Pistis Sophia

Pistis Sophia — G. R. S. Mead — Section 6

Philip interpreteth the song from Psalm cvi 180 Mary questioneth Jesus 182 Of the four and twenty invisibles 184 Of the twelve seons 186 Of the thirteenth seon ........ Of the midst 187 Of the right Of the treasure .......... Of the inheritance 188 Mary again questioneth Jesus 189 Of the twelve saviours and their regions in the inheritance . 190 Of the ascension of them of the treasure into the inheritance . 192 Of their respective ranks in the kingdom 193 Of the powers of the light and their emanation and ascension Of the powers of the midst and their ascension . ' . . 194 But this sliall not take place till the end of the seon . . 195 Of the ascension of the souls of the perfect .... 196 Of the rank of the souls of the perfect 197 Mary interpreteth the narrative from the Scriptures . . 198 CONTENTS. IX iadescribable e., the tirst space of continued Of the last supporter .... That the region beyond the supporters is Mary further questioneth Jesus Of the second supporter Of tlie third, fourth, and fifth supporters Mary again questioneth Jesus . Of tliem that receive the mystery in the last supporter John questioneth Jesus Of the first statute .... Of the first space .... Of the second space .... Of the third space .... Of the tri-spirituals in the third space, i the ineffable .... Of the absolute mystery Of the gnosis of the absolute mystery The gnosis of the mystery of the ineffable Of the hierarchies of powers The disciples lose courage Jesus explaineth that that mystery is really simpler than all mysteries Of the fission and emanation of the powers of the pleroma Of them of the second space of the ineffable . Of them of the first space of the ineffable Jesus promiseth to explain further all in detail Of the mystery succinctly Of the one and only \Vord of the ineffable Of the ascension of the soul of him who shall receive the abso lute mystery . . . , Of the rank of such a soul Such souls are " christs," and shall be kings in the kingdom Of the dignity of the thrones in the kingdom . Of the gnosis of the word of the ineffable Of the distinction between the absolute gnosis and the mys teries of light