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Originally Posted by craig1120
The highest version of God is Abraxas: symbol of paradox, cause of dread, and impetus for transformation.
Transformation is the only way to remain in connection with God and to progress toward the sacred wedding. Christ is ‘Man becoming’. ‘Man becoming’ is the Messiah.
Man becomes. Then, Man lays down his life for the Son. The Son sits on the throne.
God and Devil are features of Abraxas. One cannot exist without the other. Both God and Devil have a higher and lower aspect. The higher aspect of God is wholeness and life generation. It is associated with Heaven. The lower aspect is goodness and good feeling, which is associated with the external world.
The human being stands in between the lower and higher aspects of God, in between the world and Heaven. Adam and Eve represent the human ego. Eve desires the lower aspect of God - comfort, reassurance, and goodness. Adam is caught in between Eve and the “New Man” or Christ, who desires the higher aspect of God - wholeness.
Much like how God and Devil are linked, Christ is linked to Satan. Whatever Christ desires, Satan desires the opposite. Since Christ desires the higher aspect of God (wholeness), Satan compels Adam toward the lower aspect (Eve), if not toward destruction which is also God’s opposite. The higher aspect of God is represented by the Tree of Life. Christ is represented by the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. To eat the forbidden fruit (Christ) is to bring forth Satan.
Since God and Devil cannot be separated, Christ who desires wholeness, is associated with incompleteness and death. In other words, Christ seeks wholeness in the domain of the Devil. When Adam eats the forbidden fruit, he transcends the external world, which is the world of good and evil associated with the lower aspect of God + Devil. The higher aspect, wholeness + degeneration, is associated with the internal world of the human individual. Nietzsche spoke of a “higher man” and wrote a book called
Beyond Good and Evil.
Last edited by craig1120; 01-03-2021 at 12:07 AM.