61. Science, Politics And Gnosticism Science, Politics and gnosticism. Science, gnosticism and Politics. Introduction. Use of the word gnosticism applied to modern political movements. http://www.salamander.com/~wmcclain/ev-spg.html

Science, Politics and Gnosticism This is an outline of Science, Politics and Gnosticism by Eric Voegelin, published in 1968, containing essays from 1959 and 1960. Note a possible source of confusion: the title "Science, Politics and Gnosticism" is used in three ways: (1) as the title of this volume of two essays, (2) as the title of the first of those essays, and (3) as the title of a section within that essay. Your comments and corrections are always welcome: please e-mail Bill McClain Return to the Eric Voegelin Study Page Science, Gnosticism and Politics Introduction Use of the word "gnosticism" applied to modern political movements. German and French references. This knowledge and much else submerged during the reign of positivism in the last half of the 19th century. The revolutionary phase occurred at a low point in science and the conceptual tools needed to analyze the problems were no longer known. Various inadequate attempts to cope intellectually, including EV's own book on "political religions". Much recent development. References on gnosticism ancient and modern. Origin of gnosticism. Traumas of the ecumenic empires caused a quest for the meaning of existence. Among the attempted solutions:

62. Gnosticism, Gnosticism. gnosticism, derived from a Greek word gnosis meaning knowledge , is applied to a philosophical and religious movement that influenced the Mediterranean world http://www.occultopedia.com/g/gnosticism.htm

Home Browse Alphabetically Topics Latest Strange News ... Occultopedia An Encyclopedia of the Occult, the Unexplained, Myths and more... Submit an Article Shopping Additions and Updates ... Links Gnosticism No Frames Navigation Info Gnosticism, derived from a Greek word gnosis meaning 'knowledge', is applied to a philosophical and religious movement that influenced the Mediterranean world from the first century BC to the third century AD. It expressed itself in a variety of pagan, Jewish, and Christian forms. Its name is derived from the fact that it promised salvation through a secret knowledge or understanding of reality possessed by its devotees. Previously known mostly from the writings of its Christian opponents, gnosticism can now be studied in a collection of original documents found near the Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi in 1945. Despite the complex diversity of Gnostic groups and their teachings, the basic doctrines of gnosticism formed an identifiable pattern of belief and practice. A pervasive dualism underlay much of Gnostic thought. Good and evil, light and darkness, truth and falsehood, spirit and matter were opposed to one another in human experience as being and nonbeing. The created universe and human experience were characterized by a radical disjunction between the spiritual, which was real, and the physical, which was illusory. This disjunction resulted from a cosmic tragedy, described in a variety of ways by Gnostic mythology, as a consequence of which sparks of deity became entrapped in the physical world. These could be freed only by saving knowledge that was revealed to a spiritual elite by a transcendent messenger from the spirit world, variously identified as Seth (one of the sons of Adam)

63. The New Gnosticism The New gnosticism. by Michael S. Horton. In orthodox Christianity, grace redeems this world; in gnosticism, it redeems the self from nature. http://capo.org/premise/95/august/p950705.html

PREMISE / Volume II, Number 7 / August 27, 1995 / Page 5 The New Gnosticism by Michael S. Horton Michael Horton is the Editor in Chief of Modern Reformation, a superb magazine available from CURE, 2221 East Winston Road Suite K, Anaheim, CA 92806. The article is used with permission from the July/August 1995 issue of Modern Reformation. We do not have to look very far to see the influence of this movement on 19-century Protestantism. The revivalistic evangelicals wanted to escape from this world by a personal experience of being born again, and successive experiences: A second blessing or a rededication would revive the soul in its flight toward Deity and full surrender. Doctrine was considered an encumbrance, as were creeds, liturgies and sacraments, and the anti-intellectual strain of Gnosticism reared its ugly head. In orthodox Christianity, grace redeems this world; in Gnosticism, it redeems the self from nature. Grace did not save nature, but provided a way of escape. At the same time, "the liberals," according to Philip Lee, "made ample room for nature on their stage by moving grace into the wings. There remained in both camps a gnostic separation of Creation from Redemption" (p. 93). In spite of their rivalry, fundamentalism and liberalism "both essentially proclaim a Christ who does not redeem," but merely reveals, according to Lee (p. 107). All of these writers point to the breakdown in the Reformation's orthodox stance in both conservative and liberal camps as opening the door to Transcendentalism and, finally, to the current orientation. Beyond the liberal-evangelical split, Wade Clark Roof now says we cannot discern any real differences between New Age and evangelical spirituality on a number of counts. This new Gnosticism "celebrates experience rather than doctrine; the personal rather than the institutional; the mythic and dreamlike over the cognitive; people's religion over official religion; soft, caring images of deity over hard, impersonal images; the feminine and the androgynous over the masculine" (Roof, p. 132). Although Roof does not make the point, these are clearly the tenets of ancient Gnosticism.

