Ascension magick unveils the diverse mystical roots of ascension, and highlights where the beliefs and practices of todays light workers intersect with those of modern pagans, witches, and magick practitioners. But the third volume, the most wellhidden, is the one which describes gnostic initiation ceremonies. Im your host, greg kaminsky and your cohost is rudolf berger. A pioneering book for both witches and new agers, ascension magick weaves a bridge between two valuable modern traditions that. You would think they would be rushing to share these exciting new findings with the. The mysteries of baptism, chrism, and apolytrosis are not. Ascension day signals completion of the springtime easter cycle.
The plot has many twists and turns and leads to a climatic finish. Ascensiontide is the tenday period between ascension day and the eve of pentecost. This is the full version which means that it includes the middle pillar or axis of five vowel sounds, then four pentagrams traditionally the operator turns anticlockwise to each direction to draw these, usually one point uppermost, then the middle pillar again. With gnosticisms unique emphasis on revelation and ascension through. In this book, samael aun weor teaches a synthesized and refined sequence of postures combined with prayer and mantras that can restore and preserve our health and youth. By maintaining a strong and youthful body, we can face our challenges with strength and grace, and take full advantage of this precious opportunity for liberation from suffering. While orthodox christianity gained ascension as the officially sanctioned expression of the church in the patristic era, many sects and heretical groups also existed. The first chapters are now available to readasiwrite. Outlining and explaining the liturgy, the ritual phases and the mystic and symbolic elements of the gnostic holy eucharist, a profoundly moving religious rite, the sacrament central to 2,000 years of christian practice and worship. Initiation is a ceremony, usually a group action, in which secret knowledge is transmitted to an aspirant which will produce great changes in him. Gnosticism has little concern with sin under any common christian conception. Sure, the use of the pentagram as a symbol was common to the era, but attribution of the elements to the points of the symbol wasnt carried to its logical extremes until.
The importance of the ascension to the gnostic rests on two principle points. Second, they occurred only after jesus bodily ascension to heaven. This volume is the first monograph which explores the ritual practices and. The ritual is a celebration of the principles of thelema, which means a deeper understanding of ones true self and ones true will. Art of armadel, theurgic ascension and sethian gnosticism we have already obliquely defined the art of armadel as the art of disposition, and that such an art was dedicated to the acquiring and obtaining knowledge, wisdom, deep mystical insights and illumination a kind of gnostic wisdom. These are the publications for the order of the gnostic star that seeks to train the magician from a basic understanding of ritual magick to that of the intermediate and accomplished ritual magician. Energetic synthesis covers all aspects of the ascension or great shift, psychic self defense, ascension symptoms, and energy healing. Please sign up for my free newsletter to receive news and updates as new chapters and new. As you read this book you are drawn into a new world of intrigue and adventure. The explanation of the rituals and how to perform them was brought through by none other than aleister crowley, who adapted many gnostic rituals and inverted them. Awardwinning author, lauren hudson, coauthored her first book, our best tomorrow, at age thirteen.
This chapter is from the perfect matrimony 1950 by samael aun weor. The writing of this book began several years ago with research into the relation between. These were the rituals of the christians that met in the catacombs of rome during the time of the caesar nero. Sacred rites for rejuvenation, a book by samael aun weor.
Ascension, in christian belief, the ascent of jesus christ into heaven on the 40th day after his resurrection easter being reckoned as the first day. The gnostic pentagram ritual begins with a visualization of radiance in five areas of the body. Jul 12, 2019 perhaps the gnostic idea of a redeemer is not unconnected with jewish messianic hopes. Please sign up for my free newsletter to receive news and updates as new chapters and new books. We will first present textual evidence from the new testament and nag. All these questions are tackled in ascension magick. Taking a magickal approach to this often misunderstood spirituality, christopher penczak explores the fascinating path o. The gnostic labyrinth of initiation gnostic warrior.
While others witness the ceremony, no text is distributed. She is one of the most impactful and insightful educators of the truth about our planets ascension cycle and its physical effects on our bodies, minds and spirits. When an initiation is real, is true, it is a turning point in the aspirants life. The print and ebook editions by glorian publishing a nonprofit organization are illustrated to aid your understanding, and include features like a glossary and index. Read download basic magick pdf pdf download pdf book. In the past i have hesitated to give out this ritual out of concern that it would be fragmented and used in bits and pieces. All are facets of the bridal chamber, which embodies the complete initiation. The pseudepigraphical christian text ascension of isaiah identifies jesus with.
