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The Thunder, Perfect Mind

                   I was sent forth from the power,              and I have come to those who reflect upon me,              and I have been found among those who seek after me.              Look upon me, you who reflect upon me,              and you hearers, hear me.              You who are waiting for me, take me to yourselves.              And do not banish me from your sight.              And do not make your voice hate me, nor your hearing.              Do not be ignorant of me anywhere or any time. Be on your guard!              Do not be ignorant of me.                              For I am the first and the last.              I am the honored one and the scorned one.              I am the whore and the holy one.              I am the wife and the virgin.              I am <the mother> and the daughter.              I am the members of my mother.              I am the barren one              and many are her sons.              I am she whose wedding is great,              and I have not taken a husband.              I am the midwife and she who does not bear.              I am the solace of my labor pains.              I am the bride and the bridegroom,              and it is my husband who begot me.              I am the mother of my father              and the sister of my husband              and he is my offspring.              I am the slave of him who prepared me.              I am the ruler of my offspring.              But he is the one who begot me before the time on a birthday.              And he is my offspring in (due) time,              and my power is from him.              I am the staff of his power in his youth,              and he is the rod of my old age.              And whatever he wills happens to me.              I am the silence that is incomprehensible              and the idea whose remembrance is frequent.              I am the voice whose sound is manifold              and the word whose appearance is multiple.              I am the utterance of my name.                              Why, you who hate me, do you love me,              and hate those who love me?              You who deny me, confess me,              and you who confess me, deny me.              You who tell the truth about me, lie about me,              and you who have lied about me, tell the truth about me.              You who know me, be ignorant of me,              and those who have not known me, let them know me.                              For I am knowledge and ignorance.                            I am shame and boldness.              I am shameless; I am ashamed.              I am strength and I am fear.              I am war and peace.              Give heed to me.                              I am the one who is disgraced and the great one.              Give heed to my poverty and my wealth.              Do not be arrogant to me when I am cast out upon the earth,              and you will find me in those that are to come.              And do not look upon me on the dung-heap              nor go and leave me cast out,              and you will find me in the kingdoms.              And do not look upon me when I am cast out among those who              are disgraced and in the least places,              nor laugh at me.              And do not cast me out among those who are slain in violence.                              But I, I am compassionate and I am cruel.              Be on your guard!                              Do not hate my obedience              and do not love my self-control.              In my weakness, do not forsake me,              and do not be afraid of my power.                              For why do you despise my fear              and curse my pride?              But I am she who exists in all fears              and strength in trembling.              I am she who is weak,              and I am well in a pleasant place.              I am senseless and I am wise.                              Why have you hated me in your counsels?              For I shall be silent among those who are silent,              and I shall appear and speak,                              Why then have you hated me, you Greeks?              Because I am a barbarian among the barbarians?                            For I am the wisdom of the Greeks              and the knowledge of the barbarians.              I am the judgement of the Greeks and of the barbarians.              I am the one whose image is great in Egypt              and the one who has no image among the barbarians.              I am the one who has been hated everywhere              and who has been loved everywhere.              I am the one whom they call Life,              and you have called Death.              I am the one whom they call Law,              and you have called Lawlessness.              I am the one whom you have pursued,              and I am the one whom you have seized.              I am the one whom you have scattered,              and you have gathered me together.              I am the one before whom you have been ashamed,              and you have been shameless to me.              I am she who does not keep festival,              and I am she whose festivals are many.                              I, I am godless,              and I am the one whose God is great.              I am the one whom you have reflected upon,              and you have scorned me.              I am unlearned,              and they learn from me.              I am the one that you have despised,              and you reflect upon me.              I am the one whom you have hidden from,              and you appear to me.              But whenever you hide yourselves,              I myself will appear.              For whenever you appear,              I myself will hide from you.                              Those who have [...] to it [...] senselessly [...].              Take me [... understanding] from grief.              and take me to yourselves from understanding and grief.              And take me to yourselves from places that are ugly and in ruin,              and rob from those which are good even though in ugliness.              Out of shame, take me to yourselves shamelessly;              and out of shamelessness and shame,              upbraid my members in yourselves.              And come forward to me, you who know me              and you who know my members,              and establish the great ones among the small first creatures.              Come forward to childhood,              and do not despise it because it is small and it is little.              And do not turn away greatnesses in some parts from the smallnesses,              for the smallnesses are known from the greatnesses.                              Why do you curse me and honor me?              You have wounded and you have had mercy.              Do not separate me from the first ones whom you have known.              And do not cast anyone out nor turn anyone away              [...] turn you away and [... know] him not.              [...].              What is mine [...].              I know the first ones and those after them know me.              But I am the mind of [...] and the rest of [...].              I am the knowledge of my inquiry,              and the finding of those who seek after me,              and the command of those who ask of me,              and the power of the powers in my knowledge              of the angels, who have been sent at my word,              and of gods in their seasons by my counsel,              and of spirits of every man who exists with me,              and of women who dwell within me.              I am the one who is honored, and who is praised,              and who is despised scornfully.              I am peace,              and war has come because of me.              And I am an alien and a citizen.                              I am the substance and the one who has no substance.              Those who are without association with me are ignorant of me,              and those who are in my substance are the ones who know me.              Those who are close to me have been ignorant of me,              and those who are far away from me are the ones who have known me.              On the day when I am close to you, you are far away from me,              and on the day when I am far away from you, I am close to you.                              [I am ...] within.              [I am ...] of the natures.              I am [...] of the creation of the spirits.              [...] request of the souls.              I am control and the uncontrollable.              I am the union and the dissolution.              I am the abiding and I am the dissolution.              I am the one below,              and they come up to me.              I am the judgment and the acquittal.              I, I am sinless,              and the root of sin derives from me.              I am lust in (outward) appearance,              and interior self-control exists within me.              I am the hearing which is attainable to everyone              and the speech which cannot be grasped.              I am a mute who does not speak,              and great is my multitude of words.              Hear me in gentleness, and learn of me in roughness.              I am she who cries out,              and I am cast forth upon the face of the earth.              I prepare the bread and my mind within.              I am the knowledge of my name.              I am the one who cries out,              and I listen.              I appear and [...] walk in [...] seal of my [...].              I am [...] the defense [...].              I am the one who is called Truth              and iniquity [...].                              You honor me [...] and you whisper against me.              You who are vanquished, judge them (who vanquish you)              before they give judgment against you,              because the judge and partiality exist in you.              If you are condemned by this one, who will acquit you?              Or, if you are acquitted by him, who will be able to detain you?              For what is inside of you is what is outside of you,              and the one who fashions you on the outside              is the one who shaped the inside of you.              And what you see outside of you, you see inside of you;              it is visible and it is your garment.              Hear me, you hearers              and learn of my words, you who know me.              I am the hearing that is attainable to everything;              I am the speech that cannot be grasped.              I am the name of the sound              and the sound of the name.              I am the sign of the letter              and the designation of the division.              And I [...].              (3 lines missing)              [...] light [...].              [...] hearers [...] to you              [...] the great power.              And [...] will not move the name.              [...] to the one who created me.              And I will speak his name.                              Look then at his words              and all the writings which have been completed.              Give heed then, you hearers              and you also, the angels and those who have been sent,              and you spirits who have arisen from the dead.              For I am the one who alone exists,              and I have no one who will judge me.              For many are the pleasant forms which exist in numerous sins,              and incontinencies,              and disgraceful passions,              and fleeting pleasures,              which (men) embrace until they become sober              and go up to their resting place.              And they will find me there,              and they will live,              and they will not die again.                  

