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The Creation of the World,
From the Secret Book of John
The ONE
The One rules all. Nothing has authority over it. It is the God. It is Father of everything, Holy One. The invisible one over everything. It is uncontaminated Pure light no eye can bear to look within. The One is the Invisible Spirit. It is not right to think of it as a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More God or as like God. It is more than just God.
Nothing is above it. Nothing rules it. Since everything exists within it, It does not exist within anything. Since it is not dependent on anything It is eternal. It is absolutely complete and so needs nothing. It is utterly perfect Light.
The One is without boundaries. Nothing exists outside of it to border it. The One cannot be investigated. Nothing exists apart from it to investigate it. The One cannot be measured. Nothing exists external to it to measure it.
The One cannot be seen for no one can envision it. The One is eternal For it exists forever. The One is inconceivable For no one can comprehend it. The One is indescribable For no one can put any words to it.
The One is infinite light. Purity. Holiness. Stainless, The One is incomprehensible. Perfectly free from corruption. Not “perfect” Not “blessed” Not “divine” but superior to such concepts. Neither physical nor unphysical; Neither immense nor infinitesimal; It is impossible to specify in quantity or quality For it is beyond knowledge. The One is not a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More being among other beings. It is vastly superior but it is not “superior.” It is outside of realms of being and time, for whatever is within realms of being was created and whatever is within time had time allotted to it.
The One receives nothing from anything. It simply apprehends itself in its own perfect light. The One is majestic. The One is measureless majesty. Chief of all Realms, Producing all realms.
Light
Producing light
Life
Producing life
Blessedness
Producing blessedness
Knowledge
Producing knowledge
Good
Producing goodness
Mercy
Producing mercy
Generous
Producing generosity
[It does not “possess” these things.]
It gives forth light beyond measure, beyond comprehension. [What can I say?]
His realm is eternal, peaceful, silent, resting, before everything. He is the head of every realm sustaining each of them through goodness.
The Origin of Reality
[We would know nothing of the ineffable and nothing of the immeasurable
without the help of the one who comes forth from the One who is the Father.
He alone has informed us.]
The Father is surrounded by light. He apprehends himself in that light [which is the pure spring of the water of life that sustains all realms].
He is conscious of his image everywhere around him, Perceiving his image in this spring of Spirit pouring forth from himself. He is enamored of the image he sees in the light-water, The spring of pure light-water enveloping him.
His self-aware thought (ennoiaGreek ἔννοια, feminine noun • the act of thinking, … More) came into being. Appearing to him in the effulgence of his light. She stood before him.
This, then, is the first of the powers, prior to everything. Arising out of the mind of the Father The Providence (pronoiapronoia – (plural pronoiai); Greek: πρόνοια, meanin… More) of everything. Her light reflects His light.
She is from His image in His light, perfect in power, Image of the invisible perfect Virgin Spirit. She is the initial power, glory of BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More, glorious among the realms, glory of revelation.
She gave glory to the Virgin Spirit. She praised Him for she arose from Him.
[This, the first Thought, is the Spirit’s image]
She is the universal womb. She is before everything. She is:
Mother-Father
First Man
Holy Spirit
Thrice Male
Thrice Powerful
Thrice Named
Androgynous eternal realm. First to arise among the invisible realms. She, BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More, asked the virgin Spirit for foreknowledge (prognosisprognosis, greek: πρόγνωσις • foreknowledge
… More). The Spirit agreed. Foreknowledge came forth and stood by Providence [This one came through the Invisible Virgin Spirit’s Thought.]
Foreknowledge gave glory to the Spirit and to BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More, the Spirit’s perfect power, for She was the reason that it had come into being.
Primary Structures of the Divine Mind
She, BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More, asked the virgin Spirit for Incorruptibility. The Spirit agreed. Incorruptibility came forth and stood by Thought and Foreknowledge. Incorruptibility gave glory to the Invisible Virgin Spirit, and to BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More, for She was the reason that it had come into being.
She asked for everlasting Life. The Spirit agreed. Everlasting life came forth and they all stood together. They gave glory to the invisible Spirit and to BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More, for She was the reason that it had come into being.
She asked for Truth. The Spirit agreed. Truth came forth and they all stood together. they gave glory to the invisible Spirit and to BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More, for She was the reason that it had come into being.
This is the fivefold realm of the Father:
The First Man who is
- The Image of the Invisible Spirit
- Providence
- BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More
- Thought
- and Foreknowledge – Incorruptibility – Life Everlasting – Truth
[These are an androgynous fivefold realm, therefore it is a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More realm of ten – of the Father.]
Secondary Structures of the Divine Mind
The Father looked into BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More.
