
Aeon (Gnosticism) - Wikipedia
This source of all being is an Aeon, in which an inner being dwells, known as Ennoea (ἔννοια, "thought, intent"), Charis (χάρις, "grace") or Sige (σιγή, "silence"). The split perfect being conceives the second …
Aeon | Dualism, Dualists & Gnostics | Britannica
Each Gnostic system explained aeons in its own way, but all concurred that aeons increased in number in proportion to their remoteness from the divinity and that lower aeons shared proportionately less in …
The Pleroma and the Aeons - Gnosticism Explained
An “aeon” is what the Gnostics called a divine being who inhabited the Pleroma – the Trinity and the angels, more or less. Much Gnostic terminology, like the words “Pleroma” and “aeon,” seems …
Aeons: Divine Emanations in Gnostic Pleroma | Thirty Aeons ...
Dec 28, 2025 · Complete guide to Aeons in Gnosticism covering the thirty divine emanations, the First Ogdoad (Bythos, Nous, Logos, Anthropos), syzygies, Sophia's fall, the Pleroma, and modern …
Aeon (Gnosticism) - Religion Wiki
These are the primary roots of the Aeons. The split perfect being conceives the second Aeon, Caen ("power"), within itself. Along with the male Caen comes the female Aeon, Akhana ("love"). Complex …
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Aeons - NEW ADVENT
The term appropriated by Gnostic heresiarchs to designate the series of spiritual powers evolved by progressive emanation from the eternal Being, and constituting the Pleroma or invisible spiritual …
Aeon (Gnosticism) - grokipedia.com
In Gnosticism, an aeon (Greek: αἰών, meaning "eternity" or "age") refers to a divine, eternal spiritual being or emanation originating from the supreme, unknowable Godhead, collectively forming the …