The Gnostic Epic of Mary Magdalene and Pistis Sophia

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @TheEsotericaChannel
    @TheEsotericaChannel  4 месяца назад +61

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    • @darrylviljoen6227
      @darrylviljoen6227 4 месяца назад +1

      Fun trivia. The third of the Lord's of the seven heavens in the Dungeons and dragons cosmology is named Pistis Sophia.

    • @terraschaller1111
      @terraschaller1111 4 месяца назад

      July 21st the arm of Gideon coming down.time starts. 60 days behind us, May 21st, full moon of Wesak.

    • @MadUchiha43
      @MadUchiha43 4 месяца назад

      @@terraschaller1111 in september is the meeting of the stars and the divine ones....
      there is the holy meeting of the divine femine and masculine....
      but for the moment the femine is failling to do her job.
      so they wont meet again!
      so the hell we re living in will go on

    • @MadUchiha43
      @MadUchiha43 4 месяца назад

      @@terraschaller1111 what about september??????

    • @dinkumtotzquare
      @dinkumtotzquare 4 месяца назад

      @@MadUchiha43amber or embers 🧿

  • @ariachiba
    @ariachiba 4 месяца назад +143

    Evans here. As always, fantastic summary of an incredibly dense and difficult text, Dr. Sledge! The comment about the teeny-tiny Valentinian syzygy system had me cackling.
    Random factoid, the Brill edition of the Pistis Sophia was out of print when I was researching, and used copies were $600+. It took about 6 years of me nagging their Out of Print contact (and them agreeing to publish my book on the topic) to reprint it at all. Turns out people are less likely to research something they have to sell a kidney for. Amazing work bringing it to a huge audience!!

    • @TheEsotericaChannel
      @TheEsotericaChannel  4 месяца назад +51

      Thank you for your incredible work! I didn't want to bother you again but would love to have you on again to talk about the text !

  • @GarGhuul
    @GarGhuul 4 месяца назад +431

    .pdf remains the fourth most popular religious conversion according to Google.

    • @bokrugthewaterserpent3012
      @bokrugthewaterserpent3012 4 месяца назад +7

      Is the joke that Google AI says nonsense, or is it that PDF is such a redundant and useless format that usage of it constitutes a religion?

    • @GarGhuul
      @GarGhuul 4 месяца назад

      @@bokrugthewaterserpent3012 I have not checked it recently, but typically a search for “how to convert to” will give suggested results for Christianity, Islam, Judea, and .pdf.

    • @moltenchocolate9725
      @moltenchocolate9725 4 месяца назад +39

      @@bokrugthewaterserpent3012 the joke is about pirating expensive esoteric texts as .pdf files

    • @bokrugthewaterserpent3012
      @bokrugthewaterserpent3012 4 месяца назад +1

      @@moltenchocolate9725 and

    • @bokrugthewaterserpent3012
      @bokrugthewaterserpent3012 4 месяца назад +1

      @@moltenchocolate9725 ah okay

  • @AlexusMagnum
    @AlexusMagnum 4 месяца назад +382

    Loved the "Pistis Sophia makes The Silmarillion look like IKEA bookcase instructions" 🤣🤣

    • @hendrikm9569
      @hendrikm9569 4 месяца назад +13

      Same. Thats a way I never thought to hear my favourite book as looking like an Ikea instruction 😂.

    • @cormacolinde
      @cormacolinde 4 месяца назад +9

      I’ve heard The Silmarillion compared to a lot of works, but never to an Ikea instruction sheet…
      And if like me you’ve read The History of Middle-Earth book, you know how ridiculously complex the writings that went into the published book are…

    • @hendrikm9569
      @hendrikm9569 4 месяца назад +3

      ​@@cormacolindeI haven't yet gotten around to reading HoME in its entirety, unfortunately. Only the lays of beleriand, however I am quite looking forward to it.

    • @michaelstatt
      @michaelstatt 4 месяца назад +8

      Quite litterally, the "highest-brow" of punchlines I've ever heard.

