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Allogenes the Stranger

Youel: the Triple Powered One
Gnostic trans. John D. Turner • c. 3rd century CE
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"Since your wisdom has become complete and you have known the Good that is within you, hear concerning the Triple-Powered One things you shall guard in great silence and great mystery, because they are not to be spoken to anyone except those who are worthy and able to hear. Nor is it fitting to speak to an uninstructed generation concerning anything higher than perfect. But you have <this capability to hear> concerning the Triple-Powered One, who exists in Blessedness and Goodness, the cause of everything by virtue of encompassing a vast magnitude even though he is <unitarily> One. [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] ... [...] of [preconception], not as if [through things that exist] within comprehension [and knowledge] and [understanding.
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And] that one moved motionlessly in his governance, lest he sink into the boundless by means of another act of Mentality. And he entered into himself and appeared all-encompassing.
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Everything that is higher than perfect is anterior to knowledge. Just as there is no possibility for complete comprehension, so also he is not known by me. And that's the way it is.
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On account of the third silence of Mentality and the undivided secondary activity (i.e. Vitality) that appeared in the First Thought-- that is, the Barbelo-Aeon-- and the undivided semblance of division, even the Triple-Powered One and the non-substantial Existence,
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the power appeared by means of an activity that is stable and silent. It uttered a sound in this fashion: `ZZA ZZA ZZA.' But when she heard the power and she was filled [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] ...