Pistis Sophia

Pistis Sophia — G. R. S. Mead — Section 53

of Sophia, into thy dwelling-place. Turn not thy image of light from me, but regard me. If they constrain me, haste thee, and save me, when I shall cry unto thee, for my time passeth away as vapour, and I am become as matter. They have taken away my light, and my power is dried up. I have forgotten my mystery which I performed in the beginning ; because of the din of the fear and power of Arrogant, my power hath failed in me. I am become as a mere daemon dwelling in matter ; I am become like the counterfeit of the spirit, which is in a . FIEST BOOK. 63 material body, in which there is no light-power ; I am become like as a mere decau of the air. The emanations of Arrogant have constrained me mightily, and my consort hath said to him- self, " Instead of the light which was in her, they have filled her with chaos." I have myself de- voured the sweat of my matter, and the anguish of the tears of the matter of my eyes, that they who were constraining me might not take what remains, (64) All these things have been done unto me, 0 light, by thy order and command- ment, and it is thy commandment that I am therein. Thy commandment hath brought me below, and I am descended like a power of chaos, my power hath grown cold in me. " ' But thou, lord, thou art the light eternal, and thou dost visit them whom they constrain, at all times. Now, therefore, 0 light, arise, seek my power and the soul which is in me. Thy commandment is accomplished, which thou didst decree for me in my afflictions. My time is come for thee to visit my power and my soul. This is the time which thou didst decree that thou wouldst visit me, so that the saviours should seek for the power which is in my soul (for its number is accomplished), and that they should also save the matter thereof. At that time, then, all the rulers of the material aeons shall fear thy light, and all the emanations of the thir- 64 PISTIS SOPHIA.'