The "Hypostasis of the Archons" is a Gnostic text found in the Nag Hammadi library, which is a collection of early Christian and Gnostic writings discovered in Egypt in 1945. The title translates to "The Substantiality of the Rulers" or "The Reality of the Archons," where "Archons" refers to the rulers or authorities in the Gnostic belief system.
The text presents a dualistic worldview typical of Gnosticism, contrasting a higher spiritual realm


