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

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

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

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A Very Merry Gnostic Christmas

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

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

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Unexpected Pop Gnosis Part 2

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

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

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

by Jonathan Stewart
added 3 years ago

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

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Unexpected Pop Gnosis Part 1

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 years ago

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

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Chaos in a World of Archons

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 years ago

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

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Chaos in a World of Archons

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 years ago

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

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Practical Esotericism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 years ago

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

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Talk Gnosis: Practical Esotericism

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 years ago

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

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

by Jonathan Stewart
added 4 years ago

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

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Gnosticism 10

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

A Very Merry Gnostic Christmas

Unexpected Pop Gnosis Part 2

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

Unexpected Pop Gnosis Part 1

Chaos in a World of Archons

Chaos in a World of Archons

Practical Esotericism

Talk Gnosis: Practical Esotericism

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