{"id":385,"date":"2019-07-19T20:30:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T20:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=385"},"modified":"2019-07-19T20:30:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T20:30:23","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-saturday-july-20th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2019\/07\/19\/lectionary-readings-for-saturday-july-20th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Saturday, July 20th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seventh-Day Sabbath<\/em><\/p>\n

AHURA’MAZDA<\/p>\n

CREATOR.
\n<\/span>1. Descended by the Yi-ha light through mortals, and in the Vedan Gods revealed from
\nZarathustra in Juian, Zend and Haizariyi, and thence into Vede, and thence into Sanscrit,
\nand by Brahma and by Buddha. These, then, that follow, are the pillars of light of Great
\nJehovih, still standing as the remnants of His beloved sons and daughters in the East.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Airyana, the good, created things. Anra’mainyus, the evil, created things. Gau, place of
\nscience in heaven. Maori, the second holy heaven. Bakhdhi, third holy place in heaven.
\nHaroyu, confederate republics in heaven. Haetumat, emancipated heaven above the lower
\nor bound heavens.<\/span><\/p>\n

BASIS OF VEDE<\/p>\n

1. Variena, a circle divided by cross-lines into four quarters; made for Thraetaono, a holy
\nname, which had power over the Dahaka, serpent, i.e., evil.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Nisai, faith, belief; a created place in the unseen heavens, which nurtureth man’s soul,
\ncreated by Ahura’Mazda, the good Creator.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Kanthiuzhada, unbelief; a place in the unseen heavens which nurtureth unbelief in
\nmortals, created by Anra’mainyus, the evil creator.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Yatu, to sin against Ahura’Mazda, or against one’s own being.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Hapta Hendu, India; land of seven rivers.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6.<\/span>.<\/span>Yima, a Savior; self-assumed Lord of the earth. A spirit with many provinces in
\natmospherea. He sent emissaries (spirits) to the temples and oracles of India, for over
\na thousand years, and thus compelled mortals to worship him. He said he was the Son
\nof Ahura’Mazda, doing His will. He claimed to have been born of Mi, Mother of the
\nCreator, and he was the only begotten Son; that he lived on earth and worked miracles,
\neven cleaving the earth asunder and enlarging it. Through him and his spirit emissaries,
\nmortals were inspired to construct the written doctrines of the Vedas as they now are,
\nfor his final overthrow in atmospherea, where he had four hundred million slaves.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Daevas, all evil, and evil men in general. But a real and wholly acting Daeva is a
\nsodomite.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Druks Nagus, literally, rotting; also that decomposition of flesh which becometh food
\nfor insects and vermin.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Crossha or Craosha, an angel sent by the Creator, speaking for Him.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Druks and Daeva druks, sinful men.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Tistrya, an angel from the still heavens who ruled the flocks of mortals. He was said
\nto reside on Sirius; and that star was afterward named after him; and mortals afterward
\nworshiped the star, forgetting the legend of their forefathers.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. Ctara, or Gaura, who, in like manner, dwelt on a star, and was forgotten in the lapse
\nof ages, and the star worshiped in his stead.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. Zami, another angel who became a star in like manner.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Urvar, also a star thus named.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. Gogpend, ditto. These different Gods were originally assigned certain labor on
\nearth. One had charge of all growing things in the water; another of the purity of
\nvegetable seeds; another of grain seeds; another of breeding of horses and cows;
\nanother of mortal marriages; another of young children, newborn. Yima, who was
\nchief God over all the other Gods, thus assigned them places; and each and all these
\nGods of second degree had hosts of ministering spirits under them, and these were
\ndistributed and appointed over mortals as guardian angels, and, by inspiration and
\nby other impressions, caused mortals to thus worship their masters, the Gods who
\nclaimed to reside on the stars. Thus did Yima teach mortals that through him, and his
\nkingdoms only, could man prosper on earth, and rise in heaven after death. In course of
\ntime, however, the inhabitants of earth forgot the angels, and worshiped the stars instead.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. Jahi, taurus, the bull. The God of force. In the Ebraic language this same God is called
\nJah. In course of time mortals forgot the origin of this God, and ignorantly supposed the
\nname to be an abbreviation of Jehovih. In the Cuneiform inscriptions his name is called<\/span>
\nBagho. The Panic origin is Taughad. (See Tablet Biene Poit, the figure of a bull, with
\nman’s face.) The spiritual meaning, force, or force of character, or energy to do, or
\ndecree with authority. As the pope issueth a Bull, of which the foregoing was the original.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Caoka, or gha-oka. Good, genial and amorous. (See Tablet Biene Poit, the figure of a
\nram.) He is also called Hoebah and goa-bah.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

