The Word of Gnosis: A Light in the Darkness of Universal Forgetfulness

By Tait Zinszer

Mysterious, thought-provoking, and intriguing, The Word of Gnosis: A Light in the Darkness of Universal Forgetfulness is Tait Zinszer's new book that compiles excerpts from various ancient manuscripts that were the foundation of much of the biblical creation and flood stories. His intentions are to write into history the truth that the gods of the ancient world once walked among man; and that the cities they built, can still be explored today. He also cross references several of these manuscripts to show the reader that the flood of Noah and the Hebrew exodus from Egypt may have been caused by a cosmic nemesis that roams our galaxy called the Destroyer the biblical Wormwood. His book primarily targets anyone interested in acquiring deeper knowledge of the Divine, as well as self-knowledge, and challenges the reader to embrace the ancient myths of the gods as historical fact! The Word of Gnosis gives the reader a lot to reflect upon long after they have turned its last pages.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 16, 2012
• ISBN: 9781469126210

Tait Zinszer

Tait Zinszer is the author of The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ—Twenty-First Century Edition. He has spent the better part of the last decade researching various manuscripts from the ancient world. His literary efforts have been focused on rewriting a more modern version of these ancient manuscripts, while still preserving their deeper philosophical and spiritual meanings. His quest for truth and esoteric knowledge became the driving force in compiling his findings into one comprehensive anthology that infuses wisdom to all those that read it. His years of research and discovery will provide readers who are seeking these deeper hidden truths, with a great resource for further contemplation.

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Copyright © 2012 by Tait Zinszer.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Those Who from Heaven to Earth Came

What on Earth?

Pyramids, pyramids, and more pyramids…

An Ancient Power Source

A Closer Look at Some Familiar Scriptures

Heavens Best Keep Secret

Poimandres The Vision of Hermes

Enuma Elish: The Magan Text

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Destruction and Recreation

The Book of Enoch The Celestial Tablets

Chapter 1 — The Watchers

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6 — The Book of Parables

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9 — The Luminaries of Heaven

Chapter 10 — The Visions

Chapter 11

The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Destroyer: The Dark Days

The Revelation

Chapter 1

Chapter 2 — The Seven Seals

Chapter 3 — The War in Heaven and the Return of the Watchers

Chapter 4 — The Vial Judgments

Chapter 5 — The Second Coming of the Christ

Glossary of Manuscripts

References

The Author

The Word of Gnosis is dedicated to all those souls that sacrificed their own time here on earth to keep and preserve these various heretical and pagan texts. Their sacrifice and service towards future generations was a selfless act of conviction and belief. For this, I am eternally grateful!

Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." — Genesis 1:26 (NKJV)

INTRODUCTION

We live in a mysterious world full of stories and myths concerning its creation, as well as our origins as a species. All of these various stories and writings have been passed down to us through our ancestors for thousands of years. Then through the scribe that translated it, or through the ear that recorded it, the stories began to slightly change as each generation passed by. Often a culture would add its own personal touch to the story, something that would relate to their own beliefs as a society. Sometimes even the stories have been erased from our memories due to wars and persecution, allowing the victors to dictate the course of history.

Needless to say, we have a quagmire of cultural and religious beliefs that vary in their understanding. But when we go back to the roots of some of these modern beliefs, whether it be Christian or Muslim, we find stories that were very similar in their original ideals.

In comparison to the story of Noah, the Epic of Gilgamesh: the Sumerian flood story, was first written as early as 2,100 BC. during the 3rd Dynasty of Ur, and as late as 1,200 BC. in the most recent Akkadian version. The Old Babylonian tablets are the earliest surviving tablets for a single Epic of Gilgamesh narrative, dating back to 1800 BC.¹

It may not be a coincidence that many biblical scholars believe that the Torah was written around 600 BC.², during the time that the Hebrews were held captive in Babylon. Also keep in mind that it was the same god Jehovah which led the Hebrews out of captivity in Egypt around 1500 BC., then lead his ‘chosen ones’ back into captivity in Babylon some 800 years later.

Various themes, plot elements, and characters in the Epic of Gilgamesh have counterparts in the Hebrew Bible; particularly in the accounts of the Garden of Eden and the Genesis flood story.

Andrew R. George is a British academic who is best known for his edition and translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh. He states that the Genesis flood story matches that of Gilgamesh so closely, that few doubt that it was taken from the Mesopotamian account.³ What is particularly noticeable is the way the Genesis flood story follows the Gilgamesh flood tale point by point and in the same order, even when the story permits other alternatives.⁴

In a 2001 Torah commentary released on behalf of the Conservative Movement of Judaism, rabbinic scholar Robert Wexler stated: The most likely assumption we can make is that both Genesis and Gilgamesh drew their material from a common tradition about the flood that existed in Mesopotamia. These stories then went their separate ways in the retelling.⁵

Ziusudra ("he who found long life), Utnapishtim (he who found life) and Noah (he who found rest") are the respective heroes of the Sumerian, Akkadian and biblical flood stories of the ancient Near East.

