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More BS Conspiracy Theories About Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 7 months ago

Due to its inherently mysterious characteristics, hermeneutics of suspicion, and thousands of years of being THE heres in the West, Gnosticism has attracted conspiracy theories to it since the very beginning. And thanks to the internet, a resurgence of Gnosti...

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Conspiracy Theories About Gnosticism (That Are BS)

by Jonathan Stewart
added 9 months ago

Now you might be thinking that this blog’s title is a bit redundant if it’s a conspiracy theory than it’s sure to be BS, right? Well, that’s because soon we’ll be covering some Gnostic conspiracy theories that are true (or have a strong element of truth to th...

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Changes Made to the Bible to Make it Less Gnostic: Part 2

by Jonathan Stewart
added 9 months ago

It’s a bit of a modern myth, bordering on a conspiracy theory, that the canonical Bible was completely rewritten by THEM (take your pick who THEY are: the Vatican? Lizard people?? Mole men???) to remove the original Gnostic character of the books of the Bible...

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A Very Merry Gnostic Christmas

by Jonathan Stewart
added 10 months ago

I’m a huge fan of Christmas, but the ancient Gnostics of the first few centuries C.E. probably weren’t, and that’s because of how they thought about Jesus’ divinity. Early Gnosticism was a diverse family of different Christian groups, but many of them held d...

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Unexpected Pop Gnosis Part 2

by Jonathan Stewart
added 11 months ago

Last time, we wrote about finding Gnostic themes in some unexpected movies, novels, and TV shows. Sometimes the creators deliberately put them in, other times a confluence of influences and inspirations come together to accidentally produce new Gnostic gospels...

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Changes Made to the Bible to Make it Less Gnostic: Part 1

by Jonathan Stewart
added 11 months ago

It's a common belief on the internet, and in pop depictions of Gnosticism (think Da Vinci Code), that the canonical Bible was extensively rewritten, edited, and mistranslated, in a coordinated plot to cover up, destroy, and defame, Gnosticism. However, it d...

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Unexpected Pop Gnosis Part 1

by Jonathan Stewart
added 11 months ago

Gnosticism and the Gnosis are often found in unexpected places, I'd argue that's its nature, so the Gnosis is transmitted to us through comic books, old jars in fertilizer pits, peasants born in barns, and through other lowly, weird, and unanticipated, conduit...

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Chaos in a World of Archons

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

In the late 20th century, the chaos magic challenged occultism’s dominant paradigms. Irreverent, suspicious, and focused on results, not personal ascension (whatever that means), chaos magic turned magical practice on its head. In our interview with author an...

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Chaos in a World of Archons

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Would you care for a side of chaos with your gnosis? Chaos magician and author Gordon White joins Father Tony and Rev. Subdeacon Jonathan for a discussion of chaos magic in the 21st century. Mr. White offers a fascinating look at this highly practical system o...

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Practical Esotericism To Change Your Life

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Being in raised in an extremely Liberal Protestant Church I was taught that spiritual practice consists of maybe sometimes reading the Bible or whatever, praying before bed, and serving our fellow human through agitating for social justice. That social justice...

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Ask Deeper Questions!

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Talk Gnosis is back and so that means it's time for more Blog Gnosis! Well, I'm a little late as Season 6 began in June and our second episode is already out but as the world's first and only Gnostic and esoteric online talk show (okay, not really, but 6 years...

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Practical Esotericism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

The relationship between Gnosticism and occultism is a complex one. Many modern Gnostics, although certainly not all, are also practicing occultists and many episodes of Talk Gnosis have focused on a variety of esoteric and magical topics. For this episode,...

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Talk Gnosis: Practical Esotericism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

How practical is your occultism? Author, historian of the Occult, and former publishing executive Mitch Horowitz, joins Father Tony and Rev. Mr. Jonathan to address just this question in our latest episode. Learn about New Thought, the left-hand path, and what...

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Talk Gnosis Q&A Special 2…We Answer YOUR Questions!!

