Amesha Spenta is a Zoroastrian vision for a class of divinity/divine
concepts, and literally means (in reverse word order) "Bounteous
Immortal". It is stated that the Hebrews combined the
concept of Divine Spark or Bounteous Immortal with planetary
and astrologcal concepts ', through their connection with
Assyrian, Babylonian and Zoroastrian concents who already
understood the Divine Spark which, unites ethereal and spiritual
concepts with material and manifest objects in Zoroastrianism
Utilising Persian texts, as the translation of Zoroastrian
text has proved difficult. The Seven Great Spirits or Divine
Sparks are:
1. Vohu Manah -Middle Persian -'Good Mind' - Vahman or Bahman
of cattle (and all animal creation)
2. Asha Vahista - Middle Persian - 'Supreme Truth - Ardwahisht
of fire (and all other luminaries)
3. Kshathra Vairya - Middle Persian - 'Excellent Dominion'
- Shahrevar of metals (and minerals)
4. Spenta Armaiti - Middle Persian - 'Benign Thought' -
Spendarmad of earth
5. Haurvatat - Middle Persian - 'Perfection' - Hordad or
Khordad of water
6. Ameretat - Middle Persian - 'Deathlessness' - Amurdad
of plants
7. Ahura Mazda - Middle Persian - the guardian of humankind
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