Monthly Archives: April 2000
The Tree of Laws

The “Tree of Knowledge” was not a positive symbol for all gnostics but instead underwent numerous revisionist interpretations, sometimes several times within the same text; according to one passage in the Gospel of Philip, the “fall” occurred when Adam’s consciousness … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, Bible, Burroughs, demiurge, double-bind, fruit, gnostic, tree-of-knowledge
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The Tree of Animals

Elsewhere the “Tree of Knowledge” becomes a symbol of humanity’s tragic, fallen status – talking apes hypnotized by language and alienated from their own divinity: “There are two trees growing in Paradise. …
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Tagged Adam, animals, archons, demiurge, Eden, gnostic, God, tree-of-knowledge
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