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Many folks identify their religious journeys as quests, a word that shares in the etymology of “question.” So it’s not surprising that Talk Gnosis fans are such a curious lot. Periodically, we like to make a list of your questions and answer them in a special ...

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Talk Gnosis Q&A Special 3…We Answer YOUR Questions!!

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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Theology & Science Fiction Part 2

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Dr. James McGrath joins us for an unprecedented third time to discuss his new(ish) book, Theology and Science Fiction. Here's the second part of our amazing discussion: https://youtu.be/rwZFMIknCF4 Dr. McGrath's book: https://www.amazon.com/Theology-Scie...

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Gnosticism: A Religion For Our Times [Part 2]

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Last time on Blog Gnosis I wrote on how an ancient and obscure (but curiously influential) religion speaks to these modern times in a shockingly relevant way. That post was far from all I have to say on the issue so we're back for another round of ruminating o...

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Gnosticism: A Religion For Our Times [Part 1]

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Don't worry! I've still got lots to say about our two most recent shows with Dr. Glen Fairen about the Dead Sea Scrolls and Marcion, but lets take a little diversion to talk about a topic on my mind a lot: Gnosticism is the religion of NOW! Any adherent of ...

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Wait…Who’s The God Effing Up Our World?

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Our most recent Talk Gnosis show is all about Marcion of Sinope, a man mostly remembered, if remembered at all, as an arch-heretic... BUT he's easily one of the most important leaders and philosophers in all of Christian history! I could spend blog post after ...

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SHOCKING! The Dead Sea Scrolls Exposed!

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Welcome back to Blog Gnosis! We took a little time off so excuse me while I do a little catching up. Though our latest podcast/videocast is on Marcion, I have some unfinished business with our previous topic, the Dead Sea Scrolls! It's hard to understate th...

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The Big Talk Gnosis Round Up: Personal Deification

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

Here on Talk Gnosis we've been fortunate to have some of the world's greatest scholars and wisest modern Gnostics on the show. But it's a special pleasure to have Dr. M. David Litwa of Virginia Tech return to the program to discuss becoming divine. Not only is...

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I Am God & So Can You [Realize Your Divinity By Reading This Post]

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

Way back in one of the early posts for Blog Gnosis I wrote about the beginning of a "new age" in religion heralding a return of the divine feminine. Now I don't know if there's really such thing as a NEW AGE in a literal cosmic sense—plus the use of the phrase...

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The Big Talk Gnosis Roundup: The Rosicrucians

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

The Rosicrucians! The most famous “secret” order of them all, Rosicrucianism inspired a thousand other esoteric movements, the greatest minds of 17th century Europe, and the hearts and souls of hundreds of thousands of contemporary spiritual seekers. We penetr...

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True Lies [*Not A Post About The Schwarzenegger Film]

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

Relief coursed through my incredibly sore and stiff body as the revelation finally arrived, "oh thank god, this religion is just all bullsh@#t". A strange thought to be comforted by after more than a week into a retreat consisting of 17 hours of meditation a d...

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The Big Talk Gnosis Round Up: The Gnosis of Gurdjieff

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

I was extra-excited when our series on G.I. Gurdjieff was released as I missed participating in the recording, hence, I got to experience the show fresh as it came out...which was amazing! Gurdjieff and his teachings are fascinating and I found myself spell-b...

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Food For The Moon

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

Because the scientific world view has gotten us as a race pretty far (I'm fond of space travel, the Internet, and vaccines) at some point we decided to apply it to everything. But maybe, that's not always aa great idea. Fundamentalists are derided as superstit...

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The Horrible Freedom & Sacredness Of Daily Life

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

Listen to enough Talk Gnosis and you'll notice a few things pop up again and again: Gnostic ascent, Montreal weather, and me quoting a Zen proverb that goes like this: "Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry ...

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The Big Talk Gnosis Round Up: The Body & Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

Folks, I hate to speak in cliches but...all good things must end and so our series on Gnosticism and the body with guest Bishop Timothy Mansfield is at its terminus. This is truly a show for everyone. I mean, all of our episodes are freewheeling and go to som...

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You, Yes You, Need To Come Back To Life Right Now!

