Category: Gnosis
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Two Gnosticisms
Evola remarks in his essay on Steiner that Theosophy is actually a counterfeit doctrine. That is, the validity is true insofar as it goes, but the practical effect is actually to blunt the true dogma which it vaguely apprehends. Thus, modern “reincarnation” belief actually tends to inhibit the stark clarity which alone makes possible the…
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Exit the Cave
Socrates asks: “How can you determine whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake
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The Philosopher’s Heaven
Man, once awakened to a will to create, wants to bypass the limits of the circles of necessity and master the power residing in Fire. ~ Corpus Hermeticum In Chapter 12 of The Hermetic Tradition, Julius Evola interprets the statement in the Zohar: The visible is the reflection of the invisible to mean Earth is…
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Gnosis, properly so called
What is now called the Christian religion already existed among the ancients, and was not lacking at the very beginnings of the human race. When Christ appeared in the flesh, the true religion already in existence received the name of Christian. ~ Augustine of Hippo Augustine was involved both in Gnosticism and Paganism before his…
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Hero with 1000 Faces
One particular point we have emphasized is the idea of three stages of consciousness. In the first stage, a man or woman accepts things as they are without question or interest. For whatever reason, a man may become dissatisfied and seek for his own explanations. He may have a conversion and adopt a religious faith.…
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The Third Testament
In order of succession, the Gnosis that Jesus revealed to John, James, and Peter after His resurrection reached Clement of Alexandria (about 160-215) and his direct disciples. Due to the persecutions of the third century, and the troubles that arose in the heart of Christianity after it became the State religion, it became imperative to…