Johann Baptist Krebs, AKA JB Kerning, was a mystic, masonic philosopher, and opera singer who created and taught a unique and powerful form of inner alchemy--one that went on to change the lives and influence some of the greatest spiritual teachers of the 19th...
view The ancient Gnostics were, and still are, accused of cosmic pessimism, of seeing this life as torture. Many have pushed back that this wasn't their true message but maybe there's something here we shouldn't be turning away from: Is life horrible and happiness ...
view Founded in 1754 by the mysterious Martinez de Pasqually, the Order of Knight-Masons Elect Priests of the Universe (AKA the Élus Coën) practiced a system of white magic (theurgy) aimed at recovering humanity's original, spiritual memory. Members of the secret f...
view Dr. Agata Bielik-Robsonm, Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Nottingham, poetically interrogates Gnosticism and Lurianic Kabbalah with us to reveal how Gnosticism is an essential consequence of monotheism and is deeply embedded in the Bible, in ...
view Jacob Frank was a Jewish messianic claimant in 18th Century Poland. Famous and influential in his time, he's mostly remembered today as a cult leader, a madman, and a swindler, and -maybe- he was all these things BUT that doesn't mean his thought, his religiou...
view The Secret Revelation of John was lost to humanity for almost a millennia and a half, and now that we have it again, what light can it shine on the human condition and our relationship with the Divine? What healing can it bring to a world that feels more broke...
view German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is considered by many to be one of the most important thinkers to have ever lived. And he had a lot to say about Christianity, maybe even enough to say he changed how we thought about the faith forever.
Howe...
view Welcome to another episode of Pop Gnosis! Today we're going to be talking about the Netflix phenomenon Sandman, created by Neil Gaiman. We'll touch on its comic history as well. On Pop Gnosis we take a look at the culture around us through a gnostic lens. Some...
view Matt Christman has a new podcast, Hell on Earth, about the Thirty Years War (the apocalyptical cross-Europe conflict from 1618 to 1648) and how it birthed the modern world—and he returns to the Talk Gnosis to discuss the role of the Rosicrucian legends and con...
view Epiphany season, which marks the famous visit of the Magi to Jesus in the well known Christmas story, is upon us! And to celebrate we're interviewing Dr. Eric Vanden Eykel, author of "The Magi: Who They Were, How They’ve Been Remembered, and Why They Still Fas...
view Filmmaker, podcaster, and academic Helen Rollins comes on the show even though she's probably sick of Gnosticism (she's Jon's thesis advisor). It's a conversation that goes everywhere including the relevance of theology even if you're not religious, art, tryin...
view It's our Christmas special and also another ep of our new show Pop Gnosis and wow...it's also the reveal of our new host Rebecca "Bee" Scolnick! Bee and Jason will be exploring how Gnosticism is reflected in the cultural world around us, and how movies, music,...
view Listen to Part 1 first :)
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 Or...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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, ...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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....
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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"...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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 Found...
view 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 her...
view 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 cor...
view 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 cons...
view 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...
view 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 bringi...
view 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 ...
view 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 lite...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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 captured...
view 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...
view 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 Jo...
view 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...
view 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 Become a pat...
view 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...
view 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 has...
view 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...
view 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. ...
view 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 ...
view 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 enlight...
view 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 S...
view 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 about Ma...
view 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 t...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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 (Revelation),...
view 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 access...
view 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...
view 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 fig...
view 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...
view 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, lemurs...
view 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 hi...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 mess...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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, writer, ...
view 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...
view 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" ...
view 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. Pet...
view [Talk Gnosis] Art, Dreams, & Sparks from a Dark Woods w/Kristin Middleton (Black Iron Prison Series)
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 all...
view 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 monster ...
view 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...
view 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 ca...
view 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 ...
view 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 TO...
view 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...
view 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 meaningful...
view 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...
view 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 send in your own questions ...
view 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...
view 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....
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view (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 ...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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)....
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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
view 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
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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," h...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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. Get Richard's new book here: ht...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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'...
view 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! https://youtu.be/suuPhJ...
view 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'...
view 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 Tal...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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.
...
view 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...
view 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.
