Tag Archives: Yaldabaoth

Monotheistic Dualism

Posted on June 22, 2006 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

“Monotheistic dualism that separates God from everything else presents an almost whimsical picture of a God who is a supreme egoist creating the universe for the express purpose of being worshipped – rewarding those who do it properly (according to … Continue reading →

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Hidden History of the Flood

Posted on May 31, 2001 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

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 →

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Yaldabaoths Vision

Posted on May 29, 2000 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

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 →

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Adam the Golem

Posted on May 28, 2000 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

Adam (the first man) was a misbegotten android, spawned when Yaldabaoth tried to duplicate and enslave a reflected vision of Immortal Man which startled the Rulers when it appeared in the waters of paradise. “Now the Rulers took some soil … Continue reading →

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Adam Awakens

Posted on May 26, 2000 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

When Adam came to life, the Rulers panicked as they realized that the creature they had created was becoming too clever for them to manipulate: “The body moved, and became powerful. And it was enlightened. At once the rest of … Continue reading →

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God and His Angels Rape Eve

Posted on May 25, 2000 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

The Rulers laid plans to impregnate Eve and create a slave race to worship them, but Eve simply laughed and hid in the Tree of Knowledge, leaving her sperm-spilling suitors with naught but a ghostly decoy. “…Eve, since she existed … Continue reading →

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Tempted by the Serpent

Posted on May 7, 2000 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

The serpent arose from inside Adam and Eve as a whispering voice which prompted them to curiousity and rebellion, urging them to disobey Yaldabaoth and eat from the tree. “Then the one who is wiser than all of them, this … Continue reading →

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The Phony Fall

Posted on May 1, 2000 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

Adam and Eve awoke from the Rulers’ brainwashing and discovered that they had been experiments, built by Yaldabaoth in a misguided effort to imprison and enslave the light from above. The Rulers moved quickly to suppress this nascent rebellion, descending … Continue reading →

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ART? Alternatives Issue #9

Posted on February 1, 2000 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

Back in 1994, one man began having startling realizations about “the very foundations of [his] being.” He… discovered several texts describing gnosticism, one of the three main branches of primitive Christianity. “Somehow, these ancient Christian heretics had already discovered and … Continue reading →

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The Demiurge and Disorder

Posted on May 15, 1999 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

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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