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The Brazen Serpent & the Divine Code Pt. 1 w/M.R. Osbourne

by Jonathan Stewart
added 6 days ago

A strange scene in the Bible where Moses erects a bronze serpent upon a pole becomes the jumping off point for a whirlwind exploration of life, the universe, and everything in Michael R. Osbourne's "The Brazen Serpent: Chaos and Order." Through the teachings a...

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The Christian Community w/Patrick Kennedy & Jonah Evans

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 weeks ago

The Christian Community is a renewal of Christianity incorporating the insights of the mystic Rudolph Steiner, the liberal church, the esoteric Christian tradition with a mission to be a church for now. Patrick Kennedy and Jonah Evans, directors of the Seminar...

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The Philosopher’s Tarot w/ Craig From Acid Horizon

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 weeks ago

Craig from the philosophy podcasts Acid Horizon and Inner Experiences joins us to discuss the Philosopher's Tarot that he's created. While possessing a sense of humour and lightness, the deck is a deep exploration of philosophy and a great tool for discovering...

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AI, Consciousness, & Gnosticism w/ Blake Lemoine (Former Google Engineer)

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 weeks ago

Former Google Engineer Blake Lemoine made international headlines for both his public comments about the consciousness of the Google AI project LaMDA and the corporation's moral responsibly around creating sentient entities and his subsequent dismissal from th...

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mother! A Gnostic Horror Movie?

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 month ago

We're starting a new show about the intersections of pop culture and Gnosticism and this is our test ep for it AND this year's Halloween special. The Darren Aronofsky film mother!, about a couple in an isolated country home encountering a series of disturbing ...

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A Secret Book of the Dead: Most Holy Trinosophia w/M.R.Osbourne

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 month ago

The Most Holy Trinosophia is a mysterious text from the late 18th century composed of mystical images and text, maybe written by the infamous Cagliostro in the prison of the inquisition, that tells the story of an allegorical and initiatory journey. Writer M.R...

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The Evil Creator & Marcion w/Dr. David M. Litwa

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 months ago

Dr. M.David Litwa returns to Talk Gnosis and we talk about an evil creator god based on the deity of the Bible, the ancient Egyptian god of chaos Set, a near-forgotten Christian leader named Marcion, the real "first" and secret New Testament, and generally shi...

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Gnostic Q & A: The Secrets of the Cosmos Revealed (for only a buck a month)

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 months ago

You asked and we answered with the definite and only true answers to life's biggest questions and answers...well maybe not THE answers...oh wait...maybe there's only questions at the end of everything....anyway YOU asked a number of questions about Gnosticism ...

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Contemplative Tarot w/ Britany Muller

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 months ago

Divination, magic, and various forms of oogie-boogie are associated with Tarot, so it is really something a dedicated Christian could benefit from? Or for that matter, any serious mystic or devotee of any path? Or maybe these cards contain something powerful, ...

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Mystical Christianity: A Panel with 3 Different Mystical Traditions

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

The common perception of Christianity rarely sees it as a mystical, contemplative, or even magical religion, so we put together a panel with members and clergy from three different Mystical Christian churches/traditions. Curtis Childs from the Swedenborg Fou...

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Consciousness, Gnosis, & Merchants of Light w/ Dr. Betty Kovacs

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Dr. Betty Kovacs tells the story of the hidden tradition, the history of gnosis, as it winds it way through the human experience over the last 40,000 years in her magisterial book "Merchants of Light." Dr. Kovacs joins us to talk about her book as well as h...

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The Gnosis of Simone Weil w/ Nina Power & Emmalea Russo

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Mystic, philosopher, and activist Simone Weil (1909-1943) was a fascinating thinker and activist whose influence only grows as the years go by. A convert from Judaism to Christianity her ideas about God's absence and the separation of humans have startling c...

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Conspiracy, Operation Mindf@*k, & Gnosticism w/Robert Guffey

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Author Robert Guffey has long been an explorer of everything darkly weird and a chronicler of high strangeness—and his extensive knowledge of conspiracy theories serves him well for his new book "Operation Mindfuck," which chronicles where the intermeshed co...

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A Gnostic Dialogue About Thelema Between Jason & Nic Laccetti

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

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Chaos Monk w/ Steve Dee

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Monastic practice is powerful and transformative but we can't all quit our life for the cloisters. That's why Steve Dee is back on the show to tell us about his new book "Chaos Monk: Bringing Magical Creativity to the New Monastic Path" which deals with brin...

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Gnostic Questions, Questions, Questions & Some Answers w/ Bishop Tim Mansfield

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

You ask the deep questions about Gnosticism and we do our best to answer them. Bishop Tim Mansfield joins Deacon Jon and Jason to give our Gnosis and speculation and thoughts on questions submitted by you, the audience. Profound questions are asked and we g...

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Gnosticism Hiding in Medieval Poetry & Literature w/ Natanela Elias

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Rather than being a quirky religion from almost 2000 years ago, Gnosticism weaves its self through Western culture and history, sometimes hiding, sometimes prevalent. In her book "The Gnostic Paradigm," Natanela Elias uncovers gnostic undercurrents in the li...

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Zola Jesus & Living in Arkhonic Times

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Musician Zola Jesus comes back on the show to discuss everything from the creative process to Zen Buddhism to how to live in Gnostic times. We go through her brilliant new album "Arkhon," a masterpiece which some can tell from name alone is a must-listen for...

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The Gospel of Judas w/ Dr. David Brakke

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

For more than 2000 years, Judas Iscariot has been THE villain and betrayer. BUT in a lost-until-recently text, the ancient Gnostics had an actual Gospel of Judas where Judas is... a hero? a religious leader? an ambiguous figure? an evil demon? the new...

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Found Christianities w/ Dr. M.David Litwa

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

From believing Jesus is a cosmic space dragon to the need to build a communal heaven on earth, there were a variety of different Christian beliefs and doctrines from a variety of lost Christianities in the 2nd Century. To find out more about these groups and...

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The Cathars: History, Myth, Or….? w/ Dr. Justin Sledge

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

The Cathars were medieval dualists who lived in what's now Southern France/Northern Italy and created an alternative parallel Gnostic church of peace and light until they were wiped out by crusade and inquisition... um...right...? The Cathars have captur...

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Johannite Gnostic Tradition & Fabré-Palaprat w/ Bishop Shaun McCann, Pt 2

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

It's Part 2 of 2 (though we're hoping for more in the future) about the secret Johannite Gnostic tradition and its re-emergence in Napoleonic France thanks to the physician Bernard-Raymond Fabré-Palaprat who formed both a church and and a new version of the ...

