Pistis Sophia

Pistis Sophia — G. R. S. Mead — Section 41

became a lion-iaced ruler in chaos, light- of which the one half is fire and the o?Sophi^ other darkness — that laldabaoth of which I have spoken to you many times. Now, when this was done, Sophia was most exceedingly weakened, and that lion-faced light-power began to take away from Sophia all her light-powers ; and all the material powers of Arrogant surrounded Sophia at the same time, and constrained her ; and Pistis Sophia cried out exceedingly, she cried on high to that light of lights, which she had seen from the beginning, in which she had trusted, and recited this repentance, saying : " ' 0 light of lights, in whom I have trusted from the beginning, hearken now, The first repentance therefore, 0 light, unto my repent- of Sophia. ance. Save me, 0 light, for evil thoughts have come upon me. I gazed, 0 light, into the lower parts ; I saw a light there, and I thought, (48) I will go into that region, to take that light. And I went forth, and [fell] into the midst of the lower chaos, and I can no more leave it to go to my region, for I am oppressed by all the emanations of this Arrogant, and this lion-faced power hath taken away the light which was in me. And I have 48 PISTIS SOPHIA.