{"product_id":"pistis-sophia-george-robert-stowe-mead-9781940849386","title":"Pistis Sophia","description":"The text as part of the Gnostic Bible proclaims that Jesus remained on earth after the resurrection for 11 years, and was able in this time to teach his disciples up to the first (i. e. beginner) level of the mystery. It starts with an allegory paralleling the death and resurrection of Jesus, and describing the descent and ascent of the soul. It then proceeds to describe important figures within the Gnostic cosmology, and then finally lists 32 carnal desires to overcome before salvation is possible. The female divinity of Gnosticism is Sophia, a being with many aspects and names. She is sometimes identified with the Holy Spirit itself but, according to her various capacities, is also the Universal Mother, the Mother of the Living or Resplendent Mother, the Power on High, She-of-the-left-hand (as opposed to Christ, understood as her husband and he of the Right Hand), as the Luxurious One, the Womb, the Virgin, the Wife of the Male, the Revealer of Perfect Mysteries, the Holy Dove of the Spirit, the Heavenly Mother, the Wandering One, or Elena (that is, Selene, the Moon). She was envisaged as the Psyche of the world and the female aspect of Logos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Robert Stowe Mead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1940849381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940849386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ancient Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"George Robert Stowe Mead","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43991233298687,"sku":"9781940849386","price":21.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3bfc2615-a8f6-4982-8ff0-5e7c9ce494b3.jpg?v=1683309209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pistis-sophia-george-robert-stowe-mead-9781940849386","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}