"a bit like a muslim studying catholicism" No, more like a modern gnostic studying his (or her) roots in historical Gnosticism. Many things are useful to a...
I am seeking some help with regards to the origin of the three part human being: body - soul - spirit. I know this is a part of historical Gnosticism. If...
In the Wikipedia discussion of the Mandaeans, we find surprisingly many correlations between their views and the groups that have been categorized as gnostics....
Since no one has furthered this thread, I thought I would make minor comments about things that could be very important later. I mentioned my thoughts...
Hey Mark ... part human being: body - soul - spirit. I know this is a part of historical Gnosticism. If anyone could provide some references as to where this...
Hey George Sorry it took so long to get back. I meant to write the same night I wrote my last post here, but I ran out of time and I was a bit busy last week. ...
George ... make minor comments about things that could be very important later. <snipped for brevity> This leaves us with the simple conclusion that he didn't...
Hey Ben ... quote.... from the secret adam page 16...see for yourself<<<< I believe I also pointed out that it was a Lady Drower quote, but thanks for giving...
well its page 16 on the text itself http://www.egnu.org/~mandaean/ ... -- Better than one thousand verses Where no profit wings the word, Is one solitary...
Hey Ben ... Hey Ben, thanks for the clarification. I simply wanted to help people who may have found that they did not see the quote directly via the link you...
Hi, I'm new to this forum. I have found myself drawn to gnosticism for some time now, and have really just started to scratch the surface. However, from what I...
... Welcome to the group, kari.mudie. Yes, Gnostic terminology (and cosmology, etc.) can be difficult to decipher, as you and Richard note. In our links...
theres always tom saunder's Gnostic glossary also which is online in vasrious places, I am currently working on a version myself, probably much to tom's...
Hi, Thanks for the tips, I'm sure they'll prove useful in helping me understand. The book I'm reading is the "Gnostic Secrets of the Naassenes" written by Mark...
Hey Richard You state... ... member have been filled with jargon that was beyond me.<<< This is something we would like to change, but unfortunately it isn't...
Hey Kari, welcome to the forum. ... not sure whether I need to take smaller steps, since after browsing over some of the postings I find myself a little lost...
Hey Ben ... in vasrious places, I am currently working on a version myself, probably much to tom's disgust<<< I do want to point out that most of Tom's...
well I'm not rewriting anything, I've just added alternatives/additions, to approx 1% of it.... example, tom's work is in red here...the 1st paragraph...the...
Using our links, I found the following at http://www.gnosis.org/library/valentinus/Demiurge.htm under "The Creation of Human Beings." "The Demiurge and his...
Ben ... alternatives/additions, to approx 1% of it.... mainly I'm adding links (which some exist, others dont.....ie a like to a wiki article on goats etc etc...
Hey Mark You have a talent for asking the hard questions! ... spiritual seed, there were textual correspondences: "dust" = carnal or irrational soul (2:7a) ...
... Spot-on observation, IMHO. (You should give your hip credit where credit is due, PMCV.) Syncretism is a possible key here, don't you think, Mark, unless...
PMCV, Your hip shots match what I was afraid to hear: that their exegesis is isogesis. Of course, there is nothing at all wrong with this, but I was hoping for...
It's our one hundredth show! So we'll have two topics today as a celebration that should satisfy the Gnostic, the general mystic and the scholar. Part 1.The...
