Pre-BtZ Read Reading

[Steven Koteff]

Still got a precious few weeks before the Beyond the Zero read. 

For the sake of conversational Duraflame, what would you personally recommend someone read in advance of reading GR (for the first, sixth, nth time)? Any reasoning welcome. 

I plan on reading the whole thing again. Will be my second GR read and third BtZ read. I just started The Gnostic Religions, which I aim to finish before picking up. Only 30 pages in. Seems like a great choice before any read of GR though wouldn't say it's necessary before the first read. Most of me thinks I should finally read V. -
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