Ryan and Alex dive into the Sethian Gnostic text Zostrianos, exploring its vivid account of angelic encounters with a radiant being of light and the soul’s ascent through layered divine realms. The text outlines a cosmology of reality emanating from a single ineffable source, populated by higher Aeonic beings who stand guard at each threshold of existence. Along the way, it calls for a kind of immediate awakening, urging individuals to recognize that the kingdom of heaven is already within reach, and to turn away from the illusions and corruptions of the material world.