Gnostic Wisdom

Introduction There are signs or indications that we can know that we have left our own abyss. Not forever but for now and later to return. Note, the length and depth to which we return to, depends a lot on us. Why do we Descend? We descend into our own abyss essentially when we identify with the ego. We go either because we allow it or because the Typhon by order of our Real Being submerges us there for us to work on a particular ego. There in our own abyss we can understand the ego deeply, know its nature, know the good and bad in it and when we are there if the ego is a heavy one we can understand, even though we may not really want to, the reason why people in history have done the things they have done. Things and actions of the ego in us and the egos of others that we could not understand before we come to understand now while we are submerged in our abyss, which is in many the same experience as when others are submerged in their abyss. What does it Feel l...

Introduction When we commonly talk about evolution we think about the well-known Darwinian theory of evolution. Which Gnosis acknowledges, however not to the full extent that it has been taken lately. Gnosis also acknowledges that of human evolution, however in a sense that it is best explained. This post attempts to explain this. Full Evolution Extent Evolution in the sense that in the future we will all evolve to use 100% of our brain capacity and be fully awake, have developed all out latent faculties and potential, have eliminated all sicknesses, have overcome poverty, eliminated war, have knowledge of all the corners of the universe and the human body, etc. is really in Gnostic terms a fiction. Gnosis does not agree that in the future we will evolve to become angels or Gods. The reason why is because it would not be fair to give something to a human being that he or she does not want or has not worked in order to achieve. Gnosis however does agree with the vario...

Introduction We in life have to expect everything especially outside of ourselves to change for better or worse. Things that Change Circumstances change, people change, destiny changes, health changes, appearance change, parents change, society changes, technology changes, cars change, the Earth changes, our body changes. What Does not Change Our Being does not change and eh moment does not change. Our essence does not change either. Love does not change. Truth does not change. Principles do not change, the Absolute does not change. All that is of the Absolute does not change. Conclusion Being aware that everything changes helps one to be adaptable, just like water. All the elements are adaptable to some degree, except Earth. Water is the definitely the most adaptable. To be adaptable is to be realistic in life and to avoid much suffering. Sometimes though being too adaptable is not good, especially where being adaptable to someone’s bad egos comes into ...

Introduction Our mind thinks that things should happen according to the way it sees things or plans things. It believes that things should happen for good or worse according to its plan. Reality always shows us that the minds plans are not always the way things happen! Reality The reality is always that things are not as bad as we think. Things take longer than expected. Things sometimes can be quicker than expected. There are always unexpected delays. Not everything we want to do can be done. The diagram below shows what really happens. Please note this applies to everything in life and in the esoteric path. Please note not even your esoteric path moves according to your plan, but to your being’s or the Law’s plan. Conclusion Any plan that you have work that it goes according to plan, but not get disappointed when it doesn’t. Our mind gets disappointed but the reality is that our plan is meeting reality and it is really getting done here in reality and ...

Introduction The Gnostic environment is very dynamic and can prove to provide one with a strong psychological gymnasium at times. Just one element of thousands of elements in the Gnostic school environment is being given the chance to lead an activity. This post introduces an attitude to have when given a Gnostic Activity to lead.. This attitude has served me well and has avoided me creating many problems. I hope that it can be useful for you too. Be Prepared to do but also Prepared to Let Go! Basically this attitude is to assume that you are going to lead the activity and be prepared in all that you are going to say and do to the best of your ability but most importantly be very prepared for things to change and for you to not end up leading the activity. Things Change – A Law Things do Change and when they do adapt to them that is best. Don’t worry your effort in preparing for them won’t go to waste, you will get another chance, you can wrote it down and create...

Introduction An awakened person is said in Gnosis to be above, beyond and outside of both good and evil. So an awakened person is not good nor evil, but what makes him or her that is that the awakened person has consciousness of all the good and all the evil of things. The awakened one sees the reality, which is the truth and the truth is the magic combination of both sides good and evil. Evil Outside and Inside Certainly evil is outside of us in the actions of our fellow man and of course it is also inside us. We can witness the evil of others, even experience it, be harmed by it or even benefit by it inadvertedly and we can also observe the evil that we have inside us in terms of what is in our psyche. That is the negative thoughts, ideas, desires and ill-intentions etc. However how can one become really aware or conscious of evil? Is it to study all the evil of the world and the abyss or is it to know profoundly the evil we carry within? Awareness of Ev...

Introduction It is said much in esotericism and in Gnosis that lust is the origin of the all the egos. In so many ways that rings true. However, it is not always immediately obvious on a specific ego by ego level. It makes sense in the general scheme of things, where due to the fall which was a sexual matter, the human being was lead to create the ego, making the ego a direct by-product of lust using the sexual energy. This post describes the link between lust and laziness. Laziness and Lust When someone works on lust to dissolves it many facets and connections to other egos are discovered. Lust can be overcome or controlled in a way that is not widely spoken about, which is by physical exercise. The more rigorous the exercise the more one is able to control the sexual impulse. We know this to be true because physical exercise uses up the reserves of sexual energy. It may also in some ways transmute that energy, and with the energy transmuted, lust, a pur...

