ââThe mysteries of truth are revealed in symbols and images.
âThe bridal chamber is not for animals, nor for slaves, nor for defiled women,
âbut for free men and virgins.
âIn it, the veil is torn,
âand the soul unites with her counterpart,
âand light meets light.
âThis is the holy marriage of Spirit and matter,
âand the one who enters becomes divine.â
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ââIgnorance is a slave, knowledge is freedom.
âIf we know the truth, we shall find the fruits of the truth within us.
âIf we are joined to it, it will bring our fulfillment.
âIgnorance leads us to death, but knowledge leads us to life.
âBlessed is he who comes to himself and awakens, for he has overcome the bonds of illusion.â
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ââWhen Eve was in Adam, there was no death.
âWhen she was separated from him, death came.
âIf she enters into him again and he embraces her,
âdeath shall no longer be.
âIn the same way, when the two become one,
âwhen the inside becomes like the outside,
âand the male with the female,
âthen the Kingdom of Heaven shall appear.â
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ââLight and darkness, life and death, right and left,
âare brothers of one another.
âBecause of this, neither are the good good,
âTherefore each one will dissolve into its original root,
âbut those who are exalted above the world are immortal.â
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ââThose who say they will die first and then rise are mistaken.
âIf they do not receive the resurrection while they live,
âwhen they die they will receive nothing.
âIt is said of those who have come to know the truth:
ââWhile we were in the world,
âwe made a resurrection for ourselves.â
âIf you do not make yourself alive while you are living,
âyou will die in darkness.â
ââ from (The Gnostic Gospel Of Philip, Nag_ Hammadi_)
ART: Christ in the Cosmic Egg by Godwin.