Gnosis Wisdom

Happy New Year! First of all Happy New Year to all those who are reading this post! I wish you much success this year in all your human, psychological and esoteric/spiritual endeavours. May this year bring to you the well-deserved fruits of your labours. May you all be safe, well and content, and of course may as always your loving inner Divine Being be close to you along with the Masters of the White Lodge and the Christ (He is with us always anyway!). 2015 = 8 in Kabbalah If we add up Kabbalistically 2015, we get 8, just as 2014 Kabbalistically was 7. 2014 in Hindsight In hindsight 2014 was for filled with some stability, perhaps owing to the number 14 present in the number 2014, but overall, mentally speaking there were some struggles and fights amongst those I know and within myself.   So the 7’s property, that of mental fights held true. There was also many small triumphs as well in the human field, which is what the number 7 brings. ...

Introduction First of all putting all morals, fear, prejudices aside, why I am doing this is because reasons based in these things don’t seem to help the person who is in this situation. So in this post I am going to explain why it is wrong for a single Gnostic person to engage in casual liaisons with a person of the opposite sex, whether that person be Gnostic or not Gnostic, using reasons not based in morals, fear or prejudice. Reason 1 – Hiding, Anxiety and Lies Even if a person does not lose their sexual energy in the encounter it is still not convenient for the person. Why because the person will of course keep it in hiding and will not tell any of his or her Gnostic friends. This alone indicates to the person that something is wrong, because if something is right we naturally tell the whole world. Doing things in hiding is stressful, produces anxiety and leads one to lie and feel endlessly nervous and restless. You also become two faced to develop a shadowy second ...

Introduction We can struggle for years with something and fall into something for ages until we one day don’t know deep within our mind that it is wrong to do that something.  Reason Why we Struggle Basically, the reason why we fall into that something, is because deep down in our mind we think that it is not wrong and that it is very enjoyable, right and fun. First Steps to Remedy So the steps to remedy this situation is to first of all by ourselves see what is wrong with it and if we honestly find something wrong with it make that understanding go deeper into our mind. The Change In other words once we have honestly understood that that something is wrong or inconvenient, the trick or key to success is to transfer that understanding to the subconscious, and it is from then on that we really begin to change.   Conclusion Still down somewhere by yourself and just think deeply and extensively about honestly why that something is wrong or inco...

Introduction What I am going to put forward in this post came from a dream I had. I think that it is quite important to know this bit of information because it can clearly draw a line in front of us, so that we know that if we don’t cross it we will be safe humanly, socially etc., but more importantly spiritually or esoterically speaking as well. The Line In the dream basically I learnt that the maximum expression of affection or appreciation a single Gnostic person can extend to a married person of the opposite sex is a very decent brief kiss on the cheek, done when there is good reason for it, say for example after they have given us a gift or have done something noteworthy for us or at the end of a project or during a celebration of some sort where mutual feelings of gratitude are shared amongst all those present. Conclusion This is very helpful actually for me to know anyway because as I mentioned earlier we can keep ourselves out of trouble. Perhaps some people ...

Introduction Much is mentioned of these three substances in Alchemy and in Gnosis: Salt, Sulphur and Mercury. Without some explanation such as that offered by Gnosis, the salt and the sulphur remain something mysterious and confusing.  Here is a very good explanation, taken from the very wise ancient sages where they spoke of three processes occurring in the mineral kingdom. Salt Salt to the Ancients was the very Earthly substance, for example: “the salt of the Earth”, the ore in metallic terms, or the very physical and tangible. Sulphur The Sulphur to the ancients was the substance that was saturated with the intangible, that is with energy, warmth, electricity, light and other cosmic forces and rays. Mercury The mercury was the substance that was the result of the sulphur acting on the salt, that is the intangible energies acting on tangible substances. Mercury was the substance that was open to the interplay of both forces, that is one radiating out...