...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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, ...
view 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...
view 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, ...
view 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!!!! [h...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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. Here's pa...
view 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! [audiosrc=https://ia601502.us.archive.org/13/ite...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 websit...
view 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 ...
view 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. Subs...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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. https://youtu.be/h3...
view 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...
view 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...
view In this video Fr. Tony discusses the nature of the archons, what they are and how they affect us. In addition, he provides resources on how to recognize their influence and begin to free yourself from it. https://youtu.be/QRXSSXYmI94 The opinions ...
view 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:/...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view Can esotericism be political? While many practitioners strongly believe that the practical application of esoteric teachings can make human beings more moral, loving, and kind, it often appears as though there is no connection between Western esotericism an...
view Can esotericism be political? While many practitioners strongly believe that the practical application of esoteric teachings can make human beings more moral, loving, and kind, it often appears as though there is no connection between Western esotericism and ...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view In this episode we talk to Dr. Celene Lillie of the Westar Institute and the Jesus Seminar talks to us about some ancient Christian text that some might call Gnostic (though some don't) and how they served to criticize Roman society, state power, and instituti...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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...
view 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,...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view Dr. James McGrath joins us for an unprecedented third time to discuss his new(ish) book, Theology and Science Fiction.
https://youtu.be/pRxgQkZ3TIU
Dr. McGrath's book: https://www.amazon.com/Theology-Science-Fiction-Cascade-Companions/dp/1498204511 (not ...
view 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...
view 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 ...
view 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 ...
view 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...
view In this episode we're joined by Dr. Glen Fairen once again, this time to discuss the enigmatic Marcion of Sinope. This was the guy who created the first Christian canon. Was he a Gnostic? Let's find out! Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscribe...
view In this episode we're joined by Dr. Glen Fairen once again, this time to discuss the enigmatic Marcion of Sinope. This was the guy who created the first Christian canon. Was he a Gnostic? Let's find out!
https://youtu.be/B-zjOTFGA7c
Dr. Fairen’s book: As...
view Part 4 of our conversation with Dr. Glen Fairen of the University of Alberta on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
https://youtu.be/g31HyHikLLs
Dr. Fairen’s book: As Below, So Above: Apocalypticism, Gnosticism and the Scribes of Qumran and Nag Hammadi Subscrib...
view Dr. Glen Fairen of the University of Alberta joins us to discuss the Dead Sea Scrolls, who wrote them, who used them, what happened to them, and much more! Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podca...
view Part 3 of our conversation with Dr. Glen Fairen of the University of Alberta on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
https://youtu.be/uUS9dtbappo
Dr. Fairen’s book: As Below, So Above: Apocalypticism, Gnosticism and the Scribes of Qumran and Nag Hammadi Subscrib...
view Dr. Glen Fairen is our guest for part two of our discussion of the Dead Sea Scrolls. We discuss the end-times as seen by the Qumran community, the Enochic worldview, and the possibility that the scrolls were written as political satire.
https://youtu.be/CqJ...
view Dr. Glen Fairen of the University of Alberta joins us teach us about the Dead Sea Scrolls. We talk about the origin of the scrolls and the controversy surrounding their discovery. We have a little fun discussing some of the myths about the content of the scrol...
view Scott Smith (http://godreconsidered.com) joins us to discuss his new book, God Reconsidered. Scott makes a case for the rational and scientific exploration of the divine and supernatural phenomena. His experience with any different religious traditions places ...
view Scott Smith (http://godreconsidered.com) joins us to discuss his new book, God Reconsidered. Scott makes a case for the rational and scientific exploration of the divine and supernatural phenomena. His experience with any different religious traditions places ...
view It wasn't too long ago that Christmas was a dark and scary time. People told ghost stories by the fire, Krampus roamed the countryside, and you probably would have died. Benito Cereno of Comics Alliance (benito-cereno.tumblr.com) joins us to talk about the spo...
view It wasn't too long ago that Christmas was a dark and scary time. People told ghost stories by the fire, Krampus roamed the countryside, and you probably would have died. Benito Cereno of Comics Alliance (http://comicsalliance.com/) joins us to talk about the s...
view Tina Gong (https://labyrinthos.co) shares her story of how she came to the tarot, how she uses the tarot as more than just a tool for divination, and her process for designing tarot decks. Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscribe to the podcast...
view Greg Kaminsky, host of the Occult of Personality Podcast (http://occultofpersonality.net) joins us to talk about one of his favorite topics, inner alchemy. It’s not just about turning physical lead into gold, it’s about transmuting your base self into a higher...
view Tina Gong (https://labyrinthos.co) shares her story of how she came to the tarot, how she uses the tarot as more than just a tool for divination, and her process for designing tarot decks.
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view Greg Kaminsky, host of the Occult of Personality Podcast (http://occultofpersonality.net) joins us to talk about one of his favorite topics, inner alchemy. It's not just about turning physical lead into gold, it's about transmuting your base self into a higher...
view 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...
view We answer some of your questions in this special episode of Talk Gnosis. Do you have questions? Post them in the comments!