[into the pure light surrounding the Invisible Spirit]
BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More conceived and bore a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More spark of light who had blessedness similar to, but not equal to, her blessedness, who was the only child of that mother–father. The only offspring, The only begotten child of the pure light, the Father.
The Invisible Virgin Spirit celebrated the light that had been produced coming forth from the first power who is The Providence BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More
The Spirit anointed him with Goodness, making him perfect
[he lacked no goodness whatsoever, for he was anointed with the Invisible Spirit’s Goodness]
He stood in the Spirit’s presence and it was poured upon him. Having received this anointing from the Spirit he immediately glorified Him and he glorified the perfect Providence. Because of Her he had come into being.
He asked for Mind (nous) to be a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More companion to him. The Spirit consented. When the Invisible Spirit consented Mind came into being. It stood by the Anointed
and glorified the Spirit and BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More.
[These beings came into existence through silence and thought.]
He wished to act through the Word of the Invisible Spirit, whose Will became an action and appeared with Mind glorifying the Light. And then Word followed Will into being.
[The Christ, the divine autogenesGreek word meaning “self born one” . In Sethian Gnosticism,… More, created everything through the Word.]
Everlasting Life and Will, Mind, and Foreknowledge stood together. They glorified the Invisible Spirit and BarbeloHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More. Because of Her they had come into being.
Tertiary Structures of the Divine Mind
The Holy Spirit brought his and Barbelo’s divine autogenesGreek word meaning “self born one” . In Sethian Gnosticism,… More Son to completion
In order that he could stand before the great Invisible Virgin Spirit as the divine autogenesGreek word meaning “self born one” . In Sethian Gnosticism,… More Christ and honor Him with a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More mighty voice.
[The Son came through Providence].
The Invisible Spirit placed the divine autogenesGreek word meaning “self born one” . In Sethian Gnosticism,… More over everything. All authorities were subordinated to him. The truth within him let him learn everything.
[He is called by the highest name of all. That name will be told only to those who are worthy to hear it from the light, which is the Christ]
From the incorruptibility, through a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More gift of the spirit The Four Lights arising from the divine autogenesGreek word meaning “self born one” . In Sethian Gnosticism,… More stood before him.
[The four fundamental powers are Understanding, Grace, Perception, and Consideration.]
Grace exists within the realm of the Light called HarmozelHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More, the first angel.
Along with HarmozelHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More are
- Grace
- Truth
- Form
The second Light is called Oriel and it stands over the second realm.
With Oriel are:
The third Light is called DaveithaiDavethai, or Daveithe In Sethian Gnosticism, a luminary i… More and it stands over the third realm.
With DaveithaiDavethai, or Daveithe In Sethian Gnosticism, a luminary i… More are:
- Understanding
- Love
- Idea
The fourth Light is called ElelethEleleth is a luminary in Gnostic cosmology and one of the… More and it stands over the fourth realm.
With ElelethEleleth is a luminary in Gnostic cosmology and one of the… More are:
- Perfection
- Peace
- Wisdom (Sophia).
These are the four lights standing before the divine autogenesGreek word meaning “self born one” . In Sethian Gnosticism,… More. Twelve realms stand before the Son of the Powerful, The autogenesGreek word meaning “self born one” . In Sethian Gnosticism,… More, The Christ through the intention and the grace of the Invisible Spirit. Twelve realms belong to the Son of the autogenesGreek word meaning “self born one” . In Sethian Gnosticism,… More.
[All of this came into being through the intention of the Holy Spirit through the autogenesGreek word meaning “self born one” . In Sethian Gnosticism,… More.]
From the perfect mind’s foreknowledge through the intention of the Invisible Spirit and the autogenes’s will. The perfect human appeared, Its first true manifestation. The Virgin Spirit named the human Adamas and placed him over the first realm with the mighty autogenesGreek word meaning “self born one” . In Sethian Gnosticism,… More Christ with the first Light HarmozelHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More and its powers. The Invisible One gave Adamas invincible power of mind. Adamas spoke, glorifying and praising the Invisible Spirit: “Everything has come into being from you, everything will return to you. I will praise you and glorify you and the AutogenesGreek word meaning “self born one” . In Sethian Gnosticism,… More and the triple realm: Father – Mother – Son, the perfect power.”
Over the second realm was appointed Adamas’s son SethThe biblical son of Adam and Eve, brother of Cain, Abel, and… More with the second Light Oriel. In the third realm were placed the children of SethThe biblical son of Adam and Eve, brother of Cain, Abel, and… More with the third Light DaveithaiDavethai, or Daveithe In Sethian Gnosticism, a luminary i… More.
[The souls of the saints are placed there.]
