Gnostic mythos Sophia (Gnosticism)







almost gnostic systems of syrian or egyptian type taught universe began original, unknowable god, referred parent or bythos, or monad monoimus. initial unitary beginning, 1 spontaneously emanated further aeons, being pairs of progressively lesser beings in sequence. source emanate form pleroma, or fullness, of god, , should not seen distinct divine, symbolic abstractions of divine nature. transition immaterial material, noumenal sensible, brought flaw, or passion, or sin, in 1 of aeons.


in versions of gnostic mythos, sophia brings instability in pleroma, in turn bringing creation of materiality. according gnostic texts, crisis occurs result of sophia trying emanate without syzygy or, in tradition, because tries breach barrier between herself , unknowable bythos. after cataclysmically falling pleroma, sophia s fear , anguish of losing life (just lost light of one) causes confusion , longing return it. because of these longings, matter (greek: hylē, ὕλη) , soul (greek: psychē, ψυχή) accidentally come existence. creation of demiurge (also known yaldabaoth, son of chaos ) mistake made during exile. demiurge proceeds create physical world in live, ignorant of sophia, nevertheless manages infuse spiritual spark or pneuma creation.


in pistis sophia, christ sent godhead in order bring sophia fullness (pleroma). christ enables again see light, bringing knowledge of spirit (greek: pneuma, πνευμα). christ sent earth in form of man jesus give men gnosis needed rescue physical world , return spiritual world. in gnosticism, gospel story of jesus allegorical: outer mystery, used introduction gnosis, rather being literally true in historical context. gnostics, drama of redemption of sophia through christ or logos central drama of universe. sophia resides in of divine spark. sonya lo







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