Thanks for that Sinister! Very interesting take on MMaudlin, and I really buy your Gnostic equation, especially with the whole microcosmos: all worlds and all heavens and hells being contained within the individual Soul/Psyche, which is itself 'God' - or at least when normal psychological boundaries are broken and Gnosis (often not much different in clinincal terms to Madness when either experienced by the Gnostic/Shaman or observed from the outside) is experienced.

And the Lucifieran (who some have identified with Sophia) raiding of heaven bit too - from which she is turned out! Feck, it reminds me of Eve 'stealing' the apple from Jaweh/Demiurgos somewhat likewise. You could write a stonking essay on Mad Maudlin as Gnostic/Sophianic allegory..