Motif
Reversal of cosmic rank
reversal_of_cosmic_rank
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Pistis Sophia THE FIFTH DOCUMENT ... 193 / INDEX OF PSALMS AND ODES ... 201 / GENERAL INDEX ... 203 / INTRODUCTION; lines 7337-7419 confidence: medium
The Saviour says that when the disciples come out of the body, go to the Height, and arrive at the Place of the Rulers, the Rulers will be ashamed because the disciples are the dregs of their matter yet have become more purified light than they.
The disciples, called dregs of the Rulers' matter, are said to become more excellent light than the Rulers, causing the Rulers to be ashamed and other Places to hymn before them.
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