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

Previously on Blog Gnosis: Some of our earliest Christian texts seemingly end with no resurrection scene. This seems pretty shocking and depressing to us now. And what does it mean? Is it some kind of hint that the resurrection didn't happen, or at least, not ...

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A New Beginning & Depressing Endings: Bodies & Dualism!

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

Every month on Talk Gnosis we'll be exploring a single topic so I'm going to do my best to keep these blog posts in the general drift of the subject at hand. Our August show is The Body with AJC Bishop Mar Timotheos, where we cover an incredibly fascinating an...

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The Big Talk Gnosis Round Up: The Gospel of Mary!

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

Friends, thanks for joining us as we wrap this months Talk Gnosis series on The Gospel of Mary with our amazing guest Brother Clark Aitkins who recently received his Masters Graduate Degree in New Testament and Christianity from Harvard. These are three amazi...

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The Mystery of Existence….Exposed Right Here in This Post!

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

In our last post we ended talking about the beginning: the mysterious visions that Jules Doinel received that kicked the Gnostic Restoration into high gear. Sophia, the Divine Feminine, instructed Doinel through the evocative phrase, "Only the Infinite ...

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This Post Guarantees Enlightentment: The Return of the Return of the Divine Feminine

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

Early Christianity was incredibly diverse and the Gnostics were just one of many Christian groups that venerated Feminine aspects of the Divine. In the the 3rd and 4th centuries—when these alternative Christianites with their divine figures of God's Wisdom, Go...

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Finally Revealed: The Secret of the Gnostics!!

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

Hi there, this is Rev. Mr. Jonathan Stewart, co-host of Talk Gnosis. As the Gnostic Wisdom Network and Talk Gnosis grows, we're adding this new weekly content: Blog Gnosis. We'll often tie these feaures into our present content to expand even further the range...

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Taking a Trip With the Wise Men

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 years ago

A lost sect of drug-taking mystical Christians who used 'shrooms to see Christ? UFO cultists finding proof of their beliefs in ancient texts? Shapeshifting transformer Jesus? Christmas? All of this and more in our discussion on the Revelation of the Magi, an a...

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Taking a Trip With the Wise Men-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 years ago

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Your Own Personal Jesus-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 years ago

"The Jesus Myth Theory," the idea that there was never a historical Jesus of Nazareth and his story is constructed from legends and myths is having its time in the sun right now. Popular among many atheists, it's a viral idea sweeping around the 'net. But, cou...

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Your Own Personal Jesus

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 years ago

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Secret Gospels, Gay Jesus, Jesus’ Wife, & Pinocchio-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

We continue our discussion on the Secret Gospel of Mark with Dr. Tony Burke of York University. This mysterious text has been used by some to "prove" that Jesus was gay while others claim it's a forgery. We come at it from all angles, but Secret Mark is not al...

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Secret Gospels, Gay Jesus, Jesus’ Wife, & Pinocchio

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

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The Secret Gospel of Mark W/ Dr. Tony Burke

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

"The Secret Gospel of Mark" is a controversial brief paragraph discovered in the 20th Century. Does it prove Jesus is gay? That Jesus was a magician? What's it's relationship to the canonical book of Mark? Is it a forgery? Our guest Dr. Tony Burke helps us to ...

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Enlightened Sage or Fat-Headed Egoist?-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Deacon John DiGilio has a background in both Gnosticism and Eastern traditions so he's the perfect guest for us to ask about the criticism that Buddhism and Gnosticism is too self-centered. Here on After Dark the Bishops continue our Gnarcissism episode, with ...

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Enlightened Sage or Fat-Headed Egoist?

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

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Gnarcissism w/ Deacon John DiGilio

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Is Gnosticism self-centered? Shouldn't we be spending our time at the food bank instead of sitting around trying to get enlightened? Does all that self-reflection leave one with a swollen head? Get some perspective on Gnarcissism with our guest Deacon John DiG...

