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Zartian Mithraism could be described as a new variety of religion grounded in the ancient tradition of Zoroastrianism. At its heart is a system of moral philosophy which encourages people to look at the world in a particular way, and then to act beneficially to help themselves and others.

Characteristic of our Zartian philosophy is a concern for the world we live in, and a desire to make it a better place. Fundamental is a belief in a distinction between Good and Bad, Good and Evil, and that this distinction is built into the nature of reality and is not purely a human construct.

We believe there is real distinction between the Good Existence and the Bad Existence and that we should strive to gain the Good Existence. We believe that our actions can make a difference as to whether we can attain the Good Existence, and so we strive to take the necessary good actions. We believe that our mental understanding of reality impacts our values and goals and hence the actions that we take. Therefore we strive to attain a good mind, one which naturally wishes to take good actions, which are the ones which lead to good results.

We believe that the well-being of all human beings is something of ultimate importance and that truly moral behaviour would take into account the impact it has on all other human beings in so far as this can be known..

We recognise that the impact of our individual actions often depends very much on the actions taken by those around us. Thus we pay attention to collective action as well as individual action.

Three key concepts or persons in Zartian Mithraism are Zurvan, Auramazda and Mithras.

Zurvan is the endless expanse of time and space, the ground of being, the subtance in which life swims.

Auramazda is 'active wisdom' or the wise creative power which brings into existence the complex beings which swim in the sea of Zurvan.

Mithras is the personified power that brings about the good human social order. Mithras is the father of the good human life, a life lived in community with others.

updated Apr 4026 ZHE