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Joel Kalvesmaki on Evagrius of Pontus, the ‘Gnostic Trilogy’, and the Origenist Controversy

Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

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The Gnostic Trilogy: Temptations and Spiritual Development

This chapter discusses the Gnostic trilogy by Evagrius of Pontus, focusing on the practicos and the principles to overcome temptations. It explores Evagrius' identification and classification of different types of temptations and their psychosomatic effects. The chapter also briefly mentions the other two parts of the trilogy, the Gnostikos and the Kefalaya agnostica.

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