LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 353"I will be released and I will release."
"Amen."
"I will be wounded and I will wound."
"Amen."
"I will be born and I will bear."
"Amen."
"I will eat and I will be eaten."
"Amen."
"I will hear and I will be heard."
"Amen."
"I will be kept in mind, being all mind."
"Amen."
"I will be washed and I will wash."
"Amen."GRACE DANCES^3
"I will play the flute. Dance, everyone."
"Amen."
"I will mourn. Lament, everyone."
"Amen."
"A realm of eight^4 sings with us."
"Amen."
"The twelfth number^5 dances on high."
"Amen."
"The whole universe takes part in dancing."
"Amen."
"Whoever does not dance does not know what happens."
"Amen."
"I will flee and I will stay."
"Amen."- Instructions for liturgical dance, included in the text.
- This may refer to the realm of eight (ogdoad) in Valentinian thought. The realm of eight re-
calls the seven planetary spheres, plus the eighth sphere (of the stars) beyond these cosmic
powers. The eighth sphere is sometimes thought to be the abode of the ruler of the cosmos and
at other times is considered a higher level for spiritual advancement and perfection. See the Se-
cret Book of John and the Hermetic Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth.
5. The twelfth number recalls the twelve signs of the zodiac.