Warm Greetings, All, Although I am new to the study of Gnosticism, I believe the writer is referring to the criticism, often leveled at Gnosticism, that it...
I have to confess that I simply utterly fail to understand the point of view expressed by that MichNews.com article... "how truly crucial it is to obey an...
"was looking over my notes on eisenman's 'james the brother of jesus' and realized i had some questions about the text 1/ what kind of points do we give...
In a message dated 9/2/2005 6:52:17 PM Central Standard Time, jn1947@... writes: "was looking over my notes on eisenman's 'james the brother of jesus'...
What is the difference in the way that Gnostics view the demiurge versus the way Orthodox Christian view Satan? Seems to me that they are both perceived as...
Has anyone here seen the movie "Cup of my Blood"? It is supposedly a horror genre, but deals with many Gnostic thoughts. It might be something to take a look...
Dear Ann Marie, It is hard for me to imagine anyone grouping Gnostics in with "fundamentalists," since fundamentalism refers to a literal interpretation of...
I guess what I am trying to do is my feeble attempt at distancing Gnosticism from the orthodox Christianity that I grew up with. I don't want to fall victim to...
Dear Anne Marie, There is no need to apologize for confusion. Confusion is always the first stage of learning, because confusion simply means that one is...
In a message dated 9/4/2005 6:52:28 AM Central Standard Time, mercyboxfan@... writes: I guess what I am trying to do is my feeble attempt at distancing ...
... is "real" or a "metaphor," the answer is, simply, "Yes." ... to create one. As the old saying goes, "If God did not exist we would be obliged to create...
From Mike Leavitt I have just an insight. Sophia means wisdom. Wisdom created the demiurge. The demiurge created evil. Therefore the root of evil lies in...
From Anne Marie I guess what I am trying to do is my feeble attempt at distancing Gnosticism from the orthodox Christianity that I grew up with. I don't want...
Hello j.j.salt ... Well it wasn't him who said it first, but it sounds a lot like the attitude of Eliphas Levi Zahid, the French occultist. More like the ...
Thanks for the source of the quote. I'm sure I knew that it was he who said that, some years ago, but I had long since forgotten. As for the spiritual name...
That attitude--that just as the human mind is the creation of God, so too God is the creation of the human mind--is one with which I feel a great deal of...
Hello lady_caritas ... OK I was right, but you had a more accurate quote, though my version has been uttered before, but the idea was Voltaire. Regards -- Mike...
Warm Greetings, All, I just wish to register my own affirmation of Mike's response, although as he notes it is not exactly original with him. Pure logic, I...
Haven't gotten to the Secret Book of John, yet, but now it's at the top of my list as soon as I finish Pistis Sophia. Having had a lifelong fondness for the...
... there ... I have found noted elsewhere, the reason given why this may have been portrayed that way was qouted as: "That these Hellenistic Gnostics were...
Describe a modern day version of the original Gnostics. If I understand the meaning correctly it is an initiation rite, that describes the rite as well as the...
... understand ... rite ... you ... For a little background, besides reading references in scripture, you might want to check out Dr. Hoeller's discussion of...
... cafe" ... Hi PMCV, Another failure to communicate. ;-) I am quite comfortable here. I just usually don't have anything relevant to add to the conversation....
Hello lady_caritas ... We aren't quite there with full immersion, but even now with movies and computer graphics, actual movies of each of the main myths could...
