Cleanup date May 2009 copy edit date December 2010 God The demiurge is a concept from the Platonic , Neopythagorean .... The term was subsequently adopted by the Gnosticism Gnostics . Although a fashioner, the demiurge is not quite the creator figure in the familiar monotheism monotheistic sense both the demiurge itself and the material from which the demiurge fashions the universe are considered either uncreated and eternal, or the product of some other being, depending on the system. The word demiurge is an English ... circa 360 BC, in which the demiurge is allegorically presented as the creator of the universe. This is accordingly the definition of the demiurge in the Platonism Platonic ca . 310 BC 90 BC and Middle ... of the Neoplatonism Neoplatonic school third century onwards , the demiurge is the fashioner of the real ... systems, the material universe is evil while the non material world is good. Accordingly, the demiurge ... Plato has the speaker Timaeus refer to the Demiurge frequently in the Socratic dialogue Timaeus ... ref The title character refers to the Demiurge as the entity who fashioned and shaped the material world. Timaeus describes the Demiurge as unreservedly benevolent , and hence desirous of a world as good as possible. The world remains allegedly imperfect, however, because the Demiurge created ... and Middle Platonism In Numenius s Neo Pythagorean and Middle Platonist cosmogony the Demiurge is second ... to clarify the Demiurge. To Plotinus, the second emanation represents an uncreated second cause see Pythagoras Dyad symbol Dyad . Plotinus sought to reconcile Aristotle s energeia with Plato s Demiurge ... 240 ref which, as Demiurge and mind nous , is a critical component in the ontological construct of human ... page 240 ref Plotinus identified the demiurge or nous within the Pantheon gods pantheon of the Greek Gods as Zeus Dyeus . ref 10. The ordering principle is twofold there is a principle known to us as the Demiurge and there is the Soul of the All we apply the appellation Zeus sometimes to the Demiurge ... more details
About the Marvel Comics character the DC Comics character Synnar Demiurge is a fictional character , a Cosmic entities Marvel Comics cosmic entity in the Marvel Comics Marvel Universe universe , based loosely on the concept of the Demiurge . It is the sentient Energy esotericism life force of Earth s biosphere , creator of the Elder Gods Marvel Comics elder gods , and the father of Atum comics Atum . External links Marvunapp http www.marvunapp.com Appendix atum.htm DemiurgeDemiurge Marvel Mystic Category Marvel Comics cosmic entities Marvel Comics stub tl Demiurge komiks ... more details
Infobox Company company name Demiurge Studios company logo caption company type Privately held company Private Limited liability company LLC company slogan foundation 2002 in video gaming 2002 location Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge , Massachusetts key people Albert Reed br Chris Linder br Tom Lin industry Video game industry Video game products Video game s homepage http www.demiurgestudios.com www.demiurgestudios.com Demiurge Studios is an United States American Video game developer video game developer company , founded in 2002 in video gaming 2002 by Albert Reed, Chris Linder and Tom Lin. It is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge , Massachusetts . ref http www.boston.com bostonworks galleries video game companies?pg 9 Boston Globe, Video game companies in Massachusetts ref The company has assisted in helping other developers, such as Electronic Arts , Epic Games , Gearbox Software and THQ ref cite web url http www.demiurgestudios.com ?about title About Demiurge Studios date accessdate 2009 01 17 publisher Demiurge Studios ref create multiplayer maps for their games, but are mostly famous for porting Mass Effect to Microsoft Windows , released in May 2008 in video gaming 2008 . Demiurge Studios worked cooperatively on Green Day Rock Band with Harmonix and Electronic Arts. ref cite web url http www.joystiq.com 2010 01 27 harmonix cooperatively developing green day rock band with demi title Harmonix cooperatively developing Green Day Rock Band with Demiurge, MK12, others date accessdate 2010 05 17 publisher Joystiq ref Games Green Day Rock Band 2010 Borderlands video game Borderlands 2009 World of Zoo 2009 Rock Band Metal Track Pack 2009 Mass Effect Pinnacle Station 2009 List of Rock Band track packs Rock Band Country Track Pack Rock Band Country Track Pack 2009 Word Fu 2009 Mass Effect PC 2008 Brothers in Arms Double Time 2008 Frontlines Fuel of War 2008 ... http www.demiurgestudios.com Official Website http www.mobygames.com company demiurge studios Demiurge ... more details
