cosmology
Fall Of Sophia
The Gnostic myth of Wisdom's prolapse from the Pleroma — her unilateral desire or error producing the Demiurge and the entrapment of divine sparks in matter.
47 passages · 6 traditions
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The Secret Writing According to John (Apocryphon of John), Codex II, 1 | Yaltabaoth-a
“Further, being an aeon, Sophia of Reflection thought a thought [IV, 15] on her own, together with the conception of the unseen Spirit and Precognition. She willed to bring forth a likeness from out of herself, apart from the agreement of th…”
The Secret Writing According to John (Apocryphon of John), Codex II, 1 | Yaltabaoth-b
“The first <is> Athoth – he has the face of a sheep;
the second is Eloaiou – he has the face of a donkey;
the third is Astaphaios – he has the face of a [hyena];
the fourth is Yao – he has the face of a seven-headed [dragon];
the fifth is Sa…”
The Secret Writing According to John (Apocryphon of John), Codex II, 1 | The Mother Repents
“I, however, said: “Lord, what (is) ‘she moved back and forth’?”
And he grinned, and said: “Think not that it agrees with what Moses said, ‘above the waters,’ no!
Instead, when she had witnessed the evil that had occurred, and the theft he…”
The Secret Writing According to John (Apocryphon of John), Codex II, 1 | The Spirit is Blown into Adam
“However, all the angels and demons labored until they had formed the psychic body, and their creation was entirely inert and without movement for a prolonged time.
When, however, the mother wished to regain the power she had granted to the…”
The Secret Writing According to John (Apocryphon of John), Codex II, 1 | The Chief Archon Creates Eve
“Reflection of Light then concealed herself inside him, and the chief archon desired to extract her from his rib, but Reflection of Light is beyond grasping. Even though the darkness chased after her, it could not catch her, and he extracted…”
Gospel of Philip | Section 1c
“And Jesus said, “Whoever will not eat my flesh and drink my blood has no life within him.” What does he mean?
His flesh is the word and blood the holy spirit.
Who has received these has food and drink and clothing.
I condemn those who sa…”
Gospel of Philip | Section 1d
“When the child is grown, however, then the father turns over all he possesses.
THE LOST Those who have gone astray are those born of the spirit.
And they are usually lost because of the spirit.
So from one single breath of spirit the fir…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-r
“[42 ] And the great Triple power Self-willed who is the third Triple powered, this who becometh in the thirteenth Aeon, this who was disobedient, having not emanated all the purgation of his power which (is) in him, nor did he give the purg…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-s
“It became a Ruler of face of lion in the Chaos, whose (one) half became fire and whose other half became darkness, namely, Ialdabaoth this which I said unto you many times.
These therefore having happened, was weakened the Sophia greatly g…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-y
“This therefore is the explanation of the third repentance which said the Pistis Sophia hymning unto the Height.
It happened therefore, Jesus having heard Martha saying these words, said he, Well done, Martha, and fairly (said).
Added also…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-z
“But it happened while Jesus is saying these words unto his disciples saying to them, This is the fourth repentance which said the Pistis Sophia.
Now therefore he who understandeth, let him understand.
It happened therefore, Jesus having s…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-ae
“[71 ] Because of this word therefore thy power of light prophesied once by David, saying in the four-twentieth with one psalm, God will sit in the assembly of the gods and (will) give judgment unto the gods.
Said he to her Jesus, Well (don…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-ah
“But I, I trusted unto the Light, I shall rejoice and hymn, because thou hadst compassion upon me, and thou gavest heed unto the straits in which I become, and thou deliveredst me: and also thou wilt save my power out of Chaos, and thou dids…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-ai
“Thou hatedst those who keep that which is vain without cause; but I, I trusted, I shall be glad about the Lord, and I shall be delighted over thy mercy: because thou lookedst upon my humility and thou savedst my soul out of the necessities,…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-an
“Its thought is taking away the light from me at every time; and as iron they are cutting, [92 ] they took away a power from me.
