BEYOND MORALITY: THE DIVINE PARADOX OF ABRAXAS....
For thousands of years Abraxas has haunted the minds of mystics, alchemists and seekers of forbidden knowledge. To the uninitiated he is a name etched on ancient amulets, whispered in forgotten texts, dismissed as heresy. But for those who dare peer behind the veil, Abraxas is the cosmic enigma, the force beyond duality, the divine that contains creation and destruction in a single essence.
In the secret texts of the Basilidians Abraxas is described as the supreme emanation, the source above all celestial spheres. His 365 powers correspond to the days of the solar year, symbolizing his dominion over time, space and the cycles of existence. Unlike the demiurge, the false creator in Gnostic cosmology, Abraxas is neither good nor evil. He is totality incarnate, a living paradox where light and darkness are inseparable.
The alchemists of Alexandria and later Hermetic scholars associated Abraxas with the serpent and the ouroboros, symbols of eternal return, transformation and hidden knowledge. To invoke Abraxas was to confront the wholeness of existence: creation and destruction, order and chaos, the divine and the infernal fused into one unstoppable force. Some texts hint that mastery over Abraxas grants what the Hermetics call the Great Work of the Soul, a gnosis where duality dissolves and the practitioner perceives all realities simultaneously.
In Jewish mysticism Abraxas is linked with the Sephiroth beyond the Tree, the hidden powers that elude comprehension. He is the shadow of the Ein Sof, the divine infinity, representing the unity that precedes differentiation. In mystical practice, understanding Abraxas is a perilous journey. Many who sought him in secret rites were said to confront their own inner chaos, the shadow self and the raw currents of cosmic energy.
Magic circles, amulets and talismans bearing the name of Abraxas were considered extremely potent. He is called both protector and destroyer, an entity that can elevate consciousness or annihilate illusions of selfhood. Unlike the gods of orthodox faiths, Abraxas does not negotiate morality. He is the principle of totality, the force that forces humanity to recognize the illusion of duality.
Some scholars link Abraxas to the Egyptian god Horus, the Persian Mithra and even the serpent of Eden. Each represents a different aspect of divine paradox: creation that destroys, life that feeds on death, light inseparable from shadow. In many esoteric manuscripts Abraxas is depicted with a rooster's head, symbol of awakening and vigilance, and serpentine legs, symbol of subterranean power and hidden wisdom. He is both cosmic sovereign and liminal trickster.
Abraxas is feared, misinterpreted and often condemned as demonic. But the truth is more subversive. He is the archetype of transcendence, a force that challenges rigid moral binaries. To invoke or even meditate on Abraxas is to confront the hidden engine of reality itself, the energies that orthodox religions suppress. He does not exist to be worshiped in the usual sense. He exists to reveal what lies beyond judgment, beyond the veil, beyond human comprehension.
