Gnosticism: Ancient Mystical Traditions, Sects & Texts: Exploring the Hidden Mysteries and Esoteric Revelations of Gnosis

Gnosticism: Ancient Mystical Traditions, Sects & Texts is a thought-provoking exploration into one of the most profound and mysterious religious traditions of the ancient world - Gnosticism. This second installment in the growing Esoteric Religious Studies Series enters the labyrinth of Gnostic beliefs, practices, and their significant impact on the spirit of human history.

250-PAGE BOOK WITH OVER 20 ILLUSTRATIONS

"Know what is in front of your face, and what is hidden from you will be disclosed to you. For there is nothing that is hidden that will not be revealed. [And there is nothing buried that will not be raised.]"

Topics covered in this book include:

• The Origins of Gnosticism
• Exploring Gnostic Beliefs and Philosophy
• The Gnostic Jesus Christ
• The Gnostic Gospels
• Gnostic Movements and Sects
• Contrasting Messages of Jesus in Gnostic and New Testament Gospels
• Comparisons of Messages between Gnostic and New Testament Gospels
• Hylics, Psychics, and Pneumatics in Gnosticism
• Simon Magus and His Influence on Gnosticism
• The Discovery of Gnostic Gospels and the Nag Hammadi Scrolls
• Unveiling the Blood Feud surrounding the Gnostic Gospels
• The Mysteries of the Pistis Sophia
• Gnostic Christians and Their Practices
• The Early Gnostic Church and Its Mysterious Disappearance
• Gnosticism's History since the First Few Centuries A.D.
• The Re-Emergence of Gnosticism in the 20th and 21st Centuries
• Stephan Hoeller and Ecclesia Gnostica
• Modern Gnostic Movements and Sects
• Gnostic Occult and Magickal Orders in the 19th Century
• Gnostic Occult and Magickal Orders in the 20th Century
• Gnostic Occult and Magickal Orders in the 21st Century
• Exploring Esoteric Gnostic Topics from Various Sources
• Gnostic Rituals and Practices
• Gnostic Symbols and Their Meanings
• The Gnostic View of the Cosmos and Creation

...and many more!

Follow Gnosticism from its origins in the mists of time all the way to the present day, where its legacy still lives on.

Part of the Esoteric Religious Studies Series.