by Miguel Conner | Feb 15, 2019 | Blog posts
The title of this article makes a bold claim, in a crowded and competitive field of feminine divinities that includes the Virgin Mary, Isis, Venus, and Ishtar, among many others. Yet a stronger case for supremacy can be made for a seemingly obscure figure from an...
by Miguel Conner | Jul 24, 2018 | Blog posts
It’s always a cosmic delight when Robert Price materializes at the Virtual Alexandria to orate about Gnosticism. Bob was my first guest many Artemis moons ago, and he’s always been a great ally and pedagogue of Gnostic thought. His recent appearance to discuss the...
by Miguel Conner | Sep 20, 2017 | Blog posts
Gnostic writings are notable in many ways, from their visionary but gritty view of the universe to the mercurial way they waged spiritual guerrilla war against the gods and their earthly servants.Another notable aspect of Gnostic writings is their abundant, broad...
by Miguel Conner | May 9, 2017 | Blog posts
Introduction and translation by Robert Price Simon Magus (the Mage, the Magician) is a fascinating character whom we meet in Acts 8, where he is depicted as a charlatan, though perhaps with real supernatural powers. He is a temporary and easily vanquished competitor...
by Miguel Conner | Jun 6, 2016 | Blog posts
Mary Magdalene is a towering yet enigmatic figure in historical Gnosticism, from the Nag Hammadi texts to the folklore of the Cathars, from the polemics of the church fathers to the theology of modern Gnostic churches. Far beyond the orthodox version of a penitent...
