Religion
“To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy. ” - Dean William R. Inge
“Five Criticisms of Modern Gnosticism”
Interesting commentary from Jordan Stratford+ and Eckhart Christopher on modern gnosticism.
I am probably profoundly misunderstanding them, but they seem to be saying that Modern gnosticism derives its authority, legitimacy, succession, etc solely from the RCC - the one that Benedict is in charge of now, and John Paul before him, etc. - and that [...]
The Watermelon Hunter
A favorite sufi parable:
The Watermelon Hunter
Once upon a time there was a man who strayed from his own country into the world known as the Land of Fools. He soon saw a number of people flying in terror from a field where they had been trying to reap wheat. “There is a monster in that [...]
They Live Redux
ultimate gnostic movie
Vampires
Interesting:
“Vampires, along with other automata and hell-beings created by the sick fantasies of human invention, swell in the qliphotic regions of the nightside of the Tree of Life. The magician crossing the qliphotic path of Characith (whose kala is cunnilingus) is warned to avoid lingering here too long lest he become an addict and vampire. [...]
Gnosticism & gnostics, witches and witchcraft
One of my pet peeves is the sort of self-inflated way that people who are into Wicca call it “The Craft,” as though Wicca represents some sort of ancient art that mankind has recognized as the one and only “craft” for thousands of years… it’s not that different from Christians who call refer to their [...]
Praise the Demiurge and pass the ammunition
More disturbing news in the same vein as “Battlecry” (see previous post):
The Purpose Driven Life Takers (Part 1)
Imagine: you are a foot soldier in a paramilitary group whose purpose is to remake America as a Christian theocracy, and establish its worldly vision of the dominion of Christ over all aspects of life. You are issued [...]
Paradise Now
Christianity isn’t really a religion; it’s a mind control cult masquerading as a religion.
I’ve been following with great interest many news stories about a new phony grassroots Christian youth movement called “Battle Cry” (not to be confused with “Battlecry,” a white-power heavy metal band whose epynonymous CD is sold on the “Prussian Blue” web site).
“Battlecry” [...]
Let the dead bury their dead
I discovered the Nag Hammadi texts when I was twenty five and they burrowed into my brain and left me unhinged. I have been living with this material for a decade now and always had a strong vision of what it meant to me, which left me feeling isolated.
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With this most recent foray into [...]
Messages from another dimension
Man, it’s like I have an alien infection burrowing its way out of my brain and setting the inside of my cranium on fire. I almost forgot what this feeling was like. I love it.
Why write about gnosticism? Some people theorize that the brain is like a radio which can tune into different frequencies, different [...]
The Gospel of Judas isn’t what it used to be
This isn’t the future I expected. I thought by now I’d either have robot maids and a personal jetpack, or else civilization would have collapsed and I’d be a post-technological strong man living in a marble palace somewhere, ruling over my own private harem, roman emperor-style. Oh well!
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The millenium came and went and here’s [...]
