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Gnosis - An Introductory Explanation


Gnosis is a Greek word meaning ‘knowledge’. However, knowledge of a transcendental nature, that concerns the soul and its destiny. Gnosis as a knowledge is self-knowledge meaning it is a knowledge that can only be realized by oneself and inside oneself. It is not the knowledge that is acquired through conversation or through reading, but rather through direct personal experience. Therefore Gnosis is 100% practical and verifiable. Mind you, not all of the knowledge present in Gnosis is immediately verifiable, but given the right degree of development of the consciousness, it is. In the beginning though, there is much that can be immediately verified so to reveal to the authenticity and transformative power of the knowledge.

The aim of Gnosis has always sought to provide humanity with knowledge, keys and techniques for the full development of human and spiritual potential. The signpost of Gnosis has always pointed within, the goal of Gnosis is to direct the human being to the Divine spark that lies within everyone and from there to begin the ‘work’ of inner transformation to once again unite with the inner particular individual spark.

Once one unites with the divine spark within, the Gnostic teachings affirm that all pain and suffering ends. One has truly acquired peace, liberation and enlightenment.

The knowledge of ‘returning to the stars’ is only really one, and coincidentally it is the same for everyone. The factor however, that produces the perception that there are many different systems of knowledge, is that this one knowledge has over the centuries expressed itself through many different cultures, civilizations and personages all using their particular terminology and symbolism. However behind each expression of the one knowledge there has always been the same goal and the same work required to reach it. This knowledge in the past has been called Jina (Latin), Jnana (Sanskrit), Djin (Arabic), Daath (Hebrew), Dharma and today Gnosis (Greek).

Gnosis as it is presented today is the synthetic knowledge of each expression of the one knowledge. Gnosis is the core knowledge or the ‘bare bones’ of the knowledge required to reach once again the divine spark that dwells within. Gnosis has been said to be the golden thread of divinity upon which all the pearls of the world’s religions are hung.

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