    • @exoplanet11
      @exoplanet11 4 месяца назад +4

      After reading Lord of the Rings to my son, I took a chance and bought the full illustrated version of the Silmarillion. Sadly it was never read....but I perused it lovingly many times. Now, having heard this analogy, I no longer regret the purchase.

  • @DilutedH2SO4
    @DilutedH2SO4 4 месяца назад +92

    when the william blake art kicks in, you know things are getting esoterically epic

  • @andrewgadberry7884
    @andrewgadberry7884 4 месяца назад +57

    Dr. Sledge, your labors are herculean and your work is a light in the mist. Your suffering does not go unrewarded! Much love, friend.

  • @lindencairns7365
    @lindencairns7365 4 месяца назад +140

    13:50 Divine Mitosis is a great name for a band...

    • @vapormissile
      @vapormissile 4 месяца назад +13

      "... And on the organs of mystical perception, Weird Al Yankovic!"

  • @rmc224
    @rmc224 4 месяца назад +33

    Bringing in Tolkien and IKEA in the same sentence to explain the complexity of this gospel is the reason I listen to this podcast.

  • @DneilB007
    @DneilB007 4 месяца назад +67

    Just a little “thank you” for getting the music back. I know it was probably far more work on your part than it was worth, but I appreciate how the music glides me gently back out of this learning space and into the (somewhat less colourful) world of daily living.
    Thank you, Dr. Sledge!

  • @darkfenix16884
    @darkfenix16884 4 месяца назад +18

    I cannot imagine the pressure of trying to create an introduction video to such a complex topic with contradictory and obscure information. In my humble opinion, Dr. Sledge, you did a fantastic job. And you have inspired me to read the text myself. Thank you!!!

    • @TheEsotericaChannel
      @TheEsotericaChannel  4 месяца назад +4

      Getting you to read it is the whole goal. If that happens it was all a success

  • @Kittensbane01
    @Kittensbane01 4 месяца назад +71

    I'm so glad for the unbiased and truthful knowledge of antiquity Dr. Sledge presents us. Truly grateful for all these awesome videos! Rock on!

  • @HikeAroundandFindOut
    @HikeAroundandFindOut 4 месяца назад +45

    Love the Gospel of Mary. "Mary turned their hearts to the good."

  • @xnoiidb
    @xnoiidb 4 месяца назад +126

    "Even the experts are intimidated by its length and complexity"
    *puts down Finnegans Wake*
    Go on...

    • @Baddieirl
      @Baddieirl 4 месяца назад +7

      @@xnoiidb seriously. Like. I am. Intrigued.

    • @slomosapien156
      @slomosapien156 4 месяца назад +3

      A way a lone a last a loved a long the riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs.

  • @nolongerthere
    @nolongerthere 4 месяца назад +25

    The world we live in is clearly nuts and frightening, but it does include Dr. Justin Sledge and RUclips, and I'm grateful for that!

  • @J_Z913
    @J_Z913 4 месяца назад +34

    This one is going to be one of those I get to enjoy multiple times. Thanks!

  • @phillipbernhardt-house6907
    @phillipbernhardt-house6907 4 месяца назад +29

    Thanks a billion for this one, Dr. Sledge!
    "Yes, please!" to the reading/study guide list for this text!
    I'll say more elsewhere! ;)

  • @TheEsotericaChannel
    @TheEsotericaChannel  4 месяца назад +70

    The Esoterica Study Guide for the Pistis Sophia & Books of Jeu - docs.google.com/document/d/1xpdJT6HsEif4COq9nDB0BdrTurhyaVL0XeP2NXb-d3c/edit

    • @lovevluv
      @lovevluv 4 месяца назад +5

      Much gratitude, Dr Sledge.

