And added also Jesus, said he to his disciples, Yet therefore my Disciples and my friends and my brothers, let each be sober of the spirit which (is) in him that ye may listen and understand every word which I shall say to you, because from now I shall begin to speak with you concerning all the knowledge 106 of the Ineffable, because that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of [196 ] what became the West and because of what became the East.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the South, and because of what became the North.
Yet therefore also my disciples, hear and continue and be sober and hear all the knowledge of the Mystery of the Ineffable, because that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the demons and because of what became the mankind.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Heat, and because of what became the Air which is wholesome.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Stars [197 ], and because of what became the Clouds.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the earth became Deep, and because of what the Water came over it.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the earth dried up and the water of rain came upon it.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Famines, and because of what became the Abundance.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Frost, and because of what became the Dew which is good.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Dust, and because of what became the Cooling which is sweet.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Hail, and [197 ] because of what became the Snow which is wholesome.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Wind of the West, and because of what became the Wind of the East.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Fire of the height, and because of what became also the Waters.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Wind of West, and because of what became the Wind of East.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Wind of South, and because of what became the Wind of North.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Stars of the heaven and with the Disks of the phoster (planets) and because of what became the [198 ] Firmament with all its Veils.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Rulers of the Spheres, and because of what became the Sphere with all its types.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Rulers of the Aeons, and because of what became the Aeons with their 107 Veils.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Rulers of the tyrant Aeons, and because of what became the Rulers who repented.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Ministers and because of what became the Dekans.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of [198 ] what became the Angels, and because of what became the Archangels.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Lords, and because of what became the Gods.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what also the Jealousy became in the height, and because of what also became the Absence of Jealousy.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Hate, and because of what became the Love.
Themes
◆Aeonscosmology
Divine archetypal beings or eternal attributes dwelling within the Pleroma, often arranged in male-female syzygies.
The passage explicitly lists 'Rulers of the Aeons' and 'Aeons with their Veils' as objects of knowledge within the Mystery.
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 passage links celestial phenomena (Stars, Clouds) directly to terrestrial states (Deep, Water), reflecting cosmic interconnection.
A chain of divine beings or principles flowing downward from a single transcendent source (the One or the Father), each level less perfect than the one above.
The text describes a structured descent from the Ineffable to Aeons, Rulers, and material states like demons and mankind.
Numbers, proportions, and mathematical relationships as the underlying structure of divine reality.
The text lists specific cardinal directions (North, South, East, West) and cosmic divisions (Four Winds, Four Elements) as structural elements of the Mystery.
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 distinction between the Ineffable Mystery and the material states like demons implies a state of exile from the divine origin.