The Sophia Society is a western mystery school dedicated to the study of the Egyptian Mysteries, Greek Mysteries, Kabbalah, Gnostic Christianity, Hermetic philosophy and Alchemy. We offer classes, discussions, meditations and support for fellow seekers.
I am the hearing that is attainable
to everything;
I am the speech that cannot
be grasped.
I am the name of the sound
And the sound of the name.
I am the sign of the letter
And the designation of the division.
And I will speak his name".
~The Thunder, Perfect Mind
Sophia, is the patron of our Society because she represents our aspirations to accomplish the "Great Work". Sophia (Wisdom in Greek), is a divine feminine emanation of God described in the Old Testament Wisdom Literature as co-creating the Universe with God. She is a very important figure in most Gnostic texts, especially those of the school of Valentinus, and is described as essential to obtaining Gnosis or intuitive spiritual knowledge. She also appears in many alchemical texts such as Aurora Consurgens and Atlanta Fugiens, as a woman possessing Wisdom and divine Knowledge. In these works, she is both the alchemical goal and the guide who helps the initiate accomplish the magnum opus of spiritual alchemy. Sophia's story is a description and outline of the stages, and processes involved in obtaining Gnosis, and Union with God.
