Talk Gnosis

Monastic practice is powerful and transformative but we can’t all quit our life for the cloisters. That’s why Steve Dee is back on the show to tell us about his new book “Chaos Monk: Bringing Magical Creativity to the New Monastic Path” which deals with bringing the spirituality of the monastery into our day-to-day spiritual lives. And if you think this is going to be staid, Steve is influenced by both the renownedly wild Chaos Magick tradition, Gnosticism, and other powerful and “alternative” currents. Get the book (you should really really get the book)  [https://ia902508.us.archive.org/10/items/chaosmonk/chaosmonk.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

You ask the questions about Gnosticism and we do our best to answer them. Bishop Tim Mansfield joins Deacon Jon and Jason to give our Gnosis and speculation and thoughts on questions submitted by you, the audience. Profound questions are asked and we go long but I feel like there’s something in this ep that everyone will love and something everyone will hate and each of those things will be different for every listener. This one goes deep and we talk a lot about trauma and abuse at the end of the ep so here’s a few resources for any one going through similar situations or knows someone close to them who is: Take your ACE Test https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-complex-ptsd-2797491 https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/low-cost-or-free-mental-health-services  [https://ia902501.us.archive.org/4/items/gnostic-questions/Gnostic%20Questions.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

Rather than being a quirky religion from almost 2000 years ago, Gnosticism weaves its self through Western culture and history, sometimes hiding, sometimes prevalent. In her book “The Gnostic Paradigm,” Natanela Elias uncovers gnostic undercurrents in the literature of late medieval England—and she’s our guest and guide as we examine the mystical knowledge hiding in some of the most renown English literature of the Middle Ages. Buy the book at https://www.amazon.com/Gnostic-Paradigm-Knowing-English-Literature/dp/1137474769  [https://ia902509.us.archive.org/32/items/gnosticism-hiding-in-medieval-poetry/Gnosticism%20Hiding%20in%20Medieval%20Poetry.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

Musician Zola Jesus comes back on the show to discuss everything from the creative process to Zen Buddhism to how to live in Gnostic times. We go through her brilliant new album “Arkhon”, a masterpiece which some can tell from name alone is a must-listen for any interested in Gnosticism, and is a work that connects and fractally reflects the highly personal to nature to the societal to even hints of the cosmic. Buy Arkhon at ZolaJesus.com Listen to Arkhon on YouTube or wherever you stream your music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMLtJQqlc_8 Check out more content and great stuff at Patreon.com/ZolaJesus  [https://ia802508.us.archive.org/10/items/zola-jesus-gnostic-2/Zola%20Jesus%20Gnostic%202.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

For more than 2000 years, Judas Iscariot has been THE villain and betrayer. BUT in a lost-until-recently text the ancient Gnostics had an actual Gospel of Judas where Judas is… a hero? a religious leader? an ambiguous figure? an evil demon? the new god of this world?! So you can guess interpreting this text isn’t easy so that’s why we’re joined by Dr. David Brakke who has a new book “The Gospel of Judas: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary” and serves as our guide to this fascinating Gospel. Buy Dr. Brakke’s books and we highly rec taking one of his courses on the Great Courses, they’re all awesome: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/david-brakke  [https://ia601508.us.archive.org/8/items/the-gospel-of-judas-w-dr.-david-brakke/The%20Gospel%20of%20Judas%20w%20Dr.%20David%20Brakke.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

From believing Jesus is a cosmic space dragon to the need to build a communal heaven on earth, there were a variety of different Christian beliefs and doctrines from a variety of lost Christianities in the 2nd Century. To find out more about these groups and their fascinating, and to modern people maybe trippy, teachings we welcome back to the show Dr. M. David Litwa to talk about his book “Found Christianities”.   [audiosrc=https://ia902501.us.archive.org/27/items/found-christianities-w-dr.-m.-david-litwa/Found%20Christianities%20w%20Dr.%20M.David%20Litwa.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

The Cathars were medieval dualists who lived in what’s now Southern France/Northern Italy and created an alternative parallel Gnostic church of peace and light until they were wiped out by crusade and inquisition… um…right…? The Cathars have captured the imaginations of artists and storytellers for millennia but but BUT *some* scholars now believe that much of what is said about the Cathars is myth, in fact maybe they were made up by heresy hunters! To explain this debate and to take us through the topic of the Cathars we’re joined once again by Dr. Justin Sledge of Esoterica! Check out Dr. Sledge’s channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ESOTERICAchannel Hit up his vids on the Cathars: https://www.youtube.com/c/ESOTERICAchannel/search?query=cathar   [audiosrc=https://ia601402.us.archive.org/0/items/the-cathars-justin-sledge/The%20Cathars%20Justin%20Sledge.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

Check out the Johannite Church at: Johannite.org Join us at our yearly conference, our conclave: Johannite.org/Conclave For more on Palaprat and the modern Johannite tradition, Bishop Shaun did a three part talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6da4EjXlf6M&list=PLtvRkBZGjaKTMdOds3BSqSxftJUIyMcem&index=1   [audiosrc=https://ia902509.us.archive.org/26/items/johannite-gnostic-tradition-pt-2/Johannite%20Gnostic%20Tradition%20pt2.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

In the early 1800s in Paris, the physician Bernard-Raymond Fabré-Palaprat discovered (or claimed to discover, or was led to believe he discovered) a secret Gnostic tradition that stretched back in time to the medieval Templars and then even further back to John the Baptist, Jesus, and John the Evangelist. To talk to us about both Palaprat and the Johannite tradition we’re joined by Bishop Shaun McCann, Patriarch of the Apostolic Johannite Church and…hey that’s the church that sponsors this show! And the one that Jon and Jason are in!! And that’s why this is a great ep as the Bishop Shaun, with the help of Jason’s penetrating questions, illustrates why this tradition is a living reality and why a French heretic doctor still matters 200 years later. This is part 1 of 2 and we’re hoping to do more on the topic…. Check out the Johannite Church at: Johannite.org Join us at our yearly conference, our conclave: Johannite.org/Conclave For more on Palaprat and the modern Johannite tradition, Bishop Shaun did a three part talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6da4EjXlf6M&list=PLtvRkBZGjaKTMdOds3BSqSxftJUIyMcem&index=1   [audiosrc=https://ia802502.us.archive.org/34/items/johannite-gnostic-tradition/Johannite%20Gnostic%20Tradition.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

Georges Bataille (1897–1962) was a French philosopher, author, surrealist, poet, writer of erotica, sociologist, a master of transgression and filth, a founder of a secret society, and a mystic…well a mystic of some sort…you’ll see…and a whole lot of other things! To get a handle on this unique thinker, one who associated some of his own thinking with the ancient Gnostics, we have returning guests Emmalea Russo and Nic Laccetti. Read Bataille’s “Gnosticism & Base Materialism” in this collection of some of his work here (essay 13): https://ia801603.us.archive.org/17/items/BatailleTheBatailleReader/Bataille%20-%20The%20Bataille%20Reader.pdf Take Emmalea’s Fall 2022 Bataille course at the Global Centre for Advanced Study: https://gcas.ie/ Hit up Nic’s blog at: https://thelightinvisible.org/ [audiosrc=https://ia902501.us.archive.org/32/items/george-bataille/George%20Bataille.mp3] —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​