This short-form article explores the various presentations of “the Middle” within Valentinian authored documents (the Gospel of Truth and Gospel of Philip) and sources which report about the Valentinians (Irenaeus and his report about Ptolemy’s theology). It suggests underscores the deep distinctions each view has and suggests that these may be indicative of diverse forms of Valentinian theology, which may indicate that the historical Valentinus and his views could be quite different from where his later disciples developed them.