Gnostic Teachings Podcast

How Kabbalah explains 1) the first four commandments (especially in relation to making images of God) 2) the three Sabbaths, and 3) the four types of women. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: "Parsufim is a plural Hebrew word that means “faces.” Parsuf is the singular word for face, image, or countenance. Parsufim is plural and refers to the different symbols of the Tree of Life - the way in which we can understand the different triangles and the different aspects of the ten Sephiroth that are the basis of the science of Kabbalah. In Kabbalah, we study five Parsufim, five faces, or five symbols, images, countenances. We are going to talk about these five Parsufim and to see how they are related not only with Judaism and Christianity, but also with other religions."  

A lecture dedicated solely to the practice of retrospection and comprehension of the ego. It explains the process and method by which we must approach the psychological work, otherwise known as Blue Time or Rest Therapeutics. Read the transcription. "What is retrospection? It is the first step that we perform when we sit down to meditate; in it, we submerge into our mind in order to contemplate our past.  What specifically do we retrospect? We have to retrospect all the events that we had earlier in the day, since the moment that we sat down to meditate, going back in time, until the moment that we woke up in our beds, even remembering the dreams that we had, during the hours that we were sleeping."

The meanings and symbols hidden in the Kabbalah about the four-letter name of God: Jehovah or YHVH.

The descent and ascent of the Ray of Creation through the seven cosmos. Read the transcription: Omnipenetrating Ray of Okidanokh Okidanokh: A term utilized by Gurdjieff to describe the Ray of Creation, the primary emanation of the Ain Soph Aur, the Solar Absolute. The energy field origin of all the cosmoses and whose vibration manifests through the Law of Three within all dimensional material manifestations. Okidanokh is the fundamental cause of all cosmic phenomena; it is the Christic substance capable of penetrating all cosmic formations. Kabbalistically, it is the life source of the sacred Triamazikamno or Logoic Trimurti: Kether, Chokmah, Binah. “You must also know further, that only one cosmic crystallization, existing under the name ‘Omnipresent-Okidanokh,’ obtains its prime arising—although it also is crystallized from Etherokrilno—from the three Holy sources of the sacred Theomertmalogos, that is, from the emanation of the Most Holy Sun Absolute. Everywhere in the Universe, this ‘Omnipresent-Okidanokh

A basic explanation of where humanity fits into the universe and the seven primary dimensions.

The word personality comes from the Latin personae, which means "mask." In each existence, we form a personality from the influences around us, which we use to navigate through life. Yet, this personality is not the only kind: there is also a solar personality, which - if we create it - belongs to our Innermost. Learn how the personality relates to our ego and our consciousness, and how it affects our work to awaken the consciousness.

The place and purpose of the human organism in the vast wheel of nature. Explains the involution or emergence of Spirit into matter, the process of the soul's evolution through the mineral, plant and animal kingdoms, the process of devolution into the inferior dimensions of nature, and the means to escape the mechanicity of samsara through the path of revolution.

The foundation of all existing matter and energy is the law of cause and effect, or action and consequence, which determines our quality of life - and our future. "...whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." - Galatians 6:7

A basic explanation of the Tree of Life, the Kabbalah, which is a map of the universe and the consciousness. Lecture quote: "The word קבלה Kabbalah comes from the word קבל Kabel in Hebrew, which means “to receive.” This is because real Kabbalah is received through experience in the consciousness. In this very moment you are receiving the knowledge with your intellect. But you have to understand that in order to make that information into real Kabbalah, you have to make effort to awaken your consciousness. By experiencing the Kabbalah in yourself, you will understand many secrets, many questions.  Kabbalah, the mysterious Tree of Life, is related with the universe. It is in the superior worlds, and you can learn it through initiation, the development of your consciousness."

An exegesis into an essential text from Tibetan Buddhist Tantra. The original Tibetan title is Rig-pa ngo-sprod gcer-mthong rang-grol, which is generally translated into English as The Introduction to Awareness: Natural Liberation through Naked Perception, and is part of the complete original editions of The Great Liberation by Hearing in the Intermediate States, popularly known in English as The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Attributed to the great Buddha known as Padmasambhava, this critically important scripture explains in beautiful phrases the basic foundation of all spiritual practice: consicous awareness, also called mindfulness, watchfulness, or self-observation. This lecture was recorded at the 2007 International Gnostic Retreat. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: "Our root awareness, our profound, pristine nature of mind it just that: simple, uncontrived love. Pure. You can access that nature state of being in any moment. You do not have to come to a place like this to access your true nat

The Gnostic view of intelligence, intellect, creativity, and the different forms of cathexis.  Read the lecture transcription.

How to use the understanding of the skandhas in self-observation and meditation, the aggregates (skandhas) in Kabbalah as related to other dimensions, and the practical method to consciously realize the nature of the real self. Read the lecture transcription.

The practical, analytical science of developing conscious discrimination and direct insight into the nature of the I or self through observation and comprehension of the skandhas or aggregates: form (rupa), sensations (vedana), perception (samjnana), mental formations (samskaras), and consciousness (vijnana). Read the lecture transcription.

How to experience heaven (nirvana) and hell (samsara) for oneself, in order to understand the meaning of liberation. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: Heaven, hell and liberation are three fundamental terms that are used often in most every religion. In Gnosis, we use these words differently then you might have encountered in the past. When we begin to study Gnosis, we carry with us the assumptions and definitions that we acquired previously. When we begin to study Gnosis and try to comprehend what Gnosis is, we have to go through a process of conceptual revision. This is related with the third state of consciousness, and is a process through which we review, revise, or renew the concepts in our psyche. Without this essential review, our understanding of the path can remain mistaken about fundamental aspects. So, to understand what heaven, hell, and liberation really are, we have to review our concepts of them, and test them, to make sure that the way we understand them refers to facts, based i

Fundamental aspects of the work to liberate the soul from suffering. Explains core structures of our psychology, including the five centers (also called the three brains), and psychological equilibrium.

A comparison of the various spiritual approaches: that of the Fakir (physical/willpower), the Monk (emotional), the Yogi (mental), and the Fourth Path: the Gnostic: the balance of the three.

In his famous letter to the Corinthians, the Gnostic Christian Paul explained why divisions emerge in religions and spiritual groups. Modern groups are no exception.

Explaining the states of consciousness available to the human being, and how they are accessed. In Greek, they are called Ekasia, Pistis, Dianoia, and Nous.

An essential primer on the most fundamental aspects of Gnostic Psychology, or Self-knowledge. The nature of the soul (Essence), how it becomes filtered and conditioned (by ego), and is expressed through the personality (personi: mask).

This lecture explains the important difference between Belief and Faith and their relationship to the three types of mind explained in spiritual psychology: the Sensual Mind, the Intermediate (Mystical) Mind, and the Inner (Interior) Mind. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: "To have experience, to perceive God with the consciousness, is related with the Inner Mind, with the superlative consciousness. It has nothing to do with the Sensual or Mystical Minds. That is why when a person with an Inner Mind is asked, “Do you believe in that?” The person with the Inner Mind says, “I do not believe that.” That does not mean the person is denying it. If somebody asks me, for instance, “Do you believe in God?” I would say, “No, I do not believe in God.” I am not denying God, because thanks to this knowledge, to this doctrine that I practice, I experience what God is."