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We talk about Gnosticism, esoteric religion, the occult, and more each week.
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Gnosticism, Awakening, & Chaos Magick w/ Steve Dee
01/10/2021Steve Dee is a therapist, writer, chaos magician, and Gnostic. With a lifetime of spiritual exploration, Steve has found Gnosticism to be a powerful worldview and system for awakening and he talks gnosis to Talk Gnosis about his unique insights into how we can practice a 21st Century Gnosticism. Find out why the demiurge may […]
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Personal & Societal Freedom Through Ritual & Theurgy w/ Dr. Nathan Bjorge
21/09/2021Theurgy means “divine-working” and it’s rituals and workings to raise one’s self up into a state of divinity, a kind of sacred magick. And Dr. Nathan Bjorge thinks it has the potential to liberate us in both the personal and societal senses. Through specific examples of modern paganism, Thelma, and ancient Neoplatonism Dr. Bjorge comes […]
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Bob Dylan & Gnosticism w/ Rabbi Aubrey Glazer
12/09/2021In his book “God Knows, Everything is Broken: The Great (Gnostic) Americana Songbook of Bob Dylan” scholar and rabbi Aubrey Glazer makes the compelling case that Bob Dylan’s work represents a unique form of Gnosticism. As Dylan fans WE WANT TO BELIEVE THIS TO BE TRUE…and my friends…Rav Glazer delivers! If you’re a Dylan head […]
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Psychoanalysis, Freud, & the Occult w/ Dr. Vanessa Sinclair
04/09/2021Psychoanalysis is, “a set of theories and therapeutic techniques that deal in part with the unconscious mind.” Occultist, analyst, podcaster, writer, and creator, Dr. Vanessa Sinclair comes on Talk Gnosis to tell us what it might have to do with the occult and Gnosticism. We talk about the underknown influence of the esoteric on Freud, […]
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UFOs: Myth, Jung, & What They Really Mean w/ Dr David Halperin
29/08/2021Take a moment to prepare yourself to find out the true meaning of UFOs! No, Talk Gnosis isn’t going down a sensationalist road for easy clicks, instead we have religious studies scholar Dr David Halperin on the show to talk about his insightful and meaningful book “Intimate Alien”. A poetic investigation into how UFOs are […]
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The Occult & the Human Condition w/ Dr Justin Sledge
05/08/2021Scholar Dr Justin Sledge specializes in esoterica, the occult, and mysticism and runs one of the best resources on the topic through his YouTube Esoterica channel. He comes on the show to talk about so much, including: what the occult means for human flourishing, philosophy and mysticism, what the Gnostics have to offer modern people […]
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Your Gnostic Questions: Our Gnostic Answers
19/07/2021It’s time to host our fav guest…YOU! That’s right, we took your Gnostic questions about life, the universe, and everything and channeled down some answers and conversations and discussions. Check it out and feel free to send in your own questions [https://ia601408.us.archive.org/29/items/talk-gnosis-your-gnostic-questions-our-gnostic-answers/%5BTalk%20Gnosis%5D%20Your%20Gnostic%20Questions%20%28Our%20Gnostic%20Answers%29.mp3] Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe […]
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MemeAnalysis: Memes in the Black Iron Prison
15/07/2021Internet memes are more than fun visual jokes, instead they reveal the secrets of the creators, the consumers, and society at large. MemeAnalysis is a YT channel where the mysteries of memes are illuminated using anayltical tools from the occult, psychoanalysis, cultural studies and more— and Chris from MemeAnaylsis joins us to talk about memes […]
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Ithell Colquhoun: The Mystic Surrealist w/Dr. Amy Hale
12/07/2021Ithell Colquhoun was a groundbreaking surrealist artist in the 1920s and 30s who created amazing art till her death in the late 1980s, but her legacy is much more than that… she was also writer and an occultist whose esoteric work is as original as her art. Dr. Amy Hale comes on the show to […]
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Aeonic Comics: Occult Art to Enchant You
05/07/2021Aeonic Comics is a new esoteric comic and art magazine featuring magical works from a wide variety of exciting creators. We talk to the publishing team about the mag but also get into a free ranging coversation about how art is literally supernatural, meme power, UFOs, cryptids, kabbalah, Gnosticism, and all the secrets of the […]
