Talk Gnosis
274 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe talk about Gnosticism, esoteric religion, the occult, and more each week.
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Zosimos the Awesomos
June 10, 2016 08:00Pedro F. Joins us once again to talk about the Corpus Hermeticum, the foundation documents of the western mystery tradition. […]
The Gospel of the Karate Kid
May 31, 2016 08:00In this episode, Deacon* John DiGilio Shares his experience as a Buddhist practitioner and a Gnostic to enlighten us about […]
Gnostic House of Cards
May 17, 2016 07:51Dr. André Gagné of Concordia University gives us some really neat new ways of reading the Gospel of Thomas, and we […]
Swedenborg’s Heaven and Hell
May 04, 2016 15:39Curtis Childs of the Swedenborg foundation continues to chat with us about the visionary experiences of Emanuel Swedenborg, including his […]
Spiritual Temples – The Liberal Catholic Church
April 22, 2016 14:57In this episode we are joined by Fr. Douglas Bess of St. Alban’s LCC to discuss the spiritual energies at […]
Esoteric Islam
April 15, 2016 19:24Khalil Andani continues to teach us about esoteric Islam, the role of the Imam in Isma’ili tradition, and some Isma’ili […]
Jesus Facepalmed
April 08, 2016 14:58James McGrath of Butler University joins us once again to explain how scholars deal with the figure of Jesus. Is […]
Paul’s Gnostic Legacy
March 31, 2016 15:27Dr. Michael Kaler of the University of Toronto has a really great handle on the writings of Paul, and we […]
Astrological Bondage
March 19, 2016 01:36Bishop Tim Mansfield joins Father Tony to discuss the importance of spiritual practice and self knowledge in Gnosticism. Support us […]
Real Reproductive Organs
March 11, 2016 12:00Dr. Michael Estell of the OTO and EGC talks to us about Thelema, Aleister Crowley, the Gnostic Mass, sex magic, […]
Happy House Elves
March 04, 2016 12:00Deacon Michael Strojan is our guest for this episode, and he talks to us about the middle period of Christian […]
Weird Science
February 28, 2016 12:00Msgr. Jordan Stratford talks to us about alchemy and its relationship to Gnosticism. Whether laboratory alchemy or inner alchemy, there’s […]
Raiders of the Lost Temple
February 21, 2016 21:00Bishop Timothy Mansfield continues down the rabbit hole of Temple Theology. He blows Fr. Tony’s mind a bit, so you’ll […]
Snake in the Grass
February 15, 2016 21:25In the continuation of our interesting conversation with Arthur Goldwag, conspiracy theory researcher, we discuss the origins of conspiracy theories, […]
All the Bugs (and the Cathars)
February 08, 2016 16:58Boy howdy did we have a ton of technical issues with this episode, however, we made it through and had […]
Exploring the Matrix and the Mandaeans
January 31, 2016 00:10We chat with Dr. James McGrath about the Mandaeans, their magic bowls, The Matrix, Doctor Who, and even more! Dr. […]
Stop Agreeing With Me!
January 28, 2016 18:59The Manicheans were a very successful and influential Gnostic sect, and we continue our conversation about them with Dr. Timothy […]
Taking a Trip With the Wise Men
December 30, 2015 18:31 - 37 MBA lost sect of drug-taking mystical Christians who used ‘shrooms to see Christ? UFO cultists finding proof of their beliefs […]
Jesus the Necromancer
December 21, 2015 15:16There are lots of interesting stories about Jesus both in the canonical Bible and in the extra-canonical sources. Some of […]
The Slapstick Gospel
December 04, 2015 14:48We go into some detail about the varying stories of Jesus in India, plus we talk about the actual spread […]
Meet the Angels
November 18, 2015 19:55We continue our conversation with Monsignor Scott Rassbach about the angels of the Shem ha-Mephorash. He tells us a bit about his experiences, […]
Horrifying Vegetable Zombies
October 31, 2015 15:28Seriously horrifying carved turnips are a great subject for a podcast right? No? Okay how about horror movies? Boy do […]
Your mamma’s so fat…
October 21, 2015 15:24Among the theological geekery, we take all the tangents in this episode. We talk about seeking and seeing, the light […]
The Wisdom Tradition
September 02, 2015 23:18Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault joins us for a beautiful discussion of the wisdom tradition in Christianity, Gnosticism, and beyond. We discuss […]
Your Own Personal Jesus
May 11, 2015 18:58“The Jesus Myth Theory,” the idea that there was never a historical Jesus of Nazareth and his story is constructed […]
Kabbalah, Old and New
April 12, 2015 20:37The Jewish Kabbalah has a long history, full of introspection and innovation. Dr. Sanford Drob joins the Talk Gnosis crew […]
BIG LOVE!
