Zoroaster's view of the destiny of the soul is very simple. The soul, according to him, is a creation, not a part of God as the votaries of Mithra[9:1] afterwards maintained. It had a beginning in time, but can attain to everlasting life by fighting against Evil in the earthly scene of its activity. It is free to choose between the only two courses of action—good and evil; and besides the power of choice the spirit of Light has endowed it with the following faculties:—
1. Conscience[10:1].
2. Vital force.
3. The Soul—The Mind.
4. The Spirit—Reason.
5. The Farāwashi[10:2].—A kind of tutelary spirit which acts as a protection of man in his voyage towards God.
The last three[10:3] faculties are united together after death, and form an indissoluble whole. The virtuous soul, leaving its home of flesh, is borne up into higher regions, and has to pass through the following planes of existence:—
1. The Place of good thoughts.
2. The Place of good words.
3. The Place of good works.