18. Airyana, a protector. (See Tablet Se’moin.) In Tablet Biene he is made in the form of
\na lion, with man’s face.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

19. The term, horses, signifieth dominions in the lower heavens.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

20. The term, cow, usually meaneth adaptability to the creative period. In the original
\nPanic, cow meant receptivity, as in English a term of dollars signifieth the extent of a
\nman’s possessions, although he may have only lands and houses. So horses in the Yi-ha
\nhad no reference to the animal horse, nor had cow any reference to the animal cow. But in
\nthe lapse of ages, these figures received an earthly interpretation.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

21. Hukairya, a kingdom in etherea.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

22. The Lords of atmospherea ministering through the temples and oracles to mortals
\nof the Hyan period, and embraced in Mithra inspiration, were as followeth:
\nMaidhyozaremaya, Moidhyosheema, Paitis-hahaya, Ayathrecma, Maidhyairya,
\nHamacpathmoedaya, the Holy Lordess, the Gatha-Ahunavaiti, Yacna-Haptan-haiti, the
\nGoddess Mother, Gatha-Ustavaiti, her Holy Sister, Goddess Gatha-Cpenta-Mainyu, her
\nHoly Daughter, Goddess Gatha-Vohu-Khsha-thra, the Lord of Measure, Airyama,
\nFshnsha-manthea, Hadhaokhta, Creator, Ever Present Spirit in all places, Ruler over all
\nelse and Dispenser.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

23. (For the origin of the words refer to the cyclean period of Ahura.)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

24. Mazdayacniaus, Faithists in the Great Spirit. Opposite to idolaters. The Haptans did
\nnot worship the Lords nor Gods, but revered them as exalted spirits sent from etherea,
\nto minister to mortals, both through the temples and oracles, and in the family
\nspirit circle, even as Christians of this day believe that Christ ministereth. With the
\nHaptans, however, Mithra occupied the position that Christ doth in men’s eyes, and the
\nLords and Lordesses, and Gods and Goddesses, were under Him, alternately with Yima.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

25. The traveling hosts from heaven were as followeth: Havanana, Atarevakhsha,
\nFraberata, Abert, Agnata, Racthwiskare and Craoshavareza.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

26. Haoma, juice, milk, that which is received. As milk nurtureth the corporeal man, so
\nhaoma feedeth the spirit, i.e., spirit nutrition.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

27. After the invocation to Ahura’Mazda, the Creator, the All Brilliant, the All Majestic,
\nthe All Greatest, Best and Most Beautiful, then the following Gods are invited, to wit:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

28. Vohu-mano, who is the voice and engraved word. (In the back period the Scriptures
\nwere taught orally, man to man, repeating over and over the same texts, until the whole
\nthree thousand Holy and Most Sacred Verses were learned. The position of the Most Holy
\nLord, Vohu, was to be present in spirit and person or through His representative spirit
\nunderlings, and see to it that there were no innovations in the original text, and to assist
\nthe learner to remember the words. Vohu, i.e., ga-mo, signifieth voice. Mano, i.e., c’fome,
\nsignifieth word in the Yi-ha language.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

29. Ashavahista (properly Ashaohavah), the God of self-subduing. To teach and assist
\nman to put aside selfish desires.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

30. Ksha-thra-vairya (Ka-sha-thrag-o-mak), the Most Holy Teacher and Bracer-up of<\/span>
\nFaith.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

31. Cpenta-armaiti (originally feminine), Goddess and God, Adapter. That which within
\nman maketh him compatible to others. (Yi-ha.)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

32. Haurvat, home. He who made spiritual homes in heaven for mortals, and brought the
\nKingdom of the Father to men’s souls. (Yi-ha.)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

33. Amareth, forgiveness. Anh-air-that (Yi-ha). To make one’s self child-like and willing
\nto learn. To make one’s soul like a sieve, that it will not hold anger.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

34. Havani, the Bearer of souls to the second heaven. The Most Holy Lord of Transit.
\n(Yi-ha.)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

35. The emissaries under these, the Most Holy Lords, active on earth, were called,
\nCavanhi-Vicya. Twenty-eight of these helps and Lords appointed ministered in each and
\nall the temples of Baragas (Upper Tibet), and during the religious ceremonies of mortals
\nwere often seen participating near the altars.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

