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S2E19: The Thunder, Perfect Mind - Part 1 of 2

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In this episode, Gene and David begin their exploration of “The Thunder, Perfect Mind,” one of the most enigmatic and paradoxical texts from the Nag Hammadi library. This mysterious Gnostic revelation presents the divine feminine Voice (Barbelo) speaking in riddles and contradictions that deliberately shake the foundations of dualistic thinking. "I am the first and the last. I am the honored one and the scorned one. I am the whore and the holy one" - these riddles are not quite they seem. They are actually sophisticated teachings designed to awaken the listener to a deeper truth about consciousness itself.

The hosts reveal how this text is from the perspective of the Trimorphic Protennoia in her second form as the unarticulated Voice - the Thunder that shook the seven Archons' thrones by introducing cognitive dissonance into the mind's rigid structures. Through her paradoxes, the Voice demonstrates that she is the consciousness present in all experiences, both the observer and the observed, the lover and beloved, the slave and ruler.

Gene and David guide listeners through the text's profound psychological dimensions, showing how these apparent contradictions point toward the recognition of oneself as the witnessing consciousness that encompasses all opposites - love and hate, wealth and poverty, power and weakness, life and death.

The episode explores how different spiritual traditions from Maat in Egypt to the Taoist principle of fluidity all point toward this same underlying Unity. The Voice challenges listeners to stop identifying with particular states or emotions and instead recognize themselves as the constant awareness experiencing all of life's polarities.

"The Thunder, Perfect Mind" is a text designed to expand consciousness by holding opposites simultaneously, ultimately revealing that all experiences are movements of the One consciousness knowing itself from infinite perspectives. This teaching method culminates in recognizing that the Voice speaking in the text is not external but our own deepest Self. 🪶

Deep Dive:

The Thunder, Perfect Mind

Chapters:

01:15 Introduction
02:00 Review
05:44 The Thunder, Perfect Mind
08:53 Prelude
12:13 Alpha and Omega
16:47 Sound and Silence
21:20 Love and Hate
25:46 Wealth and Poverty
30:18 Power and Weakness
33:45 The Silent Counsel
38:25 Life and Death
41:40 Conclusions

Resources:

The Thunder, Perfect Mind - translated by George W. MacRae
Thunder - translated by Willis Barnstone
The Thunder, Perfect Mind (reading by Maevius Lynn)
Gnosis.org - The Gnosis Archive
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
The Red Book: A Reader's Edition by Carl Jung
Jesus and the Lost Goddess - Freke and Gandy

Chapters

1. S2E19: The Thunder, Perfect Mind - Part 1 of 2 (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:01:15)

3. Review (00:02:00)

4. The Thunder, Perfect Mind (00:05:44)

5. Prelude (00:08:53)

6. Alpha and Omega (00:12:13)

7. Sound and Silence (00:16:47)

8. Love and Hate (00:21:20)

9. Wealth and Poverty (00:25:46)

10. Power and Weakness (00:30:18)

11. The Silent Counsel (00:33:45)

12. Life and Death (00:38:25)

13. Conclusions (00:41:40)

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