April 06, 2015 19:35We talk with author Tim Freke about science and spirituality, the mythology of Jesus, and BIG LOVE! Or download the […]
Secret Gospels, Gay Jesus, Jesus’ Wife, & Pinocchio
March 29, 2015 16:55We continue our discussion on the Secret Gospel of Mark with Dr. Tony Burke of York University. This mysterious text has […]
Enlightened Sage or Fat-Headed Egoist?
March 16, 2015 16:44Deacon John DiGilio has a background in both Gnosticism and Eastern traditions so he’s the perfect guest for us to […]
Ride this Chariot to the Stars
March 08, 2015 21:00We love to jaw about the Gospel of Thomas, and in this After Dark Bishops Lainie and Ken, plus Father […]
Angelic Hangouts
March 02, 2015 18:41Frater Aschen Chassan is a practicing occultist and grimoiric traditionalist who has been involved in traditional forms of Western ceremonial […]
Getting Divine With Seth
February 24, 2015 02:17The religious geniuses who created the imaginative Sethian Gnostic texts composed wild myths that incorporated the heights of Greek philosophy, the […]
A Real Trip Through Lent
February 16, 2015 04:02Lent is a time for growth. On this Talk Gnosis After Dark hosts Bishop Lainie and Bishop Ken are joined […]
Waking Up to the Cosmos with Meditation
February 09, 2015 02:05Don’t just do something…sit there. It’s time to pull out the meditation cushion and plop yourself down and get meditating, […]
Following the Trail of Gnosis
February 02, 2015 03:41The beauty of the Gospel of Thomas is the layers and levels of meaning packed into every saying. On Talk […]
The Return of the Gnostics
January 28, 2015 03:53Gnosticism exploded back onto the scene of the world in a big way in France’s Golden Age at the end […]
The Super Gnostic Heroes of Comic Books
January 20, 2015 00:33Writer and director Jason Mehmel leads the Talk Gnosis After Dark crew on an epic adventure through the super-gnosis of […]
Making the Above Like the Below
January 05, 2015 22:49We have a very special guest in the Rev. Shawna Atteberry for our After Dark podcast on the Gospel of Thomas’ […]
A Very Merry Gnostic Christmas
December 22, 2014 23:02We celebrate the season by examining the many Gnostic perspectives of who Jesus and the Christ are. Man, God, or […]
Batman. Enlightenment. Compassion. The Occult. Porn.
December 15, 2014 05:30Here on Talk Gnosis After Dark our hosts Bishop Lainie and Bishop Ken, and our director Father Tony, often have […]
“The Little Office of the Blessed Sophia” & Gnostic Devotions
December 09, 2014 02:07For this special edition of Talk Gnosis After Dark we’re speaking to Deacon Erik Winsor about his new book for […]
The Secrets in Secret John
November 24, 2014 08:23In Talk Gnosis After Dark 33 we explore the mind of the cosmos, the psychology of God, and the minds of […]
Angry Sky Wizard is Peeved at You
November 17, 2014 07:16Overcome the destructive creator of this world with one easy trick! Find out how in our After Dark podcast with Bishops […]
The Mysteries of Love
November 11, 2014 07:53The many mysteries of love are examined in our Talk Gnosis After Dark podcast. Divine love, mystical love, the love […]
For All Our Listeners Both Living & Dead
November 03, 2014 00:19Talk Gnosis After Dark gets spooky for our Halloween edition! A must listen at any time of the year as our […]
Get Those Naked People Out of My Field
October 24, 2014 00:06We continue plunging the depths of the Gospel of Thomas but after dark in this continuation of our discussion on […]
Big Silly Hats
October 15, 2014 22:42This episode features a continuation of the discussion of logia 19 & 20 from the Gospel of Thomas.
12 Step Gnostic Fight Club
October 08, 2014 20:23Being a Gnostic all alone can be tough, but being a Gnostic in a group can have its challenges as […]
Left Hand Tantra
October 02, 2014 00:13The Talk Gnosis crew is joined by Bishop Craig Williams, whose new book, Cave of the Numinous, delves into Gnosticism, yoga, […]
It’s In The Cards
September 23, 2014 18:56In this episode our Talk Gnosis crew really get into it about the role divination can play in your spiritual […]