Author: E.C. Danuel D. Quaintance
The word (Haoma) is an Avestan word. Avestan is the original language from which the sacred text, the Avesta, of Zoroastrianism is derived.
Scholars still debate the origin of the Avestan Language. Many considering it to be of Indo-Iranian origin, while others, including this researcher, believe the Avestan language to be of Sino-Tibetan origin.
Haoma and the monosyllabic Sanskrit words "So Ma" are believed to refer of the same plant. Haoma possesses near identical properties in the Avesta as Soma does in the Rig Veda. The Rig Veda are sacred text of the Hindu religion.Most Religious scholars also consider Haoma parallel with the Tree of Life, which is described in several places throughout the sacred text of the Christian religion; the Holy Bible.
The word Haoma, in the glossary of the Avestan language (cache) at Avesta.org, is described as: "name of a plant with medicinal and spiritual properties"; "name of the yazad (cache) presiding over the haoma plant". (Var: Phl. 'hom').
The plant is used in making the "Nutritious HAOMA Sacrament." This is confirmed in the Sacred Text of the Avesta: "As it is the best for drinking, so (through its sacred stimulus) is it the most nutritious for the soul."(Avesta Yasna 9:16) And this is also shown to be parallel to the Christian bible "and men could eat inexhaustible food". (Provide reference)
There are two Haoma(s): one is the yellow or golden Haoma, which is the earthly Haoma that when prepared for the sacrifice, is the king of healing plants; the other is the white Haoma or Gaokerena,which some believe is the mythical or spiritual part of the plant. It may be of interest that the female plants produce the seed and bear white flowers, while the male plants bear yellow flowers.
In ancient times the seed bearing tops of the Haoma (Hemp) plant were collected by women and tied into bundles known as Baresma. These bundles would then be dried in a ritual fashion of exacting precision so they would be perfectly dried without the seed being cooked. When this ritual was performed properly the Baresma could be stored as an herbal food source to last through-out the winter months and until the next years harvest.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE NUTRITIOUS HAOMA SACRAMENT PAGE!
AND THE PAGE DISCUSSING THE SOMA-HAOMA PROBLEM
The Marijuana Hymn a transliteration of the Hom Yasht, Avesta:Yasna 9-11 dedicated to Haoma is most identifying of Haoma blessings and features.
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