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Johannite Gnostic Tradition & Fabré-Palaprat w/ Bishop Shaun McCann, Pt 1

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

In the early 1800s in Paris, the physician Bernard-Raymond Fabré-Palaprat discovered (or claimed to discover, or was led to believe he discovered) a secret Gnostic tradition that stretched back in time to the medieval Templars and then even further back to ...

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Temple Theology & The Secret Book of John w/ Bishop Tim Mansfield

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Temple Theology posits a secret lost tradition that lies behind Western religion and mysticism... and the now unveiled mysteries of Temple Theology shine a new light on both Gnosticism and one of its most famous texts: The Secret Book of John Subscrib...

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Part 2: The Secret Book of John Revealed w/Bishop Tim Mansfield

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Make sure you check out Part 1 at https://youtu.be/MNDoNj7_Jyc The Secret Book of John aka The Apocryphon of John is often considered the paradigm of the Gnostic myth, what many people think of when they think of Gnosticism. Though lost for more than 120...

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The Secret Book of John Revealed Pt 1 w/Bishop Tim Mansfield

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

The Secret Book of John aka The Apocryphon of John is often considered the paradigm of the Gnostic myth, what many people think of when they think of Gnosticism. Though lost for more than 1200 years it was influential in its time and since its rediscovery ha...

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The Secret Technique of the Secret Societies w/ Sam Robinson

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

The Golden Dawn, the OTO, Memphis-Misraim Masonry, Anthrosophy, Theosophy, Martinism, all are esoteric societies who've influenced and guided spiritual seekers, artists, and thinkers--and a secret powerful technique and meditative practice is shared by all o...

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A Secret Chief, A Hidden Path of Transformation w/ Sam Robinson

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Sam Robinson of Pansophers.com comes on Talk Gnosis to reveal a secret Rosicrucian adept and a hidden path of spiritual transformation, a technique of inner alchemy, that's been a huge influence on a vast variety of spiritual teachers and esoteric movements....

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The Gnostic “Book of Revelation”

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Do you feel like the world's ending? Well, you might be right (this time) but for thousands of years people have seen THE END just around the corner and the canonical Book of Revelation from the Christian bible has inspired thousands of years of paranoia and...

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Nonduality, Zen Gnosis, Unitarian Mysticism w/ Rev. James Ishmael Ford

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

The Rev. James Ishmael Ford is an American Zen Buddhist priest, a Unitarian Universalist minister, writer, and a spiritual seeker who's explored and been connected to the last 60 years or so of religious developments in the West. Our frank, funny, and enligh...

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The Sophisians, Napoleon’s Sorcerers w/ Dr. Darius Spieth

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

A mysterious group of soldiers, theatre artists, writers, and mystics tried to bring the magic and mystery of ancient Egypt into 19th Century France through the Sacred Order of the Sophisians. A long forgotten secret society with some Gnostic qualities, the ...

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Gnosticism & Mysticism in the Gospel of Mark

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

The canonical Gospel of Mark is one of the oldest Christian documents and while many Christian mystics and Gnostics may not pay much attention to it we think it might reveal some esoteric secrets of the universe if looked at through new eyes. To talk abo...

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Theatre, Gnosticism, & Theatre of the Occult Revival w/ Dr. Ed Lingan

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Art and creation is a form of magical creativity and theatre has always had a special relationship to mystical ritual, religion, and the occult. Dr. Ed Lingan, scholar/professor/theatre artist, has a book specifically about theatre and the occult revival of ...

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Mysticism, Mystics, & Mystical Experiences w/ Emmalea Russo

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

A mystical experience for you to have is checking out this interview with writer, poet, and scholar Emmalea Russo. She's our guide to this huge and dense topic as we go through what mysticism even is, and we cover everything from what horror has to do with m...

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Gnosticism & Mysticism in the Gospel of John

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

The canonical Gospel of John has inspired Christian mystics, heretical Gnostics, occultists, and people of faith of many stripes for almost 2000 years. We put together a panel to talk about the magic and power of this biblical text. We've got all returnin...

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Péladan: Art Will Save Us! w/ Dr. Sasha Chaitow

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Joséphin Péladan: mystic, art critic, Rosicrucian and curator (sometimes called the "first art curator") was a late 19th century/early 20th century French visionary who could change your life—and whose vital impact on everything from high art to esoteric and...

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The Bible & Booze: Our NYE Special w/Dr. Mathew Anderson

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Dr. Matthew R. Anderson is a Biblical scholar, professor, and ordained Lutheran clergy and he's the perfect guest for our New Year's Eve special thanks to his new book "Pairings: The Bible and Booze." From apple cider (Genesis) to bloody Caesars (Revelati...

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Spiritual Practice, Becoming Divine, & Neoplatonism w/ Dr. Jeffrey Kupperman

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Dr. Jeffrey Kupperman returns to the show to discuss his new book "A Theurgist's Book of Hours," a collection of daily practices and prayers that provides a structured framework which while drawing primarily upon Neoplatonic teachings, is adaptable and acces...

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A Very Merry Gnostic Christmas: Live Panel

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

It's a live panel on esoteric Christmas! And your panelists are podcaster, Gnostic artist, esotericist, and numerologist Rebecca Scolnick from Divine Spark Media, Bishop Tim Mansfield from the AJC, theologian and writer Nic Laccetti, scholar and Talk Gnos...

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Sabbatai Zevi, False Messiah of Transgression w/ Dr. David Halperin

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Sabbatai Zevi was a 17th century religious leader who claimed to be the Jewish messiah. His movement and influence was huge at the time, and while he's mostly forgotten today he was a major figure. While mostly understood as a scoundrel he's a fascinating fi...

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Tarot & Gnosticism w/ Skye Marinda

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Besides working as a professional Tarot coach, Skye Marinda has an interest and identification with Gnosticism so we're pumped to have Skye on the show to talk Tarot, self compassion, Gnostic figures and ideas in the cards, personal demiurges, and folks...th...

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The Secret History of Atlantis w/ Howard Dean Ingham

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

You might *think* you know what you're in for a show on Atlantis but it's muchmuchmuch stranger than you think. We go through the history of the myth of Atlantis and on the way we meet: space barbie, Plato, underground mutants beaming negativity at us, lemur...

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Angelology, Cabala, Gnosis, & Pico’s Path of Enlightenment w/Greg Kaminsk

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

A forgotten path of enlightenment. A young genius assassinated in his prime for bringing Gnosis to the world. The recovery of a suppressed perennial wisdom that saves. The mysteries of the angels. Kabbalistic secrets unveiled for all. The hidden gnosis and h...

