Tag: gnosticism
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Usher Unveiled: Poe and the Metaphysic of Gnosticism
from eapoe.org: It has long been a critical paradox that Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be outside the mainstream of American literature, while he is known internationally as the author of the most famous short tale in thee tradition, “The Fall of the House of Usher.” The most damaging charge against Poe is surely…
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The Curious Case of Jesus’s Wife
from TheAtlantic.com: For six days in September 2012, some 300 participants came together at Sapienza University, in Rome, for the 10th International Congress of Coptic Studies. Among those presenting was Karen L. King. The author of five books, King is a highly respected specialist in early Christianity whose work focuses on a group of Christians…
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C. G. Jung and the Alchemical Renewal
from gnosis.org: The lovely little town of Knittlingen, near the Black Forrest in West Germany, is noted far-and-wide as the original residence of the famed Dr. Johannes Faustus. A plaque in the small but exquisite museum devoted to the facts and legends concerning Dr. Faust tells us that, although alchemy has often been considered a…
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Gnosticism is Satan’s Tool
Marcos from Brazil offers enlightened perspective on Gnosticism in article and podcast – good stuff! A description of ancient philosophy in Makow article shows tradition goes beyond simple Christian heresy circa 200 AD: “Gnosticism doesn’t recognize sin or the need for salvation…it substitutes salvation with an awakening of spiritual powers and a transcendence from the…
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‘The Nicolaitans: Ground Zero for the Anti-Christ’
Was true Christianity co-opted by a heresy early in the Christian Era? An evocative ten minute video, “The Nicolaitans: Ground Zero for the Anti-Christ,” hits close to home as all believers need to be on their toes and their faith examined. Did a gnostic heresy replace Christ with their idol Apollo? You Tube provided summary: …