WHAT IS GNOSIS ?

For time immorial man has asked the questions . what exactly am I ? why am I here ? where is here ? what is my purpose, how must I function ? indeed, just what exactly is the meaning of life ? and, my place in it ?

Gnosis is a system that has come down to us through the pages of antiquity. It has been passed down from generation to generation. It is a most natural system that can and should be tested during the rigours of day to day life that we all engage in .It is both practicle and mysticle. It teaches man in short to know himself , as the ancients so profoundly urged. It is both simple and profound, as too we find nature to be.

Gnosis will appeal to the modern man who finds himself at odds with what he sees around him and indeed what he feels within. Society as a whole being more materialistik than spiritual in it’s focus, will prompt the notion that there must be more to life than just what lies before our eyes. Human behaviour will also draw attention to itself and it's many defects, as they manifest outwardly in such behaviour as greed, lust, envy, hatred, fear, ignorance, anger, laziness, etc. causing many negative situations to manifest in the world. Man does indeed make his own bed that he must lie in.

Gnosis tells us that we can change, that we can improve, that we can overcome these situations . To put things bluntly, that we can

evolve! by this we of course mean an evolution of the internal world and faculitys as well as the outer material one. This would be the balancing factor needed in todays modern world.

The good thing about gnosis is that it promotes a direct link with the divinity within through the use of gnostik psychology which awakens the conciousness and opens up the human potential . This is done through the study of the four pillars of ART,SCIENCE,PHILOSOPHY, MYSTICISM. Knowledge of the mysteries will ensue, making Gnosis beyond politics and religion, as we know them today.

A fundamental goal of gnostik philosophy is to teach us to live, not merely to exist. Gnosis is a practikle study, whose principle theme is mans knowledge of himself, his physicle, psychologicle and spiritual possibilities, his relationship with himself, with the universe and with divinity.

The study of gnosis serves to enrich ones life and provides the means of liberation from the pain and suffering which afflicts todays humanity. Anthropological investigation and the revivification of the occult wisdom of ancient civilisations being a part of this process.

“ this is not a matter of accepting or rejecting. There is something which must be experienced, lived and comprehended. Comprehension is something immediate and direct, something to live intensely, something to experience profoundly. “

“ it is necessary to inquire, investigate and analyse……. There are many enigmas on the face of the earth which are mysteries to official science. We need to recognise the intelligent principles of nature and the cosmos. The order which exists in the construction of the molecule and the atom clearly demonstrates to us these intelligent principles. “

Gnosis is eternal and unchanging. The teachings of gnosis always re-emerge in a form and language appropriate to humanitys conciousness.

Thus the gnosis of today utilises all systems available to humanity , making the work of gaining superior knowledge, the principle theme of which is mans knowledge of himself- his physicle, psychologicle and spiritual possibilities and his relationship with himself, with the universe and with divinity. Accessable to all regardless of their station in life.

The teachings of gnosis always re-emerge in a form and language appropriate to humanity’s conciousness.

The objective of gnosis is to teach the process of self-relisation, just as the “ western mystery traditions “ .

In saying that though gnosis is eternal and unchanging.

Some themes studied are:

The regeneration of the human being.

Fundamentals of meditation.

Hermetik astrology.

Tibetan psychology.

Awakening conciousness.

Superior and inferior laws of nature.

The perfect matrimony.

etc; etc; etc.

so now you have an idea of the kind of thing we mean when we refer to something as "gnostikly" ........