In the fourth realm were placed the souls of those ignorant of the fullness, those who did not repent at once but who, after some time, eventually repented, they are with the fourth Light ElelethEleleth is a luminary in Gnostic cosmology and one of the… More. All of these created beings glorify the Invisible Spirit.
A Crisis that Became the World
It happened that the realm (aeon) Wisdom (Sophia) of conceptual thought (Epinoia), began to think for herself, she used the thinking (enthymesis) and the foreknowledge (prognosisprognosis, greek: πρόγνωσις • foreknowledge
… More) of the Invisible Spirit. She intended to reveal an image from herself. To do so without the consent of the Spirit, who did not approve, without the thoughtful assistance of her masculine counterpart, who did not approve. Without the Invisible Spirit’s consent, without the knowledge of her partner she brought it into being.
Because she had unconquerable Power her thought was not unproductive. Something imperfect came out of her different in appearance from her. Because she had created it without her masculine counterpart she gave rise to a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More misshapen being unlike herself. Sophia saw what her desire produced. It changed into the form of a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More dragon with a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More lion’s head and eyes flashing lightning bolts. She cast him far from her, outside of the realm of the immortal beings so that they could not see him.
[She had created him in ignorance.]
Sophia surrounded him with a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More brilliant cloud, put a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More throne in the center part of the cloud
So that no one would see it.
[Except for the Holy Spirit called the Mother of the Living]
She named him Yaldabaoth.
Yaldabaoth is the chief ruler. He took great Power (dynamis) from his mother, left her, and moved away from his birthplace. He assumed command, created realms for himself
With a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More brilliant flame that continues to exist even now.
The Fashioning of This World
Yadabaoth united with the thoughtlessness (aponoia) within him. He begot ruling authorities (exousia) Modeling them on the incorruptible realms above.
The first is AthothIn the mystical realm of Gnostic cosmology, Athoth is the f… More
The second is HarmasIn Gnosticism, Harmas is often seen as a figure representing… More [called the eye of flame]
The third is KalilaumbriKalilaumbri is a figure in certain Gnostic traditions, the t… More
The fourth is YabelYabel, in Gnostic cosmology, is often considered the fourth … More
The fifth is AdonaiuAdonaiu is another figure in Gnostic cosmology, often associ… More [called Sabaoth]
The sixth is Cain [called the sun]
The seventh is Abel (the second sun?) editor’s note.
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The eighth is AbriseneIn Gnostic cosmology, Abrisene is identified as one of the r… More
The ninth is YobelIn Gnostic cosmology, Yobel is mentioned as one of the ruler… More
The tenth is ArmupielIn Gnostic teachings, Armupiel is one of the lesser-known ar… More
The eleventh is Melcheir–adonein
The twelfth is BeliasBelias is a significant figure in Gnostic cosmology, associa… More, who rules over the very depth of Hades.
He made the first seven rulers to reign in the seven spheres of heaven. He made the next five rulers to reign in the five depths of the abyss.
He shared a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More portion of his fire with them, but shared none of the power of Light he had received from his mother.
[He is ignorant darkness. When the Light mingled into the darkness the darkness shone. When darkness mixed with the Light, the Light diminished, no longer Light nor darkness but dim.]
This dim ruler has three names:
Yaldabaoth is the first.
Saklas is the second.
Samael is the third.
He is blasphemous through his thoughtlessness. He said “I am God, and there is no God but me!” since he didn’t know where his own Power originated. His rulers created seven Authorities for themselves. Each of these Authorities created six demons apiece, there came to be 365 demons altogether. Here are the seven Authorities’ names and physical forms:
First, AthothIn the mystical realm of Gnostic cosmology, Athoth is the f… More with a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More sheep’s face
Second, Eloaios with a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More donkey’s face
Third, Astaphaios with a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More hyena’s face
Fourth, Yao with the face of a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More seven headed snake
Fifth, Sabaoth who has the face of a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More dragon
Sixth, Adonin whose face is that of a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More monkey
Seventh, Sabbataios with a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More face of flame and fire.
These are the seven of the week. These Authorities rule the world.
Yaldabaoth has many faces. More than all that have been listed so he can convey any face he wants to the seraphim around him. Yaldabaoth shared his fire with his seraphim but gave them none of his pure Light although he ruled them by virtue of the power and glory of the Light had received from his Mother.
[Therefore he called himself “God” and defied his place of origin.]
