Part 2 (of 13) of the side by side translations of the Repentances of Pistis Sophia. This is the second repentance. Once again, this is best viewed on desktop mode as the translations will appear side by side. They do not do this in mobile mode. MacDermot Translation: I. 0 Light of Lights, I have …
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The First Repentance of Pistis Sophia
About three years ago, I did my first reading of the PISTIS SOPHIA. The translation I read was by G. R. S. Mead. When I was finished, the book sort of left me in a confused state. I was able to grasp some of what was being said but other parts left me clueless. Now …
The Greatest Evil in Man is Not Knowing God
I’ve been reading the “Corpus Hermeticum: The Divine Pymander” (2015 edition edited by Tarl Warwick, see post photo) and I wanted to share this section. The book itself is quite interesting though some parts are a bit hard to understand/read. Not sure if it’s just this particular edition/translation or the fact it’s my first time …
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The Sentences of Sextus
I love “sayings” texts. They are easy to read and after each sentence, you can stop and take in what it said. I wanted to highlight this particular text that was found in the Nag Hammadi library. The above video is a reading of the text but for below, I am quoting a slightly different …
The Seven Hermetic Principles
Late last year, I picked up a copy of “The Kybalion” and was very impressed with the book. It was published in 1908, author unknown (though the introduction to the edition I bought lays the groundwork for whom they believe the author was). The book deals with seven Hermetic principles of the universe and how …
Authoritative Teaching
With this post, I wanted to bring attention to a Gnostic text that does not get mentioned much, at least from what I have seen. That text is titled the “Authoritative Teaching” from Codex VI of the Nag Hammadi Library. It is a text that speaks of the soul. The text is not complete as …
Body – Soul – Spirit
Body – Soul – Spirit While reading “The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs” translated by Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy, there is a section dedicated on sayings regarding “souls.” Texts relating to souls have always interested me. Gnostic literature features quite a few texts detailing the soul’s journey and I was happy to …
Man is a Marvel
While I have been studying Gnosticism for over three years now, I have recently started to get into Hermeticism. A lot of the concepts, from what I read, go along with Gnosticism quite well. I am currently reading “The Hermetica: The Last Wisdom of the Pharaohs”, translated by Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy. This book …
The Twelfth Deep
Today I present another section of the untitled text from the Bruce Codex. Like so many parts of this text, this section stuck out. It gives me quite a bit to think about every time I read it. The 12 deeps are part of the make up of the Pleroma. As I mentioned in the …
“I Bless Thee”
Recently I’ve read through the “untitled text” from the Bruce Codex twice. The first time was a cold read. The second time I read along with commentary. It is a very fascinating text that describes the cosmology of the Pleroma (the text itself is sometimes given the name “The Pleroma” but there is no official …
Culmination of Wisdom 