Discovering the woman at the heart of christianity. The thunder, perfect mind this mysterious poem, discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi, is narrated by a female divine revealer. Nurse with wound thunder perfect mind releases discogs. Pretty neat connection from the bronze age to christ. Perfect mind, annotated coptic text and english translation show more. 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. 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. The thunder, perfect mind early christian writings.
Thunder perfect mind is a psychodelic portrait of saint teresa hester a blind, erotic psychic spirit dancer. Perfect mind, annotated coptic text and english translation. But maybe we can know it slantwise, know it like the light falling between trees in a forest. Primary sources the thunder, perfect mind from jesus. Reality roars specifically treats judaism and christianity and their respective apocrypha and pseudipigrapha, the gnostic writings, the sumerian contributions and some of the other writings you may find of interest. Theres also baals thunderous word, which becomes yahwehs thunderous word, which becomes gods logos in a messianic prophecy. This month, a newly packaged version of 1992s thunder perfect mind is available, promised with new artwork and a new remix of cold. Thunder perfect mind contains next to none of the insane ranting nor vapid pretensions that marr certain other c93 releases, and all that talk of them being gothic masters and i loathe gothic music is pure baloney. Dec 16, 2009 the facelessform of our ladies litany, profferd this twelveth darkmoon. Understanding the link between thunder and logos also sheds light on gnostic poems like thunder perfect mind and the meaning of the odyssey the way of zeus. This book offers a fresh, current translation with detailed coptic annotations and. The tradition of isis aretalogies is one of self definition, aretalogies being strings of i am statements. Thunder perfect mind is an album by the english experimental group current 93, released on 28 july 1992.
Whoever wrote this piece had a cosmopolitan mind with the size and experience of a bardaisan. 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. Listen free to current 93 thunder perfect mind a beginning, the descent of long satan and babylon and more. Look upon me, you who reflect upon me, and you hearers, hear me. Perfect mind has in common with epiphanius note on the gospel of perfection the implication that the text came by way of revelation conveyed by a voice of thunder. I am the first and the last i am the honored one and the scorned one i am the whore and the holy one i am the wife and the virgin i am the mother and the.
The expression on the womans face has a meditative quality, luring the viewer to question meaning and reflect on the contradictions. I am unlearned without intellectual definition or limitation, and they. It speaks in the voice of a feminine divine power, but one that unites all opposites. Thunder perfect mind combines rhetorical features, such as paradox and antithesis, which are characteristic of the ancient greek riddle. Degnosticizing thunder literary patterns gendering thunder, thundering gender rumbling cultural and social order violence, subjectivity and identity poetic artistry performing thunder meaning making of thunder in ancient and contemporary contexts the thunder. This implies the possibility of a permanent state of comprehension of the unity of opposites. I believe you are referring to external links guidelines. Thunder perfect mind is an album by the english group current 93. Thunder, perfect mind insists that only by seeing the larger picture of unions of all opposites can we escape this servitude to the world. Some authors have attributed a phallic meaning to it.
Thunder perfect mind, an album by current 93 on spotify. It is the liquor of love, the buddhic liquor, which is the wine of light already transmuted within the igneous vessel of the beautiful helen. Perfect mind is one of the most poetic and intriguing texts of the nag hammadi library. Perfect mind a poem of i am statements that has garnered a strong following in mainstream culture.
Sophia wisdom gnostic thunder perfect mind intellect. The tradition of isis aretalogies is one of selfdefinition, aretalogies being strings of i am statements. Jul 20, 2017 apocalypse of peter codex i also known as the jung codex. This perfect mind has to be identical with first thought of simon magus and the sophia mythos. The portrait, the thunder, perfect mind, does not explain why and how to raise awareness. Nanna olsen gave a clue in her conclusion to this essay about thunder. Sophia wisdom gnostic thunder perfect mind intellect and. Now we can see where theodotus definition of gnosticism is and is not exemplified by thunder. Perfect mind, a new translation and introduction by hal taussig. Nag hammadi library the thunder, perfect mind genius. 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. We are not meant to know the mind of god directly or we will be dazzled and burned. The thunder, perfect mind is an exhortatory poem discovered among the gnostic manuscripts in the nag hammadi library in 1945. In other words, what liberates us is the knowledge of into what we have been thrown, or have come.
Perfect mind puts into words this mind, which, of course, can only be understood through paradox and juxtaposition. Thurman is her sole collaborator and together they paint and draw on fabric, paper, trash, and film. Current 93 thunder perfect mind i lyrics genius lyrics. Approaching the text from sociohistorical, literary, and. All lyrics by david tibet except for when the may rain comes, and the words for thunder perfect mind i which were taken from nag hammadi codex vi. The prayer of the apostle paul the apocryphon of james also known as the secret book of james the gospel of truth the treatise on the. The speaker remains unnamed, but many features in the text show that.
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. This book offers a fresh, current translation with detailed coptic annotations and ten chapters of introductory analysis of the text. While tpm was billed as the sister album to c93s one of the same name, the two are musically unrelated. Macrae i was sent forth from the power, and i have come to those who reflect upon me, and i have. The thunder, perfect mind, from the nag hammadi library.
These paradoxical utterances echo greek identity riddles, a common poetic form in the mediterranean. The expression on the womans face has a meditative quality, luring the viewer to question meaning and reflect on. The thunder mutters is a short poem that sees clare capturing the effect that the rumbling of thunder has upon the natural world. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Waking thunder perfect, mining the heart by robert thibodeau from the book. I am not associated with the website or the author in any way.
The perfect mind is unique in its style and composition and some scholars. This book offers a fresh, current translation with detailed coptic annotations and ten chapters of. Pdf thunder perfect mind or how nonsense makes sense. Apocalypse of peter codex i also known as the jung codex. John clare 17931864 is still almost criminally underrated as a poet. And these were indeed religious texts, among them an extraordinary incantatory poem, which would become known as the thunder. 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.
The speaker remains unnamed, but many features in the text show that the person or entity. You must be a registered user to use the imdb rating. Thunder perfect mind by current 93, released 16 january 2014 1. Primary sources the thunder, perfect mind from jesus to. The thunder, perfect mind is a poem discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi in 1945. 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 is a tremendously inspirational interpretation of the thunder perfect mind from the nag hammadi library and reminds us of the many aspects of goddess. Primary sources the thunder, perfect mind from jesus to christ.
If indeed this were an ancient riddle, you must first determine her question, before you can conceive the answer. Thunder perfect mind is a music studio album recording by current 93 prog folkprogressive rock released in 1992 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Apr 12, 2012 the thunder, perfect mind is a poem discovered among the gnostic manuscripts at nag hammadi in 1945. 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. This is the first booklength treatment in english of the nag hammadi text, the thunder. It fits epiphanius description of that gospel as a seductive poem. Thunder, perfect mind contradicts much of the modern, established. The questions dealing with selfknowledge are dealt with very fully in the text. Although steven stapletons temporary retirement from music wasnt quite as quiet as one might have imagined a slew of reissues, live recordings and compilations in the interim put paid to that 1992s thunder perfect mind was, nevertheless, the first proper nurse with wound album since 1988s iconic soliliquy for lilith, and thus had a lot to live up to. Thunder perfect mind has a companion album by the same name recorded by nurse with wound, released at the same time, though the two albums have little in. Thunder could have been written any time in the career of bardaisan but fits well at the end of his life. 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.
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