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La gratitude

L’homo technicus-economicus croit aussi, à sa manière, se suffire à lui-même. Arrogant, démiurge, autosatisfait, il se frotte les mains, dispose de tout ce qu’offre la planète, s’arroge tous les droits, ignore ses devoirs, coupe les liens qui le relient aux autres humains, à la nature, à l’histoire et au cosmos. Il pousse si loin l’émancipation qu’il court le risque de déchirer tous les fils et de décrocher, de se décrocher, de s’auto-expulser de la création. Son idéologie est si simpliste que n’importe quel fondamentalisme religieux apparaît en comparaison subtil et pluriel. Un seul précepte, une seule loi, un seul paramètre, un seul étalon : le rendement ! Qui dit mieux dans la trivialité criminelle d’un ordre unique ? Comment ne pas voir que chaque subside retiré à la culture et à l’éducation devra être multiplié par cent pour renflouer les services médicaux, l’aide sociale et la sécurité policière ? Car sans connaissances, sans vision et sans fertilité imaginaire, toute société sombre tôt ou tard dans le non-sens et l’agression.

Il existe à ce jeu macabre un puissant contre-poison.

A portée de la main, à tout instant : c’est la gratitude.

Elle seule suspend notre course avide.

Elle seule donne accès à une abondance sans rivage.

Elle révèle que tout est don et qui plus est : don immérité. Non parce que nous en serions, selon une optique moralisante, indignes, mais parce que notre mérite ne sera jamais assez grand pour contrebalancer la générosité de la vie !

Christiane Singer (1943-2007) était une femme de lettres française. Qu’il s’agisse de romans ou d’essais, toute son œuvre est baignée de spiritualité. Elle fut disciple de Karlfried Graf Dürckheim. Femme de la rencontre, elle était très régulièrement invitée à donner des conférences dans les contextes les plus variés. Thérapeute, elle conduisait également des séminaires dans la propriété du château médiéval de Rastenberg en Autriche où elle vivait avec mari et enfants. Christiane Singer, nourrissant son récit de souvenirs, d’anecdotes, de contes et de récits mystiques, atteint, avec une grâce infinie, l’intime et l’universel, dans ce livre de sagesse dont on ressort apaisé et radieux.

Christiane Singer dans N’oublie pas les chevaux écumants du passé

Une pièce musicale de Saint-Saëns: Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix ∙ Gautier Capuçon ∙ Thierry Escaich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6dm_u0YwOU

Sethianism

The Sethians were 1 of the main currents of Gnosticism during the 2nd & 3rd centuries AD. Along with Valentinianism & Basilidianism.

It was speculated to have originated in the 2nd century AD as a fusion of 2 distinct Hellenistic Judaic philosophies & was influenced by Christianity & Middle Platonism.

The Sethians (In Latin: Sethoitae) are 1st mentioned (alongside the Ophites) in the 2nd century by our boy, Irenaeus (who wasn’t Gnosticism’s friend) & in Pseudo-Tertullian texts. All later accounts appear to be largely lifted from Irenaeus. Hippolytus repeats info from Irenaeus.

According to Epiphanius of Salamis (circa 375), Sethians were found, in his time, only in Egypt & Palestine. But 50 years earlier, they had been found as far as Greater Armenia. Greater Armenia (a.k.a. the Armenian Empire) was an Armenian kingdom (in the ancient Near East) that existed from 331 BC to 428 AD, 758 years.

Philaster’s (4th century AD) Catalogue of Heresies puts the Ophites, Cainites, & Sethians as pre-Christian Jewish sects. However, since Sethians identified Seth with Christ (in the Second Logos of the Great Seth), Philaster’s belief that the Sethians had pre-Christian origins hasn’t found acceptance in later scholarship.

Sethianism claims that gnosis 1st descended upon Seth (3rd son of Adam & Eve), whose knowledge the Sethians regard as their origin.

Norea (who’s either Noah’s wife or Adam & Eve’s daughter) plays a role. As seen in Mandaeism & Manicheanism.

The Sethian cosmogonic myth (or their origin of the universe/cosmos) gives a prologue to Genesis & the rest of the Pentateuch (the first 5 books of the Hebrew/Christian Bible). This presents a radical re-interpretation of the Orthodox Jewish conception of creation & the divine relation to reality. Their cosmogony is most famously in the Apocryphon of John, which describes an Unknown God.

From the “Unknown God” emanate aeons. This is a series of paired female & male beings. The 1st of these is Barbelo, who is a co-actor in the following emanations.

The aeons that result are representative of the various attributes of God, which are indiscernible when they aren’t abstracted from their origin. God & the aeons comprise the sum total of the spiritual universe, known as the Pleroma. Pleroma generally refers to the totality of divine powers.

In some versions of the myth, the aeon Sophia (knowledge) imitates God’s actions, performing an emanation of her own without the prior approval of the other aeons in the Pleroma. This results in a crisis within the Pleroma, leading to the appearance of Yaldabaoth.

This figure is commonly known as the demiurge (the “artisan” or “craftsman”) after the figure in Plato’s Timaeus. Sophia, at first, hides this being. But it escapes, stealing a portion of her divine power from her in the process.

Yaldabaoth uses this stolen power to create a material world imitating the divine Pleroma. To complete this task, he spawns a group of entities known collectively as Archons, the petty rulers & craftsmen of the physical world. Like him, they’re commonly depicted as zoomorphic, having animal heads.

At this stage, the events of the Sethian story start to cohere with the Genesis story everyone knows. The demiurge & his archontic associates fulfil the role of the Creator. In Genesis, the demiurge proclaims himself to be the only god, claiming that there weren’t any other gods better than him.

The demiurge unknowingly emanates a shadow ‘image’ of Adam, while unwittingly transferring the portion of power stolen from Sophia into the 1st physical human body. He then makes Eve from Adam’s rib in an attempt to isolate & regain the power that he’s lost.