He united his thought’s sevenfold Powers with the Authorities who accompanied him. He spoke and it happened. He named those sevenfold Powers starting with the highest one:
Goodness paired with the first: AthothIn the mystical realm of Gnostic cosmology, Athoth is the f… More
Providence paired with the second: Eloaios
Divinity paired with the third: Astaphaios
Lordship paired with the fourth: Yao
Kingdom paired with the fifth: Sabaoth
Zeal paired with the sixth: Adonin
Understanding paired with the seventh: Sabbataios
Each has its own realm modeled on one of the higher realms. And each new name refers to a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More glory in the heavens so that Yaldabaoth’s demons might be destroyed. The demons’ own names, given by Yaldabaoth, are mighty names but the Powers’ names reflecting the glory above will bring about the demons’ destruction and remove their Power. That is why each has two names. Yaldabaoth modeled his creation on the pattern of the original realms above him so that it might be just like the indestructible realms.
[Not that he had ever seen the indestructible ones. Rather, the power in him, deriving from his mother, made him aware of the pattern of the cosmosWhenever a theosophist speaks of the cosmos or the universe,… More above.]
When he gazed upon his creation surrounding him he said to his host of demons, the ones who had come forth out of him: “I am a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More jealous God and there is no God but me!”
[But by doing this he admitted to his demons that there is indeed another God. For, if there were no other God, whom would he possibly be jealous of?]
His mother began to move back and forth because she had become aware that she now lacked Light, for her brightness had dimmed.
[Since her consort had not approved of her actions, she grew darker]
[I said “MasterOne who is skilled in the Wisdom of life, or one who is no l… More, what does it mean ‘she moved back and forth’?”
He laughed, saying, “It’s not as Moses said ‘upon the waters.’ Not at all.”]
When she saw the evil that had taken place and the theft of light that her son had committed
She repented. In the darkness of ignorance She began to forget. She began to be ashamed.
But she could not yet return above yet she began to move. And so she moved back and forth.
[The arrogant one removed Power from his mother for he was ignorant. He thought no one existed except for his mother. He saw the host of demons he had created and he elevated himself above them. But when the mother realized that that miscarriage was so imperfect
She came to realize that her consort had not approved. She repented and wept furiously.]
All of the divine realms (pleromaHarmozel, also called Armozel is one of the four Great Light… More) heard her repentant prayer. They sought blessing for her from the Invisible Virgin Spirit. The Spirit consented. He poured the Holy Spirit over her brought forth from the whole full realm.
[Her consort did not come down to her on his own, but he came through the whole full realm
to restore her to her original condition.]
She was elevated above her son, but she was not restored to her own original realm.
She would remain in the ninth sphere until she was fully restored.
Humanity Begins
Then came a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More voice from the highest realms saying: “The Man exists! And the Son of Man!” Yaldabaoth, chief ruler, heard it. He thought it came from his mother. He did not know the true source of the voice: The Holy Mother-Father; Perfect Providence; Image of the Invisible Father of Everything in whom everything has come to be.
The First Man
[This is the one who appeared to them. He appeared in the form of a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More human being.]
All of the realm of the chief ruler quaked! The foundations of the abyss moved! He illuminated the waters above the world of matter, His image shown in those waters. All the demons and the first ruler together gazed up toward the underside of the newly shining waters. Through that light they saw the Image in the waters.
Yaldabaoth said to his subordinate demons: “Let’s create a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More man according to the image of God
And our own likeness so that his image will illuminate us.” Each one through another’s Power created aspects of the man; each added a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More characteristic corresponding to the psychic factors they had seen in the Image above them. They made a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More creature of substance
In the likeness of that perfect First Man and they said, “Let us call him Adam, so that his name will give us the power of light.”
Construction of the Human Body
The seven Powers began to work:
. Goodness made a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More psyche of bone
Providence made a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More psyche of sinew
Divinity made a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More psyche of flesh
Lordship made a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More psyche of marrow
Kingdom made a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More psyche of blood
Zeal made a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More psyche of skinThe part of this plant to use is the root. It is active for … More
Understanding made a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More psyche of hair
The host of demons took these substances from the Powers to create the limbs and the body itself. They put the parts together and coordinated them. The first ones began by making the head: Abron created his head; Meniggesstroeth created the brain; Asterechme the right eye; Thaspomocha, the left eye; Ieronumos, the right ear; Bissoum, the left ear; Akioreim, the nose; Banenrphroum, the lips; Amen, the front teeth; Ibikan, the molars; Basiliademe, the tonsils; Achcha, the uvula; Adaban, the neck; Chaaman, the neckbones; Dearcho, the throat; Tebar, the shoulder; Mniarcon, the elbow; Abitrion, the right arm; Evanthen, the left arm; Krys, the right hand; Beluai, the left hand; Treneu, the fingers of the right hand; Balbel, the fingers of the left hand; Kriman, fingernails; Astrops, the right breast; Barroph, the left breast; Baoum, the right shoulder joint; Ararim, the left shoulder joint; Areche, the belly; Phthave, the navel; Senaphim, the abdomen; Arachethopi, the right ribs; Zabedo, the left ribs; Barias, the right hip; Phnouth the left hip; Abenlenarchei, the marrow; Chnoumeninorin, the skeleton; Gesole, the stomachpetasites hybridus • anti-inflammatory
• antispasmod… More; Agromauna, the heart; Bano, the lungs; Sostrapal, the liverThe part of this plant to use is the root. It is active for … More; Anesimalar, the spleen; Thopithro, the intestines; Biblo, the kidneysBuplerium flacatum • anti-inflammatory
• bitter toni… More; Roeror, the sinews; Taphreo, the spine; Ipouspoboba, the veins; Bineborin, the arteries; Atoimenpsephei, respiration; Entholleia, the flesh; Bedouk, the right buttock; Arabeei, the penis; Eilo, the testicles; Sorma, the genitals; Gormakaiochlabar, the right thigh; Nebrith, the left thigh; Pserem, the kidneysBuplerium flacatum • anti-inflammatory
• bitter toni… More of the right leg; Asaklas, the left kidney; Ormaoth, the right leg; Emenun, the left leg; Knyx, the right shin; Tupelon, the left shin; Achiel, the right knee; Phnene, the left knee; Phiouthrom, the right foot; Boabel, its toes; Trachoun, the left foot; Phikna, its toes; Miamai, the toenails.