  • @jbaquinones
    @jbaquinones 4 месяца назад +74

    To me the pistis Sophia is very important. Important to merit its length. Pistis sophia is the Jewish? Gnostic? Iamblikus. Here’s where we learn about the travels of the heavens. As those people traveled in the planet, they were grateful to know of the dangers they could encounter. In a similar manner the pistis Sophia is a sort of travel guide of the underworld in my opinion. Thank you for the great episode Sir. ❤

    • @Potent1al
      @Potent1al 4 месяца назад +2

      Yes. Very similar to Egyptian understandings

    • @lislelisle5453
      @lislelisle5453 7 дней назад

      Explain what you mean? I am interested 😊

  • @SobekLOTFC
    @SobekLOTFC 4 месяца назад +37

    Keep up the exceptional job, Dr Sledge 👏⚒️

    • @melissamoore521
      @melissamoore521 4 месяца назад +1

      just praying for his strength! lol

  • @blackhossproductions
    @blackhossproductions 4 месяца назад +37

    Looks like I have my lunch hour planned! 🖤

    • @TheEsotericaChannel
      @TheEsotericaChannel  4 месяца назад +26

      Gnostic lunch - just make sure not to feed the counterfeit spirit!

    • @blackhossproductions
      @blackhossproductions 4 месяца назад +2

      @@TheEsotericaChannel Wait. Adama is a counterfeit being? Hellooooo BSG!

  • @Painting_Humans
    @Painting_Humans 4 месяца назад +6

    0600 in Germany and I have my cup of coffee as I watch and prepare meals for my Son and the Animals. Your presentation is just the kind of thought inspiring (and good adulting) stimulation that I desire. A great way to start the day. Thank you!

  • @LizuQadaria
    @LizuQadaria 4 месяца назад +16

    Babe wake up Esoterica dropped new banger

  • @PaulaHawk99
    @PaulaHawk99 4 месяца назад +35

    Would be fun to turn you loose in the Vatican Archives for a year.
    After your head stopped spinning, you could seriously give us a true account of everything!
    Having not raided the Archives, you do amazingly well.
    ❤👍🔥

    • @TheEsotericaChannel
      @TheEsotericaChannel  4 месяца назад +35

      The Vatican Archives are very much accessible by any scholars with a good reason to visit them. Non-church scholars are in there all the time. Aside from some recent papal papers it's pretty easy to work there.

    • @matthewklahn3204
      @matthewklahn3204 4 месяца назад +17

      @@TheEsotericaChannel the ideas around the secret Vatican archives reminds me much of the mythohistory of the library of Alexandria

    • @TheEsotericaChannel
      @TheEsotericaChannel  4 месяца назад +23

      Yeah, people just assume all kinds of stuff. I mean, there was a Spinoza MS found in the VA that not even the Vatican knew was there.

  • @AleisterCrowleyDiary
    @AleisterCrowleyDiary 4 месяца назад +6

    Your channel shines like a guiding star in the vast digital universe, illuminating minds with exceptional quality content and inspiring hearts with every video published.

  • @Saffron-sugar
    @Saffron-sugar 4 месяца назад +7

    This is miraculous. I’ve been obsessing on the Pistis Sophia in the last few weeks (I may, or may not, have conjured a PDF of it) and I was thinking, Esoterica must have done an episode of this. I couldn’t find a post on it. Now I find that you covered it five days ago. EEEeeeEe! I’m so excited.

    • @leohorishny9561
      @leohorishny9561 3 месяца назад

      A little chit chat from the Universe! 😉

  • @paulappleton5812
    @paulappleton5812 4 месяца назад +11

    Such depth of lush imagery and a whole otherworldly depth of suffering. I will go and listern to it again with a deeper appreciation. Thank you for your wonderful work kind sir ❤

  • @VaingloryArk-h4w
    @VaingloryArk-h4w 3 месяца назад +4

    Absolutely fascinating. I’m so glad to have found this channel.

  • @nolongerthere
    @nolongerthere 4 месяца назад +11

    I love how you're infusing humor throughout these brilliant teachings. It's not just that it adds a modern wink, it is another dimension of knowledge you convey!

    • @WhiteErFox
      @WhiteErFox 4 месяца назад +1

      I concur. It was the most fun episode to watch. Not that the others aren't good, but this one had this special flavor to it.

