Gnosticism is a school of thought originally developed in the ancient pagan world and championed by philosophers like Pythagoras

“Gnosticism is a school of thought originally developed in the ancient pagan world and championed by philosophers like Pythagoras, and later instrumental in the development of early Christianity, in which an initiate can attain a Gnosis – or direct knowledge of the divine. In fact, the word “Gnosis” means “knowledge” in Greek, and it was a divine knowledge that could be achieved through the study of nature, personal initiation, and divine revelation. (more…)

The connection between Freemasonry and the Gnostic schools is often overlooked

“Masonic historians are quick to point out some of the connections between Freemasonry and the cathedral builders, the Knights Templar, the Royal Society, Hermetic tradition, alchemists and Qabalaists, however the connection between Freemasonry and the Gnostic schools is often overlooked- even though it is perhaps the most prevalent.” – Timothy Hogan

The Fake 2,000 Year Old Media Battle

“In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell

When I look at the current state of media madness to what has been labeled fake media, it takes me back over 2,000 years in history to the original information battle that was waged between the Catholic Church and the various Gnostics sects of the day. The Church are who we can call the first leaders of a global mainstream media, and the Gnostics would be the true originators of alternative media. (more…)

Gnosis is a knowledge that sends one to the Inferno of matter

“Gnosis is a knowledge that sends one to the Inferno of matter and the Purgatory of morals to arrive at the spiritual Paradise.” – Gilles Quispel – Gnosticism from its Origins to the Middle Ages

Jung’s “first love” among esoteric systems was Gnosticism

“Jung’s “first love” among esoteric systems was Gnosticism. From the earliest days of his scientific career until the time of his death, his dedication to the subject of Gnosticism was relentless.

As early as August, 1912, Jung intimated in a letter to Freud that he had an intuition that the essentially feminine-toned archaic wisdom of the Gnostics, symbolically called Sophia, was destined to re-enter modern Western culture by way of depth-psychology.

Subsequently, he stated to Barbara Hannah that when he discovered the writings of the ancient Gnostics, “I felt as if I had at last found a circle of friends who understood me.”

By Stephan A. Hoeller – Gnosis: A Journal of Western Inner Traditions (Vol. 8, Summer 1988)