Praxis

Kalliergia

Kalliergy is cultivation - especially the self-cultivation of the mind and soul.

Psychosophism

Psychosophism is a deliberate practice engaged in in order to 'sophisticate the soul and mind'.

Zartian Psychosophists normally engage with one of the established traditions of psychosophism such as Stoicism, Buddhism, Neoplatonism or Sufism.

Gnosticism

Gnosticism is a practice of seeking to achieve Gnosis or 'deep knowledge'.

While there can be some overlap between Psychosophism and Gnosticism, Zartian Gnostics are focussed on gaining a deep mental understanding of the workings of existence.
We distinguish 5 kinds of Gnosis:
1. Psychognosis is knowledge of the soul.
2. Cosmognosis is knowledge of the world.
3. Agathognosis is knowledge of the good.
4. Kakognosis is knowledge of evil and the bad.
5. Ideognosis is pure intellectual and mathematical knowledge.

Zartian Gnostics may gain initial inspiration from other gnostics - such as the ancient gnostics of the early christian era, or more modern gnostic teachers.

A Gnostic is a truth-seeker, going on an expedition into the world, looking at it with fresh eyes as if the world was seen for the first time, and filled with insatiable curiosity to understand why things are as they are. They must put aside their preconceived ideas, their beliefs that they already know what is what, and do some hard thinking to reason how things might really be based on the actual evidence before them.

Magtism

Magtas is Mightiness. To be a good influence in the world you need more than just good intentions. You need the necessary strengths and capabilities to overcome obstacles and really make a difference.

Psychomagtism is a process of strengthening the mind and soul, of becoming psychologically stronger and more courageous.

Sociomagtism is a process of strengthening of societies of people, of building teams of people able to work together and take effective action with a greater power than an individual can achieve alone.

Ad bonum tendimus et via artista est!

Updated July 2024