Gnostic Glossary: Dictionaries

Apokrupto – Hidden

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “original, ancient”). Compare with Arche (/ˈɑːrki/; Ancient Greek: ἀρχή; “beginning”, “origin” or “source of action”) + Chaos (Ancient Greek: χάος, romanized: kháos), the void, the Absolute. In alchemy, archeus refers to the vital principle or force that presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or malleable power of the alchemists and philosophers.

αρχή – Beginning or Origin

Arche is an interesting word. We find a lot of other words that come from it such as Archangel, which is a principle or chief angel, an original angel, an angel that is emanating that Arch. In other words, an Archangel is superior to that of a regular Angel because it has fully or more developed that Arche, that original activity, it is closer to that origin. There is also a word used a lot called Archetype. Archetype means a primordial mold. An archetype is like a blueprint for something that must be developed within our self. We have these potential connections, like I said prior, our soul is connected to our spirit and our spirit is connected to Christ, and Christ is manifested in many different archetypes, many different ways in which the light is formed.

(Greek) Διονυσοom dio, “god,” and nusa, “tree,” thus the name literally means “god of the [world] tree.” Also called Bacchus (“riotous”).

We find the staff within the Abrahamic traditions as well as the Greco-Roman mythologies, such as the pine cone staff of דיוניסוס Dionysus (DeusDionysushe power of the God יסוס Isis within thIsiserm or נ Nun). Let us rNunmber that the pine represents the spirit, since it is the tree of Aquarius (Aqua, water; Aries, fire) or sexual magic. This is why the Greeks depicted Dionysus with such a staff. We even find that the spear or weapon of the Trojans and Achaeans within The Illiad are phallic in nature, representing not only the male generative organs but also the spine. If you do a comparative study of different religions and mythologies, you will never find an end to such correlations.