Miscellaneous

DEITIES

Deities are related to wights but whereas wights typically have all the messiness of real world phenomena, deities have a more idealised abstract nature. Wights just are – but deities which come alive in people’s minds change the workings of those minds, and thus what happens in the world.

SOME DEITIES

Auramazda is the Wise Lord - the one pure Good God Sarosh listens to the needs of the living beings and is obedient in meeting them Aeshma or Samael the opponent of Sarosh, is blind and deaf to the well-being of others, and pursues their own desires regardless.

Lucifer is the deity of technocratic rule. He has much of the intelligence of Vayu, but treats living beings as objects of manipulation. Lucifer calls upon both Sarosh and Samael. Good Lucifer seeks the common benefit. Bad Lucifer has selfish ends.

Gaia is the wight or deity of the living processes of planet earth.

GERMANIC DEITIES

Deistic Heptad

We recommend these seven Germanic deities. The seven are patrons of the seven days of the week as listed from Tuesday through to Monday

Tiew is a sky deity maintaining good order in the world. Tiew is the deity of kings and leaders and all those who help steer the activity of the world to keep it suitable for life.

Woden is an air deity . Woden struggles to reach his full potential in both the mental and the physical domains. Woden is a philosopher and shaman, favourite deity of wizards. Woden is also known as a war-leader.

Thor is also an air deity, especially associated with storms. Thor is known especially for his physical strength. He is more approachable than Woden – and is a popular deity with the farmer and worker.

Frigga is a mother goddess, who nurtures the young and supports the community. Frey is a deity of fertility and growth.

Balder is a deity of purity and righteousness. His dominant personality is one of innocence and self-sacrifice . His alternative personality is fiercer and he is a champion of justice.

Loki is a trickster deity who cares little for those around him. In his lighter personality there is no great malice involved – just self-centred opportunism – and he can be of service in keeping others on their toes. In his darker personality he can be a formidable danger using all forms of magic and deception to subvert the good order of life.

More Germanic Deities:

Wayland the material craftsman and engineer, Sif the deity of community or sibbands, Freya the independent spiritual craftswoman -- and others

Zoroastrian Historic Era

There are several different year dating schemes which have been used by Zoroastrians traditionally and in the modern age – none of which we recommend for Euromazdeans (or European Zoroastrians).

Instead we introduce the Zoroastrian Historic Era as a candidate to be used in appropriate circumstances. The Zoroastrian Historic Era is aligned to begin exactly 2000 years earlier than the Christian or Common Era. So the year 2001 ZHE is 1 CE. The Zoroastrian Historic Era is the era in which Zoroastrian Humanist thought has been a force in the world.

Possible scheme for human-friendly measurements

One Inch is twenty-four mils length, One Foot is twelve inches, One Yard is three feet
One Hundred Length is one hundred yards, One Mile is twenty hundred length
One Acre is the area of a square which is seventy-two yards on each side
One Fluid Ounce is twenty-four mils volume
One Short Pint is twenty fluid ounces, One Long Pint is twenty-four fluid ounces
One Short Gallon is eight short pints, One Long Gallon is eight long pints
One Ounce is twenty-four grams, One Pound is twenty ounces
One Stone is twelve pounds, One Hundred Weight is one hundred pounds
One Ton is twenty hundred weight
Weather temperature is measured on the Fahrenheit scale
The Holy Instruments are:

1. The Holy Cup. Out of the Holy Cup (or pot or dish) come all good things that are consumed. Water to Quench thirst, Soup to Nourish, Potions to Heal, Drink to Make Merry and Soma itself to change mental states and open one up to deeper spiritual reality.
2. The Holy Pipes which make music and set us dancing aright.
3. The 8-spoked Wheel of Asha, symbol of good order of the cosmos.
4. The Sword of Frey is an instrument to fight for what is righteous against what is unrighteous.
5. The Skyworm (a winged two-legged serpent) is a beast which among the Saxons represents the powers of the gods of the air to defend the good world order.
Compiled in October 2009 CE / 4009 HE