Infobox Company company name LEDARTIST company logo Image with unknown copyright status removed Image DUlogo.gif 250px company type Limited Ltd. foundation New York location Image Flag of Hong Kong.svg 20px Hong Kong , People s Republic of China industry LED Lighting Industry services LED Lighting Design homepage http www.demiurgeunit.com slogan Create Sparkz Demiurge Unit Limited is a LED design company with offices in New York and Hong Kong. Founded by LED artist Teddy Lo in New York, Demiurge Unit expanded its operation into Hong Kong in 2005. Business and Services Demiurge Unit focuses on LED illumination technology. It offers services in 1 LED design & consultancy and 2 art direction, graphic design and contemporary art. LED design & consultancy includes architectural and fa ade lighting, interior and events lighting, and LED signage. Art direction includes interactive design, graphic and motion graphics, artistic LED programming, and overall project art direction. Awards http www.cjc.org.hk ie2007 index2.php?menu 4&pg 8 Innovative Entrepreneur 2007 by Junior Chamber International City Junior Chamber 2006 Hong Kong Awards for Industries Innovative & Creativity Certificate of Merit by Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce China Solid State Lighting Design Award by China Solid State Lighting Association Memberships Ambassadors of Design Hong Kong http www.hkdesigncentre.org Hong Kong Design Centre Hong Kong Design Association http www.chamber.org.hk business world h.asp Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce http www.jci.cc Junior Chamber International Innovator Entrepreneur http www.cie.co.at CIE Commission Internatinale de l Eclairage Hong Kong Projects LED Design Innocentre, MIST, AIDS Concern, VIA Stella, Innovative & Design Expo, Business of Design Week, Miramar Shopping Mall, Russell Simon s Art for Life, KEF, Philips LED Grahpics, Good Luck Beijing Art Direction DTFU, Magic Mirror, One Red Dot, Untitled, BODW, Common Space Branding, Common Space x Samsung B ... more details
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Demiurg may refer to Demiurge , the deity responsible for the creation of the physical universe and the physical aspect of humanity in some belief systems. Demiurg Warhammer 40,000 Demiurg Warhammer 40,000 , an alien species in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. Demiurge Studios , a small video game development house. disambig sk Demiurg ... more details
The Knights of Seth were a 19th century United Kingdom British Germany German Neo Sethian group that attempted to resurrect medieval Gnostic and dualistic Christian ideas. While achieving a certain popularity among wealthy young Englishmen in the 1850s, the Knights never gained considerable influence and were by many considered a mere gentlemen s club rather than a religious movement. Apart from a handful of members in Edinburgh and Berlin , the group presently appears to be almost extinct. The group is sometimes referred to by its Latin name Ordo Equester Sethiani. Core beliefs Like the gnostics , the Knights of Seth believe that there is a true God and a false one. The latter is known as the demiurge . According to gnostic tradition the demiurge created the world. In doing so, the demiurge Classical Ancient Greek Greek for craftsman creator carried out an order of the true god. The malevolent demiurge, which sometimes goes by the name of Yaldabaoth , then usurped the true god s position. According to the Ordo Equester, Adam s third son Seth was a messiah who could get in touch with the true god and acted as his herald, thwarting the plans of the evil demiurge. The Knights believe that seven prophets will deliver various teachings to humanity. These will then enable men to experience the true, hidden god. This allegedly requires studying different religions and meditation, resulting in a process of recognition gnosis , Greek language for knowledge . See also cite book last Stoyanov first Yuri title The Other God. Dualist Religions from Antiquity to the Cathar Heresy publisher Yale University Press year 2004 isbn 0 300 08253 3 External links http www.sethknights.com Homepage The Knights of Seth Category Secret societies ... more details
