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Astrology 03 Gemini
February 03, 2009 19:07 - 2 hours - 66.7 MBIn the third lecture of the Astrology course, the zodiac sign Gemini (May 21 - June 21) is explained. Quoted from the lecture: "The astrological sign of Gemini illustrates a function of duality. When you observe the astrological sign of Gemini, you will see two columns or two rods placed side by side. Of course, this illustrates two brothers, twins who work together, and this illustrates a fundamental axis of nature." Read the lecture transcription.
Astrology 02 Taurus
February 02, 2009 19:06 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBIn the second lecture of the Astrology course, the zodiacal sign Taurus (April 20 - May 20) is explained. Quoted from the lecutre: "The zodiacal sign of Taurus - according to the esoteric course of astrology or Astrotheurgy - reminds us that the Logos, the Word, is Theos, God itself, who is not a person, but what we call the Army of the Voice." Read the lecture transcription.
Astrology 01 Aries
February 01, 2009 19:06 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBIn the Astrology course, listeners are introduced to the foundations of Gnostic Astrology and how we can learn to take advantage of the stellar radiations in order to improve life for all of us. This first lecture explains the first sign of the zodiac, Aries, the influence of which ranges from March 21 - April 19. Quoted from the lecture: "Related to Aries, there are certain virtues, certain capacities, that we receive, and in particular it is the potential for Penance, or the gifts that Pe...
Beginning Here and Now: Two Humanities
January 01, 2009 19:47 - 1 hour - 63 MBMechanical humanity in contrast to cognizant humanity - and the means to change from one to another. Includes an explanation of the sheep and the goats from the gospels. Read the lecture transcription. The word 'human' is a compound word made of two words: Hum and Manas. The word Manas is a Sanskrit word that means mind. This is why when we say “man,” we are indicating the mind. The mind is characterized by reasoning. Reasoning distinguishes the rational animals (you and me) from the i...
The Three Fundamentals of the Path
January 01, 2009 19:45 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBThe Three Keys of Suffering (the Moon, the fornicating Eve, and the turbid waters) and the Three Fundamentals of the Path (Renunciation, Bodhichitta, and Emptiness). Read the lecture transcription. In the book The Major Mysteries, Samael Aun Weor wrote, The three keys of suffering are the Moon, the fornicating Eve, and the turbid waters. That is all he said about it. He did not explain what it means. Unfortunately, most readers fly through passages like this and do not contemplate the...
Beginning Here and Now: To Be and to Know
January 01, 2009 19:45 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBDiscover the important difference between the consciousness and the intellect, how to simultaneously travel on the vertical and the horizontal path with equilibrium.
Beginning Here and Now: Three Minds
January 01, 2009 19:45 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBA basic introduction to a fundamental basis of Gnostic Psychology: the Sensual Mind, the Intermediate Mind, and the Inner Mind.
Beginning Here and Now: Transformation of Life
January 01, 2009 19:44 - 1 hour - 33.9 MBThe next step after Self-observation: the transformation of impressions. "Life has an objective. A superior world is the objective of life. Thus, the Gnostic teachings teach us how to live in a superior world, how to live in a solar and immortal humanity; if one would not accept a superior world, transformation would then not have a purpose, this is obvious." - Samael Aun Weor, The Revolution of the Dialectic Read the lecture transcription: Transformation of Life
Beginning Here and Now: Three Factors, Part 2
January 01, 2009 19:43 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBHow our daily life is influenced by karma, how different types of people make mistakes in life, and how awakening consciousness overcomes suffering.
Beginning Here and Now: Mysterious Tetragrammaton, Part 1
January 01, 2009 19:42 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBThe meanings and symbols hidden in the Kabbalah about the four-letter name of God: Jehovah or YHVH. Read the lecture transcription. Let us study the mysterious Tetragrammaton. τετραγράμματον is a Greek word that addresses the four Hebrew letters יהוה which according to Kabbalah spell the name of the Divinity. The Holy Bible, the Torah, and the Tanakh are books written based on the Zohar of the Kabbalah. In Gnosiswe always state that the doctrine that Moses gave to humanity was given in...
Beginning Here and Now: Three Brains
January 01, 2009 19:41 - 1 hour - 38.8 MBGnostic Psychology recognizes that humanoids have three centers of intelligence within: an intellectual brain, an emotional brain, and a motor/instinctive/sexual brain. These are not physical brains; they are divisions of organized activity.