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Pagan Love, Nature, & Authentic Life in the Black Iron Prison w/Dr. Nina Power

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Philosopher, poet, and author Nina Power comes on the show for a wide ranging conversation about paganism, re-enchantment, esoteric perennialism, the struggle between positive Gnosticism and Negative Gnosticism, Romanticism, and oh...so much more! This is...

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The Problem of Evil w/Dr. David Goodin

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Artist Kristin Middleton returns to the show to talk about her new art book "Sparks from a Dark Woods". Her dreamy and surreal watercolor art is inspired by well, her dreams, but also occultism, nature, and magick. She tells us all about it and that's not al...

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The Gnosis of Frater Achad w/Nic Laccetti

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Charles Robert Stansfeld Jones (1886–1950), aka Frater Achad, was a Vancouver based mystic, occultist, and spiritual seeker who was involved with, and tried to synthesize, Thelema, Roman Catholicism, Eastern religion, and Qabalah. Celebrated by some as a ...

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“How Did We Get Here” & the Black Iron Prison w/ Sterling Bartlett

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Sterling Bartlett is an artist whose new comic book "How Did We Get Here?" is a Gnosticism-laden "postmodern hellfire sermon" full of humour, insight, info, and pathos. Starring a para-physical, ultra-terrestrial entity named Void who plays the role of this ...

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Lovecraft, His Work, & Gnosticism Live Panel

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Our monthly panel hangout show for spooky October was all about weird fiction/horror writer H.P. Lovecraft and the ways his work and mythos intersects with Gnostic ideas. Our amazing panel consists of: Dr. Glen Fairen https://www.gorgiaspress.com/glen-j-f...

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The Terror of Gnostic Horror Movies & Horror Fiction w/Kay Halloran

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Gnostic themes and mythologies are potent, speaking to us on a deep level, so when it's time to get scary AND philosophical horror movies and fiction with a touch of Gnosticism are the way to go...and there's more examples then you may think! Author, writ...

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Infernal Creatures & Occult Art w/Thomas Negovan

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Our month of Halloween Gnostic terrors has a new entry as we discuss the devilish and witchy art of the Art Nouveau and Symbolist movements with Thomas Negovan from the Century Guild art gallery and publishers. We mostly discuss his book "Infernal Creatures"...

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The Gnostic Horror of Kult w/ Petter Nallo

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Our month of Gnostic terrors continues! Kult: Divinity Lost is a horror table top rpg like no other. It uses a creative take on Gnostic and occult mythologies to allow players to explore the dark side of imagination and maybe even their own shadow selves. Pett...

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Art, Dreams, & Sparks from a Dark Woods w/Kristin Middleton (Black Iron Prison Series)

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

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The Gnostic Horror of “Bride of Frankenstein”

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

We're doing a month of Gnostic horrors for October and kicking it off with a panel on the 1935 masterpiece "Bride of Frankenstein." Is this movie a secret Gnostic treatise on the terror of incarnation and the reign of false deities? Is Frankenstein's mon...

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The Demiurge: Live Stream Panel

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

It's a live stream panel on the topic of...THE DEMIURGE! And your panelists are podcaster, Gnostic artist, esotericist, and numerologist Rebecca Scolnick from Divine Spark Media, Father Tony Silvia the founder of Talk Gnosis and Gnostic Wisdom, theologian an...

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Gnosticism, Awakening, & Chaos Magick w/ Steve Dee

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Steve Dee is a therapist, writer, chaos magician, and Gnostic. With a lifetime of spiritual exploration, Steve has found Gnosticism to be a powerful worldview and system for awakening and he talks gnosis to Talk Gnosis about his unique insights into how we c...

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Personal & Societal Freedom Through Ritual & Theurgy w/ Dr Nathan Bjorge

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Theurgy means "divine-working" and it is composed of rituals and workings to raise one's self up into a state of divinity, a kind of sacred magick. And Dr. Nathan Bjorge thinks it has the potential to liberate us in both the personal and societal senses. Thr...

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Bob Dylan & Gnosticism w/ Rabbi Aubrey Glazer

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

In his book "God Knows, Everything is Broken: The Great (Gnostic) Americana Songbook of Bob Dylan" scholar and rabbi Aubrey Glazer makes the compelling case that Bob Dylan's work represents a unique form of Gnosticism. As Dylan fans WE WANT TO BELIEVE THIS T...

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Psychoanalysis, Freud, & the Occult w/ Dr. Vanessa Sinclair

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Psychoanalysis is "a set of theories and therapeutic techniques that deal in part with the unconscious mind." Occultist, analyst, podcaster, writer, and creator, Dr. Vanessa Sinclair comes on Talk Gnosis to tell us what it might have to do with the occult an...

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UFOs: Myth, Jung, & What They Really Mean w/ Dr. David Halperin

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Take a moment to prepare yourself to find out the true meaning of UFOs! No, Talk Gnosis isn't going down a sensationalist road for easy clicks, instead we have religious studies scholar Dr David Halperin on the show to talk about his insightful and meaningf...

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Your Gnostic Questions (Our Gnostic Answers)

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

It's time to host our fav guest...YOU! That's right, we took your Gnostic questions about life, the universe, and everything and channeled down some answers and conversations and discussions. Check it out and feel free to leave your question below! Su...

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Ithell Colquhoun: The Mystic Surrealist w/Dr. Amy Hale

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Ithell Colquhoun was a groundbreaking surrealist artist in the 1920s and 30s who created amazing art till her death in the late 1980s, but her legacy is much more than that... she was also writer and an occultist whose esoteric work is as original as her art...

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Aeonic Comics: Occult Art to Enchant You

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

Aeonic Comics is a new esoteric comic and art magazine featuring magical works from a wide variety of exciting creators. We talk to the publishing team about the mag but also get into a free ranging conversation about how art is literally supernatural, meme ...

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Mystical Christianity: A Panel with 3 Different Mystical Traditions

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

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Consciousness, Gnosis, & Merchants of Light w/ Dr. Betty Kovacs

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

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The Gnosis of Simone Weil w/ Nina Power & Emmalea Russo

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 months ago

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Conspiracy, Operation Mindf@*k, & Gnosticism w/Robert Guffey

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 months ago

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A Gnostic Dialogue About Thelema Between Jason & Nic Laccetti

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 months ago

Host Jason Mehmel has been reading a lot of Aleister Crowley and Thelemic materials and just doesn't quite get the appeal. So, we're doing something different this show, it's not an interview, it's not a pre-written segment. Instead we paired Jaso...

