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the world and is living as a being in the Treasury of Light (only temporarily in the lower world)
then obviously he is not under earthly law. The law of the Pleroma or The Treasury of Light is
Pure freedom since all beings in that world are united in divinity, accordingly, the Parfait is be-
The Gnostic Handbook Page 107
yond all law. This state of perfection and union with the Mind of God is imperative so the Par-
fait can achieve the specials tasks the Lord of Wisdom requires of them. While those of Terres-
trial Salvation may continue to reincarnate to teach and assist until being resurrected unto per-
fection. Those on the Celestial Path achieve some measure of perfection in life after many in-
carnations and become emissaries of the Pleroma.
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that
overcometh the world, even our faith.
1 John 5:4
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John 17:6.
If therefore it be the Will of God that I should commit sin, my will must be the
same, and I must not desire even to abstain from sin
The Book of Nine Rocks.
(Beghards)
The fascinating thing about this Amorality is that it is a higher form of Ethics. As discussed in
our earlier lessons with reference to Buddhism, both attachment and detachment are "actions
and reactions" and hence governed by the Dialectic world. Real asceticism or Celestial ethics
comes from being beyond all forms of morality and that includes attachment and detachment.
This is embodied in the message found in many Gnostic Gospels. For example in the Gospel of
Thomas we read& .Whoever has come to understand the world has found a corpse, and who-
ever has found a corpse is superior to the world.
But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Galations 5:18
This state can be philosophically understood in the sense that the Laws of the lower world took
the role of a schoolmaster and hence when the Gnostic has graduated from school, the Law is
no longer necessary, it has achieved its purpose. Other explanations could include that Morality
is the raft left behind when you have crossed the river and achieved perfection and that after the
Flames of Sophia have consumed all sin nothing is left but perfection.
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by
faith.
The Gnostic Handbook Page 108
But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Galations 3:24,5
The Parfait
There are many groups throughout history whose legacy is still found today in the continuation
of the Gnostic Ecclesia. One of the most important was the Cathari. The Cathars means "The
Pure Ones" , the term comes from the Greek word Katharos which is translated the purified.
Within western Europe these early Gnostics appeared in northern France and the Low Countries
toward the late 11th or early 12th century. Persecuted and expelled from the north, the Cathars
travelled south and found success in the semi-independent province of Languedoc and the sur-
rounding areas. Here they became known as Albigenses. It is believed the Cathars originally de-
rived from sects such as the Bogomils and Paulicians who originated in such regions as Arme-
nia, Syria and Asia Minor. The Cathars or Albigenses were a distinctly Gnostic sect believing
strongly in the Dualism between the Higher and lower worlds and identified the creator of mat-
ter with the Demiurge. This creator they called the Rex Mundi or King of the World. They cen-
tred their worship on God the Father and the manifestation of the Logos in his Son. They
strongly opposed the ecclesiastical hierarchy and they held that the traditional Christian church,
with its corrupt clergy and its immense material wealth, was the agent of Satan and was to be
avoided.
The Roman Catholic Church initially attempted to reconvert the Albigenses through subtle
means. When every attempt failed, Pope Innocent III launched the Albigensian Crusade (circa
1209-29) that annihilated the Albigenses and desolated much of southern France. Small groups
of Albigenses survived in isolated areas but were pursued by the Inquisition.
One of the central Cathari rituals was that of the Consolamentum, a special form of adult bap-
tism which could be administered only once. It was reserved only for those special Cathars who
had attained the level of the " Perfected Ones ". It is believed the rite was preceded by a fast,
various ritual forms of preparation and given by the laying on of hands. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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the world and is living as a being in the Treasury of Light (only temporarily in the lower world)
then obviously he is not under earthly law. The law of the Pleroma or The Treasury of Light is
Pure freedom since all beings in that world are united in divinity, accordingly, the Parfait is be-
The Gnostic Handbook Page 107
yond all law. This state of perfection and union with the Mind of God is imperative so the Par-
fait can achieve the specials tasks the Lord of Wisdom requires of them. While those of Terres-
trial Salvation may continue to reincarnate to teach and assist until being resurrected unto per-
fection. Those on the Celestial Path achieve some measure of perfection in life after many in-
carnations and become emissaries of the Pleroma.
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that
overcometh the world, even our faith.
1 John 5:4
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John 17:6.
If therefore it be the Will of God that I should commit sin, my will must be the
same, and I must not desire even to abstain from sin
The Book of Nine Rocks.
(Beghards)
The fascinating thing about this Amorality is that it is a higher form of Ethics. As discussed in
our earlier lessons with reference to Buddhism, both attachment and detachment are "actions
and reactions" and hence governed by the Dialectic world. Real asceticism or Celestial ethics
comes from being beyond all forms of morality and that includes attachment and detachment.
This is embodied in the message found in many Gnostic Gospels. For example in the Gospel of
Thomas we read& .Whoever has come to understand the world has found a corpse, and who-
ever has found a corpse is superior to the world.
But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Galations 5:18
This state can be philosophically understood in the sense that the Laws of the lower world took
the role of a schoolmaster and hence when the Gnostic has graduated from school, the Law is
no longer necessary, it has achieved its purpose. Other explanations could include that Morality
is the raft left behind when you have crossed the river and achieved perfection and that after the
Flames of Sophia have consumed all sin nothing is left but perfection.
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by
faith.
The Gnostic Handbook Page 108
But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Galations 3:24,5
The Parfait
There are many groups throughout history whose legacy is still found today in the continuation
of the Gnostic Ecclesia. One of the most important was the Cathari. The Cathars means "The
Pure Ones" , the term comes from the Greek word Katharos which is translated the purified.
Within western Europe these early Gnostics appeared in northern France and the Low Countries
toward the late 11th or early 12th century. Persecuted and expelled from the north, the Cathars
travelled south and found success in the semi-independent province of Languedoc and the sur-
rounding areas. Here they became known as Albigenses. It is believed the Cathars originally de-
rived from sects such as the Bogomils and Paulicians who originated in such regions as Arme-
nia, Syria and Asia Minor. The Cathars or Albigenses were a distinctly Gnostic sect believing
strongly in the Dualism between the Higher and lower worlds and identified the creator of mat-
ter with the Demiurge. This creator they called the Rex Mundi or King of the World. They cen-
tred their worship on God the Father and the manifestation of the Logos in his Son. They
strongly opposed the ecclesiastical hierarchy and they held that the traditional Christian church,
with its corrupt clergy and its immense material wealth, was the agent of Satan and was to be
avoided.
The Roman Catholic Church initially attempted to reconvert the Albigenses through subtle
means. When every attempt failed, Pope Innocent III launched the Albigensian Crusade (circa
1209-29) that annihilated the Albigenses and desolated much of southern France. Small groups
of Albigenses survived in isolated areas but were pursued by the Inquisition.
One of the central Cathari rituals was that of the Consolamentum, a special form of adult bap-
tism which could be administered only once. It was reserved only for those special Cathars who
had attained the level of the " Perfected Ones ". It is believed the rite was preceded by a fast,
various ritual forms of preparation and given by the laying on of hands. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]