When looking at the story of the Garden of Eden, the parallels between the stories of Enkidu and Shamhat and Adam and Eve have been long recognized by scholars.⁶

In both stories, a man is created from the soil by a god, and lives in a natural setting amongst the animals. The man is then introduced to a woman who tempts him. Then the man accepts food from the woman, covers his nakedness, and must leave his former realm — unable to return.

Those Who from Heaven to Earth Came

The Word of Gnosis is an anthology of manuscripts from several ancient cultures that without a doubt, have too many similarities to be ignored. These cultures include: Ancient Sumerian (Babylonian), Egyptian, and Israeli. My intentions for compiling this anthology are to provide the reader with an outline of historical events that were the foundation of the biblical creation story, as well as the early years of the recorded human existence upon the earth, when man had direct contact with the gods of the ancient world.

Many people and religions today downplay the existence of these ancient gods, although the books that they consider to be inerrant and divinely inspired, speak often of these gods and the roles they played in human evolution. Many of the stories that we have had handed down to us from our ancestors speak of similar beliefs in these gods and their time spent here on earth. Only their names were different from culture to culture.

I consider it more of a fact than fiction that these gods at one point in our past were a part of our society, or better said, that we were a part of theirs. These gods were worshiped and revered by many of our ancestors that had first hand experiences with them. Then through hieroglyphs, carvings, and ancient writings they tried to communicate and describe these stories and events, as well as the characteristics of these gods to future generations.

From Zeus in Greece, to Osiris in Egypt, to Quetzalcoatl in the Mesoamerica’s, we often see similar parallels from the stories we hear about these gods from various cultures around the world. And although we have no other history besides these stories that have been handed down to us, for the most part, the masses still think of these gods, or more commonly stated, ‘those who from heaven to earth came,’ as folklore.

In the Old Testament portion of the Bible, if these gods were not referred to by their Aramaic names, they were often referred to as angels. The word angel in Latin simply means ‘messenger.’ So how could an angel in their most spiritual form, be a physical entity that could consume food and water and even kill human beings?

Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. And he said, "Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant’s house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way."

And they said, No, but we will spend the night in the open square.

But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. — Genesis 19:1-3 NKJV

And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the LORD went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead. — 2 Kings 19:35 NKJV

What on Earth?

The megalithic structures that were erected by these gods, and by those that followed them, stand the test of time for our daily observation. Many of these megalithic structures hold a mystery as to how they were built and for what purposes they were used. I will give you a few examples of some of the facts, as well as some mysteries that surround these ancient structures.

It is believed that sometime after 2700 BCE, the Egyptians began building pyramids.⁷ The age of the pyramids reached its zenith in Giza between 2575–2150 BCE,⁸ with the last pyramid being built around 1700 BCE.⁷ The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu) is the largest in Egypt, as well as one of the largest in the world.⁹ It is considered to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and is considered an architectural masterpiece. With that being said, let us take a look at some of the features that make the Great Pyramid an ancient marvel:

• The pyramid is estimated to have around 2,300,000 stone blocks that weigh from 2 to 30 tons each. There are even some blocks that weigh as much as 70 tons.¹⁰

• There are also large granite stones in the pyramid, such as in the King’s chamber. These granite stones can weigh upwards of 70 metric tons. Astoundingly, these granite stones were transported from around 500 miles away, from Aswan. All total, around 8,000 metric tons of granite, 6 million metric tons of limestone, and half a million metric tons of mortar were used to build the Great Pyramid alone.¹¹

• The mortar used is of an unknown origin. It has been analyzed and its chemical composition is known but it can’t be reproduced. It is stronger than the stone and still holding up today.¹²

• At completion, the Great Pyramid was surfaced by white casing stones—slant-faced, but flat-topped, blocks of highly polished white limestone. These caused the monument to shine brightly in the sun, making it visible from a considerable distance. Appropriately, the ancient Egyptians called the Great Pyramid Ikhet, meaning the Glorious Light. How these blocks were transported and assembled into the pyramid is still a mystery.