  • @chasethesnakee
    @chasethesnakee 4 месяца назад +5

    Dr. Sledge, I have been watching your content for many years and I wanted to just say thank you for doing what you do. I know myself and many other fans have bought merch and support you in other ways but you’re truly a selfless servant to provide quality content on such a niche interest.

  • @ktkatte6791
    @ktkatte6791 4 месяца назад +32

    your Chris Brennan joke/reference made me almost lose my Coffee man. I have his hellenistic course and i've been trying to get through a two-part, cumulatively like 20 hour lecture for a year and a half now. I felt it deep.

    • @TheEsotericaChannel
      @TheEsotericaChannel  4 месяца назад +15

      Good stuff and a great guy

    • @ktkatte6791
      @ktkatte6791 4 месяца назад +13

      @@TheEsotericaChannel i couldn't agree more. His style tests my ability to overcome my own limitations - my ADHD and general tendencies towards mental drift and free-association is at odds with his verbose, thorough style, but when I put the work in to overcoming my issues, i am always rewarded within the context of learning from his output.
      The world needs more like him tbh

  • @GoGrowGoGrow
    @GoGrowGoGrow Месяц назад +2

    This has become my absolute favorite channel on RUclips in such a short time. Subscribed about 8 months ago and feel such personal growths with the specific helpful lens you also provide.

  • @PFizz
    @PFizz 4 месяца назад +6

    Thank you Dr Sledge for your very helpful introductions to complex text. Yes please would love your “if I were to read again” process
    Thank you and Supreme God bless.

  • @astara85
    @astara85 2 месяца назад +2

    Your Teaching Style is so great!! I love your little quirks in between.. “the espresso and whiskey comment” perfect 🙌

  • @definitelynotcole
    @definitelynotcole 2 месяца назад +2

    I love how you bring up LDS parallels. As an ex-mormon, it's so fun to see it pop up every once in awhile.

  • @williammartinactor
    @williammartinactor 4 месяца назад +3

    A reading guide is a great idea. I am listening to this lecture again tomorrow

  • @encryptedprinter3289
    @encryptedprinter3289 4 месяца назад +3

    Thank you for your endless spelunking through the esoteric. You bring so much treasure to the surface every friday and I am grateful for it.

  • @AlexusMagnum
    @AlexusMagnum 4 месяца назад +6

    You are so cool Dr.
    Thank you so much for your amazing ongoing work!

  • @chasinglegends9413
    @chasinglegends9413 4 месяца назад +5

    That was an excellent episode Thanks for sharing your insights Dr Sledge..

  • @tigercomet23
    @tigercomet23 4 месяца назад +26

    Wow, I was raised Mormon (exmormon now) and every time you said “Outer Darkness” I got a shock and I thought to myself, boy the similarities to Mormon theology were striking. Then I was kind of surprised kind of validated (?) around 21 minutes in when you said that it’s of particular interest to LDS scholars.

  • @XfiverX
    @XfiverX 4 месяца назад +3

    I've had the Pistis Sophia sitting on my book shelf and staring at me for the last 15 years or so. I still can't bring myself to take a crack at it lol

  • @unicornucopiaclear
    @unicornucopiaclear 4 месяца назад +7

    This is also the part of the episode where the William Blake art kicks in.
    Stiil as clever as always.

  • @rebusak47
    @rebusak47 4 месяца назад +4

    I've only recently discovered your channel, currently bingeing on your content, thank you. I love to read, but having Asperger's and ADHD sometimes concentration is fleeting, so my preferred method is audio versions (please don't judge me). FYI your merch store is amazing not just the apparel but the books.

    • @lislelisle5453
      @lislelisle5453 7 дней назад

      Have you thought of a really good reading pen? This may help what jumps out to you, take notes, and research your notes.

  • @JasonPhillipsXeariaN
    @JasonPhillipsXeariaN 4 месяца назад +6

    Thanks for video man. They are always very informative, and thanks for the study guide.