Introduction The devil in nearly every image that you see of him, he is depicted as a male wielding a trident or three pronged pitch fork and a tail. In an earlier post (302) we talked about the trident and this post we will cover the tail. The Tail The tail is something very esoteric. The tail in esotericism is an aspect of the Divine Mother, it is a mini representation of the Divine fire of the Universe. It is a Divine force that is used in creation, it is the electricity of life, the force of life, the intelligence and the spark that animates living creatures, it is a derivation of the Universal prana of life.  That fire of the Divine Mother of the Cosmos in miniature that is in all of us (though dormant) is always represented by a snake or as Master Samael says a “serpentine fire” or a tail. In its positive aspect the fiery serpent ascends or points upwards and in its negative aspect it points downwards (tail). Devil and the Tail The devil has the ...

Introduction We know that the PPP, that is the Principal Psychological Profile is a causal factor, meaning that it is something that by itself forms a cause for many tragedies, dramas, circumstances and comedies. We know that it is the cause of our fall and the reason or the cause of many of our life’s circumstances and our of thoughts, emotions and inner states. Sometimes it is as if Lust and Pride are Together in the PPP As causal factors lust and pride are together, in fact they form a very dynamic duo that is very powerful in lowering our level of being. In fact working together they are responsible for our fall, usually Pride is the expression of the first desire to be something more, something different, it is the first expression of inconformity with the unity, the whole and the Being. Pride produces a distance or a separate from the whole, the unity and the being but the connection is still there, it maybe be weak but it is still there, though lust is the one that pr...

Temptation is Fire Master Samael says that temptation is fire and triumph over it is light. That is a real marvellous synthesis, such a wise statement that indicates to us he has so much experience and real wisdom. It seems like nothing special on the surface but when delves deeper it makes so much sense and there is so much wisdom in it that we can extract. A Reason not to do Generally we are tempted when there is in us reason why we should not do something. If there is no reason then there can not be any temptation. If there is knowledge or discernment inside of ourselves about a certain opportunity being wrong or inconvenient yet we have an ego with its desire pushing us to take the opportunity then we will obviously fall under temptation. No reason or no knowledge or no discernment or no determination or no resolution or no intuition then no temptation. Temptation pushes us to choose, always. It is always up to us in the final instance, the temptation is fire that bu...

Introduction The best way to solve any temptation is with love. Operate with Love Operate with love in the temptation and it will benefit all, love will wash away the desire it will transmute it into something that you feel fine about sacrificing or letting go of. When Love is Active When love is active in us we are at peace and we feel the benefit that we can give others and that can be used to overcome the temptation because to fail does not mean to benefit ourselves and others. To Fail To fail to a temptation does not help us nor the people in involved really. Why because they are vehicles of our fall, the karma we get, they will also get and if the temptation is about doing something wrong and they are involved in that something wrong, then they will reap their consequences that may not be very pleasant, so to fail is to do wrong to others who are involved and for the people that love us it obviously hurts them. The fail in a temptation always involves ot...

Introduction As mentioned earlier any temptation develops in the mind and is sustained in the mind and it is decided upon in the mind to either defeat or succumb to the temptation.  Thought to Emotion to Action to Overcome or to Succumb Emotion follows mind and action follows emotion. So if we have lost the battle in the mind the chances are we will lose the battle in the motor centre and that is where the problems in our path and life will really begin for us. Implication We must be very careful with our mind, especially with the thoughts, with the ideas to do with the temptation, with the plans to do with the temptation, with the fantasies and the projections to do with the temptation. We can observe them all appear in our mind, what makes it really worse for us is when we elaborate with our mind upon those ideas and plans etc. and then start to decide upon them. When Psychological Work does not seem to Help Sometimes working on those ideas and t...

Introduction One certain way that we can know that we have defeated a certain temptation is when we have solved it with love and we end up in a state that is more caring, blissful, happy, in other words loving, but in a general sense towards one’s Being, oneself, others, the world, the Earth, the plants, the stars, the animals, the oceans the rocks etc. etc. When Consciousness Triumphs In most cases when the consciousness triumphs over the ego in a temptation the result is that the ego involved in the temptation subsides and retreats to the one’s subconscious. While the consciousness that has been battling and emerges to occupy the centre of one’s psychology and mind and the result is this authentically happy state. Furthermore in defeating the ego during a temptation the consciousness used its love and its wisdom to do so, and so one’s consciousness continues to vibrate with these qualities leaving us to experience light and love. Conclusion Just as Master ...

