The Mandaeans. Perhaps the original Gnostics, the Mandaeans are certainly the only surviving ancient Gnostic sect. Who are these mysterious Semites that...
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pendergastkaren25
pendergastka...
Jan 12, 2008 10:50 pm
Ihave gone through everything you have sent me today and Iwant tothank you, the topics are very interesting....
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Michael Leavitt
gnositc
Jan 13, 2008 3:20 am
Seemed like all your other posts to me. :)...
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lady_caritas
Jan 13, 2008 8:23 pm
... mean ... there. ... to ... in ... and] ... modern ... his ... feature ... Hi, Ger. I notice only one response so far to your quote,... your partial quote,...
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pmcvflag
Jan 14, 2008 3:22 am
Michael... ... Doh! Just because you are right doesn't mean you are not a pain in the ass! *lol*. If you can let a guy PRETEND his spelling is not ALWAYS bad...
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Michael Leavitt
gnositc
Jan 17, 2008 5:21 am
SORRY. :)...
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miguelconner
Jan 19, 2008 8:43 pm
Valentinus & The Valentinians. Besides being a poetic genius and an ethereal philosopher, Valentinus was the Gnostic who allegedly almost became Pope and...
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napoleon lorenzo
napolom56
Jan 20, 2008 12:28 am
Thanks Miguel I see this article of Valentin is so interesting and deep to discuss just in one reading i take some time to answer this one, i like so much. ...
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Miguel Conner
miguelconner
Jan 20, 2008 3:04 am
No problem. I'd always had problems understanding how the Valentinians saw the death and resurrection of Jesus. Thomassen clears it up in the show and in...
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Mark
larockpitts
Jan 20, 2008 11:19 pm
Miguel, I may be mistaken, but isn't it a bit anachronistic to say that Valentinus almost became "Pope." At the time of Valentinus, he would have almost...
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Miguel Conner
miguelconner
Jan 20, 2008 11:42 pm
Hi Mark, You might be right. We don't hear about this story until after 200 from Tertullian. The post he ran for was Bishop of Rome, that is still one of the...
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pmcvflag
Jan 24, 2008 1:45 am
Hey Mark and Miguel The term "Pope" did not exist in the time of Valentinus. However, when the office was invented the term was retroactively applied to all...
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miguelconner
Jan 26, 2008 10:33 pm
The Kabbalah & the Cosmos, Part 3. Despite its bastardization by modern Whores of Babylon, the Kabbalah (or Jewish Gnosticism) remains one of the most potent...
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pmcvflag
Feb 2, 2008 10:16 pm
Hey all I was just thinking about a few recent issues that include the groups we list on our home page.... Manicheism, the Mandeans, the Cathars, Bogomils,...
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thalprin
Feb 2, 2008 11:31 pm
Yes, I'd like to see that, I think that'd be interesting. Perhaps would you include such as time line a/o location? ... groups ... Miguel's ... (a ... some ......
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pmcvflag
Feb 7, 2008 7:03 am
Hey Thalprin ... Perhaps would you include such as time line a/o location?<<< I actually tried to create a timeline some years back, but I ran into some...
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thalprin
Feb 7, 2008 8:19 pm
Sounds good PMCV and thanks, this taxonomy could be very interesting I think - I'll look forward to seeing it. If any suggestions come to mind I'll certainly...
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miguelconner
Feb 9, 2008 8:08 pm
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. It is the only extant Gnostic Scripture we have with a woman's name on it and giving her a true centerpiece. The Gospel of Mary...
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pmcvflag
Feb 14, 2008 2:35 am
Hey Thalprin Ok, I finally got the categorical graph done. It is in the "Files" section of our home page. http://tinyurl.com/ypvla3 I was trying to play with...
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thalprin
Feb 14, 2008 3:15 pm
It's nice PMCV, I like this graph. Something does come to mind, but I'm not sure what that is as yet. Today I have a busy plate, tomorrow I'll see if I can...
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Michael Leavitt
gnositc
Feb 15, 2008 4:59 am
... Pmvc, What biblical elements are in Hermeticism, and where....
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pmcvflag
Feb 15, 2008 6:28 am
Hey Michael ... I don't remember the details (it isn't my theory... I just wanted to give equal time for Pearson because I think his point is interesting), but...
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pmcvflag
Feb 16, 2008 1:04 am
I actually had typed more on that post, but I was editing and I left some things off on accident *lol*. I meant to add that the reason I didn't want to change...
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Michael Leavitt
gnositc
Feb 16, 2008 6:57 am
i AGREE....
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thalprin
Feb 16, 2008 3:58 pm
Hi PMCV, I'm still thinking about this graph, but in the meantime I thought I'd like to send a couple of links to a few of my favorite timelines: ...
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thalprin
Feb 16, 2008 3:59 pm
PMCV, I'll tell you what I've been thinking or I am kicking around, I'm thinking that it might be interesting perhaps to see/consider making two graphs; one to...
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miguelconner
Mar 16, 2008 4:56 am
Syncretism and Gnosticism. Although Gnosticism traditionally borrowed from various faiths, mythologies and philosophies, is it possible to be a modern Gnostic...
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George
historynow2002
Mar 16, 2008 11:56 pm
Time has passed, passions have cooled, so I thought I might join in discussion once again. Are there any questions about my views that members feel I need to...
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George
historynow2002
Mar 16, 2008 11:56 pm
PMCV: What a great idea ! To develop a taxonomy... naturally this is subject to exactly how gnosticism is defined. But let's say we get a definition that...
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Br Benjamin Assisi
hoomerick6
Mar 17, 2008 3:40 am
what are your views? ... -- Better than one thousand verses Where no profit wings the word, Is one solitary stanza Bringing peace of mind when heard....
