Interpretation
According to the Naassenes, this reflected the "Seeds disseminated into the cosmos from the Inexpressible, by means of which the whole cosmos is consummated." The scattering of the Logos and its subsequent collection recalls the myths of Osiris and Dionysus. A similar theme of Osirification is present in a Gospel of Philip, quoted by Epiphanius in the same chapter:
I recognised myself, and gathered myself together from all sides; I sowed no children for the ruler, but I tore up his roots, and gathered together limbs that were scattered abroad; I know thee who thou art, for I am from the realms above.The reference to thunder is curious—see also The Thunder, Perfect Mind.
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