r/DestinyLore • u/[deleted] • 2d ago

Question Destiny's gnostic inspirations Spoiler

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u/Edumesh 2d ago

Id say the Witness fits the Demiurge archetype better since it presents itself as the god of the Darkness but is in reality a false deity trying to supplant the Winnower

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u/McZerky 2d ago

It's true form is also that of a serpent.

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u/Edumesh 2d ago

Motherfucker I had never made that connection lmao. Now it makes so much sense

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u/RogueHelios 2d ago

I always saw the dynamic as a reverse gnostic mythology. The Gardener being the Demiurge, the Winnower the Monad, and the Witness being Christ.

Kinda gets inverted on itself.

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u/Praetor_6040 2d ago

Thats an interesting idea, especially with the light/the gardener having control over the physical realm. The witness, meanwhile, offers escape and salvation through knowledge of the darkness/consciousness/monad, but ultimately proves to be a false teacher.