Do You Believe in Magick Part 12 - Gnosticism

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Gnosticism is a personal religious experience, based on Gnosis, the knowledge of transcendence (a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience) arrived at by way of interior, intuitive means. Its world view is stated in myth rather than in theology. These myths may be interpreted in diverse ways, as this is a belief system based on the “knowledge of the heart.

Gnostics view the world as being created in a flawed manner.

Like Buddhism, Gnosticism recognizes that earthly life is filled with suffering, catastrophes and death. They see themselves as strangers living in a world that is flawed and absurd. They reject the idea that humans are to blame for the world’s failings. They lay that charge at the feet of the creator.

They do believe in a Godhead, but see that Godhead in its original essence as the True God and in its debased manifestation as the false or creator God.
Deity
The Gnostic God concept unites and reconciles Monotheism and Polytheism, as well as of Theism, Deism and Pantheism. To the Gnostic there is a true, ultimate and transcendent God, who is beyond all created universes and who never created anything. While this True God did not fashion or create anything, He (or, It) “emanated” or brought forth from within Himself/Itself the substance of all there is in all the worlds, visible and invisible. In a certain sense, it may therefore be true to say that all is God, because everything contains the substance of God. But the Gnostic recognizes that many portions of the original divine essence have been projected so far from their source that they are no longer wholesome. To worship the cosmos, or nature, or embodied creatures would be tantamount to worshipping alienated and corrupt portions of the emanated divine essence.

The basic Gnostic myth has many variations, but in all of these exist Aeons, intermediate deities who exist between the ultimate, True God and ourselves. They, together with the True God, comprise the realm of Fullness (Pleroma) where the True Godhead operates with full potency. By comparison our existential state, stands as emptiness.

One of their Aeonial beings, named Sophia (“Wisdom”) is of great importance to the Gnostic world view. Sophia is the deity who became the actual creator of the material and psychic cosmos, all of which she created in her own image. She is responsible for the Archons/Rulers.

The Human Being
Humans are generally kept ignorant of the divine spark within them. This ignorance is due to the influence Sophia and the Archons, who are intent upon keeping men and women ignorant of their true nature and destiny. They do everything they can to cause mankind to remain attached to earthly things and enslaved to their cosmic rule.
Salvation
The Gnostic recognizes that man is not able to merely evolve to spiritual freedom. They need the assistance of the Messengers of the Light which periodically come from the True God in order to assist humans in their quest for Gnosis. There are only a few of these figures mentioned in Gnostic scripture; the most important are Seth (the third Son of Adam), Jesus, and the Prophet Mani. The majority of Gnostics always looked to Jesus as the principal savior figure (the Soter).

Gnostics aren’t seeking salvation from sin (original or any other), but from ignorance. Ignorance -- meaning ignorance of spiritual realities – which can be dispelled only by Gnosis/knowledge. The decisive revelation of Gnosis is brought by the Messengers of Light, especially by Christ, the Logos of the True God. However, it is not by His suffering and death but rather by His life of teaching and His establishing of mysteries that Christ has performed His work of salvation.

Gnostics believe that the potential for Gnosis, and salvation is present in every man and woman. And it is individual, not provided by another. They do acknowledge that Gnosis and salvation must be stimulated and facilitated in order arise within consciousness. This stimulation is supplied by Messengers of Light who, in addition to their teachings, establish salvation mysteries (sacraments) which can be administered by apostles of the Messengers and their successors.

Remember that the Gnostics believe that knowledge of our true nature -- as well as other associated realizations -- are withheld from us. The True Transcendent God of the Gnostic is unknown in this world. Gnostics refer to him as “The Unknown Father”. Therefore, they must receive revelation form on High be awakened from their earthly slumber and saved by the knowledge that comes “from without”.
Conduct
Gnostics are opposed to any and all “ethics” or “morality” that comes from a system of rules.
Their morality consists of an inner integrity, based on their own illumination of the indwelling spark. To the Gnostic rules of conduct may serve numerous ends, including the structuring of an ordered and peaceful society, and the maintenance of harmonious relations within social groups. However, rules are not relevant to salvation; which is brought about only by Gnosis. Morality than is constantly subject to changes and modifications in accordance with the spiritual development of the individual.

Gnosticism encourages non-attachment and non-conformity to the world; a lack of egotism; and a respect for the freedom and dignity of other beings. However the intuition and wisdom of every individual “Gnostic” is free take what he chooses from these principles for their personal application. Source: The Gnostic World View: A Brief Summary of Gnosticism http://gnosis.org/gnintro.htm

Sex - The Secret Gate to Eden (Gnostic Teachings)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USE7NoXXjaU

Jung and the Wisdom of the Gnostic Gospels - Hoeller, Stephan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-ZfhWqAZ8I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BncgkjKI70
 
Watch the video to the left in in its entirety. I realize it is long, but well worth the time spent.

In this video you will find a very interesting section on Magic and Concordia - Presented as if by Pico DE MIRANDOLA, COUNT GIO-VANNI FREDERICO (Prince of Concordia): himself.

