Basics

Zorochristianism is based on the philosophy of Zartian Agathism, which is a still-developing modern variety of the ancient Zoroastrian tradition. Please see the dedicated pages for Zartian Agathism for the most up-to-date exposition.

Deus Magnus

Deus Magnus or the Great God is the ultimate focus of our worship.

God is by definition that which is most worthy of being attended to. What is most worthy of being attended to is that which is the source of our existence in all its various manifestations.

God desires what is Good, which we know because Good and Bad have been built into the fabric of existence as Pleasure and Pain. Nobody who has experienced the extremes of Pleasure and Pain can doubt that former is better than the latter in an absolute sense. It is God who has set this distinction into reality and motivated us to seek one and avoid the other.

Theoruna

Zorochristians recognise Existential Secrets or constituent elements of existence called the Anghoruna. Those which are considered most worthy of our attention are known as Theoruna or 'elements of God'. Some of these are:

Haurva

Haurva is the Totality - the wholeness, the allness and the interconnectedness of the world.

Agathon

Agathon - The Good - is pure goodness whether as an abstract idea, an active presence or a passive experience. Agatha is not easily understood in her totality, but we can make an attempt by understanding her children the Agathoi.

Agathon is the Ideal Good which Urvan reaches up towards like reaching towards the sun.

Agathon is the particular configuration or kind of happening in Zurvan that is the best for life.

Agathon is also known as the Agatha the Beautiful for she is the most desireable of all. However she is not easily attained directly and to know and serve her better one should get to know her children - the Agathoi.

Zurvan

Zurvan is the Ground of Being in Time and Space.

Zurvan represents the reality of the Universe with its good and bad aspects.It is the Foundation of Time and Activity which underlies all things.

Zurvan is the Foundation of existence, the substrate of space and time in which all activity happens.

Urvanitas

Urvanitas is Soulhood out of which individuals Urvans or souls are made.

i) Urvan acts on the world and continually shapes the progress of the world.

ii) Urvan is sensitive and has experience which can be good or bad.

iii) Urvan retains memory of its experience and can grow and develop over time.


Please see the Zartian Agathism pages for the full list of Theoruna

Agathoi

The Agathoi are the Good Beings.They are more abstract than the Chrestoprosopa or personalities of Chrestus. Many are derived from traditional Zoroastrian teaching.

The Agathoi are those beings recognised as being close to Agatha the Good or of partaking of her nature. They are sometimes regarded as her children with Urvan, the active Soul. They are the consequence of the successful striving of Urvan towards the Ideal Good which is Agatha and his union with Her. There are twelve Agathoi given pride of place. These include Arta, the righteous order of life; Auramazda the wise lord who produces Arta and Chrestus-Aristus the human son of Auramazda.


There are twelve Agathoi recognised officially. These include Auramazda (Wise Lord), Chrestaristus (Good One and the Best), Spentaman (Life-promoting spirit), Eunoia (Good Thinking), Artista (Best Order) and Eudemonia (Happiness).

Artista (or Arta Thalica) is the (Ideal) Righteous Order or Righteous Progression of the world - a process where the actions of each fit harmoniously with the actions of others and the pre-existing nature of things. We believe it is the key requirement for a world which is congenial to life.

Kakon

Kakon - The Bad - is pure badness whether as an abstract idea, an active presence or a passive experience.


The eternal drama of existence sees Urvan continually striving for Agathon and seeking union with Her. However there are all sorts of obstacles and impediments to this happening and Urvan is continually frustrated and suffering as a consequence.

Kakoi

The Kakoi are the Bad Beings. Each of the Agathoi has a Kakus as an opponent.

Please see the Zartian Agathism pages for the full list of Agathoi and Kakoi

Chrestoprosopa

The Chrestoprosopa are personalities of Chrestus-Aristus, considered as trinity:

Sarus is the listener who is sensitive to the souls of all creatures and thus provides guidance as to the best moral path of action.
Anhita is the divine mother who provides growing life with nutrition and shelter adapted to their needs.
Mithras is the righteous leader and guarantor of social order.

Tetramagi

The Magoi Fravarti are wise men to which we pay attention for the assistance they can give us. Four of these have canonical status as the foremost teachers of the Good and are called the Tetramagi (four magi) or Paleomagi (ancient magi). Their work forms the recommended foundation for our own individual struggle to understand the nature of life. The Tetramagi are Zoroaster, Gotama, Plato and Aristotle.

Runes

Runes are more abstract concepts we pay attention to, which are not necessarily all good or all bad

Dolus

Dolus is deception, trickery, fakery. Dolus is the biggest obstacle that prevents Vaius uniting with Agatha. A big part of the work of Zorochristians is to overcome Dolus so as to think straight with the clear mind of Eunoia.

Please see the Zartian Agathism pages for lists of Runa

Scriptures

Our primary scripture is the Gospel of Zoroaster also known as the Zartigathas or Songs of Zoroaster. We also value the traditional Avestan scriptures of the Persians and the philosophical writings of the ancient Greeks especially those of Plato and Aristotle. We also value the Jesus scriptures of the New Testament and gnostic writings of the same era as well as other writings in the Christian tradition.

Zorochristians may also be interested in the various Hellenistic philosophies such as Stoicism and Neoplatonism or later traditions such as Sufism.

In addition we hope that new scriptures will be written addressed most precisely to the needs of the present day.

Special Days

We especially celebrate March 26th as 'Zartus Natus' or Zoroaster's birthday; September 29th as Mihrakana - Feast of Mithras - a time for re-evaluating our work for Mithras; and the Christmas period as Yalda - a time for spiritual re-birth.

Sometimes we might also celebrate October 29th as Cyrus Day - a time to celebrate good world goverment and 5th November as Atarkana - 'Feast of Fire' - a time to celebrate social justice.

amended February 2023 CE
Zorochristian Pictorama
Please note that the image below is slightly out-dated. Vaius has been replaced by Urvanitas to indicate agency. There are now 4 Magi: Zartus (Zoroaster), Gotama, Plato and Aristotle. The currently recommended slogan featuring three of the Agathoi is Eunoia, Eusebia, Eukratia (Good Thinking, Good Devotion and Good Rule (or 'good use of strength')