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The truth also is the power which (is) in Elisabet, namely Iohannes, this who came, he preached of the way of the truth, namely thee: who preached before thee. And again the mercy with the truth which met one another, are thou my Lord who met Iohannes on the day, thou being about to receive baptism (and Iohannes himself). But thou also with Iohannes [113 ] are the righteousness with the peace who kissed one another. The truth burst forth out of the earth, and the righteousness looked out of the heaven, namely, the time (at) which thou ministeredst to thy own self: thou madest form of Gabriel, thou lookedst out upon me out of the heaven, thou spakest with me, and thou having spoken with me, thou burstedst forth in me, namely the truth, namely the power of Sabaoth 62 the good, this which becometh in thy material body, namely the truth which burst forth out of the earth. It happened therefore, [114 ] Jesus having heard these words, saying them Maria his mother, said he: Well (done and) fairly. This is the explanation of all the words, these which my power of light prophesied about them once by David the prophet. [ Written on the vacant page between the 1st and 2nd Documents. ] [114 ] But these are the names which I shall give from the Boundless (One downwards). Write them with a sign, that the sons of God should be manifested from this place (onwards). This is the name of the Deathless (One) ααα ωωω. And this is the name of the sound by which the Perfect Man was moved ιιι. But these are the interpretations of the names of these Mysteries. The first is ααα. Its interpretation is φφφ. The second is μμμ or is ωωω. Its interpretation is ααα. The third is ψψψ. Its interpretation is οοο. The fourth is φφφ. Its interpretation is ννν. The fifth is δδδ. Its interpretation is ααα. He who (is) upon the throne is ααα. This is the interpretation of the second αααα αααα αααα. This is the interpretation of the whole name. 63
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Anthropomorphismtheology

Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.

The divine is described as having a 'material body' and speaking with the speaker.

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Birth Of Word In Soulanthropology

Eckhart's signature doctrine that the Father eternally begets the Son in the ground of the soul; the human interior as the actual site of the divine generative act, distinct from inner_light's static indwelling.

The text states that the truth burst forth in the material body of the speaker.

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Correspondencecosmology

The Hermetic axiom that the structure of the cosmos is reflected at every scale — 'as above, so below; as within, so without' — making each level a legible map of the others.

The text links heaven and earth through the emergence of truth from the earth and the presence of righteousness looking out from heaven.

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Divine Lighttheology

The uncreated luminous quality of the divine, sometimes experienced directly in mystical states; illumination as revelation.

The passage repeatedly references 'power of light' and the 'truth burst forth' as central divine attributes.

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Divine Marriagesoteriology

The reunification of complementary divine principles (male-female, spirit-matter) as a symbol of wholeness and salvation.

The text describes the meeting of mercy and truth, and the kiss between righteousness and peace.

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Gnosis Direct Knowledgesoteriology

Salvation through direct experiential knowledge of the divine nature, not through faith, ritual, or moral works alone.

The passage emphasizes direct experiential knowledge of divine truths through personal encounter rather than external mediation.

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Hidden Sayingssoteriology

Esoteric teachings reserved for those ready to receive them; outer meaning conceals an inner liberating truth.

The text includes a note about writing names for the sons of God to be manifested from this place onwards.

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Inner Lightanthropology

The divine spark or luminous quality residing within the human person, potentially recognisable through introspection.

The truth is described as bursting forth within the speaker's material body.

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Kingdom Withinanthropology

The claim that the divine realm is present inside the individual, accessible without external mediation.

The divine power and truth are located inside the speaker's own self rather than being external.

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Living Godtheology

The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.

The divine is depicted as active, speaking with the speaker, and having a material presence.

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Numerical Mysticismtheology

Numbers, proportions, and mathematical relationships as the underlying structure of divine reality.

The text assigns specific numerical values to letters and names as part of its mystical system.

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Permutation Of Letterspraxis

Combining, transposing, or cycling through letters or names as a meditative or theurgical technique.

The passage outlines a system where Greek letters are paired with other letters to create interpretations.

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Ritual Puritypraxis

The maintenance of a state of cleanliness—physical, moral, or spiritual—required for encounter with the divine.

The text references baptism and the preparation of the body for divine reception.

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Sacred Namestheology

Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.

The passage centrally focuses on the ontological power of specific divine names and their permutations.

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Separation From Sourcesoteriology

The felt condition of exile from one's divine origin — Rumi's reed flute torn from its bed, Plotinus's 'we have forgotten,' the Gnostic forgetfulness; the affective wound that complements return_to_source and gives the return its motive.

The text describes the speaker's state before receiving baptism as a time when the truth was not yet burst forth.

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Theosis Deificationsoteriology

The doctrine — central to Eastern Orthodox and Maximian theology — that the human person is progressively transformed into a partaker of the divine nature by grace, not merely justified or united in passing ecstasy.

The speaker is transformed into the 'Perfect Man' by the power of light and truth.

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Unity Of Beingtheology

The doctrine that all existence is ultimately one substance or one divine reality; non-duality as a theological claim.

The text describes a merging of divine principles (mercy, truth) within the speaker's body.

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