Gnostic Glossary: Greek Lexicon

(Gr., “breeze”). A subtle, invisible essence or fluid that emanates from human and animal bodies and even objects. It is a psychic effluvium, partaking of both the mind and the body, as it is the electro-vital — and at the same time electro-mental — aura; called in Theosophy the akashic or magnetic aura. It represents the electromagnetic radiation of all the accumulated energies of a living organism, especially the heart, having a dominant colour, sound, and scent. All bodies and objects of the manifest world are surrounded by an aura. The human aura is a kind of passport which quickly identifies the individual’s essence and destiny. In the future, a person’s aura will determine their suitability to hold important positions in every domain of life. Every thought, emotion, feeling, or act leaves an imprint on the aura in the form of radiations, which, in turn, magnetically attract elements from space that correspond with their tonality. The more powerful the fiery energy in a person, the stronger the influence of their aura over their whole environment. Throughout their lives, people suffuse everything they touch with the radiations of their aura, brightening or darkening the objects around them. In addition every individual perceives the world through the prism of their aura, as though they were looking through a pair of glasses. Hence, through a light aura, one perceives only the Light, and through a dark aura, one perceives the darkness. The aura of a newborn child is colourless until the first gleam of consciousness imbues it with colours that correspond to the accumulations of previous lives. As a rule, this happens at the age of seven. The auric field should be enclosed by a protective net, woven together from the sediment of the subtlest fiery energies providing a shield against extraneous intrusions and influences. But souls devoid of spirituality lack this protection causing them often to fall victim to the impact of other people’s auras, especially those that possess a powerful aura of dark fire; they also succumb to the influence of various evil entities from the Subtle Plane. First and foremost this affects a person’s health. More spiritually-minded people have a protective net in the form of fiery ruby sparks. However, dark entities are always attempting to break through, for even the slightest rupture opens the way to gaining control over another being. The aura of powerful spirits generates a ray, which imbues thoughts, or anything else, with its colour and energy. When a thought like this is aimed in a specific direction, it has the appearance of a real ray in space and is equipped with tremendous power. A planet possesses an aura, too, along with a protective net. The aura of Earth accumulates all the energies produced by the activity and free will of humanity. At the beginning of its existence, the aura of the Earth was golden, but by the mid-twentieth century it had turned ash-grey with clouds of brown gas and black holes in its protective net. By the end of the last century, the Hierarchy of Light and its earthly colleagues managed to restore the net. However, the state of the planet’s aura still depends upon humanity, upon each and every individual.

Χριστός (Christ): Christos, “the Anointed One,” and Krestos, whose esoteric meaning is “fire.” The word Christ is a title, not a personal name.

Cleopatra derives from the Greek name Κλεοπατρα, Κλεος-Πτα (Kleopatra) which means “glory of Ptah, the father” derived from (κλεος – kleos) “glory.” This is combined with πατρος, patros, “of the father (Πτα – Ptah)” or Κλεος-Ποτήρ “glory of the cup” (ποτήρ – potēr). The cup, the yoni, the feminine sexual organ, is the Holy Grail. Thus, Kleo-poter is Cleopatra. Potēr means cup, chalice, grail, the sexual yoni. When you say Cleopatra, you are indicating the feminine sexual force of God. This is why the Cleopatras were vestals in Egypt.

<li>Kleopatra: “keys to the father,” from kleis [κλείς] “keys” + patros [πατρος] father
• Kleopatra, Kleopetra: “Keystone,” from kleis [κλείς] “keys” + petra [πέτρᾳ] “stone”

Thus, Kleopatra symbolizes the keystone, which in the previous lecture the speaker was explaining. The keystone of the temple, the cornerstone of the temple, is a woman.

In Alchemy, in the beginning the color of the stone is black. The charcoal contains the fire within. Alchemically speaking, all of us are black because the female aspect of our sexuality is black. This is why Ptah is black. This is why Osiris is black, and Cleopatra the great vestal, is black; and as well because ancient Egypt which is in Africa, is the land of the black people.