Gnostic Philosophy

Gnostic Philosophy

Philosophy, as one of the four pillars of gnosis, means asking the big questions of life. The word philosophy is from the Greek words philos, love, and sophia, wisdom. Philosophy is the spirit of inquiry that sets us upon the path of knowledge and self-reflection by...
Awakening and the Initiatic Path

Awakening and the Initiatic Path

Awakening the Consciousness Awakening the consciousness is freeing the essence from attachment. When the consciousness is free it is not subject to conditioning of the mind and ego. It is not bound by the dimension of time and space. The awakened consciousness is joy,...
On Belief and Religion

On Belief and Religion

Religion: to Connect The word religion is from the Latin re ligare meaning to bind, to connect. The same root as ligament, the structures that bind and connect bones. All religions at their core are meant to help us connect. To connect and unify the disparate parts of...
On Grace and Uncertainty

On Grace and Uncertainty

“All the natural movements of the soul are controlled by laws analogous to those of physical gravity. Grace is the only exception. Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter where there is a void to receive it, and it is grace itself which makes this void. The...
Athena Goddess of Wisdom

Athena Goddess of Wisdom

“Of Pallas Athena, guardian of the city, I begin to sing. Dread is she, and with Ares she loves deeds of war, the sack of cities and the shouting and the battle. It is she who saves the people as they go out to war and come back.Hail, goddess, and give us good...
The Altar

The Altar

The word altar comes from the Latin root for “high” or “elevated”. The altar in any religion or spiritual practice is the focal point of the sacred space. The altar is a place where the divine enters into matter. Everything about the altar has...
The Magic of the Runes

The Magic of the Runes

“The script of the First Root Race was with the Runes. The mallet of Masonry comes from the arrow of the Egyptian God Ra, and this is a Rune. In that epoch, the rituals of the Polar Temple were all runic. The movements of the officials were runic. This is the...