First Intellect

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The First Intellect is a member of a holy trinity that emanates from an unknowable, unsayable Transcendent Fire. Chaldean Hekate embodies “the Power of the Father,” the first Intellect. From the First Intellect, she receives the source of soul that is transmitted as lightning and fire into her womb.

When

First attested
200 BCE
Attested period
-200 – 300
Historical notes
Part of a holy trinity.

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“As Power, Hekate is a mediating principle. She “is borne” between the First Intellect and Second Intellect, or Demiurge. She embodies “the Power of the Father,” the first Intellect.”

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