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 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 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 | 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 | Jul 25, 2017 | Blog posts
Being persecuted is a badge of honor for many religions, just as feeling persecuted is so intoxicating many of today’s sociopolitical movements. Victimhood paradoxically seems empowering, liberating, even divine — although much of the time it’s a diabolical grab for...