  • @cicero2548
    @cicero2548 Месяц назад

    The humility you carry regarding a lack of confident knowledge very much welcomes and reassures folks that might be a intimidated by engaging with such content. It’s a very welcome characteristic that I do not find often in spheres of intellectual conversation and analysis. Thank you very much.

  • @ribeiroimi
    @ribeiroimi Месяц назад +2

    Esoterica is such a great channel, you do an amazing work Dr Sledge! I wish I could buy some of your cool t-shirts from Brazil...

  • @Whimsicalbrainpan
    @Whimsicalbrainpan 4 месяца назад +2

    Thank you so much for all the research you do. I feel so fortunate to reap the rewards of your labor.

  • @judithobi1303
    @judithobi1303 4 месяца назад +3

    I have read The First two Books 3 times, for three winters. I did it for purification, and to give in my will into The will of God.

  • @WilliamToolooze-pv9mn
    @WilliamToolooze-pv9mn 4 месяца назад +2

    Man I love your vids ! Not only do I get the benefit of your thorough and scholarly research, but I'm always guaranteed a good belly laugh 😂❤ keep up the awesome work !

  • @IsabellaOldham-dd8ln
    @IsabellaOldham-dd8ln 3 месяца назад +3

    Amazing source of unbiased information Justin. ❤

  • @2Chillyd
    @2Chillyd 4 месяца назад +1

    I consider myself a Christian and African mystic so the call to do your own research is something I think i’m gonna take up! Thank you for your endless work Doctor

  • @PaPaBeAr8686
    @PaPaBeAr8686 3 месяца назад +2

    Thank you for covering this one

  • @lifearttimes
    @lifearttimes 4 месяца назад +4

    This was amazing Justin. Keep going. Shine On!✨

  • @ZephyrOptional
    @ZephyrOptional 4 месяца назад +14

    LOVE the Silmarillion reference!! Another great Tome!

  • @AlmaMercer
    @AlmaMercer 4 месяца назад +1

    I'm so glad, our understanding of the cosmos, has advanced. Thanks

  • @AndresMartinez-ww1qz
    @AndresMartinez-ww1qz 4 месяца назад +2

    This might be one of the funniest videos on this channel. Loving every second of it.

  • @kirillzapple
    @kirillzapple Месяц назад

    Wow, this is one of the best lectures on Gnosticism I heard from you, it's not that others were bad it's just this one stands out. 👏👏👏

  • @lessismore4470
    @lessismore4470 4 месяца назад +2

    Thank you for the effort. IT WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.

  • @emel3925
    @emel3925 Месяц назад +1

    This is so far above my head, but still incredibly fascinating. I’ve just started working through your study guide and your (incredible) catalog of videos. I’m excited to rewatch this in the future, and absorb more of it 😂 Thank you for making this kind of self-study accessible, I’m so grateful I found your channel 🙌

  • @corsetedwasteland2630
    @corsetedwasteland2630 4 месяца назад +2

    10:14 took me out 💀 by far my favorite episode to date! Your humor escaping through the massive Swiss cheese holes of absolute chaos of this explanation was top notch Dr. Sledge! Another banger, in a long line of bangers!

  • @jadedbludarling
    @jadedbludarling 4 месяца назад +2

    It's about time Justin lol thank you! looking forward to this one.❤

  • @TheDreamingXylite
    @TheDreamingXylite 4 месяца назад +10

    Please yes on the Pistis Sophia guide. I bought it after watching another video on here and was just dumbfounded.

    • @TheEsotericaChannel
      @TheEsotericaChannel  4 месяца назад +1

      Check the comments for the link!

    • @TheDreamingXylite
      @TheDreamingXylite 4 месяца назад +1

      @@TheEsotericaChannel Awesome. Thank you. This channel is an oasis in a digital occult desert.

  • @TarninTheGreat
    @TarninTheGreat 4 месяца назад +4

    I'm so glad you made this one! I've been looking forward to it for years now. Gosh I want to read this thing. I would love your reading guide. Maybe with a summoning ritual for the text (if I can't find it) included.

