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...
Hello Everyone My name is Samuel Robinson aka Frater Maui My scholastic knowledge of Gnosticism is quite poor so I thought perhaps this list was the perfect...
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...
Has God given up the right to punish through giving free will? If so, there is no hell. It is said that God gave man free will. This to me, means that God gave...
In my previous post when I was referring to "God" being good or evil, I am of course referring to the creator God, known to Kabbalists as YHWH-Elohim, or to...
It has always been a challenge for me to weigh on the one hand the writings of the Neoplatonists, such as Plotinus, with the Kabbalists; and the Gnostic...
I'm going to reply in a roundabout way. Forgive me. My father-in-law died recently. He was an militant atheist all his life who was obsessed with death; he...
The Gnostic #1 is finally available. It includes an interview with John Turner, an expert on Sethian Gnosticism, a new translation of the Gospel of Judas, a...
Once upon a time, generations before the birth of Christ, a group of Jews broke away from the Orthodox Hebrew establishment and began to practice mystic...
The Gnosis of Carl Gustav Jung. Although known as one of the fathers of depth psychology, Jung is arguably the greatest Gnostic Master of the 20th Century....
Although found in the Canonical Bible and a favorite to quote by fundamentalists, the truth is that the Gospel of John is galaxies apart from the Orthodox...
I have been a silent member of this group for some time. I want to announce that my book has just been published. In it I present the evidence that Jesus...
Hey Karl, as the go-to guy for ancient Gnostic street cred, I'm curious where you place the quirky and unapologetically mendacious Priscillian and his crew on...
A pair of programs side by side dedicated to one of the most controversial yet fascinating Gnostic Scriptures to have erupted from the sands of Egypt. Two of...
We have all experienced it, we all thrive for it in some aspect, and we all are heavily challenged by it almost every day by various mediums. But the reality...
Although the Gnostic revival has positively infused modern spirituality, film and art, and even religious institutions in the last twenty years, all is not...
It's our one hundredth show! So we'll have two topics today as a celebration that should satisfy the Gnostic, the general mystic and the scholar. Part 1.The...
Islamic Gnosticism: Sufism and the Persian Poets. We reveal that the Sufis have directly drawn from the Gnostic fountainhead and have been secret carriers of...
Greetings, Dear List, I have been trying to locate a book for a few months now to no avail. I am hoping someone on this list might have an electronic copy of...
Using our links, I found the following at http://www.gnosis.org/library/valentinus/Demiurge.htm under "The Creation of Human Beings." "The Demiurge and his...
Hi, I'm new to this forum. I have found myself drawn to gnosticism for some time now, and have really just started to scratch the surface. However, from what I...
In the Wikipedia discussion of the Mandaeans, we find surprisingly many correlations between their views and the groups that have been categorized as gnostics....
I am seeking some help with regards to the origin of the three part human being: body - soul - spirit. I know this is a part of historical Gnosticism. If...
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...
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,...