Beginning Here and Now: Three Factors, Part 1
January 01, 2009 19:41 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBHow to awaken the consciousness and the importance of psychological equilibrium. "It is written, “Narrow is the way that lead- eth unto light.” Whosoever wants to follow this path, “let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” (the three factors in the revolution of the consciousness: to Die, to be Born, and to Sacrifice [Mark 8:34])." - Samael Aun Weor, Tarot and Kabbalah
Beginning Here and Now: Language of Intuition
January 01, 2009 19:39 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBHow to discover into real knowledge (Gnosis) through the development of conscious initution or intuitive understanding. As this lecture is primarily concerned with the Kabbalah, be sure to have a copy of the Tree of Life on hand in order to follow along with the lecture. (See: Tree of Life)
Beginning Here and Now: Human-like Machine
January 01, 2009 19:39 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBAnother approach to viewing the situation we find ourselves in and how to change it: Gnostic psychology, Shakespeare's Macbeth, and the consciousness.
Beginning Here and Now: Key of SOL
January 01, 2009 19:38 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBThe Key of SOL (Subject, Object, Location) is an introduction to Self-observation and inner self-remembering, practical techniques used in order to awaken the consciousness from moment to moment. "We wander in the streets with the consciousness asleep; we are in our house, in our job, in the body shop, in the office, etc., with the consciousness profoundly asleep. We drive our car and we go to the factory with the consciousness tremendously asleep. People are born, they grow, they breed, ...
Beginning Here and Now: Development of the Inner Human Being
January 01, 2009 19:37 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBContinues the explanation of the Five Centers and Psychological Equilibrium given in other lectures. Includes the two superior centers, the creation of the soul and how to interpret visions and dreams.
The Fire of Kundalini
January 01, 2009 19:36 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBThe Sanskrit word Kundalini is derived from "kundala," which means ‘coiled," and is descriptive of the form of a specific energy when it is latent or "sleeping" in the common person. When through specific science this energy is activated or awakened, it illuminates the nervous system and energetic centers, activating superior senses and abilities. In Christianity, this energy is called the fire of Pentacost. In Judaism, it is the Shekinah. In Aztec mysticism, it is called Quetzalcoatl. In Bu...
Beginning Here and Now: Four Pathways of Liberation
January 01, 2009 19:36 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBExplaining the Path of the Lunatic (from Lunar), the Intermediate Path, the Spiral Path and the famed Straight Path, or the Way of the Bodhisattva.
Beginning Here and Now: Consciousness
January 01, 2009 19:36 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBEveryone talks about awakening the consciousness, but how many can define it? This lecture explains the human consciousness and the practical method to develop it. Includes the nature of perception, states of consciousness, meditation, and clairvoyance. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: "In any spiritual or mystical tradition, or even in philosophy, there is a lot of discussion about consciousness, mind, or self. The purpose of religion or spirituality is to realize that s...
Beginning Here and Now: Heart Doctrine
January 01, 2009 19:36 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBThere is a profound difference between ideas or beliefs about spirituality and the experience of spirituality. True spirituality or religion is not to be believed, but realized, actualized, in the heart. This lecture covers the difference between the Doctrine of the Eye (theories, beliefs, and ideas) and the Doctrine of the Heart (intuition, conscious faith and direct experience). This relates to both exoteric and esoteric schools, the exoteric being the "public and exterior," and the esoter...
Beginning Here and Now: Self-observation
January 01, 2009 19:34 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBSelf-observation, Lucifer our psychological trainer, and the three aspects of the psychological gymnasium: 1) our spouse, 2) our friends, family and acquaintances, 3) and strangers. Also an explication into the nature of Genotype (inheritance), Phenotype (education) and Paratype (circumstances). This lecture was recorded at the 2007 Gnostic Retreat.
Beginning Here and Now: Seven Types of Spiritual People
January 01, 2009 19:33 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBThis lecture discusses seven very different types of people and how they see and experience spirituality and religion.
Beginning Here and Now: Salvation, Belief, and Faith
January 01, 2009 19:33 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBReal faith, the value of belief, and the means of true salvation. Faith is not a matter of believing or disbelieving, but practical experience. With the acquisition of true faith in the consciousness, as opposed to belief, one understands the true meaning of salvation. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: There are always discussions or arguments related with this topic of ‘salvation.’ in which the fundamentalists or believers state that they are saved just by believing. Thu...