         Original translation of this text was prepared by members of the

Coptic Gnostic Library Project of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont Graduate School.

Affirmations for Financial Success

It is a joy to get to know the true me!

It is a privilege to get to know the true me!

My life has meaning beyond what others think of me!

The people who deserve to love me will be excited to accept the real me!

I deserve love without conditions!

I will give myself love without conditions!

I am smart enough!

Others discomfort with who I am says more about them than it does about me!

I am the expert when it comes to my own experience and identity!

I deserve to take up space!

I deserve to be listened to!

My body is my home and I will treat it with care!

I find comfort and freedom in my fluidity!

I understand myself!

I am glad I am here!

Others are glad I am here!

My mind is a powerful magnet for wealth and abundance!

I live my life in an abundance of money!

My income is constantly increasing!

Thank you, Universe, for providing me with all the money and wealth I need!

I take every great opportunity that comes my way!

If others can be wealthy, so can I!

Today, no matter where I am, I focus on that which I want to see!

All the resources I need are within me!

I am abundant, rich, wealthy, deserving, worthy!

I love my life and everything it provides me with!

Abundance is all around me, in everything I do!

I am a money magnet, money is drawn to me!

I am attracting money at this very moment!

The money I contribute always comes back to me multiplied!

Everything I touch turns into gold!

I am ready and able to receive unexpected money!

Money comes to me in expected and unexpected ways!

I deserve to make more money!

I am open and receptive to all wealth life brings me!

My actions create constant prosperity!

I constantly discover new sources of income!

I welcome an unlimited source of income and wealth into my life!

I release all negative energy over money!

I constantly attract opportunities that create more money!