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Chaos Monk w/ Steve Dee

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 months ago

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Gnostic Questions, Questions, Questions & Some Answers w/ Bishop Tim Mansfield

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 months ago

You ask the questions about Gnosticism and we do our best to answer them. Bishop Tim Mansfield joins Deacon Jon and Jason to give our Gnosis and speculation and thoughts on questions submitted by you, the audience. Profound questions are asked and we go long ...

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Gnosticism Hiding in Medieval Poetry & Literature w/ Natanela Elias

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 months ago

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Zola Jesus & Living in Arkhonic Times

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 months ago

Musician Zola Jesus comes back on the show to discuss everything from the creative process to Zen Buddhism to how to live in Gnostic times. We go through her brilliant new album "Arkhon", a masterpiece which some can tell from name alone is a must-listen for a...

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The Gospel of Judas w/ Dr. David Brakke

by Jonathan Stewart
added 6 months ago

For more than 2000 years, Judas Iscariot has been THE villain and betrayer. BUT in a lost-until-recently text the ancient Gnostics had an actual Gospel of Judas where Judas is... a hero? a religious leader? an ambiguous figure? an evil demon? the new g...

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Found Christianities w/ Dr. M.David Litwa

by Jonathan Stewart
added 6 months ago

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The Cathars: History, Myth, Or….? w/ Dr. Justin Sledge

by Jonathan Stewart
added 6 months ago

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Johannite Gnostic Tradition & Fabré-Palaprat w/ Bishop Shaun McCann, Pt 2

by Jonathan Stewart
added 6 months ago

Check out the Johannite Church at: Johannite.org Join us at our yearly conference, our conclave: Johannite.org/Conclave For more on Palaprat and the modern Johannite tradition, Bishop Shaun did a three part talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6da4EjX...

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Johannite Gnostic Tradition & Fabré-Palaprat w/ Bishop Shaun McCann, Pt 1

by Jonathan Stewart
added 6 months ago

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The Gnosis of Georges Bataille w/ Emmalea Russo & Nic Laccetti

by Jonathan Stewart
added 7 months ago

Georges Bataille (1897–1962) was a French philosopher, author, surrealist, poet, writer of erotica, sociologist, a master of transgression and filth, a founder of a secret society, and a mystic...well a mystic of some sort...you'll see...and a whole lot of ot...

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Temple Theology & The Book of Secret John w/ Bishop Tim Mansfield

by Jonathan Stewart
added 7 months ago

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Part 2: The Secret Book of John Revealed

by Jonathan Stewart
added 7 months ago

Make sure you check out part 1 at: https://pod.link/845230843/episode/c04f717fcb4c922e21a94eed430d59e2The Secret Book of John aka The Apocryphon of John is often considered the paradigm of the Gnostic myth, what many people think of when they think of Gnostic...

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The Secret Book of John Revealed Part 1

by Jonathan Stewart
added 7 months ago

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The Secret Technique of the Secret Societies w/ Sam Robinson

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 months ago

The Golden Dawn, the OTO, Memphis-Misraim Masonry, Theosophy, all are esoteric societies who've influenced and guided spiritual seekers, artists, and thinkers--and a secret powerful technique and meditative practice is shared by all of them...well at least so...

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REUP: A Secret Chief, A Hidden Path of Transformation w/ Sam Robinson

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 months ago

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The Gnostic “Book of Revelation”

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 months ago

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Nonduality, Zen Gnosis, Unitarian Mysticism w/ Rev. James Ishmael Ford

by Jonathan Stewart
added 9 months ago

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The Sophisians, Napoleon’s Sorcerers w/ Dr. Darius Spieth

by Jonathan Stewart
added 9 months ago

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Gnosticism & Mysticism in the Gospel of Mark

by Jonathan Stewart
added 10 months ago

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Theatre, Gnosticism, & Theatre of the Occult Revival w/ Dr. Ed Lingan

by Jonathan Stewart
added 10 months ago

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Mysticism, Mystics, & Mystical Experiences w/ Emmalea Russo

by Jonathan Stewart
added 10 months ago

A mystical experience for you to have is checking out this interview with writer, poet, and scholar Emmalea Russo. She's our guide to this huge and dense topic as we go through what mysticism even is—and we cover some serious ground including what horror has ...

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Gnosticism & Mysticism in the Gospel of John

by Jonathan Stewart
added 11 months ago

The canonical Gospel of John has inspired mainstream mystics, heretical Gnostics, occultists, and people of faith of many stripes for almost 2000 years. We put together a panel to talk about the magic and power of this biblical text. We've got all returni...

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Péladan: Art Will Save Us! w/ Dr. Sasha Chaitow (REUP)

by Jonathan Stewart
added 11 months ago

REUP DUE TO GLITCH: Joséphin Péladan: mystic, art critic, Rosicrucian and curator (sometimes called the "first art curator") was a late 19th century/early 20th century French visionary who could change your life—and whose vital impact on everything from high ...

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The Bible & Booze: Our NYE Special w/Dr. Mathew Anderson

by Jonathan Stewart
added 11 months ago

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Spiritual Practice, Becoming Divine, & Neoplatonism w/ Dr. Jeffrey Kupperman

by Jonathan Stewart
added 11 months ago

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[Talking Gnosticism] A Very Merry Gnostic Christmas

by Jonathan Stewart
added 12 months ago

It's our chill casual hangout show: Talking Gnosticism! Once a month, a diverse group of Gnostics will stream, live, their conversation/exchange/friendly debate on a specific Gnostic topic. This month we talked about esoteric Christmas! And your panelists are...

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Sabbatai Zevi, The False Messiah of Transgression w/ Dr. David Halperin

by Jonathan Stewart
added 12 months ago

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Tarot & Gnosticism w/ Skye Marinda

by Jonathan Stewart
added 12 months ago

Besides working as a professional Tarot coach, Skye Marinda, has an interest and identification with Gnosticism so we're pumped to have Skye on the show to talk Tarot, self compassion, Gnostic figures and ideas in the cards, personal demiurges, and folks...th...

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The Secret History of Atlantis w/ Howard Dean Ingham

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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Angelology, Cabala, Gnosis, & Pico’s Path of Enlightenment w/Greg Kaminsky

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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Pagan Love, Nature, & Authentic Life in the Black Iron Prison w/Dr. Nina Power

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Philosopher, poet, and authour Nina Power comes on the show for a wide ranging conversation about paganism, re-enchantment, esoteric perennialism, the struggle between positive Gnosticism and Negative Gnosticism, Romanticism, and oh...so much more! This i...

