Hi Steve: I am in the middle of reading Pagel's Gnostic Gospels. Do you find St. Paul to be quite a misogynist or is it just me? Does the Paulis Corpus put...
... comment above. ... I wonder if "bliss" may be overstating it a bit. I can think of instances where even a more mediocre sort of complacency (not to ...
Felix ... GOOD, then you will surely be understanding for what I am about to say.... ... Light" was a very descriptive tune."<<< Sure, but lets not forget that...
... St. Paul to be quite a misogynist or is it just me? ... Hello. It's hard to say. Of the 13 letters attributed to Paul, most scholars only accept 7 as...
Hello Gerry ... Don't give the Astrologers that kind of a break, they always look for ways to give new planets bad attributes. Why make that easy for them? ...
Hello arlene ... St Paul is an inconsistant figure, a great proto-Gnostic teacher, but also a misogynist of the first order. Maybe it is his Jewish ...
... but ... Hi Mike. I used to agree with you on this, but since reading Pagel's book on Paul, I'm no longer sure. The Valentinians apparently didn't regard...
Hello Steve ... If I can find it out the the ash-heap of my library, I will. Long story, bad back, bad roof. Regards -- Mike Leavitt ac998_@_lafn._org...
Hello Mike, Great minds think alike. I was thinking Discordia myself For people into astrology I can't imagine what an extra planet would mean. Considering the...
Hey Steve ... word "Gentiles" may refer to pneumatics."<<< I find this version counterintuitive, in contrast to the version we see in Philip where it is.... ...
... Hi Karl. I'm still not quite sure what to make of the Valentinian interpretations of Paul. Some of the interpretations that Pagels reports do strike me as...
... You used two words there that I meant to include in my last post, but from a different slant. Thanks for reminding me! I was perplexed from the beginning...
Hey Steve... ... interpretations of Paul. Some of the interpretations that Pagels reports do strike me as being somewhat forced."<<< I can't say off the top of...
Gerry... I like the term "Gnosis Envy" the more it gains context. The fact is, there are so many people out there who have some kind of guru complex, and who...
Hello pmcvflag ... But not very surprising actually. We need to get a worse name for ourselves to prevent this from happening. :-) Regards -- Mike Leavitt...
Pastoral Letter on the Feast of the Transfiguration Mark 9:2-10 2 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain...
We notice that some of you are also interested in cathars - some of us live in the original cathar area in france. Viste the website http://www.cathares.org/ ...
Usually, Jean, it is better manners to bring up your own group in the course of a conversation. The subject is a welcome topic here as well. PMCV ... of...
Hello, I'm sorry but when I initially read the subject I thought it was really really bad Scottish Gaelic..sorry. I should have remembered my Witchcraft In...
Hey Arlene ... Ghosts eventually. My curiosity was piqued .."<<< Well, it just did ;) I do hope you realize that it is the job of the interested people here to...
Hi PMCV: I was wondering how the gnostics of the early Christian era C.E. 50 or earlier viewed Ghosts. To me ghosts are the spirits of the deceased that either...
... I was wondering how the gnostics of the early Christian era C.E. 50 or earlier viewed Ghosts. To me ghosts are the spirits of the deceased that either died...
Hello. I was wondering if anyone here who has studied the Enneads of Plotinus has anything to say about the polemical criticism that Plotinus wrote against the...
Hello Steve ... He who is close to you, but not the same, if often perceived as your worst enemy, true of the Church fathers, as well. Regards -- Mike Leavitt...
Hello JennyG ... To answer your specific question, in late middle English ghost and spirit have the same meaning. As to a gnostic stance on ghosts, is there...
Yes I wonder that too. Holy Ghost and Holy Spirit. The whole Trinity. In the Gnostic Gospels by Pagel..the Spirit is actually Feminine in nature. I want to say...
Hi Steve, ... All of my knowledge of Plotinus comes from indirect sources, but my (limited) understanding is that he was not in favour of negative attitudes ...