And those who were appointed over all of these are:
Zathoth,
Armas,
Kalila,
Iabel,
Sabaoth,
Cain,
Abel.
The energizing powers in the limbs were divided among:
the head made by Diolimodraza; the neck by Yammeax; the right shoulder Yakouib; the left shoulder Verton; the right hand Oudidi; the left Arbao; the fingers of the right hand Lampno; the fingers of the left hand Leekaphar; the right breast Barbar; the left breast Imae; the chest Pisandriaptes; the right shoulder joint Koade; the left shoulder joint Odeor; the right ribs Asphixix; the left ribs Synogchouta; the abdomen Arouph; the womb Sabalo; the right thigh Charcharb; the left thigh Chthaon; the genitals Bathinoth; the right leg Choux; the left leg Charcha; the right shin Aroer; the left shin Toechtha; the right knee Aol; the left knee Charaner; the right foot Bastan; its toes Archentechtha; the left foot Marephnounth; its toes Abrana.
Seven govern the whole body:
Michael,
Ouriel,
Asmenedas,
Saphasatoel,
Aarmouriam,
Richram,
Amiorps.
The one who governs perceptions: Archendekta
The one who governs reception: Deitharbathas
The one who governs imagination: Oummaa
The one who governs integration: Aachiaram
The one who governs impulse: Riaramnacho.
There is a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More fourfold source of the bodily demons:
Hot, Cold, Dry, Wet.
[Matter is the mother of them all.]
Ruler of hot: Phloxopha
Ruler of cold: Oroorrothos
Ruler of dry: Erimacho
Ruler of wet: Athuro
Their mother stands among them: Onorthochrasaei
She is unlimited. She mixes with all of them. She is matter and they are nourished by her.
The four chief demons are:
Ephememphi, associated with pleasure,
Yoko, associated with desire,
Nenentophni, associated with distress,
Blaomen, associated with fear.
Their mother is Esthesis–Zouch–Epi–Ptoe.
Out from these four demons come passions:
From distress arises Envy, jealousy, grief, vexation, Discord, cruelty, worry, mourning.
From pleasure comes much evil and unmerited pride, and so forth.
From desire comes angerA major affliction, one of the three poisons in Buddhism…. More, fury, bitterness, outrage, dissatisfaction and so forth.
From fear emerges horror, flattery, suffering, and shame.
[Their thought and truth is Anayo, the ruler of the material soul.
It belongs with the seven senses, Esthesis–Zouch–Epi–Ptoe.]
This is the total number of the demons: 365. They worked together to complete, part by part, psychical and the material body. There are even more of them in charge of other passions that I didn’t tell you about. If you want to know about them, you will find the information in the Book of Zoroaster. All of Yaldabaoth’s servants and his demons worked to finish the psychic body. For a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More very long time it lay inanimate. It did not move. Yaldabaoth’s mother wanted to take back the Power She had turned over to the Chief Ruler. She earnestly asked the most merciful, The Mother-Father of everything, for help.
Yaldabaoth Deceived
By His sacred command He sent down the five Lights
In the forms of the principal advisors to Yaldabaoth.
[This led to the removal of Yaldabaoth’s mother’s divine Power from him.]
They told Yaldabaoth: “Blow some of your Spirit in the man’s face, then his body will rise up.” Yaldabaoth blew some of his Spirit into the man. That Spirit was the divine Power of his mother.
[He didn’t understand what was happening, for he lived in ignorance.]