Beginning Here and Now: Self-knowledge
January 01, 2009 19:33 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBThe foundations of any real spiritual path is self-knowledge (gnosis), which also provides an opportunity to change the world. Through self-improvement, the individual can directly impact the emergence of a better society. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: "Those individuals who have stood out in the course of time, such as Beethoven or Mozart or Jesus, are individuals who learned how to awaken the consciousness, to utilize the consciousness itself as the commanding intel...
Beginning Here and Now: Seeking the Master: Teachers and Students
January 01, 2009 19:33 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBThe required qualifications for any spiritual student or teacher, and advice for any student seeking spiritual guidance in relation to schools, teachers and teachings. Also, how to find your true Master. Read the lecture transcription. "The eastern traditions emphasize the importance of finding a teacher. However, this tradition has been imported to the west and has now been mingled with idiosyncrasy of our western mentality and there have been some unexpected results. In the west, we h...
Beginning Here and Now: Parsufim, Five Faces of God
January 01, 2009 19:31 - 2 hours - 69.9 MBHow Kabbalah explains 1) the first four commandments (especially in relation to making images of God) 2) the three Sabbaths, and 3) the four types of women. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: "Parsufim is a plural Hebrew word that means “faces.” Parsuf is the singular word for face, image, or countenance. Parsufim is plural and refers to the different symbols of the Tree of Life - the way in which we can understand the different triangles and the different aspects of the te...
Beginning Here and Now: Mysterious Tetragrammaton, Part 1
January 01, 2009 19:30 - 2 hours - 101 MBThe meanings and symbols hidden in the Kabbalah about the four-letter name of God: Jehovah or YHVH.
Beginning Here and Now: Retrospection Meditation Explanation
January 01, 2009 19:30 - 1 hour - 31.8 MBA lecture dedicated solely to the practice of retrospection and comprehension of the ego. It explains the process and method by which we must approach the psychological work, otherwise known as Blue Time or Rest Therapeutics. Read the transcription. "What is retrospection? It is the first step that we perform when we sit down to meditate; in it, we submerge into our mind in order to contemplate our past. What specifically do we retrospect? We have to retrospect all the events that we...
Beginning Here and Now: Omnipenetrating Ray of Okidinokh
January 01, 2009 19:28 - 1 hour - 52 MBThe descent and ascent of the Ray of Creation through the seven cosmos. Read the transcription: Omnipenetrating Ray of Okidanokh Okidanokh: A term utilized by Gurdjieff to describe the Ray of Creation, the primary emanation of the Ain Soph Aur, the Solar Absolute. The energy field origin of all the cosmoses and whose vibration manifests through the Law of Three within all dimensional material manifestations. Okidanokh is the fundamental cause of all cosmic phenomena; it is the Christic s...
Beginning Here and Now: Our Multi-dimensional Universe
January 01, 2009 19:28 - 1 hour - 45 MBA basic explanation of where humanity fits into the universe and the seven primary dimensions.
Beginning Here and Now: Our Personality, Lunar or Divine
January 01, 2009 19:27 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBThe word personality comes from the Latin personae, which means "mask." In each existence, we form a personality from the influences around us, which we use to navigate through life. Yet, this personality is not the only kind: there is also a solar personality, which - if we create it - belongs to our Innermost. Learn how the personality relates to our ego and our consciousness, and how it affects our work to awaken the consciousness.
Beginning Here and Now: Involution, Evolution, Devolution, Revolution
January 01, 2009 19:25 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBThe place and purpose of the human organism in the vast wheel of nature. Explains the involution or emergence of Spirit into matter, the process of the soul's evolution through the mineral, plant and animal kingdoms, the process of devolution into the inferior dimensions of nature, and the means to escape the mechanicity of samsara through the path of revolution.
Beginning Here and Now: Karma Cause and Effect
January 01, 2009 19:25 - 1 hour - 33 MBThe foundation of all existing matter and energy is the law of cause and effect, or action and consequence, which determines our quality of life - and our future. "...whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." - Galatians 6:7
Beginning Here and Now: Introduction to Awareness
January 01, 2009 19:24 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBAn exegesis into an essential text from Tibetan Buddhist Tantra. The original Tibetan title is Rig-pa ngo-sprod gcer-mthong rang-grol, which is generally translated into English as The Introduction to Awareness: Natural Liberation through Naked Perception, and is part of the complete original editions of The Great Liberation by Hearing in the Intermediate States, popularly known in English as The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Attributed to the great Buddha known as Padmasambhava, this critically...
