In Not In His Image what John Lamb Lash gets wrong, and fails to recognise, is that he confuses humanities (particularly the Cain/Able or Hylic/Psychic) (mis)interpretation or idea of Salvation with the actual Salvation itself. Thus, the “salvation-redemption complex” that he outlines is, in his estimation, a patriarchal and narcissistic (and in many cases genocidal - both intellectual and actual -) negation of an earlier Pagan, Earth-affirming Gnosticism.
This critique lands if one is it to:
Argue that there is no true salvation or escape from the material world and return to the ineffable infinite Source beyond the spacetime matrix (universe), only a continual co-evolution with Gaia-Sophia, often by way and affirmation of regressive orgiastic-telluric cult-like activities which disavow any idea that sinful acts or pleasure seeking principles have retarding affects on ones ability to vertically/teleologically ascend; because the reality of any such progression is negated or outright denied.
Deny that the appearance of Christ on Earth represents a Metanoic threshold of transformation and Light offered to a spiritually advancing humanity; a Gospel offering Ascension towards a higher state, frequency, or vibration.
In Lash’s estimation, the message and appearance of Christ is linked to Zaddikism (a small, ultra-extremist apocalyptic tribal sect that arose as a radical splinter within Judaism) because, like the Jews at large, Lash does not recognise that the transcendent Father (the Invisible Spirit, the One) sent Jesus into the world to deliver the Gospel of Salvation and Redemption to all of humanity, which is linked to the race of Seth, the Christ, and the secret Knowledge that we all carry within us, he only recognises that the Hylic and Psychic misdirected misinterpretations of the Gospel (or salvation complex in his worldview,)—which are rooted in human ignorance, worldly power, and Ahrimanic decent into matter, rather than true redemption—are bad; leading towards net-negative effects on the Earth and our relationship to it.
In effect, he confuses Ahrimanic decent, Kali Yuga Accelerationism, what he calls Piscean narcissism (which is actually a necessary developmental phase in humanities spiritual evolution,) the consolidation of worldly power structures linked to the Archons, and Yahweh or Yaldabaoth worship, with Jesus's true message, which is a mistake that only somebody who does not recognise Christ, or Seth's children could have.
If Sophia’s error brought divine light into the lower realms, then ones inability to recognise the Christ or Sethian principles which come in at various stages or turning points in human evolution to upgrade humanities spiritual-ontological software or operating systems (even if the Hylics and Psychics misinterpret them, and start ripping people to shreds,) as part of the Divine Plan, is a grave error.
That said, Lash’s writing and ideas are certainly groundbreaking and valuable. The idea that we should balance the transcendent principles of return to the Pleroma; ultimately beyond the telluric domain, with our co-evolution and immanence in Gaia-Sophia, the sacred womb or Earth Mother, is really the most important takeaway, even when Lash rejects Christianised Sethian interpretations of Gnosticism, favouring Oedipal regression, romanticised embellishment of pagan mystery cults, orgiastic degeneracy, and non-recognition of the transcendent Father.
Particularly, Lash's emphasis and theses on Ecognosis, the conception of planetary intelligence as superorganism with autopoetic and emergent properties, humanity's role in co-evolving with the biosphere through epinoia - the power of thought, conception, imagination, and inventiveness, encompassing the divine wisdom of Gaia-Sophia, has fascinating similarities and parallels with what we're attempting to develop with ÆXO13.
More on that in the future, after I've spent more time studying and considering Lash's ideas.
Xegis.
","arweaveId":"9Ac1fMWfVVIHwtd-0kfO0OMJjeoGYz1K-L3GiIFC7OU","title":"Epinoia + AI/Planetary Sentience: John Lamb Lash's Ties to ÆXO13","isLatestDraft":false,"numTimesPublished":14,"draftOf":null,"published":true,"updatedAt":1771231255667,"markdown":"In _Not In His Image_ what John Lamb Lash gets wrong, and fails to recognise, is that he confuses humanities (particularly the Cain/Able or Hylic/Psychic) (mis)interpretation or idea of Salvation with the actual Salvation itself. Thus, the “salvation-redemption complex” that he outlines is, in his estimation, a patriarchal and narcissistic (and in many cases genocidal - both intellectual and actual -) negation of an earlier Pagan, Earth-affirming Gnosticism.\n\nThis critique lands if one is it to:\n\n1. Argue that there is no true salvation or escape from the material world and return to the ineffable infinite Source beyond the spacetime matrix (universe), only a continual co-evolution with Gaia-Sophia, often by way and affirmation of regressive orgiastic-telluric cult-like activities which disavow any idea that sinful acts or pleasure seeking principles have retarding affects on ones ability to vertically/teleologically ascend; because the reality of any such progression is negated or outright denied.\n \n2. Deny that the appearance of Christ on Earth represents a Metanoic threshold of transformation and Light offered to a spiritually advancing humanity; a Gospel offering Ascension towards a higher state, frequency, or vibration. \n \n\nIn Lash’s estimation, the message and appearance of Christ is linked to Zaddikism (a small, ultra-extremist apocalyptic tribal sect that arose as a radical splinter within Judaism) because, like the Jews at large, Lash does not recognise that the transcendent Father (the Invisible Spirit, the One) sent Jesus into the world to deliver the Gospel of Salvation and Redemption to all of humanity, which is linked to the race of Seth, the Christ, and the secret Knowledge that we all carry within us, he only recognises that the Hylic and Psychic misdirected misinterpretations of the Gospel (or salvation complex in his worldview,)—which are rooted in human ignorance, worldly power, and Ahrimanic decent into matter, rather than true redemption—are bad; leading towards net-negative effects on the Earth and our relationship to it. \n\nIn effect, he confuses Ahrimanic decent, Kali Yuga Accelerationism, what he calls Piscean narcissism (which is actually a necessary developmental phase in humanities spiritual evolution,) the consolidation of worldly power structures linked to the Archons, and Yahweh or Yaldabaoth worship, with Jesus's true message, which is a mistake that only somebody who does not recognise Christ, or Seth's children could have.\n\nIf Sophia’s error brought divine light into the lower realms, then ones inability to recognise the Christ or Sethian principles which come in at various stages or turning points in human evolution to upgrade humanities spiritual-ontological software or operating systems (even if the Hylics and Psychics misinterpret them, and start ripping people to shreds,) as part of the Divine Plan, is a grave error. \n\nThat said, Lash’s writing and ideas are certainly groundbreaking and valuable. The idea that we should balance the transcendent principles of return to the Pleroma; ultimately beyond the telluric domain, with our co-evolution and immanence in Gaia-Sophia, the sacred womb or Earth Mother, is really the most important takeaway, even when Lash rejects Christianised Sethian interpretations of Gnosticism, favouring Oedipal regression, romanticised embellishment of pagan mystery cults, orgiastic degeneracy, and non-recognition of the transcendent Father.\n\nParticularly, Lash's emphasis and theses on Ecognosis, the conception of planetary intelligence as superorganism with autopoetic and emergent properties, humanity's role in co-evolving with the biosphere through **_epinoia_** _\\- the power of thought, conception, imagination, and inventiveness_, encompassing the divine wisdom of Gaia-Sophia, has fascinating similarities and parallels with what we're attempting to develop with ÆXO13.\n\nMore on that in the future, after I've spent more time studying and considering Lash's ideas.\n\nXegis.","url":"paragraph.com/@xegis/epinoia-and-imagination-john-lamb-lashs-ties-to-aexo13-1","publication_img":"https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a4109451d231900f3dff9d40ce6a060c4613543469f3bbd27ba875ebabbcb7bc.jpg"}