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The Problem of Evil w/Dr. David Goodin

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Dr. David Goodin comes on the show to answer some softball questions from us like, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" "Why is there suffering and evil at all?" "What up with God and the Devil?" "How should we address suffering?". Fortunately, he's rec...

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The Gnosis of Frater Achad w/Nic Laccetti

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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“How Did We Get Here” & the Black Iron Prison w/ Sterling Bartlett

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Sterling Bartlett is an artist who's new comic book "How Did We Get Here?" is a Gnosticism-laden "postmodern hellfire sermon" full of humour, insight, info, and pathos. Starring a para-physical, ultra-terrestrial entity named Void who plays the role of this g...

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Talking Gnosticism: Lovecraft, His Work, & Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Our monthly chill panel hangout show on Twitch.TV/GnosticWisdom for spooky October was all about weird fiction/horror writer H.P. Lovecraft and the ways his work and mythos intersects with Gnostic ideas. Our amazing panel consists of: Dr. Glen Fairen http...

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Terror of Gnostic Horror Movies & Horror Fiction w/Kay Halloran

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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REUP: Folk Horror w/Howard David Ingham

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

BONUS HALLOWEEN EP: Strange goings on in isolated villages, secret pagan cults bringing forth unspeakable terrors, the masses looking for their scapegoat, a haunted generation looks to the countryside.... What's Folk Horror? Find out in our interview with How...

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Infernal Creatures & Occult Art w/Thomas Negovan

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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The Gnostic Horror of Kult w/ Petter Nallo

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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[Talk Gnosis] Art, Dreams, & Sparks from a Dark Woods w/Kristin Middleton (Black Iron Prison Series)

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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The Gnostic Horror of “Bride of Frankenstein”

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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[Talking Gnosticism] The Demiurge: Live Stream

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Welcome to our new casual hangout show: Talking Gnosticism! Once a month, a diverse group of Gnostics will stream, live, their conversation/exchange/friendly debate on a specific Gnostic topic. Up first is the topic of...THE DEMIURGE! And your panelis...

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Gnosticism, Awakening, & Chaos Magick w/ Steve Dee

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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Personal & Societal Freedom Through Ritual & Theurgy w/ Dr. Nathan Bjorge

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Theurgy means "divine-working" and it's rituals and workings to raise one's self up into a state of divinity, a kind of sacred magick. And Dr. Nathan Bjorge thinks it has the potential to liberate us in both the personal and societal senses. Through specific ...

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Bob Dylan & Gnosticism w/ Rabbi Aubrey Glazer

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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Psychoanalysis, Freud, & the Occult w/ Dr. Vanessa Sinclair

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Psychoanalysis is, "a set of theories and therapeutic techniques that deal in part with the unconscious mind." Occultist, analyst, podcaster, writer, and creator, Dr. Vanessa Sinclair comes on Talk Gnosis to tell us what it might have to do with the occult an...

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UFOs: Myth, Jung, & What They Really Mean w/ Dr David Halperin

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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The Occult & the Human Condition w/ Dr Justin Sledge

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Scholar Dr Justin Sledge specializes in esoterica, the occult, and mysticism and runs one of the best resources on the topic through his YouTube Esoterica channel. He comes on the show to talk about so much, including: what the occult means for human flourish...

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Your Gnostic Questions: Our Gnostic Answers

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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MemeAnalysis: Memes in the Black Iron Prison

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Internet memes are more than fun visual jokes, instead they reveal the secrets of the creators, the consumers, and society at large. MemeAnalysis is a YT channel where the mysteries of memes are illuminated using anayltical tools from the occult, psychoanalys...

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Ithell Colquhoun: The Mystic Surrealist w/Dr. Amy Hale

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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Aeonic Comics: Occult Art to Enchant You

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Aeonic Comics is a new esoteric comic and art magazine featuring magical works from a wide variety of exciting creators. We talk to the publishing team about the mag but also get into a free ranging coversation about how art is literally supernatural, meme po...

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Christanity’s Secret History w/ Mark Vernon

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Mark Vernon is a former priest turned psychotherapist and writer, and he's written a book, "A Secret History of Christianity," that reveals wisdom crucial for understanding what Christ's message truly is. Neither a conspiracy book or an alternate esoteric hi...

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William Blake, Poet of the Gnosis w/ Jason Whittaker

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Author and scholar Jason Whittaker is our guide to the genius of William Blake: poet, visual artist, and religious maveric. We talk about Blake's life, what sets his work apart, and how the religious mythology he created has some interesting comparisons to Gn...

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Mysticism East & West w/ Ravi Ravindra

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Scholar, scientist, spiritual teacher, and writer Ravi Ravindra has studied and practiced mysticism from Eastern and Western, and joins us to talk about his book "The Gospel of John in the Light of Indian Mysticism" and more. From the Gurdjieff work to Hindus...

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21st Century Christian Gnosticism w/ Shawn Garan

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

The Rev. Shawn Garan is an Associate Pastor in the mainline, mainstream, United Church of Christ denomination, and he's lately been studying a series of Gnostic texts with his community. Shawn comes on Talk Gnosis to talk about this exciting project, what he ...

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The Divine Feminine w/ Karen Weaver

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Karen Weaver of Denver's St. Mary Magdalene Parish guests on Talk Gnosis to talk about the Divine Feminine. Join in to discover the role the Divine Feminine plays in Gnosticism, Sophia and Mary and Mary and Mary, the important role of women in mystical religi...

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Christianity’s Secret History w/ Mark Vernon (Reup)

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

(Reup after a glitch) Mark Vernon is a former priest turned psychotherapist and writer, and he's written a book, "A Secret History of Christianity," that reveals wisdom crucial for understanding what Christ's message truly is. Neither a conspiracy book or an ...

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William Blake, Poet of the Gnosis w/ Jason Whittaker

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

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Mysticism East & West w/ Ravi Ravindra

by Jonathan Stewart
added 1 year ago

Scholar, scientist, spiritual teacher, and writer Ravi Ravindra has studied and practiced mysticism from both Eastern and Western and joins us to talk about his book "The Gospel of John in the Light of Indian Mysticism" and more. From the Gurdjieff work to Hi...

