Adonaios

Adonaios, from Adonai, is the fourth archon, ruling the Sun at the center of the seven. In Gnostic thought the archons are jailers of the soul; the seeker learns their names in order to pass beyond them.

Uses

• Understanding what binds you
• Gnostic ascent meditation

Planet

Sun

Order

4 of 7, from the highest sphere

Source

Irenaeus, Against Heresies I.30; Origen, Against Celsus VI.31

Working with it

In meditation, picture the sphere of Sun as a gate. Name Adonaios, name what this sphere holds you with, and in your mind set it down and pass through.