Summer Harvest

(Again, these are rough notes that may very well be subject to change.)

:: The practice of Kimetikos is based upon the description of the creation of the human by the Archons found in the Secret Book of John. This particular section of the text lists, in great detail, the names of various Archons which regulate each section of the body and their locations, to which we’ll be referring as “Nodes,” and the Path that the creative energy flows through the Nodes, to which I’ll refer as the “Circuit.” It also includes the names of Archons who govern various other aspects of human psychology and physiology, such as the four humours and various “passions.” Indeed, according to this view, we are an amalgam of many animals.

:: In the Gospel of Thomas, when Jesus tells the disciples that the “sign of the Father” within them is Motion and Rest, the Motion correlates in our system to the Circuit of the creative energy throughout the Nodes (”Rest”), the active circulating through the passive.

:: Yaldabaoth, the false Self or Ego, stole his “power” from his Mother, Wisdom (Sophia), and placed in into this structure called the body, which we might picture as a kind of “electric fence” made of Tinker toys. Little did he know that the Gnostic human could redeem each Node, transmuting the Archons into Aeons, thereby allowing the Circuit to flow throughout the Nodes uninhibited. The Prison of the Body, the illusion of perception/phenomena of which the False Self is a part, becomes incorporated into the expression of the True Self which had been trapped in the center of the body. It’s like being trapped inside a giant robot under the control of an evil genius, only to override the controls, wrest control of the robot and defeat said genius.

Excerpts from the Secret Book of John, Long version (trans. Waldstein and Weiss). My comments appear beneath each selection.

But Yaldabaoth possessed a multitude of faces, adding up to more than all of them, so that when he is in the midst of the seraphim, he could masquerade in front of them all at will.

::An obvious reference to the False Ego as greater than the sum of its parts.

Through his thinking and his speaking, seven powers came into being.
And he named the powers one after another, beginning with the highest (as follows):
First is Goodness/Christhood with the first (authority) Athoth.
The second is Pronoia with the second one Eloaio.
The third is Divinity with the third one Astraphaio.
The fourth is Lord­ship with the fourth one Yao.
The fifth is kingdom with the fifth one Sabaoth.
The sixth is Envy with the sixth one Adonein.
The seventh is Understanding with the seventh Sabbateon.

For these are those who have a firmament corresponding to each aeon. These were named according to the glory of those who belong to heaven for the destr[uction of the] power[s]. The names which they were given by the Chief Begetter had power in them, but the names which were given to them according to the glory of those who belong to heaven are for them destruction and powerlessness. Thus they have two names.

:: In layman’s terms: the Archons are called two different things, depending on whether they’re referring to one another or being referred to by the Aeons.

And he said to the authorities who dwell with him, ‘Come, let us create a human according to the image of God and according to our likeness so that his image might illuminate us.’ And they created (using) the power from each of them according to the characteristics which they had been given.

And each one of the authorities supplied for (the human’s) soul a characteristic corresponding to the model of the image which he had seen. He created a real being in accordance with the likeness of the perfect first Human. And they said, ‘Let us call him Adam in order that his name might become a power of light for us.’

And the powers began (their work):
The first one, Goodness, cre­ated a bone-soul.
The second one, Pronoia, created a sinew-soul.
The third one, Divinity, made a flesh-soul.
The fourth one, Lord­ship, made a marrow-soul.
The fifth one, Kingdom, made a blood-soul.
The sixth one, Envy, created a skin-soul.
The seventh Understanding, created a hair-soul.

The multitude of the angels stood before him. They received the seven substances of the soul from the powers so that they might create the harmony of the parts and the harmony of the limbs and the proper combination of each of the parts.

:: The Seven Souls of the Body. Each Soul must be redeemed through a different series of movement allowing the Circuit to travel through the Nodes. The complete Circuit from Crown to Root saves one of the Souls. The redemption of each Soul reveals the *second* name of each ruler, allowing each one to transform into an Aeon.

