Abstract
It very significant that Hippolytus' own description of the Peratics as a mystery cult appears to be sympathetic with the Peratic author he quotes. This chapter offers brief examination of the Peratics as the first in a long-term series on the subject of Gnostic initiation as it charts the precise katabatic and astrological roads into and out of the cosmos that the Gnostics claim to have discovered and traveled during their initiations. From the information culled from Hippolytus and the Peratic book he excerpts, it is observed that the Peratics' initiation journey was structured around three, mysteries or stages of initiation. Like initiations in some of the ancient mystery cults that culminated in a revelatory vision, the Peratic initiates are told to gaze further above them to the very top of the celestial sphere where they lay their eyes on Draco, the image of the perfect serpent. Keywords:Draco; Gnostics; Hippolytus; mystery; Peratics
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