Do Not Procrastinate

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Mary [Magdalene] continued again and said unto the Saviour: "My Lord, if the faith and the mysteries shall have revealed themselves, -- now, therefore, if souls come into the world in many circuits [lives] and are neglectful of receiving mysteries [gnosis], hoping that, if they come into the world at any other circuit, they will receive them, will they not be in danger of not succeeding in receiving the mysteries?"

The Saviour answered and said unto his disciples: "Herald unto the whole world and say unto men:

Strive thereafter that ye may receive the mysteries of the Light in this time of affliction and enter into the Light-kingdom. Join not one day to another, or one circuit to another, hoping that ye may succeed in receiving the mysteries if ye come into the world in another circuit.

"And these know not when the number of perfect souls will be at hand, for if the number of perfect souls shall be at hand, I will now shut the gates of the Light, and no one from this hour onwards will enter in, nor will anyone hereafter go forth, for the number of the perfect souls is completed and the mystery of the First Mystery is completed, for the sake of which the universe hath arisen, -- that is, I am that Mystery.

"And from this hour onwards, no one will be able to enter into the Light and no one be able to go forth. For at the completion of the time of the number of perfect souls, before I have set fire to the world, in order that it may purify the aeons and the veils and the firmaments and the whole earth and also all the matters which are on it, mankind will still be existing.

"At that time the faith will reveal itself still more and the mysteries in those days. And many souls will come by means of the circuits of the changes of the body, and coming back into the world are some of those in this present time who have hearkened unto me, how I taught, who at the completion of the number of the perfect souls will find the mysteries of the Light and receive them and come to the gates of the Light and find that the number of the perfect souls is complete, which is the completion of the First Mystery and the gnosis of the universe. And they will find that I have shut the gates of the Light and that it is impossible that any one should enter in or that any one should go forth from this hour.

"Those souls will knock at the gates of the Light, saying: Lord, open unto us! And I will answer unto them: I know you not, whence ye are. And they will say unto me: We have received of thy mysteries and fulfilled the whole teaching and thou hast taught us on the high ways. And I will answer and say unto them: I know you not, who ye are, ye who are doers of iniquity and evil even unto now. Wherefore go into the outer darkness. And from that hour they will go into the outer darkness, there where is howling and grinding of teeth.

"For this cause then, herald unto the whole world and say unto them: 

'Strive thereafter, renounce the whole world and the whole matter therein, that ye may receive the mystery of the Light before the number of the perfect souls is completed, in order that they may not make you stop before the gates of the Light and lead you away into the outer darkness'.

"Now therefore, who hath ears to hear, let him hear."

From Book Three, Chapter 125 of Pistis Sophia

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Perhaps you noticed the statement about some of those from the time of the Christ being incarnate in the world today. Through the man Jesus, the Christ presented the Teachings to tens of thousands of people. Some were casual listeners, others sincere but weak and there were still others who accepted the teachings and followed them faithfully.

It is said that we return to earth-life in cycles of 700 to 1,000 years. The Christ made its appearance among men two thousand years ago. You do the math. We are now at the end of the Piscean Age and have moved into the Age of Aquarius, the Water-Bearer ("I will pour out my Spirit over all men"). Many are being driven by their past-life exposure to the Gnosis to seek it once again during this cycle. Unfortunately, the world is awash in false teachings and spiritual dead-ends. Souls are being misled, discouraged or disillusioned.

Don't stop striving to find the one Truth, the Only Good. Don't stop striving to awaken the Divine Spark that sleeps within your heart and to begin walking the transfiguristic Path of Return. This is what you were born to do, my friends. Now is the greatest opportunity you will get to do it. Don't wait, don't procrastinate. The time to open your heart to the Gnosis is now.

Renounce the world and all the matter therein.

~ g
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