36. Ushi-darena, a mountain above which the Most Holy Lords held their spirit
\nCongress for over three hundred years! In this Congress, Zantuma was president. It was
\nthrough this Spirit Congress that Mithra, the Savior of the Haptans of that day,
\npromulgated the doctrine that Ahura’Mazda was not Creator, but merely the star
\n(Iaza) Jupiter and that he, Mithra, was the Chief and Highest of all personages, either on
\nearth or in heaven. This was the beginning of a war in heaven betwixt Yima and Mithra.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

37. Arbury, the Father’s Kingdom, literally around about all worlds. Alburj (Yi’ha), Gaisi
\nmortal (or earthly things), became confounded with heavenly, for the migration of the
\npeople on earth confounded the stratagems of Mithra, the Savior.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

38. Gah, the change of the watch of the Gods. A prefix to the names of Gods. Gah, true, a
\nfact (Gau). The times of day and evening and night.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

39. Fradat-vira, God of numeration of mortals, interest in progeny.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

40. Nairy-Canha, God of messengers. All spirits coming from Mithra’s throne in
\natmospherea as messengers were under the command of Mairya-canha. Of these there
\nwere thirty-three messengers-in-chief, and they held offices for one year, when they were
\nreplaced by new appointments. When the time of changing watch came, they gave to
\nmortals ten days for feast, five days in honor of the ex-messengers, and five days in honor
\nof the new messengers. It was customary to have thirty vases or dishes in the temples,
\nadapted to as many varieties of food, and each and all of these were also named after the
\nname of the spirit messengers.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

41. Zaothra, holy water, also God of sprinkling. When the worshipers were assembled
\nthey were frequently sprinkled with water by the spirits.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

42. Zaota, a priest, through whom the Gods can cause rain to fall.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

43. Barecme, literally, spirit light. Some were baptized by water, and some by fire.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

44. Moon Gods, four in number, were usually changed once in seven years. But when
\nMithra proclaimed himself God and Savior of (the Indian) heaven, he allotted the moon
\nGods a hundred years each. But the chief of these remained in office for four hundred
\nyears. This was:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

45. Arstat, chief moon God of that period, and a friend to the God Craosha. Mortals,
\nhowever, continued to keep holy one day in seven, in honor of the moon’s changes, which
\nwere accredited to the change of watch of the Gods. In the original worship mortals were
\ntaught to wish hither, with love and praise, the four reigning Gods. But they were so full<\/span>
\nof devotion that on the seventh day they remembered many of the ex-Gods also,
\nsometimes a hundred or more, all of whom they wished hither with love and praise. Many
\nof those Gods (spirits), taking advantage of the devotion of mortals, established
\nthemselves in petty kingdoms in atmospherea belonging to Vind’yu, and thus aggrandized
\nthemselves, making slaves of spirits newborn into heaven.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

46. Beside the week-day festivals, the Gods of Mithra, through the priests and magicians,
\nestablished monthly festivals, on which occasion the Gods were honored with new
\nprayers, and all these Lords and Gods of the lower heavens, were awarded by Mithra
\nwith petty kingdoms in atmospherea belonging to Vind’yu. Usually, each mortal city
\nwas allotted to the keeping of one of these spirit Lords or Gods, and the guardian spirits
\nof mortals within that city were subjects to such chief Lord or God. The places of
\nmeeting of these spirits were in temples of worship. And all of the foregoing Lords,
\nSaviors and Gods professed to give the revelations of Zarathustra, who had ceased in
\nmen’s eyes to be a man, but a principle of Truth descended from Ahura’Mazda, Creator.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

47. Myazda or Dracona, feast of sacrament. Rice or other meal made into cakes and ate
\nin remembrance of the V<\/span>OW TO <\/span>P<\/span>URIFY <\/span>M<\/span>YSELF<\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

48. Haoma, in the latter sacrament of the Vede, was saluted as heaven’s perfect type of
\ncorporeal beauty and cleanliness.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

49. Yima, a self-made God in after times, who announced himself, Son of Vivanho.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

50. Cruvara, serpent with four legs. This was the lizard species, and in the time of Yi-ha
\nthey were sufficiently large to eat twelve full-grown men at a meal. They were of a dark
\ngreen color, and fifty paces in length.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

51. Gaccus, a giant who contrived traps to destroy the great serpents, the Cruvaras.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

52. Asha, oratory. Power of reciting with effect.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

53. Fravashi, pure spirits of the Faithist order, i.e., spirits who are not bound to idols,
\nGods, nor Saviors, but having faith in Ahura’Mazda, the Creator.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

54. The opposers in heaven to the Fravashi were: The Daeva, Pairika, Cathra, Kaoza and
\nthe Karapana.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

55. Verethragha, a God in heaven who labored for the Fravashi and against their
\nopposers.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

