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• Why not you?
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Introduction:
Gnosis is not a scientific knowledge – it is not about books or laboratories or facts. When we think of the word “knowledge”, a huge list of connotations and associations come to mind. “That person is very knowledgeable”, we might say of a professor of literature or someone who has a PhD. The Greek word for this familiar type of knowledge is not gnosis – it is episteme (literally “science”, though often translated as “knowledge” in the scientific and “book knowledge” sense).
Gnosis, on the other hand, is a completely different type of knowing – it is a knowing that permeates the very core of us. It is not based on “theory” or “proof”, both of which change as new “facts” replace old ones and are just as impermanent as the last. When we “plug in” to Gnosis, we access something that is primordial, something that has existed before “existence” itself (I refer to physical creation here) – we access a truth that does not change or waver, the very core of our eternal being. It cannot be measured by intellect. It cannot be summed up in words. It can only be known in the gnostic sense. - from this post (http://forums.abrahadabra.com/showpost.php?p=19184&postcount=1) (fy)
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Internet Resources...
• A Glossary of Gnostic Terms (http://www.gnosticq.com/az.text/glos.af.html) | As the title implies. (dev)
• Apostolic Johannite Church (http://www.johannite.org) | A esoteric Gnostic Christian communion with Apostolic Succession. (fy)
• Ecclesia Gnostica (http://www.gnosis.org/eghome.htm) | Upholding the Gnostic tradition and administering the holy sacraments to those of God's people who are attracted to the altars of Gnosis. (fy)
• Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum (http://www.gnosticsanctuary.org) | The Church of Gnosis. (fy)
• Gnosis Archive, The (http://www.gnosis.org/) | Offers a vast collection of primary texts and resources relating to Gnosticism and the Gnostic Tradition, both ancient and modern. (fy)
• Gnostic Jesus (http://www.lumen.org/]Gnosis Magazine[/[/URL] | A journal of the Western Inner Traditions. (fy)
• [URL="http://www.gnostic-jesus.com/gnosticglossary.html) | Gnosticism is exciting and beautiful, but without a solid foundation of the basic terms and concepts, it is very easy to become lost. (dev)
• Gnostic Lexicon on AF (http://forums.abrahadabra.com/showthread.php?t=2224) | AF's own thread on Gnostic terminology. (dev)
• Gnostic Terms (http://www.geocities.com/pmcvflag/lexicon.html) | Another glossary of Gnostic terms. (dev)
• Gnostic Viewpoint, The (http://www.gnosis.org/gnosticview.htm) | Essays on Modern Gnosticism. (fy)
• Nag Hammadi Library Online (http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html) | A collection of thirteen ancient codices containing over fifty texts, was discovered in upper Egypt in 1945. (fy)
• Palm Tree Garden Gnostic Forum (http://www.palmtreegarden.org/forum/index.php) | A Gnostic Community on the Web. (fy)
• Wikipedia 1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism) | Wiki on Gnosticism. (m1)
• Wikipedia 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism#Important_terms_and_concepts) | Wiki on important Gnostic terms. (dev)
• Wikipedia 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gnostic_terms) | Wiki on a list of Gnostic terms. (dev)
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Downloadable pdf's and e-books/texts...
• Gnostic Catechism (http://www.gnosis.org/ecclesia/catechism.htm) | Lessons by Stephan A. Hoeller. (fy)
• Nag Hammadi Library - index (http://www.gnosis.org/ecclesia/catechism.htm) | Alphabetical index of texts of the Nag Hammadi Library. (dev)
• What Is A Gnostic? (http://www.gnosis.org/whatisgnostic.htm) | Essay by Stephan A. Hoeller. (fy)
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Recommended Books...
