Category: Gnostic Community

  • Can We Still Say ‘God’?

    Can We Still Say ‘God’?

    All that we are is the result of all that we have thought. – Siddhartha Gautama In the last book of the New Testament, The Revelation, we read that the Alpha and Omega are One; origin (arche) and end (telos) are linked, and it is not possible to understand the destiny of things if one…

  • Gnosis vs Gnosticism

    Gnosis vs Gnosticism

    There is much misunderstanding in the minds of the students of truth as to what is really meant by the word Gnosis. The word itself is a Greek word meaning knowledge, but it does not simply refer to the popular view or the assimilation of a lot of facts and figures. Gnosis refers to the deep inner…

  • True Light of Christ

    True Light of Christ

    True religion is based upon the premise that Truth, or the way of life as it really is, cannot be understood by a materialistic approach to life. Questions arising with regard to the materialistic approach and the true spiritual approach differ enormously because organised religion fits its tenets into crystallised ideas on life and being…

  • What in the World is a Gnostic?

    What in the World is a Gnostic?

    Are we witnessing a rediscovery of Gnosticism? To judge from the burgeoning new literature and the increased use of the terms “gnosis” and “Gnosticism” in popular publications, the answer would seem to be yes. Only twenty-five years ago, when one used the word “Gnostic,” it was very likely to be misunderstood as “agnostic,” and thus…

  • Raymond Abellio: A Modern Day Cathar?

    Raymond Abellio: A Modern Day Cathar?

    Déodat Roche may not be the only modern Cathar. Another candidate put forward for such a distinction is ‘Raymond Abellio’. Raymond Abellio is the pseudonym of French writer and political activist Georges Soulès. Already, in his choice of nom de plume, there is a direct reference to the solar deity of the Pyrenees, often linked…