By way of this, he tries to SA Eve, who then contains Sophia’s divine power. Several texts picture him as failing when Sophia’s spirit transplants itself into the Tree of Knowledge. The pair eat from the tree of the divine epignosis, guided by Christ appearing as an “eagle” above it to guide them to remember their true “nature above.”

Most surviving Sethian texts are preserved only in Coptic translation of the Greek original. Very little direct evidence of Gnostic teaching was available before the discovery of the Nag Hammadi library.

We’ve posted a few of these texts. Check them out at your leisure:

• Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit
• Second Treatise of the Great Seth
• Pistis Sophia
• Gospel of Judas
• Manichaean Psalms of Heracleides

The Gospel of Judas is the most recently discovered Gnostic text. National Geographic (Yes, that National Geographic. You know, NatGeo, y’all!) published an English translation of it. Our founder has a VERY well-worn copy of this book. It’s well-worn because they’ve read it numerous times.

This text portrays Judas Iscariot as the “13th spirit/daemon,” who “exceeded” the evil sacrifices of the “man who clothed me (Jesus).”

Its reference to Barbelo & inclusion of material similar to the Apocryphon of John & other such texts connects the text to Barbeloite &/or Sethian Gnosticism.

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Archangel Gabriel

In Judaism, Christianity, & other Abrahamic religions, Gabriel (or even Cebrail (Djebrail) in some cultures) is an archangel with the power to announce God’s will to mankind as the messenger of God. He’s like the Abrahamic Apollo. He’s mentioned in the Hebrew Bible/Christian Old Testament, the New Testament, & the Quran.

In the Book of Daniel, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to interpret his vision. Gabriel also shows up in the Jewish apocryphal 1st Book of Enoch & other Hebrew writings.

Along with the archangel Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of the Israelites, defending them against the angels of the other peoples. Many sects of Christianity revere Gabriel as a saint.

In the New Testament’s Gospel of Luke, Gabriel appears to Zachariah, predicting the birth of John the Baptist. Gabriel later appears to Mary, mother of Jesus, to announce that she would conceive & bear a son via a virgin birth.

Islam regards Gabriel as an archangel sent by Allah/God to different prophets, including Muhammad (PBUH). The first 5 verses of the Al-Alaq (96th chapter of the Quran) are believed by Muslims to have been the 1st verses of revelations given by Gabriel to Muhammad (PBUH).

The only book in the Hebrew Bible that explicitly mentions Gabriel is the Book of Daniel, & Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions (Daniel 8:15-26, 9:21-27). In Daniel’s final vision, an unnamed angel appears to him & speaks of receiving help from the archangel Michael in battle against the Prince of Persia (not the video game) & also Michael’s role in times to come. This unnamed angel is thought to be Gabriel.

Though not named specifically, the “man clothed with linen” mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel chapters 9 & 10 is interpreted as Gabriel in Yoma 77a of the Babylonian Talmud.

There are many references to Gabriel in the Book of Enoch. According to this book, Michael, Uriel, Raphael, & Gabriel complain to God about the many wrongs perpetuated by Azazel & Samyaza. Especially the fact that they revealed “eternal secrets” & sins to mankind & defiled themselves with human women who later gave birth to giant offspring. Or, 1 of our fav subjects to circle back to, the Nephilim. (We will be doing the Nephilim in a future post. It’s currently being researched right now. Along with the Watchers, the Nephilim’s dads.)

As a result, God decides to destroy the Earth (which has been corrupted by those pesky fallen angels; these fallen angels were led by Azazel & Samyaza) & all of its inhabitants except for Noah. God sends Gabriel & the other archangels to go after the fallen angels & cast them into the darkness until the day of their judgment.

In Chapter 20, Gabriel is listed as 1 of 7 holy angels who watch. In Chapter 40, Gabriel is listed as 1 of 4 presences who stand on the 4 sides of God. These 4 archangels will be the ones to cast the fallen angels into the abyss of condemnation on Judgment Day.

According to Rabbinic Judaism, Gabriel (along with Michael, Uriel, & Raphael) is 1 of the 4 angels that stand at the 4 sides of God’s throne & serve as guardian angels of the 4 parts of the Earth. Michael stands on/at the right hand of God. While Gabriel (who ranks beneath Michael) stands at the left. Michael & Gabriel often work together. But Michael is mainly occupied in Heaven, while Gabriel (as the messenger of God) typically executes God’s will on earth.

Gabriel is also associated with the metal gold (the color of fire). Alongside Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of Israel, defending the Israelites against the angels of the other nations.

Gabriel is 1 of God’s archangels in Kabbalah literature. He’s pictured working in concert with Michael as part of God’s court. He’s identified with the sefira (or the Counting of the Omar. It’s a period of 49 days known as sefira(h).) of Yesod (this is a node in the kabbalistic Tree of Life.). Gabriel isn’t to be prayed to because only God can answer & sends Gabriel as his agent/messenger/courier.

According to Jewish mythology, in the Garden of Eden there’s a tree of life or the “tree of souls” that blossoms & produces new souls, which fall into the Guf, the Treasury of souls. This is located in the 7th Heaven. Gabriel reaches into the Treasury & takes out the 1st soul that comes into his hand.

Gabriel’s 1st appearance in the New Testament is found in the 1st part of Chapter 1 of Luke. This is where the annunciation of the birth of John the Baptist is. John’s dad, Zachariah, was childless because John’s mom, Elizabeth, was barren. An angel shows up to Zechariah to announce the birth of his son. When Zechariah questions the angel, the angel names himself as Gabriel (Luke 1:5-25).

