Gnosticism - Gnostic Myth and Ritual - The Three Steles of Seth from the Nag Hammadi Library

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The view of Seth being a foreigner is reminiscient of the Egyptian mythology of Set, God of foreigners and the desert. Since Israelites were foreigners in Egypt (Exodus), we may speculate some link between Set and Proto Seth, in an Anti Egyptian national foundation myth of Israel. Hence the link of Canaan-Cainites-with Egypt, slavery, oppression and national humiliation. There is also a link to Shia Islam as they view Seth as the first Imam revealed by Prophet Adam.

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The triple man? Any association with tripolism such as Mercury or Lugus?

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Is there any connection between the name Seth (the son of Adam) and Set/Seth (Typhon) of the Egyptians, perhaps via the Hyksos appropriation of Set as their own Baal Saphon?

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Wonderful review! Thank you. *Question* : In Gnostic conversations, I often hear people refer to the soul as being trapped in "a prison." Do the Gnostic texts make this comparison or is it attributed Philip K. Dick's writings?

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Souls bewitched by Heavy Beast, a machine that imposes us certain perception would be more apropiate these days, greeks used to say soma sema.

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Smooth as butter doc, I loved this. Thank you for keeping a bit of alchemy. I suspect the Gnostics were not using meditation, rather they discovered some form of DMT. This describes a classic DMT experience. Gender, Godhead, out of body etc. Just an observation. Religion I have never experienced so can't comment.

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Hi Dr. Sledge just asking with the referal of Adam and Eve how did they get their names as they were the first man and woman, not being a smart bum just trying to understand how they came upon their names when the bible book any of them I find it hard to understand could you please explain on them abit more I'm just trying to understand

My word, this is perfect timing. I m editing the lesser known grimoire ”Liber Bileth”. Too bad it s not Gnostic so it can be a spooky coincidence.

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I paused when you mentioned Seth was the first to essentially gain the knowledge that the spirit is not of this world. But if I'm not mistaken, (and it may be from a non-Sethian gnostic tradition), aren't the first to have gained that knowledge Adam and Eve? I've definitely heard somewhere that, unlike the orthodox traditions, the serpent of the Garden of Eden should be considered a messiah (an incarnated Sophia) for delivering Adam and Eve from the chains of enforced ignorance placed on them by the Elohim or Yaldabaoth + the Archons. Which tradition is this perspective from? May be a good subject for a future video... Thanks for the content btw!

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Mr. Snake was the first to gain knowledge. The original Plato (there are many).

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@@chocolatefigure01 I took it as more of an Aeon (specifically Sophia, as I mentioned) kinda commandeering an already existing animal to use it to speak through to inform Eve and Adam that they were being held captive by her unfortunate demiurge son.

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Do we know anything about platonic religious practice and liturgy? If yes, maybe a video idea?

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Plato was christian, the demon to be exact.

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SETH convinced his brother OSIRIS to get into the what? KENOSIS? Iblis vs. Shaaytan as selfish / optimal. Maybe Seth was the scapegoat and the oppressed? if so, then he has/had extra supernatural capacity IMO.

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Ultimately we are GOD/OSIRIS/THE DEVIL/SETH, the labels of individualism create suffer. Just like Yoda said.

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@@derekknight9789 no one can have your attitude, thats the key of the perception. So yes, individualists win rejecting solipsism.

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