  • @samanthabirdx
    @samanthabirdx 4 месяца назад +6

    You’re the best in the West Dr. Sledge

  • @ShaneVioletSafrietFlames
    @ShaneVioletSafrietFlames 3 месяца назад +1

    I know Pista Sophia and Mary lol great woman both of them just beautiful souls they are.God Bless ya all hello J-Diddy good morning from Saint Louis Mo.

  • @laynestar
    @laynestar 4 месяца назад +7

    One of the first texts I ever conjured, and so thankful to hear it was not just me 😅

  • @katrinawatkins958
    @katrinawatkins958 4 месяца назад +5

    I have been waiting for you to make this video!! ❤🎉

  • @entheo302
    @entheo302 4 месяца назад +19

    I'm dying as my girlfriend just looked up from her phone and in all seriousness asked, "who is this Sophia and why is she so pasty?"

  • @Dias-jm7os
    @Dias-jm7os 4 месяца назад +7

    This is fire worldbuilding

  • @RichardBargloski
    @RichardBargloski 4 месяца назад +3

    Thanks for the pdf tip. I look forward to consuming the text with your suggestions from the guide.

  • @BiancaBabe
    @BiancaBabe 4 месяца назад +2

    As always, sir, thank you for your amazing videos and content ❤️

  • @ninacosentino2913
    @ninacosentino2913 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you❤I Love to hear about mystical, powerful women🙏🏾✨🙏🏾

  • @PsychoJenny29a
    @PsychoJenny29a 4 месяца назад +21

    a new Esoterica classic

  • @ShaggysMovingPictureBox
    @ShaggysMovingPictureBox 4 месяца назад +5

    Wow what a terribly beautiful conglomeration of esoteric *stuff* lmao I’m definitely gonna have to watch this a few times there’s stuff I missed this first time around 😂

  • @joefrancis759
    @joefrancis759 4 месяца назад +11

    wow the comparison to the Silmarillion had me do a double-take

  • @keyscook
    @keyscook 4 месяца назад

    Appreciate the good natured and excellent "Thumb nail" view of this obscure work, our good Dr. S - along with your honest, good-nature humor sprinkled in - magnificent!
    Thank you & Cheers from Seattle! 🍻

  • @deelitebetterpen3680
    @deelitebetterpen3680 Месяц назад

    Thank you for these wonderful and fascinating teachings! Thank you

  • @CrazyPablo44
    @CrazyPablo44 4 месяца назад +1

    Such a well-crafted and engaging presentation of this labyrinthine work! I’m so grateful for your study guide as well. I’ve been working my way through the Brill edition which I own and am using it as an excuse to finally delve into Lambdin’s Coptic grammar which should be on its’ way from ILL soon. Also been listening to the Mead translation on audiobook just to help get a sense of the utter depth and strangeness of this text.

  • @Ctrl_Shift_
    @Ctrl_Shift_ 4 месяца назад +5

    I would love to see a reading guide. This text sounds like it would make for a fascinating deep dive.

  • @Lillythe.
    @Lillythe. 4 месяца назад +1

    Your channel is greatly appreciated! Thank you ❤

  • @jaushuaraygelvin2699
    @jaushuaraygelvin2699 4 месяца назад +3

    I would love a reading guide! I seriously just got my current book in the mail: Jesus and the Lost Goddess by Freke and Gandy. I just got to chapter five today and when I got on RUclips you had uploaded this video. Love it. You have a great channel. ❤ Bless

  • @CharlotteSeely
    @CharlotteSeely 3 месяца назад +2

    Thanks for your videos❤❤❤

  • @jeffaltier5582
    @jeffaltier5582 4 месяца назад +2

    "Gnostic" lecture? I have my popcorn ready to go. Yes to a reading guide!

  • @evodevo420
    @evodevo420 4 месяца назад +1

    You are the best!!! I feel so grateful to be able to listen to your wisdom, thank you so so much!

