The Mystical Ideas in the KG

The podcast episode explores the mystical ideas discussed in the KG (Kefalaya Gnostica). Evagrius presents a worldview and ideas about creation, the story of the world, and the journey of beings from various states of fallenness towards God. He discusses the origin of things, the different states of beings (angels, demons, humans), and the categorization of beings based on their fallenness. Evagrius also delves into the physics of the KG, including the presence of the four elements in different beings and the significance of categories. He emphasizes that this world is one of many, and there is a succession of worlds. He contemplates the idea of descents and ascents, with beings becoming worse than demons or more angelic. Evagrius hints at a time when the worlds will come to an end and a restoration will occur, but he avoids using the term apocatastasis. Instead, he focuses on the idea of different catostasis (states) and the ultimate catostasis of being united with God.