Part i ancient and medieval sources the occult db 15 9152014. The gnostic goddess, female power, and the fallen sophia 2010 max dashu 2 the gnostic approach to christianity had a strong pagan tinge. The esoteric christian doctrine by jean bricaud tau jean, 1907. Echoes from the gnosis the gnosis of the mind is written by g. It is well known that for a few centuries there existed alongside the catholic christian tradition various heretical groups categorized as gnostic. These prayers, rites, rituals and devotions are for the independent gnostic practitioner.
The connection of this rite with the theosophical society. This table of contents is linked to each chapter, just click a heading and go. Esoteric christianity is an ensemble of christian theology which proposes that some spiritual. The historical roots of the present day quimbanda religious tradition are distinctly african. Gnostic theurgy page 4 the gnostic teachings were central to the esoteric schools of all traditions.
In point of fact, youre truer to the spirit of the original gnostic groups if you attend a mainstream christian church and practice gnostic prayer and ritual as a parallel. In 19, someone wrote about a gnostic mass, which, in many ways, resembles the structure of the roman catholic church, however, it ends there. Gnostic goddess, female power, and the fallen sophia. Apr 20, 2020 echoes from the gnosis the gnosis of the mind is written by g. Rites, rituals, prayers and devotions for the solitary modern gnostic. Initiation is a ceremony, usually a group action, in which secret knowledge is transmitted to an aspirant which will produce great changes in him. The gnostic holy eucharist may look similar to a catholic mass with an offering of bread and wine yet the words that compose the liturgy are from the gnostic gospels. Books samael aun weor gnostic sacred spiritual esoteric. These rituals make interesting reading whether viewed as a genuine occult rite or but one of many in the quasimasonic ilk. By using the master keys provided in the gnostic and esoteric traditions and correlating these with modern research, the institute for gnostic studies can offer you techniques and theories which will change the way you experience yourself and the world forever. Theseinclude what are termed the kabbalistic tradition, the mystery school tradition, the gnostic tradition, the brotherhoods tradition, the. More importantly perhaps, the gnostics actually left coded rituals, meditations and exercises in their myths that could induce altered states of.
Pdf the concept of rebirth as the christ and the initiatory rituals. A manual for the gnostic the gnostic catholic apostolic. Accordingly, it is important to realise the difference between the representational letter and the thing that is represented, between the essence and the form. Occult medicine and practical magic samael aun weor 2 foreword to the reader this book which you have in your hands, entitled treatise on occult medicine and practical magic, has been delivered as a 19771978 christmas message. There is really not much information on gnostic rituals nor their organizational structure, or practices. Her e jesus is advocating a gnostic form of private meditation instead of the public rituals of orthodox judaism. Books pdf samael aun weor gnosis spirituality occultism esotericism kabbalah alchemy, krishnamurti blavatsky rumi hermes ouspensky gurdjieff edward. We believe that the desire to know divine lawsthat is natural, universal, and spiritual lawswill eventually supplant the need just to believe in god or the divine. The acts of john, acts of thomas, the gospel of philip and the book of the great logos. Ritual, magic, theurgy and liturgy in nag hammadi, manichaean.
Today rosicrucians perpetuate the western esoteric initiatic tradition. Occult medicine and practical magic samael aun weor. It was at the epoch of the gnostic and manichaean heresies that the tarot must. Pdf in this article i begin with an outline of the connection between. Mead the first modern scholar of gnostic tradition. The ritual is a celebration of the principles of thelema, which means a deeper understanding of ones true self and ones true will. Gnostic, gnosis, biblical, gospel, enoch, jesus online esoteric library note. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
The works are a combination of translations and interpretations of ancient gnostic writings. Jul 09, 2009 a devoted student of the western mystery traditions, greg is a firm believer in the masonic connections to the hermetic traditions of antiquity, its evolution through the ages and into its present configuration as the antecedent to all contemporary esoteric and occult traditions. Suck like an egyptian the holy grail of the christian. The word magic is derived from the ancient word magos one of the members of the learned and priestly class. The text explicitly says that the light veils and protects the partners joined in sacred sexual union. When an initiation is real, is true, it is a turning point in the aspirants life. Books samael aun weor gnostic sacred spiritual esoteric occult. While such practices are an important part of experiencing esotericism, a word of caution is certainly due.
This is in striking contrast to the new testament gospels, which contain innumerable historical facts about jesus life, ministry, and words. Most early christians did not learn the esoteric secret teachings. Gnostic reflections in freemasonry freemason information. Gnostics sought wisdom and knowledge from varied sources. The disdain for the jewish law is also clearly found in the letters of paul. The ritual involves light, and kundalini is also associated with a soft blaze of milkwhite light that produces an electrical surge of ecstasy up the spine. The seed sperma was the means by which gnosis is transferred through time.
