Primaruna

Runa are 'runes' or 'secret concepts'. In Zartianism most Runa have names derived from Persian or Greek words.

The Primaruna are the 'first secrets' of Zartianism. In other words they are our primary framework of concepts that we use to create a mental scaffold to help us make sense of reality.

Yazdan

Yazdan is 'God'. Yazdan is by definition what is worthy of worship - i.e. what is worth our time and energies in paying attention to. Zartians don't have a single dogmatic definition of what God is. However we recommend the formula of 'the four names of God' which are: Hat (the Real) , Khoda (the Sovereign), Arche (the Source) and Agathon (the Good).

Anghotria

The Anghotria are three fundamentals of existence. These are:

1. Zurvan - the expanse of time and space which underlies the living existence.
2. Asus - the living spirit which inhabits Zurvan.
3. Agathia - 'Goodness' as a quality of existence which can be estimated on a scale from very Bad to very Good.

Trikartar

The Trikartar or 'three doers' are three ways of understanding the process of activity within Zurvan.

1. Tuketa - 'the Tyke' is the ultimate decider of what comes to pass. Tuketa is a 'built-in feature' of Zurvan. Tuketa responds to Pella or 'pushes' from multiple sources and produce a definitive judgement of Tuka or 'happenings'.

2. Vaius - 'the blower' is the being that produces Pella (impulses to movement). Vaius is generated by Asus the living spirit.

3. Auramazda - the wise one - is the being that pushes for actions which create good order and build up living systems.

Auramazda has an inter-relationship with Vaius. But while Auramazda always takes righteous action by definition, Vaius can be an influence for either good or bad.

Thaliotria

3. Thalia is 'flourishing' it is regarded as the best form of human life. Thalia can be a state of an individual, but also of a community, for a state of flourishing often depends on a good mutual interaction between many people who 'flourish together'.

2. Arta is 'rightness' - it is a state of right-relationship between different aspects of life, between people's actions and people's needs, between their actions and the nature of the situation they are acting upon, and betwen their thoughts about reality and reality itself. Arta is regarded as a precondition of Thalia.

1. Auramazda is 'active wisdom' - the wise being which produces Arta and hence Thalia.

Amerta

Amerta are immortal beings - i.e. spirit-processes which are abstractly defined and hence don't live and die like mortal beings.

Amerta Anotera

The Amerta Anotera are a class of immortal beings which are 'higher', or 'more abstract' than others. They are the class of beings that the historic teacher Zartus (Zoroaster) taught about in his composition the 'Songs of Zarathustra'.

They are divided into Amerta Spenta and Amerta Angra which are Good and Bad beings respectively. Zartians promote a list of 12 Spenta and 12 Angra. Important among them are Eunoia and Akonoia, which are 'Good Thinking' and 'Bad Thinking'.

Amerta Diva

The Amerta Diva are a second class of immortal beings. Diva are 'lower' than the 'Anotera' , which means their character is closer to that of living beings. In other words Diva are anthropomorphic deities, immortal beings pictured in human form and sharing some human characteristics.

Zartian Mithraists currently have a list of nine Amerta Diva which are Mithras (the Father) , Anhita (the Mother), Sarus (the Listener), Vahram (the Mighty), Perkun (the Striker), Venus (the Lover), Tekton (the Craftsman), Vatis (the Frenzied) and Azidus (the Lustful).

In contrast to traditional Zoroastrian teaching the Zartian Divas are not all equally good or bad. Instead the first four are considered generally good, the next four as open to being good or bad, and the last one as generally bad.

Heptamerta

The Heptamerta are a list of seven amerta selected from the above. These include five Diva which are Mithras, Anhita, Sarus, Vahram and Azidus, plus two Anotera which are Spentamanus (Good Spirit) and Angramanus (Evil Spirit).

N.B. Mithraic rituals typically are performed as dramas enacted in seven parts. The Heptamerta take on importance as they can become the seven 'personas' (characters) in some such rituals. I.e. some Mithraic rituals are dramas which act out the drama of real life through the interaction of the seven persons of the Heptamerta.

Heptamagi

A Magus is a wizard or wise person. The Heptamagi are a list of seven wise persons who we pay special attention to because of the importance and helpfulness of their teachings. The list of Heptamagi which are currently promoted are: Zartus, Gotama, Plato, Aristotle, Hegel, Nietzsche and Jung.

updated Apr 4026 ZHE