The Fall of Sophia

A Gnostic Text on the Redemption of Universal Consciousness

Violet MacDermot, Stephen A. Hoeller, Stephen A. Hoeller

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Lindisfarne Books
01 September 2001

The Early Church; Orthodox & Oriental Churches; Christian theology

"""This new translation of the Pistis Sophia ...brings clarity to the Gnostic myth of the exile of feminine wisdom whose dwelling place is with the people. Her story, like that of the Hebrew Shekinah and of Mary Magdalene herself, is the story of the exclusion of the sacred feminine over millennia of human history and its eventual restoration to a place of honor."" -Margaret Starbird, author of The Woman with the Alabaster Jar and The Goddess in the Gospels. ""Sophia (the world soul) fell from her place in the heavens to the chaos below..."" Sophia is among the most haunting and mysterious figures in Western spirituality. She is also one of the great symbols of the divine feminine in world civilization. The personification of divine Wisdom, Sophia is praised in the biblical book of Proverbs as co-creator of the universe with God. In the secret teachings of early Christianity known as Gnosticism, she represents our shared consciousness, trapped in the material world as a result of the Fall. One of the most sublime Gnostic texts is the Pistis Sophia or ""Faith Wisdom,"" a great allegory in which the resurrected Christ explains how he freed the divine Sophia from her imprisonment by the forces of spiritual wickedness. Christ goes on to show his disciples how they will share in this cosmic act of redemption. In this profound yet accessible work, Egyptologist Violet MacDermot gives us a fresh translation of the Pistis Sophia from the Coptic and discusses it in its historical setting. She also shows us how Sophia's story of is our story. It is a tale of our separation and isolation as a result of ego-consciousness, but it is one in which we, too, can share spiritual liberation. Her engaging discussion relates this work not only to ancient teachings but to the thought of C.G. Jung, Emanuel Swedenborg, and the Kabalah. Violet MacDermot studied Egyptology at University College, London, and was a board member of the Egypt Exploration Society. She has translated two Coptic texts, Volumes IX and XIII in the Nag Hammadi Studies series: Pistis Sophia and The Books of Jeu and the Untitled Text in the Bruce Codex. Stephan A. Hoeller, born in Hungary, speaks regularly at the Los Angeles Gnostic Society on Western inner traditions, with emphasis on Jungian psychology and Gnostic wisdom. He is the author of The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead and Jung and the Lost Gospels: Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library."

Introduction by: Stephen A. Hoeller, Stephen A. Hoeller
Edited by: Violet MacDermot
Imprint: Lindisfarne Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 296g
ISBN: 9781584200000
ISBN 10: 1584200006
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 September 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Violet MacDermot studied Egyptology at University College, London, and was a board member of the Egypt Exploration Society. She has translated other Coptic texts in the Nag Hammadi series.

Reviews for The Fall of Sophia: A Gnostic Text on the Redemption of Universal Consciousness

'The historical overview is selective but carefully balanced and inspiring, a fine introduction to the passage of the subject and its key proponents through history. To students of gnosticism it provides a honed synopsis of the subject as well as the translation of important source material. To the un-initiated, it is also a fine introduction and could inspire further exploration of the subject.' -- Oliver Perceval, Light