8 books
—
1 voter
Gnosticism
Gnosticism describes a collection of ancient religions which taught that people should shun the material world created by the demiurge and embrace the spiritual world.
Related Genres
“
There is no way to tell if we are the pioneers of a visionary new age, whisking humanity into the high vibrations of an interdimensional love party, or post-modern Don Quixotes attacking techno-industrial windmills with our flimsy, rolled-up yoga mats.
”
― The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic
― The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic
“
Whereas the received Law of revelation emboldens the Jewish mystic, the true materialist substitutes for Torah practical law or technology—technique, τέχνη. This positions the materialist over the cosmos, not as a member of the cosmos. Materialism always masks an underlying existentialism, and existentialism contains the inevitable character of process and arbitration. This finds the cosmos in need of fixing, in need of work, and for intelligence to act upon it and master it to that end: the div
...more
”
― The Invention of Work
― The Invention of Work
2 members,
last active 11 months ago
6 members,
last active 13 years ago
24,326 members,
last active 2 days ago
93 members,
last active 7 years ago

















































