FYI - thought this might be of interest considering the discussion of the histories of the early churches. Blessings to all!!! love and peas Darkchylde Note:...
Darkchylde Interesting piece you offered. While the Essenes are not technically "Gnostic", there are some interesting things about them that can help us...
Hey Steve ... afraid I'm not.<<< I think neither of those statements are true. I do try my hardest though, and try to be honest when I know I fail. ;) ... ...
Blessings!!! I hoped it would be of interest. **I doubt the author of this peice could really back those two claims up.** Hmmm. I give up. Should I ask her? ...
Darkchylde ... Sure, if you wish. I think, though, that we can point out simple and obvious problems with the proposition, such as the fact that the Essenes...
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Shalom, Michael!! Is there any action that someone can take to help? I've been hearing about this Net Neutrality thing. Love and peas Darkchylde ... GUIDE...
Tommy, can you hear me? Actually, can we hear Tommy? We engage this week in a relaxed yet encyclopedic appraisal of the most popular Nag Hammadi Scripture,...
Essene Origins -- Palestine or Babylonia Excerpts and Definitions and Addendums: Scholars have proposed two basic theories concerning the origins of the...
Hey Darkchylde Well, again it is interesting stuff (though not really about Gnosticism). I wonder though.... the two sections you offer are so much against...
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[Catching up on old posts....] Reply below. ... [snip] ... with the help of Crowley), and is firmly linked to this "Occult Vogue" school of thought. I am not...
Our grandfather is the God of the ultimate one way mirror. Our father is on the reflecting side and he is his father's bastard. All he can see is the image of...
How could one ever conceive of Garnerian Wicca being in the least G/gnostic? Ecstatic, perhaps, but G/gnostic? Thelema I can't say, but the little I know...
[Somewhat off-topic -- apologies in advance] Hmmm.... Interesting. Same case with the Roman Catholics. The pre-Vatican II (ante 1965) Mass ("Tridentine") was...
Hi, I am currently new to this group and looking to further my studies in spirituality. Recently reading the nag hammadi library gospels, I noticed it...
De, Great question.. I am wondering if these "children of light" are the same as the "Indigo Children" I have been reading and hearing about... anyone out...
Hello, Kev and De. The term "indigo children" is a modern, new age one referring to children who reportedly have an indigo-hued "aura" and purportedly have...
Hi deccles_333, Cari, and kev: Thank you for your welcome amd your replies. I find it interesting about the indigo children as you mentioned which I have to...
Blessings and wingwhispers!! Oh, I totally agree that they would be hard to reconcile, but reconcilliation isn't my intention. I am studying the Essenes right...
Blessings, Chuck and Cari!! It sounds very good and seems to be replete with introspection, but I am not sure how it applies to the Gnostic way of thinking. Is...
Shalom and wingwhispers, De!! Your post reminds me of the Gospel of Thomas and how the 'kingdom of God is inside you and all around you..." (a fave of mine). I...
DarkChylde ... reconcilliation isn't my intention.<<< Ah, well, in that case it could be important which one of the articles you feel to be most accurate. I...
I'm not sure which one I would favor, rpobably the first, as I sense the second one to be a bit sensationalistic, like you said. And my friend has told me...
