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Eve as Guide and Savior Figure in Gnostic reinterpretations of the Eden Myth
Found : Eve as Guide and Savior Figure in Gnostic reinterpretations of the Eden Myth Because of its intensive and complex layers an explication of Gnostic mythology often requires that one select a particular aspect of the system rather than … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, Eden, Eve, Found, Genesis, Gnosticism, myth, salvation
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Gnosticism as critique of Paganism (Snakes & Ladders)
Found : Gnosticism as critique of Paganism (Snakes & Ladders) Embedded within gnosticism's almost maniacal hostility to the ecosystem is a beautiful and compelling cry for freedom, a libertarian drive towards unmediated lucidity and intuitive knowledge. Gnosticism were antinomian – … Continue reading
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Tagged Found, Gnosticism, myth, pagansim, philosophy, postmodernism
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The Forbidden Truth
“Adam’s apple is so named because a piece of the Biblical forbidden fruit is supposed to have stuck in his throat. The name Adam itself is the Hebrew word for ‘man’. What sticks in our throat, then, is the… Forbidden … Continue reading
Posted in Notes and Annotations
Tagged Bible, forbidden-fruit, gnosis, myth, tree-of-knowledge
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Artist Statement
Originally conceived in 1996 as an educational resource for questioning Christians, the GFN today serves primarily as an outlet for Rev Max’s ongoing fascination with the suppressed mythopoetic narratives of the ancient Gnostic heretics. SITE GOALS & STRATEGIES The exploration … Continue reading
Posted in About
Tagged apologetics, art, cosmology, culture-jamming, fringe, gnostic, heresy, infinity, inner-world, metanarrative, myth, OGU, paradox, Parody, satire, science, writing
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Revolution in Paradise
“Seen in this light, the ‘fall of man’ depicts a failed revolution from the victor’s standpoint. For attempting to put into practice their slogan ‘Our bodies belong to us,’ the rebels were sentenced to a life of forced labor… ‘Your … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, archons, Eve, fall, forbidden-fruit, gnostic, myth, paradise, revolution
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Hidden History of the Flood
Almost every culture on Earth has some sort of flood myth – and the same haunting feeling accompanies them all, the same nagging suspicion that something so traumatic as to be almost unbearable might actually have happened. Intense trauma can … Continue reading
Posted in Rise of the Nephilim
Tagged aliens, annunaki, archons, Bible, catastrophism, earth, flood, Gnosticism, gods, memory, myth, nephilim, Sophia, trauma, Yaldabaoth
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Naughty Norea
It was not Noah who was the hero of the flood story, but Eve’s daughter Norea – a fiery, rebellious young woman who sabotaged Noah’s ark, rejected Yaldabaoth’s lecherous advances and finally escaped on the wings of an angel. Yaldabaoth, … Continue reading
Yaldabaoths Vision
When Yaldabaoth realized that his creation was threatened by Immortal Man, he began to preen and bluster shamelessly: “… when he actually knew that an enlightened, immortal man existed before him, [Yaldabaoth] was very much disturbed…. …Like a fool [he] … Continue reading
Posted in Creation of Adam
Tagged aeons, creation, Eden, Genesis, myth, paradise, Yaldabaoth
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