Talk:Abraxas
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[edit] Historical Accuracy:
The comments about Abraxas being an Archon, about Abraxas being good as well as evil, do not come from either the Abraxas stones nor from ancient Gnsotic texts, nor from the Greek Magical Papyrii. It is a speculative interpretation found among some scholars prior to the discovery and translation of the Nag Hammadi library that is at odds with what was found there, and it isn't clearly from the writings of the heresy-hunter's either, who are ambiguous. It is a view one could get from the views of C.G.Jung and his patient Herman Hess (author of Demian), so it could belong there. They didn't have the Gospel of the Egyptians, so they were speculating with less information than we have now.
[edit] Of questionable encyclopedic merit:
"In the fictional world of Charmed, Abraxas is a demon of the astral plane who destroys witches by demonising their powers. He appears on the 1st year anniversary of the Charmed Ones gaining their powers, as part of a Rite of Passage. The Book of Shadows says: Rite of Passage - Fight it with the power of one or else a more powerful Evil that awaits will destroy you.
His powers are Reviving defeated adversaries of the Charmed Ones by reading the Book Of Shadows backwards. He was vanquished by reciting the spell to receive a witches powers - Connect the Power of Three, to work as one."
I want to remove this but I fear Shannon Dougherty's powers. Actually, I don't see how this is encyclopedic. It does nothing to enhance my understanding of Abraxas. Feel free to vote off my inclusion of the Abraxas Foundation to this site. There are numerous people who find that to be relevant and important as a legitimate example of the spiritual influence of Abraxas in a direct, socio-political context. Whereas, the Charmed silliness is merely the plot of a tv program.
Curtsurly 20:03, 24 Sep 2004 (UTC)Curtsurly
I agree, it seems the writer just picked a name that he thought sounded old as these series often do. In charmed they have lampooned every old myth/belief from Barbas/Barbas, the Demon of Fear to biblical figures such as Gideon and totally revamped their myths. While this might be worth mentioning on a list of charmed bad guys i don't think linking a fictional work of no real similarity beside the name to this non-fiction article would be of benifit to people interested. If for no other reason than the two characters have no similarities other than name the passage should stay out. --Seth Turner 17:30, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
so far, the 1911 text was simply dumped here. It needs to be worked into the article. I'll put up the cleanup tag until somebody gets round to it (possibly me, over the next week or two). dab (ᛏ) 07:08, 11 July 2005 (UTC) Thyphoon Does have anyone ideea abut the similarities between abraxas representations and Thyphoon?
[edit] Tertulian's Quote
Does anyone know the exact reference of this quote? I would like to study it in context and in the original Lucius Domitius 17:23, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
What does this sentence mean? It really needs fixing, as it is unintelligible as it stands. "The true name, moreover, is Abrasax, and not, as incorrectly written, Abraxas, a reading due to the confusion made by the Latins between Sigma and Xi." confusion made by the Latins? Romans? They make confusion? Should the word "misinterpretation" or "misreading" replace reading?
I propose: "The true name, moreover, is Abrasax, and not, as incorrectly written, Abraxas, which is a misreading due to the confusion of the letters sigma and xi." Unless this misreading can be directly attributed to the Romans, I'm leaving that part out.
