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Trimorphic ProtennoiaThree Forms of the First Thought
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Trimorphic Protennoia

Three Forms of the First Thought

Trimorphic Protennoia — Three Forms of the First Thought — is a revelation monologue spoken by a feminine divine being who descends three times into the world: as Voice, as Speech, and as Word (Logos). In the third descent, she enters the body of Jesus and reveals the hidden knowledge of the Pleroma. Scholars have noted the remarkable parallels with the Prologue of John: “In the beginning was the

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Context without the mythology.

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01 / Historical context

3rd century Gnostic text. Predates and possibly influenced the Gospel of John’s Logos doctrine. Buried 390 AD, recovered 1945.

02 / Why it matters

The Gospel of John may be its echo. This is the original.

From / associated with the text
“I am the Voice that appeared through my Thought. I am the one who is called by three names, although I dwell alone.”
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