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view We answer some of your questions in this special episode of Talk Gnosis. Do you have questions? Post them in the comments! Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the p...
view 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...
view For this next series of Talk Gnosis episodes we are joined once again by Dr. M. David Litwa, this time to discuss deification, divinization, and theosis. We loved this conversation and I hope you will too! Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscri...
view In part 4 of our conversation with Dr. M. David Litwa we continue talking about Yaldabaoth and what might happen to him. We compare that to the figure of Lucifer as the self-deifying rebel. The Gospel of Thomas is full of teachings about our own self deificati...
view In part 3 of our conversation with Dr. M. David Litwa we talk about the deification of ordinary people. Theonymy is the act of the Divine giving its name to a person, what's that about? Simon Magus' Gnostic school taught about a self-deifying hero, but there i...
view In part 2 of our conversation with Dr. M. David Litwa we talk about the divinity of kings in the ancient world, and the politics that is represented there. Gnosticism can be a political criticism, and can also reinforce a political ideology. Finally, we talk a...
view 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...
view Dr. M. David Litwa of Virginia Tech joins us once again to talk about deification, divinization, and theosis. In part 1 of 4, we talk about those terms and their similarities and differences. Is deification even compatible with monotheistic religions? And when...
view It's very easy for me to get caught up in the nerdy parts of Gnosticism, but it's so important to keep the fundamental optimism of Gnosis at the center of our lives.
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view We are joined by eminent Neoplatonic scholar and all-around cool guy Dr. Jeffrey S. Kupperman to talk about an enigmatic bit of esoteric history, the Rosicrucians. These fascinating people (or were they just a hoax?) had a profound impact on the world. We talk...
view In our fourth and final chat with Dr. Jeffrey S. Kupperman we ask "How Rosicrucian are these Rosicrucians anyway?" We give an interpretation of some Rosicrucian symbols, and talk about how it all fits in with Gnosticism. Last but not least we tease Jeffrey a b...
view Salem is known for it's hatred of witches, or at least it used to be. Now they love the tourism. It's a great place to experience alternative spirituality, and you should try to visit if you can. Father Tony made a vlog about it.
https://youtu.be/IlggYjwW4Q...
view 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...
view Part 3 of our talk with Dr. Jeffrey S. Kupperman Continues with a discussion of some Rosicrucian orders that are active today, including Masonic Rosicrucianism, The Golden Dawn, Martinism, Ordo Templi Orientis, and AMORC.
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view I was inspired by a paper I read recently to share my thoughts on the idea of "Gnosticism" as a valid term to describe the various early Christian movements that we currently apply the term to. Spoiler alert, I think it's still useful. It's definitely a proble...
view Did the Rosicrucians actually exist, or was it a ploy by a single individual to get people to think about these things? We discuss that possibility with our guests, Dr. Jeffrey S. Kupperman, along with the immediate aftermath of the publishing of the manifesto...
view 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...
view In this first part of our conversation with Dr. Jeffrey S. Kupperman, we discuss the Rosicrucians, who they were, and what they had to say. We give an overview of the three Rosicrucian Manifestos and some basic Rosicrucian thought.
https://youtu.be/mKH3A2DW...
view In our fourth and final conversation with Richard Hodges of the Gurdjieff Foundation, we pick up where we left off and talk about the Laws of Three and Seven and how they relate to the enneagram. We discuss sacred movement and dance as part of The Work, and th...
view In our fourth and final conversation with Richard Hodges of the Gurdjieff Foundation, we pick up where we left off and talk about the Laws of Three and Seven and how they relate to the enneagram. We discuss sacred movement and dance as part of The Work, and th...
view 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...
view Part three of four of our chat with Gurdjieff expert Richard Hodges leads us to some really strange concepts, like the Kundabuffer, Food for the Moon, and Gurdjieff seminal work: Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson. We also talk about the difference between symb...
view Part three of four of our chat with Gurdjieff expert Richard Hodges leads us to some really strange concepts, like the Kundabuffer, Food for the Moon, and Gurdjieff seminal work: Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson. We also talk about the difference between symb...
view In part two of our conversation with Richard Hodges of the Gurdjieff Foundation, we talk about Gurdjieff’s teachings on the development of the soul and the many “I’s” that a person identifies with. We delve into some of the origins of Gurdjieff’s thought, and ...
view In part two of our conversation with Richard Hodges of the Gurdjieff Foundation, we talk about Gurdjieff’s teachings on the development of the soul and the many “I’s” that a person identifies with. We delve into some of the origins of Gurdjieff’s thought, and ...
view 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 ...
view If you like shaky cameras, rambling nonsense, and sadness, boy have I got the vlog for you! I talk about how art can communicate Gnosis, and say goodbye to one of the really great people in the AJC.
