This mystic phrase was popular among Basilides' Gnostic sect, which was established in the second century A.D.
- The number 365, the number of days in a year, was represented by Abraxas in Greek numerology.
- This was also the total number of spirits emanating from God.
- The word Abraxas, carved on stones or jewels, was thought to have a mysterious meaning by occultists.
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