Tag: ancient alien theory
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Aeons, Archons, Angels, or Aliens? A Gnostic Interpretation of Ancient Aliens Theory
Ancient alien theorists correctly identify many genuine mysteries. Where I differ is in the tendency to place every non-human intelligence into a single category.
Gnosticism offers a richer vocabulary.
Some encounters may involve Aeons.
Some may involve Archons.
Some may involve angels.
Some may involve extraterrestrials.
And above them all stands the Father, the Infinite Consciousness from which all reality ultimately emerges—what we Gnostics call the God Above All Gods.
The challenge is not deciding whether non-human intelligences exist. The challenge is learning how to tell them apart. That, perhaps, is the most important question of all.
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Aeons, Archons, Angels, or Aliens? A Gnostic Interpretation of Ancient Aliens Theory
This episode pays attention to the question continually raised by the ancient aliens theorists—were the “gods” of the pre-flood era merely misinterpreted alien visitors with alien tech? Are the “fallen angels” of the Book Enoch angels from God, or were they actually ancient astronauts who moved to earth and occasionally married human women? It is said that the worldwide flood was sent by God to wipe out the angel-human offspring known as Nephilim. What were the Nephilim and what God would have wiped out the entire earth and everyone on it to kill them off, and how is it that some humans were spared by warnings from “angels”?
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Aeons, archons, angels, or aliens?
This episode pays special attention to questions raised by ancient aliens theorists and proposes answers based on gnostic cosmology.