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view In this episode we are joined by Richard Hodges of the Gurdjieff Foundation to talk about 20th century Russian Mystic G. I. Gurdjieff. We discuss Gurdjieff's background and his travels, his system, sometime called "The Work" or "The Fourth Way." Gurdjieff taug...
view In this episode we are joined by Richard Hodges of the Gurdjieff Foundation to talk about 20th century Russian Mystic G. I. Gurdjieff. We discuss Gurdjieff's background and his travels, his system, sometime called "The Work" or "The Fourth Way." Gurdjieff taug...
view 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...
view The fourth and final part of our talk with Bishop Timothy Mansfield about bodily Gnosis delves into some esoteric anatomy and some spiritual practices that relate to it. Where do the emotions actually reside? How do we experience the emotions energetically? An...
view The fourth and final part of our talk with Bishop Timothy Mansfield about bodily Gnosis delves into some esoteric anatomy and some spiritual practices that relate to it. Where do the emotions actually reside? How do we experience the emotions energetically? An...
view Part 3 of 4 of our bodily Gnosis conversation with Bishop Timothy Mansfield crosses the thin barrier between psychology and spirituality, addressing the very real problem of spiritual materialism, or how people use the trappings of spirituality to stroke their...
view Part 3 of 4 of our bodily Gnosis conversation with Bishop Timothy Mansfield crosses the thin barrier between psychology and spirituality, addressing the very real problem of spiritual materialism, or how people use the trappings of spirituality to stroke their...
view 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 ...
view Giving you an update on some of the changes we're making to Talk Gnosis, in the hopes that we can improve the experience for you. For feedback and to volunteer to help tag our old content, email me at anthony.silvia@johannite.org
view Part 2 of 4 finds us once again with Bishop Timothy Mansfield of the Apostolic Johannite Church discussing some bodily Gnosis. How do awareness and meditation techniques apply to the body? How did a 17th century fringe Christian theology called Jansenism have ...
view Part 2 of 4 finds us once again with Bishop Timothy Mansfield of the Apostolic Johannite Church discussing some bodily Gnosis. How do awareness and meditation techniques apply to the body? How did a 17th century fringe Christian theology called Jansenism have ...
view 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...
view In part one of our four part conversation about bodily Gnosis with Bishop Timothy Mansfield we compare the concepts of the body, the mind, the self, the brain, the heart, the soul, and the spirit. Phew! What a complex topic. We discuss these subjects through t...
view In part one of our four part conversation about bodily Gnosis with Bishop Timothy Mansfield we compare the concepts of the body, the mind, the self, the brain, the heart, the soul, and the spirit. Phew! What a complex topic. We discuss these subjects through t...
view 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...
view Rev. Mr. Jonathan Stewart has been the host of the show for a while now, but we've never really heard his story. Well in this episode we remedy this and talk to Jonathan about his story, his views on Gnosticism and Buddhism, and his spiritual practices. ...
view Rev. Mr. Jonathan Stewart has been the host of the show for a while now, but we've never really heard his story. Well in this episode we remedy this and talk to Jonathan about his story, his views on Gnosticism and Buddhism, and his spiritual practices.
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view 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 ...
view We finish up our discussion with Clark Aitkins about the Gospel of Mary with some thoughts on the nature of sin and the passions, what the Greek philosophers thought of the early Christians and Gnostics, and how we can apply the lessons of the Gospel of Mary t...
view We finish up our discussion with Clark Aitkins about the Gospel of Mary with some thoughts on the nature of sin and the passions, what the Greek philosophers thought of the early Christians and Gnostics, and how we can apply the lessons of the Gospel of Mary t...
view 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...
view Our conversation with Clark Aitkins continues, and the Gospel of Mary just gets more and more interesting. What instructions does the Gospel give? Is this a feminist document? Can we have a soul ascent as modern Gnostics? How does this document relate to Jewis...
view Our conversation with Clark Aitkins continues, and the Gospel of Mary just gets more and more interesting. What instructions does the Gospel give? Is this a feminist document? Can we have a soul ascent as modern Gnostics? How does this document relate to Jewis...
view 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...
view Clark Aitkins of the Johannite Church joins us to share his expertise as a recent graduate of Harvard with a Graduate Degree in New Testament and Christianity, where he studied with the renowned Gnostic scholar Dr. Karen King. Clark loves the Gospel of Mary an...
view Clark Aitkins of the Johannite Church joins us to share his expertise as a recent graduate of Harvard with a Graduate Degree in New Testament and Christianity, where he studied with the renowned Gnostic scholar Dr. Karen King. Clark loves the Gospel of Mary an...
view The history of Martinism is fascinating. Honestly. It's all tied up in the French Revolution, the Gnostic and occult revivals of the late 1800s, WWII, and more. We talk with Bishop William Behun about this history, and we talk a bit about what Martinists actua...
view The history of Martinism is fascinating. Honestly. It's all tied up in the French Revolution, the Gnostic and occult revivals of the late 1800s, WWII, and more. We talk with Bishop William Behun about this history, and we talk a bit about what Martinists actua...
view Martinism is a fascinating type of Christian mysticism, founded in the 18th century and updated significantly in the years since, many Martinists today have a lot of options when it comes to their spiritual practices. We talk with Bishop William Behun of the J...