What can be seen today of the structure from afar is only the underlying step-pyramid core structure, but several of the casing stones can still be found around the base. The casing stones of the Great Pyramid and Khafre’s Pyramid (constructed directly beside it) were cut to such optical precision as to be off true plane over their entire surface area by only one-fiftieth of an inch. They were fitted together so perfectly that the tip of a knife cannot be inserted between the joints even to this day.¹³

(In the fourteenth century (1301 CE), a massive earthquake loosened many of the outer casing stones, which were then carted away in 1356 in order to build mosques and fortresses in nearby Cairo. These stones can still be seen as parts of these structures to this day.)¹⁴

• Center of Land Mass: The Great Pyramid is located at the center of the land mass of the earth. The east/west parallel that crosses the most land and the north/south meridian that crosses the most land intersect in two places on the earth, one in the ocean and the other at the Great Pyramid.¹⁵

Interestingly enough, the Greek word for pyramid is pyramidos, meaning: fire in the middle.¹⁶

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Giza Pyramid with Sphinx: © Alucia6 | Dreamstime.com

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Giza Pyramid: © Onefivenine | Dreamstime.com

The next place we are traveling to is one of the greatest discoveries of our modern times: the archaeological dig of Göbekli Tepe (pronounced Guh-behk-LEE TEH-peh) in southern Turkey. Test results support the idea that Gobekli Tepe is nearly 12,000 years old (between 10,000 and 8000 BCE), and that’s almost 7,000 years older than Mesopotamia’s Fertile Crescent, long heralded as the cradle of civilization.¹⁷

Thought of as the oldest stone temple in the world, it is composed of a series of megalithic structures containing rings of beautifully carved T-shaped pillars. It sits on a mountain ridge in southeast Turkey, just 8 miles (13 kilometers) from the ancient city of Urfa, close to the traditional site of the Garden of Eden. Here, for the past ten thousand years, its secrets have remained hidden beneath an artificial, belly-shaped mound of earth called a ‘tell’ some 330 by 220 yards (300 m by 200 meters) in size.¹⁸

Göbekli Tepe is regarded as an archaeological discovery of the greatest importance, since it could profoundly change our understanding of a crucial stage in the development of human societies. At Göbekli Tepe we have something that contradicts our normal understanding of the evolution of civilization and mankind as we know it.¹⁹

Let us take a look at some of the discoveries that have been made thus far at Göbekli Tepe:

• At the time of Göbekli Tepe’s construction much of the human race lived in small nomadic bands that survived by foraging for plants and hunting wild animals. Construction of the site would have required more people coming together in one place than had likely occurred before. Amazingly, the temple’s builders were able to cut, shape, and transport 16-ton stones hundreds of feet despite having no wheels or beasts of burden.²⁰

• More than 200 T-shaped stone pillars in about 20 circles are currently known through geophysical surveys. Each pillar has a height of up to 20 ft. (6 m) and a weight of up to 20 tons, with one still in the quarry weighing 50 tons. They are fitted into sockets that were hewn out of the bedrock.²¹

• Given the early age of the site, equally surprising are the varied and often highly elaborate carvings that adorn the pillars of the Göbekli Tepe ruins. Among the pillars are detailed and often very realistic depictions of animal figures, including vultures and scorpions, lions, bulls, boars, foxes, gazelles, asses, snakes and other birds and reptiles. In addition, some of the massive monoliths are carved with stylized anthropomorphic details (the perception of a divine being or beings in human form, or the recognition of human qualities in these beings)²²—including arms, legs and clothing—that give the impression of large super-human beings watching over the enclosures.²³

• The complex was not simply abandoned and forgotten to be gradually destroyed by the elements. Instead, each enclosure was deliberately buried under as much as 300 to 500 cubic meters (390 to 650 cu yd) of refuse, consisting mainly of small limestone fragments, stone vessels, and stone tools. Many animal, even human bones have also been identified in the fill. Why the enclosures were buried is unknown, but it preserved them for posterity.²⁴

At the present time, Göbekli Tepe raises more questions for archaeology and prehistory than it answers. It remains unknown how a force that was large enough to construct, augment, and maintain such a substantial complex was mobilized and compensated or fed in the conditions of pre-sedentary society. Oddly enough, archaeologists who have been digging at the site for nearly 20 years, have yet to find any evidence of the hearths, cooking, houses and garbage dumps found in the typical Neolithic settlement. The one thing they did find, however, were hundreds of thousands of bones fragments of wild game animals like boar, gazelle, sheep and deer, as well as a variety of bird species. As one expert said: It was pretty clear we were dealing with a hunter-gatherer site.²⁵

The women conceived and gave birth to giants, whose stature was thirty cubits each. These giants devoured all of which the labor of men produced, until it became impossible to feed them. Then they turned against mankind and started to devour them. They also began to sin against the birds, beasts, reptiles, and fishes, by eating their flesh and drinking their blood. It was then that the earth laid accusations against the lawless ones that had descended.

