For the nurse with wound album, see thunder perfect mind nurse with wound album. Thunder perfect mind the title is, more accurately, the thunder perfect intellect takes the form of an extended, riddling monologue, in which an immanent saviour speaks a series of paradoxical statements concerning the divine. Thunder translated by willis barnstone the nag hammadi. Pdf thunder perfect mind or how nonsense makes sense.
Thunder, perfect mind bronte nous indelios copticenglish. Thunder, perfect mind exists only in the coptic version found at nag hammadi nhc vi,2. Tibet has been the only constant member in the group, though steven stapleton of nurse with wound has appeared on nearly every current 93 release. Dec 04, 20 composed and performed by catherine braslavsky and joseph rowe. This particular manuscript as far as modern scholars have discovered, exists only in the coptic version found at nag hammadi. The thunder, perfect mind the title may alternately be translated the thunder, perfect intellect takes the form of an extended, riddling monologue, in which an immanent divine saviour speaks a series of paradoxical.
Thunder perfect mind takes its title from a gnostic poem written in the ancient coptic text, and was among the first records to feature david tibet fully exploring an aspect of what became a key influence on his recordings. Perfect mind is a difficult work to place historically. The thunder, perfect mind this mysterious poem, discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi, is narrated by a female divine revealer. Produced by the academy for future science and drs.
I was sent forth from the christic power the solar logos, and i have come to those who reflect upon me in meditation, and i have been found among those who seek after me within themselves through rigorous selfanalysis and psychological work, for i cannot abide where there is imperfection. This mysterious poem, was discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi. Primary sources the thunder, perfect mind from jesus. Cover photograph of david taken in malaysia by cyril bunting. This book offers a fresh, current translation with detailed coptic annotations and ten chapters of introductory. Unanimous the feminine aspect of anonymous love peace wisdom the thunder, perfect mind occupy to unify 99% to 100% anonymous to unanimous safe in these arms may all beings be happy. It shows that this movement grew up in a world in which jewish, egyptian, greek, roman traditions are mingled and mixing and wellknown to many sophisticated people. Perfect mind, annotated coptic text and english translation. Each gospel here indicates its proper codex placement.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Thunder of course accompanies lightening, that flash. Dec 29, 2014 thunder perfect mind may have been written in egypt. The speaker remains unnamed, but many features in the text show that. And these were indeed religious texts, among them an extraordinary incantatory poem, which would become known as the thunder. Primary sources the thunder, perfect mind from jesus to. Online video from 2005 prada ad by ridley scott and daughter jordan scott using some text from thunder perfect mind. Its author is completely unknown, as is the date of its composition second century. This book offers a fresh, current translation with detailed coptic annotations and ten chapters. This site includes the entire nag hammadi library, as well as a large collection of.
Nov 15, 2010 this is the first booklength treatment in english of the nag hammadi text, the thunder. The thunder, perfect mind the title may alternately be translated the thunder, perfect intellect takes the form of an extended, riddling monologue, in which an immanent divine saviour speaks a series of paradoxical statements alternating between firstperson assertions of identity and direct address to the audience. Among the collection of gnostic tractates found at nag hammadi, egypt, in 1945, this work is unique in a number of regards. The thunder perfect mind download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. These paradoxical utterances echo greek identity riddles, a common. Sophia wisdom gnostic thunder perfect mind intellect. The thunder, perfect mind, from the nag hammadi library. Thunder perfect mind was mixed by steven stapleton, engineered by david kenny and produced by steven stapleton and david tibet at topic studios, london between september 1990 and february 1992. For instance, the only ancient copy extant is in coptic. The album also acts as a sister record to nurse with wounds 1992 lp of the same name, and is perhaps best known for its. Thunder perfect mind the title is, more accurately, the thunder perfect intellect takes the form of an extended, riddling monologue, in which an immanent saviour speaks a series of paradoxical statements concerning the divine feminine nature.
Its probably written by somebody who knows the traditions of isis, knows the traditions of the jews. The thunder, perfect mind, sometimes known as the thunder, perfect intellect, is a paradoxical poem discovered amid gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi in 1945. This site includes the entire nag hammadi library, as well as a large collection of other primary gnostic scriptures and documents. First of all, the speaker in thunder is a she who sometimes morphed into a he, but not often enough to dampen my impression that this was mostly she. In any case, it is clear that the text was originally composed in. Apr 12, 2012 the thunder, perfect mind is a poem discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi in 1945. Though this is a coptic text, it conforms to the standards of the gnostic cosmos. The thunder, perfect mind is an exhortatory poem discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at in the nag hammadi library in 1945 form. Home claremont coptic encyclopedia thunder, perfect mind.
