But this is not a book about the religion of Zoroastrianism. There are, however, signs that the religion is making a comeback throughout the world. Once the world's single most influential religious community, orthodox Zoroastrians now number fewer than 300,000 people scattered all over the world. These ancient traditions are still very much kept alive among modern-day Zoroastrians. Theirs was a magical religion, and it remains so today. As I have noted, the very word magic is derived from their tradition.įor the ancient Iranians, who belonged to the Indo-European family of cultures, there was little distinction between magic and religion. Mazdans, both ancient and modern, both Eastern and Western, deplore sorcery yet practice the most exalted form of magic. In the hands of the unwise, magic quickly devolves into sorcery-the unsystematic application of similar techniques for the alleviation of temporary emergency situations. The ultimate aim of magic was individual and collective happiness (Av. The original form of magic was aimed at individual self-development (initiation) and the application of the art and science of their particular craft toward the overall betterment of the world and of other individuals in the world. They were so skilled and famed for their effectiveness that the practices they engaged in came to mean what we today call "magic." Unfortunately, much of their wisdom, for which they were also renowned, was lost along the way, at least as far as Western practitioners of magic were concerned.
The word magic ultimately derives from the Indo-European root underlying the Iranian term magu, which denoted a priestly class of men schooled in (and initiated into) the arts and sciences of forging a salutary link between the supernal realm and the terrestrial world of events and phenomena. The author of more than 24 books, including Lords of the left-hand Path and Icelandic magic, he lives near Smithville, Texas. Flowers, PH.D., received his doctorate in Germanic languages and medieval studies from the University of Texas at Austin and studied the history of occultism at the University of Gottingen, Germany.
PERSIAN MAGIC FLOWERS MANUAL
Providing a manual for the original magical system used by the members of the Great Fellowship, this book guides you toward the comprehensive practice of the Mazdan philosophy, the ultimate outcome of which is ushta: happiness.
PERSIAN MAGIC FLOWERS SERIES
he then offers a series of more fire rituals and divine invocations. Outlining the theoretical principles of this method, which can be applied in practical ways to deepen the effectiveness of these magical operations, the author details a complete curriculum of magical study and initiation based on a series of graded exercises keyed to the sacred Zoroastrian calendar. He explains how the ultimate aim of the original form of magic was not only individual wisdom, self-development, and empowerment, but also the overall betterment of the world. He reviews what the Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, Christians, and Chinese said about the Iranian-Persian tradition of the Mazdans and their invention of a magical technology. The author reveals how all other known systems of magic have borrowed from this tradition, providing the clues that enabled him to reformulate the original Mazdan system. He reveals how the Zoroastrian religion, which acts as a matrix for the symbols and formulas of the original form of magic, has existed for almost four thousand years with roots going back even deeper into the Indo-European past.
The author explains how the religious branch of the Mazdan magical system, founded by the Prophet Zarathustra, is known in the West under the name Zoroastrianism. Stephen Flowers explores the history, the theory, practice rituals, and initiations of the Mazdan magical system practiced by the Magi of ancient Persia, who were so skilled and famed for their effectiveness that their name came to mean what we today call "magic." The prestige and reputation of the Magian priests of Mazda is perhaps most iconically recorded in the Christian story of the Three Wise Men who visited newborn Jesus.
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