Biography
Writer and poet, fan of the paranormal and mysterious. Student of Buddhism, a Gnostic Christian and devotee of Mary Magdalene as the emanation of Sophia Wisdom, this spiritual outlook frequently inspires my work.
Samples: Christus Victor
Christus Victor, Conqueror of the Aeons, Prevailer over all the principalities and powers That hold the world in thrall, Eternal and Infinite Light of lights, Compassion and Love embodied, We honour and adore You; For in your grace and mercy You have descended from Pleromic Bliss To seek Your eternal and infinite Sophia, Who, perverted by the wisdom of archons and men, Cried out to you to be remembered; And you did not forget, O Christ, And at the bidding of that Nameless and Uncaused First Mystery, You fused your essence with the Nazarene, Becoming in Him One Mind and Heart, And in your Great and Unwavering Compassion Went forth proclaiming Wisdom to all, That they might recognise Her Voice in you, And through your words realise the Way born of Light and Wisdom That alone leads to Knowledge of the All in all; But the powers of ignorance and self-will railed against you, Prince of Peace, And through their influence, those who did not know what they were doing Seized and condemned your body of flesh; Yet through the most Perfect Wisdom You considered the material form as nothing And yielded it to its fate, That through the death of the man Jesus, Christ the Eternal Spirit might be revealed and known, Teaching us that the body profits little, And life alone is in the realm of the spirit; And though the powers and dominions rent your body, Yet Christ shone radiantly beyond its dissolution And made the material body the servant of the spiritual, That the Inner Perfect Man might shine forth ever, And the outer man be as nothing. For such was your rising, Christ All-conquering, Making an open show of your power Over the dominions of Archons and Man, Casting off their material chains And blazing forth in Immaterial Glory! And in this resurrection power The deliverance of Sophia was fulfilled; For the wisdom of men was found wanting To comprehend your purpose, A holy task that testified to a more Perfect Wisdom, Through which victory was won and established. And Sophia Ever-wise glorified and honoured Through your conquest for ever and ever!
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Blog entries by Ivan Latham
Footsteps of the Magdalene (22/09/2019)
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