The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones: Gnosticism
Subtitle: The Key to Esoteric Christianity
Publisher: Philosophical Research Society
Published: February 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780893144272
Subjects: Blasphemy, heresy, apostasy; Religion - Prayer & Spirituality; Mysticism; Religion; Religion - Inspirational/Spirituality; Devotional; Gnosticism; Christianity - Literature & the Arts; Christianity - Literature
First sentence: The name Abraxas, coined by Basilides, the Egyptian Gnostic, is a word symbol consisting of seven letters which signify the seven creative powers or planetary angels recognized by the ancients.