demiurge
Pavlovs Gods
Reprint of an article originally published in New Dawn Magazine #95, expanded and revised with original illustrations. A fascinating survey of brainwashing and trauma in primitive Christianity, touching upon a number of shocking and exotic themes!
Models
Over on Zachs blog Slomo suggests 4 possible models for understanding ritual abuse phenomena, peak oil, etc. Greed and short sightedness? Evil? Occult Evil? or non-human evil?
Model 1: Our politicians and business leaders are kindly servants who are looking after our interests and taking care of us.
Model 2: Our politicians and business leaders are evil [...]
Won’t you guess my name
“Daddy, what does regret mean?
Well son, the funny thing about regret is, It’s better to regret something you have done, Than to regret something you haven’t done. And by the way, if you see your mom this weekend, Be sure and tell her, SATAN, SATAN, SATAN!!!”
BUTTHOLE SURFERS LYRICS : “Sweet Loaf”
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“And Satan awoke bathed in [...]
The Super-Ego and the Demiurge
I read a great book years ago by a guy named Karl Menninger called “Man Against Himself - the Psychology of Self-Destruction” (or something like that). Basically it was psychological study of the suicidal impulse.
One of the most fascinating and worthwhile insights in this book came in the chapter on alchoholism and addiction. Basically, Menninger’s [...]
Yaldabaoths Vision
When Yaldabaoth learned that his creation was threatened by Immortal Man, he preened and blustered shamelessly in a childish attempt to forestall the inevitable.
"… when he actually knew that an enlightened, immortal man existed before him, [Yaldabaoth] was very much disturbed….
…Like a fool [he] acted recklessly, and said, "If someone exists before me, [...]
The Tree of Laws
The symbol of the "Tree of Knowledge" underwent numerous revisionist interpretations in gnostic scripture, sometimes several times within the same text; according to one passage in the Gospel of Philip, the "fall" occurred when Adam's consciousness was turned against itself in a double-bind, crippling his ability to exercise his free will. In this trajectory [...]
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 the insulting nicknames he was given:
"This gloomy ruler has three names: "The first name [...]
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 knowing whence he came into being.” [1]
Disgusted by her accidental creation, Sophia threw the [...]
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 Matter without limit; and he became arrogant, saying, “It is I who am God, and [...]
Yaldabaoth creates the 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 thought that he alone existed. His thought was made complete by means of the word, [...]