Wealth constantly flows into my life!

I use money to improve my life!

I have more than enough money!

My income is growing higher and higher!

I am an excellent money manager!

I attract money happily in my life!

Money is abundant to me!

I attract money easily and effortlessly!

I use money to improve the lives of others!

Rejection is a valuable part of the process!

My bank account is constantly filled with money!

There are no limits to the money I can make!

The more fun I have, the more money I make!

Abundance is everywhere around me!

I constantly live in comfort and joy!

I release all my fear around money!

An abundance of money is flowing into my life right now!

I believe anyone can be wealthy, including myself!

My wealth comes from being honest and true in everything I do!

My life is improving and prosperity is coming to me right now!

I will always have everything I need, the Universe takes excellent care of me!

I add value to other people's lives!

The more value I contribute, the more money I will make!

I am debt-free because money is constantly flowing into my life!

I am open to receiving money in my life!

The more I focus on joy, the more money I will make!

I always have enough money to fulfill my needs!

My capacity to hold and grow money expands every day!

I am grateful that I can contribute my money to the economy!

I am happy to pay my bills, for all that they provide me!

The money I spend and earn makes me happy!

I love money, and money loves me!

I write every day, with confidence and enthusiasm!

The universe provides enough money for everyone!

I always have more money coming in than going out!

I deserve money in my life!

My income is always greater than my expenses!

I am grateful for all that money brings me!

I enjoy managing and investing my money!

Money comes to me in expected and unexpected ways!

I always have enough money!

I attract money to give to others!

Money is energy and it flows into my life constantly!

I let go of all my limiting beliefs around money!

I can visualize success, and I have the patience and talent to reach it!

I attract money beyond my wildest dreams!

Money is the root of joy and comfort!

My money works hard for me, to make me more and more money!

I am the master of my wealth!

I am able to handle large sums of money!

Money creates a positive impact on my life and the life of others!

I am at peace with having a lot of money!

I can handle massive success with ease

Money expands my life's opportunities!

I am becoming more and more prosperous every day!

I deserve abundance and prosperity!

I let go of all my fears around money!

My net worth is increasing!

Money flows to me in expected and unexpected ways!

My finances improve beyond anything I could ever imagine!

I have the power to attract wealth and money into my life!

I know anyone can be wealthy, including me!

Every day, I choose money and wealth!

All the money I have brings me joy!

Money is abundant and I attract it naturally!

I am happy where I currently am!

Money is unlimited and my prosperity is unlimited!

I can create vivid images and put them down on paper!

I attract enough passive income to pay for the lifestyle I want!

I believe money is important!

Money is energy, so money is good!

I know that money is freedom!

I get rich doing what I love!

The Universe will always serve my best interests!

I am grateful for all the money I have now!

I have a positive money mindset!

Attracting money comes easily to me!

I deserve to be rich!

I am financially free!

I am responsible for my own destiny!

I am worthy of a wealthy life!

I love my abundant and positive life!

The more I give, the more I receive!

I thank the Universe for the money that flows to me!

I radiate prosperity, money, and wealth!

Money is pouring into my life!

I release everything blocking my money at this moment!

I am wealthy and living on my own terms!

Life loves me and contributes to me constantly!

I deserve abundance in my life!

I forgive myself and set myself free of all limiting beliefs!

I can find inspiration at any time!

You are stronger than your circumstances!

I forgive myself and set myself free!

You are a positive person that can see the good in every situation!

I am a positive person that can see the good in every situation!

You enjoy life!

I enjoy life!

You feel calm!

I feel calm!

You are calm!

I am calm!

Let yourself relax and feel good!

You can achieve anything you set your mind to!

I can achieve anything I set my mind to!

Let yourself completely relax!

You are a good person!

I am a good person!

You are a happy person!

I am a happy person!

You feel happy and relaxed in all situations!

I feel happy and relaxed in all situations!

You can focus on all the great things in your life!

I can focus on all the great things in my life!

Focus on the positive things!

Focus on positive thoughts!

You become even more relaxed everyday!

I become even more relaxed everyday!

You can think of the positive things in the world!

I can think of the positive things in the world!

You love life!

I love life!

You are a relaxed person!

I am a relaxed person!

You deserve to be happy!

I deserve to be happy!

You are happy!

I am happy!

Enjoy your life!

People like you because you are a happy person!

People like me because I am a happy person!

You can laugh and have fun!

I can laugh and have fun!

Think of happy thoughts!

Let yourself relax!

You can achieve anything you set your mind to!

I can achieve anything I set my mind to!

You remove all negativity from your life!

I remove all negativity from my life!

You make space for success!