Payam Nabarz
The Sufi ritual meal ceremony of 'Deeg-Jush' translates as the 'Seething Cauldron' or 'Boiling Cauldron', and, like its Celtic equivalent: the Cauldron of Cerridwen, it symbolizes the transformation and change of the initiate as he/she becomes cooked in the cauldron. In this collection of essays covering Persian Magi, Zoroastrianism, Sufism, Freemasonry, Wicca, Druidry, Neo-Paganism, Mithraism, and Thelema; Payam Nabarz takes a down-to-earth look at contemporary spirituality. Contents: - The Persian Fool and Trickster: Haji Firouz - Anahita: Lady Of Persia - Zoroastrian Angels and Demons - Mithras and the Right Handed Handshake Of The Gods - Influences Of Freemasonry and Sufism On Wicca and Neo-Paganism - Sacred Plants (Drugs In Religion) - The Right Hand Path Or Left Hand Path; Star Wars, Excalibur and Lord Of The Rings - To Genes, Memes, Gods and Beyond (Sex, Chocolate and Religion) - Spirit Of Peace
Religion,Wicca,Witchcraft
Seething Cauldron: Essays on Zoroastrianism, Sufism, Freemasonry, Wicca, Druidry, and Thelema