The Responsibilities of an Initiate

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The Responsibilities of an Initiate

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Jun 14, 2014

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Matthew Backus joins the Talk Gnosis crew to talk about the responsibilities of an initiate. The video part of this interview was lost due to idiocy, sorry about that.

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Jun 14, 2014

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We talk about Gnosticism, esoteric religion, the occult, and more each week.

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Power to the People!: Tonight the Talk Gnosis crew is joined by Chris Rooney, who shares his experience with the Catholic Workers movement, along with other protest experience. We talk about the role that Gnostics can play in rendering care and assistance to our fellow people. by Talk Gnosis
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Robocop is the Black Pope: In this episode, Bishop William Behun joins the Talk Gnosis crew to talk about the 17th & 18th logia of the Gospel of Thomas. by Talk Gnosis
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wow. many archons: Msgr. Scott Rassbach joins the Talk Gnosis crew to talk about the archons. We also talk about the Jesus’s Wife fragment again, because news. by Talk Gnosis
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Following the Trail of Gnosis: The beauty of the Gospel of Thomas is the layers and levels of meaning packed into every saying. On Talk Gnosis After Dark #41 we investigate Logion 23: Jesus says: “I will choose you, one from a thousand and two from ten thousand, and those whom I by Talk Gnosis
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The Gnostic Episcopalian: The Talk Gnosis Crew talks with David Adkins about being a Gnostic outside of an established Gnostic tradition. David attends an Episcopal church on a regular basis, and we talk about how that experience affects his Gnostic spirituality. Find David on Fac by Talk Gnosis
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Ride this Chariot to the Stars: We love to jaw about the Gospel of Thomas, and in this After Dark Bishops Lainie and Ken, plus Father Tony, are joined by Bishop Lewis Keizer for a new perspective on the GoT. Bishop Lewis Keizer’s research has shown him that Jesus of Nazareth was o by Talk Gnosis
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Sweet Thunderbird: The Talk Gnosis crew continues the discussion of the 15th logion of the Gospel of Thomas. We talk about the secret chiefs, various “heresies” and even more. by Talk Gnosis
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For All Our Listeners Both Living & Dead: Talk Gnosis After Dark gets spooky for our Halloween edition! A must listen at any time of the year as our hosts, Bishop Lainie and Bishop Ken, are joined by Deacon Michael Strojan and our director Father Anthony Silvia to talk death, life, the afterlife, by Talk Gnosis
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You Can Call Me Miss Cleo: The Talk Gnosis crew discusses the 11th logion of the Gospel of Thomas, the incompleteness of the Gnostic scriptures, Gnostic cosmology, and ascent vision magic. by Talk Gnosis
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Campus Crusade for Sophia: In this episode we talk about the challenges of starting a Gnostic community, both in a college setting and more generally. by Talk Gnosis
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The Responsibilities of an Initiate

The Responsibilities of an Initiate

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