by Miguel Conner | Jul 12, 2018 | Blog posts
When thinking of the ancient Gnostics, one might hold an image of esoteric Christians steeped in prayer and meditation — spiritually laboring to unify with the Monad. The syncretic meme of Jesus sitting in a lotus position comes to mind, perhaps. But what if that...
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 | Feb 8, 2018 | Blog posts
By Tim Claason I recently had the honor of being interviewed by my favorite podcaster, Miguel Conner, on his Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio podcast. Author and owner of The Aeon Eye website, Alex Rivera, (who I frequently read) also joined, and we all geeked...
by Miguel Conner | Dec 7, 2017 | Blog posts
Most of us want our spiritual “stuff” to be original, or at least think that our traditions came from some exclusive explosion of wonder and innovation — something radical at least. We just know our soul or consciousness is unique, and the same should go for our...
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...