Introduction Metals as with everything else can be seen in three perspectives, which are the physical, psychological and the esoteric. The physical way of looking at metals would be as they are seen in the Earth and in a laboratory studying their physical and chemical properties, the psychological – approaching very much the esoteric, would be how Master Samael treats them in his short book “The Metallic Planets of Alchemy”. Another way to see metals in the esoteric perspective is to see metals from their cosmic sense or function. Note, this post will look at metals as they are seen in the Earth, however a following post will touch on some aspects of the way metals are seen in the cosmic sense. Relationship to Metals Metals have a relationship to all of life on Earth actually, especially to human beings. We most certainly would not have all that we have today if it were not for metals. We have our place in the world now owing largely to metals and we have transformed the...

To the Regular Readers It seems that there are some regular readers of this blog, so first of all I would like to say hello to you all, I don’t know who you are or where you are from, I only know from the statistics page of this blog that there are two or three constant views of every new post, so I assume that that means two or three regular readers. I could be wrong though… Warm Wishes Anyhow, hello to you and I wish you and anyone else who comes across this post a very warm, special and mystical Christmas and may it be one that renews you and helps prepares your foundation to do some great works in the new year to come, 2015. May your inner star guide you to much success and profound transformations in 2015. 2015 I wish that 2015 will see you and all of us come to some important insights and discoveries abut ourselves, make some very necessary changes and may your work and toils bring you contentment and happiness and closeness to your Divine, immortal Bein...

Introduction It is something very peculiar, that passages of man’s course through time should be put into four stages or ages with each stage being characterised by a metal. Why a metal I have always asked myself. Origin - Ovid These four ages of man was laid down by Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso), a Roman poet, who is most known for his work called Metamorphoses, which comprises 15 books of continuous mythological narrative. He lived in Rome from 42BC to 17/18AD and his work is one of the most important sources of classical mythology. Significance of Metals The four ages of humanity being described each with a particular metal indicates to us that metals must be significantly related to the changes that occur in humanity in moving from one age to the next and that the nature of humanity in each age. Humanity in the four ages according to Ovid are very briefly described below. Gold According to Ovid, a period of humanity’s history where there were no laws a...

Introduction There is certainly a secret as to the existence of metals. Why do they exist, what are they really and what function do they fulfil in creation. They must certainly fulfil a function. After researching a little it seems that the planets have some sort of relation with the planets and one of their secrets is to do with the relationship among the planets. Master Samael gave a lecture titled the “The Metallic Planets of Alchemy”. Honestly that lecture title always confused me, I could never understand the connection between metals and planets and why the planets are important in the Alchemy. So then this post is about expanding a little on that line of how the metals are related to the planets. The diagram below shows the particular metals related to the planets. A Little about the Diagram Above Where in the diagram it mentions the cross as being corrosive, perhaps as we know the cross has to do with combinations of the opposite polarities, and it is t...

Introduction The alchemists spoke a lot about metals. It seemed though that metals in their use, were symbolic of certain values or substances, they were not physical metals as we imagine them to be. They talked much about lead, gold, mercury, magnesium and also about the vile metals (the egos). Conclusion Perhaps the medieval Alchemists used the term ‘metals’ to be values. These values or metals in the esoteric realm could really be the values of the Absolute and in us these values are the values of our Being, and in the physical realm in our body and in the planet these same values take a physical form of hard, shiny substances with a great variety of properties, i.e. metals, such as gold, copper, iron, silver etc. each with their unique set of properties and value. End (284).

Introduction It seems to me that because metals are so important in our everyday life and body they must be significant in the esoteric or spiritual realm as well.  A Plan The next series of posts are about investigating a little this small inquietude of mine. For this I am going to choose to start with the metal iron, mainly because it is features so frequently in our day to day life and it is quite important to our body’s health. I also hope to investigate and post information about the other very important metals in our life, such as copper, gold, silver, lead, aluminium, tin and zinc. The elements of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen are also very important to our life as well, and we know from Master Samael’s teachings that carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are important esoterically because they represent the superior existential bodies of the Being. A Very Good Book A very good book on this subject of metals is “The Secrets of Metals” writte...