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Ride this Chariot to the Stars-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

We love to jaw about the Gospel of Thomas, and in this After Dark Bishops Lainie and Ken, plus Father Tony, are joined by Bishop Lewis Keizer for a new perspective on the GoT. Bishop Lewis Keizer's research has shown him that Jesus of Nazareth was originally ...

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Ride this Chariot to the Stars

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

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Kabbalah and the Gospel of Thomas w/ Bishop Lewis Keizer

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Does the Gospel of Thomas transmit the original teachings of Jesus? Bishop Lewis Keizer believes much of it goes back to the historical Jesus and that the text has many connections to Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, and Gnosticism. https://www.youtube.com/watch...

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Angelic Hangouts-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Frater Aschen Chassan is a practicing occultist and grimoiric traditionalist who has been involved in traditional forms of Western ceremonial magic for over fourteen years. He joined us on Talk Gnosis to discuss working with angels and he stuck around to keep ...

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Angelic Hangouts

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

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[Talk Gnosis] Working With Angels W/ Frater Ashen Chassan

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

What's the deal with Angels? Can they assist you in your spiritual pursuits? Maybe even help you in your material day-to-day life? Find out with guest Frater Aschen Chassan. http://youtu.be/m8er6XgNQL0

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Getting Divine With Seth-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

The religious geniuses who created the imaginative Sethian Gnostic texts composed wild myths that incorporated the heights of Greek philosophy, the power of Christian mysticism, and Judaism's poetic lyricism. Scholarship is revealing more and more about their ...

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Getting Divine With Seth

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

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[Talk Gnosis] The Sethians

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Dr. Dylan M. Burns, author of the acclaimed book Apocalypse of the Alien God, guests on Talk Gnosis to present the best in cutting edge scholarship on the mysteries hidden in the myths of an ancient religion that straddled the borders between Greek philosophy,...

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A Real Trip Through Lent-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Lent is a time for growth. On this Talk Gnosis hosts Bishop Lainie and Bishop Ken are joined by our director Father Tony for a real trip through Lent. We cover a universe of subjects all while relating back to how you can use the Lenten season to advance furth...

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A Real Trip Through Lent

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Lent is a time for growth. On this Talk Gnosis After Dark hosts Bishop Lainie and Bishop Ken are joined by our director Father Tony for a real trip through Lent. We cover a universe of subjects all while relating back to how you can use the Lenten season to ad...

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[Talk Gnosis] Lent for Gnostics

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

In this episode, it's Lent for Gnostics! Our hosts Bishops Lainie and Ken explain that Lent isn't a forty day period of beating one's self up and depriving one's self for the sake of feeling holy, Instead, it's a time to deepen spiritual practices and delve in...

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Waking Up to the Cosmos with Meditation-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Don't just do something...sit there. It's time to pull out the meditation cushion and plop yourself down and get meditating, whatever your style might be. Centering prayer, mantra meditation, the bodyscan, there are so many techniques and so many methods, and ...

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Waking Up to the Cosmos with Meditation

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

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[Talk Gnosis] Meditation: Spiritual Superpower

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Wake up to your own life by activating the spiritual super power of meditation with our guest Lodro Rinzler. Lodro is an author and meditation teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. He explains that we don't have to leave our mindfulness and spirituality a...

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Following the Trail of Gnosis-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

The beauty of the Gospel of Thomas is the layers and levels of meaning packed into every saying. On Talk Gnosis #41 we investigate Logion 23: Jesus says: "I will choose you, one from a thousand and two from ten thousand, and those whom I have chosen will be l...

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Following the Trail of Gnosis

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

The beauty of the Gospel of Thomas is the layers and levels of meaning packed into every saying. On Talk Gnosis After Dark #41 we investigate Logion 23: Jesus says: "I will choose you, one from a thousand and two from ten thousand, and those whom I have cho...

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[Talk Gnosis] The Gospel of Thomas Logion 23

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Our odyssey through the Gospel of Thomas goes onward to Saying 23: Jesus says: "I will choose you, one from a thousand and two from ten thousand, and those whom I have chosen will be lifted up, being one!" http://youtu.be/8xYqyV1_3qU

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The Return of the Gnostics-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Gnosticism exploded back onto the scene of the world in a big way in France's Golden Age at the end of the 1800s. Here in Talk Gnosis #40 Bishop Lainie, Father Tony, and Brother Jonathan talk about the 19th century Gnostic Restoration of Jules Doinel.....aaaan...

