tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78577024744692033532026-05-01T16:08:13.050-04:00"What sets us free is the Gnosis..."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857702474469203353.post-6341976538822108222013-06-19T16:54:00.001-04:002013-06-19T16:54:32.175-04:00

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"Descend with your attention into the heart, stand there before the Lord and admit nothing sinful to enter there. In this is the entire activity of inner warfare."  - St. Theophan the Recluse One way to think about the Nous is as the "eye of the soul."  Just as the physical senses connect the body (soma) with the psyche (the soul), the noetic senses connect psyche with pneuma.&

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Sun May 05 10:00 AM 150 W 28th St. #303, New York, NY Join us for the celebration of the Gnostic Eucharist, the Liturgy of Divine Wisdom. Based on traditional liturgies, and drawing from Gnostic scriptures, the rite commemorates the fall, exile, and redemption of Sophia and the journey of the individual seeker moving from the Kenoma, the world of illusion and separation, to the Pleroma,

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AJC Conclave 2009 I'm looking forward again to attending the Conclave of the Apostolic Johannite Church, May 22-28,  in Chicago.  The Conclave is an excellent opportunity for fellowship, discussion, learning, and worship.  Here's just a sampling of some of the scheduled presentations: Shaun McCann, Mar Iohannes IV - The Apocryphon of John and the Johannite Tradition

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And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. - Wm. Shakespeare, Hamlet May God us keep From Single vision & Newton’s Sleep! - William Blake Responding to comments about an interesting recently-translated Egyptian text (you can read about it here), Bishop William Behun of the Apostolic Johannite

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"Implicit in the idea that spirituality concerns both understanding and being are the parallel notions of a doctrine (an account of Reality in both its absolute and relative 'dimensions') and a path (a spiritual method, provided by religious forms, whereby one might live in accordance with the Will of Heaven).  One of the myriad problems surrounding many contemporary attitudes to '

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from What Gandhi really thought about guns: Gandhi practiced what he preached, even when violently attacked. His autobiography contains an account of such an incident that occurred during a trip to South Africa. Gandhi was traveling on a ship from India to Natal province with 800 other passengers, including his family. Racial discrimination in the province was rampant. Once white residents

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May 22-28 - Our friends at the Apostolic Johannite Church are holding their annual Conclave in Chicago. Speakers include Richard Smoley, Bishop Shaun McCann (Mar Iohannes IV), Dr. +William Behun, Dr. +Timothy Mansfield, Dr. Juliana Eimer, Dr. Jeffrey S. Kupperman, and others.  I'll be giving a presentation on the Valentinian Theurgy of Marcus the Magician. If you're able to make it for

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The Alexandrian Gnostic Church site has been updated and relocated to a new domain at http://alexandriangnosticchurch.net/

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"We must substitute courage for caution...we must be concerned not merely about who murdered them, but about the system, the way of life, the philosophy which produced the murderers." read the full statement here

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Bart Ehrman, PhD I highly recommend this series by Bart Ehrman, PhD, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The full series of 24 videos is available here.

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An excerpt from a poem by James Tracy, from the Buddhist Peace Fellowship: the most important choices      we make are on the days between elections      picketlines walked homes unevicted      communities mobilized cynicism conquered      empires deleted meanings for once      not lost in

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  Highly recommended: This lecture, Knowledge and the Sacred, was given upon request of Huston Smith when he taught at Hamline University in Minneapolis. Professor Nasr's lecture is based upon his book, Knowledge and the Sacred, which was a compilation of material from his Gifford Lectures.   Part 1 - 48 minutes   Part 2 - 40 minutes Also: The

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The points and counterpoints below are taken from Living Islam; the quotes are originally from the Left Traditionalist Charles Upton's The System Of Antichrist.  While I do have significant disagreements with Upton and with the Traditionalist school of thought generally, I have a great appreciation for their criticisms of modern spirituality, materialism, and psychologism.  I don't

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My dear friend and collaborator, Bill C. has sent out the following appeal: Hello friends, family and associates, I am typically not one to ask for financial assistance but there was a recent tragic event that happened to my son Zach while I was out of town visiting a family member that is battling cancer. On Friday (10/5) Zach was violently attacked as he was leaving a restaurant

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Chris Hedges delivered this talk in New York City at a protest on the 11th anniversary of the war against the people of Afghanistan: Many of us who are here carry within us death. The smell of decayed and bloated corpses. The cries of the wounded. The shrieks of children. The sound of gunfire. The deafening blasts. The fear. The stench of cordite. The humiliation that comes when you

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If you looked carefully at the news over the past two weeks, you might have heard a report from Afghanistan about how the U.S./NATO forces bombed and killed eight Afghan women who were out walking in the mountains early in the morning before dawn to collect wood. Eight other women were seriously injured. But you probably didn't hear that story. Who cares about the death of eight Afghan

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This statement was delivered by HE Mar Iohannes, Patriarch of the Apostolic Johannite Church and President of the North American College of Gnostic Bishops at the AGC's 2010 Conventicle.  I was rereading it this morning and though it was delivered more than two years ago, it is still timely and on point. The following is the text of the State of the College address from the President of

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Tonight on Talk Gnosis: The Gospel of Jesus' Wife 9 pm Eastern Time If you miss the live discussion, you can watch this and other videos on our YouTube channel.

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Abba Lot went to see Abba Joseph and said to him, "Abba, as far as I can I say my little office, I fast a little, I pray and meditate, I live in peace, and as far as I can I purify my thoughts.  What else can I do?" The old man stood up and stretched his hands toward Heaven.  His fingers became like ten lamps of fire, and he said to him, "If you will, you can become all flame.

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Occult of Personality Podcast produces high-quality informative podcasts featuring interviews with writers, mystics, esotericists, and philosophers. Unfortunately, as many of us have learned over the years, there are individuals who devote themselves to silencing and harassing people they disagree with.  The Occult of Personality site was targeted by a DNS attack and is offline. 

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