by Miguel Conner | Feb 15, 2018 | Blog posts
By Alex Rivera Beware of Spoilers! Please watch Mother! before reading this article. This article is also R-rated. The surreal, fever-dream film Mother! by Darren Aronofsky, contains many allusions to Kabbalism, Jungian psychoanalysis and Gnosticism—particularly...
by Miguel Conner | Nov 1, 2017 | Blog posts
At its basic level, Gnosticism is a term coined by English philosopher Henry More in the 17th century to describe some heretical Christians in the Book of Revelation. At its most sophisticated level, it is experiencing the representation of The All — as the character...
by Miguel Conner | Oct 5, 2017 | Blog posts
Tessa Dick is the fifth and last wife of Philip K. Dick, living with him during the 2/3/74 “VALIS” experiences. Her recent writings include a memoir of PKD, Remembering Firebright, the novel, The Owl in the Daylight, and Conversations with Philip K. Dick....
by Miguel Conner | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog posts
Science fiction seems to rule our box office. And it’s no secret that Gnostic philosophy has found a conduit for its contraband philosophy in speculative fiction movies. Such films as The Matrix, They Live, Dark City, and The Truman Show have become modern dacitic...
by Miguel Conner | Jun 21, 2017 | Blog posts
I truly enjoyed our episode on Gnostic cinema with Fryderyk Kwiatkowski. Modern Gnostic Gospels are just as important as ancient ones, I contend. While preparing for the interview (and we discussed it during the interview), I discovered a very approachable definition...