Gabriel’s next appearance is in the 2nd part of Luke, chapter 1. This time, to announce the birth of Jesus to Mary (Luke 1:26-38). In the 1st part of the passage, the angel identifies itself as Gabriel; in the 2nd part of the passage, the angel doesn’t. It’s the author of Luke who calls this angel Gabriel.

Gabriel is more frequently referenced in early Christian pseudepigraphic texts (these are texts whose authorship isn’t by who it’s claimed to be or a real author attributed to some bigger name of the past) than in Amy of the canonical Biblical texts.

Gabriel is mentioned in some of the infancy Gospels, like the Nativity Gospel of Mary, Protevangelium of James, & First Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ. Gabriel is also mentioned in some of the early Christian apocalyptic texts, like the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra & Second Book of Enoch.

In Gnosticism, angels are portrayed as belonging to a pantheon of spiritual beings involved in the creation of the world. According to 1 ancient Gnostic manuscript, the Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit. (Which we have posted!) Gabriel is a divine being & inhabitant of the pleroma (This refers to the total of divine powers.) that existed before the demiurge (This is an figure who is responsible for fashioning & maintaining the physical universe). There’s also a reference to Gabriel in Chapter 17 of the Gospel of Judas.

In the theology of the Mormon Church, Gabriel is believed to have lived a mortal life as the prophet Noah. The 2 are regarded as the same individual. Noah was his mortal name & Gabriel being his heavenly name.

Gabriel’s fast day was exclusively celebrated on March 18 between 1588 & 1921. The feast of St. Gabriel was included by Pope Benedict XV in the General Roman Calender in 1921 for celebration on March 24.

In 1969, the day was officially transferred to September 29 for celebration in combination with the feasts of Michael & Raphael. Today, the September 29 date (known as Michaelmas) has been adopted by the Catholic Church, Church of England, Lutheran faith, Anglican Communion, & Western Orthodox churches.

The Eastern Orthodox Church & those Eastern Catholic Churches that follow the Byzantine Rite (a.k.a. the Rite of Constantinople is a liturgical rite developed in the Eastern Christian church of Constantinople.) celebrated the Feast of the Archangels (or Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the Other Bodiless Powers) on November 8.

For the churches that follow the Julian Calendar, November 9 currently falls on November 21 of the modern Gregorian Calendar (a 13-day difference).

The Eastern Orthodox commemorate Gabriel not only at the Feast of the Archangels, but also on 2 other days: March 26 the “Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel” & celebrates his role in the Annunciation. July 13, a.k.a. the “Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel.”

The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates Gabriel’s feast of 13 Paoni, 22 Koiak, & 26 Paoni. The medieval Coptic work Investiture of the Archangel Gabriel, attributes the feast day of 22 Koiak to the day Gabriel was given the rank of archangel in Heaven.

The Ethiopian Church celebrates Gabriel’s feast of December 18 (in the Ethiopian calendar). A sizable number of its believers making a pilgrimage to a church dedicated to “St. Gabriel” in Kulubi & Wonkshet on that day.

Gabriel is in many places in the Quran. He’s revered as 1 of the primary archangels & as the Angel of Revelation in Islam. He’s primarily mentioned in the verses 2:97, 2:98, 66:4 of the Quran. However, the Quranic text doesn’t refer to him as an angel. In the Quran, the archangel Gabriel appears named in 2:97 & 66:4, as well as in 2:98, where he’s mentioned along with the archangel Michael.

Tafsir (this is like the Jewish Midrash) narrates that Muhammad saw the archangel Gabriel in his full angelic splendor only 2x. The 1st time was when he received his 1st revelation. Islamic tradition holds that Gabriel was sent to numerous pre-Islamic Biblical prophets with revelation & divine injunctions, including Adam, whom Muslims believe was consoled by Gabriel sometime after Fall, too. He’s known by many names in Islam, such as “keeper of holiness.” In Hadith traditions, Jibril is said to have 600 wings.

In Islam, the tree of souls is referred to as the Sidrat al-Muntaha. This is identified as a Ziziphus spina-christi. This is also known as Christ’s thorn jujube.

Muslims believe that Gabriel was tasked with transmitting the scriptures from God to the prophets & messengers as Asbab al-Nuzul or revelation. Asbab al-Nuzul is occasions or circumstances of revelation names the historical context in which Quranic verses were revealed from the perspective of traditional Islam. When Muhammad was questioned which angel is revealing the holy scriptures, he told the Jews they’re revealed by Gabriel.

Muslims also Revere Gabriel for several events that predate what they regard as the 1st revelation narrated in the Quran. Muslims believe that Gabriel was the angel who informed Zechariah of the Nativity of John the Baptist. As well as Mary about the future nativity of Jesus.

Gabriel was 1 of 3 angels who had earlier informed Abraham of the birth of Isaac. Gabriel also makes a famous appearance in the Hadith of Gabriel, in which he questions Muhammad on the core tenets of Islam.

Gabriel is also believed to have delivered punishment from God to the Sodomites by leveling the entire city of Sodom with the tip of his wing. According to a Hadith, Gabriel has the ability to regulate feelings or perception in humans. Particularly happiness or sadness.

Gabriel is believed to have helped Muhammad overcome adversaries significantly against an ifrit during the Night Journey. An ifrit is a powerful type of demon in Islamic culture. Gabriel is also believed to have helped Muhammad overcome his adversaries during the Battle of Badr.

The Yazidis worship 7 Archangels, including Gabriel (Jabra’il), Michael (Mikha’il), Raphael (Rapha’il), Dedra’il, Azra’il, Shamka’il, & Azazil. They’re emanations from God with which God entrusted the world. Yazidis associate Gabriel with Tawusi Melek (the “Peacock Angel”).

Mandaeans venerate Ptahil as the “4th Life.” Ptahil is an uthra (a divine messenger of the light), identified with Gabriel, who creates the poorly made material world with the help of Ruha, a sinful & fallen female ruler who inhabits the World of Darkness.

