The vision of the Father
James Brashler / Peter A. Dirkse / Douglas M. Parrott (composite) · Public domain / scholarly composite. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary.
1The disciple was lifted up. He passed through the seven spheres. He left fate behind. He entered the Eighth.
2He saw the Ogdoad — the company of the souls who are at rest. They sang a song. They blessed the Father. They blessed the Mind. They blessed the Word.
3He passed through the Ogdoad and entered the Ninth. He saw the Father. The Father was light, beyond light. The Father was silent, beyond silence. The Father was the Mind of every mind.
4The disciple cried out, Father! I see thee! I am thee! Thou art me!
5And the disciple wept for joy. And he said, O grace, O Mind, O Father — I bless thee, I sing to thee. By thee I am perfected. By thee I am alive.
6Such is the prayer of the disciple. Such is the ascent through the Ogdoad and the Ennead. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.