Talk Gnosis

Meditation is touted as a magical cure-all with only benefits by a variety of voices in both religious and secular circles. But could meditation and mindfulness have any adverse effects? Are there possible bumps in the road when taking a religious practice and putting it into a secular context? Scholar and PHD candidate Anna Lutkajtis […]

Zola Jesus (AKA Nika Danilova) is one of the 21st Century’s great musicians and artists. Her explorations of the human condition and transcendence in darkness have always had Gnostic themes but over the last few years she’s developed a more intentional interest in Gnosticism, the occult, and spiritual practices. She shares her Gnosis with us […]

John Helcl II is a seminarian and podcaster and involved with one of the modern Freemasonic Templar movements. John joins us to talk about the original Knights Templar, what they do or don’t have to do with Gnosticism, modern Templarism, and why chivarly matters for the modern world. Check out the After Lodge podcast at: […]

Writer, journalist, and film critic John Semely is our guide to the power of being a hater, transcendence through art, how Gnosticism can be cool for atheists, why we need to get better at being critics, the Gnosis of cyberpunk and heavy metal, finding ourselves through movies, pop culture setting us free and then oppressing […]

Dr. Khalil Andani returns to Talk Gnosis to talk to us about interpertations and understandings of Jesus and the Crucifixion in Islam in general and then specifically the mystical understandings in Ismaili Islam. See Jesus and the crucifixion through a whole new lens and discover an esoteric meaning to the Easter story. See our first […]

The medieval Cathars were persecuted and thought destroyed by the forces of church and state… but did their esoteric knowledge survive in a hidden form? Russel Sturges, author of “The Spiritual Roots of the Tarot: The Cathar Code Hidden in the Cards,” has discovered a secret code in the Tarot with the cards laying out […]

Matt Christman of Chapo Traphouse, Time for my Stories, and Cush Vlogs, talks to us about discovering spirituality within the Black Iron Prison of this world, art and politics, reclaiming what it means to be human, the courage to be authentic, how we are currently living in Gnostic times, religion for the 21st Century, transcendence, […]

The hidden masters of the Gnosis, which is YOU, our listeners, have sent in another round of awesome questions about Gnosticism which we do our best to answer! Make sure you send in your own questions! [audiosrc=https://ia601508.us.archive.org/29/items/talk-gnosis-questions-from-you-the-gnostic-elite/%5BTalk%20Gnosis%5D%20Questions%20From%20You%2C%20the%20Gnostic%20Elite.mp3] Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes […]

The esoteric movement called Theosophy is one of the most influential in west, having inspired a wide range of artists, thinkers, and esotericists. Discover what it’s all about with renown writer and thinker Richard Smoley. Get Richard’s new book here: https://smile.amazon.com/Truth-About-Magic-Richard-Smoley/dp/1722503106/ref=sr_1_1 Check out his website: http://www.innerchristianity.com/ [audiosrc=https://ia801509.us.archive.org/1/items/yt-1s.com-talk-gnosis-theosophy-gnosticism-w-richard-smoley/yt1s.com%20-%20Talk%20Gnosis%20Theosophy%20%20Gnosticism%20w%20Richard%20Smoley.mp3] Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscribe to […]

Dr. Will Behun, Mar Thomas, Gnostic Bishop and Philosophy professor, returns to Talk Gnosis to discuss Gnostic themes in Philosophy. From Plato to Hegel he takes on quite the journey, become a lover of Sophia and check this ep out! [audiosrc=https://ia801500.us.archive.org/28/items/philosophy-gnosticism/Philosophy%20%26%20Gnosticism.mp3] Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to […]

Zosimos of Panopolis, “the father of spiritual alchemy” was a 4th century pagan Egyptian priest, scribe, and alchemist who was *heavily* inspired by the Gnostics. We speak to Dr. Shannon Grimes about this fascinating figure, how his thought connects to today’s world, his version of the Gnostic mythos, the meaning of inner religious alchemy, and […]

Angie Speaks is a cultural critic, political commentator, podcaster, a practioner of magical spirituality, and a YouTuber who makes creative and engaging vids on everything from the history of rave culture to Alan Moore to modern paganism. She joins us on Talk Gnosis to talk about creating community in the Black Iron Prison, why Alan […]

Scholar, podcaster, and contemplative practioner Jacob Given comes on to grant us Gnosis about contemplative practice in the Christian tradition. Similar in many ways to meditation (but different too! you’ll find out…) contemplation is a rich and neglected tradition and this ep dives into it, descriptions of the techniques, what it can do to change […]

Seminarian and community leader Joe Revels came to Gnosticism from the Evangelical tradition. He comes on Talk Gnosis to talk about his journey, the differences and surprising similarities between these two traditions, what Gnostics can learn from Evangelicals, and so much more in this wide ranging conversation! [audiosrc=https://ia601401.us.archive.org/1/items/talk-gnosis-evangelical-christianity-gnosticism-w-rev.-mr.-joe-revels/%5BTalk%20Gnosis%5D%20Evangelical%20Christianity%20%26%20Gnosticism%20w%20Rev.%20Mr.%20Joe%20Revels.mp3] Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscribe […]

Risa and Amy of the Missing Witches podcast talk to Deacon Jon and recurring guest host Jason about why the 21st Century needs witches, about their podcast highlighting witches of past and present who need to be better known, their new book, the links between the esoteric and art, and how nature is calling for […]

This was originally going to be an audience question ep with us talking Q, conspiracy, and recent events at the top of the show BUT we got so into talking about QAnon and the state of the world and what Gnosticism has to do with it that we went all episode. [audiosrc=https://ia601401.us.archive.org/23/items/talk-gnosis-qanon-current-events/%5BTalk%20Gnosis%5D%20QAnon%20%26%20Current%20Events.mp3] Subscribe to the […]

Thelemite, esotericist, and content creator Georgina Rose comes on to discuss 21st Century Thelema, online occultism, the joys of making fun occult content on platforms like TikTok, and of course a whole lot more amazing Gnosis! Find everything she does at: https://linktr.ee/daatdarling [audiosrc=https://ia601505.us.archive.org/32/items/21st-century-thelema/21st%20Century%20Thelema.mp3] Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscribe to the podcast via RSS […]

Christmas experts Benito Cereno and Craig Kringle join Deacon Jon and special guest host Jason Mehmel to explore the connections between Christmas and the mythos of King Arthur. We also talk alot about the meaning and the magic of the season as well as the darker aspects of the Xmas Season. Check out the podcast […]

What is Tantra, what does it have to do with enlightenment, and what does it have to do with Gnosticism and the Western Esoteric Tradition? Greg Kaminsky of the Occult of Personality podcast and a student of both tantra and the occult joins Deacon Jon and special guest host Father John DiGilio to awaken us. […]

It’s our recurring feature where we get questions about Gnosticism from you, the audience, and give our answers and go down some deep and profound (and FUN) rabbit holes! [audiosrc=https://ia601501.us.archive.org/26/items/deep-questions/Deep%20Questions.mp3] Subscribe to the video on YouTube | Subscribe to the podcast via RSS | Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes | Subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher The […]