Beginning Here and Now: Introduction to Kabbalah
January 01, 2009 19:24 - 1 hour - 41 MBA basic explanation of the Tree of Life, the Kabbalah, which is a map of the universe and the consciousness. Lecture quote: "The word קבלה Kabbalah comes from the word קבל Kabel in Hebrew, which means “to receive.” This is because real Kabbalah is received through experience in the consciousness. In this very moment you are receiving the knowledge with your intellect. But you have to understand that in order to make that information into real Kabbalah, you have to make effort to awaken your...
Beginning Here and Now: Intelligence
January 01, 2009 19:23 - 1 hour - 48 MBThe Gnostic view of intelligence, intellect, creativity, and the different forms of cathexis. Read the lecture transcription.
Beginning Here and Now: How to Know the I, Part 2
January 01, 2009 19:22 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBHow to use the understanding of the skandhas in self-observation and meditation, the aggregates (skandhas) in Kabbalah as related to other dimensions, and the practical method to consciously realize the nature of the real self. Read the lecture transcription.
Beginning Here and Now: How to Know the I, Part 1
January 01, 2009 19:22 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBThe practical, analytical science of developing conscious discrimination and direct insight into the nature of the I or self through observation and comprehension of the skandhas or aggregates: form (rupa), sensations (vedana), perception (samjnana), mental formations (samskaras), and consciousness (vijnana). Read the lecture transcription.
Beginning Here and Now: Heaven, Hell, and Liberation
January 01, 2009 19:20 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBHow to experience heaven (nirvana) and hell (samsara) for oneself, in order to understand the meaning of liberation. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: Heaven, hell and liberation are three fundamental terms that are used often in most every religion. In Gnosis, we use these words differently then you might have encountered in the past. When we begin to study Gnosis, we carry with us the assumptions and definitions that we acquired previously. When we begin to study Gnosi...
Beginning Here and Now: Gnostic Groups and the Mind
January 01, 2009 19:19 - 1 hour - 35 MBIn his famous letter to the Corinthians, the Gnostic Christian Paul explained why divisions emerge in religions and spiritual groups. Modern groups are no exception.
Beginning Here and Now: Erroneous Functioning of the Five Centers
January 01, 2009 19:19 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBFundamental aspects of the work to liberate the soul from suffering. Explains core structures of our psychology, including the five centers (also called the three brains), and psychological equilibrium.
Beginning Here and Now: Four Ways
January 01, 2009 19:19 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBA comparison of the various spiritual approaches: that of the Fakir (physical/willpower), the Monk (emotional), the Yogi (mental), and the Fourth Path: the Gnostic: the balance of the three.
Beginning Here and Now: Four States of Consciousness
January 01, 2009 19:18 - 48 minutes - 25.4 MBExplaining the states of consciousness available to the human being, and how they are accessed. In Greek, they are called Ekasia, Pistis, Dianoia, and Nous.
Beginning Here and Now: Ego, Essence, and Personality
January 01, 2009 19:16 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBAn essential primer on the most fundamental aspects of Gnostic Psychology, or Self-knowledge. The nature of the soul (Essence), how it becomes filtered and conditioned (by ego), and is expressed through the personality (personi: mask).
Beginning Here and Now: Belief and Faith
January 01, 2009 19:15 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBThis lecture explains the important difference between Belief and Faith and their relationship to the three types of mind explained in spiritual psychology: the Sensual Mind, the Intermediate (Mystical) Mind, and the Inner (Interior) Mind. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: "To have experience, to perceive God with the consciousness, is related with the Inner Mind, with the superlative consciousness. It has nothing to do with the Sensual or Mystical Minds. That is why when ...
Beginning Here and Now: Awakening of the Seed
January 01, 2009 19:13 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBLearn the essential elements by which to awaken the human being's complete spiritual and psychological potential. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: "All of us as human beings feel this urge to express, to emerge, to become; and this urgency is particularly strong when we are in our adolescence and our youth, when we feeling the longing, the need, the urge to find out who we are, who we are to be – what is our purpose, what is our role, what is that within that seeks to e...
Beginning Here and Now: The Monad's Self-realization
January 01, 2009 19:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBHow the soul develops realization of the Monad: the inner Being.