Explore the radical spiritual traditions now grouped under Gnosticism: the Demiurge, Sophia, the divine spark, hidden knowledge and the possibility that ordinary reality is not the highest reality. Drawing on texts such as those found at Nag Hammadi, these articles distinguish ancient sources from later occult and modern interpretations.
Gnosticism
Gnosticism turns the familiar story of creation inside out. Explore the Demiurge, Sophia, the divine spark and the ancient idea that liberation begins by remembering who you really are.
Gnosticism
Nearly two thousand years before simulation theory, some Gnostics described a lesser creator ruling a world mistaken for ultimate reality. The parallels are extraordinary, but they are not quite what they first appear.
Gnosticism
Gnostic creation myths turn Genesis inside out: a hidden divine realm, Sophia, an ignorant creator and humanity carrying a trace of something higher. But there was never just one Gnostic creation story.
Gnosticism
Gnostic texts describe humanity as connected to a divine reality we have forgotten. But how was that connection awakened, and what do we actually know about Gnostic initiation?
Gnosticism
Some early Christian texts describe Jesus revealing teachings that do not appear in the New Testament. What do the so-called Gnostic gospels actually say, and were they really suppressed?
Mystery Schools
The Gospel of Thomas contains 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, with no birth, miracles or crucifixion story. Is it a lost early gospel, a Gnostic text or something stranger?
Mystery Schools
Was Thoth the founder of an ancient Mystery School? The real story leads from Egyptian religion through Greek Alexandria to Hermes Trismegistus and the birth of Hermeticism.