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

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