These various groups emphasised personal spiritual knowledge over orthodox teachings, traditions, and ecclesiastical authority. Rituals gnostic sanctuary ecclesia gnostica mysteriorum. The ascension represents the glorification and exaltation of jesus following his death and resurrection, as well as his return to god the father. The ascension diet eating to ascend alkaline diet and. Second, human beings are composed of both matter the body and spirit which provides access to the divine.
The four luminaries are essentially gnostic archangels, so we do have the framework for a pretty powerful ritual banishment. What the gnostic pentagram ritual sounds like the blog. In his book, against heresies adversus haereses, pivotal in the. The first book in the series is entitled disciples guide to ritual magick.
The apocalypse of zostrianos and the book of the secrets 377 ascended to the. The selections in this book are based on, and inspired by, those found in a number of. Through it we are led step by step to the purpose of our earthly lives union with the divine for at its climax the faithful are made one with god and each other by receiving the body and blood of christ under. Gnostic esoteric ritual first degree liturgical agenda. In the gnostic myth of how the world works, sophia, the feminine personification of wisdom, lives happily with spirits of light especially her twin brother, in the unified limitless potential of her fathers radiance, created by the twin powers of depth and silence. Each visualization is assisted by a vibration of one of the vowels sounds i, e, a, o, u. It has the telltail signs of being inserted into the main text, since chapter appears to follow chapter. It is the gnostic path of manmade mazes to our pasts that we search the many false courses to that one path of truth inside each one of us known as heaven. A longawaited new edition of the seminal text on the spiritual system that is a convergence of gnosticism and haitian voodoo, the voudon gnostic workbook is a singular sacred work that is comprehensive in scope from how to be a lucky hoodoo to how magick and voodoo intersect energetically, to esoteric time travel. The nature and history of gnosticism this book is a treasuretrove of material illustrating folk beliefs and practices of a people in egypt spanning more than a thousand years. This book provides an effective argument of our interpretation of why gnosticism has become too broad a topic and that new categories of protoorthodoxy needs. Oct 01, 2018 i note that theres nothing within gnostic thought that absolutely prevents a similar view, but it does not seem to be a focus.
The sounds are vibrated loudly and each is sustained for and entire slow exhalation. The gnostics duty toward sin is to escape it, not to rectify it. Many of the other healing medical miracles, described in the new testament. The city where this plan would help take form, would be on the island of crete which happens to be named after the greek word kriti kriti, which means creation. Purifying consciousness is the path to ascension the possibility of ascension, according to the gnostic perspective, is based on whether or not you have purified your consciousness and achieved a union with divine consciousness while you were on earth. Gospel cosmologies, the epistle of james, 4 ezra, the ascension of isaiah. Books samael aun weor gnostic sacred spiritual esoteric. A collection of the most important surviving cathar literature, including the interrogatio iohannis, the cathar ritual of lyon, and the book of the two principles. The labyrinth is the building or temple of our bodies and heads in which we make sense of spiritual motion of the soul in our blood.
Gnosticism, the doctrine of salvation by knowledge. This is episode 201, featuring an interview with peter mark adams who returns to the show to discuss his recent book, mystai. Each of these initiations, also called sacraments, require months of preparation by the candidate. All these are five aspects of a complete initiation, rather than five separate, unrelated mysteries. All the old light must have retreated for the glory of new light to be made manifest, and. Taking a magickal approach to this often misunderstood spirituality, christopher penczak explores the fascinating path of ascension. One of the most prominent and yet loosely organized groups were the gnostics. Books books of samael aun weor, gnostic, esoteric, spiritual and sacred ebooks pdf samael aun weor books and lectures on gnosis. That being the case, i am presenting it now with the strong suggestion that it be used as is written and not adapted to please traditional congregations. The meaning of the english word create, is to form out of nothing, to creo, creatum cause to exist. I note that theres nothing within gnostic thought that absolutely prevents a similar view, but it does not seem to be a focus. Here are my concluding thoughts on the extent to which platonism influenced gnosticism and, secondarily, whether judaism is actually the more likely origin.
