Hebdomad

In this narrativeSeven gods, seven heavens

In this narrative the Hebdomad is the six gods Yaldabaoth made, plus Yaldabaoth himself, seven in all¹.Ophite texts name each of them one by one¹.Each god governs one heaven and one planet together¹.Yaldabaoth governs Saturn, Iao governs Jupiter, and Sabaoth governs Mars¹.This way the seven gods sit alongside the seven layers of heaven and the seven planets¹.The world below becomes this seven-layered prison¹.

1. Simulation, the Matrix, and the Archons · Archon (Gnosticism)

In this narrativeThe Quran's seven heavens

The Quran states in several verses that the heavens number seven¹.These seven heavens are drawn as layers stacked on each other¹.Each heaven is compared to a roof or a structure with no crack in it¹.Scholars debate whether these heavens are domes or flat layers¹.The Talmud also has seven layers of the underworld that pair with the heavens¹.In this narrative, this layered structure is placed in the same spot as the gnostic Hebdomad.

1. Flat Earth / Firmament · Quranic cosmology

In this narrativeSeven inside the body too

In this narrative the number seven is also carved into the body¹.A diagram of a meditating figure marks seven chakras¹.The light spectrum also splits into seven colors¹.This picture lines up the seven planets, the seven colors, and the seven chakras in a single row¹.At the very end, the lowest position, sits Saturn, and Saturn is called Satan¹.So the single number seven ties together heaven, the body, and color.

1. Book of Wisdom p.9 · Hearth

Connected concepts

• Archons and the Demiurge →Hebdomad is the name for the group of seven Archons.
• Yaldabaoth →Yaldabaoth is the head of the Hebdomad.One of the seven rules over the rest.
• Firmament →The seven stacked heavens draw the same picture as firmament cosmology.
• Saturn →One of the seven gods sits in Saturn's position, the outermost, lowest heaven.
• Chakras →The body also has seven chakras, the same number as heaven's seven layers.

Leads here fromThe Dome Motif