The Origin
ZERVAN takes its name from Zurvan, a figure in Zurvanism, a branch of the ancient Persian spiritual tradition of Zoroastrianism. In this tradition, Zurvan was seen as Infinite Time, the primordial force without beginning or end. From this endless expanse, the twin principles of Ahura Mazda (light) and Angra Mainyu (darkness) were said to emerge: order and chaos, creation and destruction, stillness and motion.
At its heart lies a vision of balance. When light and darkness meet, existence unfolds. One cannot be known without the other; life takes meaning beside death, growth beside decay, silence beside sound. In this meeting of opposites, harmony is born. It is a reminder that balance is not the absence of tension, but the unity that arises from it.
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The Philosophy
I’m Romina Ghahramani, the mind and hands behind ZERVAN. For much of my life, I chased the “happy place,” a world with kindness, ease, and no trace of darkness. I even lost myself in the shadows while searching for the light, convinced that fulfillment lived somewhere far away, maybe in a quiet, sun-soaked corner of the world where everything finally felt right. But with time, something became clear: meaning and presence aren’t kept in some sacred, hidden place reserved for the enlightened. They exist everywhere, even in the chaos, even in the moments we try to escape.
ZERVAN became the world I created, a liminal place where nothing tries, nothing pretends, and nothing asks you to be more than what you already are. It offers room to pause, notice contrasts, and respond instead of react. It is for those who feel life in gradients, sense subtleties, and seek depth without rules.
Life isn’t bright or polished, and it doesn’t always follow rules or expectations. ZERVAN meets reality as it is, harsh, chaotic, unfiltered, and finds balance within it. Balance isn’t distant; it’s a spark in disorder, a rhythm you hold even while walking through fire.
ZERVAN is not crystals, sage, pastel colors, or polished spiritual symbols. It doesn’t sell perfection or promise transformation. It reflects life as it’s lived: nuanced, imperfect, quietly profound. I’m not here to teach or lead. Only to notice, question, and walk alongside life as it unfolds.
Nothing is hidden. Nothing is simplified. And somehow, in noticing it as it is, clarity arrives.
Down here are a few images from my phone gallery. I believe the fastest way to understand someone’s worldview is to see what they pause to capture. Every eye frames life a little differently. Welcome to my world.