56. The following plateaux in the lower heavens belong to Vind’yu are often described as
\nmountains, and in later days earth-mountains have had corresponding names given to
\nthem. That is to say: Mount Tshidarena, Haraiti, Zereaho, Ushidhao, Ushidarena,
\nErezifya, Fraorepa, Arezura, Bumza, Eezisho, Arana, Bazana, Vapa, Iskata,
\nKancotofedhra, Hamankuna, Vagna, Fravanku, Vidwana, Aezaka, Maenaka,
\nVakhedhrakae, Acaya, Tudhockoe, Ishvkoe,Asnavao, Draoshisvao, Cairivao,
\nNanhusmao, Kakahyu, Anterekanha, Cichindavaoo, Ahuna, Racmana, Asha-ctimbana,
\nUrunyvovaidhae, Ushaoma, Usta-garenas, Cyamaka, Vafrayo, Voouusha, Jatara,
\nAdhutavao, Cpitavarenao, Cpentodata, Kadrva-acpa, Kaoirica, Taera, Barocrayana,
\nBarana, Frapavao, Udrya and Kaevao. To each and every one of the foregoing plateaux in
\natmospherea was assigned a God or a Lord, and these had direct superintendence over the
\naffairs of mortals vertically under them. (Vede.)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

57. Kanculoo, a running (es) sea in atmospherea, dividing the foregoing plateaux.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

58. Caoshyanc, God of the (es) sea, Kanculoo, supposed by people in darkness to be
\nthe God whose coming would be the Second coming, or manifestation of<\/span>
\nAhura’Mazda on earth. It was believed that with his second coming all sin on earth
\nwould be put down, and all things revealed. Caoshyanc, a Savior; to sin not. (Anar.)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

59. Franrava, God of the Turanians, the opposers of Faithists. He who inspired the
\nTuranians to war and to deeds of cruelty.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

60. Parodars, an angel, a bird, a picture, or as one looking in a mirror sees himself. That
\nwhich he sees reflected is parodars. Thus, when a pure man dieth, his soul for three days
\nremaineth near the head of his corporeal body, reciting prayers and anthems, but on the
\nfourth day he waketh to his condition and riseth and goeth forth. The first living creature
\nhe seeth is parodars (a female); a flying person of great beauty. He saluteth her, inquiring
\nwho she is. She answereth him, saying: I am thine own soul and good thoughts. I am the
\nlaw thou hast builded up on the corporeal earth. Behold me, I am thyself, and now thou
\nseest thine own self. I am most beautiful, because thy earth-thoughts were beautiful. I am
\npure because thy earth-thoughts were pure. Put away thyself and come thou and inhabit
\nmyself. I am the part that can ascend to nirvana, the second heaven; thou art the part that
\ndwelleth as a druj, a bound spirit. On the fifth day the pure man putteth away self and
\ninhabiteth the parodars, and so ascendeth and becometh a Lord in heaven. (Foivitat.)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

61. Foivitat saith: If an evil man die, his soul remaineth at his feet three days. On
\nthe fourth it goeth abroad; but because of its clouds, it beholdeth not parodars, the
\nsmothered bird, but it goeth into places that stink the nose, to the places that deafen
\nthe ears, to the places that blind the eyes, and, like a druj, can not speak truth, can not
\nfind love, can not learn. The soul of such a man becometh the inhabitant of foul houses
\nand of battle-fields where madness liveth on madness, and evil spirits can not depart.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

62. Kava-viscacpa, a councilor and friend of Zarathustra, a high, Holy Lord and Giver of
\nTruth.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

63. Hura, a one-time man.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

64. Hura the entity, H<\/span>APPINESS<\/span>. In all the Avanischor system, which descended to the
\nHaptans and afterward to the Hijans, and finally to the Vedes of the Upper Tibet,
\nhappiness is called an entity; so is unhappiness; so is faith; so is unbelief; and they are
\nlikened to seeds planted, which grow by nurture, according to the behavior of mortals,
\ninto great trees. If, therefore, a man strive for Hura (happiness), it will grow in him, and
\nnot until he so striveth. And likewise of the other entities.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

65. Kam, the air, the unseen atmosphere, or Kam-qactra, the high air, etherea, beyond
\nthe earth’s atmosphere; that part of the firmament beyond the earth and earth’s atmosphere
\nwhich hath laws of its own. Etherea, the higher abode for exalted spirits who have
\nrisen above corporeal laws. As Anra’mainyus (evil), in atmospherea, looketh downward to the earth to evil, so Cpenta’mainyus (good), of etherea, looketh upward to good.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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