The first began to create (starting) from the head.
Raphao created its crown.
Abron created its head.
Megiggesstroeth created the brain.
Asterechmen, the right eye.
Thaspomocham, the left eye.
Yeronumos, the right ear.
Bissoum, the left ear.
Akiopeim, the nose.
Banen Ephroum, the lips.
Amen, the teeth.
Ibikan, the molars.
Basiliasdeme, the tonsils.
Achcha, the uvula.
Adaban, the neck.
Chaaman, the vertebrae.
Dearcho, the throat.
Tebar, the right shoulder.
Pnoumis, the left shoulder.
Mniarchon, the right elbow.
Berberit, the left elbow.
Abitrion, the right underarm.
Evanthen, the left underarm.
Krys, the right hand.
Beluia, the left hand.
Treneu, the fingers of the right hand.
Balbel, the fingers of the left hand.
Kriman, the fingernails.
Astrops, the right breast.
Barroph, the left breast.
Baoum, the right shoulder joint.
Ararim, the left shoulder joint.
Areche, the belly.
Phthave, the navel.
Senaphim, the abdomen.
Arachethopi, the right ribs.
Zabedo, the left ribs.
Barias, the right hip.
Phnouth, the left hip.
Abenlenarchei, the marrow.
Chnoumeninorin, the bones.
Gesole, the stomach.
Agromauma, the heart.
Bano, the lungs.
Sostrapal, the liver.
Anesimalar, the spleen.
Thopithro, the intes­tines.
Biblo, the kidneys.
Roeror, the sinews.
Taphreo, the spine of the body.
lpouspoboba, the veins.
Bineborin, the arteries.
Aatoimenpsephei, theirs are the breaths which are in all the parts.
Entholleia, all the flesh.
Bedouk, the right buttock.
Arabeei, the left buttock
Tarepspth, the penis.
Eilo, the testicles.
Sorma created the genitals.
Gorma Kaiochlabar, the right thigh.
Nebrith, the left thigh.
Pserem, the kidneys of the right side.
Asaklas, the left kidney.
Ormaoth, the right knee.
Emenun, the left knee.
Knyx, the right shin.
Tupelon, the left shin.
Achiel, the right ankle.
Phneme, the left ankle.
Phiouthrom, the right foot.
Boabel, its toes.
Trachoun, the left foot.
Phikna, its toes.
Miamai, the toenails.
Labernioum, the root.

And seven were appointed over all these: Athoth, Armas, Kalila, Yabel, Sabaoth, Cain, Abel.

:: The NODES and the names of the Archons which rule them. These Nodes are points on the body through which the Circuit flows. Becoming exceptionally mindful of each Node allows the Circuit freedom of motion through it.

And those who animate the parts are, according to parts:
The head, Diolimodraza.
The neck, Yammaeax.
The right shoulder, Yakoubib.
The left shoulder, Verton.
The right hand, Oudidi.
The left, Arbao.
The fingers of the right hand, Lampno.
The fingers of the left hand, Leekaphar.
The right breast, Barbar.
The left breast, Imae.
The chest, Pisandraptes.
The right shoulder joint, Koade.
The left shoulder joint, Odeaor.
The right ribs, Asphixix.
The left ribs, Synogchouta.
The belly, Arouph.
The womb, Sabalo.
The right thigh, Charcharb.
The left thigh, Chthaon.
The genitals, Bathinoth.
The right knee, Choux.
The left knee, Charcha.
The right shin, Aroer.
The left shin, Toechtha.
The right ankle, Aol.
The left ankle, Charaner.
The right foot, Bastan.
Its toes, Archentechtha.
The left foot, Marephnounth.
Its toes, Abrana.

Seven, 7, [have power] over all of these: Michael, Ouriel, Asmenedas, Saphasatoel, Aarmouriam, Richram, Amiorps.

:: The CIRCUIT and its rulers. This list is the pattern the spark takes as it moves throughout the body. This flow must be unimpeded for the redemption of the Nodes.

And those who are over the senses, Archendekta.
And the one over the perception, Deitharbathas.
And the one over the imagina­tion, Oummaa.
And the one over the assent, Aachiaram.
And the one over the whole impulse, Riaramnacho.

:: The Archons which rule over the i/o through which the Reality Interface Unit process external data. When functioning holistically, these Archons should be realigned and allow the individual to properly “sense” the place in which one find’s one’s self. The redemption of these Archons results in heightened senses and a more highly-developed sense of Self. These are technically Nodes.

And the source of these demons who are in the whole body is fixed as four: heat, cold, wetness, dryness. And the mother of them all is matter.

The one who rules over the heat, Phloxpha. [Sanguine]
The one who rules over the cold, Oroorrothos. [Melancholic]
The one who rules over what is dry, Erimacho. [Choleric]
The one who rules over the wetness, Athuro. [Phlegmatic]

The mother of all these, Onorthochrasaei who is limitless, stands in their midst and she mixes with them all.
And truly she is matter, for they are nourished by her.

:: The Archons who rule the four Humours of the body. These four Archons will provide the basis for the different kinds of movements performed in Kimetikos. These are technically part of the Circuit.

Ephememphi is the one who belongs to pleasure.
Yoko is the one who belongs to desire.
Nenentophni is the one who belongs to grief.
Blaomen is the one who belongs to fear.
The mother of them all is Esthensis Ouch Epiptoe.

The passions come into being from these four demons.
From grief (comes) envy, jealousy, suffering, trouble, pain, heartlessness, anxiety, mourning, and the rest.
And from pleasure comes much wickedness and empty boasting and simi­lar things.
From desire (comes) anger, wrath, bitterness, bitter yearn­ing, insatiable greed and similar things.
From fear (comes) panic, flattery, anguish, shame. These all resemble virtues as well as vices.

The insight into their true character is Anaro, who is the head of the material soul which dwells with the seven senses Ouch Epiptoe.

:: The Archons of the passions. These are redeemed via contemplative practice.

Click here to download a map of a typical Reality Interface Unit with the Nodes and the Circuit mapped out.

(The knowledgable practitioner can also use this text as a manual for spiritual healing, but this is a different subject that we will discuss at a later point.)