The Twelve Monstrosities

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An aeon is a wondrous creation of cosmic proportions, created by mortal souls. Let us return to this briefly. Twelve great astral magnetic currents control the macrocosm (g: the solar system). Each of these currents influences and controls a part of every microcosm (g: you) and the mortal soul present in it. These twelve magnetic currents guide the processes of birth, life and death, plus the subsequent processes of dissolution and construction of every mortal soul (g: reincarnation).

In addition, these twelve magnetic currents are responsible for the creation of three triple forces in the mortal soul, namely the will, the mind, and the desires.

These three forces together determine the consciousness --  the I. They each have three faculties: the ability to attract, to repel, and to neutralize. The cooperation of these three abilities makes possible a countless number of soul-activities, and the actions that arise from them cause the state-of-life of the individual human-being in his ascents and descents through life. With these three faculties the mortal soul can perform tremendous creative acts, such as the creation of mental images.

In the soul's great struggle to live, to stay alive, and to survive the struggle for existence, in that breath-taking defense against immeasurable threats and seized by a thousand-and-one fears, the soul populates its bio-sphere with numerous mental images of all kinds.

All these innumerable mental images of these innumerable human souls can be divided absolutely into twelve classes or groups. Some aspect in each of these mental fabrications corresponds primarily to one of the twelve great astral currents. Hence you can imagine that the general laws of vibration (g: "like attracts like") cause all human mental images  to collect together to form twelve extremely powerful forces, created and maintained by humanity. They are fed on the one hand by the twelve macrocosmic currents and on the other by the uninterrupted flow of human mental activity.

This exchange between the twelve astral forces and mortal souls causes the formation of twelve anomalies, twelve gigantic monstrosities. These have been formed according to natural laws, and they increasingly pollute and delude the dualistic universe. These twelve monstrosities, with all their effects and side-effects, eventually begin to rule the entire dualistic system and cause it to deviate from its course. For this reason a great cleansing is repeatedly necessary followed by a new Day of Manifestation. The microcosms (g: you) keep having to be freed from the grip of the twelve monstrosities, which the microcosms themselves have formed. If such a cleansing did not take place, the salvation of the microcosms would stagnate permanently and the whole macrocosm would congeal, as is rightly stated in Dante's Inferno.

In the Pistis Sophia, the twelve monstrosities are called the 'twelve aeons', and the archons of the aeons draw attention to the many activities that emanate from them. All worship of gods and the whole range of religious and occult activities  are connected with this If you have participated or are still participating in this, then your god too, is connected with this and you are also bound, with all the corresponding consequences and pains!

From "The Sadness of Pistis Sophia" - The Gnostic Mysteries of Pistis Sophia - Jan van Rijckenborgh

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Man does not live, he is lived. As humanity lapsed into forgetfulness over the ages, knowledge concerning the power of thought was also forgotten. Humanity's control of its mental activity  progressively deteriorated, eventually becoming what it is today: chaotic, willy-nilly and usually self-directed. Thoughts are things...they go somewhere. The combined result of mankind's enormous and continuous mental activity is the creation of twelve great astral powers, twelve aeons. These twelve aeons have twelve distinct characteristics which control most of humanity and are commonly known to man as the zodiac.

To be truly free, man must first free himself from the influences of the Twelve. It is the task of the Spiritual School to assist all those who wish to break these chains. However, before a man can be freed, he must first recognize that he is imprisoned. He must gain insight into the true nature of his condition. Once he understands the seriousness of his plight, it is hoped that he will cry out for release from the cycles and begin to yearn for salvation. This is blessing, because this yearning acts as a call. A call for that which is not of this world. A call that will be answered by the Gnosis.

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