Jung explores the Gnostic concept of the Pleroma - the divine fullness that contains all opposites in undifferentiated unity. This represents the state before creation, where all potential exists in perfect balance, neither good nor evil, neither light nor dark.
Interactive Gnostic Cosmology
Experience the emanation from the undifferentiated Pleroma through the various levels of creation. Watch as the perfect unity gradually differentiates into the material world.
Sophia's Fall and the Creation of Matter
Watch Sophia's dramatic fall from the Pleroma into matter, creating the material world through her desire for knowledge outside the divine unity.
The Aeon Hierarchy
Explore the complex hierarchy of Aeons (divine emanations) in Gnostic cosmology. Each pair represents complementary aspects of divine consciousness.
Pleroma vs Material World
Contrast the perfect unity of the Pleroma with the divided, conflicted nature of the material world. See how Jung relates this to psychological wholeness.
Gnostic Concepts and Jung's Psychology
The Pleroma
- Undifferentiated divine fullness
- Contains all opposites in unity
- State before creation
- Jung's parallel: The Self before individuation
Aeons (Divine Emanations)
- Bythos & Sige (Depth & Silence)
- Nous & Aletheia (Mind & Truth)
- Logos & Zoe (Word & Life)
- Anthropos & Ecclesia (Human & Church)
Sophia's Fall
- Desire for knowledge beyond limits
- Creates material world through error
- Demiurge as ignorant creator
- Jung's parallel: Ego's separation from Self
Psychological Parallels
- Pleroma = Unconscious wholeness
- Sophia's fall = Ego development
- Material world = Conscious suffering
- Redemption = Individuation process
Jung's Interpretation
"The Pleroma is the place of fullness, where the opposites are united. It is neither good nor evil, neither light nor dark, but both and neither. The fall of Sophia represents the necessary differentiation that creates consciousness - and with it, suffering."
Jung saw in Gnostic mythology a profound psychological truth: that consciousness emerges through a kind of "fall" from unconscious wholeness, but this apparent loss is necessary for the development of individual awareness and eventual conscious reunion with the Self.