— The Book of Enoch (Anagoge of a Scribe)

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Gobekli Tepe: © Caeccles | Dreamstime.com

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Gobekli Tepe: © Caeccles | Dreamstime.com

Now let us cross over the ‘Sea of Atlas’ (commonly known as the Atlantic Ocean), to an archeological site in western Bolivia called Tiwanaku (pronounced: tē-ä-wä-ˈnä-(ˌ)kō). This site is host to a nearby ancient ruin that goes by the name of Puma Punku, which means ‘The Door of the Puma.’²⁶ In reality, Puma Punku is to South America — what the Great Pyramid is to Egypt.

According to the local myths, Puma Punku is related to the gods and the time of the first creation. The legend states that the first inhabitants had supernatural powers and were able to move stones from the ground and carry them through the air using sounds. The Inca tribes accept those legends and deny that their ancestors built it.²⁷

The ruins of Puma Punku are one of four structures in the ancient city of Tiwanaku. The others three structures are: The Akapana Pyramid, the Kalasasaya Platform, and the Subterranean Temple.

Even with modern day technology and information, these structures defy logic, and confound those who seek to solve the mysteries that lie within them.

Puma Punku is believed to have once contained a great wharf, and a massive four part structure. Yet all that remains today are megalithic ruins from some cataclysmic event in history. A great earthquake? A comet that came too close to the Earth? A worldwide flood? These are all possible causes to the destruction of the once great structure that is now the ruins of Puma Punku.

Not only is there evidence to support the claim of a cataclysmic flood, but there is even evidence to support the theory that people once lived there before such a flood even occurred. The suspected flood could have happened somewhere around 12,000 years ago, and there is scientific evidence of tools, bones, and other material within the flood deposit, which suggests that a civilized people were there prior to any flood.²⁸

This is very interesting, to say the least, considering that Tiwanaku’s elevation is 12,800 ft. above sea level — high up in the Andes Mountains.

Just a stones through away is Lake Titicaca (the highest navigable lake in the world), which is a sea-water lake, apparently with sea-fauna still present. Indications of man-made structures below the level of Lake Titicaca (which is slowly drying up over time), suggests that our understanding of the site is far from complete.²⁹

Now let us take a closer look at some of the mysterious and mind boggling facts of Puma Punku:

• The megalithic stones found here are among the largest on the planet, measuring up to 26 feet long and weighing more than 100 tons each.³⁰ The largest stone is estimated to weigh about 131 metric tons.³¹

• Archaeologists concluded that the red sandstone blocks were from a quarry nearly 6 miles away; while the smaller andesite blocks (andesite can be considered as the extrusive equivalent of plutonic diorite)³² that were used for stone facing and carvings, came from quarries that were 56 miles away.³³ The use of diorite in art was most important among very early Middle Eastern civilizations such as Ancient Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria, and Sumer. Diorite was used by both the Inca and Mayan civilizations, but mostly for fortress walls and weaponry.³⁴

• One of the most important archaeological artifacts ever discovered in Tiwanaku or Puma Punku is the famous Fuente Magna Bowl.

This ceramic bowl has Sumerian cuneiform and Proto-Sumerian hieroglyphic written on it.³⁵

(Emerging in Sumer in the late fourth millennium BCE, cuneiform script was one of the earliest systems of writing. By the second century CE, however, it was all but extinct, and all knowledge of how to read it was lost.)³⁶

• In assembling the walls of Puma Punku, each stone was finely cut to interlock with the surrounding stones and the blocks fit together like a puzzle, forming load-bearing joints without the use of mortar. One common engineering technique involves cutting the top of the lower stone at a certain angle, and placing another stone on top of it which was cut at the same angle.³⁷ The precision with which these angles have been utilized to create flush joints is indicative of a highly sophisticated knowledge of stone-cutting and a thorough understanding of descriptive geometry.³⁸ Many of the joints are so precise that not even a razor blade will fit between the stones.³⁹

An Austrian explorer named Arthur Posnansky performed a study on Puma Punku back in 1926. According to him and his supporters, Puma Punku is considered to be one of the oldest archaeological sites on the face of the Earth, dating back to 13,000 BCE.⁴⁰ More recent archaeologists used the carbon dating method to date the site between 500 CE and 600 CE.⁴¹

How exactly could such primitive people, living thousands of years ago, have produced such flawless stonework? Is it possible that the ancient builders of Puma Punku have fabricated the megalithic stones with advanced technology? Precision tools that could have facilitated them to accomplish these marvels of engineering and construction, clean cuts, precise angles, would that be really possible without the aid of modern technology? Many people today find that quite unlikely.⁴²

The Tiwanaku civilization and the use of these