The creation of the material world occurs by God’s command. But is delegated to Ptahil (a subservient emanation or uthra) with the assistance of Gabriel & others.

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Archangel Gabriel

In Judaism, Christianity, & other Abrahamic religions, Gabriel (or even Cebrail (Djebrail) in some cultures) is an archangel with the power to announce God’s will to mankind as the messenger of God. He’s like the Abrahamic Apollo. He’s mentioned in the Hebrew Bible/Christian Old Testament, the New Testament, & the Quran.

In the Book of Daniel, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to interpret his vision. Gabriel also shows up in the Jewish apocryphal 1st Book of Enoch & other Hebrew writings.

Along with the archangel Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of the Israelites, defending them against the angels of the other peoples. Many sects of Christianity revere Gabriel as a saint.

In the New Testament’s Gospel of Luke, Gabriel appears to Zachariah, predicting the birth of John the Baptist. Gabriel later appears to Mary, mother of Jesus, to announce that she would conceive & bear a son via a virgin birth.

Islam regards Gabriel as an archangel sent by Allah/God to different prophets, including Muhammad (PBUH). The first 5 verses of the Al-Alaq (96th chapter of the Quran) are believed by Muslims to have been the 1st verses of revelations given by Gabriel to Muhammad (PBUH).

The only book in the Hebrew Bible that explicitly mentions Gabriel is the Book of Daniel, & Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions (Daniel 8:15-26, 9:21-27). In Daniel’s final vision, an unnamed angel appears to him & speaks of receiving help from the archangel Michael in battle against the Prince of Persia (not the video game) & also Michael’s role in times to come. This unnamed angel is thought to be Gabriel.

Though not named specifically, the “man clothed with linen” mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel chapters 9 & 10 is interpreted as Gabriel in Yoma 77a of the Babylonian Talmud.

There are many references to Gabriel in the Book of Enoch. According to this book, Michael, Uriel, Raphael, & Gabriel complain to God about the many wrongs perpetuated by Azazel & Samyaza. Especially the fact that they revealed “eternal secrets” & sins to mankind & defiled themselves with human women who later gave birth to giant offspring. Or, 1 of our fav subjects to circle back to, the Nephilim. (We will be doing the Nephilim in a future post. It’s currently being researched right now. Along with the Watchers, the Nephilim’s dads.)

As a result, God decides to destroy the Earth (which has been corrupted by those pesky fallen angels; these fallen angels were led by Azazel & Samyaza) & all of its inhabitants except for Noah. God sends Gabriel & the other archangels to go after the fallen angels & cast them into the darkness until the day of their judgment.

In Chapter 20, Gabriel is listed as 1 of 7 holy angels who watch. In Chapter 40, Gabriel is listed as 1 of 4 presences who stand on the 4 sides of God. These 4 archangels will be the ones to cast the fallen angels into the abyss of condemnation on Judgment Day.

According to Rabbinic Judaism, Gabriel (along with Michael, Uriel, & Raphael) is 1 of the 4 angels that stand at the 4 sides of God’s throne & serve as guardian angels of the 4 parts of the Earth. Michael stands on/at the right hand of God. While Gabriel (who ranks beneath Michael) stands at the left. Michael & Gabriel often work together. But Michael is mainly occupied in Heaven, while Gabriel (as the messenger of God) typically executes God’s will on earth.

Gabriel is also associated with the metal gold (the color of fire). Alongside Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of Israel, defending the Israelites against the angels of the other nations.

Gabriel is 1 of God’s archangels in Kabbalah literature. He’s pictured working in concert with Michael as part of God’s court. He’s identified with the sefira (or the Counting of the Omar. It’s a period of 49 days known as sefira(h).) of Yesod (this is a node in the kabbalistic Tree of Life.). Gabriel isn’t to be prayed to because only God can answer & sends Gabriel as his agent/messenger/courier.

According to Jewish mythology, in the Garden of Eden there’s a tree of life or the “tree of souls” that blossoms & produces new souls, which fall into the Guf, the Treasury of souls. This is located in the 7th Heaven. Gabriel reaches into the Treasury & takes out the 1st soul that comes into his hand.

Gabriel’s 1st appearance in the New Testament is found in the 1st part of Chapter 1 of Luke. This is where the annunciation of the birth of John the Baptist is. John’s dad, Zachariah, was childless because John’s mom, Elizabeth, was barren. An angel shows up to Zechariah to announce the birth of his son. When Zechariah questions the angel, the angel names himself as Gabriel (Luke 1:5-25).

Gabriel’s next appearance is in the 2nd part of Luke, chapter 1. This time, to announce the birth of Jesus to Mary (Luke 1:26-38). In the 1st part of the passage, the angel identifies itself as Gabriel; in the 2nd part of the passage, the angel doesn’t. It’s the author of Luke who calls this angel Gabriel.

Gabriel is more frequently referenced in early Christian pseudepigraphic texts (these are texts whose authorship isn’t by who it’s claimed to be or a real author attributed to some bigger name of the past) than in Amy of the canonical Biblical texts.

Gabriel is mentioned in some of the infancy Gospels, like the Nativity Gospel of Mary, Protevangelium of James, & First Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ. Gabriel is also mentioned in some of the early Christian apocalyptic texts, like the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra & Second Book of Enoch.

In Gnosticism, angels are portrayed as belonging to a pantheon of spiritual beings involved in the creation of the world. According to 1 ancient Gnostic manuscript, the Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit. (Which we have posted!) Gabriel is a divine being & inhabitant of the pleroma (This refers to the total of divine powers.) that existed before the demiurge (This is an figure who is responsible for fashioning & maintaining the physical universe). There’s also a reference to Gabriel in Chapter 17 of the Gospel of Judas.