64. Gnosticism gnosticism When writing about gnosticism it is very difficult to present an objective view of this system of belief or its participants. http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/g/gnosticism.html

Back to Home Page or Contents Page or Religions and Sects or Index Gnosticism W hen writing about Gnosticism it is very difficult to present an objective view of this system of belief or its participants. The reason for this is that there are very few exhibits of first hand copies of their writings. These writings were burned by the orthodox Christians from the first century onward. Gnosticism was considered heretical and Gnostics heretics. So, until the find of Nag Hammadi in 1945 little was known of Gnosticism and the Gnostics except from the writings of their adversaries. One of the main things which separated the Gnostics from orthodox Christians was the mysticism of their beliefs. It began with their views of God and creation. They viewed the One which they called the true God as having a feminine part which was the Spirit. In accord, they also held that Jesus came from God and the Spirit to form the Trinity. Also, the Gnostic differed with the orthodox Christians on two other major issues: the salvation of man and the person of Jesus. They disagreed with the theory that man was sinful by nature, but believed man erred through ignorance; by knowledge man could correct his ways and gain salvation. The special knowledge which the Gnostics subscribed to was known as "gnois." Gnois was not a logical type of knowledge as one might gain in the study of mathematics or chemistry, but it was an intuitive or reflexive type of knowledge which comes from the study of man's inner self or soul. Any other knowledge did not concern the Gnostics. They called this gnois illuminated Logos because they believed it led to man's salvation.

65. You Will Be Re-directed To Borce's Occultism & Spirituality Site In A Second! A detailed essay on the history of gnosticism from its roots to the present. http://members.tripod.com/~aos/general/gnostic.html

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66. Want To Explore Gnosticism? Purchase The Trail Of Gnosis ESourceBook Now - FREE An interactive PDF format CDROM explores traditions of gnosticism from the 4th to 15th centuries both in depth and as an overview. http://gnosistraditions.faithweb.com/

THE TRAIL OF GNOSIS eSourceBook PDF/CD-ROM 186 pages Free Global Shipping Extended to June 1! "Boldly examines the eternal Gnostic question "Why Am I Here?" from diverse points of view."D.D. "An excellent and original contribution to this little known aspect of history! Its interactive PDF format is a bonus important gnostic information is just a click away!" C.P. The Trail of Gnosis brings fresh spiritual insight and a much needed overview into the traditions, influences and connections to Cathars, Bogomil, Paterenes, Mandaeans, Massalians, Paulicians, Manichaeans, and other Gnostic sects. The Trail of Gnosis explores the extraordinary depth and breadth of Gnosticism, investigating the historic and spiritual threads that connect Gnostic groups from China to France, from the 4th to 15th centuries. The Trail of Gnosis discloses secret Gnostic connections to the Knights Templar and Holy Grail. The Trail of Gnosis introduces the influences of The Kaballah/Cabala, Sufism and Taoism on the Gnostics of the Balkans and Western Europe.