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21st Century Christian Gnosticism w/ Shawn Garan

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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The Gnosis of the Female Mystics

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Deacon Angie Wisk Nowell and Joanne Leone are both part of a special project within the Apostolic Johannite Church studying the great (and sometimes forgotten and neglected) female mystics of the Christian tradition (including its esoteric and Gnostic forms)....

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The Gnosis of Hunter Hunt-Hendrix

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Musician (and philosopher/theologian) Hunter Hunt-Hendrix of the Transcendental Metal band Liturgy shares her Gnosis with us. Tune in to hear Hunter discuss her Kabbalistic-Mystical-Gnosticy metal opera "Origin of the Alimonies," her insights into Christian t...

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Jim Woodring & Voyage to Arcturus

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Legendary artist and cartoonist Jim Woodring has illustrated a new beautiful edition of the Gnostic allegorical head-trip, "Voyage to Arcturus." Obscure while being influencial on some of our greatest creators (C.S. Lewis, Alan Moore, Clive Barker,) "Voyage t...

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The Divine Feminine w/ Karen Weaver

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Women in the Gospels & What Jesus Learned From Them

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

We have two dynamite guests, Dr. Sara Parks and Talk Gnosis returning champion Dr. James McGrath, on to discuss women in the Gospels, women in the life of Jesus, and the wisdom that Jesus learned from the women he knew and met that helped transform him into a...

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St Cyprian: An Occult Saint For Our Times w/ Msgr. Jordan Stratford

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Msgr. Jordan Stratford fills us in on the mysterious St Cyprian of Antioch, a figure of magic and religion whose popularity has recently been growing across a wide swath of different traditions. Find out why the Cyprian phenomonen is needed in the world today...

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Dark Side of Meditation w/Anna Lutkajtis

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Meditation is touted as a magical "cure all" with only benefits by a variety of voices in both religious and secular circles. But could meditation and mindfulness have any adverse effects? Are there possible bumps in the road when taking a religious practice ...

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Templars, Modern Templarism, & Gnosticism w/ John Helcl II

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

John Helcl II is a seminarian and podcaster and involved with one of the modern Freemasonic Templar movements. John joins us to talk about the original Knights Templar, what they do or don't have to do with Gnosticism, modern Templarism, and why chivarly matt...

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St Cyprian: An Occult Saint For Our Times w/ Msgr. Jordan Stratford

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Women in the Gospels & What Jesus Learned From Them

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Dark Side of Meditation w/Anna Lutkajtis

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Meditation is touted as a magical cure-all with only benefits by a variety of voices in both religious and secular circles. But could meditation and mindfulness have any adverse effects? Are there possible bumps in the road when taking a religious practice an...

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Zola Jesus: Music, Magic, & Creating in the Black Iron Prison

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Zola Jesus (AKA Nika Danilova) is one of the 21st Century's great musicians and artists. Her explorations of the human condition and transcendence in darkness have always had Gnostic themes but over the last few years she's developed a more intentional intere...

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Templars, Modern Templarism, & Gnosticism w/ John Helcl II

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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The Mystical Crucifixion in Ismaili Islam

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Dr. Khalil Andani returns to Talk Gnosis to talk to us about interpertations and understandings of Jesus and the Crucifixion in Islam in general and then specifically the mystical understandings in Ismaili Islam. See Jesus and the crucifixion through a whole ...

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Tarot & the Secret of the Cathars

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

The medieval Cathars were persecuted and thought destroyed by the forces of church and state... but did their esoteric knowledge survive in a hidden form? Russel Sturges, author of "The Spiritual Roots of the Tarot: The Cathar Code Hidden in the Cards," has d...

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Questions From You, the Gnostic Elite

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

The hidden masters of the Gnosis, which is YOU our viewers and listeners, have sent in another round of awesome questions about Gnosticism which we do our best to answer! https://youtu.be/kSaEAJ5urWw

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Theosophy & Gnosticism w/ Richard Smoley

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

The esoteric movement called Theosophy is one of the most influential in west, having inspired a wide range of artists, thinkers, and esotericists. Discover what it's all about with renown writer and thinker Richard Smoley. https://youtu.be/5nLlHhbDvZc

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Film, Art, & Transcendence in the Black Iron Prison w/ John Semley

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Writer, journalist, and film critic John Semely is our guide to the power of being a hater, transcendence through art, how Gnosticism can be cool for atheists, why we need to get better at being critics, the Gnosis of cyberpunk and heavy metal, finding oursel...

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[Talk Gnosis] The Mystical Crucifixion in Ismaili Islam

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Tarot & the Secret of the Cathars

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Matt Christman: Love & Solidarity in the Black Iron Prison

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Matt Christman of Chapo Traphouse, Time for my Stories, and Cush Vlogs, talks to us about discovering spirituality within the Black Iron Prison of this world, art and politics, reclaiming what it means to be human, the courage to be authentic, how we are curr...

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Questions From YOU, the Gnostic Elite!

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

The hidden masters of the Gnosis, which is YOU, our listeners, have sent in another round of awesome questions about Gnosticism which we do our best to answer! Make sure you send in your own questions! [audiosrc=https://ia601508.us.archive.org/29/it...

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Theosophy & Gnosticism w/ Richard Smoley

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Glitch Fix: Philosophy & Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

The archons are messing with our podcast feed and the wrong audio went out for the last show, let's hope this works....Dr. Will Behun, Mar Thomas, Gnostic Bishop and Philosophy professor, returns to Talk Gnosis to discuss Gnostic themes in Philosophy. From Pl...

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Philosophy & Gnosticism w/ Mar Thomas

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Dr. Will Behun, Mar Thomas, Gnostic Bishop and Philosophy professor, returns to Talk Gnosis to discuss Gnostic themes in Philosophy. From Plato to Hegel he takes on quite the journey, become a lover of Sophia and check this ep out! [audiosrc=https://ia...

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Magic & Community in the Black Iron Prison w/ Angie Speaks

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Angie Speaks is a cultural critic, political commentator, podcaster, a practioner of magical spirituality, and a YouTuber who makes creative and engaging vids on everything from the history of rave culture to Alan Moore to modern paganism. She joins us on...

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Zosimos: Alchemy, Gnosticism, & Egypt

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Zosimos of Panopolis, "the father of spiritual alchemy" was a 4th century pagan Egyptian priest, scribe, and alchemist who was *heavily* inspired by the Gnostics. We speak to Dr. Shannon Grimes about this fascinating figure, how his thought connects to today'...

