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Pistis Sophia
Chapter 31 (3: The emanations of Self-willed squeeze the light-powers out of Sophia.)
went forth also from the twelve æons, and came into the regions of the chaos and drew nigh to that lion-faced light-power to devour it. But all the material emanations of Self-willed surrounded her, and the great lion-faced light-power devoured all the light-powers in Sophia and cleaned out her light and devoured it, and her matter was thrust into the chaos; it became a lion-faced ruler in the chaos, of which one half is fire and the other darkness,--that is Yaldabaōth, of whom I have spoken unto you many times. When then this befell, Sophia became very greatly exhausted, and that lion-faced light-power set to work to take away from Sophia all her light-powers, and all the material powers of Self-willed surrounded Sophia at the same time and pressed her sore.
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The Fall of Sophia (The Fall of Sophia)
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Hypostasis of the Archons
THE REVELATION OF ELELETH (THE REVELATION OF ELELETH)
Now, as for that angel, I cannot speak of his power. His appearance is like fine gold and his raiment is like snow.…
Hypostasis of the Archons
SAMAEL’S SIN (SAMAEL’S SIN)
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Apocryphon of John
Yaldabaoth’s World Order (Yaldabaoth’s World Order)
Yaldabaoth is the first ruler, who took great power from his mother. Then he left her and moved away from the place where he was born.…