67. GNOSTICISM gnosticism YOU WILL BE AS GOD . Copyright © 19972002 Zenith Harris Merrill In John 1820, Jesus refuted the secret doctrine of http://www.bloomington.in.us/~lgthscac/gnosticism.htm

GNOSTICISM: 'YOU WILL BE AS GOD' In John 18:20, Jesus refuted the "secret doctrine" of Gnosticism, and indeed all "secret doctrine": "Jesus answered him, 'I have spoken openly to the world; I always taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and I spoke nothing in secret.'" All schools and forms of Gnosticism share one basic belief: They receive secret knowledge through mystical initiation by experiencing what they believe to be union with deity, by merging with and dissolving their own identity into spiritual beings, during an altered state of consciousness which leaves them believing they, themselves are Christ, i.e., they are themselves God, and have need of no other saviour, or forgiveness of sins, for how can God sin? Jesus also refuted the idea of "realizing that one is God through meditation or mystical illumination as He told his disciples shortly before his crucifixion, resurrection and ascension back to God the Father, whence He came: Matthew 24:24-27: "For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the electif that were possible. See, I have told you ahead of time. "So if anyone tells you, `There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, `Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.

68. Index One woman's Gnostic journey. http://www.geocities.com/gnosticviper

Radical Gnostic Greetings!!; I am stunned that you would be interested enough in me to check out my webpage...but here it is... I am just an old dyke who lives in Hollywood with her beloved wife and Greyhound son; I am beginning a certificate program in Applications Software with emphasis on Networking at Los Angeles City College. I am devoted to studying and living the life of one who has been awakened to Gnosis . I manage an internet chat room where people of all walks of life can come together to discuss what brings them meaning and Enlightenment, and there I freely share what I have experienced of Gnosis with all who ask. I invite you join us at Inference, and share your woldview with us. Tell me what Enlightens you...what gives your life Meaning... There are only three of us in the house: myself, my beloved wife, TripleWitch1, and our son, Calder. Trip is struggling with going to school and working at the same time. She hopes to complete her Masters and work as a mobility instructor for blind clients. Calder usually just lies around when he isn't running around or barking at squirrels.

69. Gnostic Gnosticism Is the world a dangerous illusion? Is God insane?gnosticism is purported by some to be the original Christianity, by others the greatest heresy. http://altreligion.about.com/cs/gnostic/

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70. THE GNOSTIC JESUS - GNOSTICISM FINDS ITS WAY Explanation of the Gnostic path of Christianity revolving around direct experience and looking within one's self. http://www.gnostic-jesus.com

THE GNOSTIC JESUS The Gnostic Jesus taught non-duality and the path of love as the means of attaining this. For information on this topic and more... Click here to explore the book The Mystic Christ Jesus Christ was a Gnostic. Gnosticism is the path of directly experiencing the Divine as the path to salvation. Mysticism, Gnosticism and the Jewish Kabbalah are all very similar. Their path to God is to look for God within ourselves. If we take the view that God is within everything, that nature and the universe is the very embodiment of God, then our own inner Self is the most accessible point for experiencing an all-pervading Supreme Reality. This Gnostic view is powerfully presented by Jesus in Luke 17:20-21: And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! , lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you . Luke 17:20-21, KJV The word “within” as it appears in the King James Bible has been translated in some modern bibles as “among.” These interpreters believe Jesus intended to say he himself was among them. However, this does not tally with preceding statements in the passage. Jesus says the kingdom of God cannot be observed. Therefore, Jesus could not have been talking about himself. He was observable. Jesus says the kingdom of God is not a place. It is neither “here” nor “there”. Thus Jesus could not have been referring to himself. We must take all physical descriptions of the kingdom, such as streets paved with gold and pearly gates, as metaphors because these things can be “observed.”

71. Gnosticism gnosticism gnosticism is believed to have developed in preChristian times, a syncretic blend of Platonic philosophy and Pagan mystery religion. http://altreligion.about.com/library/faqs/bl_gnosticism.htm

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72. Gnosis Knowledge Gnosis and gnosticism 101. A popular summary of Gnostic 'Knowledge' a view of Life, the Universe and Everything. Can you find inner truth? http://www.geocities.com/gnosisknowledge/

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73. Gnostic Mystica Uniting Christological and pagan mythology with gnostic ideaologies. Mythology, biographies, symbology and a glossary for difficult terms. Articles may include gnosticism, occult, and paganism. http://www.gnosticmystica.com/

