This is the fifth repentance of Pistis Sophia, side by side translations. As always, best viewed in desktop mode. MacDermot Translation: l. 0 Light of my salvation, I sing praise to thee in the place of the height, and again in the Chaos. 2. I will sing praise to thee in my song, with which …
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The Fourth Repentance of Pistis Sophia
Here is the fourth repentance of Pistis Sophia side by side translations. As always, best viewed in desktop mode. MacDermot Translation: I. 0 Light whom I have trusted, hear my repentance; and Iet my voice come into thy dwelling-place. 2. Do not turn thy image of light away from me, but give heed to me. …
The Third Repentance of Pistis Sophia
Here is the third repentance of Pistis Sophia translation comparisons. As always, desktop view is recommended to see them side by side. MacDermot Translation: I. 0 Light of the powers, give heed and save me. 2. May those that want to take away my light from me fail and be in darkness. Let them return …
The Second Repentance of Pistis Sophia
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“The Gospel of Mary (Magdalene)” – animated
To go with the video I posted the other day, this animated video is of “The Gospel of Mary (Magdalene).” The Gnostic texts have quite a bit of material related to various feminine aspects (Sophia being the most spoken of). However, Mary Magdalene is a very prominent character in the texts. She is greatly featured …
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Animated “Gospel of Thomas” 5
Greetings! Thank you for visiting the page. I will be using the blog to post various topics, not necessarily related to the group. In this first post, I wanted to share an animated version of saying five of the “The Gospel of Thomas”, which states: 5. Jesus said, “Know what is in front of your face, …
Culmination of Wisdom 