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Philosophy & Gnosticism w/ Mar Thomas

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Zosimos: Alchemy, Gnosticism, & Egypt

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Magic & Community in the Black Iron Prison w/ Angie Speaks

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Christian Contemplation, Meditation, & Gnosis w/ Jacob Given

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Scholar, podcaster, and contemplative practioner Jacob Given comes on to grant us Gnosis about contemplative practice in the Christian tradition. Similar in many ways to meditation (but different too! you'll find out...) contemplation is a rich and neglected ...

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Evangelical Christianity & Gnosticism w/ Rev. Mr. Joe Revels

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Seminarian and community leader Joe Revels came to Gnosticism from the Evangelical tradition. He comes on Talk Gnosis to talk about his journey, the differences and surprising similarities between these two traditions, what Gnostics can learn from Evangelical...

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Evangelical Christianity & Gnosticism w/ Rev. Mr. Joe Revels

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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21st Century Witchcraft w/ Risa + Amy of Missing Witches

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Risa and Amy of the Missing Witches podcast talk to Deacon Jon and recurring guest host Jason about why the 21st Century needs witches, about their podcast highlighting witches of past and present who need to be better known, their new book, the links between...

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QAnon & Current Events From the Perspective of 2 Gnostics

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

This was originally going to be an audience question ep with us talking Q, conspiracy, and recent events at the top of the show BUT we got so into talking about QAnon and the state of the world and what Gnosticism has to do with it that we went all episode. ...

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21st Century Witchcraft w/ Risa + Amy of Missing Witches

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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QAnon & Current Events From the Perspective of 2 Gnostics

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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21st Century Thelema & Online Occultism w/ Georgina Rose

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Thelemite, esotericist, and content creator Georgina Rose comes on to discuss 21st Century Thelema, online occultism, the joys of making fun occult content on platforms like TikTok, and of course a whole lot more amazing Gnosis! Find everything she does a...

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21st Century Thelema & Online Occultism w/ Georgina Rose

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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An Arthurian Christmas w/ Benito Cereno & Craig Kringle

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Christmas experts Benito Cereno and Craig Kringle join Deacon Jon and special guest host Jason Mehmel to explore the connections between Christmas and the mythos of King Arthur. We also talk alot about the meaning and the magic of the season as well as the da...

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Tantra, Enlightenment, & Gnosis w/Greg Kaminsky

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

What is Tantra, what does it have to do with enlightenment, and what does it have to do with Gnosticism and the Western Esoteric Tradition? Greg Kaminsky of the Occult of Personality podcast and a student of both tantra and the occult joins Deacon Jon and spe...

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Deep Questions From YOU!!

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

It's our recurring feature where we get questions about Gnosticism from you, the audience, and give our answers and go down some deep and profound (and FUN) rabbit holes! [audiosrc=https://ia601501.us.archive.org/26/items/deep-questions/Deep%20Question...

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Deep Questions From YOU!!

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

It's our recurring feature where we get questions about Gnosticism from you, the audience, and give our answers and go down some deep and profound (and FUN) rabbit holes! https://youtu.be/-xzdp6CNvzc

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Aeon Cards, Aeonology, & Gnostic Guidance

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Advertising creative William Charnock has created the Aeon Cards, a powerful tool for guidance from the Aeons the active principles of reality that exert their energies on us and are manifest throughout the universe. The Aeons are found within and without and...

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Divine Spark Media: Art, Creativity, & 21st Century Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Deacon Jon is joined by guest host Jason Memel for a wide-ranging discussion with members of the "Divine Spark Media" art collective. Divine Spark is creating multi-genre Gnostic art for the 21st Century and you're going to love what they have to say and what...

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Qanon & Conspiracy: Talk Gnosis/Hard Lens Crossover

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Deacon Jon here with a special bonus Talk Gnosis crossover episode with Bishop Lainies another YouTube project that Bishop Lainie works on, Hard Lens Media. Hard Lens Media (HLM) is an independent viewer-supported media organization featuring news, commentary...

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Aeon Cards, Aeonology, & Gnostic Guidance

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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[Talk Gnosis] Conspirituality Part 2 w/ Matthew Remski

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Matthew Remski is a Toronto-based yoga teacher, cult survivor, critic, and cult-dynamics researcher. He joins us again to talk about the intersection of spirituality and conspiracy theories, Qanon and alternative religion, meditation and how it could make peo...

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Divine Spark Media: Art, Creativity, & 21st Century Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Conspirituality Part 2 w/ Matthew Remski

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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The Shadow In All Of Us: Halloween 2020 Special

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

For this year's Halloween special we put together a panel of Talk Gnosis All Stars consisting of Bishop Tim Mansfield and Jason Mehmel to talk about the Shadow! The Shadow self is a complex part of ourselves and we talk about what it is, how to work with it, ...

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Q & A Special 5: We Answer YOUR Questions About Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

From our fav Gnostic books to reincarnation to who REALLY runs the world we got some deep and awesome questions from our audience and we tackle them in this latest Q & A special, don't forget to send in your questions for future installments!!!! https...

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The Shadow In All Of Us: Halloween 2020 Special

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Q & A Special 5: We Answer YOUR Questions About Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Alchemy, Enlightenment, & Atalanta Unveiled w/ Dr. Sasha Chaitow

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

The Atalanta Fugiens from 1617 is a multimedia experience meant to initiate and enlighten those who work with it. Discover the Alchemical secrets of this text with Dr. Sasha Chaitow! Get Dr. Chaitow's book here: http://sashachaitow.co.uk/atalantaunvei...

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Conspirituality w/ Matthew Remski

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Conspiracy theories are going mainstream and being embraced by some unexpected spiritual currents like yoga communities and new-age groups. We talk about Qanon, the rise of conspiracy theories, conspiracy intersecting with Gnosticism, and much more with Matth...

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What Could Integral Theory Do For Gnostics? Part 2

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Integral Theory unites all human knowledge including spirituality...obviously it's a big topic so Bishop Tim Mansfield returns for a part 2 to explain what Integral Spirituality means for Gnosticism and how it can help YOU on your spiritual journey. http...

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Hypnosis, Storytelling, & Gnosticism w/ Patch Drury

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

What does hypnosis have to do with Gnosticism? How can storytelling lead to enlightenment? Get the answers and so much more with our interview with Toolbox Mystic & Hillbilly Bhodisatva, Patch Drury! https://youtu.be/loWO6BvtrOo Subscribe to t...

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Exploring the Occult w/ Default Friend

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Default Friend is an occultist, advice columnist, and secret chief and she joins us to talk about what the occult is, isn't, and all about her project to create an occult school of study for herself. Plus, Jason Mehmel, writer and theatre professional, joins ...

