"Gnosis" means "knowledge"-- not simply the number of facts held in one's head, but a conjunction of knowledge with wisdom and perspective that culminates in spiritual insight.
"Gnosticism" is, specifically, a category derived to express the emphasis of "Gnosis" in the belief system held by any one of a number of inter-related, spiritual traditions of the Late Antiquities.
We will examine and discuss the history and nature of traditional Gnostics and many other related religious systems, including Manicheism, the Mandeans, the Cathars, Bogomils, Paulicians, Merkabah and Classical Hermeticism.
(The pic represents the Female Spiritual Principle offering fruit of the Tree of Knowledge to the first woman for the salvation of mankind, as portrayed in The Hypostasis of the Archons.)
Two shows for four days on two Gnostic Saints and Orthodox Decepticons: The Gnostic Paul: Although considered by many as the father of Christianity, the
Hi Cari; could you, or any of the other denizens of this group, provide me a 'where did this come from' answer. Thanks, willy << One of the Nag Hammadi Codices
Hello all! I have found, in my scant recent research, Albert Pike to be quite fascinating. His view of Gnosticism/religion and his involvement with Free
Typically, I think it's safe to say that I tend to keep my faith/beliefs pertaining to is/is not a supreme being/creator/god, so on, to myself. Feels private,