Infobox VG title Shoot Many Robots image caption developer Demiurge Studios publisher designer composer engine version released TBA 2011 genre Shooter game Shooter modes ratings platforms XBLA , PSN , PC media requirements resolution Shoot Many Robots is an upcoming video game developed by Demiurge Studios for XBLA , PSN , and PC . ref name g4tv cite web url http www.g4tv.com games xbox 360 64988 shoot many robots articles 73840 Shoot Many Robots Hands On Preview title Shoot Many Robots Hands On Preview date 2011 03 09 accessdate 2011 03 16 ref It is the first original title to be released by the developer previously known for its work on titles such as Rock Band , BioShock , Mass Effect and more. ref name ign1 cite web url http ps3.ign.com articles 112 1127913p1.html title Shoot Many Robots A Robot Murder Simulator date 2010 10 13 accessdate 2011 03 16 ref . References Reflist External links http shootmanyrobots.com Official website http www.demiurgestudios.com Demiurge Studios Category Upcoming video games videogame stub ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 The pneumatics spiritual , from Greek Polytonic , spirit were, in gnosticism , the highest order of humans, the other two orders being psychics and hylics . The pneumatic saw himself as escaping the doom of the material world via the secret knowledge. Outsiders could only know these secrets by joining a gnostic group. To be a gnostic is to believe in three planes of existence the pure unknown demiurge , the material world of coitus and comfort, and the pure spiritual realm of ascension or escape. Category Gnosticism Reli stub ... more details
Origin of the World may refer to In science Formation and evolution of the Solar System . In religion and philosophy On the Origin of the World Nag Hammadi , Gnostic work dealing with creation and end times. Demiurge , a term for a creator deity responsible for the creation of the physical universe. Sophia wisdom In the arts L Origine du monde The Origin of the World , 1866 painting by Gustave Courbet. The Origin of the World , by Pierre Michon . disambig sh Porijeklo svijeta ... more details
An intelligible form in philosophy refers to a substantial form form that can be apprehended by the intellect. According to Ancient Philosophy Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Medieval philosophers , the intelligible forms are the things by which we understand. Aristotle See also On the Soul The concept of the form as being what makes knowledge possible dates back to the time of Socrates . Aristotle is credited with making the distinction that led to the idea of the intelligible form. He argued that the mind is divided into the active intellect active and passive intellect , where the passive intellect receives the forms of things in order to be known, and the active intellect then turns possible knowledge into knowledge in act. ref Aristotle, De Anima , Bk. III, ch. 5 430 sup a sup 10 25 . ref Plotinus According to Plotinus , the power of the Demiurge the craftsman of the cosmos is derived from the power of thought. When the demiurge creates, he governs the purely passive nature of matter by imposing a sensible form, which is an image of the intelligible forms contained as thoughts within the mind of the Demiurge, upon the pure passivity of matter. The form establishes its existence in the sensible realm merely through the thought of the Demiurge, which is nous . ref http www.iep.utm.edu p plotinus.htm Plotinus at the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Retrieved on May 15, 2009 ref Aquinas In chapter 81 of the Compendium Theologiae, Saint Thomas Aquinas states that the higher an intellectual substance is in perfection, the more universal are the intelligible forms it possesses. Of all the intellectual substances, consequently, the human intellect, which we have called possible, has forms of the least universality. This is the reason it receives its intelligible forms from sensible things. He further states that a form must have some proportion to the potency which receives it. Therefore, since of all intellectual substances man s possible intellect is found to be t ... more details
Among the Nenets people of Siberia , Nga was the god of death, as well as one of two demiurge s, or supreme gods. According to one story, the world threatened to collapse on itself. To try and halt this cataclysm a shaman sought the advice of the other demiurge, Num God Num . The shaman was advised to travel below the earth, to Nga s domain and call upon him. The shaman did as told and was wed with Nga s daughter. After that point he began to support the world in his hand and became known as The Old Man of the Earth. In another myth, Num and Nga create the world, collaborating and also competing with each other the myth is an example of dualistic cosmology . ref V rtes 1990 104 105 ref Notes references Sources cite book last V rtes first Edit title Szib riai nyelvrokonaink hitvil ga publisher Tank nyvkiad location Budapest year 1990 isbn 963 18 2603 1 language Hungarian The title means Belief systems of our language relatives in Siberia . Category Siberian deities Category Death gods Siberia myth stub es Nga Mitolog a siberiana ... more details
