... For instance, some ... PMCV, your comments here reminded me of some commentary by Bentley Layton in _The Gnostic Scriptures_ regarding classic Gnostic...
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marc harris
satyr666_2003
Sep 7, 2006 5:18 am
Thanks for the warm welcome , and also the advice on others with Theosophical interests as well, this is a welcome bonus, but my main focus is on Gnosticism,...
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imdarkchylde
Sep 7, 2006 8:37 pm
Blessings and wingwhispers!! Which text? Apoc. of John? Hmm, I seem to remember in this very group something about that text being dualistic and not aligned...
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pmcvflag
Sep 7, 2006 11:59 pm
Hey Cari ... Layton in _The Gnostic Scriptures_ regarding classic Gnostic baptism and its function. He even questions what relationship, if any, Gnostic...
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pmcvflag
Sep 8, 2006 12:30 am
Hey Marc Are you familiar with the Ecclesia Gnostica? They are a neo-Gnostic group that has ties to Theosophy. They have one of the better pages on the net...
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pmcvflag
Sep 8, 2006 2:17 am
Darkchylde ... group something about that text being dualistic and not aligned with the Sethian forms, but I can look that up later.<<< We should also probably...
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lady_caritas
Sep 8, 2006 2:18 pm
... Bentley ... impurities ... no ... have ... I ... no ... imply ... PMCV, a few more thoughts ~ It may be noteworthy to mention that Layton did not choose to...
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i_eat_pi_at_314
Sep 8, 2006 4:19 pm
The word "gnostic" is plagued with imprecision. The congress held in Messina in 1966 defined "gnosis" as knowledge of the divine mysteries reserved for an...
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imdarkchylde
Sep 8, 2006 8:14 pm
Blessings and wingwhispers, Pi!! I'd like to start with the fact that the ancient Gnostics didn't call themselves 'gnostic' and even their enemies in the...
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imdarkchylde
Sep 8, 2006 8:22 pm
Blessings, Cari!! I am afraid I am not familiar with Layton, but I will be shortly!! Sounds like a good read. And since the texts, whether Sethian or ...
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imdarkchylde
Sep 8, 2006 8:55 pm
Blessings, PMVC!! Yes, my bees and I have been in therapy for some time LOL. And your Mom was right, as most judgment made is made towards the one doing the...
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janahooks
Sep 8, 2006 9:46 pm
... Hey, pmcv. Could you explain the difference for me? Do you mean how the Sethians actually practised vs. doctrine?...
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pmcvflag
Sep 8, 2006 10:23 pm
Darkchylde ... Queen thing was your creativity showing itself, eh??<<< More caricature by analogy than sarcasm, actually. However, you can read things how you...
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pmcvflag
Sep 8, 2006 10:56 pm
Hey Jana ... how the Sethians actually practised vs. doctrine?<<< Sure. I didn't mean practice vs doctrine, but instead the name of a particular sect vs a...
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janahooks
Sep 8, 2006 11:18 pm
... Ok. I always had the 'category' in mind when you and others spoke of Sethians, thanks to your links and some of Lady C's info. I hadn't really thought...
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pmcvflag
Sep 8, 2006 11:32 pm
Hey Cari ... include _The Testimony of Truth_ in selected scriptures for his book. But more than that, his comments I quoted from his historical introduction...
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lady_caritas
Sep 10, 2006 3:42 am
... it ... to ... Baptist ... Heh. Neither is the treatment of his mother, Elizabeth. The author writes, "John was begotten by means of a womb worn with...
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i_eat_pi_at_314
Sep 11, 2006 5:51 pm
In a recent post I talked about the difficulties of modern gnostics identifying with historical gnosticism. I drew a parallel with those Jews who were expelled...
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imdarkchylde
Sep 11, 2006 10:02 pm
Blessings and wingwhispers, Pi!! Just thought I'd mention that two of the 'modern' gnostic groups I mentioned hold services, and of course if you live in...
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Michael Leavitt
gnositc
Sep 12, 2006 1:05 am
... Hoeller's Church is in Los Angeles, not San Francisco, see http://www.gnosis.org for the address. An online group is what you make of it, though it can...
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gnosticwalker
Sep 12, 2006 12:23 pm
Hi everybody! I just arrived from Panama to Gainesville, Fl. I will be here for the next 4 year studying a PhD in the UF and I am looking for other gnosis ...
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imdarkchylde
Sep 12, 2006 12:23 pm
Oops! Sorry. I get those two mixed up. (Like when I lived in Texas I was always confusing Dallas and Fort Worth). Blessings!! DarkChylde ... I ... can ... ...
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imdarkchylde
Sep 13, 2006 3:39 pm
Blessings and wingwhispers!! Having studied the following material I would like to point out that you were right, PMVC, in the part about the Essenes not...
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pmcvflag
Sep 14, 2006 9:13 pm
Hey Darkchylde I thought that rather than testing the historicity of the first part of the webpage I would try to just stick to the more general philosophic...
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imdarkchylde
Sep 15, 2006 5:55 pm
Blessings and wingwhispers!! I believed the Cathars to be the survivng gnostics, and the Pistis Sophia is considered a gnostic text that was not hidden with...
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imdarkchylde
Sep 16, 2006 1:59 am
Blessings!! Is there a website for this information? Hadn't heard anything about it but you most assuredly have my interest. Dan Brown. (Snicker) Love and...
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spcdbrs
Sep 16, 2006 4:07 am
There has been some additional information released on these coptic manuscripts. However, the codices did not contain Gnostic material after all. Rather, they...
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pmcvflag
Sep 16, 2006 4:13 am
Hi Hey_Market, long time no see. ... information about last year's discovery of Gnostic manuscripts at Al- Gurna? Not much has leaked out about this project,...
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pmcvflag
Sep 16, 2006 5:58 am
Hey Space Debris, welcome to the group! ... manuscripts. However, the codices did not contain Gnostic material after all. Rather, they contained the Canons of...
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pmcvflag
Sep 16, 2006 5:59 am
It is another one of those nights where Yahoo just doesn't seem to be letting posts work. I'm going to try to answer you anyway, Darkchylde. ... Sophia is...