His mother’s divine Power left Yaldabaoth It entered the psychic human body modeled on the primordial image. The human body moved! It grew powerful! It shone!
Yaldabaoth’s demonic forces envied the man. Through their united efforts he had come into being. They had given their Power to him. His understanding was far greater than that of those who had created him. And greater than that of the Chief Ruler himself.
When they realized that he shone with light and could think better than they could
And was naked of evil, They took him and cast him down into the lowest depths of the material world.
The Beginning of Salvation
The blessed one, The Mother-Father, The good merciful one looked compassionately upon the Mother’s Power relinquished by the Chief Ruler. Since Yaldabaoth’s demons might again overpower the perceptible psychic body, He sent down from his good Spirit a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More helper for Adam,
Out of his great compassion A“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More light-filled Epinoia emerged. And he called her Life (Zoe).
She aids the entire creation, working with him, restoring him to the fullness. She taught Adam about the way his people had descended. She taught Adam about the way he could ascend, which is the way he had descended. The light-filled Epinoia was hidden in Adam so that the rulers wouldn’t know about her, for Epinoia would repair the disaster their mother had caused.
[Adam was revealed because within him dwelt the shadow of light. His mental abilities were far greater than those of his creators. They had gazed upward and seen his exalted mental capability.]
The host of rulers and demons plotted together. They mixed fire and earth and water together with four blazing winds. They melded them together in great turbulence. Adam was brought into the shadow of death. They intended to make him anew, this time from Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Which are Matter, Darkness, Desire, The Artificial Spirit. This all became a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More tomb,
A“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More new kind of body. Those thieves bound the man in it, Enchained him in forgetfulness, made him subject to dying.
[His was the first descent and the first separation. Yet the light-filled Epinoia within him will elevate his thinking.]
Adam in Yaldabaoth’s Paradise
The rulers took the man and put him into paradise. They told him to eat freely.
[Their food is bitter; their beauty is corrupt. Their food is deceit; their trees are ungodliness. Their fruit is poison. Their promise is death.]
They placed the Tree of Their Life into the middle of paradise.
[I will teach you (plural) the secret of their life: The plan that they made together about an artificial spirit.]
Its root is bitter, Its branches are dead.
Its shadow is hatred, Its leaves are deception.
The nectar of wickedness is in its blossoms.
Its fruit is death
Its seed is desire
It flowers in the darkness. Those who eat from it are denizens of Hades
Darkness is their resting place.
As for the tree called “The Knowledge Of Good And Evil” It is the Epinoia of the light.
They commanded him not to eat from it, Standing in front to conceal it,
For fear that he might look upwards to the fullness and know the nakedness of his indecency.
[However, I caused them to eat. I asked the Savior, “Lord, isn’t it the serpent that caused Adam to eat?” He smiled and replied, “The serpent caused them to eat in order to produce the wickedness of the desire to reproduce that would make Adam helpful to him.”]
The chief ruler, Yaldabaoth, knew that Because the light-filled Epinoia within Adam
Made his mental abilities greater than his own, Adam had been disobedient.
In order to recover the Power that he had put into Adam Yaldabaoth made Adam completely forgetful.
[I asked the Savior, “What is it to be ‘completely forgetful?’” He replied, “It is not what Moses wrote in his first book: ‘He caused Adam to fall into deep sleep’. Rather, Adam’s perceptions were veiled And he became unconscious. As he (Yaldabaoth) said through his prophet:
‘I will make their minds dull so that they do not see or understand.’”]
Woman Comes into Being
The light-filled Epinoia hid deep within Adam. The Chief Ruler tried to remove her from his ribcage, But Epinoia cannot be captured. Although the darkness pursued her it did not catch her. The Chief ruler did remove a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More portion of his Power from Adam to create a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More person with a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More woman’s form modeled on the light-filled Epinoia that had been manifested to him. He placed the Power removed from the man into the woman.
[It did not happen the way Moses said it did: “he took a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More rib and made the woman.”]
Adam saw the woman standing next to him. The light-filled Epinoia immediately appeared to him. She raised up the veil that dulled his mind. He sobered up from the dark drunkenness and he recognized his own counterpart.
He said: “This is bone from my bones Flesh from my flesh.” Because of this a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More man will leave his mother and father and be joined to a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More woman and those two will become one flesh. For they will send his helper to him.
[Sophia, our sister, came down Descending innocently So as to regain what she had lost. Therefore she was called Life. The Mother of the Living. The one from the Providence of the Authority of Heaven by her assistance people can achieve perfect knowledge.]
I appeared as an eagle perched on the Tree of Knowledge!
[Which is the Epinoia from the pure Providence of Light.]
In order to teach them and raise them up from sleep’s depths.
