March 30, 2005
The Ten Major Principles of the Gnostic Revelation
The Gnostic Christians of the second century believed that only a special revelation of knowledge rather than faith could save a person. The contents of this revelation could not be received empirically or derived a priori. They considered this special gnosis so valuable that it must be kept secret. Here are the ten major principles of the gnostic revelation:
1. The creator of this world is demented.
2. The world is not as it appears, in order to hide the evil in it, a delusive veil obscuring it and the deranged deity.
3. There is another, better realm of God, and all our efforts are to be directed toward
a: returning there
b: bringing it here
Exegesis excerpts by Philip K. Dick, 1974-1982
found through Justin Lincoln's Desiring Machine
[photo via desiring machine/ not with exegesis]