Sophia (Gnosticism) - Wikipedia
Gnostics held that she was the syzygy, or female twin, of Jesus, i.e. the Bride of Christ, and the Holy Spirit of the Trinity. She is occasionally referred to by the term Achamōth (Ἀχαμώθ, Hebrew: חכמה chokmah) and as Prunikos (Προύνικος). In the Nag Hammadi texts, Sophia is the lowest aeon or anthropic emanation of the godhead.
The Mother Achamoth, when all Her Seed are Perfected, Shall …
The Mother Achamoth, when all Her Seed are Perfected, Shall Pass into the Pleroma, Accompanied by those Men who are Spiritual; the Demiurge, with Animal Men, Against Heresies — Irenæus 1.
Sophia - Gnosticism Explained
In Gnosticism, the “Fall” didn’t occur through Adam and Eve – it happened before the world’s creation, through a mistake made by a heavenly being called Sophia (whose name is Greek for “Wisdom” [1]).
Gnostic Christianity and the Myth of Sophia - Essene
When Sophia-Achamoth goes about her task of creating she can only produce a creature of the lower order -- Ialdabaoth, who becomes the creator of our physical world. The Gnostics say he is identical with the Demiurge or Jehovah of the Old Testament.
A Homily for the Descent of the Holy Sophia - Gnosis
Achamoth, filled with some of the light-power of Sophia and left in the material chaos, gives birth to the Demiurge. She longs to return to the Pleroma but cannot pass the Limit, that boundary which exists between the spheres of the archons and the fullness of the Pleroma.
Achamoth (Gnosticism) - Glossaria.net
Achamoth (Anagram for “Wisdom”) The lower Sophia who remains when the higher one rises back into heaven. In Hebrew meaning " wisdom ", (Sophia) possibly related to the Hebrew word for wisdom, " chokmah ".
Sophia, Greek Goddess of Divine Wisdom and Gnostic Great Mother
Sophia is considered one of the Aeons, Angels of Manifested Thought, Who created all things. She is the mother of Sophia-achamoth (Who represents astral light), Enthumesis ("Consideration" or "Esteem") and the Elohim ("the Gods").
Sophia and Achamoth as Archetypes of Light, Shadow, and …
Achamoth, the emanation of Sophia, carries her mother’s story further down into the depths of duality. Born not within the Pleroma but in the chaotic void beyond, Achamoth is Wisdom fragmented,...
What does Achamoth mean? - Definitions.net
Achamoth is a term used in Gnostic teachings to describe a lower, imperfect being or entity that exists in the material world and is ignorant of its divine origins. It is often portrayed as a female figure associated with chaos, darkness, and the material realm.
The Gnostics and Their Remains: Part I. Gnosticism and its Sources: …
Achamoth was so afflicted at the condition of Man that she never rested until she had prevailed on her mother, the celestial Sophia, to move Bythos into sending down the Christ to the aid of the Spiritual Sons of Seth.