Rethinking Gnosticism An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category ISBN 0 691 00542 7 , is a 1999 book by Michael Allen Williams. This is one of the first critical works that goes about comparing the established academic definitions of gnosticism to the now acquired Nag Hammadi library Nag Hammadi texts. The main points of the book are that there is no established definition of gnosticism by people who use the term, let alone the academic world and that the groups referred to as gnostic by the Christian church apologist s referred to themselves often by their leader or leaders names but no group referred to themselves as gnostic or gnostics . Also, Williams mentions the argument that none of the groups labeled gnostic shared a common set of beliefs that put them in a group together. The only things close to this would be the Christian heresiographical use of referring to these varied groups as gnostics . As well as the varied set of interruptions of the creator of the material world Yahweh or demiurge by these early groups. Finally Williams clarifies that the ancient gnosticism of the Nag Hammadi groups and the misused gnosticism of moderns groups and academia have little if anything in common. Williams suggests a better and more adequate term for these heresy hereticial groups would be biblical demiurge demiurgical traditions . References primarysources date July 2007 DEFAULTSORT Rethinking Gnosticism An Argument For Dismantling A Dubious Category Category Religious studies books Category Gnosticism philo book stub ... more details
Samael can refer to Samael , a demonic figure in Talmudic lore Samael band , a Swiss heavy metal band Samael Aun Weor , the founder of the International Gnostic Movement . Sammael , a fictional character in the Wheel of Time novels by Robert Jordan Samael, the vampiric proprietor of Cafe Ankh in the PC game Discworld Noir Sammael, a demonic creature featured in the movie Hellboy film Hellboy Yaldabaoth Saklas Samael, the Demiurge in Gnosticism disambig de Samael Begriffskl rung es Samael desambiguaci n fr Samael homonymie pl Samael pt Samael desambigua o fi Samael ... more details
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Unreferenced date December 2009 The Flight to Lucifer is the only novel by the American literary critic Harold Bloom born 1930 in New York . Published during 1979, it was composed as a sequel to the David Lindsay novelist David Lindsay novel A Voyage to Arcturus , which supplied the concept of a voyage through space to a distant planet created by a demiurge , and a few other incidental features of the book. However, most of its content derives fairly directly from Gnosticism , which Bloom had studied. Bloom has stated that he does not like the novel and has disowned it, although it has received very positive reviews from other sources. Relationship to Lindsay s novel In Lindsay s novel, two men, the passionate giant Maskull and the thin, intense Nightspore, are taken from Earth to the planet Tormance by Krag, a mysterious figure who is a residue of the true godhead , Muspel, unassimilated by the false creations of Tormance s demiurge , Crystalman. Bloom s novel reproduces this formula, but with names drawn directly from the history and cosmology of Gnosticism. Maskull becomes Thomas Perscors through fire , and is explicitly identified as an incarnation of Adam Kadmon Primal Man . Nightspore s correlate is Seth Valentinus, a reincarnation of the gnostic theologian Valentinus . Their guide is tikkun olam Olam , who is an Gnosticism Aeons Aeon , an emanation of the true god. The planet Lucifer is controlled by demiurge Saklas , which is a Gnostic name for the false creator. Olam has brought Perscors to Lucifer to fight Saklas, and has brought Valentinus so he can remember his true self this is also drawn from Lindsay. However, the details of their adventures are quite different, and in the end Perscors cripples Saklas and changes the order of things across all of Lucifer, whereas Nightspore s victory is merely to escape the clutches of Crystalman and see reality as it is, though he vows to return to the world and free others. DEFAULTSORT The Flight To Lucifer Category ... more details