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Christianity’s Secret History w/ Mark Vernon (Reup)
28/06/2021(Reup after a glitch) Mark Vernon is a former priest turned psychotherapist and writer, and he’s written a book, “A Secret History of Christianity,” that reveals wisdom crucial for understanding what Christ’s message truly is. Neither a conspiracy book or an alternate esoteric history, Vernon shows how understanding the shifts and changes in human and […]
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William Blake, Poet of the Gnosis w/ Jason Whittaker
21/06/2021Author and scholar Jason Whittaker is our guide to the genius of William Blake: poet, visual artist, and religious maveric. We talk about Blake’s life, what sets his work apart, and how the religious mythology he created has some interesting comparisons to Gnosticism. PLUS: we find out if William Blake was doing esoteric sex rituals […]
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Mysticism East & West w/ Ravi Ravindra
14/06/2021Scholar, scientist, spiritual teacher, and writer Ravi Ravindra has studied and practiced mysticism from both Eastern and Western and joins us to talk about his book “The Gospel of John in the Light of Indian Mysticism” and more. From the Gurdjieff work to Hindusism to Zen he studied with some of the 20th Centuries great […]
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21st Century Christian Gnosticism w/ Shawn Garan
03/06/2021The Rev. Shawn Garan is an Associate Pastor in the mainline, mainstream, United Church of Christ denomination, and he’s lately been studying a series of Gnostic texts with his community. Shawn comes on Talk Gnosis to talk about this exciting project, what he and his community have learned from the texts, how the mysticism and […]
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The Gnosis of the Female Mystics
26/05/2021Deacon Angie Wisk Nowell and Joanne Leone are both part of a special project within the Apostolic Johannite Church studying the great (and sometimes forgotten and neglected) female mystics of the Christian tradition (including its esoteric and Gnostic forms). They share the Gnosis of these amazing spiritual giants as well as the insights these greats […]
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The Gnosis of Hunter Hunt-Hendrix
20/05/2021Musician (and philosopher/theologian) Hunter Hunt-Hendrix of the Transcendental Metal band Liturgy shares her Gnosis with us. Tune in to hear Hunter discuss her Kabbalistic-Mystical-Gnosticy metal opera “Origin of the Alimonies,” her insights into Christian theology and mysticism, art, Blake, Nietzsche, the Death of God, and…you know it… so much more. You may want to listen […]
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Jim Woodring & Voyage to Arcturus
13/05/2021Legendary artist and cartoonist Jim Woodring has illustrated a new beautiful edition of the Gnostic allegorical head-trip, “Voyage to Arcturus.” Obscure while being influencial on some of our greatest creators (C.S. Lewis, Alan Moore, Clive Barker,) “Voyage to Arcturus” is like nothing else and only the master Woodring could illustrate it. Listen in as we […]
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The Divine Feminine w/ Karen Weaver
08/05/2021Karen Weaver of Denver’s St. Mary Magdalene Parish guests on Talk Gnosis to talk about the Divine Feminine. Join in to discover the role the Divine Feminine plays in Gnosticism, Sophia and Mary and Mary and Mary, the important role of women in mystical religion, the Divine Feminine as reflected and understood in other esoteric, […]
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St Cyprian: An Occult Saint For Our Times w/ Msgr. Jordan Stratford
30/04/2021Msgr. Jordan Stratford fills us in on the mysterious St Cyprian of Antioch, a figure of magic and religion whose popularity has recently been growing across a wide swath of different traditions. Find out why the Cyprian phenomonen is needed in the world today and discover this powerful spiritual ally who combines Christianity, sorcery, and […]
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Women in the Gospels & What Jesus Learned From Them
22/04/2021We have two dynamite guests, Dr. Sara Parks and Talk Gnosis returning champion Dr. James McGrath, on to discuss women in the Gospels, women in the life of Jesus, and the wisdom that Jesus learned from the women he knew and met that helped transform him into a great spiritual teacher. Check out Dr. McGrath’s […]