Current 93 are a british experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk based musical forms. I was sent forth from the christic power the solar logos, and i have come to those who reflect upon me in meditation, and i have been found among those who seek after me within themselves through rigorous selfanalysis and psychological work, for i cannot abide where there is imperfection look upon me, you who reflect upon me in meditation. Jul 20, 2017 the thunder perfect mind gnostic texts duration. But he is the one who begot me before the time on a. The speaker remains unnamed, but many features in the text show that the person or entity. Perfect mind is a piece of gnostic literature that is quite unique and difficult to classify. Home claremont coptic encyclopedia thunder, perfect mind reference url share. Pistis sophia, a gnostic text book two chapter 6372 duration. Thunder perfect mind may have been written in egypt. I cowrote it with hal taussig, who works on ancient meals and just wrote a new book on sociology of ancient meals, and my friends maia katrosits, justin lasser, and celene lillie. This book codex vi to the middle or second half of the fourth. Many scholars have noticed a similarity with the aretalogies to the goddess isis.
Thunder, perfect mind survives in only one copy in a codex latin for book which was found at nag hammadi. To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this object, paste this html in website. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The thunder, perfect mind, sometimes known as the thunder, perfect intellect, is a paradoxical poem discovered amid gnostic manuscripts at nag.
For the current 93 album, see thunder perfect mind album. Paulhubert poirier comments, thunder takes the form of a discourse, composed for the most part of selfpredications in the firstperson singular coptic anok pete, greek ego eimi interspersed with exhortations and reproaches addressed to an unidentified audience. Thunder, perfect mind is a small poem that was copied in one of the books found at nag hammadi. Michael cashmore has also been a constant contributor since thunder perfect mind. The thunder, perfect mind the title may alternately be translated the thunder, perfect intellect takes the form of an extended, riddling monologue, in which an immanent divine saviour speaks a. These paradoxical utterances echo greek identity riddles, a common poetic form in the mediterranean. Perfect mind a poem of i am statements that has garnered a strong following in mainstream culture. Current 93 are a british experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in. This book offers a fresh, current translation with detailed coptic annotations and ten chapters of introductory analysis of the text. The thunder perfect mind a coptic text with commentary. Hurtak a priceless christian coptic text 2nd 4th century ce which has a double title involving thunder and perfect mind. Unanimous the thunder, perfect mind gnostic poem of. Was it written first in coptic and then translated to greek, for since there are later copies in. The author, date, and place of composition are unknown, but a cultural milieu like that of second or thirdcentury alexandria is plausible.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Nag hammadi library the thunder, perfect mind genius. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Jun 24, 2009 a book i cowrote on the coptic poem, thunder. Thunder, perfect mind claremont coptic encyclopedia. Thunder perfect mind a nag hammadi scripture is gnostic but cannot be classified as being from the valentinian or sethian schools of thought, from thomas christianity or the hermetic religion. Pdf the thunder perfect mind download read online free. May 1, 2005 boards magazine article thunder perfect prada about the jordan scott film and the prada ads made from it. The new 2 cd set from nurse with wound is released in may. The thunder perfect mind download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. A new translation and introduction kindle edition by taussig, h. Origin unknown, related to ancient grecoegyptian goddessreligions. The thunder perfect mind keys of enoch online catalog. Perfect mind, is now available for preorder on or you favorite book distributor.
As to where it was composed, egypt is a strong possibility, for at one point in the text the speaker says, i am the one whose image is great in. Ancient coptic text discovered in egypt at nag hammadi in 1945. The mysterious language was coptic, the language of the egyptians before it was superseded by arabic in the 7th century. Perfect mind think that speaker is a divine messenger and divine herself. The band was founded in 1982 by david tibet ne david michael bunting, renamed tibet by genesis porridge some time prior to forming the group. The thunder, perfect mind is a poem discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi in 1945. This is the first booklength treatment in english of the nag hammadi text, the thunder. Aug 27, 2019 thunder, perfect mind is a small poem that was copied in one of the books found at nag hammadi.
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