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Talk Gnosis

233 Episodes

77 minutes | Mar 19, 2023
Gnosticism, Lacan, & the Wisdom of the Serpent w/Dr. Agata Bielik-Robson
Dr. Agata Bielik-Robsonm, Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Nottingham, poetically interrogates Gnosticism and Lurianic Kabbalah with us to reveal how Gnosticism is an essential consequence of monotheism and is deeply embedded in the Bible, in Jewish history and thought, and maybe, in so many unrecognized ways, in much of western philosophy. From […]
70 minutes | Mar 1, 2023
Jacob Frank: His Heresies, His Influence w/Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson
Jacob Frank was a Jewish messianic claimant in 18th Century Poland. Famous and influential in his time, he’s mostly remembered today as a cult leader, a madman, and a swindler, and -maybe- he was all these things BUT that doesn’t mean his thought, his religious ideas, and his life are not fascinating and worthy of […]
47 minutes | Feb 21, 2023
Catching the Light of the “Secret Revelation of John” w/Dr. Shirley Paulson
The Secret Revelation of John was lost to humanity for almost a millennia and a half, and now that we have it again, what light can it shine on the human condition and our relationship with the Divine? What healing can it bring to a world that feels more broken than ever? Dr. Shirley Paulson’s […]
67 minutes | Feb 9, 2023
Hegalian Christianity w/Todd McGowan
German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is considered by many to be one of the most important thinkers to have ever lived. And he had a lot to say about Christianity, maybe even enough to say he changed how we thought about the faith forever. However, Hegel is notoriously difficult to follow, so Dr. Todd […]
94 minutes | Jan 29, 2023
[Pop Gnosis] Sandman: The Netflix Series
Welcome to another episode of Pop Gnosis! Today we’re going to be talking about the Netflix phenomenon Sandman, created by Neil Gaiman. We’ll touch on its comic history as well. On Pop Gnosis we take a look at the culture around us through a gnostic lens. Sometimes the connections are direct and easy to see, […]
64 minutes | Jan 19, 2023
Rosicrucian Myths & the 30 Years War w/Matt Christman (ReUP)
Matt Christman has a new podcast, Hell on Earth, about the Thirty Years War (the apocalyptical cross-Europe conflict from 1618 to 1648) and how it birthed the modern world—and he returns to the Talk Gnosis to discuss the role of the Rosicrucian legends and conspiracy theories played in the War. Tune in to hear about […]
67 minutes | Jan 5, 2023
ReUp: Epiphanies About the Mysterious Magi w/ Dr. Eric Vanden Eykel
Epiphany season, which marks the famous visit of the Magi to Jesus in the well known Christmas story, is upon us! And to celebrate we’re interviewing Dr. Eric Vanden Eykel, author of “The Magi: Who They Were, How They’ve Been Remembered, and Why They Still Fascinate.” Ancient historian and scholar Eric Vanden Eykel reveals what […]
80 minutes | Dec 28, 2022
Theology for Atheists, Art, & the Gnosis of Contradiction w/Helen Rollins
Filmmaker, podcaster, and academic Helen Rollins comes on the show even though she’s probably sick of Gnosticism (she’s Jon’s thesis advisor). It’s a conversation that goes everywhere including the relevance of theology even if you’re not religious, art, trying to create during these Gnostic times, dialectical dialogues, filmmaking, and how embracing contradiction can set us […]
73 minutes | Dec 15, 2022
[Pop Gnosis] The Green Knight–Xmas Special 2022
It’s our Christmas special and also another ep of our new show Pop Gnosis and wow…it’s also the reveal of our new host Rebecca “Bee” Scolnick! Bee and Jason will be exploring how Gnosticism is reflected in the cultural world around us, and how movies, music, art etc. have the capacity for gnosis, instead of […]
50 minutes | Dec 8, 2022
The Brazen Serpent & the Divine Code Pt. 2 w/M.R. Osbourne
Listen to Part 1 first 🙂 A strange scene in the Bible where Moses erects a bronze serpent upon a pole becomes the jumping off point for a whirlwind exploration of life, the universe, and everything in Michael R. Osbourne’s “The Brazen Serpent: Chaos and Order.” Through the teachings and symbolism of the great mystics […]
