Aeon Bytes
March 2, 2012
In order to understand the allure of the following podcast, a basic understanding of what Gnosticism is (or isn't) may be appropriate:
GNOSTICISM IS THE TEACHING based on Gnosis, the knowledge of transcendence arrived at by way of interior, intuitive means. Although Gnosticism thus rests on personal religious experience, it is a mistake to assume all such experience results in Gnostic recognitions. It is nearer the truth to say that Gnosticism expresses a specific religious experience, an experience that does not lend itself to the language of theology or philosophy, but which is instead closely affinitized to, and expresses itself through, the medium of myth. Indeed, one finds that most Gnostic scriptures take the forms of myths. The term “myth” should not here be taken to mean “stories that are not true”, but rather, that the truths embodied in these myths are of a different order from the dogmas of theology or the statements of philosophy. [To continue reading this overview of Gnosticism, visit ~ The Gnostic World View: A Brief Summary of Gnosticism]
Aeon Byte is an initiation-by-conversation into the dark corners of myth, magic and meaning; a crash course in cult, culture and conspiracy; a virtuous virus invoking and informing history, holiness and heresy. Each week your host Miguel Conner commandeers your connection to bring the most accepted and rejected scholars and provocateurs to your attention,,,Fun, compelling, and deeply weird, this is the blow-your-mind cocktail party conversation you always wanted to listen in on. Where you can find more Aeon Byte content ~
GNOSTICISM IS THE TEACHING based on Gnosis, the knowledge of transcendence arrived at by way of interior, intuitive means. Although Gnosticism thus rests on personal religious experience, it is a mistake to assume all such experience results in Gnostic recognitions. It is nearer the truth to say that Gnosticism expresses a specific religious experience, an experience that does not lend itself to the language of theology or philosophy, but which is instead closely affinitized to, and expresses itself through, the medium of myth. Indeed, one finds that most Gnostic scriptures take the forms of myths. The term “myth” should not here be taken to mean “stories that are not true”, but rather, that the truths embodied in these myths are of a different order from the dogmas of theology or the statements of philosophy. [To continue reading this overview of Gnosticism, visit ~ The Gnostic World View: A Brief Summary of Gnosticism]
Aeon Byte is an initiation-by-conversation into the dark corners of myth, magic and meaning; a crash course in cult, culture and conspiracy; a virtuous virus invoking and informing history, holiness and heresy. Each week your host Miguel Conner commandeers your connection to bring the most accepted and rejected scholars and provocateurs to your attention,,,Fun, compelling, and deeply weird, this is the blow-your-mind cocktail party conversation you always wanted to listen in on. Where you can find more Aeon Byte content ~
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