Gnosis⎪Gnostic Cultural Association of UK & Ireland

True Gnostic teaching cannot be learned through books, but through direct experience of reality and needs to be felt from the heart. Through Gnosis we begin to answer philosophical questions such as:

Read more: What is Gnosis?

Students progressing through the course often remark on an improvement in their relationships with themselves and other people, and an increased sensitivity and appreciation of Nature and the cosmos.

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As a basis to Gnosis, we study the four pillars of wisdom, Science, Art, Philosophy and Mysticism. AbraxasScience (of Kabbalah and Alchemy) - The Kabbalah covers Numerology and the origins of life. Alchemy teaches us about Transmutation or energy conversion and how to convert our psychological defects into virtues, like changing Lead into Gold.

Read more: The Four Pillars of Wisdom

As we approach spring, flowers blossom and birdsong and fragrances fill the air, we feel uplifted and very alive. We could be forgiven for thinking that the countryside has taken on a very feminine and voluptuous aspect on earth, but what is really happening esoterically speaking, in all the dimensions, as a reflection of this?

Read more: The Divine Feminine Principle

Many people looking for spiritual development stumble across this concept on their search and start to find all manner of interpretations.

The simplest answer I have ever found can be summed up in the phrase, “Your path is your life lived wisely”. This means that the same everyday life that you live in this world of matter, with all its trials and tribulations, is potentially a spiritual path, if you know how to step back and view it objectively.

Read more: The Initiatic Path

Are you just starting the study of Samaelian Gnosis? You may wonder which books written by V.M. Samael Aun Weor to start reading. First of all you should be aware that the Venerable Master told us at one of congresses organised in Mexico City that he made some mistakes in previous writings as he was going trough a complex inner spiritual evolution.

Read more: New to Gnosis?

The Gnostic culture has at its foundation, the need to develop the Sensitive soul, which has very specific “heart values”. When we apply these values, we can see that regardless of what race, creed, colour, religious or socio-economic group or intellectual background we started off with, we can develop a new “internal” culture. This new culture can then revolutionise us spiritually and socially on an individual level.

Read more: Gnostic Culture and Community

In our previous article we mentioned how Egos interfered with our spiritual work, now it makes sense to discuss what assists us on our path.

A lot has been mentioned over the years about inspiration, and it is a favourite subject of Spiritual guides and Light workers, because we know when we experience it, it is often instant, powerful and most importantly, uplifting. To be in a permanently inspired state with life is probably becoming one of the most sought after states of mind that Humanity is searching for.

Read more: What is Inspiration?