Maiden
What you need to sow
Begin by building the capacity to receive what you are asking for.
Zoroastrian Iran
Ashi
Reward, Daughter of Wisdom
Zoroastrian Iran; hymned in the Avesta, honoured in Zoroastrian communities today
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Her story
Historical context
goddess · Zoroastrian Iran; hymned in the Avesta, honoured in Zoroastrian communities today
Ashi is the personification of the reward that follows right action — the daughter of Ahura Mazda and Spenta Armaiti, sister of Justice. Her hymn lists the houses she blesses: they are prosperous, fragrant, well-run, and their prosperity is described as earned.
Mythology & traditions
The striking part of her hymn is who she refuses. She will not enter the house of the childless, the very old or the very young — not from cruelty, but because her gifts require a life with capacity to receive them. Ashi is fortune that lands only where there is somewhere for it to land, which is why her worship is inseparable from good thoughts, good words and good deeds.
Domains
- Reward and fortune
- Merit
- Prosperity
- Consequence
- Right living
Symbols
- Gold coins
- Sacred fire
- Veil
- Full storehouse
- Balanced scales
In the oracle
Her guidance
Mother
What you need to grow
Nurture your integrity in small transactions. That is where fortune is decided.
Crone
What you need to know
Luck lands on preparation. What looks like being unlucky is often being unready.