Introduction There are many problems that we can face in life and in the work on ourselves, though the common one is an internal type of problem where in essence we really want two things at the same time. Same Nature - No Problem but Different Nature - Problem Normally that is no problem when both things are of the same type like two pairs of shoes or two ice creams or two books etc. but when the two things are inconsolable opposites we have a problem. For example, we may want one thing that belongs to the ego but yet we do not want to leave or abandon the path. Our Problem We know though that if we go and get what the ego wants we will be in trouble with the path and we know if we go deeper into the path we will have forget about what the ego wants, so until we decide one side we have a problem and dear me – a lot internal struggles. Or when we want something from life and something from the path as well, and we know that we can’t have both of them, a problem a...

Introduction When under temptation there are many things that a person can do to help themselves. One important and very effective recourse is to do with one’s thoughts. Thoughts Create, Sustain and Intensify Temptation Observe them but try very hard to release or let the thoughts go related to the temptation. This is very important because the temptation is made worse and perhaps was even created from thoughts. The thought and us following and thinking about the thoughts creates the temptation and creates a state in us where we can’t resist the temptation. To think about the temptation is to put fuel onto the fire, making it burn out of control. When we lose control is when we fall into the temptations and that is all brought about believe it or not by our thoughts. Release Tempting Thoughts Enter Control Our thoughts make us happy or very sad. It all relies in not thinking. So please please just let go of the thoughts related to the temptation. See and hear t...

Introduction The common idea of the Devil is that the Devil is some kind of an entity, usually male, that has become the head of all evil or is even the source of it, occupies a throne and dwells in the inferior regions of the Earth, namely hell and from there fights against God and the forces of good for the control over human beings and the world.  In summary popular belief has it, that the devil is an external entity that tempts us and tries to lure us into his snare to capture and enslave our soul in evil. Very rare would it occur to us that this belief of the devil being outside or external to us is something that is mistaken and the Devil is really inside of us. Devil Inside In some ways we do believe that we have a devil inside, because we know ourselves to some extent and we know that we have a very dark side and for that reason we say that the devil is inside. Even Michael Hutchence of INXS wrote that song: “Devil Inside” perhaps in recognition of thi...

The Reason Why Very simply, the reason is because deep down within a demon or a black magician is the innate knowledge of what the true and real nature of the human being, of the soul and the Real Being (spirit) really is. However the demon at some point has failed to all of this and the Angels and Masters of the White Lodge are very painful reminders of this. Because of their failure, in one or another ego they can not come to terms that others have triumphed and so they feel the pain of their failure and the disbelief that others can triumph and so out of that pain, or to compensate that pain they hate the masters of the White Lodge and scoff at them with disbelief that they are really so white, because they failed they can not believe others triumphed.  Once were White Many demons were once white or at least started off in the white path or the path to the freedom of consciousness and the development of one’s inner Real Being, however they fell or failed. That is h...

Trident The trident is something curious and if it were not for the Greek God Poseidon and the Roman God Neptune (God of the seas) and the Indian God Shiva we would think that the trident is something entirely of the Devil and therefore evil. Then you start to think rationally, well it is only a spear with three prongs or heads and some farmers use pitch forks with three prongs. Three is a good number, it can’t be that bad and then the natural next question to ask ourselves is, so then why does the Devil have a trident or why is the devil depicted having a trident? Master Samael Clarifies Thankfully as always, Master Samael sets things clear, he certainly clears up this mini confusion of ours related to the trident. The Three Points Master Samael says that the trident’s three points present the three primary forces of nature, the three Logoi, the Holy Affirming (The Father of Christianity), the Holy Negating (the Son of Christianity) and the Holy Conciliating (...

Our Future If we are working in Gnosis we create a line for ourselves, and that line when extended forward in time creates a future. This means that if we continue as we are going now we will create a future for ourselves and that future of course will be bright and one that is beneficial for ourselves spiritually speaking, and also humanity. Future as Collateral Knowing this that are future will be bright (everyone’s future in the work will be bright) we can be helped now in the present, so that that bright future of ours, where we will be very helpful to ourselves and humanity can come true. Ask for Help Borrowing on the Future We can ask for help by virtue of our future, and this did happen to Master Samael it has been said. There was a moment in Master Samael’s life and path where he needed help and he was granted help by the Christ because it was said that in the future he (Master Samael) will write many books that will immensely benefit humanity spiritually ...

Introduction We actually bring certain tests upon ourselves, this is surprising but true. Our normal idea of the tests is that they come to us unexpectedly, in a moment’s notice without us being aware of them and without us being able to avoid them. That idea is certainly true, I’m sure we have all experienced one or another test small or large in that way. However there are tests or certain situations that become tests all because we prepare them or lay down the circumstances for them to unfold all by ourselves, well not entirely by ourselves there is always the help of others. The image above depicts the classical trial of the elements. Foresight is Key These types of tests can be avoided and diverted as they are developing if we are smart enough and have enough foresight. We actually prepare some of our temptations and difficulties by dabbling and by thinking about such situations and the act of thinking about them tends to bring them to us, even being scared of ce...