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The Gospel of St. Thomas is perhaps among the most beautiful and powerful of the Gnostic Scriptures that appear in the Nag Hammadi library. Its great power lies in the fact that it is not encumbered by the literary device of a story-line, but is simply composed of sayings, many of which are left in a quite raw and primitive form, as though simply recording what was said in the power of the moment. Thus, the verses of the Gospel of St. Thomas are left open to a wide range of interpretation, and in doing this the author invites us to entertain an internal dialogue with the Spirit to gain our own insight and understanding of the Gospel. This quality, in and of itself, makes this Gospel ...
The astonishing success of Dan Brown's bestselling book, The Da Vinci Code, and the radical overreaction to it by orthodox and fundamental forms of Christianity is revealing; obviously its subject strikes a powerful chord in our psyche. Although Brown's work is fictional, the subject of a sacred relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene, the inclusion of the Sacred Feminine, and the mystery of the Holy Grail all touch a deep part of us—a place that intuits a greater and archetypal truth. Whether knowingly or unknowingly, when Dan Brown writes about secret societies preserving the inner and mystical tradition of original Christianity, and of secret knowledge being passed down ...
The term Gnosticism covers a broad spectrum of spiritual beliefs and practices, as well as the mystery schools that taught them. The teachings and practice of Gnosticism range from pre-Christian pagan forms of Gnostic thought to those that may rightly be called Gnostic Christianity, which represent the deeper spiritual and mystical currents of the original Christian movement. Within Gnosticism we find diverse spiritual influences, from those of the ancient mystery traditions of Egypt, Greece, and Mesopotamia, to those of Jewish mysticism and the Essences, and some would even include influences of Hinduism and Buddhism from the East. Yet, there is one principle that weaves all of these ...
Many people write and ask me what I think about events in the world today and the times in which we are living, and specifically, they inquire into the into the Gnostic view of world events and the teachings of Gnosticism on the second coming of Christ; hence, the view Gnostics hold of the Book of Revelation. If we look into the wisdom traditions of the world, we will find that many prophets and sages have spoken about the times in which we are living—both indicating the great challenges of our times and the spiritual hope that is in them. The same is true of Christian Gnosticism. Gnostic adepts and masters speak of these times as a crossroads for humanity, and perhaps even ...