50 minutes | Nov 30, 2022
The Brazen Serpent & the Divine Code Pt. 1 w/M.R. Osbourne
A strange scene in the Bible where Moses erects a bronze serpent upon a pole becomes the jumping off point for a whirlwind exploration of life, the universe, and everything in Michael R. Osbourne’s “The Brazen Serpent: Chaos and Order.” Through the teachings and symbolism of the great mystics of the Western esoteric tradition onto […]
81 minutes | Nov 22, 2022
The Christian Community w/Patrick Kennedy & Jonah Evans
The Christian Community is a renewal of Christianity incorporating the insights of the mystic Rudolph Steiner, the liberal church, the esoteric Christian tradition with a mission to be a church for now. Patrick Kennedy and Jonah Evans, directors of the Seminary of The Christian Community in North America, guest on Talk Gnosis to tell us […]
70 minutes | Nov 9, 2022
AI, Consciousness, & Gnosticism w/ Blake Lemoine (Former Google Engineer)
Former Google Engineer Blake Lemoine made international headlines for both his public comments about the consciousness of the Google AI project LaMDA and the corporation’s moral responsibly around creating sentient entities and his subsequent dismissal from the company. What many don’t know is Blake has a long time interest and active engagement with Gnosticism and […]
59 minutes | Oct 31, 2022
mother! A Gnostic Horror Movie?
We’re starting a new show about the intersections of pop culture and Gnosticism and this is our test ep for it AND this year’s Halloween special. The Darren Aronofsky film mother!, about a couple in an isolated country home encountering a series of disturbing visits by disturbing people, was advertised as a horror movie and […]
49 minutes | Oct 25, 2022
A Secret Book of the Dead: Most Holy Trinosophia w/M.R.Osbourne
The Most Holy Trinosophia is a mysterious text from the late 18th century composed of mystical images and text, maybe written by the infamous Cagliostro in the prison of the inquisition, that tells the story of an allegorical and initiatory journey. Writer M.R. Osbourne tells us about his new edition of the book and reveals […]
62 minutes | Oct 13, 2022
The Evil Creator & Marcion w/Dr. David M. Litwa
Dr. M.David Litwa returns to Talk Gnosis and we talk about an evil creator god based on the deity of the Bible, the ancient Egyptian god of chaos Set, a near-forgotten Christian leader named Marcion, the real “first” and secret New Testament, and generally shift some paradigms in this interview about his book, The Evil […]
113 minutes | Oct 1, 2022
Gnostic Q & A: The Secrets of the Cosmos Revealed (for only a buck a month)
You asked and we answered with the definite and only true answers to life’s biggest questions and answers…well maybe not THE answers…oh wait…maybe there’s only questions at the end of everything….anyway YOU asked a number of questions about Gnosticism and our panel of Gnostic all stars gave their answers. Tune in for our takes on […]
60 minutes | Sep 27, 2022
Contemplative Tarot w/ Britany Muller
Divination, magic, and various forms of oogie-boogie are associated with Tarot, so it is really something a dedicated Christian could benefit from? Or for that matter, any serious mystic or devotee of any path? Or maybe these cards contain something powerful, something sacred….Brittany Muller comes on Talk Gnosis to talk Tarot and her new book […]
83 minutes | Sep 16, 2022
Mystical Christianity: A Panel with 3 Different Mystical Traditions
The common perception of Christianity rarely sees it as a mystical, contemplative, or even magical religion, so we put together a panel with members and clergy from three different Mystical Christian churches/traditions: Curtis Childs from the Swedenborg Foundation, Rev. Jonah Evans from the Christian Community, and Bishop Scott Rassbach from the Apostolic Johannite Church. Check […]
44 minutes | Sep 9, 2022
Consciousness, Gnosis, & Merchants of Light w/ Dr. Betty Kovacs
Dr. Betty Kovacs tells the story of the hidden tradition, the history of gnosis, as it winds it way through the human experience over the last 40,000 years in her magisterial book “Merchants of Light.” Dr. Kovacs joins us to talk about her book as well as her work and her life long search for […]
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