of the universe must be a demiurge or a god, a figure Timaeus refers to as the father and maker of the universe. And since the universe is fair, the demiurge must have looked to the eternal ... of the universe, which he ascribes to the handiwork of a divine craftsman. The demiurge, being good, wanted there to be as much good as was the world. The demiurge is said to bring order out ... existed in the mind of the Demiurge. Later in history the term demiurge became a term of vilification by Gnostics who purported that the demiurge was a fallen and ignorant god creating a flawed universe .... Therefore, all the properties of the world are to be explained by the demiurge s choice of what ... creatures, and since intelligence needs to be settled in a soul, the demiurge put intelligence in soul ..., the world had to be one and only. Therefore, the demiurge did not create several worlds, but a single ..., the demiurge created the world in the geometric form of a globe . Indeed, the round figure is the most ... of all figures he the demiurge considered that the like is infinitely fairer than the unlike ... to be read in light of the Sophist dialogue Sophist . The demiurge combined three elements two varieties ..., to have two crossing circles. The demiurge imparted on them a circular movement on their axis the outer ... to Difference and turned diagonally and to the left 34c 36c . The demiurge gave the primacy ... and Mercury, while the four moving at unequal speeds are the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn 36c d . Then, the demiurge ... more details
wiktionary Craftsman may refer to Craftsman tools , a brand of tools a master craftsman , an artisan who practices a handicraft or trade The term craftswoman is also used, and a craftsman s work exhibits craftsmanship . a style of architecture and furniture arising from the British Arts and Crafts movement Arts and crafts style, American Craftsman style, an American domestic architectural and interior design style popular from the 1900s to the 1920s developed from the design concepts found in a magazine published by Gustav Stickley called The Craftsman Craftsman Magazine , a magazine for craftspeople published in the UK from 1983 to 2007 a military rank within the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers , equivalent to a private Craftsman Truck Series, a racing series sponsored by Craftsman tools from 1994 to 2008, now known as the Camping World Truck Series Craftsman Book Company , publisher of technical references for construction professionals Demiurge , also referred to as the rational craftsman disambig Category Crafts ... more details
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Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 merge to Glossary of spirituality related terms date December 2010 In religion and esotericism , the term physical universe or material universe is used to distinguish the nature physical matter of the universe from a proposed spirituality spiritual or supernatural essence. In the Book of Veles , and perhaps in traditional Slavic mythology , the physical universe is referred to as Jav, Prav and Nav Yav . Gnosticism holds that the physical universe was created by a Demiurge . In Dharmic religion s Maya illusion Maya is believed to be the illusion of a physical universe. Physicalism , a type of monism , holds that only physical things exist. This is also known as metaphysical naturalism . See also Gross realm category Spirituality DEFAULTSORT Physical Universe Reli stub Spirituality stub ko ... more details
The Severians were a sect of gnostic Encratites . Epiphanius of Salamis Epiphanius supposes their leader Severus to have preceded Tatian founder of Encratites but Eusebius , Theodoret , and Jerome make him Tatian s successor. These latter authorities are followed by most ecclesiastical historians, and the silence of Irenaeus and Hypolitus regarding Severus renders the later date most probable. Ephiphanius ascribes to the Severians a belief in the well known Gnostic power Demiurge Ialdaboth Yaldabaoth who appears in the Ophite system as the first offspring of Bythus and Ennoia . The Severians held that Ialdaboth was a great ruler of the powers, that from him sprung the Devil that the Devil being cast down to the earth in the form of the serpent produced the vine, whose snake like tendrils indicate its origin that the Devil also created woman and the lower half of man. ref Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, Ecclesiastical Parties, John Henry Blunt ref See also Gnosticism References reflist Category Gnosticism pt Severianismo ... more details
