The Gnostic Page at What? Magazine

"Had Alexandria triumphed and not Rome, the extravagant and muddled stories that I have summarized here would be coherent, majestic, and perfectly ordinary."

             - Jorge Luis Borges, on the Gnostics

 

 

CONTENTS

Introduction to Gnosticism

Controversial Viewpoints

Mary Magdalene

Feminine Divine/Shekinah

 

 

 


Introduction to Gnosticism

From Jesus to Christ: the story of the storytellers - From "The Gnostic Gospels" by Elaine Pagels, brought to you by WGBH in Boston.

The Gnostic Worldview - By Dr. Stephan A. Hoeller (author of Jung and the Lost Gospels).

Original Translations of the New Testament - Translated from the Aramaic Texts. "Let he who has ears, hear."

"Jesus Christ spoke Ancient Aramaic, the language in which the first disciples and apostles preached the Gospel and the scribes recorded the New Testament. The Scriptures have been preserved in the sacred, scribal language since the Apostolic Age."

More Aramaic resources can be found here.

What is a Gnostic? - By Dr. Stephan A. Hoeller.

The Kingdom Within - The Gospel of Thomas translated by Stephen Patterson and Marvin Meyer. Many believe "Thomas" to be the original sayings of Jesus, possibly the Q-source that the books of Mark, Luke and Matthew were based upon.

Jesus said, "If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you."

The Gnostic Society Library has the complete Gnostic texts, including the Nag Hammadi on-line.

Valentinus and the Valentinians - "Saint Valentine" was a Christian mystic and Gnostic. His teacher, Theudas, was a disciple of St. Paul himself and was taught the "hidden wisdom of Christ."

The Four Truths in Light of the Imamate (Mohammed) - The Gnosis of Islam. By Jamshid.

The International Association of Sufism - Gnosis as found in the teachings of Mohammed.

 


Controversial Viewpoints

Gnostic Friends Network - An extremely honest page that exposes the lies espoused by the un-enlightened. Not for the faint of heart!

Does God Love You? - Absolutely not! A revealing message brought to you by the Gamenists.

Gnosticism as Anti-Religion - The Negative Old Testament God.

Dual Nature - The "Antichrist" is really the Saviour, and "God" a hideous alien creature bent on destroying the world through nuclear annihilation. A modern gnostic myth inspired by C.G. Jung and Peter Gabriel. By Zoharet Sophia.

Christ and the Kundalini - "Contrary to popular Christian dogma, Christ did teach about Karma, reincarnation, self-realisation and the Divine Feminine as Holy Ghost -- God the Mother. " Brought to you by Knowledge of Reality Magazine.

Kundalini and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit - We must let in the power of the Holy Spirit. By Dr. Beulah Mary Omar.

What Does the 2nd Coming of Christ Really Mean - How hate-mongers like Pat Robertson and Hal Lindsay have twisted the Revelation of Saint John.

 

 


Mary Magdalene

The Gospel According to Mary a "missing" book of the New Testament, written by Mary Magdalene.

Mary Magdalene: Author of the Fourth Gospel? This article makes a case for ascribing authorship of the Fourth Gospel (the Gospel of John) in the New Testament to Mary Magdalene.

Mary of Magdala: Goddess in the Gospels? Brought to you by the Order of Magdala. Articles on this page include: "Mary Magdalene Meets Tiberius," and "Magdalene was a Christian leader, not a repentant prostitute."

 


Feminine Divine/Shekinah

The Many Faces of the Feminine Divine - A panel discussion held in Bangor, Maine. Learn about the Feminine Divine in faiths ranging from Judaism to Paganism.

In Praise of Wisdom - From The Book of Wisdom which was CENSORED from certain versions of the Bible. (It can still be found in some of them - it is in between the "Song of Solomon" and "Ecclesiastes").

The Thunder, Perfect Mind - The treatise in its entirety, from the Nag Hammadi.

"I was sent forth from the power and I have come to you who reflect upon me, and I have been found among those who seek after me. Look upon me, you who see who I am, and you hearers, listen to me. You who are waiting for me, take me to yourselves; do not banish me from your sight; Do not speak disrespectfully of me, nor listen to those who dishonor me. Do not be ignorant of me anywhere, or at any time. Be on your guard! Do not ignore me!"

Genesis of Eden - Realizing feminine Wisdom, manifesting the Tree of Life, and invoking the Shekinah to bring about Peace on Earth.


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