In the theology of the Mormon Church, Gabriel is believed to have lived a mortal life as the prophet Noah. The 2 are regarded as the same individual. Noah was his mortal name & Gabriel being his heavenly name.

Gabriel’s fast day was exclusively celebrated on March 18 between 1588 & 1921. The feast of St. Gabriel was included by Pope Benedict XV in the General Roman Calender in 1921 for celebration on March 24.

In 1969, the day was officially transferred to September 29 for celebration in combination with the feasts of Michael & Raphael. Today, the September 29 date (known as Michaelmas) has been adopted by the Catholic Church, Church of England, Lutheran faith, Anglican Communion, & Western Orthodox churches.

The Eastern Orthodox Church & those Eastern Catholic Churches that follow the Byzantine Rite (a.k.a. the Rite of Constantinople is a liturgical rite developed in the Eastern Christian church of Constantinople.) celebrated the Feast of the Archangels (or Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the Other Bodiless Powers) on November 8.

For the churches that follow the Julian Calendar, November 9 currently falls on November 21 of the modern Gregorian Calendar (a 13-day difference).

The Eastern Orthodox commemorate Gabriel not only at the Feast of the Archangels, but also on 2 other days: March 26 the “Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel” & celebrates his role in the Annunciation. July 13, a.k.a. the “Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel.”

The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates Gabriel’s feast of 13 Paoni, 22 Koiak, & 26 Paoni. The medieval Coptic work Investiture of the Archangel Gabriel, attributes the feast day of 22 Koiak to the day Gabriel was given the rank of archangel in Heaven.

The Ethiopian Church celebrates Gabriel’s feast of December 18 (in the Ethiopian calendar). A sizable number of its believers making a pilgrimage to a church dedicated to “St. Gabriel” in Kulubi & Wonkshet on that day.

Gabriel is in many places in the Quran. He’s revered as 1 of the primary archangels & as the Angel of Revelation in Islam. He’s primarily mentioned in the verses 2:97, 2:98, 66:4 of the Quran. However, the Quranic text doesn’t refer to him as an angel. In the Quran, the archangel Gabriel appears named in 2:97 & 66:4, as well as in 2:98, where he’s mentioned along with the archangel Michael.

Tafsir (this is like the Jewish Midrash) narrates that Muhammad saw the archangel Gabriel in his full angelic splendor only 2x. The 1st time was when he received his 1st revelation. Islamic tradition holds that Gabriel was sent to numerous pre-Islamic Biblical prophets with revelation & divine injunctions, including Adam, whom Muslims believe was consoled by Gabriel sometime after Fall, too. He’s known by many names in Islam, such as “keeper of holiness.” In Hadith traditions, Jibril is said to have 600 wings.

In Islam, the tree of souls is referred to as the Sidrat al-Muntaha. This is identified as a Ziziphus spina-christi. This is also known as Christ’s thorn jujube.

Muslims believe that Gabriel was tasked with transmitting the scriptures from God to the prophets & messengers as Asbab al-Nuzul or revelation. Asbab al-Nuzul is occasions or circumstances of revelation names the historical context in which Quranic verses were revealed from the perspective of traditional Islam. When Muhammad was questioned which angel is revealing the holy scriptures, he told the Jews they’re revealed by Gabriel.

Muslims also Revere Gabriel for several events that predate what they regard as the 1st revelation narrated in the Quran. Muslims believe that Gabriel was the angel who informed Zechariah of the Nativity of John the Baptist. As well as Mary about the future nativity of Jesus.

Gabriel was 1 of 3 angels who had earlier informed Abraham of the birth of Isaac. Gabriel also makes a famous appearance in the Hadith of Gabriel, in which he questions Muhammad on the core tenets of Islam.

Gabriel is also believed to have delivered punishment from God to the Sodomites by leveling the entire city of Sodom with the tip of his wing. According to a Hadith, Gabriel has the ability to regulate feelings or perception in humans. Particularly happiness or sadness.

Gabriel is believed to have helped Muhammad overcome adversaries significantly against an ifrit during the Night Journey. An ifrit is a powerful type of demon in Islamic culture. Gabriel is also believed to have helped Muhammad overcome his adversaries during the Battle of Badr.

The Yazidis worship 7 Archangels, including Gabriel (Jabra’il), Michael (Mikha’il), Raphael (Rapha’il), Dedra’il, Azra’il, Shamka’il, & Azazil. They’re emanations from God with which God entrusted the world. Yazidis associate Gabriel with Tawusi Melek (the “Peacock Angel”).

Mandaeans venerate Ptahil as the “4th Life.” Ptahil is an uthra (a divine messenger of the light), identified with Gabriel, who creates the poorly made material world with the help of Ruha, a sinful & fallen female ruler who inhabits the World of Darkness.

The creation of the material world occurs by God’s command. But is delegated to Ptahil (a subservient emanation or uthra) with the assistance of Gabriel & others.

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Why the #Monad #Allowed the #Demiurge to #Create This #World – The Hidden Reason

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1ivTybXm8w

@david_chisnall Still might be malicious design... #gnosticism #demiurge

@david_chisnall Still might be malicious design... #gnosticism #demiurge

@david_chisnall Still might be malicious design... #gnosticism #demiurge

@david_chisnall Still might be malicious design... #gnosticism #demiurge

4/13. To understand any spy mission, you need a dossier on the target. The Apocryphon of John is the ultimate "Enemy Intelligence Report." It identifies the ruler of this world—the Demiurge—not as a true God, but as a rogue, blind architect who accidentally trapped divine sparks in human "meat-suits." This turns the mission of Jesus and Judas into a rescue operation to recover "classified" divine light from a high-security cosmic prison. 🔒💥 #Demiurge #CosmicPrison

