Hi , I Am back, had a computer virus, the Yahoo one. I'm re-reading past posts and a few further back from were I started, as I'm reading I just had to comment...
Aleada ... and Elaine Pagels, Gnostic Gospel but mostly from experiencing personal Gnosis which I'm sorry to say is being separated from this discussion or...
Ok, I am going to ask a loaded question that I know will make my fellow mods here cringe! *lol* Now, this question is quite frankly assumed in most forums on...
Dear PMCV: It's been ages since I have offered any posts here. But I think your question is a very good one. While I have read many "flavors" of how to...
... I got the feeling from reading the ancient texts that the gnostic thinkers back then were full tilt using every resource they had at their disposal to...
Replies below. ... [snip] ... outweigh ancient forms. So here is the question; Why would "Gnosticism" need to "keep up with the times", so to speak? In what ...
... In ... I might not be understanding this question from your point of view, pmcv. What I mean is, I know we have discussed here how people have very...
Jana, I have enjoyed your posts. So I wanted to add something to your comment: "I don't really see ancient gnosticism as having much of a doctrine, or set of...
Ok, since this groups is too old to have the "poll" feature I am kind of keeping a running tally here. -Mike L., if I understand you it seems you feel that the...
Hey Jana ... view, pmcv.<<< Well, then what would be the question from YOUR point of view? ;) ... different ideas of what gnosticism is, but I can't seem to ...
PMCV, You have summarized my views thusly: "George offers some interesting points... but I am not sure if they deal much with my questions so I wasn't sure...
Dear PMCV, You write: "...since this groups is too old to have the "poll" feature..." I believe this group can choose to activate the polling feature at any...
George ... feature at any time. I moderate a few Yahoo groups, and as Moderator I can go to a page that let's me do this.<<< Well, my other groups do allow me...
George ... question. I wasn't sure what your question meant. So I did the best I could. Maybe you could re-state your question, or pick a more specific...
... my ... in ... This ... invalid, ... subcategory ... the ... then ... can ... system ... I ... Maybe ... Hi PMCV, Nope. Put me in Tom's camp. Ken...
Hey Ken ... Nope. Put me in Tom's camp.<<< I'm not sure where the "nope" comes in, but thanks for your input. I do feel it is important. Now I can list your...
PMCV, You ask: " So then do you mean to say that you could imagine a system in which there was a core of practitioners who held the ancient Gnostic methods,...
In a message dated 7/6/2006 8:59:19 PM Central Standard Time, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes: Ok, I am going to ask a loaded question that I know will make...
George I offered a model in which the core is ancient Gnosticism, and the "modernization" was a sort of necessary failing used only to help others come to...
Hey Crispin I take you to mean that even though you doubt the abilities of modern people to modernize the system (due to some suspicion as to whether they...
Are there any books about Mary Magdalene that more or less relate to Gnosticism? Or any books on Gnosticism more or less related to MM? I'm trying to expand my...
Maybe I don't belong in any camp. All I want to do is remedy my woeful ignorance (and misunderstanding, no doubt) of Gnosticism. Learning is the goal. I do not...
Yeah, everything. That is, nothing should be changed. All I ask is a no more than provided by scholars writing for general (although educated and interested)...
Crispin Sainte III, I think we agree that your key point is this: "... there is one major caveat as far as i can tell. and that is who is going to modernize...
Michael, You are interested in gnosticism and say: "Applying certain principles of Greek philosophy to my life is quite sufficiently satisfying, thank you. Not...
Without a gathering of Gnostic "saints", there is no modern gnosticism. This group provides an electronic gathering. But notice that it is completely...
PMVC Hmmmm. What would I want to change? What would I not change? WHAT I WOULD NOT CHANGE 1) That the soul achieves perfection, or drawers nearer to ...
George, Was this a question directed at me or in general? --Michael ... [snip] ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
Hey Michael, I think both Marvin Meyer and Karen King have books dealing specifically with the subject that are commonly available at most book retailers or...
