Chicago Gnosis Podcast

“The balanced and harmonious function of the three brains results in the saving of vital values and, as a logical consequence, the prolongation of life.” —Samael Aun Weor, Fundamentals of Gnostic Education Learn how to use the experiences of your everyday life to grow spiritually. This lecture covers practical approaches to developing self-observation by working with the three brains. Resources and References: https://chicagognosis.org/lectures/processing-life-through-the-three-brains

Discover the qualifications and practices of a genuine spiritual warrior: one who identifies, comprehends, and eliminates inner vulnerabilities, realizes selflessness, and embodies unwavering compassion for those who suffer―especially one’s enemies. Resources and References: https://chicagognosis.org/lectures/guidelines-for-spiritual-warriors

There are many ways that negative forces can inhibit, impede, and block our conscious development. However, there also exist numerous proven and effective methods for nullifying such obstacles. Discover the ways that we sabotage our own spirituality, but more importantly, how to preserve it against specific types of psychic aggression from both within and without. Resources and References: https://chicagognosis.org/lectures/psychic-attacks-and-their-remedies

"The best weapon that a human being can use in life is a correct psychological state." ―Samael Aun Weor, Treatise of Revolutionary Psychology A foundational outline of how to spiritually protect yourself for those beginning to seriously practice the Gnostic work. Resources and References: https://chicagognosis.org/lectures/basics-of-spiritual-defense Mantra for Protection: Klim Krishnaya Govindaya Gopijana Vallabhaya Swaha The Conjuration of the Four The Conjuration of the Seven Invocation of Solomon Fons Alpha et Omega Spiritual Protection with the Microcosmic Star Daily Living on the Path (Home and Altar, Incense, Pentagrams, etc.) Natural Remedy for Nocturnal Pollutions  A Gnostic Prayer Book The Gnostic Store  Defense for Spiritual Warfare Course

While global crises intensely afflict humanity, there exist proven and effective practices for the transformation of suffering into penetrative wisdom and lasting happiness. Such methods were taught within the heart of all great meditative and spiritual traditions. Learn how to experience freedom from psychological conditions of mind, not only to elevate your level and quality of being, but that of others. Resources and References: https://chicagognosis.org/lectures/freedom-in-times-of-suffering

The path of meditation culminates in the direct experiential knowledge of divine love. Through familiarization with mystical ecstasies, the practitioner learns how to subsist within the Being: a continual and unfaltering state of remembrance and the omniscient perception of our multidimensional nature. This is the degree of masters, initiates, and prophets, which beginners can sample and taste when they learn to abandon the conditioning of the egotistical self. By studying and witnessing the highest aspects of the Tree of Life, we gain faith in our true identity and state with inviolable conviction, “There is no god but God!” Resources and References: https://chicagognosis.org/lectures/gnosis-subsistence-and-love

Divinity communicates through the language of symbols, metaphors, and scriptural allegories. However, the methods to interpret and decipher such codes are found within the study and application of three essential principles: Imagination: the perception or awareness of non-physical imagery, Inspiration: the joyful recognition or unveiling of divine symbolism, and Intuition: the contemplation or witnessing of its meaning. Discover how the Sufis and Gnostics practically advance within these three degrees of inner mystical experience. Resources and References: https://chicagognosis.org/lectures/awareness-unveiling-and-witnessing

Many people attempt meditation but are not able to discriminate what they perceive. Fortunately, there are extensive teachings and traditions that explain the degrees of meditative certainty: how one knows what is known based upon repeated, verifiable, and sustainable facts. Learn how to master the power of insight into specific problems, situations, and conditions of mind, gaining confidence in truth born from experience. Resources and References: https://chicagognosis.org/lectures/certainty-and-insight  

Realizing the most elevated truths is based on recollecting the divine presence within. While elusive, mysterious, and perplexing to the mind, remembrance of divinity possesses distinct qualities and characteristics that are unique, definable, and recognizable to the consciousness. Not only that, but there are proven techniques to deepen these inner states. Learn how through the Sufi and Gnostic wisdom. Resources and References: https://chicagognosis.org/lectures/remembrance

Internal equanimity and suspension of thought is the prerequisite for meditation: a state of perception that is inaccessible to ordinary senses. When the mind is silent, serene, and receptive, the consciousness awakens to its authentic divine reality. To acquire experiential knowledge of heavenly mysteries, the body, heart, and mind must be put to rest while our Essence, the innate capacity to perceive, gains greater stability, penetration, and focus upon its object. In this way, the consciousness stabilizes, sustains, and understands the significance of any given phenomenon with lucidity. Resources and References: https://chicagognosis.org/lectures/silence-and-serenity