Tag: angels
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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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Job and the Demiurge
Yahweh tortures a man named Job in order prove Job’s faithfulness to him. Does this sound like the behavior of a loving God? Here we see how the actions of the Old Testament God are actually those of the Demiurge and not the actions of the Father.