I loved to come down unto the Chaos, more than to remain in the Place of the thirteenth Aeon the Place of the r…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-ao
“) feared and it cried up unto its God Self-willed, for him to help it: and at that hour looked out of the thirteenth Aeon the God Self-willed, he looked down unto the Chaos being angry greatly, wishing to help his power of face of lion, and…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-ar
“But added also Jesus in the word, said he to his disciples, It happened therefore, the Pistis Sophia having said these words, completed was the time for bringing her up from the Chaos, and through my own self, without the First Mystery I br…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-as
“Let a cloud of smoke cover over their eyes, and a mist of air let it make darkness unto them: and let them not see the day, that they should not lay hold on me.
Let become powerless their plot, and the (things) which they plotted let them…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST-at
“But answered Maria the mother of Jesus, said she, My Lord, thy power of light prophesied about these [106 ] words once by Solomon in his nine(teenth) ode and said it, The Lord upon my head as a crown, and I shall not become 58 outside of hi…”
Pistis Sophia | Document SECOND-b
“I therefore with the power also which came out of me, and the soul which I took from Sabaoth the good, they came close to one another [117 ], they became one effluence of light which enlighteneth greatly greatly; I called unto Gabriel down…”
Pistis Sophia | Document SECOND-d
“They will give to them the mysteries of the Light of the Height, these who were entrusted with the effluence of the Light.
And also according as said thy power, They turned [122 ] lips which were dry, namely, Gabriel with Mikhael took not…”
Pistis Sophia | Document SECOND-e
“And the Self-willed dispatched out of the Height in the thirteenth Aeon, he dispatched another great power of light, it came down unto the Chaos as an [125 ] arrow flying, that he should help his emanations, and take away the lights of the…”
Pistis Sophia | Document SECOND-f
“It happened therefore, the angels having gone down unto the Chaos, they with the effluence of Light, and also all the emanations of the Self-willed [127 ] with the emanation of the Adamas, they saw the effluence of Light enlightening greatl…”
Pistis Sophia | Document SECOND-i
“And the word which thy power of light said by David, Nevertheless thou wilt fill thy sight with them, and thou wilt see the recompense of the 73 sinners, because thou, O Lord, art my helper, namely, the word that the Pistis Sophia filled he…”
Pistis Sophia | Document SECOND-s
“[159 ] And thinking that it (is) she who took away its light from it, and he was exasperated greatly, and he added anger upon anger: he emanated out of him an emanation of darkness, and with another cruel (power) of evil Chaos, that he migh…”
Pistis Sophia | Document SECOND-t
“O Lord, my God, if I did this (thing) if there is violence in my hands, if I repaid to those who repaid to me evil (things), may I perish by my enemy, being empty: and may my enemies persecute my soul and seize it: and trample my life down…”
Pistis Sophia | Document SECOND-u
“But answered the First Mystery, said he to Martha, I command to thee Martha for to utter the 88 explanation of the words, these which said the Sophia in her hymn.
But answered Martha said she, My Lord, these are the words which thy power o…”
Pistis Sophia | Document THIRD-m
“Now therefore they are wont to bear the child, the power in him being small, and being small in him the soul, and being small in him the counterfeit spirit also in one word, being small the three together: having not any of them any percept…”
Pistis Sophia | Document FOURTH-b
“And Jesus with his disciples remained in the midst of the aëry Place in the roads of the road of the Middle, this which is below the Sphere.
And they came unto the first array of the road (added in margin, MS ) which is in the Middle.
But…”
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The Secret Doctrine | Page 13 (part 2)
“And the Dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world." The Kabalistic version of the same story is given in the Codex Nazareus, the scripture of the Nazarenes, the real mystic Christians…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 13 (part 3)
“It is already the outline of the two "Supremes" -- God and Satan.
But in the Stanzas no such idea exists.
Most of the Western Christian Kabalists -- pre-eminently Eliphas Levi -- in their desire to reconcile the Occult Sciences with Churc…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 29 (part 2)
“First from ONE emanated number TWO, or Air, the creative element; and then number THREE, Water , proceeded from the air; Ether or Fire complete the mystic four, the Arba-il.
(Ibid.) In the Eastern doctrine Fire is the first Element -- Ethe…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 53 (part 1)
“The Secret Doctrine by H.
