What does "alive" imply?<br><br>The Mandaeans, who have been called "the last remaining Gnostic religion" by scholars such as Kurt Rudolph and Hans Jonas - ...
... Robinson].<br>1) [On the ground of a call from Above, or a revelation: cp. II, _in fine_.]<br>2) [One refers here to this term as discussed by Prof. Jonas,...
Those who speak of _proto-Gnosticism_ point especially to Iran, or to the Indo-Iranian world, or to the India of the Upanishads, or to the Greece of Platonism ...
FINAL DOCUMENT<br><br> An _ad hoc_ committee, formulated from the basis of a proposal by Prof. C. J. Bleeker, and composed of Prof. G. Windengren, H. Jonas, J....
I would highly recommend Elaine Pagels' "The Gnostic Gospels" as well as Neil-Douglas-Klotz' "The Hidden Gospel". While many here might not see the latter text...
- What are the Gnostic views on God and/or Goddess? <br>As stated the term Gnosticism is a elucive term so there are many different kinds of group that brought...
Hi,<br>What is Christo-Wiccan? Is it some kind of a hybred system of Christian mythos and Neopaganism? Or is that something akin to the view of Caithlin ...
I would highly recommend Elaine Pagels' "The Gnostic Gospels" as well as Neil-Douglas-Klotz' "The Hidden Gospel". While many here might not see the latter text...
Hey Everyone,<br><br>I'm new, here's the scoop. I just recently learned about Gnosticism. I'm currently a Christo-Wiccan, but have noticed that the main ...
Opus--we are all seekers and students Opus--some of us have had more time to study the intricacies & history of Gnosticism. Perhaps if you were to ask...
I was wondering if it was possible for these Yahoo clubs to include pages of recommended texts for spiritual studies, music for meditation, etc. I would ...
I have never had any "formal" ties with Christianity, though I do hold some beliefs found within Christianity. I believe in things that, if it were generally ...
Welcome, arielangel! We look forward to conversing with you, too. Feel free to jump into current threads or begin one of your own.<br><br>BTW, you mention John...
Greetings to all here--I call myself a "Seeker" or, as Bishop Spong puts it, "A Believer in Exile" (lol). I look forward to many wonderful conversations in...
Greetings "Thethreemothers", welcome to the club.<br><br>This first thing to learn about Gnostics is that they don't all agree... never have. There are not...
Gnostics say the physical world is evil but you said it's refreshing. <br>I looked up integrity on yahoo dictionary<br>NOUN: 1. Steadfast adherence to a strict...
Here is a reply to the "worldview" issue that also applies here...I'll use the shield of opinion so none can retort what I've perceived as fact. Hence, in my...
I read that gnostics believe that matter is evil and spirit is good.<br>So what do they think about suicide?<br>Does that free your spirit from the trap of...
Well I for one am not going to run my life by one book Ive read thats why I am here .... I want to search deeper and find what fits for me .... I want to know...
"People" most explicitly do not wish to carry the burden of being _individuals_ , because individuals have the responsibility of fulfilling the internal ...
Hey Princessfrances<br><br>I thought you may be interested to find a club that actually deals with Sylvias beliefs. While she is not, technically speaking,...
Well, at 54 and with a large number of internal mental mystical experiences, I would like to suggest to you that you concentrate on mental quietness and daily...
I think that people feel like they need rules and structure (because of the bueaurcracy called society).... Its hard for them to follow a path when there is no...
OK ....<br>Here goes ....<br>Hope you don't mind my rambleings .....<br><br>One night after work I was dancing around my house, listening to music singing and...
