Look upon me, you who reflect upon me, and you hearers, hear me. The tanho center is dedicated to the study and interpretation of the large range of early christ movement texts discovered in the last 150 years. Inspired a bit to much off of toyosatsomimis theme from ten desires, so i will likely not use this if i finish the game. The manifestation of the divine in linguistic terms is not an unknown feature in ancient literature. Pdf thunder perfect mind or how nonsense makes sense.
The text consists of a revelatory discourse uttered by an unnamed female deity who speaks chiefly about herself. Thunder, perfect mind insists that only by seeing the larger picture of unions of all opposites can we escape this servitude to the world. I was sent forth from the christic power the solar logos, and i have come to those who reflect upon me in meditation, and i have been found among those who seek after me within themselves through rigorous selfanalysis and psychological work, for i cannot abide where there is imperfection. That year, twelve leatherbound papyrus codices buried in a sealed jar were found by a local. The thunder, perfect mind the title may alternately be translated the thunder, perfect intellect takes the form of an extended, riddling monologue, in which an immanent divine saviour speaks a series of paradoxical statements alternating between firstperson assertions of identity and direct address to the audience. Its powerful, paradoxical, possibly divine, first person, primarily female voice has fewif anyparallels in all of literature. Degnosticizing thunder literary patterns gendering thunder, thundering gender rumbling cultural and social order violence, subjectivity and identity poetic artistry performing thunder meaning making of thunder in ancient and contemporary contexts the thunder. In other words, what liberates us is the knowledge of into what we have been thrown, or have come. Sep 30, 2015 f am f theres a heart of the world am f in the bowed bony burren am f theres a triphole to her heart am f in soaring sn. Thunder perfect mind is an album by the english experimental group current 93, released on 28 july 1992. The thunder, perfect mind is a poem discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi in 1945. In linguistic manifestations in the trimorphic protennoia and the thunder.
Perfect mind a poem of i am statements that has garnered a strong following in mainstream culture. Primary sources the thunder, perfect mind from jesus to christ. Primary sources the thunder, perfect mind from jesus. Thunder, perfect mind claremont coptic encyclopedia. Thunder perfect mind by current 93, released 16 january 2014 1.
A new translation and introduction by taussig, calaway, kotrosits, lillie, lasser ebook pdf download. Text from the gnostic gospels, original composition and performance by julia haines at milagros in tivoli, as part of the october 25. The original language of the poem was greek, though only a coptic version survives in. Nurse with wound thunder perfect mind releases discogs. Paulhubert poirier comments, thunder takes the form of a discourse, composed for the most part of selfpredications in the firstperson singular coptic anok pete, greek ego eimi interspersed with exhortations and reproaches addressed to an unidentified audience. Current 93 thunder perfect mind tab ultimate guitar archive.
I am the first and the last i am the honored one and the scorned one i am the whore and the holy one i am the wife and the virgin i am the mother and the. Linguistic manifestations in the trimorphic protennoia and the thunder. The goddess speaks first, in her higher aspect as nuit. Pdf the thunder perfect mind a paraphrased translation by. A song i made for a video game in december this year. The thunder, perfect mind, from the nag hammadi library. Perfect mind, annotated coptic text and english translation. Thunder perfect mind or how nonsense makes sense nanna liv elkj. Among the many documents found at nag hammadi in egypt in 1945 was a very curious poem, or perhaps an hymn, named the thunder perfect mind. The prayer of the apostle paul the apocryphon of james also known as the secret book of james the gospel of truth the treatise on the.
Its probably written by somebody who knows the traditions of isis, knows the traditions of the jews. Nag hammadi library the thunder, perfect mind genius. These types of writing can be compared to the isis aretalogies, hebrew wisdom literature, and platonic dialogue. Sophia wisdom gnostic thunder perfect mind intellect. Even though occasionally obscured by terms from the ancient mediterranean, the words of this assertive and mysterious.
