Not completely sure I am following your reasoning there, DL, but since you are talking about the Demiurge I am guessing that most of the people on this list...
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pmcvflag
May 2, 2009 12:27 am
Hey Samuel. Im not aware of any list, and Gnostic texts don't seem to focus so much on the kinds of material "miracles"; that one finds in the Gospels. As for...
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Frater Maui
fratermaui
May 2, 2009 11:06 am
Bridal Chamber  Could you please share more about this?  What are the speculations and perhaps some references to it in Gnostic text??  Thanks for the...
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mowthpeece1
May 2, 2009 5:46 pm
The bridal chamber is the quintessential union of the male and female polarities, which equals unity and thus represents god completed; the ultimate goal both...
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justafools
May 2, 2009 5:46 pm
... God, by whatever name is still God. I have no right to name the God I found. Right on. Regards DL...
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pmcvflag
May 2, 2009 5:54 pm
Hey DL ... I have no right to name the God I found.<< That may be true for most religions, but in Gnosticism the term "God" could be used to describe a few...
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pmcvflag
May 2, 2009 6:04 pm
Hey Samuel ... What are the speculations and perhaps some references to it in Gnostic text??<<< The Bridal Chamber is a Valentinian Rite, and it can be found...
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Frater Maui
fratermaui
May 2, 2009 7:50 pm
Thank you very much, a humble helper indeed.. Â This looks like its going to be a fine forum to me. Â Blessings to your work, in LVX Samuel ... From:...
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justafools
May 3, 2009 2:51 pm
... True. I use the term God to just show the ultimate one. The God I found is a cosmic consciousness. Not a creator miracle working super God. That one is...
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jn1947
May 8, 2009 4:00 pm
anne... in trying to put together my notes at http://concepts8.blogspot.com/ , i came across mention of INTENSE cathar activity in cologne ... in rhineland...
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justafools
May 8, 2009 4:01 pm
Is God and His works perfect? I was a non believer at one time and enjoyed winning debates with believers using the K J Bible against them. Paradoxically, it...
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miguelconner
May 9, 2009 7:14 am
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 gives us insights into the...
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Gerry
gerryhsp
May 9, 2009 4:08 pm
... product. ... show how strongly I believe that when we left the garden we did so with God being proud of His perfect works and not ashamed that He had...
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justafools
May 10, 2009 2:55 am
... I screwed up. The statement for non debate was intended to point to just the last part of my post, the part speaking to God's judgment, and I guess that I...
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pmcvflag
May 10, 2009 3:17 am
Hey DL How do you see this conception of "God" that you are exploring in relation to the Valentinian or Sethian conception? Since the Gnostic cosmology puts a...
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justafools
May 10, 2009 4:40 pm
... If the universe is flawed and has us in it then it follows that we are all flawed. That would indicate that all of nature is flawed and yet if you use your...
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pmcvflag
May 10, 2009 5:02 pm
Hey DL So your answer in basic.... ... I had already gathered that you don't see the universe as flawed, so this doesn't actually answer my question. My...
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justafools
May 11, 2009 4:24 am
... I have noted that Gnostic sites have people with a variety of Gnostic beliefs. Perhaps as many different types of Gnostics as there are Christian sects....
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pmcvflag
May 11, 2009 4:38 am
Hey DL ... This site is a bit different from other sites in that we deal specifically with "Gnosticism" in the historical/academic sense of the word. It...
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justafools
May 11, 2009 7:43 pm
... Education is always good. Active debate tells you if you are learning anything. I see Gnostics as debaters seeking God and good morals. If any wish to...
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Ben
hoomerick6
May 11, 2009 7:44 pm
... union of opposites... to form a virgin to give birth to Christ.. its prestty much the same thing as the rosicrucian vault, which I assume would be more to...
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pmcvflag
May 11, 2009 8:04 pm
DL You state... ... From my own view of course.<<< Debate is welcome here, but I guess somebody would have to play Devil's Advocate for the historical Gnostics...
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ryell104
May 11, 2009 9:12 pm
Thank God, for the discussion that has erupted in this group. Or perhaps I should say, "thank God in DL." Please keep it up. I was about to yawn widely and...
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cartercanes
May 11, 2009 10:15 pm
Are there any gnostic churches? Do they exist, and if so, where are they located? thanks...
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pmcvflag
May 11, 2009 10:43 pm
Hey Richard Well it has been a bit quiet. However, you are also welcome to bring up subjects yourself. Conversation works best when one participates in it. ;) ...
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mowthpeece@...
mowthpeece1
May 12, 2009 4:00 am
Yes. Hoeller's church is here in L.A. There's another in Long Beach, CA..Woer teaches there... Google gnostic churches for the others in Oregon and...
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justafools
May 12, 2009 2:23 pm
... Sounds good. My path, unfortunately, is that of trying to end the belief in miracles. When I found the Godhead, it confirmed that my way of thinking, in...
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justafools
May 12, 2009 2:24 pm
... If it gets that boring for us and you decide to leave then announce it and invite friends to follow where you go. It is important to create your own cabal....
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Ben
hoomerick6
May 12, 2009 2:25 pm
... there's more too the Johannite churches, tau malachi, orthodox manichaean and more besides.... none near me though...closest thing is a bunch of liberal...
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justafools
May 12, 2009 2:25 pm
... They seem to be few and far apart. I think that if Gnosticism is to thrive then Gnostics may have to adopt the methods that Christians have in China and...
