ogdoad, n.Definitions

The Ogdoad (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the Gnostic eighth sphere beyond the seven planets, feminine in nature and named Sophia or Achamoth, toward which the soul climbs through seven doors.

The Ogdoad (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a double quaternity standing for a totality at once heavenly and earthly, found in the "Indian Ocean" of the unconscious: the bisexual Original Man in his prenatal state.