A Gnostic Miscellany: Being for the most part extracts from the books of the Saviours, to which are added excerpts from a cognate literature. This is one of our most popular titles. It deserves a special place in your library.
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G. R. S. Mead, Hermeticist and scholar was one of the truly great researchers into arcane wisdom. At a time when the esoteric tended to mean little more than table tapping and mysterious phenomena, he was translating into English the gems of Neoplatonic and Egyptian philosophy. In works such as Thrice Greatest Hermes, The Doctrine of the Subtle Body, Orpheus, and Fragments of a Faith Forgotten, he almost single handedly reassembled the lost esoteric tradition of classical Athens and Alexandria and Gnosticism in general.
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Ignore the 5 stars and put 6 stars instead! I am still wandering why it took such a long time for me to review this extraordinary gospel. This is one of the most easy to read and follow gospel within the Gnostic gospels, and indeed amongst many of the gospels. The language is clear and the gospel is well structured. Pistis is indeed a rare gospel: it tells of the secret words that you must say for you to reach the highest God and Goddess (not the God of creation); it informs you of the many gods and goddesses that exist and the levels of space they occupy. Mind you, all these is said by Jesus himself, that is the Gnostic Jesus. Mary Magdala (Jesus' partner) is so intelligent in her questions and answers, in fact Jesus tells her that her spirit has been purified and therefore at its best (of course hoping that this is a genuine praise and not based on partner favouritism). But yes, Mary Magadala, beside the praises from her partner, is quite outstanding. She even tells Jesus that she is scared of Peter since St Peter hates the female race! Do not expect anything canonical or convetional from this gospel. It is a very disturbing gospel, yet very powerful indeed. It even explains the difficult parables: "5 will be in a house and 3 will rise against 2 and 2 against 3..." It also explains the parable of the coin - give to Caesar that which belongs to him... This is one gospel, which I must concur, I also do not understand why it has not received much attention as the other gospels!
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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A great introduction to Christian Gnostic Universe,
This review is from: Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel (Steinerbooks, 1724) (Hardcover)
Although considered a minor Gnostic text by some scholars of Gnosticism, this document provides an excellent introduction to the universe of a Christian Gnostic of the time of Christ. After reading this I would suggest to go on to "Nag Hammadi" and "The Apocryphal New Testament : A Collection of Apocryphal Christian Literature in an English Translation."
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The Metaphysical teachings of Jesus,
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This gospel can be read on many levels, Jesus explains the mysteries of Life to his disciples and his beloved Mary Magdeline. These discussions take place after his resurrection and describe his ascension into heaven and his return. Explaining the many levels (mysteries of the universe) also using Sophia (fallen angel and her redemption) as examples for greater understanding. Jesus was the alchemical blueprint for which humanity was to follow. We have greatly misunderstood his purpose and in reading this text you can only gather one level unless you understand that humanity's purpose is to make the ascension/resurrection and that we are all sons and daughters of the ONE I AM. ...
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IT came to pass, when Jesus had risen from the dead, that he passed eleven years discoursing with his disciples, and instructing them only up to the regions of the First Commandment and up to the regions of the First Mystery, that within the Veil, within the First Commandment, which is the four-and-twentieth mystery without and below-those [four-and-twenty] which are in the second space of the First Mystery which is before all mysteries,-the Father in the form of a dove. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mystery knoweth, counterfeiting spirit, shining most exceedingly, whole matter therein, thirteenth eon, twelve saviours, twelve eons, hath arisen, whole gnosis, hath uttered, soul giveth, thirteenth aeon, spirit leadeth, hath prophesied, righteous body, lower mysteries, finished speaking these words, first mystery, material emanations, twelve aeons, twelve mysteries, received mysteries, purified light, authentic face, hath spoken Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pistis Sophia, Virgin of Light, Inheritance of the Light, Mary Magdalene, Mount of Olives, Books of Yew, First Man, John the Baptizer, Most High, Lord God, Ariouth the Ethiopian, Child of the Child, Limbs of the Ineffable, Zorokothora Melchisedec New!
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IT came to pass, when Jesus had risen from the dead, that he passed eleven years discoursing with his disciples, and instructing them only up to the regions of the First Commandment and up to the regions of the First Mystery, that within the Veil, within the First Commandment, which is the four-and-twentieth mystery without and below-those [four-and-twenty] which are in the second space of the First Mystery which is before all mysteries,-the Father in the form of a dove. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mystery knoweth, counterfeiting spirit, shining most exceedingly, whole matter therein, thirteenth eon, twelve saviours, twelve eons, hath arisen, whole gnosis, hath uttered, soul giveth, thirteenth aeon, spirit leadeth, hath prophesied, righteous body, lower mysteries, finished speaking these words, first mystery, material emanations, twelve aeons, twelve mysteries, received mysteries, purified light, authentic face, hath spoken Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pistis Sophia, Virgin of Light, Inheritance of the Light, Mary Magdalene, Mount of Olives, Books of Yew, First Man, John the Baptizer, Most High, Lord God, Ariouth the Ethiopian, Child of the Child, Limbs of the Ineffable, Zorokothora Melchisedec New!
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- Pistis Sophia (Nag Hammadi Studies) by Carl Schmidt on 13 pages
- Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel by G.R.S. Mead in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- The Odes and Psalms of Solomon by James Rendel Harris in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Fragments of a Faith Forgotten by G. R. S. Mead in Front Matter
- Religious Knowledge by Paul Frederic Schmidt in Front Matter
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- G. R. S. Mead and the Gnostic Quest (Western Esoteric Masters) by Clare Goodrick-Clarke on 13 pages
- Ancient Egypt: the Light of the World: A Work of Reclamation and Restitution in Twelve Books. Volume 2 by Gerald Massey on 10 pages
- Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians by Timothy Freke on 8 pages
- Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians by Timothy Freke on 7 pages
- Hidden Gospels: How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way by Philip Jenkins on 6 pages
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