  • @HighPriestofLemuria
    @HighPriestofLemuria 4 месяца назад +8

    "This is also the part where the William Blake art kicks in...", hahahaha, oh you!

  • @user-dc7ey1wm8k
    @user-dc7ey1wm8k Месяц назад

    This is the best way, I was able to write this out, with the ways I am currently able to stand.

  • @mrsSsmith2005
    @mrsSsmith2005 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you again for this amazing episode ❤

  • @donseesyourshaydim7529
    @donseesyourshaydim7529 4 месяца назад +17

    Band name: Outer Darkness Escape Hatches

    • @iachtulhu1420
      @iachtulhu1420 4 месяца назад

      Progressive dissonant death metal with slight jazzy influences :)

  • @dasein3317
    @dasein3317 4 месяца назад +13

    Mary Magdalene is gives me Hermoine vibes

  • @jalenbuer
    @jalenbuer 4 месяца назад +1

    The reading guide for Pistis Sophia sounds helpful, and great. I would appreciate the guide!

  • @kaarlimakela3413
    @kaarlimakela3413 4 месяца назад +10

    Seems to me, monotheism is hard to practice if your culture remembers in so many ways, the complexities of old gods, spirits and forces in the old mythology.
    The temptation to re-complicate spirituality just as monotheism and trinitarian ideas were being stamped onto our reality, I can understand. And there have to be secrets. Secret knowledge is magnetic! 😏

  • @thestandupphilosophers
    @thestandupphilosophers 3 месяца назад +1

    Very interesting, thanks very much I am a modern Gnostic, not a classic one, in the sense that I rely upon moments of Gnosis to inform my spiritual progression through this life.

  • @ElectricKoolaid904
    @ElectricKoolaid904 2 месяца назад +1

    I just ordered my copy of the pistis sophia unveiled by Samael Aun Weor. Can’t wait to read it

    • @TheEsotericaChannel
      @TheEsotericaChannel  2 месяца назад

      That edition is unreliable, unfortunately.

    • @ElectricKoolaid904
      @ElectricKoolaid904 2 месяца назад

      I understand why you would say that from a scholarly view I agree. And I am someone who knows nothing. But what I do know is that Samael Aun Weor’s teachings have changed my life, and he writes in a way that I understand intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, so that’s the reason why I personally trust his interpretation on the spiritual level. I bought the GRS Mead version as well, that I'll try to go through first. Thank you, Dr.Sledge for all you do. You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Much love and appreciation 🤍🙏🏻

    • @TheEsotericaChannel
      @TheEsotericaChannel  2 месяца назад

      The Mead is better but still woefully out of date.

  • @mikedespo1483
    @mikedespo1483 4 месяца назад +4

    My favorite parts were the entire episode and when the william blake art kicked in. 😂

  • @Hvnlysword
    @Hvnlysword 14 дней назад

    I'm diggin you! And your knowledge has helped me understand what's happening to me. Thank you tremendously!! I wonder if you knew how your work would impact lives, in my case for the best! Many blessings! ❤

  • @orionheartofmine
    @orionheartofmine 3 месяца назад +1

    I've only ever heard the Fall of Sophia story in her aeon form. Listing to you give a summery of this version made me think of the Sumerian tale of Inanna's Descent to the Underworld.

  • @braddaulton3976
    @braddaulton3976 4 месяца назад +3

    I want to hear more ! And more!

  • @MorpheusMoon
    @MorpheusMoon 4 месяца назад +6

    RIP Sophia you would’ve written baller DnD campaigns

  • @theseriousprepper4372
    @theseriousprepper4372 3 месяца назад

    Wow! Thanks putting out this video. It looked like it was pretty brutal. You give me much to think about looking into reading this myself. You’re a good resource for library material. Be safe be well.

  • @gerrybrownlee3217
    @gerrybrownlee3217 2 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for your many contributions of wealth of knowledge.

  • @rebekah1216
    @rebekah1216 4 месяца назад +3

    Out of all of them, this is what I get most excited (admittedly a bit over-enthusiastic ) for. Hurray!