Pistis Sophia

La fine del capitolo 139 e il capitolo 140 di questo vangelo gnostico copto descrivono minuziosamente la processione degli equinozi in chiave cosmologica e astronomica, con le tipiche denotazioni demonologiche di un trattato gnostico. Ne ho citato i passi più salienti, tralasciandone le strutture gerarchiche sovrasensibili, non necessarie per l'analisi in questione.

Pistis Sophia, 139
[..] when the sphere turneth itself and the little Sabaōth, Zeus, cometh to the first of the æons of the sphere, which is called in the world the Ram of Boubastis, that is of Aphroditē; [and] when she [Boubastis] cometh to the seventh house of the sphere, that is to the Balance, then the veils which are between those of the Right and those of the Left, draw themselves aside, and there looketh from the height out of those of the Right the great Sabaōth, the Good; and the whole world and the total sphere [become alarmed] before he hath looked forth. [..]

Zeus entra nell'eone (æon) dell'Ariete (Ram), e Aphroditē "in seventh house, that is to the Balance" (Bilancia - settima casa\segno).

Pistis Sophia, 140
[..] in the world Zeus, cometh, and he cometh to the fourth æon of the sphere, that is the Crab, and Boubastis, who is called in the world Aphroditē, cometh into the tenth æon of the sphere which is called the Goat, at that time the veils which are between those of the Left and those of the Right, draw themselves aside, and Yew looketh forth to the right; the whole world becometh alarmed and is agitated together with all the æons of the sphere. [..]

Zeus entra nell'eone (æon) del Cancro (Crab), e Aphroditē in Goat (Capricorno).

[..] And thereafter, when the sphere turneth itself, and the little Sabaōth, the Good, he of the Midst, who is called in the world Zeus, cometh, and he cometh to the eighth æon of the sphere
which is called the Scorpion, and when Boubastis, whom they call Aphroditē, cometh, and she cometh to the second æon of the sphere which is called the Bull, then the veils which are between those of the Right and those of the Left draw themselves aside and Zorokothora Melchisedec looketh out of the height; and the world and the mountains are agitated and the æons become alarmed. [..]

Zeus entra nell'eone (æon) dello Scorpione (Scorpion), e Aphroditē in Bull (Toro).

[.. ] It cometh to pass then, when the sphere turneth itself and the little Sabaōth, the Good, he of the Midst, who is called Zeus, cometh, and when he cometh to the ninth æon of the sphere which is called the Archer, and when Boubastis, who is called in the world Aphroditē, cometh, and she cometh to the third æon of the sphere which is called the Twins, then the veils which are between those of the Left and those of the Right, draw themselves aside [..]

Zeus entra nell'eone (æon) del Sagittario (Archer), e Aphroditē in Gemelli (Twins).

Nell'ultimo passaggio Gesù (colui che sta parlando) tratta dell'ultimo shift equinoziale.

And when the sphere turneth itself and the little Sabaōth, the Good, who is called in the world Zeus, cometh, and he cometh to the eleventh æon of the sphere which is called the Water-man, and when Boubastis cometh to the fifth æon of the sphere which is called the Lion, then the veils which are between those of the Left and those of the Right, draw themselves aside, and there looketh out of the height the great Iaō, the Good, he of the Midst, on the regions of Yachthanabas, so that his regions are dissolved and destroyed. And all the souls which are in his chastisements are carried off and cast back anew into the sphere, because they are ruined in his chastisements.
These then are the doings of the ways of the midst concerning which ye have questioned me."

Zeus entra nell'eone (æon) dell'Acquario (Water-man), e Aphroditē in Leone (Lion). Notare la conclusione del capitolo, evidenziata in grassetto.
Ricordiamo la simbologia dell'Acquario, dal quale le acque vengono riassorbite (il portatore d'acqua non versa l'acqua, la riassorbe).

Approfondimenti:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letteratura_gnostica
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vangeli_gnostici