It also contains some very interesting information about Lorenzo the Magnificent Lorenzo de Medici of Florence He was a student of Plato & Hermes.

Fetchino translatero of Hermes Corpus Hermetica – Medical Practice according to the stars and astrology - symbolism. This was apparently practiced by most doctors of the Renaisance and involved using "images and lights in certain patterns", along with magic hymns.
Natural Magic used to attain Hermetic Gnosis based on Astrology - MAGIC
Pico - Composed a Proposition to unite all faiths, pagan and biblical, with man as divinity. Man in control of his own destiny. This was the Shift of Medieval age to the Modern Era.

PICO DE MIRANDOLA, COUNT GIO-VANNI FREDERICO (Prince of Concordia):
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, count di Concordia, (born Feb. 24, 1463, Mirandola, duchy of Ferrara [Italy]—died Nov. 17, 1494, Florence), Italian scholar and Platonist philosopher whose De hominis dignitate oratio (“Oration on the Dignity of Man”), a characteristic Renaissance work composed in 1486, reflected his syncretistic method of taking the best elements from other philosophies and combining them in his own work. http://www.britannica.com/biography/Giovanni-Pico-della-Mirandola-conte-di-Concordia
PICO DE MIRANDOLA, COUNT GIO-VANNI FREDERICO (Prince of Concordia): By: Gotthard Deutsch, Schulim Ochser
Italian philosopher, theologian, and cabalist; born Feb. 24, 1463, at Mirandola; died at Florence Nov. 17, 1494. Gifted with high intellectual powers, he commenced the study of theology at an early age, graduated from the University of Bologna, and at the age of twenty-three published 900 theses against the views of the philosophers and theologians of his time ("Conclusiones Philosophicæ Cabalisticæ et Theologicæ," Rome, 1486). These theses included one which postulated that the Cabala best proves the divinity of Jesus. Pico received his cabalistic training from Johanan Aleman, from whom he also obtained three cabalistic works which he translated into Latin: the commentary of Menahem Recanati on the Pentateuch, the "Hoḳmat ha-Nefesh" (= "Scientia Animḳ") of Eleazar of Worms (printed at Lemberg. 1875), and the "Sefer ha-Ma'alot" of Shem-Ṭob Falaquera. He tried to harmonize the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle with the Cabala and Neo-Platonism, but his excessive devotion to the Cabala resulted in an ascetic and mystical tendency, which brought him into conflict with the Church. He was accused of heresy, but was acquitted, and retired to Florence, where he spent the rest of his life with a friend.

Pico was one of the first to collect Hebrew manuscripts. Of his books, which were widely read, two may here be mentioned: (1) "Cabalistarum Selectiones," Venice, 1569; (2) "Opera," Bologna, 1496; Venice, 1498; Basel, 1557.

According to the video it was not until after this man that astronomy was separated from Astrology. Up until then Magic/Astronomy/Medicine were all one.

The above video also contains some very good information on John Dee very famous for his interest/practice in Spirits, Demonology and Hermetic Philosophy.

Here is what I found very interesting. Back in 2012, when the European Union was all the fuss. They had declared that they were rebuilding the Tower of Babel, and were using all the symbolism related. There was a luxury Cruise ship that set sail, called the "Concordia". It was meant to represent this new union. The design of the ship had elements related to all the different countries involved. The ship hit a ROCK, and sank. I believe this was a message from GOD. That the ROCK represented JESUS CHRIST and GOD was saying the rebuilding of BABEL will never succeed! Take a look the the video below.

Coata Concordia
http://www.conspiracy-cafe.com/apps/...-13-eu-nations
I found it very revealing at the time, that the Concordia was named for continued harmony and peace between the nations of the EU. That each of the floors was designed for a member nation. That it had 13 nations. That it struck a ROCK! lol So the EU was destroyed by the ROCK. I did not know that it was owned by the same company that owned the Titanic, or that it was almost exactly 100 years after the sinking of the Titanic. Interesting. I also was not aware that there was some kind of exposion that took out the elcetricity in the area (possible EMP). I did suspect the Captain was a patsy.

Captain held as cruise ship hits rock and sinks
Claims that commanding officer saved lives – but then left hours before last of passengers and crew


"It is not yet known if the accident was caused by human error, or by a power failure that disabled the ship's navigation systems. Captain Schettino reportedly blamed faulty charts for the accident. "We were navigating off the coast, along a tourist route, when the ship on a flank hit a rock not marked on the nautical chart," he told Tgcom 24 television. "In theory, that rock shouldn't have been there." Gianni Onorato, an executive with Costa, the ship's operator, said that Captain Schettino had the liner on its regular, weekly route when it struck a reef. "The ship was doing what it does 52 times a year, going along the route between Civitavecchia and Savona," he said.

This was an article I saved from the week of the accident. I felt it was significant and worth sharing because it states that this was a route that ship and that Captain took on a regular basis. It also states they struck a ROCK that apparently had not been there before.

Continued in Part 13 - Pantheism