view The author of The Refutation of All Heresies, and other early Christian writers were very keen to let everyone know how their view of Christianity was the right one. In this episode we continue our conversation with Dr. David Litwa about the heresiologists. We...
view The author of The Refutation of All Heresies, and other early Christian writers were very keen to let everyone know how their view of Christianity was the right one. In this episode we continue our conversation with Dr. David Litwa about the heresiologists. We...
view For many centuries the only thing people knew about the ancient Gnostics were what their detractors said about them. Heresy is in the eye of the beholder, and we talk with Dr. David Litwa of Virginia Tech about several of those heresiologists who were complain...
view A recent set of reports in the Atlantic sheds new light on the Gospel of Jesus's Wife fragment, brought to the attention of the world in 2012 by renowned scholar Dr. Karen King of Harvard. Turns out the guy who owns it could very possibly have the skills to fo...
view A recent set of reports in the Atlantic sheds new light on the Gospel of Jesus's Wife fragment, brought to the attention of the world in 2012 by renowned scholar Dr. Karen King of Harvard. Turns out the guy who owns it could very possibly have the skills to fo...
view The classical Gnostics certainly took a lot from Judaism at the beginning of its development. From the re-imagining of the Jewish creation story to ritual practices, Gnosticism owes a great debt to Judaism. However, there is also a legacy of antisemitism in Gn...
view The classical Gnostics certainly took a lot from Judaism at the beginning of its development. From the re-imagining of the Jewish creation story to ritual practices, Gnosticism owes a great debt to Judaism. However, there is also a legacy of antisemitism in Gn...
view This was a pretty tough couple of days, with the shooting in Orlando and some bad news about the place where we record most of our shows. I just need to get some things off my chest in this vlog.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4CeQQDTBUI
Ritual for Glo...
view Rabbi Andrea Cohen Kiener of the Temple Israel Greenfield takes us on a journey through Jewish mysticism. We discuss the similarities between esoteric Judaism, esoteric Christianity, Gnosticism, and even Buddhism.
https://youtu.be/JqK0_J0i4gs
Temple Isra...
view Pedro F. Joins us once again to talk about the Corpus Hermeticum, the foundation documents of the western mystery tradition. We talk about common themes of the Corpus, ascent visions, the nature of divinity, and much more! The Hermetic Foundation: https...
view Pedro F. Joins us once again to talk about the Corpus Hermeticum, the foundation documents of the western mystery tradition. We talk about common themes of the Corpus, ascent visions, the nature of divinity, and much more! The Hermetic Foundation: https...
view The Corpus Hermeticum is an extremely influential set of documents in the development of the western mystery tradition. It lead to the development of pretty much everything we have in the occult today. Alchemy, ceremonial magic, Freemasonry, Theosophy, and mor...
view In this episode, Deacon* John DiGilio Shares his experience as a Buddhist practitioner and a Gnostic to enlighten us about Enlightenment. He tells us how he views the purpose of Gnosticism as related to Buddhism, how each tradition views the soul, and some of ...
view In this episode, Deacon* John DiGilio Shares his experience as a Buddhist practitioner and a Gnostic to enlighten us about Enlightenment. He tells us how he views the purpose of Gnosticism as related to Buddhism, how each tradition views the soul, and some of ...
view The Johannite Conclave is over, but I hope this vlog will give you a sense of what it's like to be at one. Sorry it's a bit long, but I think you'll enjoy hearing from the clergy at the end with their thoughts on this year's event. We hope to see you next year...
view Deacon John DiGilio of the Johannite Church has a unique perspective on Gnosticism because he's also a practicing Buddhist. He shares his insights about the nature of Gnosis and enlightenment. Are they fundamentally the same thing? What can a Gnostic learn fro...
view Dr. André Gagné of Concordia University gives us some really neat new ways of reading the Gospel of Thomas, and we also chat about the communities that used the text, and lots more. Dr. Gagné on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profagagne
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view Dr. André Gagné of Concordia University gives us some really neat new ways of reading the Gospel of Thomas, and we also chat about the communities that used the text, and lots more. Dr. Gagné on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profagagne
Website: http://a...
view Dr. André Gagné of Concordia University has extensively studied the Gospel of Thomas. He shares his views on this enigmatic document's origins and how it might have been used by early Christians.
https://youtu.be/TwxskqvhpF8
Dr. Gagné on Twitter: https:/...
view Curtis Childs of the Swedenborg foundation continues to chat with us about the visionary experiences of Emanuel Swedenborg, including his views of heaven and hell, spirits, angels, and demons. We also talk about the legacy of Swedenborg and the various traditi...
view Curtis Childs of the Swedenborg foundation continues to chat with us about the visionary experiences of Emanuel Swedenborg, including his views of heaven and hell, spirits, angels, and demons. We also talk about the legacy of Swedenborg and the various traditi...
