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Reflecting on the role of the archons suggests that part of human nature, even ***********,
might be complicit in this scheme, choosing the safety of a ready-made reality over the
independence that comes with inner knowledge.
In this sense, Gnosticism reminds us that the archons represent anything that limits
awareness.
By stressing the need to overcome these obstacles, Gnostic texts treat each seeker as the lead
character.
No single saviour is battling the entities on everyone's behalf, only the chance for
each of us to be freed through the inner quest.
That gives Gnostic cosmology a unique depth.
The archons stand guard over appearances, and their symbolic defeat occurs when the
individual wakes up to something greater than the material realm.
A close reading of the Nag Hammadi manuscripts makes it clear how much emphasis is placed
on the archons as maintainers of illusion.
In the Hypostasis of the Archons, for instance, there are passages describing how these entities
obscure man's perception so he does not know his divine origin.
That line, found in academic translations, reinforces the idea that the great challenge
for any Gnostic seeker is to break the barrier set up by the archons.
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