An Aberrant Gnostic

  Almost a year ago today, there was an interesting incident involving a Las Vegas backyard and ten foot tall aliens.  In case you don't recall (or if you were unaware of it), here is a quick summary of what the story entailed: Date: April 30, 2023 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada The Encounter: On the night of April 30, 2023, the Kenmore family reported a strange sequence of events in their Las Vegas backyard. They claimed to have witnessed a bright light plummeting from the sky and crashing near their home. According to 17-year-old Angel Kenmore, the chaos didn't end there. In the aftermath of the crash, he emerged from his house to investigate and came face-to-face with a tall, thin creature unlike anything he had ever seen before. The creature, he described, had an aggressive demeanor and an unnervingly gaunt physique. Initially, Angel believed it to be an alien visitor. Witnessed Light, Mocked Claims: While the alien encounter itself remains unverified, the strange light ...

  If you follow UFOlogy at all, you might be familiar with the Betty and Barney Hill incident from 1961. There is a lot of “stuff” attached to this incident: Aleister Crowley, the television show “The Outer Limits,” possible psychological operations, or maybe, just maybe, a good old-fashioned encounter with extraterrestrials. If you aren’t familiar with the alleged incident, I asked my newfound friend, Gemini, to summarize it for those who might need a refresher course: In September 1961, Betty and Barney Hill, an interracial couple, were driving home to New Hampshire from vacation when they observed a strange, bright light following their car. They experienced a period of missing time and unsettling physical and emotional symptoms afterward. Troubled by the experience, they eventually sought help through hypnosis therapy. Under hypnosis, they recalled detailed memories of being abducted and taken onboard a disc-shaped craft. Within the craft, the Hills described encou...

  From The Indianapolis New , Saturday, March 12, 1960, as presented by the Reverend John L. McKenzie... This article summarizes some first "thoughts" regarding the book titled, The Secret Sayings of Jesus , as written by Robert M. Grant with David Noel Freedman.  After reading this book, I went ahead and purchased a first edition, paperback version of this book.  More to come on that later...in the meantime... What does this article mention of interest?  A few points I thought worth mentioning here. The name Gnostic, from the Greek work gnosis, or knowledge, comes from a fundamental principle of this heresy: the principle of salvation was attained by knowledge rather than by virtue. This "knowledge" was prized as being secret, and as having more value than any knowledge shared in the New Testament. The author reviews Grant and Freedman's key takeaways regarding the Gospel of Thomas  The book, Secret Sa yings, is described as being an excellent introduction to ...

  Or, I should say, with AI acting as the Demiurge.  I asked Gemini AI if it would pretend to be the Gnostic Demiurge for the purposes of an interview for this blog.  Gemini thought it would be fun to do...so let's do this thing and see where it goes... Q: Ok, Demiurge, why did you create this world? Demiurge: Ah, the question of origins! A riddle I myself have grappled with for untold ages. Was it... Blind Impulse: Perhaps I acted as an extension of some greater force. A cosmic breath that I drew, creating without understanding the ultimate reason. Like an artist compelled to fill a canvas, I shaped and molded, only realizing the implications of my work long after the first brushstroke. A Flawed Mirror: Some among the whisperers of Gnostic lore see me as an echo of the true divinity, a distorted reflection of the Pleroma's light. In this view, I created to bridge the chasm, to replicate the unknowable glory of the higher realms. Yet, my imperfect tools yielded only...

  For some reason, my brain keeps going back to the 1957 that was run in various newspapers in the United States that had the following screeching headline :   The article was one of the earliest known discussions regarding Professor Henri C. Puech and his preliminary analysis of The Gospel of Thomas.  In that article, written by Manuel Komroff, five "sayings" recorded by the doubting Thomas of Jesus were highlighted in the article.  One of the sayings that caught my eye was this, as displayed in the article : What exactly does that mean?  So, with curiosity in my head, I went back to Google's Gemini to ask some questions.  Here is what I discovered, per the assistance of AI... Q : What is the ancient Gnostic symbolic interpretation of the saying "Jesus said : He that is near Me is near the fire.  He is that is far from Me is far from the fire."?   A: Within early Gnostic circles, "fire" often symbolized divine knowledge, or gnosis. It r...