Payam Nabarz

Seething Cauldron: Essays on Zoroastrianism, Sufism, Freemasonry, Wicca, Druidry, and Thelema 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