Reality According To
Cooper / Tier 2 — Mystery Babylon: The Mystery Schools and Their Lineage / movement

Gnosticism

According to William Cooper · cited in 2 hrs · aka Gnostics, the knowers, people of wisdom
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The philosophy of worshipping intellect. Its adepts believe they are intellectual aristocrats destined for apotheosis. They hold that Lucifer freed man from a cruel biblical God through Satan the serpent[1]. "Gnostics, Freemasons ... are one and the same"; the Masonic G at the top means Gnosticism[1].
Aliases
Gnosticsthe knowerspeople of wisdom
Controls / directs
evolved into Freemasonry[1]
Answers to / controlled by
Mystery Babylon (worship of the intellect "became known as Gnosticism") (H10)
Lineage
Mystery Babylon → Gnosticism → Freemasonry[1]. Its branches are the Ophites, Basilides, the Cainites, Valentinus's school and the Mandaeans[1]. It was opposed by the Early Christian fathers[1]. It shares the super-race idea with Hitler[1]. It holds relics of sun worship[2].
Dates
  • centuries before and after the rise of Christianity
  • up to and after the Middle Ages[1]
Places
AsiaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AfricaWestern Europe
Key events
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Members / notable people
Basilides (leader)Valentinussymbolized by Abraxas and the Masonic letter G[1]
Author's claims · 2
  1. 01"The serpent throughout history has always been a symbol for wisdom"[1].
  2. 02Nobody below the very top of the pyramid knows the true religion and goals[1].
Sources · 2
H10 H31

Notes

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k The Hour of the Time (1992–1994), Hour 10 - Gnosticism.
  2. ↑ The Hour of the Time (1992–1994), Hour 31 - United Nations Meditation Room.