Shekina is the presence or manifestation of God which has descended to dwell among humanity. The term does not appear in the Bible. It is of a feminine gender in Hebrew grammar. Some believe that this is the name of a female counterpart of God. Others reject this idea. If not in the Bible, the …
This name appears in the Old Testament in reference as protector of the Israel army, usually translated as Lord of Hosts. In that context the name usually appears as Jehova Sabaoth. It has become one of many titles of Jehovah. In Gnostic lore, Sabaoth is an archon and one of the sons of Ialdabaoth. In …
Jesus Christ the magician In Christianity, Jesus Christ is the Son of God as well as God the Son, the second person in the Trinity. The meaning of Jesus is Salvation or The Lord of Salvation. In Hebrew, it is יֵשׁוּעַ – Yeshua, Yehoshua or Yahshua. He is the saviour. For example, in the Gnostic …
Nous was an essentially important part of Neoplatonic, Christian Gnostic and Hermetic understanding of the Universe. Let’s go slowly, first with the Neoplatonists, then with Christian Gnostics, and finally with Hermetists. The Neoplatonist Plotinus (d. 270) speculated that through emanation the One gave rise to Divine Mind (“Nous”) believed to contain all the forms and …
This God’s name appears in Daniel 7:9, 7:13, 7:14 and 7:22. It is mentioned by Dionysius the Areopagite in his Divine Names. Dionysius explains that Ancient of Days is both Age and Time, and before and Age and Time. He is also represented as both old and young; the former signifying the ancient, and the …
The term Monad comes from the Greek feminine noun Monas (μονάς), “One unit.” As originally conceived by the Pythagoreans, the Monad is the Supreme Being, divinity or the totality of all things. In some gnostic systems, the Supreme Being is known as the Monad (The One, The Absolute). It is related to Aiōn Teleos (the …
King is a name of God that appears in several different forms: King Eternal Immortal Invisible, King Forever and Ever, King of all the Earth, King of Glory, King of Heaven, King of Israel, King of Saints, Celestial King, Faithful King, Highest King, King of Every Virtue, King of Kings, King of Life, King of …
Adam, the beasts, and the letter L In this painting, Adam is naming the beasts while in Eden, but sooner than he knew it, he had to encounter them for real after being banished from the paradise. Aftar this, Adam and Eve first hid in a cave, where they cried incessantly and said: “We are …
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The Greek philosopher Heraclitus appears to be the first to have used the word “logos” to refer to a rational divine intelligence. According to Philo of Alexandria, Logos is the oldest image of God, and also an intermediary divine being or Demiurge. Logos was a key element in the meditations of Plotinus. Logos also appears …
In this painting, Adam is naming the beasts while in Eden, but sooner than he knew it, he had to encounter them for real after being banished from the paradise. Aftar this, Adam and Eve first hid in a cave, where they cried incessantly and said: “We are far from life.” Thus, after their expulsion …
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Geradamas and Pigeradamas Adam is really a fascinating figure. Especially, some of the less famous things about him, makes him more fascinating, for example, his role as Geradamas and Pigeradamas. This Geradamas or Pigeradamas is Adam who lived before he was manifested on the Earth. Geradamas is the Gnostic archetypal human, the perfect human. He …
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Kether is the first sephira in The Tree of Life and the first plane of Divine manifestation in the Universe. This is the Crown of the Universe, the purest expression of Divine Light and the sphere of union, in which all beings live in the perfect unity and harmony with each other. Ambelain describes it …
