Tag: Gnosticism

  • They Lied About the First 100 Years of Christianity | Gnostic Informant

    They Lied About the First 100 Years of Christianity | Gnostic Informant

    Neal Sendlak (Gnostic Informant) documentary provides one the most detailed study and history of the early schools of Christianity, before the schism with Gnosticism.

  • The Classical Paths to Wisdom (Yoga) pivotal to Theosophical Study

    The Classical Paths to Wisdom (Yoga) pivotal to Theosophical Study

    THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO Classical Paths to Wisdom (Yoga) are pivotal to Theosophy and was the basis of the approach of the Theosophical Movement teaching to “The West.” In nineteenth-century developments between interactions of ‘Western Philosophy’ and ‘Eastern Philosophy,’ the Theosophists at the helm were discouraging the psycho-somatic and psychic breath forms of Yoga…

  • Age of the Rule of Faith: Valerie Tarico on the Christian Emphasis on Right Belief vs Pagans and Eastern Religions

    Age of the Rule of Faith: Valerie Tarico on the Christian Emphasis on Right Belief vs Pagans and Eastern Religions

    VALERIE TARICO IN THE CHRISTIAN DELUSION: WHY FAITH FAILS (PG 47-50) ON CHRISTIAN EXCLUSIVE TRUTH CLAIMS AND EMPHASIS ON RIGHT BELIEF This is related to Jan Assmann on monotheism as a cross-cultural impediment (The Construction of Monotheism) and is a diagnosis of the real consequences and limitations Christianity produced and imposed. As we have demonstrated…

  • Age of the Rule of Faith: Crusade against Gnostics and Scientific-Thinking Pagans

    Age of the Rule of Faith: Crusade against Gnostics and Scientific-Thinking Pagans

    Act of Irenaeus (Bishop of Lyon) disputing with Narcissus Gnostics and Scientific-Thinking Pagans (Christians invent the Rule of Faith) Christian Exclusive Truth Claims and Emphasis on Right Belief vs Pagan and Eastern Religions (Valerie Tarico) “The true Christians died with the last of the Gnostics, and the Christians of our day are but the usurpers…

  • Age of the Rule of Faith: Irenaeus dispute with Gnostic Narcissus

    Age of the Rule of Faith: Irenaeus dispute with Gnostic Narcissus

    Act of Irenaeus (Bishop of Lyon) disputing with Narcissus Gnostics and Scientific-Thinking Pagans (Christians invent the Rule of Faith) Christian Exclusive Truth Claims and Emphasis on Right Belief vs Pagan and Eastern Religions (Valerie Tarico) “The Church of Rome was Gnostic – just as much as the Marcionites were – until the beginning and even…

  • Requiem: Sanctus  | John Rutter, Cambridge Singers, Aurora Orchestra

    Requiem: Sanctus | John Rutter, Cambridge Singers, Aurora Orchestra

    From John Rutter’s “Visions and Rutter Requiem” Mass. Requiem was written in 1985.

  • Requiem: The Lord is my Shepherd | John Rutter

    Requiem: The Lord is my Shepherd | John Rutter

    “The Lord is My Shepherd” (Psalm 23) is a beautiful melody to listen to and contemplate in these times. From John Rutter’s rendition in “Visions and Rutter Requiem” comes the tranquil choir and orchestra from conductor and composer John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, Aurora Orchestra, and Soloist Thomas Barber. We read and comprehend these things…

  • Did the Valentinian Gnostic Marcus use Gnosticism to Sexually Harass Women?

    Did the Valentinian Gnostic Marcus use Gnosticism to Sexually Harass Women?

    “It is also worth noting that some of the Gnostic leaders’ supposedly pro-woman stance is not all it is cracked up to be. The Valentinian Gnostic Marcus was actually known for bringing women into the movement so that he could sexually seduce them (Irenaeus, Haer. 1.13.5).” (Michael J. Kruger, Five Myths About the Ancient Heresy…

  • The Meaning of Pistis and the Science of Gnosis

    The Meaning of Pistis and the Science of Gnosis

    The writings of Christian authors and theologians about those called Gnostics and Gnosticism often indicate insecurity and fear of it as a legitimate threat, even after attaining victory over it. I will demonstrate what I mean. Bible Hub explains, that “gnṓsis (“applied-knowledge”) is only as accurate (reliable) as the relationship it derives from.” It adds, “the…

  • Theosophy, the Successor of Neoplatonism?

    Theosophy, the Successor of Neoplatonism?

    IN THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY, HELENA BLAVATSKY CALLS THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY THE MODERN SUCCESSOR OF THE NEOPLATONIC SCHOOL. This would have definitely come true, if only the Theosophical Movement managed to stay consistent a little longer into the twentieth century. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Neoplatonism in the first paragraph basically explains what…

  • Recondita Armonia | Plácido Domingo

    Recondita Armonia | Plácido Domingo

    The supreme tranquility of Plácido, when Plácido Domingo sings Recondita armonia. Romanticism never dies in us. . . But our Floria is Sophia. English What subtle harmony of different beauties!Floria, my passionate lover is a brunetteAnd you, unknown beauty,Are framed by fair hairYou have blue eyesTosca has dark eyesThe mysterious artMixes the different beauties together:But…

  • Solace, Strength and Enlightenment in Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”

    Solace, Strength and Enlightenment in Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”

    The wise say, we shall once return from whence we came. You carry a fearsome strength in you. It is courage. Use it. It is the source of your magic. It is the source of your regeneration, of the resurrection within you. “Rise again, yes, rise again…” (MAHLER, FROM DES KNABEN WUNDERHORN, OF URLICHT OR…