Perfect mind think that speaker is a divine messenger and divine herself. Linguistic manifestations in the trimorphic protennoia and. Nov 15, 2010 this is the first booklength treatment in english of the nag hammadi text, the thunder. The text called thunder, perfect mind is a composite document, composed of three distinct types of writing. This will be pursued by examining the philosophical background of the specific languagerelated vocabulary as it is presented in platonic and stoic philosophy of language. Found in the nag hammadi library, which was unearthed in 1945, this selection from the poetic gnostic text thunder, perfect mind has often been associated with isis, since it shares many characteristics of a typical isis aretalogy. Thunder perfect mind a prada film starring daria werbowy. This site includes the entire nag hammadi library, as well as a large collection of other primary gnostic scriptures and documents. This particular manuscript as far as modern scholars have discovered, exists only in the coptic version found at nag hammadi. This is the first booklength treatment in english of the nag hammadi text, the thunder. It contains two tracks based on the gnostic poem the thunder, perfect mind, which also gave the album its name. This mysterious poem, discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi, is narrated by a female divine revealer. This mysterious poem, was discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi. Thunder perfect mind the title is, more accurately, the thunder perfect intellect takes the form of an extended, riddling monologue, in which an immanent saviour speaks a series of paradoxical statements.
Current 93 thunder perfect mind i lyrics genius lyrics. Mar 21, 2014 text from the gnostic gospels, original composition and performance by julia haines at milagros in tivoli, as part of the october 25, 2003 inaugural concert of ignivox productions. Apr 12, 2012 the thunder, perfect mind is a poem discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi in 1945. This book offers a fresh, current translation with detailed coptic annotations and ten chapters of introductory analysis of the text. Perfect mind, tilde bak halvgaard argues that these presentations reflect a philosophical discussion. Apocalypse of peter codex i also known as the jung codex. The thunder, perfect mind commented by frater apollonius 4 7 ata t do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.
This book offers a fresh, current translation with detailed coptic annotations and ten chapters of. Primary sources the thunder, perfect mind from jesus to. The thunder, perfect mind this mysterious poem, discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi, is narrated by a female divine revealer. Nag hammadi codices v,25 and vi with papyrus berolinensis 8502, 1 and 4. Dec 29, 2014 thunder perfect mind may have been written in egypt. Thunder perfect mind a prada film starring daria werbowy director. The thunder, perfect mind i was sent forth from the power, and i have come to those who reflect upon me, and i have been found among those who seek after me. Current 93 thunder perfect mind 2017, purple translucent. The speaker remains unnamed, but many features in the text show that. Though here, the theme not only moves through three stages, but first it is announced that she comes from power.
The thunder perfect mind download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Although steven stapletons temporary retirement from music wasnt quite as quiet as one might have imagined a slew of reissues, live recordings and compilations in the interim put paid to that 1992s thunder perfect mind was, nevertheless, the first proper nurse with wound album since 1988s iconic soliliquy for lilith, and thus had a lot to live up to. Perfect mind a poem of i am statements that has garnered a. The thunder perfect mind download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. During the portal that is all hallows eve, anaiya will recite thunder perfect mind, a paradoxical monologue spoken by an immanent feminine saviour thought to be the words of sophia. Perfect mind a new translation and introduction by h. Pdf the thunder perfect mind download read online free. Donner oder vollkommener verstand bekannte text ist. Click download or read online button to get the thunder perfect mind book now. The thunder, perfect mind, sometimes known as the thunder, perfect intellect, is a paradoxical poem discovered amid gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi in 1945. Perfect mind nhc vi,2 and the trimorphic protennoia nhc xiii,1 present their readers with goddesses who descend in such auditive terms as sound, voice, and word. The thunder, perfect mind is an exhortatory poem discovered among the gnostic manuscripts in the nag hammadi library in 1945. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. A new translation and introduction by taussig, calaway, kotrosits, lillie, lasser books to read online. In gnostic myth this monologue, the female instructing principle, and the holy spirit as one. First of all, the speaker in thunder is a she who sometimes morphed into a he, but not often enough to dampen my impression that this was mostly she. The gnostic society library the nag hammadi library.
Pdf the thunder perfect mind a paraphrased translation. This book offers a fresh, current translation with detailed coptic annotations and ten chapters of introductory. It shows that this movement grew up in a world in which jewish, egyptian, greek, roman traditions are mingled and mixing and wellknown to many sophisticated people. Thunder perfect mind the title is, more accurately, the thunder perfect intellect takes the form of an extended, riddling monologue, in which an immanent saviour speaks a series of paradoxical statements concerning the divine feminine nature.
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