view Who was Emanuel Swedenborg? What is Swedenborgianism? Our guest for this episode is Curtis Childs of the Swedenborg Foundation, and he tell us about the mystical experiences of Swedenborg and his legacy.
https://youtu.be/zA6y9kAiqNQ
Website: www.swedenbo...
view In this episode we are joined by Fr. Douglas Bess of St. Alban's LCC to discuss the spiritual energies at work in the Liberal Catholic Church's Eucharist Service, the history of the LCC, Theosophy's connection to the LCC, and some of the interesting and influe...
view In this episode we are joined by Fr. Douglas Bess of St. Alban's LCC to discuss the spiritual energies at work in the Liberal Catholic Church's Eucharist Service, the history of the LCC, Theosophy's connection to the LCC, and some of the interesting and influe...
view Greg Kaminsky and David Newman discuss the symbol of the Lost Word in Freemasonry, the Golden Dawn, Kabbalah and many other western mystery traditions. Or download the podcast by right clicking and saving this link: The Lost Word
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view Our guest for this episode is Fr. Douglas Bess of the Liberal Catholic Church, an esoteric Christian church. He shares his views on Liberal Catholicism and magical practices in Christian worship, as well as the history of the LCC.
https://youtu.be/jZz3EYtDp...
view Khalil Andani continues to teach us about esoteric Islam, the role of the Imam in Isma'ili tradition, and some Isma'ili history. Support us on Patreon and you can watch this podcast as a video!
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view Khalil Andani continues to teach us about esoteric Islam, the role of the Imam in Isma'ili tradition, and some Isma'ili history. Support us on Patreon and you can watch this podcast as a video!
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view Harvard PhD Candidate Khalil Andani joins us to talk about the Isma'ili community and esoteric Islam in general.
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view James McGrath of Butler University joins us once again to explain how scholars deal with the figure of Jesus. Is there a vast international conspiracy to convince you that Jesus was a real person? Well, not really. It's a game of probabilities. Scholars say th...
view James McGrath of Butler University joins us once again to explain how scholars deal with the figure of Jesus. Is there a vast international conspiracy to convince you that Jesus was a real person? Well, not really. It's a game of probabilities. Scholars say th...
view James McGrath returns to answer the arguments made by those who believe that Jesus never existed and is just a rehashing of older religious myths. We learn a lot about how academia approaches a problem like the likelihood of a historical Jesus.
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view Dr. Michael Kaler of the University of Toronto has a really great handle on the writings of Paul, and we were really lucky to receive the benefit of his expertise. Paul never met Jesus, but he sure had a lot to say about him. We discuss the context of Paul's w...
view Dr. Michael Kaler of the University of Toronto has a really great handle on the writings of Paul, and we were really lucky to receive the benefit of his expertise. Paul never met Jesus, but he sure had a lot to say about him. We discuss the context of Paul's w...
view Saint Paul is a bit of a chameleon in the history of Christianity, he's claimed by many different groups with many different points of view. One of those groups who claim Paul as one of theirs was the Gnostics, specifically the Valentinians. We chat with Dr. M...
view Bishop Tim Mansfield joins Father Tony to discuss the importance of spiritual practice and self knowledge in Gnosticism. Support us on Patreon and you can watch this podcast as a video!
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view Bishop Tim Mansfield joins Father Tony to discuss the importance of spiritual practice and self knowledge in Gnosticism. Support us on Patreon and you can watch this podcast as a video!
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view Father Tony is joined by Bishop Timothy Mansfield and Deacon John DiGilio to discuss logia 25-27 of the Gospel of Thomas.
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view Dr. Michael Estell of the OTO and EGC talks to us about Thelema, Aleister Crowley, the Gnostic Mass, sex magic, and more! US OTO Grand Lodge: http://oto-usa.org/
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view Dr. Michael Estell of the OTO and EGC talks to us about Thelema, Aleister Crowley, the Gnostic Mass, sex magic, and more! US OTO Grand Lodge: http://oto-usa.org/
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view Dr. Michael Estell of the Ordo Templi Orientis and Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica tells us about Thelema and it's relationship to Gnosticism.