Introduction The sun or the consciousness expresses itself by virtue of itself. It is natural for it to not be anything else than what it actually is. It can only be what it is, the ego and the mind on the other hand become many things, all of which they are not. The ‘I’ and the mind always perform and put on a performance. Conclusion One way to not be of the ego is to be as we are, being alert to the performing, appearance, game playing inner and outer antics of eh ego. It is quite simple to be ourselves but especially in social circumstances it is very difficult. End (281).

Introduction This is something I have been feeling for a while now, that I didn't really know who I was or I couldn't find an identity within myself. I have been thinking and searching a lot and last week talking to my teacher my conclusion is that our identity is really "no-identity". No-Identity as our Identity That of the "no-identity" should be understood as the lived experience of the consciousness, of our own awareness peering into itself experiencing, understanding, perceiving the great mystery of ourselves as "no-identity". So our identity is us carrying around the experience of our awareness or consciousness peering into that vastness of consciousness inside of us and perceiving a mystery there but knowing still that you 'are', that you are a reality in life, that you are a ray or spark or stream of life. Further Confirmation and application I asked someone with a great deal of consciousness and experience in ...

Introduction The solution to wanting love, attention, care, consideration, etc. is always in giving it, that is, to give out of our virtue and not out the condition of giving so to receive. In other words, give out of our own principles, taken completely outside of relativity and duality, in other words freely without conditioning. Conclusion – Patience! If we give that way, which is naturally we will receive by the very powerful, absolutely trustworthy Law of Cause and Effect! The only thing is it may just take a little time that is all. That is why they say patience is the mother of all virtue. Because with patience all the virtues can be satisfactorily exercised, the ego due to desire wants things immediately and this does not allow the virtue to appear and we because the virtue is not active in us we get negative results, because that which is not free demands, impinges on and harms others and brings that same harm upon ourselves. End (279).

Introduction One way to face the ego is to do something that is the opposite of it. Put your mind on something and then be very vigilant to the ego and egos that will put their thoughts into our mind. In the Instant In that very instant that we see the thoughts and feel the impulse of the ego we are facing it, we are able to see what it wants and how is wants to go about it. The Key But the key is to actually do something that has nothing to do with that ego. An example is to go and walk up and down a large room and set your yourself the goal to walk up and down the length of that room 10 times without stopping and without getting identified with any the ego. Result With such an intention and alert focus the ego will pop up trying to distract us and get us to identify with it. Any exercise that has the same principles will allow us to face the ego. The best is mediation, hold the position of meditation and wait for that ego to appear and be alert and clear t...

Introduction This connection between lust and magic is a form of black magic. In fact any combination of magic and the ego is black magic. In other words when working with the invisible forces of nature and creation with the interest of benefiting the ego then this work becomes black. Fifth Labour of Hercules In the fifth labour of Hercules, Hercules as legend has it, has to destroy the Stymphalian birds or the Harpies. This work Master Samael tells us in performed in the abyss of the planet Mars and has to do with the dissolution of the egos of witchcraft and black magic.  A big component of those egos of black magic is lust I was told and taught, and frankly I never really understood why until recently. So this post is about why lust is connected to the egos of black magic or why it forms part of those egos. Why of the Connection Lust and Magic Why are these two elements or egos connected. Well the reason why people have used and probably still do us...

Introduction A very easy way to predict what a person will do is to know how they think. Action Follows Thought If we know how a person thinks we can know with much certainty what that person will do in a given event or in a given situation with certain impressions. If we know the person well we can know what they will do. A big part of knowing a person is knowing their values and principles and of course on the other side is knowing their chief characteristic or their principal psychological profile (P.P.P). The P.P.P is behind so many of a person’s actions and decisions. Conclusion This usually never fails, because it seems to be an immutable law of human behaviour that action follows thinking. It is impossible for us to do something that is not in our mind first. Unless of course, action is generated by our instinctive centre, which is one of the centres that operates independently of the mind. The motor centre on the other hand does not operate independently ...