4/13. To understand any spy mission, you need a dossier on the target. The Apocryphon of John is the ultimate "Enemy Intelligence Report." It identifies the ruler of this world—the Demiurge—not as a true God, but as a rogue, blind architect who accidentally trapped divine sparks in human "meat-suits." This turns the mission of Jesus and Judas into a rescue operation to recover "classified" divine light from a high-security cosmic prison. 🔒💥 #Demiurge #CosmicPrison

4/13. To understand any spy mission, you need a dossier on the target. The Apocryphon of John is the ultimate "Enemy Intelligence Report." It identifies the ruler of this world—the Demiurge—not as a true God, but as a rogue, blind architect who accidentally trapped divine sparks in human "meat-suits." This turns the mission of Jesus and Judas into a rescue operation to recover "classified" divine light from a high-security cosmic prison. 🔒💥 #Demiurge #CosmicPrison

Why would a perfect God create an imperfect world?

Ancient Gnostics had a radical answer: He didn't.

The biblical creator was actually a flawed cosmic entity unaware of higher divine realms.

Discover the heresy that changed everything 🔥
https://www.ancient-origins.net/cosmic-rebellion-ancient-mystics-declared-creator-god-tyrant-00102332

#AncientOrigins #Gnosticism #AncientHistory #NagHammadi #ReligiousHistory #Demiurge #ForbiddenKnowledge #AncientMysteries

Why would a perfect God create an imperfect world?

Ancient Gnostics had a radical answer: He didn't.

The biblical creator was actually a flawed cosmic entity unaware of higher divine realms.

Discover the heresy that changed everything 🔥
https://www.ancient-origins.net/cosmic-rebellion-ancient-mystics-declared-creator-god-tyrant-00102332

#AncientOrigins #Gnosticism #AncientHistory #NagHammadi #ReligiousHistory #Demiurge #ForbiddenKnowledge #AncientMysteries

Why would a perfect God create an imperfect world?

Ancient Gnostics had a radical answer: He didn't.

The biblical creator was actually a flawed cosmic entity unaware of higher divine realms.

Discover the heresy that changed everything 🔥
https://www.ancient-origins.net/cosmic-rebellion-ancient-mystics-declared-creator-god-tyrant-00102332

#AncientOrigins #Gnosticism #AncientHistory #NagHammadi #ReligiousHistory #Demiurge #ForbiddenKnowledge #AncientMysteries

In the beginnning the Monad created the OS. Soon aeon after aeon different incarnations were instantiated: #Unix, #Mac, #Linux #Windows until one day the #demiurge in his desire to be the one god created the idea of the browser to bind them all to his will.

#microfiction #gnosis

In the beginnning the Monad created the OS. Soon aeon after aeon different incarnations were instantiated: #Unix, #Mac, #Linux #Windows until one day the #demiurge in his desire to be the one god created the idea of the browser to bind them all to his will.

#microfiction #gnosis

In the beginnning the Monad created the OS. Soon aeon after aeon different incarnations were instantiated: #Unix, #Mac, #Linux #Windows until one day the #demiurge in his desire to be the one god created the idea of the browser to bind them all to his will.

#microfiction #gnosis

So, since in this topsy turvey world, the so-called "Christians" are the EVIL ONES, and those who oppose them ("Anti-Christs"?) are the forces of GOOD! This post from FB from 2018 sums it up my "philosophy." #ChristoFascists and #Zionists want the world to burn. Those of us who love #Nature and tolerance and kindness want a green, living world, where its all its denizens can live in balance and harmony.

"February 2, 2018

So, in my little of Gnostic mythos (which | wrote way before reading Pagels - back in 1984), the 'Antichrist' is an agent of the forces of Nature and Wisdom (Sophia) represented by human figure Peter Gabriel -- while the bad guys are the ones fooled by the 'False Prophet,' who wants to start World War III so everything will be 'one bright light, burning as one, forever and ever' (nuclear war)!"

#Koyaanisqatsi #LifeOutOfBalance #MAGADeathCult #ApocalypticChristians #ChristanZionism #FreePalestine #LandBack #FalseProphet #TrumpIsTheAntichrist #TrumpIsEvil #CorporateColonialism #Colonialism #Wisdom #MotherNature #Sophia #Gnosticism #Philosophy #Prophecy #KingTrump #PopeTrump #NoKings #Demiurge #FalseMaker #ElainePagels #TheGnosticGospels #NoNuclearWar #IsraeliWarCrimes

So, since in this topsy turvey world, the so-called "Christians" are the EVIL ONES, and those who oppose them ("Anti-Christs"?) are the forces of GOOD! This post from FB from 2018 sums it up my "philosophy." #ChristoFascists and #Zionists want the world to burn. Those of us who love #Nature and tolerance and kindness want a green, living world, where its all its denizens can live in balance and harmony.

"February 2, 2018

So, in my little of Gnostic mythos (which | wrote way before reading Pagels - back in 1984), the 'Antichrist' is an agent of the forces of Nature and Wisdom (Sophia) represented by human figure Peter Gabriel -- while the bad guys are the ones fooled by the 'False Prophet,' who wants to start World War III so everything will be 'one bright light, burning as one, forever and ever' (nuclear war)!"

#Koyaanisqatsi #LifeOutOfBalance #MAGADeathCult #ApocalypticChristians #ChristanZionism #FreePalestine #LandBack #FalseProphet #TrumpIsTheAntichrist #TrumpIsEvil #CorporateColonialism #Colonialism #Wisdom #MotherNature #Sophia #Gnosticism #Philosophy #Prophecy #KingTrump #PopeTrump #NoKings #Demiurge #FalseMaker #ElainePagels #TheGnosticGospels #NoNuclearWar #IsraeliWarCrimes

So, since in this topsy turvey world, the so-called "Christians" are the EVIL ONES, and those who oppose them ("Anti-Christs"?) are the forces of GOOD! This post from FB from 2018 sums it up my "philosophy." #ChristoFascists and #Zionists want the world to burn. Those of us who love #Nature and tolerance and kindness want a green, living world, where its all its denizens can live in balance and harmony.