Yao or YAO may refer to Two separate, unrelated ethnic groups the Yao people East Africa waYao people of south central Africa Yao people , ethnic group in China and Southeast Asia The name of the demiurge in Gnosticism Gnostic scripture Yao, Chad , a town in Chad Yao language , a Bantu language spoken by the waYao people in Africa Yao, Osaka , a city in Japan Related Yao Airport Yao ruler , a mythical Chinese ruler and emperor traditional , pinyin y o, leaf Yao surname , the transliteration of Chinese family names , , and Yao , the term for the marks used in the preparation of trigrams and hexagrams in I Ching that is also the basis for Radical 89 Kangxi radical 89 Yao, a character in Mulan media Yao graph , a Glossary of graph theory Subgraphs subgraph that guarantees Connectivity graph theory connectivity Yao, an American English interjection similar in use to yo , which is most popular in the northeastern United States YAO Yaound Airport , IATA code YAO Yunnan Astronomical Observatory , in east suburb of Kunming, Yunnan, China disambig ca Yao de Yao Begriffskl rung eo YAO fr Yao it YAO he nl Yao no Yao pl Yao pt Yao ru sh Yao sv Yao tl Yao uk ... more details
The Epistle of the Corinthians to Paul is a work from the New Testament apocrypha , and originally formed part of the Acts of Paul , though it was later detached and circulated separately. This writing claims to describe the teachings of Simon Magus , including the ideas that God was not almighty, that the Resurrection of Jesus resurrection was false, that Christ was not truly bodily incarnated God i.e. Docetism , that angels made the world see Demiurge , and that the prophets were inaccurate. A response to this letter from Paul also appears in the Acts of Paul and is known as the Third Epistle to the Corinthians . Such an appeal to combat heresy is likely the work of an orthodox forger, attempting to create a biblical basis for their counter arguments to their docetic and gnosticism gnostic enemies. Despite having been widely recognised as forgeries in ancient times, for a period this Epistle and its response appeared in the Armenian Apostolic Church Armenian Bible . External links http www.comparative religion.com christianity apocrypha new testament apocrypha 4 10.php Online text at http www.comparative religion.com Comparative Religion.com Books of the Bible Category Apocryphal epistles Corinthians to Paul Category Pauline related books Category Christianity in Roman Corinth Christian book stub it Lettera dei Corinzi a Paolo he fi Korinttolaisten kirje Paavalille pt Ep stola dos Cor ntios a Paulo ... more details
Gnosticism The Coptic Apocalypse of Paul is one of the texts of the New Testament apocrypha found amongst the Nag Hammadi library . The text is not to be confused with the Apocalypse of Paul , which is unlikely to be related. It was mentioned by Epiphanius of Salamis Epiphanius as having been the work of the Cainites , who viewed Cain as the Messiah since, in their view, the Old Testament God , whom they named Demiurge Yaltabaoth , was evil. The Gnostic text describes the ascent of Paul through various stages of Heaven, with Yaltabaoth described as an old man on a throne attempting to prevent further ascent. A soul that fails to have the knowledge gnosis required to defeat Yaltabaoth here, is sent back, in the vision, to be Reincarnation reincarnated . It was a text used by the Sethians. ref http www.thenazareneway.com apocrypha.htm The Apocrypha Bot generated title ref References references External links http www.comparative religion.com christianity apocrypha new testament apocrypha 4 6.php MacRae Murdoch Translation at http www.comparative religion.com Comparative Religion.Com Category Christian apocalyptic writings Category Sethian texts Paul, Coptic Category Pauline related books Category Coptic literature Christian book stub manuscript stub it Apocalisse di Paolo copta pl Apokalipsa Paw a pt Apocalipse Copta de Paulo fi Koptilainen Paavalin ilmestys ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Physitheism is the attribution of a physical form and attributes to deities , a practice associated with the ancient Greeks and to a lesser extent the Ancient Rome Romans . In modern Jewish and Christian theology the Abrahamic God is held to be a transcendence religion transcendent spirit with no body parts. However, a vestige of physitheism is apparent in certain passages of the Hebrew Bible such as Book of Exodus Exodus 33 23 where God tells Moses , And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts but my face shall not be seen. God is also described in a manner similar to a physical person in Genesis 3 8, And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. Such apparently Physitheistic verses are a matter of controversy the early followers of Gnosticism considered them evidence that the Judeo Christian god was in fact an imperfect demiurge , wholly separate from the higher, transcendental God. Category Theism Religion stub ... more details
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