The Ancient Heresy Behind Genshin Impact (Valentinian Gnosticism)

Genshin Impact is a hugely popular game. But beyond the character design, gameplay, and... "interesting" fanart, what's lying under the surface? Turns out, probably a lot of esoteric niche philosophy and religious history. Everyone and their mom already knows about the Gnosticism connection but I decided I want to explore that connection in more detail. Unfortunately I've never played the game before so there's only so much I can do. im probably gonna fail this course wish me luck guys I go into linguistics, theology, philosophy and most importantly Metal Gear. Instead of getting a job, I'm out here doing my culminating assignment on a gacha game, I don't really know what I'm doing with my life. I interview a seminary student though. Insert buzzword here. [METHODOLOGY VIDEO ON HOLD UNTIL AFTER EXAMS] REFERENCE LIST NOTE: YouTube isn't letting me put links in the description right now. I'll update the refs with the properly cited links once I get that fixed. Apocryphon of John. (2011). In W. Barnstone & M. Meyer (Eds.), Essential Gnostic Scriptures (pp. 67-78). Shambhala. Barnstone, W., & Meyer, M. (2011). Essential Gnostic Scriptures. Shambhala. Gilhus, I. S. (1984). The gnostic demiurge—an agnostic trickster. Religion, 14(4), 301–311. [EXTERNAL LINK] Gospel of Phillip. (2011). In W. Barnstone & M. Meyer (Eds.), Essential Gnostic Scriptures (pp. 93-98). Shambhala. Gospel of Truth. (2011). In W. Barnstone & M. Meyer (Eds.), Essential Gnostic Scriptures (pp. 99-108). Shambhala. Irenaeus. (1885). Against Heresies (A. Roberts & W. Rambaut, Trans.). New Advent. [EXTERNAL LINK] (Original work published ca. 180 C.E.) Jonas, H. (2005). The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity. Beacon Press. Lightfoot, J. B. (1880). Saint Paul’s Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon. Zondervan. Robinson, J. M., & Smith, R. (Eds.). (1990). The Nag Hammadi Library in English. HarperSanFrancisco. The Bible: Authorized King James Version. (1998). Oxford University Press. (Original work published 1611) Thomassen, E. (2006). The Spiritual Seed: The Church of the “Valentinians.” Brill. Tianli 天理 [heavenly principle]. (2024, July 19). Destiny of Rebirth Translation Project. [EXTERNAL LINK] Tripartite Tractate. (1990). In J. M. Robinson & R. Smith (Eds.), The Nag Hammadi Library in English (pp. 58-103). HarperSanFrancisco. Westcott, B. F., & Hort, F. J. A. (Eds.). (1881). The New Testament in the original Greek. Harper & Brothers. [EXTERNAL LINK] Williams, M. A. (2001). Rethinking “Gnosticism”: An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category. Princeton University Press. Wisse, F. (1971). The Nag Hammadi Library and the Heresiologists. Vigiliae Christianae, 25(3), 205–223. [EXTERNAL LINK] 语颂源. (2021, April 9). 【原神杂谈】日本女性向杂志「PASH」采访原神开发者 [Post]. Bilibili. [EXTERNAL LINK] SEO tags raghghghghghhhhh genshin lore, gnosticism, valentinianism, valentinian, demiurge, genshin and gnosticism, christianity in video games, christianity in genshin, phanes, false sky, archons, nag hammadi, theology, video essay, blah blah blah does anyone ever actually read these, irenaeus, against heresies, hans jonas, more gnosticism, valentinian gnosticism, gnosticism in genshin, the impact of gnosticism on genshin impact, genshin explained, philosophy, school project, buzzword buzzword buzzword, genshin occult, demons in video games, comparative analysis, genshin lore, genshin impact lore, genshin theory #genshinimpact #genshin #gnosis #gnostic #theology #philosophy #archon #esoteric Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:11 Gnosticism Speedrun Any Percent 5:18 A Tale of Two Skies: Pleroma and Kenoma 7:32 The Lesser Key of the Archons 10:36 The Valentinian Demiurge’s Principles 18:46 Tripartite Divisions of Humanity 18:58 Elite Ball Gnosis 22:54 Conclusion TheFatRat - Xenogenesis [   • TheFatRat - Xenogenesis (Outro Song)  ] Metal Gear Cutaway [   • Genshin Impact -  Rules of Nature meme  ]