Ancient gnostics used to call him ialdabaoth which means son of. He likes the pain suffered by all his living beings, the torture, the suffering. In the bible they are called the nephilim, the sons of god, sons of abraham, and sons of noah who are the original phoenician hebrews and israelites that created the esoteric gnostic literature masterpieces known as the old and new testament bibles. The gnostic gospels are not historical accounts of jesus life but instead are largely esoteric sayings, shrouded in mystery, leaving out historical details such as names, places, and events. What the gnostic pentagram ritual sounds like the blog. It can be seen in many forms and using many symbol systems. The alien powers do not see those who are clothed in the perfect light, and so they. Each visualization is assisted by a vibration of one of the vowels sounds i, e, a, o, u. Christian eucharist founded in ancient semendrinking rites. The gnostic doctor studies the human being and the plant in their triple aspect of body, soul and spirit. The translation was made from a french copy printed in 1948 at nice, france by les cahiers astrologiques. The esoteric christian doctrine the french gnostic tradition. Whether cagliostro was a charlatan or not seems to be a moot question, but the following ritual has much of interest.
In the hellenistic world, mystical referred to secret religious rituals. The end of the ritual culminates in the consummation of the eucharist, which is a glass of wine and the host called a cake of light, after which the congregate proclaims, there is no part of me that is not of the gods. Herein, one will find prayers of blessing, consecration, thanksgiving, healing and more, as well as a complete collection of sacramental rites for individual practice. A more accurate translation of sexual magic would be sexual priesthood.
The dualism of the cathar religion by robert ambelain the great seal of the gnostic church. Initiation into the order of the gnostics gnostic warrior. There is a strong dualistic emphasis in the gnostic traditions. Even though separated by time, space and cultural forms, they were linked together by a common wisdom, a nexus which spans time and space to form a lineage of oral and written teaching which continue to this day. As a sacred fountain of mystical emotion, from whence flows the purest torrent of love. The banishing ritual being demonstrated here is the classic or standard gnostic pentagram ritual gpr. Meyer notes, in addition to jewish sacred literature, christian documents, and grecoroman.
This is the full version which means that it includes the middle pillar or axis of five vowel sounds, then four pentagrams traditionally the operator turns anticlockwise to each direction to draw these, usually one point uppermost, then the middle pillar again. We have our esoteric practices, special exercises for the development of the latent powers in the human being. We at the gnostic apostolic church have felt for many years that there is a great need for. Feb 23, 2016 demonstration of the gnostic pentagram ritual, written by peter j. Yarker was a internationally famous, mason, ts member. Esoteric orders and their work our lady is god, the lord is satan. Sexual magic refers to an ancient science that has been known and protected by the purest, most spiritually advanced human beings, whose purpose and goal is the harnessing and perfection of our sexual forces. The gnostic pentagram ritual begins with a visualization of radiance in five areas of the body. The means of giving or receiving spiritual initiation takes many forms.
The gnostic doctor treats plants the same way he treats human beings. This is what the secret rituals and mysteries in many societies are intended to aid in this process of gnosis and self initiation. The below books are nearly all pdf files requiring the use of acrobat reader. Let us light the flame of divine sweetness, in which the master silently. Our gnostic church has its sacraments, rituals, and its convent life. Esoteric practice is meant to convey those arcane activities and techniques such as meditation, skrying, and invocation which are described by much of the esoteric literature. Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the western mystery tradition, is a term under which scholars have categorised a wide range of loosely related ideas and movements which have developed within western society. Their symbols are the serpent, the bull, the ram and horns hippocampus or ammons horn. This is core gnostic teaching, stated in such a way as to refute judeochristian beliefs on survival after death, beliefs held precious to millions of people today, but considered by gnostics as delusional notions insinuated in our minds by the alien force, the archons. All are facets of the bridal chamber, which embodies the complete initiation. With that said, a legitimate secret society, order or wise teacher can help you on the journey to self initiation. Once initiated, the aspirant will never be the same again. We assume, therefore, that belief will one day give way to knowledge.
