Pagan Religions - Terms And Concepts - What Is ABRAXAS(2)?

 


This mystic phrase was popular among Basilides' Gnostic sect, which was established in the second century A.D. 


  • The number 365, the number of days in a year, was represented by Abraxas in Greek numerology. 
  • This was also the total number of spirits emanating from God. 
  • The word Abraxas, carved on stones or jewels, was thought to have a mysterious meaning by occultists.





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