What is a demiurge?

The word “demiurge” comes from Plato, although Plato’s demiurge was far from evil. For Plato and other pagan Greek and Roman philosophers who followed him, the material world was the creation of a divine “craftsman” who made the world the best reflection of the perfect spiritual world of the Forms that was possible given the constraints of matter.

What do Gnostics believe about the Demiurge?

The Gnostics identified him with the god of the Old Testament. The Gnostic scriptures portray him as ignorant, malicious, and utterly inferior to the true God who sent Christ to earth to save humankind from the demiurge’s evil world.

How did the Demiurge create the world?

He then created the material world, which, like all creations, was a reflection of the personality of its creator. The demiurge then created Adam and Eve and imprisoned divine sparks from Heaven within them. He told them that he was the only god and issued the Ten Commandments, even though he himself broke each and every one of those commandments.

Why is the Demiurge called the blueprint?

The Demiurge can more correctly be called the blueprint and process of physical creation rather than a being that commanded it. It is often called the world soul because the soul is the interface of spirit and the physical body. Without the soul, spirit could not animate the physical body.