This message was proofed by the author, who later added many formulae of high magic. Christian eucharist founded in ancient semendrinking rites while there is no evidence that the historical jesus, himself, ever advocated the use of semen in either the last supper or otherwise in religious ritual, yet there is intriguing evidence that some of the most ancient christian sects, known as gnostic christians. Through it we are led step by step to the purpose of our earthly lives union with the divine for at its climax the faithful are made one with god and each other by receiving the body and blood of christ under. Our goal with the order of the gnostics is to help you make this a reality. Some of the earlier gnostic traditions also included initiations and other mystical rituals. Expeditionary by kevin macleod is licensed under a creative commons attrib. The esoteric christian doctrine the french gnostic. The occult forces of sex and sexual union of souls. Purchase a manual for the gnostic is a comprehensive resource on the creeds, doctrines, and sacraments of the french gnostic church, including rare historical texts which have never before been translated and compiled. Gnosticism, the key to esoteric christianity pdf 2015 halvgaard t. The gnostic valentinus paired the primal father, the word, with mother of the all, who was grace, silence, womb. Almost all of the gnostic texts were destroyed over the years to suppress the movement.
Pdf this paper discusses recent archeological and historical findings regarding the origins. Kundalini and the alien force gnostic and tantric practices. Gnostic esoteric ritual first degree liturgical agenda. The ancient image language of myth, art and dreams and the hidden passiona novel of the gnostic christ based on the nag. The female represents, the maternal which is passive and procreative, the union of the two is the subjective mans universal soul. The gnostic labyrinth of initiation gnostic warrior. The cathar book of john the evangelist the questions of john. There are many traditions and explanations of how this occurred, it has always been the secret teaching of esoteric and occult orders. Its symbolic teachings were transmitted in secret and by a method of initiation and allegory which was directly copied from the. A manual for the gnostic the gnostic catholic apostolic church. Rituals gnostic sanctuary ecclesia gnostica mysteriorum. Demonstration of the gnostic pentagram ritual, written by peter j.
Books books of samael aun weor, gnostic, esoteric, spiritual and sacred ebooks pdf samael aun weor books and lectures on gnosis. Nov, 20 astral guestlaurence caruana, author of enter through the image. All these are five aspects of a complete initiation, rather than five separate, unrelated mysteries. Initiations may happen through ritual, touch, glance, lectures, chants, speaking with a teacher, a class, or through sitting in meditation by oneself using a mantra or chant given by a teacher for the purpose of actualizing an initiation, or through sitting in the presence. Included are instructions for finding ones patron, guiding, and teaching angels, rituals of spiritual protection, and techniques for enhancing the feeling of gods presence in ones life. The whole reason we humans have sex is for this union and not purely for the pleasure of the act, but for the. The gnostic handbook is one application, one representational system for the ancient gnosis. One of the rituals was known as t he mistress of the labyrinth which was said to be the phoenician and greek view a gnostic prison of the soul is which the initiate has to battle the dreaded minotaur in order to find their ways out of the massive maze.
The connection of this rite with the theosophical society goes back to madame blavatsky who was personally initiated into the memphismisraim rite by john yarker in 1877. True spiritual initiation causes a profound shift in ones perceptions and awareness of what is true. While there is no evidence that the historical jesus, himself, ever advocated the use of semen in either the last supper or otherwise in religious ritual, yet there is intriguing evidence that some of the most ancient christian sects, known as gnostic christians, that predated. Interrogatio iohannis the questions of john this is one of the most important extant cathar scriptures and a major addition to the apocryphal johannine literature. Doctrines, prayers, and practices of the christian esoteric tradition 1st edition. These various groups emphasised personal spiritual knowledge over orthodox teachings, traditions, and ecclesiastical authority. Yes, the gnostics practiced sex rituals get over it. Blavatsky and in 1906 he published the first volume of eleven in the series echoes from the gnosis.
The esoteric school and the spiritual teachers of gnosis. Times have changed, and so the esoteric school of the gnostic movement was public and in the open, even though it had both its public and its inner, esoteric aspect. Before and even after the african diaspora, the present day religious faith of quimbanda merged with other religious traditions and it is a mixture of ancient and sorceryeuropean necromancy, congo. The male element represents the energy, action, warmth, and productive principle in nature. In the gnostic traditions, the individual goes into a deep trance state, which. Doctrines, prayers, and practices of the christian esoteric tradition 9781976432743. It argues that many blue lodges are not equipped to mentor the new. Esoteric schools in the past were generally kept secret for their own protection and many existed within the framework of larger religions. In the book gnostic mysteries of sex, tobias churton explores the sexual ethos of the gnostics, discussing much of his research in our interview minute 33. Blessing ritual for a house 78 ritual of selfhealing and layingon of hands 82 sacrament of reconciliation or confession 88 mysteries of the gnostic ascent 90 appendix 1. The gnostic goddess, female power, and the fallen sophia 2010 max dashu 3 throughout gnostic scriptures, we find strong echoes of hebrew traditions of khokhmah, wisdom.