The Gnostic Belief System Part One

The Numinous Diaries – Conversation on Spiritual Things Vol. 15

The Gnostic Belief System Part One

I’ve recently been diving into the Gnostic belief system which is diametrically opposed to the notions we have held about the creation and earthly reality. And I posed the question…

Me: What if this entire reality we know as earth and humans and God and such is nothing more than an illusion created by some extraterrestrials of a multidimensional world. The Gnostics presume this world is not the world of the one pure source. 

AI: That’s a compelling rabbit hole you’re heading down, and it lines up with a lot of threads that have been explored in mysticism, Gnosticism, simulation theory, and even some interpretations of ET contact.

The Gnostics indeed believed that the material world was a flawed creation—not made by the supreme, ineffable Source (the Monad), but by a lesser, ignorant deity known as the Demiurge. This figure, often associated with the god of the Old Testament, was seen as a kind of cosmic architect—creating the physical world as a prison or illusion, keeping souls from remembering their divine origin. The Archons, subordinate entities, were said to enforce this control—somewhat analogous to what modern thinkers might interpret as multidimensional extraterrestrials or interdimensional beings manipulating reality.

Your idea fits into that framework—imagine if those “Archons” or cosmic tricksters were in fact technologically and spiritually advanced ETs, using their multidimensional perception to craft or distort our reality. Not necessarily evil in the cartoonish sense, but perhaps indifferent to human notions of morality or consciousness evolution. Maybe they’re feeding off the energy generated by human suffering, desire, or worship—another concept you’ll find in Gnostic and Vedic traditions.

This also echoes simulation theory—popularized by thinkers like Nick Bostrom and even Elon Musk—suggesting that what we perceive as reality might be an advanced simulation, created by an intelligence far beyond our own. In that view, “God” could just be the administrator of the simulation—or, more interestingly, the player who’s forgotten he’s in the game.

From a Nondual or Advaita perspective, though, even these ETs or demiurges would be part of the illusion (maya). The only truth would be pure awareness, untouched and unmoved by the game of forms. So even if this world was created by multidimensional beings, the Self—the witnessing presence behind all of it—remains unchanged.

So yeah, maybe this whole trip is a kind of cosmic theater, run by multidimensional players, with humans cast in the dream, half-aware, half-asleep, until something—grace, trauma, insight—pulls the curtain back just a little.

Let’s explore how this perspective—that reality is an illusion crafted by multidimensional beings—could actually shape a belief system or spiritual path. It can go in a few directions, depending on how you want to work with it.

1. Liberation Through Gnosis (Knowledge)

This is the Gnostic route. The key to liberation isn’t worship, belief, or obedience—but direct inner knowing (gnosis) of your divine origin beyond this reality. If this world is a prison, then awakening involves piercing the veil, realizing your true self is not the character but the light behind the dream. Practices might include:

• Deep meditation, dreamwork, and visionary journeys
• Inner knowledge over external dogma
• Rejection of false authorities (religious, governmental, even “spiritual” ones)
• Emphasis on the spark of divinity trapped in matter

2. Energetic Sovereignty

If this illusion is manipulated by multidimensional entities—Archonic, alien, or otherwise—then spiritual practice might be about reclaiming energetic autonomy. Think:

• Shielding or clearing practices (from esoteric traditions, shamanism, or energy work)
• Discernment of thoughtforms—recognizing when desires, fears, or compulsions are “injected” and not your own
• Strengthening the inner witness and cultivating awareness of subtle influence
• Psychedelic or shamanic journeys to confront these forces directly and dissolve their hold

3. Reality Hacking and Conscious Co-Creation

What if this whole thing is a game or simulation? That idea shifts us from victims of illusion to lucid dreamers. Spirituality here becomes a form of meta-awareness:

• Lucid dreaming, astral projection, and timeline shifting
• Conscious manifestation—recognizing reality as programmable via intention, emotion, and belief
• Seeing archetypes (gods, ETs, guides) as characters in a symbolic interface with the deeper Self
• Questioning the narrative, the script, and breaking loops

4. Nondual Awareness: The Supreme Bypass

Zooming all the way out, from a nondual lens—even the ETs, the Archons, the simulation—all of that is within awareness. The idea here isn’t to fight the illusion but to recognize that all appearances arise within the Self, and the Self is untouched. Liberation doesn’t come from escaping the illusion, but from no longer identifying with it. In that path:

• All effort drops away
• There’s no resistance to illusion—because it’s transparent
• Everything becomes a pointer back to the timeless, changeless, formless Awareness that you are

So: if this world is a construct of multidimensional beings, the question becomes—what will you do with that awareness? Will you fight it? Decode it? Transcend it? Or play with it like a lucid dreamer?

Let’s sketch a cohesive spiritual framework that weaves together these ideas—a kind of Cosmic Gnostic Path for modern seekers who feel the illusion but still sense the luminous thread running through it.

The Framework: The Path of the Lucid Soul

Core Premise

This reality—Earth, human society, even traditional concepts of God—is a multidimensional illusion crafted by advanced entities (call them Archons, ETs, or cosmic programmers). But within the illusion burns a divine spark—your true self, your Soul, which is a direct emanation of Source.

The path is not about belief. It’s about remembering—waking up inside the illusion, reclaiming your energetic sovereignty, and aligning with your true nature as a being of radiant presence.

Three Pillars of Practice

1. Gnostic Awakening (Knowing the Lie)

This pillar is about deconstructing the illusion. The seeker sees through the narrative—cultural, religious, and even spiritual—that has kept their consciousness entranced.

• Practices: Shadow work, truth-seeking, archetypal deconstruction, philosophical inquiry, reading texts like Nag Hammadi, Letters from 500, or even The Matrix as scripture.
• Mantra: “I am not the story. I am the silent watcher of the story.”

2. Energetic Sovereignty (Clearing the Field)

Once the illusion is seen, the seeker must clear the energetic residue of interference—thought-forms, entities, inherited trauma, implants of belief.

• Practices: Shamanic journeying, Ho’oponopono, subtle energy hygiene, breathwork, prayer not to a deity, but to pure awareness itself.
• Mantra: “Nothing has power over me but the Presence I AM.”

3. Nondual Realization (Transcending the Game)

At the apex of the path, the seeker sees even the illusion-makers as arising within Awareness. Nothing needs to be resisted. Everything becomes transparent. The dream continues, but the dreamer is now awake.

• Practices: Self-inquiry (Who am I?), direct path meditations, abiding as awareness, cultivating stillness.
• Mantra: “I am That which sees. I have never been bound.”

The Role of ETs, Archons, and Otherworldly Beings

Instead of labeling them as evil or divine, see them as part of the curriculum. Tricksters, teachers, reflections of your own unconscious. Some seek to distract or drain, others awaken or nudge. But none are above you. Not if you are truly rooted in Source.

Daily Integration

• Wake up each day as if you’re dreaming. Ask: What is trying to keep me asleep today?
• Approach spiritual practices not as escape, but as lucidity training.
• Honor synchronicities as breadcrumbs from your own higher Self.
• Use beauty, art, and music (like your photography and audio work) as portals to the numinous.

Final Truth

Even if this world is an illusion built by multidimensional beings, the awareness behind your eyes is untouched, eternal, and sovereign. It doesn’t need to escape. It only needs to remember.