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S2E8: The Secret Gospel of John - Part 3

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In this episode of Way of the Hermit, David and Gene continue their exploration of the “Secret Gospel of John,” delving deeper into the text’s esoteric description of the evolution of consciousness.

The primary story arc of this episode concerns the awakening of self-consciousness and awareness, and also the accompanying feeling of being “not whole.” The narrative follows how Sophia, representing dawning self-awareness, experiences her separation from divine unity, leading to a profound journey of anguish, realignment and restoration. In a response from heaven to Sophia’s prayers, heaven grants a vision to her son, the Demiurge, of what the “perfect man” looks like. But, this “image of god” is distorted, as it is reflected down through the worlds into manifestation, resulting in man’s plight.

This portion of the narrative of the “Secret Gospel of John” can be seen as the blackening phase of the alchemical process. It is the complete descent of spirit into matter, where it is in a sense, imprisoned, and yet, it is the spark that can reignite the ascent home.

David and Gene discuss the idea of building and embodying a living temple, and how the blueprint for such a construction, is an unfolding of “archetype of archetypes,” the same pattern that unfolds and becomes embodied in everything that exists.

So join us, as we continue our in-depth discussion of one of the most important spiritual texts of all time - “The Secret Gospel of John.”

Deep Dive:

Chapters:

01:15 Introduction
02:00 Review
07:33 Sophia’s Call
12:16 Pleroma’s Response
16:34 Creation of Man
20:42 Body of Light
23:32 Luminous Epinoia
27:54 Light Trapped in Shadow
31:17 Tree of Death
35:00 Conclusions

Resources:

MiddleChamber.org - Symposium on Masonic Esoterica
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
The Apocryphon of John - Frederick Wisse Translation
Gnosis.org - The Gnosis Archive
The Red Book: A Reader's Edition by Carl Jung

Chapters

1. S2E8: The Secret Gospel of John - Part 3 (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:01:15)

3. Review (00:02:00)

4. Sophia’s Call (00:07:33)

5. Pleroma’s Response (00:12:16)

6. Creation of Man (00:16:34)

7. Body of Light (00:20:42)

8. Luminous Epinoia (00:23:32)

9. Light Trapped in Shadow (00:27:54)

10. Tree of Death (00:31:17)

11. Conclusions (00:35:00)

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