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...
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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 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 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 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.
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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 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 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 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...
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