Welcome... As I have wandered along my lifes path I have had an intense fascination for mythology and faery tales which sprang first into an interest in paganism and has grown into a search for gnosis. Throughout this web site I hope to provide some of my conclusions and research as well as become a valuable resource for the Seeker of Gnosis. In addition to the common Christological elements one will find in their gnostic studies, I hope to add pagan resources as well as include some of the things I have learnt while studying theosophy and metaphysics. If this web site is a benefit to one person (other than myself) then it is well worth my time and effort. Whats New? 30th May 2004 Long awaited update! A couple of new articles added - Damocles and Sword symbology. Older News Ouroboros: The Gnostic Ring by Rev Max Join Now Ring Hub Random ... Home ~~ Gnosis ~~ Correct Interpretations Conglomerate Religion Elemental Fire Importance of Names ... Why Gnosis? ~~ Man And Myth ~~ Damocles Ireneus Isis Jung, C G ~~ Symbology ~~ Caduceus Sword ~~ Glossary ~~ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z SUGGEST ~~ The Library ~~ Click for Available Titles My Amazon Wish List ~~ Additives ~~ About The Author Downloads Email Metanoia Games ... Site Statistics Site of the Moment: Book of the Moment: Green Witchcraft II

74. Gnosticism: The Gnostic Gospels Of Thomas And Eve. The Gnostics releasing the light within. A history of pantheism and scientific pantheism by Paul Harrison. Are you a pantheist? http://members.aol.com/heraklit1/gnostic.htm

Member of GSAnet Banner Swap The Gnostics - releasing the light within A history of pantheism and scientific pantheism by Paul Harrison. Are you a pantheist? Find out now at the Scientific Pantheism site. I am sown in all things; and whence thou wilt, thou gatherest me, but when thou gatherest me, then gatherest thou thyself. Garden of earthly delights (detail) Hieronymus Bosch Unlike Mohammed, unlike the Buddha, there is no reliable body of sayings or teachings of Jesus which represent his own views beyond reasonable doubt. The four gospels are only four out of dozens that were whittled down by the formation of the church canon, and by censorship and physical destruction of rival texts. With no authoritative statements from Jesus himself, the field lay wide open for a dizzying range of interpretations. The first centuries of Christianity saw a luxuriant flowering of sects which all used the name of Christ, but differed dramatically in their teachings and practice. Many of these sects were known as Gnostic, and offered exotic blends of Christian, Platonic and Zoroastrian ideas. Two of the Gnostic gospels - the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Eve - have a clearly pantheistic tone in places. They state that God or Christ is present in everything and everyone. Yet they are not monistic or world- affirming. The divine light has to be liberated from the darkness of matter imprisoning it.

75. First Gnostic Church Community in Cypress, California. Introduction, services, gnostic reading list, and history of Christian gnosticism provided online. http://www.1gnostic.com/

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76. Buddhism And Gnosticism Buddhism and gnosticism. The salvation. In both gnosticism and Buddhism, the opposite of gnosis or consciousness is ignorance, the root evil. http://members.aol.com/didymus5/ch22.html

Buddhism and Gnosticism The Gnostic Apostle Thomas: Chapter 22 Like Christianity or the Jesus Movement, Buddhism took many forms. In the early Christian centuries, there was a vigorous development in Buddhist thought and visual imagery among Northern Buddhists (Mahayana, or Great Vehicle) in the empire of the Kushans the land of five rivers, what we know today as Punjab and Afghanistan. That region became known as a second Holy Land of Buddhism. Chinese Buddhist monks were content to study among its myriad monasteries, without pressing on to the original homeland of Buddhists further east along the Ganges. The Northern Buddhists moved from a religious outlook that had regarded escape from attachment to this world as open only to dedicated holy men, to a view that made the escape a possibility for others. The idea of the bodhisattva one who is capable of achieving enlightenment but chooses, out of compassion, to remain active in this world and work for the salvation of all sentient beings became more widespread. Buddhism became in this form a popular religion, with a pantheon of gods and goddesses. An amazingly rich culture of sermons in stone burgeoned. At a more esoteric level, a distinctive school known as the Madyamika the Middle Way is found in this period. The Middle Way The "Middle" Way has nothing to do with the golden mean of the Greeks, or with finding a middle path of compromise between opposite views. Rather, it recognizes that no system of intellectual inquiry such as notions of materialism or idealism, of free will or necessity can lead to the ultimate truth. There are two levels of truth. Logic and discursive reasoning are necessary to deal with this world, but the really real must be found beyond their reach. Between and beyond two poles of thought useful in the workaday world is a superior intuition that lets one glimpse that reality. Truth is to be found above the paradoxes. Dogma is rejected.

