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isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter iv (gnostic ophites)

"If we now recall the fact that a portion of the Mysteries of the "Pagans" consisted of the apporrJhvta, aporrheta, or secret discourses; that the secret Logia or discourses of Jesus contained in the original Gospel according to Matthew, the meaning and interpretation of which St. Jerome confessed to be "a difficult task" for him [...]

Blessed Evening, Loves 😊

I Pray All Is Well With Everyone...And Your Hearts And Minds Are Full Of Love, Joy, And Compassion...For All God's Children...And All God's Creation. Now Being Loving In This World Does Not Automatically Assure Us Loving Reciprocity From Others Or "Perfection" In Our Daily Living - Cuz Trials Are An Inevitable Part Of Our Soul's [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter iv (gnostic ophites)

"While Simon Magus argues in the Homilies from the standpoint of every Gnostic, (Nazarenes and Ebionites included), Peter, as a true apostle of circumcision, holds to the old Law, and as a matter of course, seeks to blend his belief in the divinity of Christ with his old Faith in the "Lord God" and ex-protector [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter iv (gnostic ophites)

"Discussing Basilides, the "pious, god-like, theosophic philosopher", as Clemens of Alexandria thought him, Tertullian exclaims: "After this, Basilides, the heretic, broke loose. He asserted that there is a Supreme God, by name Abraxas, by whom Mind was created, whom the Greeks call Nous. From her emanated the Word; from the Word, Providence; from Providence, Virtue, [...]