by Gnostic Muse | Apr 14, 2018 | Universal Gnosis
Suffering and the Human Condition To deeply question the nature of suffering is part of human condition. We may begin to investigate the nature of suffering because of our own experiences or from witnessing suffering around us and in the world at large. Suffering,...
by Gnostic Muse | Apr 1, 2018 | Elementals and Nature
Salt has been used throughout human history for cooking, seasoning, food preservation, healing, cleansing, and in ceremony, ritual, and magic. In the Taoist principles of Chinese medicine, the salty flavor is a universal property, and humans have the kidneys for the...
by Gnostic Muse | Apr 1, 2018 | Elemental Practices, Elementals and Nature, Practices
The rose is the queen of the flowers and possesses a wonderful magic that can heal our hearts from emotional pain. This formula is a simple elementotherapy practice to receive the healing essence of this magnificent elemental. The following are excepts from Occult...
by Gnostic Muse | Mar 27, 2018 | Divine Feminine
Divine Mother Death is a part of our intimate internal Being. She is a part of the cosmic order of everything. The Divine Mother brings us into the world of life, nurtures us, and carries us into the next world. The Divine Mother is the fiery force of transformation,...
by Gnostic Muse | Mar 26, 2018 | Universal Gnosis
“Time is life itself, and life resides in the human heart.”-Michael Ende, Momo Momo is a little-known book written by German author Michael Ende in 1973. The story is simple and sweet with tremendous teachings about the nature of time, the present moment,...
by Gnostic Muse | Feb 14, 2018 | Buddhism and Taoism
The Four Noble Truths are foundational teachings of the great master Shakyamuni Buddha. “I teach suffering, its origin, cessation and path. That’s all I teach.” The Buddha is often compared to a physician. In the first two Noble Truths he diagnosed...
by Gnostic Muse | Feb 9, 2018 | Notables
“I can see the sun, but even if I cannot see the sun, I know that it exists. And to know that the sun is there – that is living.” -Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Dostoevsky, author of Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot, and many other novels and...
by Gnostic Muse | Jan 13, 2018 | Alchemy
“First of all, the Stone is black, because the Alchemist must enter the underworld, in order to pull the light away from the darkness. The immaculate whiteness of the light is hidden within the blackness of the Stone. This first phase belongs to the state...
by Gnostic Muse | Jan 8, 2018 | Love and Sex, Practices, Transmutation and Breath
Samael Aun Weor from his lecture, A Transmutation Practice: Ham-Sah: Sit down comfortably: the eastern way (cross-legged) or the western way (on a comfortable armchair). Relax your bodies as children do.Inhale deeply, very slowly, and imagine that the creative energy...
by Gnostic Muse | Jan 8, 2018 | Love and Sex, Practices, Transmutation and Breath
The following practice is from The Yellow Book by Samael Aun Weor, explaining the transmutational practice of pranayama for men and women. Esoteric Exercise of Pranayama for Men1. The disciple places himself in a chair or on the floor with his face directed towards...