77. The Gnostic Church Of St. Mary Magdalene Information on gnosticism, Mary Magdalene, and on the use of tarot in gnosticism. Provides also texts of the Mass of the Mother and apostolic succession line of the church. http://magdalene.wise1.com/

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78. CARL JUNG, NEO-GNOSTICISM, & THE MBTI CARL JUNG, NEOgnosticism, THE MBTI. A report by Rev. Ed Hird categories. 2. What is Carl Jung’s Relation to Neo-gnosticism? Carl http://www3.telus.net/st_simons/arm03.htm

A report by Rev. Ed Hird, Past National Chair of ARM Canada (revised March 18/98) 1. Is the MBTI actually connected with Carl Jung? 2. What is Carl Jung’s Relation to Neo-Gnosticism? Jung, says Satinover, "devoted most of his adult life to a study of alchemy; he also explicated both antique hermeticism and the ‘christian’ gnostics; his earliest writings were about spiritualism..."(19) In his autobiography Memories, Dreams, Reflections, Jung claimed: "The possibility of a comparison with alchemy, and the uninterrupted intellectual chain back to Gnosticism, gave substance to my psychology."(20) Most people are not aware that Jung collected one of the largest amassing of spiritualistic writings found on the European continent.(21) Dr. James Hillman, the former director for the Jungian Institute in Zurich, commented, "(Jung) wrote the first introduction to Zen Buddhism, he...brought in (Greek Mythology), the gods and the goddesses, the myths,...he was interested in astrology..."(22) In 1929, Jung wrote a commentary on the Secret of the Golden Flower, which he said was "not only a Taoist text concerned with Chinese Yoga, but is also an alchemical treatise."(23) He comments that "...it was the text of the Golden Flower that first put me on the right track. For in medieval alchemy we have the long-sought connecting link between Gnosis (i.e. of the Gnostics) and the processes of the collective unconscious that can be observed in modern man..."(24) Dr. Richard Noll comments that "the divinatory methods of the I Ching, used often by Jung in the 1920s and 1930s, were a part of the initial training program of the C.G. Jung Institute of Zurich in 1948, and its use is widely advocated today in Jungian Analytic-Training Institutes throughout the world."(25)

79. The Gnosis Archive: Resources On Gnosticism And Gnostic Tradition A vast collection of materials dealing with Gnosis and gnosticism, both ancient and modern, as well as sections on Hermeticism, Jungian psychology, and other related topics. The site including the Gnostic Society Library, with the complete Nag Hammadi Library, and a large collection of other primary Gnostic scriptures and documents. http://gnosis.org

The Gnosis Archive, www.gnosis.org , offers a vast collection of primary texts and resources relating to Gnosticism and the Gnostic Tradition, both ancient and modern. This public service site is maintained by Lance Owens , to whom you may address any comments or suggestions. It is administered by Thomas Leavitt, and hosted by WebCom. The Gnosis Archive is referenced by the Encyclopaedia Britannica , and Encarta Click here to add our Amazon.com Book Search link to your favorites When you use this link to enter Amazon.com and make purchases, The Gnosis Archive will receive a small commission. Thank you for helping support this site! T HE G NOSIS A RCHIVE Library Bookstore Index Web Lectures ... Gnostic Society Meditations Take a moment to reflect on a brief meditation and reading from the Gnostic scriptures, selected from this week's Gnostic liturgy. Meditate upon the feminine aspect of divinity with meditation and readings from this month's Sophia liturgy. The Gnostic Society Library Visit the Gnostic Society Library , a comprehensive library of Gnostic scriptures including the Nag Hammadi Library as well as a large selection of writings and documents relating to the study of Gnosticism. Also check the

80. Beliefnet.com Home Community Discussions gnosticism. gnosticism, Beliefnet welcomes Gnostics to gather for conversation with one another in the main gnosticism forum. http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/boards_main.AllCategories.asp?Category=119

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