Prosopa

A Prosopon is a particular way of the soul, a kind of personality, a spirit-character. There are lots of Prosopa - lots of ways of being - that each tend to produce a different impact on the world.

Prosopa may be seen as angels in a Christian context, as gods or demigods in the pagan world-view and as personality-types in a secular context. In traditional Zoroastrianism they are referred to as Yazata if they are deemed worthy of worship (though this term may also include the Agathoi).

Each of the Prosopa has a particular character, each has a different spirit at work in them. Thus each has tasks that they are better suited to perform than the others.


Prosopa Chrestika

These are the principal three prosopa attended to by Zartians.

Sarus has a sensitive soul and a deep interest in individuals. He understand people and has respect for their innate dignity. He tries to help everybody and especially those in greatest need.

Anhita is fulfilled as a mother, she has a love of life and a desire to nurture others, especially the young and vulnerable and to help sustain them and see them grow and flourish, protected from the wider uncaring world.

Mithras has a mature rounded character. He has an inclination to look at things as a whole and with dispassion. He is motivated by a desire to see good order in human affairs and he has all the ability needed to influence others to come into line.

Other Prosopa

Zartians recognise the existence of other prosopa. Zartians will vary in which prosopa they pay attention to and what names they call them. While the prosopa chrestika are considered good beings (agathoi) , these further prosopa are not inherently ethical and need to be kept under the leadership of the chrestika.

Five Useful Prosopa

Hestia has a desire for good order and has a calm and dependable personality that can be relied upon. She is a good home-maker and takes pride in maintaining everything that is needed to provide a place for people to live.

Technus is a craftsman. He enjoys manipulating inanimate materials and crafting them into new designs.

Friya is an impetuous character and is easily roused to a fiery love.

Percus is also an impetuous character and is easily raised to anger. He has great strength and will strike out against that which is creating barriers to the good life.

Vatis has high energy and a desire for novelty and excitement. Vatis tends to break out of conventional patterns of thought and behaviour and creates his own new patterns. Vatis is able to see the world more clearly than others who are trapped by mental walls put up by others. Vatis is thus a major source of new knowledge. Vatis is also useful in warfare where existing structures need to be demolished.


Prosopa tending to evil

Azidus is a being of desire. He is inspired by an unbridled lust for power (and other delights as well). He has an anguinic character lacking usual human emotions and empathy for others. He is obsequious to those above him in the power-chain, but cold-heartedly manipulates those who can be instruments of his success and ruthlessly eliminates his rivals. He shares something with Faber who he may employ to help him in his work. He is a spiritual opposite to Sarus and Mithras' main rival for control of the social order. (NB Azidus can be categorized both as Prosopa and Kakoi)

Lucifer is the revealer of knowledge of cause and effect without revealing what is good and bad. Lucifer encourages a dispassionate, cold-hearted view of the world. Lucifer is useful to the technologist and the technocrat, but considered a dangerous being by Christians. Lucifer's cold-heartedness makes him a sympathetic ally of Azidus the cold-hearted lustful one.
September 2022, amended Apr 23