[For the two of them were fallen and aware of their nakedness. Epinoia appeared as a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More being full of light, She enlightened their minds.]
When Yaldabaoth discovered that they had moved away from him He cursed his earth. He located the woman as she was preparing herself for her man. He gave the woman over so that the man might be her masterOne who is skilled in the Wisdom of life, or one who is no l… More, because he did not know the secret of the divine strategy.
The man and woman were too terrified to renounce Yaldabaoth, Who showed his ignorance to his angels and he cast both of them out of paradise dressing them in heavy darkness.
The Chief Archon saw the young woman who was standing by Adam. He realized that the light-filled Epinoia of life was within her. Yaldabaoth became completely ignorant.
[When the Providence of all saw what was going to happen She sent assistants to remove Divine Life from Eve.]
Yaldabaoth raped Eve. She bore two sons.
[Elohim was the name of the first. Yahweh was the name of the second. Elohim has a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More bear’s face. Yahweh has a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More cat’s face. One is righteous; One is not. Yahweh is righteous; Elohim is not.
Yahweh would command fire and wind, Elohim would command water and earth.] Yaldabaoth deceptively named the two: Cain and Abel.
[From then until now sexual intercourse has persisted Thanks to the Chief Ruler who put desire for reproduction into the woman who accompanies Adam. Through intercourse the Ruler caused new human bodies to be produced and he blew his artificial spirit into each of them.]
Yaldabaoth installed the two with authority over natural elements So they can to rule over the tomb.
The Children of Seth Populate the World
Adam had intercourse with the image of his foreknowledge (prognosisprognosis, greek: πρόγνωσις • foreknowledge
… More) He begot a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More son like the Son of Man And he called that son SethThe biblical son of Adam and Eve, brother of Cain, Abel, and… More Modeling him on the heavenly race in the higher realms. In the same way the mother sent down her spirit The image of herself, A“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More model of the full higher realm, In order to prepare a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More place for the descent of the realms.
The Chief Ruler, though, forced the humans to drink From waters of forgetfulness so that they might not know their true place of origin. The children (of SethThe biblical son of Adam and Eve, brother of Cain, Abel, and… More) remained in this condition for a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More while in order that when the Spirit descends from the holy realms The Spirit can raise up the children and heal them from all defects And thus restore complete holiness to the fullness of God.
Six Questions about the Soul
I asked the Savior, “Lord, will every soul be saved and enter the pure light?” He replied, “You are asking an important question, one it will be impossible to answer for anyone who is not a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More member of the unmoved race. They are the people upon whom the Spirit of Life will descend and the power will enable them to be saved and to become perfect and worthy of greatness. They expunge evil from themselves and they will care nothing for wickedness, wanting only that which is not corrupt. They will achieve freedom from rage, envy, jealousy, desire, or craving.”
“The physical body will negatively effect them. They wear it as they look forward to the time when they will meet up with those who will remove it. Those people deserve indestructible eternal life. They endure everything, bearing up under everything that happens so that they can deserve the good and inherit life eternal.”
Then I asked him, “Lord, what about the souls who didn’t do these things even though the Spirit of Life’s power descended on them?“
He answered, “If the Spirit descends to people they will be transformed and saved. The power descends on everyone and, without it, no one can even stand up. After they are born, if the Spirit of Life increases in them, power comes to them and their souls are strengthened. Nothing then can lead them astray into wickedness. But if the artificial spirit comes into people, it leads them astray.”
Then I said, “Lord, when souls come out of the flesh where do they go?”
He replied, smiling, “If the soul is strong it has more power than it has of the artificial spirit and so it flees from wickedness. With the assistance of the Incorruptible One that soul is saved and it attains eternal rest.”
I then asked him, “Lord, what of the souls of the people who do not know whose people they are? Where do they go?”
He responded, “In those people the artificial spirit has grown strong and they have gone astray. Their souls are burdened, drawn to wickedness, and cast into forgetfulness.”
“When they come forth from the body, such a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More soul is given over to the powers created by the rulers, bound in chains, and cast into prison again. Around and around it goes until it manages to become free from forgetfulness through knowledge. And so, eventually, it becomes perfect and is saved.”
Then I asked, “Lord, how does the soul shrink down so as to be able to enter its mother or a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More man?
He was happy that I asked this and said, “You are truly blessed because you have understood. The soul should be guided by another within whom is the Spirit of Life. It will be saved by that means and accordingly will not have to enter a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More body again.
And I said, “Lord, what happens to the souls of people who achieved true knowledge, but who turned away from it?”
He said to me, “Demons of poverty will take them to a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More place where there is no possibility of repentance. There they will stay until the time when those who blasphemed against the spirit will be tortured and subjected to punishment forever.”
I asked, “Lord, where did the artificial spirit come from?”
