The emanations of Self-willed cry aloud to him for help
And the First Mystery continued again in the discourse and said: “It came to pass then, before I had led forth Pistis Sophia out of the chaos, because it was not yet commanded me through my Father, the First Mystery which looketh within, — at that time then, after the emanations of Self-willed had perceived that my light-stream had taken from them the light-powers which they had taken from Pistis Sophia, and had poured them into Pistis Sophia, and when they again had seen Pistis Sophia, that she shone as she had done from the beginning, that they were enraged against Pistis Sophia and cried out again to their Self-willed, that he should come and help them, so that they might take away the powers in Pistis Sophia anew.”
The tenebrous ones return to fight against the initiate, even following the recovery of the Light-Powers.
He sendeth forth another more violent power like unto a flying arrow
“And Self-willed sent out of the height, out of the thirteenth aeon, and sent another great light-power. It came down into the chaos as a flying arrow, that he might help his emanations, so that they might take away the lights from Pistis Sophia anew. And when that light-power had come down, the emanations of Self-willed which were in the chaos and oppressed Pistis Sophia, took great courage and again pursued Pistis Sophia with great terror and great alarm. And some of the emanations of Self-willed oppressed her.”
The tenebrous forces always want to take away all light from the initiate, even when the initiate has reached the Thirteenth Aeon.
The fashioning of the serpent-, basilisk-, and dragon-powers
“One of them changed itself into the form of a great serpent; another again changed itself also into the form of a seven-headed basilisk; another again changed itself into the form of a dragon. And moreover the first power of Self-willed, the lion-faced, and all his other very numerous emanations, they came together and oppressed Pistis Sophia and led her again into the lower regions of the chaos and alarmed her again exceedingly.”
The tempting serpent of Eden, the horrible python, incessantly fights in order to make the initiate fall.
The basilisk of seven heads represents the seven engenders of the inferno: anger, greed, lust, envy, pride, laziness, and gluttony.
The dragon of the mysteries is the guardian of the Great Treasury.
The demon power of Adamas dasheth Sophia down
“It came to pass then that looking down out of the twelve aeons, Adamas, the Tyrant, who also was wroth with Pistis Sophia, because she desired to go to the Light of lights, which was above them all; therefore was he wroth with her. It came to pass then, when Adamas, the Tyrant, had looked down out of the twelve Aaeons, that he saw the emanations of Self-willed oppressing Pistis Sophia, until they should take from her all her lights. It came to pass then, when the power of Adamas had come down into the chaos unto all the emanations of Self-willed, — it came to pass then, when that demon came down into the chaos, that it dashed down Pistis Sophia. And the lion-faced power and the serpent-form and the basilisk-form and the dragon-form and all the other very numerous emanations of Self-willed surrounded Pistis Sophia all together, desiring to take from her anew her powers, and they oppressed Pistis Sophia exceedingly and threatened her. It came to pass then, when they oppressed her and alarmed her exceedingly, that she cried again to the Light and sang praises, saying...”
Adamas, the great Lord of the Law, and his servants fight against Pistis Sophia. They do not want her final liberation.
The Pratyeka Buddhas and many powerful gods, lords of the law, do not want the final liberation of Pistis Sophia.
If we want the final liberation, we need to submerge ourselves within the Light of the Light and within the Intelligence of the Intelligence.
When they want their final liberation, the bodhisattvas must fight against the powers of Light and against the powers of darkness.
The bodhisattva who has the awakened bodhichitta in his interior cannot be arrested by the Prince Adamas, nor by the holy Pratyeka Buddhas.
The bodhisattvas can defeat the Prince Adamas and the Pratyeka Buddhas only by surrendering themselves to the Father, who is in secret.
Adamas fulfills his duty of collecting old debts from Pistis Sophia.
It is necessary to close the final accounts in order to achieve the final liberation.
Ordinary karma exists, but the law of Katancia (superior karma) also exists.
We must close the accounts in the superior tribunals of celestial justice, before achieving the final liberation.
Karmic debts are paid in the tribunals of objective justice.
The gods and the great initiates must be judged by the judges of the law of Katancia.
The lawyers of the tribunals of celestial justice defend the initiates in front of the cosmic judges.
There are also cosmic executioners who fulfil the terrible commands of the law.
Each one of us carries the police of karma within our consciousness. The police of karma conduce us to the tribunals of the law.
The law of Katancia is not an exception, and the great initiates are conduced to superior tribunals.
The negotiations with Adamas are frightful.
When we have cosmic capital, we pay. Thus, the results are marvelous.
Perform good deeds and perform them in abundance, so that you will have useful deeds as cosmic capital.
The great law, combined with the powers of the Abyss, closes the way of Pistis Sophia.
Adamas and his agents are never evil or perverse. They fulfill the law and nothing more.
The judges of the law are beyond good and evil.
Sophia again crieth to the Light
1. O Light, it is thou who hast helped me; let thy light come over me.
2. For thou art my protector, and I come hence unto thee, O Light, having faith in thee, O Light.
3. For thou art my saviour from the emanations of Self-willed and of Adamas, the Tyrant, and thou shalt save me from all his violent threats.
