Here is the Biblical paraphrase of the Mandaean rite, or apart of it. I couldn't post it one peice, but I will send the whole thing on an attachment. This was...
Im a bit confused as to the origens of gnosticism, and its "heresy", so im interested on anyones input. The Orthodox Church has always claimed to believe in...
... I to found that to be extremely comforting. It is funny, when I was in philosophy class I wrote a poem called Philosopher's daughter. It is about being...
I am currently reading the Gospel of Truth. Has anyone in here read this or have comments on it or would like to discuss it? I am very new to Gnosticism, so...
Hello List! Greetings! I`m a new member of this Gnosticism Group.I`m Brazilian,Ilove music,magick,gnosticism,cinema,etc. I would like to ask some questions for...
Over the years, some of us have forged meaningful friendships via the Internet, but as convenient as that instantaneous, worldwide connection may be, it's also...
Hi all I encountered a term I have never heard, epignosis. Can anyone shed any light on such a thing? I know what epi means and supposedly gnosis, too. But...
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...
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...
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;...
An intersting link from a Coptic Church on Gnostics in Alexandia: http://www.saintmark.com/topics/patrology/schoolofalex/I-Intro/chapter4.html Correct me if...
This is a reply to several threads. Here is a quote from The Apocryphon of John. *********************** And I said to the savior, "Lord, will all the souls...
I was just over at http://gnosis.org/ and noticed that the prolific Stephan Hoeller has written yet another book due to be published in July, 2002 ~...
My question is this: What kind of ceremonies are there for a lone Valentinian Gnostic? How are they observed? It's so hard to find a Gnostic group, much less a...
This is regarding a previous post and may be a tiny bit off topic... but Mary's comment about the many Gods in the Gnostic belief remind me of Greek Mythology....
Here is a link which is information from Edgar Cayce's readings. http://www.near-death.com/experiences/cayce03.html Now I'm sure this is off-topic, in a...
I've been reading the bible with two deities in mind and find it VERY interesting. Of course, my questions seem to accumulate with each reading.... there are...
I'm very new to Gnosticism. At times, I can follow what I read, while other times I'm completely lost. I have a zillion questions about everything I have been...
all of the "isms" and "ists" do not matter in true gnosis (greek for knowledge) or Gnosis. capitalizations or not gnosis, knowledge, is just that, gnosis...
Mike This is from The (First) Apocalypse of James, and it's what came to my mind when I read your post. Now when James heard these things, he wiped away the...
I've been reading the Bible (Genesis,) with two deities in mind. Good experiment! Also, I've been reading The Genesis Factor and have many questions, but I'd...
Have all of the gnostic texts been printed (in a book format)? I did check the Nag Hammadi library and see other books, but not all the books Pagel mentions,...
http://p207.ezboard.com/funiversaltonguefrm17.showMessage?topicID=1.topic That is my forum. I urge you to take a look there. I have a question there about...
Hello I'm new. I will probably be reading posts and not posting too much since I have just learned about gnosticism. I like this group very much because it...
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