And he told me:
Three Plots against Humanity
The Mother-Father is merciful, A“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More Holy Spirit sympathizing with us. Through the Epinoia of the Providence of the light It raises up the children of the perfect race raising up their thought, their light eternal. When the Chief Archon learned that they were elevated above him and that their mental ability surpassed his, He wanted to put a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More stop to their thought but he did not know the extent of their mental superiority and he could not stop them.
He made a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More plan with his demons who are his powers. Each of them fornicated with Wisdom (Sophia) And produced fate The last variety of imprisonment. Fate changes unpredictably. It is of different sorts just as the demons are of different sorts. Fate is hard. Fate is stronger than
The gods, the authorities, the demons, the generations of people who are caught up in it.
Out of fate emerged sinfulness, violence, blasphemy, forgetfulness, ignorance, weighty commandments, Heavy sins, Terrible fear. In this way all of creation became blind,
Ignorant of God above everything.
Because of imprisonment in forgetfulness they are unaware of their sins,
They are bound into periods of time and seasons by fate who is lord of it all. Yaldabaoth eventually came to regret everything he had created. He decided to bring a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More great flood
Upon creation, upon mankind. But the great light of Providence warned Noah.
He preached to all of the children, The sons of men, but if they were strangers to him they didn’t listen.
[It was not the way Moses said: “they hid in an ark.” Rather, they hid in a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More special place,
Not just Noah but also many other people from the immovable race. They went into hiding within a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More cloud of light.]
Noah knew his own authority and that of the light Being who illuminated them, although the Chief Ruler poured darkness over all the world. The Chief Ruler and his powers plotted a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More strategy, To send his demons to human daughters and make themselves children by them to enjoy. But they failed. After their failure they made another plan. They created an artificial spirit
Modeled on the Spirit who descended. So, to impregnate souls by means of this spirit, the demons changed appearance to look like the women’s husbands. They filled the women with that spirit of darkness and wickedness.
They brought into being Gold and silver, Money and coins, Iron and other metals and all things of this sort. And the people who were attracted were led astray into troubles and were greatly misled. And grew old experiencing no pleasure and died finding no truth, Never knowing the true God. This is the way that they enslaved all of creation from the foundation of the world until now.
[They took some women and produced children out of darkness and they closed their heart and they hardened themselves in the hardness of their artificial spirit Until the present day.
The Providence Hymn
I am the Providence of everything.
I became like my own human children.
I existed from the first.
I walked down every possible road.
I am the wealth of the light.
I am the remembering of the fullness.
I walked into the place of greatest darkness and on down.
I entered the central part of the prison.
The foundations of chaosGreek χάος, romanticized as kháos commonly thought of a… More quaked.
I hid because of their evil.
They did not recognize me.
I came down a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More second time continuing on.
I emerged from among those of light
I am the remembering of Providence
I entered the middle of darkness,
The inner part of the underworld to pursue my mission.
The foundations of chaosGreek χάος, romanticized as kháos commonly thought of a… More quaked.
Threatening to collapse upon all who were there And utterly destroy them
I soared upward againTo my roots in light
So as not to destroy them all yet.
I descended a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More third time.
I am light
I am dwelling in light
I am the remembering of Providence
I entered the midst of darkness
I came to the deepest part of the underworld.
I let my face light up
Thinking of the end of their time
I entered their prison
The body is that prison
I cried out: “Anyone who hears,
Rise up from your deep sleep!”
And the sleeping one awoke and wept
Wiping bitter tears saying
“Who calls me?”
“Where has my hope come from
As I lie in the depths of this prison?”
“I am the Providence of pure light,” I replied,
“I am the thought of the Virgin Spirit
Raising you up to an honored place.
Rise up!
Remember what you have heard.
Trace back your roots to me.
The merciful one.
Guard against the poverty demons.
Guard against the chaosGreek χάος, romanticized as kháos commonly thought of a… More demons.
Guard against all who would bind you.
Awaken! Stay awake!
Rise out of the depths of the underworld!
I raised him up
I sealed him with the light/water of the five seals” Seals – Usually described as five in number, the Seals pro… More.
Death had no power over him ever again.
I ascend again to the perfect realm.
I completed everything and you have heard it.”
Conclusion
“I have told you everything now so that you can write it all down
And share it with your fellow spirits secretly
For this is the mystery of the unmoved race.”
The Savior gave all of this to him to write and to keep carefully. He said to him, “Anyone who exchanges it for a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More present, or for food, or for drink, or for clothing, or for anything else of that sort will be cursed.”
These things came to John in a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More mystery. Instantly the Savior vanished.
John came to his fellow disciples and told them what the Savior had said to him.
Jesus the Christ.
Amen.
The Apocryphon of John