Talk Gnosis

We chat with Dr. James McGrath about the Mandaeans, their magic bowls, The Matrix, Doctor Who, and even more! https://archive.org/download/TalkGnosisAfterDark062FinalAudio/Talk%20Gnosis%20After%20Dark%20062%20final%20audio.mp3 Dr. McGrath’s links: http://mandaeanbookofjohn.blogspot.ca/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/ Support us on Patreon and you can watch this podcast as a video! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher Or download the podcast by right clicking and saving this link: Talk Gnosis After Dark #62 Click here for the video portion of the interview.

The Manicheans were a very successful and influential Gnostic sect, and we continue our conversation about them with Dr. Timothy Pettipiece. We spend some time talking about their influences and why they aren’t as big in popular culture as Gnosticism. The answer might surprise you. Tim on academia.edu https://archive.org/download/TalkGnosisAfterDark061FinalAudio/Talk%20Gnosis%20After%20Dark%20061%20final%20audio.mp3 Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher Or download the podcast by right clicking and saving this link: Talk Gnosis After Dark #61

A lost sect of drug-taking mystical Christians who used ‘shrooms to see Christ? UFO cultists finding proof of their beliefs in ancient texts? Shapeshifting transformer Jesus? Christmas? All of this and more in our discussion on the Revelation of the Magi, an ancient text which retells the journey of the wise men to visit baby Jesus in a way that’ll blow your mind. Brent Landau from the University of Texas at Austin joins us to discuss this fascinating gospel. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/23/items/TGADEP059/TGAD%20EP%20059.mp3 Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher Or download the podcast by right clicking and saving this link: Talk Gnosis After Dark #59

There are lots of interesting stories about Jesus both in the canonical Bible and in the extra-canonical sources. Some of these involve Jesus doing some things that looks suspiciously like magic, sorcery, and necromancy. We’ll explore some of those stories in this episode. https://archive.org/download/TGAD58/TGAD%2058.mp3 Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher Or download the podcast by right clicking and saving this link: Talk Gnosis After Dark #58

We go into some detail about the varying stories of Jesus in India, plus we talk about the actual spread of Christianity to India and what that might have meant for the myth. https://archive.org/download/TalkGnosisAfterDark057/Talk%20Gnosis%20After%20Dark%20057.mp3 Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher Or download the podcast by right clicking and saving this link: Talk Gnosis After Dark #57 Feature Image: SHRINE OF INFANT JESUS FESTIVAL-2010 by Narisetty licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

We continue our conversation with Monsignor Scott Rassbach about the angels of the Shem ha-Mephorash. He tells us a bit about his experiences, and he lets us know how you can get started with angels if you are so inclined. https://archive.org/download/TalkGnosisAfterDark56/Talk%20Gnosis%20After%20Dark%2056.mp3 Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher Or download the podcast by right clicking and saving this link: Talk Gnosis After Dark #56  

Seriously horrifying carved turnips are a great subject for a podcast right? No? Okay how about horror movies? Boy do we have opinions about horror movies. Many of them have fun gnostic interpretations. We chat about a bunch of them with horror movie aficionado and blogger Deacon John DiGilio. https://archive.org/download/TalkGnosisAfterDark55/Talk%20Gnosis%20After%20Dark%2055.mp3 Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher Or download the podcast by right clicking and saving this link: Talk Gnosis After Dark #55 Photo by IrishFireside on Flickr

Among the theological geekery, we take all the tangents in this episode. We talk about seeking and seeing, the light within, and lots of silly off-topic stuff too. https://archive.org/download/20151007TalkGnosisAfterDark/2015%2010%2007%20Talk%20Gnosis%20After%20Dark.mp3 Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher Or download the podcast by right clicking and saving this link: Talk Gnosis After Dark #54

Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault joins us for a beautiful discussion of the wisdom tradition in Christianity, Gnosticism, and beyond. We discuss the hidden wisdom in the canonical Bible, the Gnostic scriptures, and, most importantly, contemplative practice. What she says about meditation in the modern world will change your view of the practice. Programming note, we’re going to be recording the show in a new studio starting in a few weeks, but it’s not quite fully set up yet. Please continue to be patient for another few weeks while that is underway, we’ll be posting sporadically until then. https://archive.org/download/TGADEP053/TGAD%20EP%20053.mp3 Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher Or download the podcast by right clicking and saving this link: Talk Gnosis After Dark #53

“The Jesus Myth Theory,” the idea that there was never a historical Jesus of Nazareth and his story is constructed from legends and myths is having its time in the sun right now. Popular among many atheists, it’s a viral idea sweeping around the ‘net. But, could such an idea be embraced by the religious? By Gnostics in particular? Our guest Miguel Conner, the OG of Gnostic podcasting, is on to talk about how the mythical Jesus is more powerful than any man or woman from history. https://archive.org/download/TGADEP052/TGAD%20EP%20052%20.mp3 Or download the podcast by right clicking and saving this link: Talk Gnosis After Dark #52