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view Deacon Michael Strojan is our guest for this episode, and he talks to us about the middle period of Christian magical practices. We cover witchcraft, necromancy, Hermeticism, alchemy, and more. Support us on Patreon and you can watch this podcast as a video...
view Deacon Michael Strojan is our guest for this episode, and he talks to us about the middle period of Christian magical practices. We cover witchcraft, necromancy, Hermeticism, alchemy, and more. Support us on Patreon and you can watch this podcast as a v...
view Part two of a three part series on Christian Magic with Deacon Michael Strojan of the Johannite Church. Part two deals with the middle ages and the Renaissance. We discuss Hermeticism, alchemy, folk magic practices and more!
https://youtu.be/t2yEVR_yvBQ
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view Msgr. Jordan Stratford talks to us about alchemy and its relationship to Gnosticism. Whether laboratory alchemy or inner alchemy, there's something we can learn and apply to our spiritual journeys. Support us on Patreon and you can watch this podcast as a v...
view Msgr. Jordan Stratford talks to us about alchemy and its relationship to Gnosticism. Whether laboratory alchemy or inner alchemy, there's something we can learn and apply to our spiritual journeys. Support us on Patreon and you can watch this podcast as...
view In this vlog I tell you about the GWN and why I do what I do to help spread the Light of Gnosis through these videos and podcasts.
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view Msgr. Jordan Stratford of the Johannite Church joins us to talk about the legacy of the alchemists. We discuss the history of alchemy and it's continuing relevance today.
https://youtu.be/b2fYNEMQq0o
view Bishop Timothy Mansfield continues down the rabbit hole of Temple Theology. He blows Fr. Tony's mind a bit, so you'll probably want to check it out. Support us on Patreon and you can watch this podcast as a video!
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view Bishop Timothy Mansfield continues down the rabbit hole of Temple Theology. He blows Fr. Tony's mind a bit, so you'll probably want to check it out. Support us on Patreon and you can watch this podcast as a video!
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view Bishop Timothy Mansfield joins us for an enlightening conversation of the Temple Theology of Margaret Barker. The origins of Christianity might be very different from common understanding, with some profound implications for us Gnostics. This fascinating theor...
view In the continuation of our interesting conversation with Arthur Goldwag, conspiracy theory researcher, we discuss the origins of conspiracy theories, among other things. I'll give you a hint, it's probably aliens. We have such a great time, in fact, we go a li...
view In the continuation of our interesting conversation with Arthur Goldwag, conspiracy theory researcher, we discuss the origins of conspiracy theories, among other things. I'll give you a hint, it's probably aliens. We have such a great time, in fact, we go a li...
view Today I create an altar-in-a-box that's designed to be used with the Johannite Service of the Logos. You can find that ritual, plus a whole bunch of practices that can go along with it in my book "Sanctuary of the Sacred Flame"
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view Conspiracy theory researcher, Arthur Goldwag, knows a lot about what makes an interesting conspiracy theory. In fact, most of them come from the same few sources! Find out which ones in this episode.
Arthur's website: https://arthurgoldwag.wordpress.com
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view Boy howdy did we have a ton of technical issues with this episode, however, we made it through and had a wonderful conversation with the illustrious Andrew Phillip Smith about the Cathars, his new book (The Lost Teachings of the Cathars), the new edition of th...
view Boy howdy did we have a ton of technical issues with this episode, however, we made it through and had a wonderful conversation with the illustrious Andrew Phillip Smith about the Cathars, his new book (The Lost Teachings of the Cathars), the new edition of th...
view One of our favorite people, Andrew Phillip Smith, joins us to discuss his new book "The Lost Teachings of the Cathars" and some of his other projects.
http://andrewphillipsmith.com
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view We chat with Dr. James McGrath about the Mandaeans, their magic bowls, The Matrix, Doctor Who, and even more! Dr. McGrath's links:
http://mandaeanbookofjohn.blogspot.ca/
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/
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view We chat with Dr. James McGrath about the Mandaeans, their magic bowls, The Matrix, Doctor Who, and even more! Dr. McGrath's links:
http://mandaeanbookofjohn.blogspot.ca/
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/
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view I take a trip to New York to meet with some members of CIRCES (http://circesinternational.org)
https://youtu.be/buvQ-uYaLLM
view The Manicheans were a very successful and influential Gnostic sect, and we continue our conversation about them with Dr. Timothy Pettipiece. We spend some time talking about their influences and why they aren't as big in popular culture as Gnosticism. The answ...
view The Manicheans were a very successful and influential Gnostic sect, and we continue our conversation about them with Dr. Timothy Pettipiece. We spend some time talking about their influences and why they aren't as big in popular culture as Gnosticism. The answ...
view The Mandaeans are the world's oldest continuously existing Gnostic sect, and we're talking about them in depth with Dr. James McGrath of Butler University. What do the Mandaeans believe? What do they practice? What's happening to them now? All this and more!
