Monthly Archives: May 1999

The Demiurge and Disorder

The Biblical creator god’s greatest flaw is his ignorance – he literally does not understand where he came from. The Demiurge’s limited awareness made him the target of many cruel jokes in the gnostic scriptures, not least of which were … Continue reading

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Sacrilegious garbage

"I was just wondering if you can actually PROVE the things your "religion" stands for or if someone got really bored one night and decided to write slandering and sacrilegious garbage with the intent to lead people astray? I feel … Continue reading

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The Creation of Chaos

At the beginning of time, Sophia (the world soul) broke away from Christ (the world spirit) and gave birth to Yaldabaoth, the arrogant creator-god of the Old Testament. The exact process by which this cosmic fiasco occurred was the subject … Continue reading

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Birth of the Demiurge

As Sophia looked down into the swirling void, a monstrous creature swam forth from the darkness – an insane fallen angel called “the Demiurge”: “…a Ruler first appeared out of the waters… having a great authority within himself, but not … Continue reading

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Blasphemy of Samael

The Demiurge looked at his surroundings, realized that he was alone, and declared himself “god”; Sophia acted quickly to punish this cosmic usurper, blinding and banishing him in one fell swoop: “Opening his eyes he saw a vast quantity of … Continue reading

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This Footstool Earth

Cast down from the worlds of light, Yaldabaoth carved a new home for himself out of the  darkness: “When the Ruler saw his greatness, he saw only himself; he did not see another one except water and darkness. Then he … Continue reading

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Origin of the Seven Archons

Fleeing Sophia’s presence, Yaldabaoth/Yahweh used the divine energy he had stolen from her to create offspring of his own: “Yaldabaoth is the first ruler, who took great power from his Mother. Then he left her and moved away from the … Continue reading

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Many Heavens of the Hebdomad

In the gnostic view, Yaldabaoth built the universe as a sort of cosmic penal colony where “dimensions, times, and seasons” were created in order to keep humans “blinded” and “bound” to the cycle of reincarnation. [1] As a soul falls … Continue reading

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Mystical Double-talk

"Despite all your mystical double-talk, those who know God will stand strong against all delusions great and, like yours, small. You may succeed in confusing those who are simply "playing at religion," but those of us who *know God* are … Continue reading

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Rott in hell eternaly

“this is the biggest lie I have ever heard. I seriously hope you people who made up this lie rott in hell eternaly. I am Christian. And i totally believe that Christian rock is in no way at all demonic … Continue reading

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