Click on each chapter heading below to read the available chapters. An ancient method to restore and preserve your health and youth. Early christianitys drug fuelled magic rituals cannabis culture. But from the first the gnostic conception of a saviour is more superhuman than that of popular judaism. In this book, samael aun weor teaches a synthesized. Famed jewish historian gershom scholem argued for a link between early. Concerning the place of our lords ascension, the aforesaid author writes thus. Ascension in christian belief, the ascent of christ into heaven on the fortieth day after the resurrection. The gnostics is a critical sociohistorical examination of the life of and practice of one of christianitys earliest foes.
The holy primeval christian gnostic church, to which we have the privilege of belonging, preserves in secrecy the primeval rituals used by the apostles. For anyone who is familiar with the multicolored panorama of ancient gnostic doctrines from different schools and mystery cults, revelation 12 seems to stand out the most from the revelation or apocalypse of st. I am aware that he wrote a book on this ritual giving step by step instructions on how to create a moon child, although ive never read this. Following baptism, gnostics participated in a ritual investiture, chrismation with. Third, salvation consists in obtaining true knowledge gnosis. This definition, based on the etymology of the word gnosis knowledge, gnostikos, good at knowing, is correct as far as it goes, but it gives only one, though perhaps the predominant, characteristic of gnostic systems of thought. The mysteries of the sun revealed on january 31, 1900, mikhael aivanhov was born into a poor family in serbtzi, a small village of macedonia. The health and vitality of the physical body is essential for anyone who aspires towards the awakening of the consciousness initiated students of tantric traditions practice exercises called yantra yoga to maintain the peak health and fortitude necessary for serious meditation. Gnostic texts reveal jesus in a new light yoga international. In gnosticism, the moral equation is simpleflesh bad, spirit good. Gnostic banishing ritual of the four luminaries this way. The book itself is 561 pages long, making it his largest book that hes written, barely surpassing the temple. The candidate is not familiar with the ritual until the moment of initiation.
Throughout his childhood and adolescence, he was inspired by reading the gospel of john, lives of the saints and books on yoga, which led him, at the age of fifteen, to an experience of illumination or. Once initiated, the aspirant will never be the same again. Gnostic mass, which, in many ways, resembles the structure of the roman catholic church, however, it ends there. Each should produce a physical sensation in the part of the body to which it. The good friday ritual of the ecclesia gnostica contains ancient gnostic. The mount of olives is equal in height to mount sion, but exceeds it in breadth and length. Ascension day is the thursday 40 days after easter, on which christs ascension is celebrated in the christian church. Jul 24, 2012 the four luminaries are essentially gnostic archangels, so we do have the framework for a pretty powerful ritual banishment. Shes so dizzy with love for the creative source that when she sees a brilliant shimmering. Ascension magick ebook by christopher penczak 9780738717951. Their baptismal ritual removed the consequences of sin, and led to a.
New light on the ancient tradition of inner knowing. The ascension papers, book 2 in progress, read early. Thomas and the books of the savior, which include pistis sophia and the gospel of truth. Similarly, many in the occult, metaphysical, and new age movements have little. This is a series on the relationship between greek philosophy and gnostic literature. Occult of personality esoteric podcast extraordinaire. Ascension without virtue, salvation without sacrifice. A gnostic teacher and gnostic circle or gnostic church serves to encourage and support the spiritual life and practice of the aspirant, and from our participation in a living tradition we receive teachings on the spiritual life and instructions in spiritual practice the entire aim of christian gnosticism, or any authentic wisdom tradition. Lisa renee is a spiritual scientist and quantum therapist. An island named after creation that also happens to be the home of one of the original. The banishing ritual being demonstrated here is the classic or standard gnostic pentagram ritual gpr.
Part of the gnostic society library, a large collection of primary gnostic scriptures and documents. Art of armadel, theurgic ascension and sethian gnosticism. What can we expect in the case of an authentically gnostic book. Gnostic exegesis in revelation 12 for anyone who is familiar with the multicolored panorama of ancient gnostic doctrines from different schools and mystery cults, revelation 12 seems to stand out the most from the revelation or apocalypse of st. Catholic encyclopedia 19gnosticism wikisource, the. These prayers, rites, rituals and devotions are for the independent gnostic practitioner. Gnosticism is a collection of ancient religious ideas and systems which originated in the first. Gnosticism is not ethically or action oriented, gnostic bishop stephan a. Whereas judaism and christianity, and almost all pagan systems, hold that the soul attains its proper end by obedience of. The overall theme of the book is one of an imminent apocalypse which is. If these books against gnosis, written by no less than saint irenaeus, full of slander and irony against gnosticism, are so jealously guarded.
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