Original Magic: The Rituals and Initiations of the Persian Magi - Stephen E. Flowers Ph.D. 2017

Introduction
Rituals of Mazdan Magic

In this chapter we will present a series of rituals or magical operations. These rituals exist either as whole workings unto themselves or as frameworks within which individual workings can take place. In the course of training outlined in chapter 4, you will have learned the most basic form of magical ritual. Here we will consider some traditional ways in which this format can be expanded and tailored to individual needs.

It is necessary to say a few words about the use of various languages during ritual. It is possible to perform the rituals of original magic using English only. However, results will be not as forceful as could be expected with the use of the sacred manthras in Avestan and the use of Pahlavi in certain set formulas. In general it can be said that the Avestan manthras and the Pahlavi formulas fuel the Fire and open the Gateway to the realm of menog, thus making the specific working of the individual will more effective. The old sacred languages are magical vehicles for the transmission of the will of the fravashi from the soul to the upper creative realms in menog. Avestan manthras are to be spoken aloud in a clear and ringing voice, the Pahlavi formulas are recited in a lower voice, while English words are to be whispered and/or merely thought.

An important difference between most rituals of a purely religious nature and those of a magical one is that it is extremely important for the mind and will of the magician to be fully engaged and in sync with the operating mechanism of the realms of menog and getig for the ritual to work. When performing the opening segments of the ritual, it is sometimes necessary to repeat the rites and manthras several times until the magician feels that “certain something,” which tells him or her that the gate is open and the channel of communication has been established. This perception will have already been felt many times in the process of training and doing the daily work of individual initiation.