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Conspirituality w/ Matthew Remski

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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What Could Integral Theory Do For Gnostics? Part 2

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Hypnosis, Storytelling, & Gnosticism w/ Patch Drury

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Exploring the Occult w/ Default Friend

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Answers to Life’s Deep Questions w/ Rev. Mr. Clark Aitkins & Jason Mehmel

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

We put together a team to answer audience questions about Gnosticism and life and everything! Rev Mr. Clark Aitkins is a Gnostic seminarian and has an MA in Christian History from Harvard, Jason Mehmel is a Gnostic, a theatre professional, and a writer. The t...

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Answers to Life’s Deep Questions w/ Rev. Mr. Clark Aitkins & Jason Mehmel

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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“What Could Integral Theory Do For Gnostics?” w/ Bishop Tim Mansfield

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Some have called Integral Theory a "theory of everything" but what does it have to do with spirituality?! And how can Gnostics use an Integral approach in their quest for Gnosis? Find out as Bishop Tim Mansfield blows our minds (and after a decade of trying f...

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“What Could Integral Theory Do For Gnostics?” w/ Bishop Tim Mansfield

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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The Origins of Gnosticism w/ Dr. James McGrath

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Dr. James McGrath returns to Talk Gnosis to reveal the possible origins of Gnosticism. Tune in to discover how the mysterious beginnings of Gnosticism are connected with the problem of evil, forgotten semitic gods, and the Mandeans. Check out Dr. McGrath's...

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The Return of BS Conspiracy Theories About Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

One of my pet peeves (well actually more like "existential horror reaction") is that if you Google anything about Gnosticism you have an extremely high probability of getting result after result of conspiracy theories. This unfortunate association of anything ...

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Divination, Geomancy, & Occult Wisdom w/ Sam Block

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Writer, ritualist, diviner, and all-around esoteric multi-genius Sam Block joins the Talk Gnosis crew for a conversation about: divination, geomancy, occultism, and so much more. Solve the mysteries of existence by taking in this ep now! Check out Sam's w...

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Esoteric Art w/ Kat Lunoe

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Kat Lunoe is a painter, illustrator, and graphic artist who often works with esoteric themes. Check out our interview with her to discover the links between the occult and creativity, beating creative blocks through meditation, the literal magick of art, and ...

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Q&A Special 4: We Answer YOUR Questions About Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Periodically, we like to make a list of your questions and answer them in a special show! We tackle some HEAVY questions from our awesome audience, you're going to love this one and make sure to submit your own questions for the next time. https://youtu.b...

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Druids & Druidry with Bray Weaver

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Bray Weaver is both a Gnostic priest AND a druid and he joins us to talk all things Druidry as well show us how this beautiful and wise nature tradition connects and intersects with a variety of other esoteric faiths. Let the peace of the druids touch your li...

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[Talk Gnosis] Divination, Geomancy, & Occult Wisdom w/ Sam Block

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Esoteric Art w/ Kat Lunoe

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Q&A Special 4: We Answer YOUR Questions About Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Druids & Druidry with Bray Weaver

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

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Ritualism 101 with Catherine Diedrich

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Get the basics down to create something special and powerful in your life: it's Ritualism 101 with our guest Catherine Diedrich of MagicalBasics.net and Quadrivium Supplies! https://youtu.be/cIJ8CZhtaos Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Sub...

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Ritualism 101 with Catherine Diedrich

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Get the basics down to create something special and powerful in your life: it's Ritualism 101 with our guest Catherine Diedrich of MagicalBasics.net and Quadrivium Supplies! Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscribe to the podcast via ...

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Q&A Special 3: We Answer YOUR Questions About Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years 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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Sufism & Inayatiyya W/ Sarah Leila

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

Sufism is a mystical Islamic tradition, discover the beauty and power of Sufism as we examine one strand of it, a universalist form open to anyone regardless of their religious backgrounds called Inayatiyya, with our guest Sarah Leila. Subscrib...

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Talk Gnosis Art & the Esoteric w/ Alex Coma

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

NOTE: YOU MAY WANT TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE AS THE LAST HALF OF THE SHOW IS US SHOWING AND TALKING ABOUT ART ON THE SCREEN: https://youtu.be/pMGl_Z_xMS4We speak to Montreal based visual artist Alex Coma about his esoterically inspired "spiritual landscapes" as...

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Talk Gnosis Art & the Esoteric w/ Alex Coma

by Jonathan Stewart
added 2 years ago

We speak to Montreal based visual artist Alex Coma about his esoterically inspired "spiritual landscapes" as well as the links between art and the mystic. PLUS, we show off a few of his works in the vid and discuss them. Alex constructs surreal, dreamy sc...

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Sufism & Inayatiyya W/ Sarah Leila

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

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Q&A Special 3: We Answer YOUR Questions About Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

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Gnosticism & Temple Theology w/ Bishop Tim Mansfield

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

A secret lost tradition that lies behind all Western religion and mysticism?! Discover the secrets of Temple Theology and how it might explain Gnosticism with our guest Bishop Tim Mansfield! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMiLtEnL8ao If you're not fa...

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Gnosticism & Temple Theology w/ Bishop Tim Mansfield

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

A secret lost tradition that lies behind all Western religion and mysticism?! Discover the secrets of Temple Theology and how it might explain Gnosticism with our guest Bishop Tim Mansfield! Check out our intro Temple Theology show with Bishop Tim: https:/...

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More BS Conspiracy Theories About Gnosticism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years ago

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

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 years ago

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Theology & Science Fiction Part 2

by Jonathan Stewart
added 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 7 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

by Jonathan Stewart
added 7 years ago

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Your Own Personal Jesus-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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 8 years ago

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

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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 8 years ago

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The Secret Gospel of Mark W/ Dr. Tony Burke

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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 8 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 8 years ago

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Gnarcissism w/ Deacon John DiGilio

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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 8 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 8 years ago

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Kabbalah and the Gospel of Thomas w/ Bishop Lewis Keizer

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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 8 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 8 years ago

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

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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 8 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 8 years ago

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[Talk Gnosis] The Sethians

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 years ago

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[Talk Gnosis] Meditation: Spiritual Superpower

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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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Healing Through Gnosis

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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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Making the Above Like the Below-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 years ago

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A Very Merry Gnostic Christmas-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 years ago

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

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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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Batman. Enlightenment. Compassion. The Occult. Porn.

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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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“The Little Office of the Blessed Sophia” & Gnostic Devotions-podcast

by Jonathan Stewart
added 8 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 8 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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