"February 2, 2018

So, in my little of Gnostic mythos (which | wrote way before reading Pagels - back in 1984), the 'Antichrist' is an agent of the forces of Nature and Wisdom (Sophia) represented by human figure Peter Gabriel -- while the bad guys are the ones fooled by the 'False Prophet,' who wants to start World War III so everything will be 'one bright light, burning as one, forever and ever' (nuclear war)!"

#Koyaanisqatsi #LifeOutOfBalance #MAGADeathCult #ApocalypticChristians #ChristanZionism #FreePalestine #LandBack #FalseProphet #TrumpIsTheAntichrist #TrumpIsEvil #CorporateColonialism #Colonialism #Wisdom #MotherNature #Sophia #Gnosticism #Philosophy #Prophecy #KingTrump #PopeTrump #NoKings #Demiurge #FalseMaker #ElainePagels #TheGnosticGospels #NoNuclearWar #IsraeliWarCrimes

So, since in this topsy turvey world, the so-called "Christians" are the EVIL ONES, and those who oppose them ("Anti-Christs"?) are the forces of GOOD! This post from FB from 2018 sums it up my "philosophy." #ChristoFascists and #Zionists want the world to burn. Those of us who love #Nature and tolerance and kindness want a green, living world, where its all its denizens can live in balance and harmony.

"February 2, 2018

So, in my little of Gnostic mythos (which | wrote way before reading Pagels - back in 1984), the 'Antichrist' is an agent of the forces of Nature and Wisdom (Sophia) represented by human figure Peter Gabriel -- while the bad guys are the ones fooled by the 'False Prophet,' who wants to start World War III so everything will be 'one bright light, burning as one, forever and ever' (nuclear war)!"

#Koyaanisqatsi #LifeOutOfBalance #MAGADeathCult #ApocalypticChristians #ChristanZionism #FreePalestine #LandBack #FalseProphet #TrumpIsTheAntichrist #TrumpIsEvil #CorporateColonialism #Colonialism #Wisdom #MotherNature #Sophia #Gnosticism #Philosophy #Prophecy #KingTrump #PopeTrump #NoKings #Demiurge #FalseMaker #ElainePagels #TheGnosticGospels #NoNuclearWar #IsraeliWarCrimes

The Gnostic Demiurge vs. The God of Love - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast @ YouTube: https://youtu.be/Sq1WY3xmc7o

@ Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gnostic-demiurge-vs-the-god-of-love/id1477577384?i=1000667004690

@ Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/13Af3Dg1RmWGbvxH01ytOX

& @ https://SpiritualAwakeningRadio.libsyn.com/the-demiurge-vs-the-god-of-love-kal-mat-vs-dayal-mat

#demiurge #AnuragSagar #Gnostic #Gnosticism #spiritualpractice #SpiritualAwakeningRadio #Spiritual #SpiritualAwakening #SpiritualGuidance #SpiritualAwakeningPodcast #spirituality #meditation #meditate #SpiritualityPodcast #SpiritualPodcast #God #Podcasts #SpiritualPath #SpiritualLife

The Gnostic Demiurge vs. The God of Love - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast @ YouTube: https://youtu.be/Sq1WY3xmc7o

@ Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gnostic-demiurge-vs-the-god-of-love/id1477577384?i=1000667004690

@ Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/13Af3Dg1RmWGbvxH01ytOX

& @ https://SpiritualAwakeningRadio.libsyn.com/the-demiurge-vs-the-god-of-love-kal-mat-vs-dayal-mat

#demiurge #AnuragSagar #Gnostic #Gnosticism #spiritualpractice #SpiritualAwakeningRadio #Spiritual #SpiritualAwakening #SpiritualGuidance #SpiritualAwakeningPodcast #spirituality #meditation #meditate #SpiritualityPodcast #SpiritualPodcast #God #Podcasts #SpiritualPath #SpiritualLife

The Gnostic Demiurge vs. The God of Love - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast @ YouTube: https://youtu.be/Sq1WY3xmc7o

@ Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gnostic-demiurge-vs-the-god-of-love/id1477577384?i=1000667004690

@ Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/13Af3Dg1RmWGbvxH01ytOX

& @ https://SpiritualAwakeningRadio.libsyn.com/the-demiurge-vs-the-god-of-love-kal-mat-vs-dayal-mat

#demiurge #AnuragSagar #Gnostic #Gnosticism #spiritualpractice #SpiritualAwakeningRadio #Spiritual #SpiritualAwakening #SpiritualGuidance #SpiritualAwakeningPodcast #spirituality #meditation #meditate #SpiritualityPodcast #SpiritualPodcast #God #Podcasts #SpiritualPath #SpiritualLife

The Gnostic Demiurge vs. The God of Love - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast @ YouTube: https://youtu.be/Sq1WY3xmc7o

@ Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gnostic-demiurge-vs-the-god-of-love/id1477577384?i=1000667004690

@ Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/13Af3Dg1RmWGbvxH01ytOX

& @ https://SpiritualAwakeningRadio.libsyn.com/the-demiurge-vs-the-god-of-love-kal-mat-vs-dayal-mat

#demiurge #AnuragSagar #Gnostic #Gnosticism #spiritualpractice #SpiritualAwakeningRadio #Spiritual #SpiritualAwakening #SpiritualGuidance #SpiritualAwakeningPodcast #spirituality #meditation #meditate #SpiritualityPodcast #SpiritualPodcast #God #Podcasts #SpiritualPath #SpiritualLife

I really looked at the demiurge and went
"Yep, that's a cat"

