Talk Gnosis

We’re starting a new show about the intersections of pop culture and Gnosticism and this is our test ep for it AND this year’s Halloween special. The Darren Aronofsky film mother!, about a couple in an isolated country home encountering a series of disturbing visits by disturbing people, was advertised as a horror movie and wikipedia claims it’s a horror thriller so that’s good enough for this October BUT we debate if if it is a horror movie…or Gnostic….or what it is. A peculiar allegory that’s definitely saying something about god and the Bible, Deacon Jon, Jason, and Deacon Angie share their theories and go through the details so tune in and give us your mother! theories in the comments.  [https://ia904708.us.archive.org/28/items/mother_202210/Mother.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

The Most Holy Trinosophia is a mysterious text from the late 18th century composed of mystical images and text, maybe written by the infamous Cagliostro in the prison of the inquisition, that tells the story of an allegorical and initiatory journey. Writer M.R. Osbourne tells us about his new edition of the book and reveals the book’s mysteries, unveiling what might be a secret book of the dead in the Egyptian tradition. Get your copy at https://rosecirclebooks.com/published-books/  [https://ia601502.us.archive.org/10/items/talk-gnosis-a-secret-book-of-the-dead/%5BTalk%20Gnosis%5D%20A%20Secret%20Book%20of%20the%20Dead.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

Dr. M.David Litwa returns to Talk Gnosis and we talk about an evil creator god based on the deity of the Bible, the ancient Egyptian god of chaos Set, a near-forgotten Christian leader named Marcion, the real “first” and secret New Testament, and generally shift some paradigms in this interview about his book, The Evil Creator. Check out Dr. Litwa’s YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDmeuaHHwq9ssljFa4aN_Eg Get more of his content at www.patreon.com/mdavidlitwa  [https://ia601402.us.archive.org/34/items/y-2-mate.is-talk-gnosis-the-evil-creator-marcion-w-dr-david-m.-litwa-k-mcdt-kx-b/Y2Mate.is%20-%20%5BTalk%20Gnosis%5D%20The%20Evil%20Creator%20%26%20Marcion%20wDr%20David%20M.%20Litwa-kMcdtKxBw1Q-128k-1655726265558.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

You asked and we answered with the definite and only true answers to life’s biggest questions and answers…well maybe not THE answers…oh wait…maybe there’s only questions at the end of everything….anyway YOU asked a number of questions about Gnosticism and our panel of Gnostic all stars gave their answers. Tune in for our takes on Trad Caths, archons, meditation, doing ketamine and starting Rad Gnos in Nickle Square, the eucharist, AND so so so much more (almost 2 hours of show here folks, enjoy!)  [https://ia601508.us.archive.org/27/items/questionspod/questionspod.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

Divination, magic, and various forms of oogie-boogie are associated with Tarot, so it is really something a dedicated Christian could benefit from? Or for that matter, any serious mystic or devotee of any path? Or maybe these cards contain something powerful, something sacred….Brittany Muller comes on Talk Gnosis to talk Tarot and her new book The Contemplative Tarot: A Christian Guide to the cards and she reveals all! Get the book https://www.brittanymuller.com/the-book-1 Follow Brittany on social media under her handle “Blessed Vigil”  [https://ia601505.us.archive.org/10/items/y-2-mate.is-tarot-ym-qywwr-ovtg-128k-1654350424986/Y2Mate.is%20-%20tarot-ymQYWwrOVtg-128k-1654350424986.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

The common perception of Christianity rarely sees it as a mystical, contemplative, or even magical religion, so we put together a panel with members and clergy from three different Mystical Christian churches/traditions: Curtis Childs from the Swedenborg Foundation, Rev. Jonah Evans from the Christian Community, and Bishop Scott Rassbach from the Apostolic Johannite Church. Check out the Swedenborg Foundation: https://swedenborg.com/ Hit up the “Off the Left Eye” show all about Swedenborg: https://www.offthelefteye.com/ Check out the Christian Community: https://www.thechristiancommunity.org/ Give a listen to the “Light in Everything” podcast with Rev. Evans: https://www.christiancommunityseminary.ca/podcast Check out the Apostolic Johannite Church: https://www.johannite.org/ Hit up Bishop Rassbach’s page on the Johannite site: https://www.johannite.org/msgr-scott-rassbach/  [https://ia601400.us.archive.org/17/items/panel_202209/panel.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

Dr. Betty Kovacs tells the story of the hidden tradition, the history of gnosis, as it winds it way through the human experience over the last 40,000 years in her magisterial book “Merchants of Light.” Dr. Kovacs joins us to talk about her book as well as her work and her life long search for the mystical. From primordial shamans to the ancient Gnostics to medieval Rosicrucians, her history of gnosis is the history of consciousness its self and she sees this history of one of hope and progress. Get Dr. Kovac’s book and check out her work at: https://kamlak.com/  [https://ia801407.us.archive.org/30/items/consciousness-gnosis-merchants-of-light-w-dr.-betty-kovacs/consciousness%2C%20Gnosis%2C%20%26%20Merchants%20of%20Light%20w%20Dr.%20Betty%20Kovacs.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

Mystic, philosopher, and activist Simone Weil (1909-1943) was a fascinating thinker and activist whose influence only grows as the years go by. A convert from Judaism to Christianity her ideas about God’s absence and the separation of humans have startling correspondences with Gnosticism and Kabbalah while staying unique. Her life story intersects with some of the biggest events and movements of the first half of the 20th century and her mysterious death is still debated. To talk about Simone we have the returning champions, Nina Power and Emmalea Russo (both are poets/philosophers/professors and more!) to take us through her thought. Buy Emmaleas’ new book! Do it, it’s awesome: https://emmalearusso.com/confetti and while you’re at her homepage check out her writing and upcoming courses. Take Nina’s course on Simone Weil: https://gcascollege.ie/simone-weil and hit up ninapower.substack.com  [https://ia601408.us.archive.org/17/items/the-gnosis-of-simone-weil/The%20Gnosis%20of%20Simone%20Weil.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

Author Robert Guffey has long been an explorer of everything darkly weird and a chronicler of high strangeness—and his extensive knowledge of conspiracy theories serves him well for his new book “Operation Mindfuck,” which chronicles where the intermeshed conspiracy theories that make up QAnon come from and maybe more importantly what QAnon is for and why it exists. Hey, this is a Gnosticism podcast so don’t worry, we examine how Gnostic ideas flow through our culture and through conspiracy cultures for both good and ill. Get the book at https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/operation-mindfuck/ Check out Robert’s homepage at http://cryptoscatology.com/  [https://ia601508.us.archive.org/7/items/qanon-conspiracy-gnostic/QanonConspiracyGnostic.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​ 

Host Jason Mehmel has been reading a lot of Aleister Crowley and Thelemic materials and just doesn’t quite get the appeal. So, we’re doing something different this show, it’s not an interview, it’s not a pre-written segment. Instead we paired Jason up your fav esoteric Catholic Thelemite Talk Gnosis Champion Nic Laccetti to chat and dialogue on the topic!  [https://ia902502.us.archive.org/24/items/gnostic-dialogues-with-a-thelemite/Gnostic%20Dialogues%20with%20a%20Thelemite.mp3]  —————– Become a patron: http://patreon.com/gnostic​​