The negotiations with Adamas and with the law can only be arranged in the Light and for the Light.
Adamas is certainly not a tyrant. He collects what we owe before we escape from this universe, and nothing more.
When it is stated in Pistis Sophia that Adamas is a Tyrant, let us comprehend that the great Kabir Jesus Christ speaks allegorically or symbolically.
Gabriel and Michael and the light-stream again go to her aid
“And when Pistis Sophia had said this, then at the commandment of my Father, the First Mystery which looketh within, I sent again Gabriel and Michael and the great light-stream, that they should help Pistis Sophia. And I gave commandment unto Gabriel and Michael to bear Pistis Sophia in their hands, so that her feet should not touch the darkness below; and I gave them commandment moreover to guide her in the regions of the chaos, out of which she was to be led.
“It came to pass then, when the Angels had come down into the chaos, they and the light-stream, and moreover [when] all the emanations of Self-willed and the emanations of Adamas had seen the light-stream, how it shone very exceedingly and there was no measure for the light about it, that they became terror-stricken and quitted Pistis Sophia. And the great light-stream surrounded Pistis Sophia on all sides of her, on her left and on her right and on all her sides, and it became a light-wreath round her head.
“It came to pass then, when the light-stream had surrounded Pistis Sophia, that she took great courage, and it ceased not to surround her on all her sides; and she was no longer in fear of the emanations of Self-willed which are in the chaos, nor was she any more in fear of the other new power of Self-willed which he had cast down into the chaos as a flying arrow, nor did she any more tremble at the demon power of Adamas which had come out of the aeons.”
Pistis Sophia departs from the Chaos with the help of Michael and Gabriel, who are the symbols of the Sulphur and Mercury of the wise.
The tenebrous ones incessantly attack the initiate who is filled with Pistis Sophia, but the Christic light-stream triumphs.
The Christic power triumphs over Adamas and over the tenebrous ones.
The demon power of Adamas, which comes out of the Aeons, is sacred. It is the Law of Katancia.
The First Mystery which looketh within is the Ancient of Days, the Concealed of the Concealed, the Goodness of Goodness, the Mercy of Mercy.
The transfiguration of Sophia
“And moreover by commandment of myself, the First Mystery which looketh without, the light-stream which surrounded Pistis Sophia on all her sides shone most exceedingly, and Pistis Sophia abode in the midst of the light, a great light being on her left and on her right, and on all her sides, forming a wreath round her head. And all the emanations of Self-willed [could] not change their face again, nor could they bear the shock of the great light of the stream, which was a wreath round her head. And all the emanations of Self-willed, —many of them fell at her right, because she shone most exceedingly, and many others fell at her left, and were not able at all to draw nigh unto Pistis Sophia because of the great light; but they fell all one on another, or they all came near one another, and they could not inflict any ill on Pistis Sophia, because she had trusted in the Light.”
The completely defeated tenebrous ones fall in the presence of Pistis Sophia.
Jesus, the First Mystery looking without, causeth Sophia to triumph
“And at the commandment of my Father, the First Mystery which looketh within, I myself went down into the chaos, shining most exceedingly, and approached the lion-faced power, which shone exceedingly, and took its whole light and held fast all the emanations of Self-willed, so that from now on they went not into their region, that is the thirteenth aeon, and I took away the power of all the emanations of Self-willed, and they all fell down in the chaos powerless. And I led forth Pistis Sophia, she being on the right of Gabriel and Michael. And the great light-stream entered again into her. And Pistis Sophia beheld with her eyes her foes, that I had taken their light-power from them. And I led Pistis Sophia forth from the chaos, she treading under foot the serpent-faced emanation of Self-willed, and moreover treading under foot the seven-faced-basilisk emanation, and treading under foot the lion and dragon-faced power. I made Pistis Sophia continue to stand upon the seven-headed basilisk emanation of Self-willed; and it was more mighty than them all in its evil doings. And I, the First Mystery, stood by it and took all the powers in it, and made to perish its whole matter, so that no seed should arise from it from now on.”
The inner Christ defeats the lion of the law and the tenebrous ones, the antithesis of the Thirteenth Aeon.
Pistis Sophia, the initiate, elaborates upon the Philosophical Stone with Michael and Gabriel, with the Sulphur and the Mercury.
The light-stream enters Pistis Sophia and she triumphs over the darkness.
She, Pistis Sophia, triumphs over the tempting serpent of Eden, and over the undesirable psychic elements.
Pistis Sophia triumphs over the seven-headed basilisk, the symbol of the seven capital sins.
Pistis Sophia defeats the Lion-faced Power, the law of Katancia, with the help of Christ.
By means of Christ’s help, Pistis Sophia defeats the Dragon, the symbol of Lucifer, the one who delivers her to the ‘Treasury of the Kings,’ the Golden Fleece.
The seven-headed basilisk dies with all of its evil doings, and no seed should arise from it.
Thus, Christ completely liberates the initiate.
The inner Christ is the Lord of the Great Work.
The secret Christ annihilates even the most inner roots of the evil within us.
