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...... The Aeons are divided into male and female pairs or consorts known as syzygies. Two of the most commonly mentioned Aeons are Jesus and Sophia. The Aeons constitute the Pleroma, or the "region of light". The mythological cosmology of Gnosticism is continued in a descending order of divinity with the lower areas of the Pleroma closest to the darkness. This darkness is equated with the physical or material world
The emergence of the Aeons has to be understood in terms of the context of their origins. The beginning of all creation lies with the perfect and immaculate invisible spirit. He is neither corporeal, nor incorporeal. He is invisible because no one can see him, yet he emanated pure, immeasurable light. He is indestructible and eternal ( Dark Mirrors of Heaven:Gnostic Cosmogony). The first emanation brought forth a feminine Aeon. This feminine counter-part was known as Barbelo, the forethought of all, and the perfect Aeon ( Dark Mirrors of Heaven:Gnostic Cosmogony). Barbelo is the seen as the first Aeon in terms of creative aspects and is often associated with the concept of the womb. Barbelo is therefore the originator of all creation, including the first man. In the Apocryphon of

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