THE FALLEN SOPHIA

“I am become as a demon apart, who dwelleth in matter and light is not in him, and I am become as a counterfeiting spirit, which is in a material body and light-power is not in it.”

• • Pistis Sophia

In the Gnostic creation stories, the physical world was created by the Aeon Sophia (whose name means “wisdom”) attempting to create without her masculine counterpart- in essence, she created without God.  “The Secret Book of John” states:

“Now, Sophia… wanted to bring forth something like herself, without the consent of the spirit, who had not given approval, without her partner and without his consideration… Something came out of her that was imperfect and different in appearance from her, for she had produced it without her partner.  It did not resemble its mother and was misshapen.”

The result of this attempt was the birth of the twisted Rulers or “Archons“- the lords of matter.  In certain respects, these could be seen as the “shadow emanations” of the Spheres and the Zodiac, which brings spirit into matter and manages life in the material universe.

Sophia looked upon her creation with horror and created a veil to separate it from the true world of the True Creator.  She wanted to hide her “error”.  The lord of the Archons was known as Yaldabaoth is often likened to Saturn or Chronos.  Saturn of course, is the overlord of matter, linear time and death.  There are some who claim to have made contact with these Archons in one manner or other, and describe them as being machine-like in their demeanor.  Some would even go so far as to claim they are some sort of hyper-dimensional parasites.

In the story, the goddess Sophia herself became ensnared by her creation and trapped within it.  It was then Her consort, whom in some versions is the Christos and others the Aeon Thelete (both are descending emanations of the Masculine generative Principle or ‘Logos’ ), was sent from beyond the Veil to save Her from the prison She had created through Her folly.

In the ancient mystery traditions, certain women were identified as “incarnations” of the Sophia, the goddess trapped in matte.  The most notable of these was Mary Magdalene, the consort of Christ Jesus in the Gnostic texts.  In this story, we see the Christ finding his long lost Sophia, forming the union of Heaven and Earth in the flesh.

But what of this artificial woman we see presented before us here?  Is it possible that she too could be such a thing in her own way?  Could she somehow be an extension of man’s own divinity, adding to the chain of creation?  Or is she simply the latest example of man’s descent into nihilistic materialism and his self-destructive obsession with becoming God while denying God?

One lesson I have taken from the story of the fall of Sophia is the idea that attempting to create a life on one’s own, without the aid of our Higher Power; of the Christ- the Primary Generative Principle- almost always results in follies, mishaps and abominations.

Will this creation of man; this artificial intelligence;  birthed through the sheer will of man’s cleverness and ingenuity, be the folly that ensnares us as Yaldabaoth ensnared Sophia?  Are we creating our own “Archons” who will rule over us?

Has this already happened before?

I suppose only Time will tell…

Namaste and God Bless.

SUGGESTED READING:

The Secret Book of John

The Hypostasis of the Archons

Pistis Sophia

Sophia, Orion & the ‘Lion of God’

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