The Hidden Thread: The Spirit They All Forgot
How Spenta Mainyu — the Zoroastrian Holy Spirit — Became the Holy Ghost, Sophia, Shekinah, and Kundalini The Hidden Thread — Part 1 of 5 There is a concept at the heart of Zoroastrianism that is so foundational, so architecturally central to the faith, that without it, nothing else in the theology makes sense. It is the mechanism by which the infinite, transcendent God becomes present in the finite, material world. It is how the creator touches creation.
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How Spenta Mainyu — the Zoroastrian Holy Spirit — Became the Holy Ghost, Sophia, Shekinah, and Kundalini The Hidden Thread — Part 1 of 5 There is a concept at the heart of Zoroastrianism that is so foundational, so architecturally central to the faith, that without it, nothing else in the theology makes sense. It is the mechanism by which the infinite, transcendent God becomes present in the finite, material world. It is how the creator touches creation. It is the active force through which the universe was made, the ongoing power through which it is sustained, and the indwelling presence through which every human being can access the divine. In Avestan, it is called Spenta Mainyu — literally "the Bountiful Spirit" or "the Holy Spirit." It is an emanation of Ahura Mazda, inseparable from him yet distinctly operative within creation.
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Yasna · Gathas · Avesta