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 […]
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 […]
The Meaning of Pistis and the Science of Gnosis
AS CONTRARY TO CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATIONS AND POLEMICS In stating that this is the correct meaning, I mean it in the sense of standing in contrast to the attitude I […]
So-called “Heresies”: Can Modern Theosophy be considered the Successor of Neoplatonism?
In Key to Theosophy, H.P. Blavatsky calls the Theosophical Society the modern successor of the Neoplatonic School. I say, this would have come true, if only Theosophy managed to stay […]
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, […]
Solace and Inspiration in Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”
Dear child, grow and become strong, skilled, and wise. In the arts, in music and instruments, in your voice, and in how to feel the air, and touch the clouds […]
Believe…
“No man is born into the World a Master, and for that reason are we obliged to learn. He who applieth himself thereunto, and studieth, learneth; and a man can […]
Carl Orff: Circa Mea Pectora
Circa Mea Pectora (“In My Heart”) is a love song in Latin and Middle High German, and the singing is put in the mouth of a man whose intentions were clearly […]
Carl Orff: Veni, Veni, Venias
Carl Orff: Veni, Veni, Venias #Orchestra #Wisdom #Gnostic #Love #Mysticism
Russian MS. of H.P.B. criticized V.S. Solovyov’s Review of Theosophy: ‘Theosophists worship the wisdom that is from Above’
‘Theosophists worship the wisdom that is from Above’ In relation to Russian Philosopher Vladimir Solovyov and Charles J. Ryan: ‘H.P.B. did not invent the Tibetan Brotherhood and Chelas’, an insightful Russian […]
Anna Kingsford and Helena Blavatsky on the True Ancient Meaning of Satan
KINGSFORD AND BLAVATSKY’S PHILOSOPHICAL AND METAPHYSICAL EXPLANATIONS OF SATAN AND THE ORIGINS OF SATAN ARE ILLUMINATING AND TEACHES A LESSON “But St. James teaches two kinds of wisdom; a teaching […]
