The Ophite Diagrams on Early Christian Writings: the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers: information and translations of Gospels, Epistles, and documents of early …

The names listed in these diagrams (which are not "translated" or transliterated into the English text) consist of long strings of vowel sounds which, like the great name "IEOU", were intended …

A vast collection of materials dealing with Gnosis and Gnosticism, both ancient and modern. The site includes the Gnostic Library, with the complete Nag Hammadi Library online and a large …

Information on the Ophite Diagrams. Celsus and Origen describe a diagram in use by a second century gnostic sect, the Ophites.

Leisegang, Hopfner and Welbum all afford reflection upon this Gnostic diagram of ascension and within each dissertation we can detect both enlightening elements together with glaring …

The so-called 'Diagram of the Ophiani' known to us through Origen (contra Celsum VI, 24-38) has for many years been cited by scholars as the classic account of the Gnostic-initiatory ascent

Dec 16, 2021 · This diagram is from the 1926 book "Gnosticism" by Mary W. Barrie. Here is the description from the book: "Another diagram from an Ophite pre-Christian community is more …

The document describes an early Gnostic symbol known as the Ophite Diagrams that is known through descriptions by early Christian scholars Origen and Celsus. Origen provides a lengthy …

Jun 15, 2015 · Below are various sections of the diagram presented on their own. If you have already been studying Gnostic cosmology, these diagrams will clarify various terms and …

Part of a vast collection of materials dealing with Gnosis and Gnosticism, both ancient and modern. The site includes the Gnostic Library, with the complete Nag Hammadi Library and a …

Frederik Wisse’s seminal article “Stalking those Elusive Sethians” (1981) provided a much-needed corrective for a growing tendency among scholars of Gnosticism to see Sethianism not only as …

And all of our other talk, and all of our other diagrams, and all the various books of—is it the Sethian system or the Valentinian system of Gnosticism? Is it Christianity? Is it Buddhism? Is it …

Miguel Conner of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio invited me to be one of the featured speakers on day one of the conference; thank you, Miguel! Today’s talk will explain the following diagram that …

The Ophite Diagrams were esoteric diagrams used by the Ophite Gnostic sect to depict their cosmology and reverence for the serpent of Eden. The diagrams consisted of multiple …

Diagrams from the book: Figure 20: A model of the self within a spacetime diagram. Figure 1: A spacetime diagram showing scattered events. Figure 2: A model depicting mind, emotions, …

Discover the mysteries of Gnosticism—its worldview, rituals, and sacred texts—and reveal its remarkable impact on western religious history.

Gnostic models help us to think about our embodiment by allowing meta-level analyses of both our selves and the world. This work explores the mental, emotional, and bodily aspects of …