One of the questions I see in social media groups about Gnosticism regard “God” and what it is like. Various Gnostic texts explain that the supreme “God” is unknowable. Actually, they specifically describe what this supreme Monad is not, and usually in great deal. I think it’s quite ridiculous that humans think they can describeContinue reading “The Unknowable Monad”
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A Gnostic Hymn
I want to highlight a fragment that is in the Bruce Codex. To me, the Bruce Codex features some of the best Gnostic material available but it seemingly gets over looked by most people. With this post, I want to highlight the segment titled “Fragment of a Gnostic Hymn”. This is fragmented but still, asContinue reading “A Gnostic Hymn”
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 theContinue reading “The Twelfth Deep”
“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 officialContinue reading ““I Bless Thee””
Culmination of Wisdom 