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chicagognosis · 12 days

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"The Temple of Wisdom has seven columns. These are the Seven Degrees of the Power of the Fire. There are seven serpents, two groups of three plus the coronation of the sublime seventh tongue of fire, which unites us with the One, with the Law, with the Father. The first serpent belongs to the physical body, the second to the Vital Body, the third to the Astral Body, the fourth to the Mental Body, the fifth to the Body of Willpower, the sixth to the Buddhic Body and the seventh to the Intimate. These are the seven steps of knowledge. These seven serpents cannot be lifted up simultaneously. Since the Magistery of Fire is very difficult, one must advance by degrees. Initially, it is necessary to raise the first serpent, then the second. Later on, the third can be raised, then the fourth, etc. The Yogi who does not practice with the Arcanum A.Z.F. is like a garden without water. Practice any Yoga, but work with the Great Arcanum in the Magistery of Fire."

~ Samael Aun Weor, The Aquarian Message

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chicagognosis · 21 days

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"When human beings are truly in love, they become intuitive, mystical. In such moments they forebode their future, afraid of what might happen to them, and often exclaim, “It seems to me that this is a dream, I fear that later you will find someone else on your way.” Such intuitive hunches, throughout time and distance, become exactly fulfilled; that is love…" —Samael Aun Weor, Sexology

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chicagognosis · 1 month

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"We males are fascinated by a beautiful painting, or are enchanted by a beautiful sunset, or are captivated when observing an eclipse through an observatory. But the woman immediately provokes in us the craving of possessing her, the urge of becoming one with her, the drive of integrating with her, in order to participate in the plentitude of the universe. Nevertheless, we must not, in any way, look at love or at women in morbid manner, we must remember that love in itself is pure, holy, and noble. When a male defiles a woman with his perverse gaze, indubitably he marches on the path of degeneration. We must learn to see woman purely, in all of her natural beauty. For us males, the woman, born for a holy destiny, is the only being that can liberate us from the chain of pain. For women the male is something similar; she sees in the man all hope, all protection, she wants to be completed by the man, she sees in him precisely the masculine eternal principle, the force that has put into activity all that is, everything that has been, and all that will be. Indeed, man and woman are truly the two pillars of the temple. These two columns must not be overly close nor exorbitantly away from each other, there must be a space so that the light can pass between them." —Samael Aun Weor, Sexology

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chicagognosis · 1 month

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“Those who take a first step along a new path but still want to hang on to a little of their former life will end up being torn to pieces by their past.”

–Paulo Coelho, Maktub: An Inspirational Companion to The Alchemist

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chicagognosis · 1 month

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Beyond Good and Evil in the Gospel of Judas

This lecture builds on controversial gnostic motifs in Transcendent Betrayal in the Gospel of Judas. By rebelling against one’s own false notions good and evil, the initiate recognizes and submits to divine will even when it is contentious, scandalous, and displeasing. Therefore, mystical revolutionaries transcend incipient beliefs and hypocritical sanctimony to perform that which is truly good, even when it is inconvenient and misunderstood.

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chicagognosis · 2 months

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We welcome you to connect with Gnostic students and instructors. Feel free to stop by any time between 3 to 4 pm on Saturday, February 24 at our new meeting space. We will discuss the purpose of Gnostic studies and how these practices are applied in our daily lives. Newcomers may take a free book.

Location and Directions

828 Davis St, Suite 5 (Lower Level)

Evanston, IL 60201

There is paid parking across the street in the Sherman Plaza Parking Garage with cheap hourly rates ($6 for 3 to 5 hours).

The 201 and 213 Buses stop across the street at Davis St. and Benson Ave. You can also take the 93, 201, 208, 213, or 250 Bus to Davis and Maple, walking a block East on Davis until reaching our location across from Benson Ave.

The Davis Purple Line stop is half a block away. When arriving, go South on Benson Ave straight ahead to our location on Davis St.

There is also the Davis St. / Evanston Metra Station, whereby you can walk South on Maple and East on Davis.

When you arrive, enter through the front. Go down to the lower level via the stairs to the left or the elevator to the right. We are located in Suite 5.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend. We look forward to seeing you!

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“What stands in the way becomes the way.”

— Marcus Aurelius

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chicagognosis · 2 months

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"When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear." -Thomas Sowell

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chicagognosis · 2 months

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Celebrate the Aquarian New Year this February 4th by investigating, meditating upon, comprehending the path of the Perfect Matrimony.

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chicagognosis · 3 months

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The controversial Gospel of Judas is a powerful scripture depicting the relationship between betrayal and transcendence. While religious groups intensely, fearfully, and dogmatically contest its authenticity, this scripture is clarified through a comparative study of Samael Aun Weor's writings. Just as an actor plays a part in a film and should not be condemned for it, likewise the Apostle Judas should not be denigrated for the role he played in a necessary cosmic drama led by Jesus, the Master Aberamentho. By understanding who Judas is in us, we can better understand the ways we betray our own selves while striving for divine reality.

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chicagognosis · 3 months

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chicagognosis · 3 months

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This arcanum is Fragility: to be breakable. Fragility results from a lack of introspection, a lack of awareness of what one is, one's weaknesses, because all of us have certain tendencies that make us weak. As strong and noble as we may assume we are, there are elements in the mind that will, at any instant―if we are not careful―will push us to deviate.

Another problem with this card is that people tend to be very fascinated with novelties, spiritual doctrines. There is a tendency even among missionaries and Gnostic people to want to mix this type of knowledge with other things, which do not relate. It is one thing to look for Gnosis within Sufism or Buddhism or Judaism or Kabbalah, and look at those scriptures to understand that this teaching is not just from one man, Samael Aun Weor, although he gave a very explicit doctrine which is our focus here. We can find that his writings explain and elucidate what the Sufis wrote, what the Kabbalists wrote, what the Muslims wrote, etc., but it does not mean that those doctrines as they are today represent or reflect what they once were.

All religions degenerate with time. People adulterate the teachings. They mix new wine in old wineskins. They do not create a new mind for themselves to assimilate solar ideas. This is the problem with many people in this movement too, is that they like to mix Gnosis with things that are incompatible, mixing Gnosis with lust, with desire, with animality, with things that truly are of the black lodge. It is very common.

So, we warn that it is important to study, to know the doctrine, to really practice it, so that we do not become fulminated towers, failures, wrecked ones.

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chicagognosis · 3 months

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“And in that day […] [Gnosis] is in danger of becoming a burden to all men. Therefore, it will be despised - the beautiful world of God, the incomparable work, the energy that possesses goodness, the man-formed vision. Darkness will be preferred to light, and death will be preferred to life. No one will gaze into heaven. And the pious man will be counted as insane, and the impious man will be honored as wise. The man who is afraid will be considered as strong. And the good man will be punished like a criminal. And concerning the soul, and the things of the soul, and the things of immortality, along with the rest of what I have said to you- not only will they be considered ridiculous, but they will also be thought of as vanity. But believe me (when I say) that people of this kind will be endangered by the ultimate danger to their soul.”

— Asclepius, a Nag Hammadi text

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