Introduction Retreats can be useful for the Gnostic student for many reasons. One big reason is that new knowledge and understanding can be acquired, especially the knowledge or understanding that bridges a gap or fills a hole in our understanding. The retreat that a number of Gnostic students in Australia took part in (Perth November/December 2014) was particularly useful for me in the way of healing many sores in my mind, one of them was that of the awakening in good or in evil. Awakening in Evil We know from what Master Samael teaches that those in the abyss end up awakening in evil, that this they are very aware of evil, how it is done and of the negative side of occult powers and forces etc. The Gnostic student is not on that path and neither wants that, though the Gnostic student knows of that awakening by hearsay and reading only. Surprise - Awakening is not Awakening in Good Because of duality and the opposites we think that the Gnostic student whe...

Introduction We may spend much time and effort working on ourselves so that we don’t feel the harshness or pain of having to make a sacrifice, or simply we may just not want to make a sacrifice, that is give something up that proves very painful and difficult to do. Moment of Comprehension After much struggle and comprehension the moment arrives that you realise that really to progress something must be given up or sacrificed. In other words something inferior must be given up to make way for something superior. Suspension and Depression It always happens that the longer we delay making this sacrifice the more in suspension we hold ourselves, and to be held in suspension for too long is very dangerous, especially on our morale. Depression easily follows the state of being held in the state of non-progress. Not Accepting Sacrifice Our whole problem before this moment was that we fought and fought against this idea that we had to give this thing up, we f...

The Days Backdrop To pray in the morning is quite important I find. Why? Because it from experience it really sets the backdrop for the day. It sets our day right in our spiritual work. It places our spiritual goals in our mind and heart and strengthens them there. It is very important I find! Without praying in the morning one goes about the day without that special grace that we can get from our Divine Mother and without a firm direction. Prayer in the morning gives us some strength to pass through the day working on ourselves and not be swallowed by life and its impressions. Morning prayer protects us from dangers, conflicts and problems and isolates us from the effects of our egos. In a nutshell it helps us to die in ourselves and go about our day in an honest way. Conclusion Experiment and see if praying in the morning to one’s Divine Father and Mother deep within makes a difference to your day and if it does then it seems to logical that the habit of praying...

Ignorance The main reason why human beings currently strengthen lust and fornication so much is because of the ignorance of the mysteries of sex. If one knew in depth about sex and sexual energy not only from the physical perspective but from the psychological and esoteric perspectives the human being would use sex and behave sexually, in a very different way to the current and common way. Sexual Energy Sexual energy is the same life force as our essence, but it is that life force condensed into a physical form. The problem is that the human being does not know that, nor suspect it, so to the normal way of thinking is that the sexual energy does not carry much value, people value silver, gold, diamonds, cars, computers etc. much more and so for people to expel it from the body is no big deal and because people do not know the value of the sexual energy, the karma they get for expelling it is less than for the one that knows. If one Knows If one knows what the sexua...

Where does Duality Come From? Follow the headings below to understand where duality comes from. Absolute – Law of Zero In the very centre of the absolute in the chaos is the law of zero. The non-being, where there is no light or darkness. There is creation and life in potential. Law of One – Unity In the outer levels of the absolute is the law of One, the great Unity of all Beings - the unity of everything, the Great Common Cosmic Father. Creation – Duality Outside of the Absolute is creation and the first manifestation of creation is a departure from the law of one, which can be nothing other than the law of two, since two is the next number away from one. There we have duality. Two principles that entwine, oppose and struggle against one another, yet these two principles are defined by virtue of each other, they are co-dependent, one can not exist without the other. They define one another. They can be known as ying and yang, male and female, light and...