• Beyond Belief by Elaine Pagels | Offers a profound framework with which to examine Christian history and contemporary Christian faith. (fy)
• Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick | A study of the seemingly random patterns that characterize many natural phenomena. (nc)
• Gnostic Bible, The by Willis Barnstone and Marvin Meyer | A comprehensive collection of Gnostic materials ever gathered in one volume.. (fy)
• Gnostic Gospels, The by Elaine Pagels | The author suggests in this book that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon. (fy)
• Gnosticism: New Light On The Ancient Tradition Of Inner Knowing by Stephan A Hoeller (Bishop of EG) | This authoritative introduction reveals Gnosticism as the indigenous mystical tradition of the West and considers its message to Judeo-Christianity in the twenty-first century. (fy)
• Gnostic Scriptures, The by Bentley Layton | An indispensable book for the understanding of Gnosis and Gnosticism. (fy)
• Nag Hammadi Library, The by James M. Robinson | This revised, expanded, and updated edition of The Nag Hammadi Library is the only complete, one-volume, modern language version of the renowned library of fourth-century manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945. (fy)
• Nag Hammadi Scriptures by Willis Barnstone and Marvin Meyer | This is the most complete, up–to–date, one–volume, English–language edition of the renowned library of fourth–century Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945. (fy)
• Origin Of Satan, The by Elaine Pagels | Tracing the relationship between the embattled members of a breakaway JEwish sect and the myth they invoked to explain their persecution. (fy)
These three books of fiction are part of a trilogy that deals extensively with Gnosticism:
• Valis by Philip K. Dick | The first part of the trilogy is about a fool's search for God, who turns out to be a virus, a joke, and a mental hologram transmitted from an orbiting satellite. (fy)
• Divine Invasion, The by Philip K. Dick | In the second part of the trilogy P.K. Dick asks: What if God - or a being called Yah - were alive and in exile on a distant planet? How could a second coming succeed against the high technology and finely tuned rationalized evil of the modern police state? (fy)
• Transmigration of Timothy Archer, The by Philip K. Dick | In the final part of the trilogy we follow an urbane Episcopal bishop that is haunted by the suicides of his son and mistress, and driven by them into a bizarre quest for the identity of Christ. (fy)
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§ Resource Contributors §
• deviadah (dev)
• Frater Yechidah (fy)
• m1thr0s (m1)
• NaomiChan (nc)
• Why not you?
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Introduction:
Gnosis is not a scientific knowledge – it is not about books or laboratories or facts. When we think of the word “knowledge”, a huge list of connotations and associations come to mind. “That person is very knowledgeable”, we might say of a professor of literature or someone who has a PhD. The Greek word for this familiar type of knowledge is not gnosis – it is episteme (literally “science”, though often translated as “knowledge” in the scientific and “book knowledge” sense).
Gnosis, on the other hand, is a completely different type of knowing – it is a knowing that permeates the very core of us. It is not based on “theory” or “proof”, both of which change as new “facts” replace old ones and are just as impermanent as the last. When we “plug in” to Gnosis, we access something that is primordial, something that has existed before “existence” itself (I refer to physical creation here) – we access a truth that does not change or waver, the very core of our eternal being. It cannot be measured by intellect. It cannot be summed up in words. It can only be known in the gnostic sense. - from this post (http://forums.abrahadabra.com/showpost.php?p=19184&postcount=1) (fy)
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Internet Resources...
