Annie.... ... original message, but I couldn't. Hopefully you recall what I'm referring to--"<<<< I do remember the posts you are talking about, and the way...
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pmcvflag
Sep 22, 2004 8:45 am
Annie... Excellent point. Though your link about Serapis did not work, without readint the link I can tell you that I at least agree concerning the connection....
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 22, 2004 9:12 am
Good then, we are understanding each other. I don't mind at all complying with the group accepted terminology, because it is necessary. But I'm still not...
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janahooks
Sep 23, 2004 3:03 am
...the fact that this group has recently become a bit overly "Christian" in it's attempt to deal with ... Woops. I didn't mean to step out of line with my...
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lady_caritas
Sep 23, 2004 3:07 am
... point ... subject, ... Hi, jana. Oh, not to worry; you're not stepping out of line at all. Your question about what John the Baptist represents in Gnostic...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 23, 2004 4:23 pm
Where, in all this, does Sabaoth fit in? Is he the demiurge? That's at least what I had understood, then something I encountered made me question this, but I...
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Mike Leavitt
gnositc
Sep 24, 2004 12:36 am
Hello lady_caritas ... A bit more like the Hermetic Demiurge then. EG seems more influenced by the Sethians on this. Also interesting to note. I never...
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pmcvflag
Sep 24, 2004 5:37 am
Annie... ... complying with the group accepted terminology, because it is necessary. But I'm still not real sure what the term here is for what I call 'The.'...
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janahooks
Sep 24, 2004 11:38 am
Thanks, Cari. So does the following passage simply mean that the time for prophecy is over, everything has come to pass? (I hope that's somewhere close to...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 24, 2004 11:39 am
I knew that about the Pleroma, although when I posted this I had obviously forgotten the difference. That's still kind of hard to see, for me, probably why I...
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lady_caritas
Sep 24, 2004 4:21 pm
... do ... parables, ... That sounds good to me, jana. Cutting off the head of prophecy is quite an explicit image when considering John the Baptist, isn't it?...
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lady_caritas
Sep 24, 2004 4:32 pm
... People ... not? ... children ... And, for that, we are grateful. The voluminous amount of quality information offered at gnosis.org is so very valuable...
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lady_caritas
Sep 24, 2004 5:43 pm
... That's at least what I had understood, then something I encountered made me question this, but I can't remember if it was a comment here or something I...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 25, 2004 12:29 am
This is also from the The Apocryphon of James: "Become earnest about the word! For as to the word, its first part is faith; the second, love; the third, works;...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 25, 2004 12:29 am
I tend to see it more as the latter. If you take this as Christ being the Logos, and John the B being the demiurge (or rather their representations), then...
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pmcvflag
Sep 25, 2004 6:50 am
Annie, you do make some important point here. Besides ansering part of your post, I would like to add some sources to the point I was trying to make to Pneumen...
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janahooks
Sep 25, 2004 1:51 pm
Thanks again, Cari and pmcv. Some random thoughts snapped together after reading your posts. I think I needed to see the progression from faith to gnosis in...
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Mike Leavitt
gnositc
Sep 25, 2004 7:32 pm
Hello pmcvflag ... I shouldn't make a point of this, but I will. While Thomas was undoubtedly written in Greek, and a small fragment of it actually exists in...
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pmcvflag
Sep 27, 2004 7:13 am
Mike.... ... fragment of it actually exists in that language, what we have in Thomas is a Coptic translation of the Greek, and not the Greek source, so we...
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Mike Leavitt
gnositc
Sep 27, 2004 10:02 pm
Hello pmcvflag ... From what I know I would agree with you. Regards -- Mike Leavitt ac998@......
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aupanishad2003
Oct 8, 2004 8:30 pm
Are any of you interested in Phillip K. Dick as mentioned in the essay by Richard Smith (no relation) at the end of Robinson's "Nag Hammadi Library"? I am...
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pmcvflag
Oct 15, 2004 7:18 am
Hello all This post is mildly off topic. Recently a few sources have stolen the lexicon offered at this site..... ...
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lady_caritas
Oct 27, 2004 12:54 pm
Throughout the years, new members have joined, asking us questions, general and specific, about Gnosticism. We'd like to provide a page for frequently asked...
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pmcvflag
Oct 28, 2004 2:00 am
Yeah, we have really needed that for a long time. There are obviously questions that we deal with often. Perhaps this could be a useful addition to the group. ...
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klausdieterdill
Oct 29, 2004 12:19 pm
... a good, all encompassing definition of gnosticism. dwain...
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Annie
queen_annie_rsn
Oct 29, 2004 2:52 pm
I think a basic reading list would be good, possibly listed in a more or less sequential order, from introductory texts progressing to more involved reading....
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lady_caritas
Oct 30, 2004 1:15 pm
Thank you very much, Dwain and Annie, for your ideas. To be sure, these types of questions asking for definitions and reading suggestions do come up...
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Mike Leavitt
gnositc
Oct 30, 2004 7:36 pm
Hello lady_caritas ... How do the devil and the demiurge compare? Are they one and the same being as the Cathars would have it, or are they different beings....
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Annie
queen_annie_rsn
Oct 30, 2004 9:35 pm
Hi Mike I know you might have meant this as a potential 'FAQ', but I had to share the thought that came instantly to mind: 'Both exist, but only when they're...
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Mike Leavitt
gnositc
Oct 30, 2004 11:59 pm
Hello Annie ... You have a point. :-) LOL Regards -- Mike Leavitt ac998@......
