Persian culture is a main but often-ignored foundation of Western Culture. Also overlooked are the profound Gnostic ideas in the teachings of Zarathustra. Persian Gnosticism permeated religious history for centuries across Eurasia, manifesting as a threat to orthodoxy with such movements as Manichaeism, Zurvanism, Mazdakism, and Sufism. We explore this heretical stream, as well as the rich tradition of Persian magic & folklore.

Astral Guest – Jason Reza Jorjani, author of Novel Folklore