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view Our guest is Dr. Timothy Pettipiece of the University of Ottawa, who joins us to talk about the Manicheans, a subject we have heretofore neglected on our show. We correct this oversight but good in this episode. We talk about Mani and his movement, where it mi...
view 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...
view 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...
view Merry Christmas! Brent Landau from the University of Texas at Austin joins us to talk about his translation of a very interesting ancient text called the Revelation of the Magi. It's a cool take on the nativity story that has the magi going on a drug-fueled tr...
view There are lots of interesting stories about Jesus both in the canonical Bible and in the extra-canonical sources. Some of these involve Jesus doing some things that looks suspiciously like magic, sorcery, and necromancy. We'll explore some of those stories in ...
view There are lots of interesting stories about Jesus both in the canonical Bible and in the extra-canonical sources. Some of these involve Jesus doing some things that looks suspiciously like magic, sorcery, and necromancy. We'll explore some of those stories in ...
view Was Jesus actually a magician? Some ancient (and modern) Christians certainly thought so. Deacon Michael Strojan joins us to talk about that and early Christian magic in general.
https://youtu.be/h7P3yYMEYZM
view A quick and dirty vlog about the way Gnosticism shapes my worldview, for those few who might be interested.
https://youtu.be/gdw4v5tctAA
Gnosticism 101: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvM8JnMpRI2eI-KFVjTbCxWpuULUmo4RE
view We go into some detail about the varying stories of Jesus in India, plus we talk about the actual spread of Christianity to India and what that might have meant for the myth. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscr...
view We go into some detail about the varying stories of Jesus in India, plus we talk about the actual spread of Christianity to India and what that might have meant for the myth. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscr...
view Sometimes Christians have a troubling habit of being not very nice to people who don't agree with them. Let's not do that, okay?
https://youtu.be/Nmtjd0HCskE
view Bradley Rice, PhD Candidate at McGill University, joins us to talk about the theory that Jesus spent some time in India learning from the sages of the East. There are almost 30 years missing from the mainstream version of the story of Jesus' life, so why not?
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view Or maybe the Gnosis of Art. Art is the language of Gnosticism. Share your art with us in the comments.
https://youtu.be/3Ttu2fjsaTU?list=PLvM8JnMpRI2cqRpd8c55EQrIFy0MZ6ZMz
view We continue our conversation with Monsignor Scott Rassbach about the angels of the Shem ha-Mephorash. He tells us a bit about his experiences, and he lets us know how you can get started with angels if you are so inclined. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS |...
view We continue our conversation with Monsignor Scott Rassbach about the angels of the Shem ha-Mephorash. He tells us a bit about his experiences, and he lets us know how you can get started with angels if you are so inclined. Subscribe to the podcast via R...
view As I wander through the possibly pre-historic site called America's Stonehenge in Salem New Hampshire, I wonder about the people who built it. I'm also joining the York Rite Commandery and there are some things I've been thinking about regarding Freemasonry.
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view The 72 angels of the Shem ha-Mephorash are often used in western ceremonial magic, and many Gnostics have found them useful in their own work. Enter Msgr. Scott Rassbach of the Johannite Church. His work with Joseph Wolf and the Shem ha-Mephorash has given him...
view In this vlog I ramble semi-coherently about the spirits and Gnostic cosmology. Are there supernatural beings all around us? Do Gnostics believe in ghosts?
https://youtu.be/hdXnhO8xobI
view Seriously horrifying carved turnips are a great subject for a podcast right? No? Okay how about horror movies? Boy do we have opinions about horror movies. Many of them have fun gnostic interpretations. We chat about a bunch of them with horror movie aficionad...
view Seriously horrifying carved turnips are a great subject for a podcast right? No? Okay how about horror movies? Boy do we have opinions about horror movies. Many of them have fun gnostic interpretations. We chat about a bunch of them with horror movie aficionad...
view In this episode we geek out on our favorite horror movies. How are horror movies related to Gnosticism you might ask? Well, apart from the obvious general occult references, there are often themes of dystopian realities, malevolent higher powers and self knowl...
view Among the theological geekery, we take all the tangents in this episode. We talk about seeking and seeing, the light within, and lots of silly off-topic stuff too. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the podca...
view Among the theological geekery, we take all the tangents in this episode. We talk about seeking and seeing, the light within, and lots of silly off-topic stuff too. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the po...
view Those wacky early Christians and their puns, gendered language in religious texts, the metaphor of light, and some My Little Pony thrown in for good measure.
https://youtu.be/Wbivfm1_5No
view Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault joins us for a beautiful discussion of the wisdom tradition in Christianity, Gnosticism, and beyond. We discuss the hidden wisdom in the canonical Bible, the Gnostic scriptures, and, most importantly, contemplative practice. What she sa...
view Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault joins us for a beautiful discussion of the wisdom tradition in Christianity, Gnosticism, and beyond. We discuss the hidden wisdom in the canonical Bible, the Gnostic scriptures, and, most importantly, contemplative practice. What she sa...
view "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...
view "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...
view Was there a historical Jesus? And if there wasn't...can He still save you? Our astral guest Miguel Conner, host of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio, is on to talk about Gnosticism and the Jesus Myth Theory.
https://youtu.be/i98G9YnwLyY
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