gnostic esoterica

[David Morris]

I never studied Gnosticism.  It always seemed to be negating, but then so
does Zen.  Nothing is real.  The common thread is that our shared
fallen/illusory state is transcendable.  A return is possible via
disciplined practice.  The return is to experience our source, gnosis,
consciousness.  We are not primarily physical beings.  That illusion is our
fallen state.

All religions have their mystical paths, probably always discovered by
accident by real devotees.  Sufism, Kaballaism, Mystical Christianism, all
sorts of Budism, Hinduism, and Shamanism.  My list is too short.  Their
common thread is personal transcendent experience, not dogma.

David Morris


On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 7:25 PM L E Bryan <lebryan at sonic.net> wrote:

> Ah yes. The good old days of 20 years ago when Pagel’s "The Gnostics” came
> out. About the same time William Irwin Thompson’s “the Edge of History”
> came out. It was in the latter I first came across the demiurge,
> Ialdabaoth. Hadn’t thought about old Iald in years. The book is still
> available on Amazon. I wonder if I would still be impressed with his
> eruditeness.
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> Lawrence
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