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For the first time
in history a comprehensive lexicon on Gnostic terminology has been published.
More than a dictionary, it is perennial almanac and exhaustive
mini-encyclopedia of Gnosticism, The Gnostic & Gnosis, from Simon Magus to
the Matrix, from the Ophites to the Mandeans, from the Naasene Sermons to the
Gospel of Judas. It also reveals the influences and influenced of the
Gnostic movements such as Mystery Religions, world Mythologies, alternative
Christianities, Church Fathers, and Occult movements across history, just to
name a few. We also explore the contents of the new release of the
highly-acclaimed 'The Gnostic' magazine.
Astral Guest-- Andrew Phillip Smith, author of 'A
Dictionary of Gnosticism', 'The Gnostics', 'Gnostic Writings on the Soul' and
editor of 'The Gnostic'.....
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--The criteria and painstaking effort Andrew committed in gathering
1700 hundred definitions throughout many years and many trips to the bookstore.....
--The possible meaning to ‘barbarous’ names like Abraxas, Barbelo and
Akamoth.....
--Why the modern Gnostic revival truly began in the 19th
Century with the rise of the Theosophical Society, the Neo-Templar Movement,
Gurdieff and other forerunners.....
--A cultural history of Gnosticism including the latest scholarly findings.....
--How the ruling of the body by Archons, beyond medical magic, might
have been a Gnostic ancient practice of Reike with Archons being actually
chakra centers. Today it’s known as the
Kimetikos.....
--A sneak preview of the ‘The Gnostic’ magazine that is heavily ladled
with Philip K. Dick. It includes
interviews with Colin Wilson, Tessa Dick and April De Conick, as well as
articles on Eternal Return, the sexual habits of the Gnostics, a finally easy
to understand overview of the Pistis Sophia and much more. And it has the usual poetry, fiction and art
that should be included in any Gnostic publication.....
--The various definitions and interpretations of that elusive concept
known as Gnosis.....
--More evidence Gnosticism predates Christianity, from the mouth of
Orthodoxy itself.....
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And much more!!!....
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Just go to http://www.thegodabovegod.com/. The program is broadcast all weekend
long. Listen to it at your convenience.
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I am also including ‘Aeon Byte #131—‘The Gnostic’ magazine, where
Andrew discusses his firstborn child. It
includes his interview and experience with Alan Moore, the gnosis of William
Burroughs & Mark Twain, new revelations on the Gospel of Thomas and the
Bible itself, the many faces of Judas throughout history and a whole galaxy of
other goodies. It also has plenty of
Philip K. Dick. We just can never get
enough Dick!....
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I will leave Aeon Byte #131 all week long for your sinful pleasure.....
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Next week we discuss the Myth of Lilith in all her heretical
aspects. Our guest is Kelley Hunter,
author of ‘Living Lilith: Four
Dimensions of the Cosmic Feinine’.....
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Abraxas....