Which John are we reading?
The Apocryphon of John is also called the Secret Book or Secret Revelation of John. It is a different work from the Gospel of John and the biblical Book of Revelation. Babylon’s John app presents a supplied literary adaptation in twenty-one reading parts, arranged into four worlds. Those part numbers belong to this reading edition; they are not manuscript page numbers.
Follow Sophia through the story
Start with the chapter board: the unseen garden, the fractured world, the hidden light and the way of remembering. Notice how the app moves from Barbelo and the first thought into Sophia, the rulers, breath and awakening. Keep a small record of who speaks and what changes. A character’s account of creation and Babylon’s practical interpretation are two different things to consider.
Return to your own field of choice
Use the chapter on Sophia turning back as a place to ask what a change of direction means in your own life. Babylon’s practice is inward: noticing a pattern is an opportunity to choose a next step, not a reason to label yourself or another person as a ruler or enemy. The app’s edition page provides the starting point for checking the supplied reading and its PDF.
What changes when Sophia turns back, and what is one perspective I am free to reconsider?