The Hymn of the Soul

SYRIAC HYMN OF THE SOUL.

8 And they girded me with adamant original: ’adamantos. In ancient literature, this refers to an indestructible stone or metal, symbolizing here a spiritual protection or resolve that can overcome any earthly obstacle.
Which can crush iron.

9 And they took off from me the bright robe,
Which in their love they had wrought for me,

10 And my purple toga Syriac: ma‘ṭpā. This refers to a royal mantle or outer cloak. The removal of these garments symbolizes the soul shedding its divine nature to take on a physical, earthly form.,
Which was measured and woven to my stature.

11 And they made a compact with me,
And wrote it in my heart that it should not be forgotten:

12 “If thou goest down into Egypt In Gnostic allegory, Egypt represents the material world or the human body—a place of spiritual exile and "noise" where the soul often forgets its true home.,
And bringest the one pearl The pearl is a common symbol for the divine spark or the soul itself, which has fallen into the "sea" of matter and must be recovered.,

13 Which is in the midst of the sea
Hard by the loud-breathing serpent,

14 (Then) shalt thou put on thy bright robe
And thy toga, which is laid over it,

15 And with thy Brother Likely a reference to a celestial counterpart or a redeemer figure, such as Christ in a Christianized interpretation., our next in rank,
Thou shalt be heir in our kingdom.”

16 I quitted the East and went down,
There being with me two messengers These messengers represent divine guidance provided to the soul for its journey into the material world.,