GNOSTICISM: THE PATH OF INNER KNOWLEDGE
Martin Seymour-Smith
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"Gnostics believed that if they could look into the best side of themselves, they could discover the nature of God and of existence. Man, they believed, mirrored his creator."
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"The world snake, 'ouroboros', swallowing its own tail, expresses the essence of Gnostic esotericism. It is a representation of the cosmos, the circle of eternal becoming, often seen with the words "One is the All.'"
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