by Gnostic Muse | Feb 18, 2016 | Love and Sex, Sufism
Shams of Tabriz was a mystical figure and the teacher of Sufi Master Jalalludin Rumi. The following is a beautiful collection of Shams’ reflections on love. 1. How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and...
by Gnostic Muse | Feb 14, 2016 | Sacred Calendar, Zodiac and Astrology
Pisces the Fish Pisces the Fish is a water sign in the mutable mode. The Sun passes through the sign of Pisces from February 19th to March 20th, in the last phase of winter before the renewal process of spring. As the last sign of the zodiac cycle Pisces symbolizes...
by Gnostic Muse | Feb 11, 2016 | Buddhism and Taoism
The Venerable Tradition of Zen Zen is the spiritual progeny of both Buddhism and Taoism. Zen contains the radical teachings of the relationship of form and void, and the importance of practical direct experience through mental discipline. “To keep a guard again...
by Gnostic Muse | Feb 10, 2016 | Christic Path, Divine Feminine
Sophia The gnostic philosophy is summed up in the myth of Sophia. This summary is from Samael Aun Weor’s book The Secret Doctrine of Anahuac and elaborated on in his work The Pistis Sophia Unveiled. The Pistis Sophia is an apocryphal scripture and a tremendous...
by Gnostic Muse | Feb 1, 2016 | Elemental Practices, Elementals and Nature, Practices
Elementals and Consciousness Consciousness exists in everything. In humans the consciousness is called the essence, in animals, plants, and minerals it is called the elemental. In his books Occult Medicine and Practical Magic, Igneous Rose, and Logos Mantra Theurgy,...
by Gnostic Muse | Jan 4, 2016 | Cosmic Laws, Poetry
“The sacred Raskoano (death) is full of inner beauty. The Truth about death is only known by the one who has experienced its deep significance. The Moon carries away the deceased and brings them back. The extremes touch each other. Death and conception are...
by Gnostic Muse | Dec 26, 2015 | Buddhism and Taoism
“Mountain monks sit playing go. Over the board is the bamboo’s lucent shade. No one sees them through the glittering leaves, But now and then is heard the click of a stone.” -Po Chu-i, 6th Chinese century poet The Art of Go In ancient China it...
by Gnostic Muse | Dec 7, 2015 | Divine Feminine, Notables
“The attention at its fullest is the highest ecstasy.” -Simone Weil Simone Weil was a French philosopher, writer, labor activist, theologian, revolutionary, and mystic. In her writings she investigated religion, science and art with a true love for God and...
by Gnostic Muse | Dec 5, 2015 | Christic Path, Gnostic Psychology
The spiritual path is within us, and our ability to walk it depends on the strength of the fire of love in our hearts. We cannot progress with the theories of the mind but only with a consistent work for the love of God and humanity. Remember the engravings in...
by Gnostic Muse | Nov 30, 2015 | Universal Gnosis
Lecture by Samael Aun Weor The game of chess comes from ancient Atlantis, it is a game that was known and practiced by the people of the continent that today is submerged in the ocean that bears its name. Chess symbolizes or allegorizes the game of life, or better to...
