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Nov 20

Of Internal and Mystical Silence, Michael de Molinos, The Spiritual Guide

128. There are three kinds of silence; the first is of Words, the Second of Desires, and the third of Thoughts. The first is perfect; the second more perfect; and the third more perfect. In the first, that is, of words, Virtue is acquired; in the second, to wit, of…

Spirituality

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Of Internal and Mystical Silence, Michael de Molinos, The Spiritual Guide
Of Internal and Mystical Silence, Michael de Molinos, The Spiritual Guide
Spirituality

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Oct 28

Gnostic False Positives and Gnostic Gnon-sense, by James Bean

Below: Gnostic False Postives, Disappointing Message Boards With Gnostic Gnon-sense and Even Archonic Occupation Importing Evangelical and Other Church Worldviews at Odds With Gnosis The Lost Teachings About Divine Light Mysticism in the West: Clearing Up A Mystery With A Little Church History: The Battle Between Barlaam and Gregory Palamas …

Gnostic

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Gnostic False Positives and Gnostic Gnon-sense, by James Bean
Gnostic False Positives and Gnostic Gnon-sense, by James Bean
Gnostic

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Apr 12

The End of the Cosmos According to The Book of The Hidden Mysteries of The House of God, by Hierotheos (Stephen Bar Sudhaile, 5th Century Syrian mystic, and the teacher of Dionysius the Areopagite)

The Universe As We Know It Shall Not Only Be Transformed But Recreated “All these doctrines, which are unknown even to angels, have I disclosed unto thee, my son, even though I be, on this account, despised of men. Know then, that all nature will finally blend with the Father…

Apocalypse

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The End of the Cosmos According to The Book of The Hidden Mysteries of The House of God, by…
The End of the Cosmos According to The Book of The Hidden Mysteries of The House of God, by…
Apocalypse

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Sep 10, 2022

The Secret Gospel of Mark After All? Solving the Secret Mark Dilemma, By James Bean

How to reconcile verses of Secret Mark that seem to fit nicely into the regular Gospel of Mark and are rather intriguing, this despite the fact that the story of the now inaccessible Clement document seems rather suspect (according to most scholars)? I wonder if perhaps there could be some…

Secret Gospel Of Mark

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The Secret Gospel of Mark After All? Solving the Secret Mark Dilemma, By James Bean
The Secret Gospel of Mark After All? Solving the Secret Mark Dilemma, By James Bean
Secret Gospel Of Mark

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Aug 17, 2021

Gnostic Vowel Chant, Tones, Overtones, and the AEIOU of the Cathars

By James Bean When I first read the Book of the Great Invisible Spirit (Gospel of the Egyptians) in the Nag Hammadi Library I immediately recognized the strings of vowels that are present in the text as a kind of western equivalent of the AAAUUUMMM (OM) chant of eastern religions…

Gnosticism

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Gnostic Vowel Chant, Tones, Overtones, and the AEIOU of the Cathars
Gnostic Vowel Chant, Tones, Overtones, and the AEIOU of the Cathars
Gnosticism

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Aug 11, 2021

The Gospel of Mary Magdalene is Not a Gnostic Gospel

by James Bean On International Women’s Day I was watching a Syrian Orthodox gathering that was being streamed online, and much to my surprise one of the speakers began reading from the Gospel of Mary Magdalene and discussing it! They were using Karen King’s translation^^ that includes some Greek Oxyrhynchus…

Mary Magdalene

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The Gospel of Mary Magdalene is Not a Gnostic Gospel
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene is Not a Gnostic Gospel
Mary Magdalene

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Jul 25, 2021

The Odes of Solomon: Mystical Songs from the Time of Jesus, by James Bean

Genres: Psalms, Poetry, Bhakti (devotion), Gnosticism, Gnostic Christianity, Meditation, Sacred Texts, Lost Books of the Bible, Mysticism, Metaphysics, Philosophy This mysterious collection of ancient psalms known as “the Odes of Solomon,” written in Syriac, a dialect of the Aramaic language, has been described as “some of the most beautiful songs…

Odes Of Solomon

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The Odes of Solomon: Mystical Songs from the Time of Jesus, by James Bean
The Odes of Solomon: Mystical Songs from the Time of Jesus, by James Bean
Odes Of Solomon

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Jul 15, 2021

The Soul of Love, by James Bean

Across the many centuries, lovers of the Beloved have been the composers of divine ecstatic poems, ghazals, odes, hymns psalms, banis, gathas, kirtans, shabds, and bachans. …

Santmat

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The Soul of Love, by James Bean
The Soul of Love, by James Bean
Santmat

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Jun 29, 2021

The Gospel of Thomas Was Not Composed by Gnostics, by James Bean

Some fragments from the lost Gospel of Thomas containing a few sayings attributed to Jesus were unearthed by the papyrologists Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt. These sayings were part of an impressive cache of literature composed in Greek that was discovered at Oxyrhynchus, Egypt back in 1897. …

Gospel Of Thomas

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The Gospel of Thomas Was Not Composed by Gnostics, by James Bean
The Gospel of Thomas Was Not Composed by Gnostics, by James Bean
Gospel Of Thomas

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Apr 24, 2021

Is Veganism a Religion?
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M. Murphy

Most of the vegans I know are Jains, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Sufis, Radhaswamis (my path)…

Most of the vegans I know are Jains, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Sufis, Radhaswamis (my path), Bahais, or practice some form of individualistic "none-of-the-above" spirituality.

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James Bean

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Am vegan, a mystic-explorer and devotee of a spiritual path called Sant Mat, and host of Spiritual Awakening Radio: https://SpiritualAwakeningRadio.libsyn.com

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