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The Return of the Gnostics

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Gnosticism exploded back onto the scene of the world in a big way in France's Golden Age at the end of the 1800s. Here in Talk Gnosis After Dark #40 Bishop Lainie, Father Tony, and Brother Jonathan talk about the 19th century Gnostic Restoration of Jules Doine...

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[Talk Gnosis] The Gnostic Restoration of the 1800s

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

http://youtu.be/dk3HLoAsYtI Gnosticism returned to the world as an organized religion and public church in France's golden age of the late 19th century. Among the artists, philosophers, and dreamers of France's Belle Époque the Gnosis flourished once more....

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The Super Gnostic Heroes of Comic Books-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Writer and director Jason Mehmel leads the Talk Gnosis crew on an epic adventure through the super-gnosis of comic books. Gnosticism is all through your favorite graphic novels, from the recent experimental occult comics of Alan Moore to the 1970's superhero e...

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The Super Gnostic Heroes of Comic Books

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Writer and director Jason Mehmel leads the Talk Gnosis After Dark crew on an epic adventure through the super-gnosis of comic books. Gnosticism is all through your favorite graphic novels, from the recent experimental occult comics of Alan Moore to the 1970's ...

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Healing Through Gnosis

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Gnostic Pneumatherapy is healing through Gnosis, therapy through initiation, and Talk Gnosis After Dark delves into this pioneering form of psychoanalysis with its founders Dr. Robert Lloyd and Dr. Joseph Lancaster. Get into it below and start the journey to k...

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Healing Through Gnosis-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Gnostic Pneumatherapy is healing through Gnosis, therapy through initiation, and Talk Gnosis delves into this pioneering form of psychoanalysis with its founders Dr. Robert Lloyd and Dr. Joseph Lancaster. Get into it below and start the journey to know thyself...

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Making the Above Like the Below

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

We have a very special guest in the Rev. Shawna Atteberry for our After Dark podcast on the Gospel of Thomas' Saying 22. She helps unpack the mysteries of GoT with Bishops Lainie and Ken and our director Father Tony. You've got to check out our free-ranging d...

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Making the Above Like the Below-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

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A Very Merry Gnostic Christmas

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

We celebrate the season by examining the many Gnostic perspectives of who Jesus and the Christ are. Man, God, or Myth? Or maybe all three of these things? Get into it in this freewheeling conversation with the whole Talk Gnosis crew of Bishop Lainie, Bishop Ke...

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A Very Merry Gnostic Christmas-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

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Batman. Enlightenment. Compassion. The Occult. Porn.

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Here on Talk Gnosis After Dark our hosts Bishop Lainie and Bishop Ken, and our director Father Tony, often have free ranging conversations that go through all the levels of creation. In this episode with Conner Habib (adult performer, activist, esotericist, wr...

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Batman. Enlightenment. Compassion. The Occult. Porn.-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

Here on Talk Gnosis our hosts Bishop Lainie and Bishop Ken, and our director Father Tony, often have free ranging conversations that go through all the levels of creation. In this episode with Conner Habib (adult performer, activist, esotericist, writer...wow ...

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“The Little Office of the Blessed Sophia” & Gnostic Devotions-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

For this special edition of Talk Gnosis we're speaking to Deacon Erik Winsor about his new book for Gnostics everywhere to use in their spiritual lives The Little Office of the Blessed Sophia. Join Deacon Winsor, as well as our hosts Bishops Lainie and Ken and...

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“The Little Office of the Blessed Sophia” & Gnostic Devotions

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 years ago

For this special edition of Talk Gnosis After Dark we're speaking to Deacon Erik Winsor about his new book for Gnostics everywhere to use in their spiritual lives The Little Office of the Blessed Sophia. Join Deacon Winsor, as well as our hosts Bishops Lainie ...

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