by First Beliefs
For the spiritually curious who feel the pull of something ancient. Each episode uncovers the hidden layers of sacred history, ancient religion, and spiritual philosophy, told with reverence and depth, and hosted by a Persian woman's perspective rooted in one of the world's oldest living traditions. This isn't a history lecture. It's an invitation to remember something you were never taught, but somehow always felt.
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June 21, 2026
<p></p><p>There is a name that was scratched off temple walls, chiseled out of stone, erased from records, removed from the official list of kings. His name was Akhenaten — and roughly 3,300 years ago, in the heart of ancient Egypt, he declared that all the gods were false except one. Then he tried to delete the rest.</p><p>What he set in motion would ripple through centuries, touching the Hebrew Bible, the rise of Islam, and the birth of every major monotheistic tradition alive today. Some historians believe he planted the first seed of belief in one God that over 4 billion people still carry. But this story isn't just about power or politics. It's about a man who looked at the sun and believed he was seeing the face of the divine, and burned an entire civilization trying to make the world see it too.</p><p></p>
June 19, 2026
<p>What if the three largest religions on Earth all trace back to one belief almost nobody talks about? Before Judaism, Christianity, and Islam took the shape we know today, something older was already moving beneath them — a forgotten idea that quietly became the foundation for how billions of people understand God, the soul, and the afterlife.</p><p>In this episode of First Beliefs, we trace that belief back to its origins and follow it forward through three thousand years of history — into the texts, the prophets, and the empires that carried it into the modern world.</p><p>This is First Beliefs. We go to the roots.</p><p>Subscribe for new episodes on sacred history, ancient religion, and the spiritual roots of the world we live in. And leave a review: had you heard of this belief before today?</p><p></p>
June 19, 2026
<p>What if everything you believe about heaven, hell, and the devil didn't start where you think? Before the Bible, before the Quran, before the Torah as we know it — a prophet stood on the windswept plains of ancient Iran and heard a voice in the fire. His name was Zarathustra. You may know him as Zoroaster.</p><p>Zoroastrianism is the oldest monotheistic faith on Earth, and the most influential religion almost no one can name. In this episode of First Beliefs, we go back over three thousand years to explore:</p><p>🔥 The first-ever concept of a single God of pure light and goodness<br>😈 How the devil, as a being who chose evil, was born in ancient Persia<br>👑 The Persian king the Hebrew prophet Isaiah called Messiah<br>📖 Why two hundred years under Persian rule may have reshaped the entire Bible<br>🕯️ The sacred fires that have burned continuously for over a thousand years</p><p>As a Persian woman, this story isn't just history to me — it's inheritance. I believe it will change how you see your own faith, whatever that faith is.</p><p>This is First Beliefs. We go to the roots.</p><p>Subscribe for new episodes on sacred history, ancient religion, and the spiritual roots of the world we live in. And leave a review: had you heard of Zoroastrianism before this episode?</p><p></p>
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For the spiritually curious who feel the pull of something ancient. Each episode uncovers the hidden layers of sacred history, ancient religion, and spiritual philosophy, told with reverence and depth, and hosted by a Persian woman's perspective rooted in one of the world's oldest living traditions.
This isn't a history lecture. It's an invitation to remember something you were never taught, but somehow always felt.
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