P.
Blavatsky -- Vol.
2 [[Vol.
2, Page]] 52 THE SECRET DOCTRINE.
STANZA II.
NATURE UNAIDED FAILS.
------- § (5) After enormous periods the Earth creates monsters.
(6) The "Creators" are displeased.
(7) They…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 63 (part 2)
“In Genesis (vi.) the "Sons of God" -- B ' ne Aleim -- become enamoured of the daughters of men, marry, and reveal to their wives the mysteries unlawfully learnt by them in heaven, according to Enoch; and this is the "Fall of Angels."* But w…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 63 (part 5)
“" Compare the last sentence with what the Rabbi, who explains the Kabala to Prince Al-Chazari in the Book of that name, says; and it will be found that the Weight and Measure and Number are, in Sepher Jezirah, the attributes of the Sephirot…”
neoplatonism5
Select Works of Plotinus | Select Works, Section 168 (part 1)
“Section 12 12.
And how does this image set to its task immediately after it comes into being?
By memory of what it has seen?
But it was utterly non-existent, it could have no vision, either it or the Mother they bestow upon it.
Another…”
Select Works of Plotinus | Select Works, Section 168 (part 2)
“The theory, therefore, refers the entire process to pre-existing compulsions: the guilt inheres in the Primal Beings.…”
Select Works of Plotinus | Select Works, Section 169
“Section 13 13. Those, then, that censure the constitution of the Kosmos do not understand what they are doing or where this audacity leads them. They do not understand that there is a successive order of Primals, Secondaries, Tertiaries and…”
Select Works of Plotinus | Select Works, Section 170
“Section 14 14. In yet another way they infringe still more gravely upon the inviolability of the Supreme. In the sacred formulas they inscribe, purporting to address the Supernal Beings- not merely the Soul but even the Transcendents- they…”
Select Works of Plotinus | Select Works, Section 263 (part 1)
“Section 11 11.
To this end we must go back to the state we affirmed of Eternity, unwavering Life, undivided totality, limitless, knowing no divagation, at rest in unity and intent upon it.
Time was not yet: or at least it did not exist fo…”
western_esoteric4
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 31 (part 2)
“AFFINITIES SIGNIFCATIONS Primitive Hieroglyphic: Serpent Astronomy: Sagittarius Month: November Hebrew letter: Samech (simple) DESTINY Chance __________ FATALITY Result of the fall of Adam-Eve OBSERVATIONS NAHASH The Dragon of the Threshold…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 32
“THE FIRE OF HEAVEN (lightning). THE LIGHTNING-STRUCK TOWER. 16. ע 16th Hebrew letter (Ayin). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE SIXTEENTH CARD OF THE TAROT. The Ayin expresses the same hieroglyphic as the Vau (6), but materialized. It is the si…”
Transcendental Magic I: The Doctrine (Éliphas Lévi) | Introduction-i
“Oedipus divined what was man and he put out his own eyes because he did not see what was God.
He divulged half of the Great Arcanum, and, to save his people, it was necessary for him to bear the remaining half of the terrible secret into e…”
Transcendental Magic II: The Ritual (Éliphas Lévi) | Introduction-c
“If I weary in my long travellings, if my beauty be less mild than thine own, and if my garments are not unspotted, yet am I a noble daughter of heaven, even as thou art.
Leave me the secret of my terrible destiny, leave me the dread which…”
christian_mysticism2
The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 9 (part 3)
“2.) "Many a soul in her malignity would become a devil within one hour if the external life did not prevent it, so that her complete ignition cannot take place." ( Forty Questions , xvi.
12.) "In examining our own selves we find that, on t…”
The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 9 (part 9)
“183:1 If man's imagination were not excited by the pictorial representations which the objects of the surrounding world call forth in his mind by means of his external senses, but if his mental activity were restricted to forming images by…”
jewish_mysticism1
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter XLII
“XLII. The Dwelling-places of Wisdom and of Unrighteousness . CHAPTER XLII. 1. Wisdom found no place where she might dwell; Then a dwelling-place was assigned her in the heavens. 2 Wisdom went forth to make her dwelling among the children of…”