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Have you ever had a THUNDER moment?

Published 6 months ago • 4 min read

Dear Reader,

I am the first and the last
I am she who is honored and she who is mocked
I am the whore and the holy woman
I am the wife and the virgin
I am the mother and the daughter
- Excerpt, THE THUNDER: PERFECT MIND



In this impactful episode of the Revelation Project podcast, I welcome my beloved returning guest, Dr. Celene Lillie, who joins me for an inspiring exploration of an ancient text known as The Thunder Perfect Mind, the self-portrait of a divine feminine being who seems to urge us to remember what it means to be human.

As the wars continue to rage locally and abroad, I imagine there's no better time to get curious about what she tells us.

This ancient text is relevant for contemporary times and invites us to see the parts of ourselves in those we judge, marginalize, cast out, persecute, and worse.

Will we "get it?" I hope so. We could all use a THUNDER moment.

This ancient poem sustains itself for some nine pages of papyrus - sometimes commanding the scene like a goddess, other times disdained and thrown down in the dirt, she keeps challenging those around her. Still, other times, she shape-shifts into a masculine form or intentionally contradicts conventional expectations of her previous utterance.

Like many other critical ancient scripts, The Thunder: Perfect Mind was discovered in rural Egypt, where the dry air inhibits the decay of ancient material. Thunder belongs to the increasingly famous Nag Hammadi collection of what appear to be mostly early Christian documents, all found in the same jar in the hills above the Nile. An early desert monastic community had likely collected the Nag Hammadi documents.

Found in the mid-twentieth century and translated within several decades afterward, these documents were initially published in English in 1977 but only accessible to the general public within the last generation. Thunder was one of 52 Nag Hammadi documents.

Thunder has nevertheless already distinguished itself in public consciousness and has captured the imaginations of many. It stands vigil at the beginning of award-winning novelist Toni Morrison’s works Jazz and Paradise. Umberto Eco also cited it in his novel Foucault’s Pendulum. Julie Dash’s award-winning 1991 feature film, Daughters of the Dust, opens with a long citation from Thunder. Its text also anchors a 2005 film by Jordon and Ridley Scott, whose shortened version has appeared widely as a commercial for Prada women’s fashions.

I hope you enjoy this episode, and don't forget to tune in for a brand new podcast episode next Wednesday!

For more information, check out our comprehensive show notes, including transcripts of each episode, links to resources mentioned, and more!

XO,

Monica

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