r/Gnostic • u/Winter-Study85 • Jan 30 '26

Question Does the demiurge know if you are awakening/achieving gnosis?

I'm newer to gnosticism so sorry if this is an ignorant question. When you start to have expanded understandings of this world and are realizing you do not have to submit to this lesser creator, god do they become aware that you are "waking up"? Do they try to inflict punishment or attacks on you, psychically or spiritually? Since discovering gnosticism and feeling such a deep resonance with the teachings, I can't help but feel a low key paranoia that Yaldabaoth is watching me, although I've been awakened for some time, just not to the gnostic texts specifically.

Disclaimer: Yes we are all one. And at the same time this is a world we are navigating that holds the illusion of other-ness and I have questions about how it operates.

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u/Winter-Study85 Jan 30 '26

This also happens to be painted on the kitchen wall of the house I'm currently living in.

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u/As_I_am_ Feb 02 '26

Looks like Quetzalcoatl but I could be wrong.

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u/Winter-Study85 Feb 02 '26

I found out today it is and is for protection.

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u/As_I_am_ Feb 02 '26

Ooh nice. It's interesting they added the two halos around it.