Rev Max Interview by Tim Boucher

January 7, 2006

Rev Max (a pseudonym) is the deranged mind behind Enemies.com, the weird art website which first exposed me to gnostic myths and symbols in the late 1990’s. I didn’t actually get really into gnostic thought until several years later, but…

National Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature

November 14, 2004

"…an excellent example of the extent to which Gnosticism has infused the public domain…the Gnostic Friends Network… contains some astounding artwork by “Rev Max,” the Reverend Maximus Illuminatus. On this website are… original, graphic, powerful, sexually explicit and often shocking…

The Independent

March 18, 2004

"The Gnostic Friends Network is a virulent anti-Christian outpouring, headlined Jesus Says Love Your Enemies. It takes the Gnostic belief that this world was the work of the Devil and turns it into a charter for Devil-worshipping that has the…

ART? Alternatives Issue #9

February 1, 2000

Back in 1994, one man began having startling realizations about "the very foundations of [his] being." He… discovered several texts describing gnosticism, one of the three main branches of primitive Christianity. "Somehow, these ancient Christian heretics had already discovered and…

Rapport-synthèse sur les aspects culturels des inforoutes

March 22, 1998

"Certains n’hésitent pas à parler de la bête et du mal. Pour avoir une idée du phénomène (très répandu) que nous évoquons, il suffit de visiter par exemple le site http://www.enemies.com." - Jacques Dufresne and Josette Lanteigne, "Rapport-synthèse sur les…