highest divinity emanate lower divine beings known aeons demiurge one aeons creates physical world divine elements fall material realm locked within human beings divine element returns divine realm gnosis esoteric intuitive knowledge divine element within obtained dualism monism gnostic systems postulate dualism god world varying radical dualist systems manichaeism mitigated dualism classic gnostic movements radical dualism absolute dualism posits two co equal divine forces ''mitigated dualism'' one
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