Chicago Gnosis Podcast

Articles | The Aquarian New Year

Celebrate the Aquarian New Year this February 4th by investigating, meditating upon, and comprehending the sexual mysteries.

Resources on the Aquarian Mysteries

• The Aquarian New Year (Text)
• The Perfect Matrimony
• The Mystery of the Golden Flower
• The Aquarian Message
• Divine Love: The Sufi Path of Self-Knowledge
• The Evolution of Sex: Sexual Revolution

Gnostic Gospels | Transcendent Betrayal in The Gospel of Judas

The controversial Gospel of Judas is a powerful scripture depicting the relationship between betrayal and transcendence. While religious groups intensely, fearfully, and dogmatically contest its authenticity, this scripture is clarified through a comparative study of Samael Aun Weor's writings. Just as an actor plays a part in a film and should not be condemned for it, likewise the Apostle Judas should not be denigrated for the role he played in a necessary cosmic drama led by Jesus, the Master Aberamentho. By understanding who Judas is in us, we can better understand the ways we betray our own selves while striving for divine reality.

Gnostic Anthropology and Cosmology | Mayan Mysteries of the Cosmos

The Mayan mystics possess an abundance of spiritual knowledge about the nature of the universe and the complete development of the human being. While their methods of exploring and understanding existence differ from that of conventional, materialistic science, such wisdom is accessible through meditation and the clarified perceptions of an awakened consciousness. From this perspective, it becomes possible to comprehend the organization, unity, and complexity of the cosmos, evidenced by the Mayan symbol of Yaxche, the universal tree of life. Such realities are paralleled by the Jewish mystical tradition of kabbalah, whose representations of the tree of life also depict the structure of divine cognizance, from the highest levels of spiritual abstraction to the most fundamental aspects of materiality and being. Learn how the Mayan mystics, the Jewish kabbalists, and the initiates of Kukulkan (the feathered serpent of divine wisdom) agree upon the same points. By studying and practicing the principles upon which they are based, it becomes possible to verify the multidimensionality of nature and our role in the cosmic plan.

Articles | Practice, Not Theories

The importance of spiritual practice to awaken consciousness and personally experience divinity.

Resources on Practical Spirituality

• Article Text: Practice, Not Theories
• Beginning Self-Transformation
• Dream Yoga and Astral Travel
• Fundamentals of Gnosticism​
• Introduction to Gnostic Studies
• ​Spiritual Awakening
• ​The Sufi Path of Self-Knowledge

 

Articles | The Gnostic Church

"Our Gnostic Church is the Transcended Church. This church is found in the Superior Worlds. We also have many temples in the physical world. In addition, we have opened thousands of Gnostic Lumisials where holy rituals are celebrated and the secret doctrine of the Beloved Savior of the world is studied. We must not forget that our Gnostic Movement has both a school and a religion. It has already been decisively confirmed that Jesus the Christ was Gnostic. The Savior of the World was an active member of the cast of Essenes, mystics who never cut their hair or their beards. The Gnostic Church is the authentic primeval Christian Church whose first Pope was the Gnostic initiate called Peter." ―​Samael Aun Weor, The Perfect Matrimony

The purpose, principles, practices, and prerequisites for membership in the Gnostic Church.

Resources and References:

• Article Text: The Gnostic Church
• The Perfect Matrimony by Samael Aun Weor
• Sacraments of the Gnostic Church (Glorian Publishing)
• Attend a Class (Chicago Gnosis)

Gnostic Mysteries of the Bible | Christmas: The Birth of the Inner Savior

The Nativity is a cosmic event of tremendous import, not merely in terms of literal history, but psychological and spiritual development. It reveals a universal phenomenon: how a properly prepared individual can give birth to and realize their own divine being upon the initiatic path, thereby providing profound benefit to humanity. Discover the hidden symbolism behind Christmas: Santa and his reindeer, kissing under the mistletoe, the Christmas tree, the Three Magi, the Immaculate Conception, gift-giving, and more.

Gnostic Psychology | Christ Wisdom: The Seal of the Truth

Many spiritual devotees preach about the need to love. However, what many lack is the knowledge how. Compassion must be balanced with wisdom, otherwise it can fall into complacency with crime. Likewise, wisdom without love is impractical, inapplicable to the problems of daily living. Genuine spirituality is therefore based on facts and direct, conscious experience. Discover how the ancient mystical traditions, primarily Christianity and Buddhism, explain what enlightened compassion signifies: how to apply intuitive insight to the complexities of being, so as to cut through suffering and arrive at comprehension, even when it is severe.

The Voice of the Silence 07 The Great Perfections

Learn the principles, laws, or qualities of the soul as explained within Christic Buddhism:

1. DANA, the key of charity and love immortal.

2. SHILA, the key of Harmony in word and act, the key that counterbalances the cause and the effect, and leaves no further room for Karmic action.

3. KSHANTI, patience sweet, that nought can ruffle.

4. VIRAG, indifference to pleasure and to pain, illusion conquered, truth alone perceived.

5. VIRYA, the dauntless energy that fights its way to the supernal TRUTH, out of the mire of lies terrestrial.

6. DHYANA, whose golden gate once opened leads the Narjol toward the realm of Sat eternal and its ceaseless contemplation.

7. PRAJNA, the key to which makes of a man a god, creating him a Bodhisattva, son of the Dhyanis. ―The Voice of the Silence

The final lecture of this course explains the Paramitas or Perfections of Mahayana Buddhism in relation to the Christic teachings: the fundamental principles in which a bodhisattva of compassion develops. Through the paramitas, the master sacrifices him or herself for humanity while developing bodhichitta: compassion for humanity and insight into the abstract nature of reality: the profound and limitless emptiness of the Absolute within Hebraic Kabbalah.

Gnostic Psychology | Christ Love: The Seal of Compassion

In a world of increasing perplexity, hatred, and confusion, it is even more imperative to return to the ancient spiritual traditions for guidance. The genuine mystics have always provided an ethical and moral compass for navigating adversity, albeit their message has been veiled except through direct experience of fundamental principles. Fortunately, Christianity, Buddhism, and Sufism offer profound insights into the nature of divine compassion: selfless love enlightened by clear perception. By awakening our ability to perceive and understand, we arrive at deepened serenity and the wisdom to transform suffering despite its rising intensity.

Introduction to Gnostic Studies | Fate, Free Will, and Forgiveness

Is life predetermined? Do people possess individual agency? Can serious mistakes be forgiven? Learn how to understand the complexity of causal laws (defined in Sanskrit as कर्म karma) while developing a personal relationship with divinity based on grace and good works.