#1: Gnosticism Ancient & Modern
- Jay Kinney, from the introduction
Contents
Editorial
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News
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Forum
Is silence golden?
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Introduction: Gnosticism: Ancient and Modern
by Jay Kinney
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The Mysterious Revelations of Philip K. Dick
by Jay Kinney
What happens when a science fiction writer has his wisdom teeth pulled and sees God.
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Excerpts from the "The Exegesis"
by Philip K. Dick
Newly unearthed writings from Dick's private metaphysical journals.
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The Passion of Sophia
by David Fideler
An indepth recounting of the ancient gnostic creation myth according to Valentinus.
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Valentinus: A Gnostic for all Seasons
by Stephan Hoeller
What insights can the teachings of Valentinus and other gnostics provide us with today?
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An Interview with Gilles Quispel
by Christopher Farmer
The noted Dutch religious scholar dicusses the place of gnosis in his life and that of C.G. Jung.
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Outroduction
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"Franz Kafka" By Jorge Luis Borges
by Alvin Greenberg
A short story.
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Finding the Language of Love: A Review of the New Translations of Rumi
by Ya'qub Ibn Yusuf
For the first time in English, the Sufi mystic and poet is being presented in multi-faceted splendor.
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Remembering Suleyman Dede
by Kabir Helminski
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Book Reviews
- Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism by Kurt Rudolph
- Th Other Bible: A Collection of Ancient Esoteric Texts Excluded From the Official Canon of the Old and New Testaments edited by Willis Barnstone
- The New Gnosis by Robert Avens
- The Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies
- Ancient Lights by David Grubb
- True Hallucinations by Terence McKenna
- Nature Word (Verbe Nature) by R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz Translated and introduced by Deborah Lawlor
- Masonic Facts and Fictions by Henry Sadler
- Jung and Tarot: An Archetypal Journey by Sallie Nichols
- At The Table of the Grail edited by John Matthews