• A Glossary of Gnostic Terms (http://www.gnosticq.com/az.text/glos.af.html) | As the title implies. (dev)
• Apostolic Johannite Church (http://www.johannite.org) | A esoteric Gnostic Christian communion with Apostolic Succession. (fy)
• Ecclesia Gnostica (http://www.gnosis.org/eghome.htm) | Upholding the Gnostic tradition and administering the holy sacraments to those of God's people who are attracted to the altars of Gnosis. (fy)
• Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum (http://www.gnosticsanctuary.org) | The Church of Gnosis. (fy)
• Gnosis Archive, The (http://www.gnosis.org/) | Offers a vast collection of primary texts and resources relating to Gnosticism and the Gnostic Tradition, both ancient and modern. (fy)
• Gnostic Jesus (http://www.lumen.org/]Gnosis Magazine[/[/URL] | A journal of the Western Inner Traditions. (fy)
• [URL="http://www.gnostic-jesus.com/gnosticglossary.html) | Gnosticism is exciting and beautiful, but without a solid foundation of the basic terms and concepts, it is very easy to become lost. (dev)
• Gnostic Lexicon on AF (http://forums.abrahadabra.com/showthread.php?t=2224) | AF's own thread on Gnostic terminology. (dev)
• Gnostic Terms (http://www.geocities.com/pmcvflag/lexicon.html) | Another glossary of Gnostic terms. (dev)
• Gnostic Viewpoint, The (http://www.gnosis.org/gnosticview.htm) | Essays on Modern Gnosticism. (fy)
• Nag Hammadi Library Online (http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html) | A collection of thirteen ancient codices containing over fifty texts, was discovered in upper Egypt in 1945. (fy)
• Palm Tree Garden Gnostic Forum (http://www.palmtreegarden.org/forum/index.php) | A Gnostic Community on the Web. (fy)
• Wikipedia 1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism) | Wiki on Gnosticism. (m1)
• Wikipedia 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism#Important_terms_and_concepts) | Wiki on important Gnostic terms. (dev)
• Wikipedia 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gnostic_terms) | Wiki on a list of Gnostic terms. (dev)
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Downloadable pdf's and e-books/texts...
• Gnostic Catechism (http://www.gnosis.org/ecclesia/catechism.htm) | Lessons by Stephan A. Hoeller. (fy)
• Nag Hammadi Library - index (http://www.gnosis.org/ecclesia/catechism.htm) | Alphabetical index of texts of the Nag Hammadi Library. (dev)
• What Is A Gnostic? (http://www.gnosis.org/whatisgnostic.htm) | Essay by Stephan A. Hoeller. (fy)
http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Recommended Books...
• Beyond Belief by Elaine Pagels | Offers a profound framework with which to examine Christian history and contemporary Christian faith. (fy)
• Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick | A study of the seemingly random patterns that characterize many natural phenomena. (nc)
• Gnostic Bible, The by Willis Barnstone and Marvin Meyer | A comprehensive collection of Gnostic materials ever gathered in one volume.. (fy)
• Gnostic Gospels, The by Elaine Pagels | The author suggests in this book that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon. (fy)
• Gnosticism: New Light On The Ancient Tradition Of Inner Knowing by Stephan A Hoeller (Bishop of EG) | This authoritative introduction reveals Gnosticism as the indigenous mystical tradition of the West and considers its message to Judeo-Christianity in the twenty-first century. (fy)
• Gnostic Scriptures, The by Bentley Layton | An indispensable book for the understanding of Gnosis and Gnosticism. (fy)
• Nag Hammadi Library, The by James M. Robinson | This revised, expanded, and updated edition of The Nag Hammadi Library is the only complete, one-volume, modern language version of the renowned library of fourth-century manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945. (fy)
• Nag Hammadi Scriptures by Willis Barnstone and Marvin Meyer | This is the most complete, up–to–date, one–volume, English–language edition of the renowned library of fourth–century Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945. (fy)
• Origin Of Satan, The by Elaine Pagels | Tracing the relationship between the embattled members of a breakaway JEwish sect and the myth they invoked to explain their persecution. (fy)
These three books of fiction are part of a trilogy that deals extensively with Gnosticism:
• Valis by Philip K. Dick | The first part of the trilogy is about a fool's search for God, who turns out to be a virus, a joke, and a mental hologram transmitted from an orbiting satellite. (fy)
• Divine Invasion, The by Philip K. Dick | In the second part of the trilogy P.K. Dick asks: What if God - or a being called Yah - were alive and in exile on a distant planet? How could a second coming succeed against the high technology and finely tuned rationalized evil of the modern police state? (fy)
• Transmigration of Timothy Archer, The by Philip K. Dick | In the final part of the trilogy we follow an urbane Episcopal bishop that is haunted by the suicides of his son and mistress, and driven by them into a bizarre quest for the identity of Christ. (fy)
Under Construction...
note: contributions to this resource sticky are strongly encouraged.
you can post suggested resources here and we'll bump them up or contact us.
m1thr0s