (atougs as e attemte ) Te ara rVj, te Ea oVsos n md mund, takes ace o te ast ay of te yea(te ee of Naw R; Ste teosoy, te aoua of tede Im ikewse curs o te rst da o te yea, teNaw R Now, eac Mazea ont, as we as te woeyea, s te ooogue of te Aon, e great cyce of te Teoogoato Te ate s terefoe ts case eoac sg: t eas te e of a eiu, te aw of ew age (ue o we sa aso see tat te cees Eatof Hrqay ies o te oudary etwee Te a te Avum te sae way, as, te st teoay wi take ace o teteet of te mot o Orehest, wc corresos to teeia so of twee ieia tat s, to te oet wete Fraart ( te eesta etity ) of Zaratust was set o tssso to eart. Here te ates ae tose of turgca ccecomeoratg a eatg te eets Heae

t tis ot, Zaatustra eaes s comaos He eaceste re Dt, te cete of Vj Zau-Nm,

2 , .6 Zt-Sam,

I,6 ,

o te aks of wc o

Tus e returns to te org to te arcetya wo, te ecess eude to te irc so of te arcetya owes oigt Tee e s, aoe o the ak of e mese, toessie wic is dide nto our aces. He ete t feaessyl ee oe deey no ec o te our races of te


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rver (ZaushNa, c XX Here e Zoroasria radiioas capred so we e eeig o te pschspual iportace o te evet at i appies e process o e aw or eso

teric exegsis o e Spiritas o Isa o e extera date, adleads te Evet ac o te spiria reaiy a gives i is heea strctre The crossig o e or races o te riverDi is eqivae i is coex o e eta acievee ote toaty o te Ae I represes Zarasra vvus te erso o te tree Saosyas issed ro is Xvaah, woi rig aot te trasgrao o e word (Zaush

Na c XI; ZSpa XX 7 ) e te rst eoay aes pace, we e visiotaes te sape o te rcage aa ( o Maa , oresgios eat, respede ro aar ie te s adclote a roe o igt," e rcage orders Zarastrato o is dress, ta is, is aeria ody, is orgas osesor ercepio, ad aow hse to e tae io e

azzig presece o te divie earcy o e Seve Tedialoge opes i e aer o te diaoge etwee Heesad is Nus, oiadres The rcagel ass : Te e yorae, at yo see i te word, ad to wat yo aspire"ccopaied y te rcag, Zarastra s i ecsasy i teresece o te Cocil o rcages Here a e deail ostical pysoogy s giveas soo as Zaratstra etered

e assely of te Ceestias, e o oger sees te projectioof is sadow o te grod, ecase o te dazzigspledor o te rcages" (ZSpa XX It eastat to tae o te ateria dress" is o oreaste e sae o eody o Lig, or resrrectio ody, te pre diapaos caescece o rcageica Ligs; is pre icadesceceites wi e Ligs wot casig a sado, ecase i is

itsel a sorce o ig No o cast a sadow is e proper ote glus b s o e a he ce te sigicace oal s is ta te seat ad orga o e evets wic tae pace te ad o rj is e ste ody o igt

Fa, te teopaies tae pace o te g peas o isEar Te vesa nios e oai ad e ores were


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he sacred conversaions ake ace Thre are ae radiionsha ideniy his ounain wih certain ounans o osiivegeograhy;8 we have aready ried to dene he enta rocess

ha eads o such hooogaion Le us raher ca o ind erhe indicaions in he ahav exs reerrng acuary o woo hese ounans, whch were he lace f ese hehanesHkairya, he ounain o he rordia aers, where hewhte Haoa, the an o ioaiy, grws, and e ounain o he dawn haoed n e Lgh o Goy a he exac hourwhen he dawn o he heaveny ie rises n he sou I s rue,

hereore, ha he ecsasies Zarahusra ake ace recseywhere the inner vsn reexeriences he ndivdua echaoogyThe ountan os he Ear sions are e nain oso the sou The w archeya Iages, he Iag Teae andhe Iag Aae corresond o ne anoher: e ain vss s he scsc ain.

Moreover, his has een conred y cean ancien radi

ions tha have een reserved n he Greek exs reaing oZarathusra For exae, rhyry descres he rerea Zarahustra in a groto in the ounains o ersis, adorned wthowes and shing srngs, which rovided a rec Iagu or his ediain Dion hrysoso enions he igeak on which Zarahusra reired n order ive in he waytha was his own and where a ceony o ecsasy, nvisie o

he eyes o he roane, unfods n a seing of re and suernatura sendor 8 Rerea n he sychsic ounain actuay reresens an essena hase every yeriosohy : sna ac is an ecsasy; hen he heaveny Figures, as hey ecoeaaren through he organ o s wn acheyeIage, areade visie to the sou nd er once o s eras aGrek tex hat we owe an essenia deai o h acred ecsases

in nj; it was Aga Dain wh direcy iniiaed Zarausa ino wisdo Now, earier researc aowed us o recognize ahs Da as a gure hooogous o ha Dan, ceesti he Aa cele.

y e vision o t eay andscae haoed y he e consent chaacte

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e evets, vse y t the so whch take pace there, a ths egs t covey a eschatooca retato It s aretaste t o the a Trasratio o the Earth (Frashar) a te great evet o iva eschatogy, the arraeetg t the heavey I," the ge Da, at the etracet the vat ridge That is why this vsary geographycreaes a eta coaphy that oers a spprt or itatio wat e prevosy cae gesph, a is reveae as separae r eschatogy, or ts ctio s essetiay tprepare te irth the eahy ha eig t hs ceesta," ic Da, the aghter Speta raitiSophia

. Gesph a the en Ages f the Earth

expst ths sphy w terere ce t take theo o a te o Mazda Sophgy The very terspy" sggeste here s erey trasatio o the aeSpeta ait, e pha a Fee ge the Earth 8at this ter akes apparet r the start is the strikgerece etwee a vage eeg (a the copace oti eg a s o the earth" the e ha ad o thether the eeig a kowege characterstcay expresse the Mazea proess aith, a presse o the adept tat ctext, eg a ha vda who is the so oSpeta at , the eie rchage

henry corbin spiritual body and celestial earth

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