Gnosticism

The Everything Gnostic Gospels Book: A Complete Guide to the Secret Gospels (Everything: Philosophy and Spirituality)

by Meera Lester

The books of the Bible are not the only ancient writings to tell the stories of Jesus and his followers-other Gnostic texts have also been found as well. Many of these Gnostic writings, believed to be written in the first century a.d. and suppressed by the official church for hundreds of years, were found in Egypt in the 1940s. ...

The Mystery of the Golden Blossom: Gnosis and the Magic of Sexual Energy (Timeless Gnostic Wisdom) (Timeless Gostic Wisdom)

by Samael Aun Weor

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"This book was written for very serious students. In this book, Samael Aun Weor outlines the fundamental principles of Pure White Tantrism, the straight and narrow path taught by all the great masters: Buddha, Krishna, Padmasambhava, Quetzalcoatl, etc. This is the teaching the frees the soul from karma and suffering. ..."

The Essential Gnostic Gospels: Including the Gospel of Thomas & the Gospel of Mary

by Alan Jacobs

The Gnostics were early Christians whose beliefs and practices put them at odds with the orthodox Church; indeed, the Church considered Gnostics to be heretics and made a concerted effort to destroy their writings. However, in 1945, a remarkable discovery was made in Nag Hamadi, in the Egyptian desert: a jar containing 13 papyrus documents, dating back to the fourth century ad, with genuine Gnostic texts in the original Greek. ...

The Elimination of Satan's Tail: Gnostic Psychology, Meditation, and the Origins of Suffering

by Samael Aun Weor

"Ecstasy (Samadhi) is not a nebulous state, but a transcendental state of wonderment, which is associated with perfect mental clarity." The diminutive size of this book belies the extreme depth of its contents: the practical and urgent nature of the teachings provided here are as potentially transformative as a lightning strike. ...

Gnostics and their Remains Ancient and Mediaeval

by C. W. King

A Gnostic Book of Hours: Keys to Inner Wisdom

by June Singer

The Allure of Gnosticism: The Gnostic Experience in Jungian Psychology and Contemporary Culture

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"Books on "gnosticism" often tend either to be in the academic stratosphere, or full of new age sensationalism. This volume is very useful in that it presents a variety of interesting viewpoints from (mostly) recognized scholars in the field. It's quite accessible and the closing chapter on modern gnostic revivals is of particular import for those seeking to comprehend the continued draw this ancient philosophy -- as radical or paranoid it may be -- exerts upon some elements of our society today. ..."

The Gnostics - The First Christian Heretics

by Sean Martin

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Gnosticism - derived from the Greek word gnosis, to know - is the name given to various religious schools that proliferated in the first centuries after Christ and, at one time, it almost became the dominant form of Christianity. Yet some Gnostic beliefs derive from the older Mystery traditions of Greece and Rome, and the various Gnostic schools came to be branded as heretical by the emerging Christian church. ...

The Gospel of Judas: The Man, His History, His Story

by Joseph B. Lumpkin

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"This book is small but packed. It is 144 pages. The book starts with a lesson in Gnosticism. The beliefs of several sects are explored. This can be a bit overpowering since there is a lot of data to take in. Then the history of the discovery of the codex is touched on. ..."

The Gnostics

by Tobias Churton

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"For a book that was written to accompany a television series (The Gnostics on Thames TV in Britain) this introduction to Gnostic thought is really quite well done. I've read it through twice now and my opinion of it has not changed. While the account starts with the finds at Nag Hamadi, Egypt and traditional Gnosticism this book goes for beyond. ..."