#demiurge #yaldabaoth #gnosticism #occult #esoteric #art #MastoArt #gif #animation #animated #fediart #digitalart #artistsonmastodon #artist #occultism #esotericism #gnostic #cats

I really looked at the demiurge and went
"Yep, that's a cat"

#demiurge #yaldabaoth #gnosticism #occult #esoteric #art #MastoArt #gif #animation #animated #fediart #digitalart #artistsonmastodon #artist #occultism #esotericism #gnostic #cats

https://lateboomersden.blog/2023/10/16/what-would-make-a-god-turn-evil/
Some Lovecraftian musings about god and evil. Might as well, Halloween is coming.
#Culture, #civilization, #demiurge, #EdwardKaSpel, #evil, #God, #LegendaryPinkDots, #Lovecraft, #nihilism, #Psychology, #religion, #theology, #Tom Cruise, #Vampire

https://lateboomersden.blog/2023/10/16/what-would-make-a-god-turn-evil/
Some Lovecraftian musings about god and evil. Might as well, Halloween is coming.
#Culture, #civilization, #demiurge, #EdwardKaSpel, #evil, #God, #LegendaryPinkDots, #Lovecraft, #nihilism, #Psychology, #religion, #theology, #Tom Cruise, #Vampire

https://lateboomersden.blog/2023/10/16/what-would-make-a-god-turn-evil/
Some Lovecraftian musings about god and evil. Might as well, Halloween is coming.
#Culture, #civilization, #demiurge, #EdwardKaSpel, #evil, #God, #LegendaryPinkDots, #Lovecraft, #nihilism, #Psychology, #religion, #theology, #Tom Cruise, #Vampire

https://lateboomersden.blog/2023/10/16/what-would-make-a-god-turn-evil/
Some Lovecraftian musings about god and evil. Might as well, Halloween is coming.
#Culture, #civilization, #demiurge, #EdwardKaSpel, #evil, #God, #LegendaryPinkDots, #Lovecraft, #nihilism, #Psychology, #religion, #theology, #Tom Cruise, #Vampire

Is the demiurge:

#Gnostic #Gnosticism #Gnosis #Demiurge

Is the demiurge:

#Gnostic #Gnosticism #Gnosis #Demiurge

Is the demiurge:

#Gnostic #Gnosticism #Gnosis #Demiurge

#WilliamBlake, #Urizen, from The Song of Los (1795) #art #demiurge #gnosticism #gnostic

#WilliamBlake, #Urizen, from The Song of Los (1795) #art #demiurge #gnosticism #gnostic

#WilliamBlake, #Urizen, from The Song of Los (1795) #art #demiurge #gnosticism #gnostic

Enough angelic figures being the #Demiurge in #JRPGs, there needs to be more characters based on #Lucifer filling that role.

"My name is (spoiler), the ruler of this world. I shall grant your desire."

Enough angelic figures being the #Demiurge in #JRPGs, there needs to be more characters based on #Lucifer filling that role.

"My name is (spoiler), the ruler of this world. I shall grant your desire."

E30. His Dark Materials w #RhydWildermuth + Alienation

https://rss.com/podcasts/thesoapbox/808383/

#gnosticism #hisdarkmaterials #demiurge #angels #pagan #paganism #empire #archons #separation #polytheism

E30. His Dark Materials w #RhydWildermuth + Alienation

https://rss.com/podcasts/thesoapbox/808383/

#gnosticism #hisdarkmaterials #demiurge #angels #pagan #paganism #empire #archons #separation #polytheism

Me: So Arceus created the #Pokemon world?

11yo: Yeah.

Me: Huh.

11yo: But he’s the worst legendary.

Me: Talk about a #demiurge.

Me: So Arceus created the #Pokemon world?

11yo: Yeah.

Me: Huh.

11yo: But he’s the worst legendary.

Me: Talk about a #demiurge.

Me: So Arceus created the #Pokemon world?

11yo: Yeah.

Me: Huh.

11yo: But he’s the worst legendary.

Me: Talk about a #demiurge.

@Crazypedia
Now this is really a fun and interesting exploration of the Devil's mythology, looking forward to seeing part 2 with the #Demiurge!😈
#Lucifer

@Crazypedia
Now this is really a fun and interesting exploration of the Devil's mythology, looking forward to seeing part 2 with the #Demiurge!😈
#Lucifer

@Crazypedia
Now this is really a fun and interesting exploration of the Devil's mythology, looking forward to seeing part 2 with the #Demiurge!😈
#Lucifer

#stem #sts #tech #demiurge #kultdivinitylost
Hello, I'm gathering inspiration for a campaign of KULT: Divinity Lost (horror tabletop RPG based on gnostic lore) based on the concepts of technognosis (looking at tech through a mystical/magical/religious lens). I mean things like this
https://inpropriapersona.com/articles/david-noble-on-the-religion-of-technology/
https://damagemag.com/2022/04/21/the-internet-is-made-of-demons/
https://perpetualpostponement.org/finding-saturn-experiments-in-tech-magic-and-the-boundaries-of-work/
Any recommendations?

#stem #sts #tech #demiurge #kultdivinitylost
Hello, I'm gathering inspiration for a campaign of KULT: Divinity Lost (horror tabletop RPG based on gnostic lore) based on the concepts of technognosis (looking at tech through a mystical/magical/religious lens). I mean things like this
https://inpropriapersona.com/articles/david-noble-on-the-religion-of-technology/
https://damagemag.com/2022/04/21/the-internet-is-made-of-demons/
https://perpetualpostponement.org/finding-saturn-experiments-in-tech-magic-and-the-boundaries-of-work/
Any recommendations?

Blessed be the forgotten and underappreciated maintainers of the systems from which all is cast, guided and nurtured 🙏 #demiurge