I am seeking self-knowledge through awareness and self-observation, so that I may change. I am learning about meditation, dreams and out-of-body experiences, and Gnostic wisdom, most of all I am learning about myself.
I wanted to share with you this amazing powerful teaching given by Edith Pritchard of the Gnostic Movement. Edith describes the effects of the egos upon us, and describes a practice called the analysis of an ego (which is a extract from the meditation of an ego, a cornerstone of Gnostic practice).
Egos are energies that drive thoughts and emotions, like anger, negativity pride, jealousy, sadness etc. Generally when we think of the term ‘ego’ we relate it to pride. However in this context pride is just one of many different ego states.
This teaching looks into the cause of our mysteries, sufferings and pain, the source of our problems. It explains what takes away our peace and happiness, and how to glean the information we need to be able to work to towards achieving lasting peace and happiness within ones self.
This valuable teaching is knowledge of ourselves. Understanding of oneself leads to a deep and profound knowledge, which is Gnosis. The word ‘Gnosis’ is a Greek word for knowledge, but it is not like book knowledge that you get from reading or studying something external (which is information). Gnosis refers to knowledge through experience.
The is the type of knowledge that the ancient Gnostics practiced for centuries, an inner knowledge that allowed them to experience amazing things. It leads not only to a knowledge within ones self, but to the knowledge of the All, and we use this knowledge for a Spiritual transformation.
Enjoy the lecture and the guided meditation practice, which includes the powerful mantra ‘Gate Gate Pāragate Pārasamgate Bodhi Svāhā‘, used for quietening the mind.
(If the video doesn’t load for you properly, you can also watch it HERE)
This is one of my favorite books of all time; Flight of the Feathered Serpent by Armando Cosani.
It is a fascinating book, which portrays Judas Iscariot – the ‘traitor’ who gave Jesus away – in a very different light to that which history has led us to believe. It also contains a profound spiritual message the reveals the secret potential within us all.
This is what is written on the back cover:
One of the great spiritual teachings of any age, imbued with a rare wisdom found only in the most revered of sacred texts, but what is its origin?
It begins with the true story of a journalist in the Second World War. His life changes inexplicably after he meets with a mysterious man, who leave him with a series of profound writings – one being a first-hand account of Judas’ life with Jesus and the events leading up to the betrayal.
The writings also contain extraordinary insights into the lives of Judas, Jesus and the Disciples which astonishingly seem to correlate with the recently discovered Gospel of Judas.
Could these be the teachings of Judas Iscariot and his account of his relationship with Jesus? Could this be Judas’ attempt to clear his own name, in a miraculous effort to change the world’s perceptions and help humanity in its spiritual quest?
It seems I’m not the only one who loves this book – The Flight of the Feathered Serpent won 1st place in the category Religion: Christianity, in the USA Book News National “Best Books 2009″ awards.
An award very much deserved!
Here is a trailer that has just been released about the book. I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who is yearning for spiritual truth, it truly is an amazing read.
One evening, an old Cherokee Indian told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, “My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all.
One wolf is Evil: It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.
The other wolf is Good: It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather:
A while back I made a post about mantras, and how certain mantras can temporarily activate psychic faculties.
This week some of the Gnosticweb students are are putting their abilities to the test with a practical investigation challenge: Using the mantra “ISIS” for clairvoyance.
Clairvoyance is the ability to ’see’ into the higher dimensions and perceive things that you cannot otherwise see physically. It is a faculty of the third eye chakra, which is situated between the eyebrows. ‘ISIS’ is an effective mantra for stimulating this chakra, and thus temporarily activating clairvoyance.
I have placed a piece of paper with ’something’ on it into an envelope. And the challenge for this week is to practice the mantra to stimulate the chakra, with the aim of clairvoyantly ’seeing’ what is in the envelope.
Last time we played this game, the mystery ’something’ was an orange star, and some students got some really promising results! This time it is something different.
This is a great opportunity to look into the effects mantras can have on us, and how psychic faculties work. So I thought I would open up the challenge to all of you as well! Can you ’see’ what is on the piece of paper in the envelope?!
I have made a sound file of what this mantra sounds like, which is available for free download from the “Mantras for Awakening Psychic Faculties” post. Just click on the “ISIS” link in the post to take you to the download page.
So that you can get the full effects of this mantra, try to do it daily for at least 20 to 30 minutes. If this is too long for you at first, you may like to start off with at least 10 minutes and gradually increase the time each day by a few minutes. If you can do longer that’s great, but it’s important not to force the practice, so only continue for as long as you feel comfortable. Otherwise you will build up a resistance to doing it.
If you are able to do this practice more than once a day that would be good too!
It is ideal if you are able to do the mantra out loud, but if you can’t because of your surroundings, you can say the mantra internally in your mind.
On Saturday the 24th I will reveal what is inside the mystery envelope, and you can see how you went! But in the meantime if you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to post in the comments section below. The discussion can be really helpful for everyone
Good luck and all the Strength in your investigations!
(If you are interested the free courses offered by Gnosticweb where you can learn lots of cool practices like this, you can register ‘Here‘)
Curious about what a Gnostic Center is like and what actually goes on there ?
There will be workshops streamed on ‘U Stream’ LIVE from the San Francisco Bay Area Gnostic Center, every Monday and Thursday, 7:30pm US pacific time.
Monday’s broadcasts are of the Power of Gnostic Practice Course, Thursday’s are of the Course in Dreams & OBEs. These will be broadcast every week until December 15th.
You just need to click HEREat the time of the broadcast and you’ll see a video of the event playing!
(More information about Gnostic Centres of the Gnostic Movement can be found here)
These courses are the best thing I have ever done, so much so that currently I am in training to teach them to others!
They have brought so many wonderful changes to my life, and I have had some amazing experiences because of them. I hope that others will be able to benefit like I have from these teachings, so what better way than to learn to teach them myself!
Obviously there is no financial gain from this as all the courses are free of charge, but “true spirituality should never be for profit”. In this day and age, it’s amazing that something so valuable doesn’t cost anything.
So if you are interested in Dreams and Out-of-Body Experiences, Meditation, or Self-Discovery, check them out! You’re not too late to register!
(And if you happen to stuble across this post after today, you may not have missed the boat – shoot an email to course@gnosticweb.com and they may still be able to register you after the 11th).
I’ve been checking out a really cool website “Astralweb.com”, which is all about out-of-body experiences and the astral plane. I love reading the personal accounts of people’s experiences, some of them are SO interesting! I’ve even contributed a couple of articles myself recently (however there are much more interesting ones than mine there, LOL)!
There are also videotaped accounts and interviews, and I highly recommend one particularly interesting radio interview done on Triple H Radio in Sydney Australia (the top one): http://www.astralweb.com/audio
Do you ever ponder about life? Why you are here? What is the point? Is this ALL there is, or is there more to life than this? What is the purpose? What happens when you die? Do you believe in something? Rather than believe, do you actually know? Can you actually know?
The mantra RAOM GAOM is a mantra to remember your dreams, and it’s amazing just how effective it is.
It is the first mantra I ever learned when I took the Dreams and Out-of-Body Experiences course for the first time, and I was amazed to discover it really works! It’s one of my favorite mantras.
As soon as you wake up in the morning, keep your eyes closed and lie perfectly still (if you don’t move at all during the transition from sleep to wakefulness it is most effective) and you pronounce this mantra internally (in your head) for about 10 minutes, or until your dreams start coming back to you. Then focus on your dream(s) and remember as much as you can. When you can’t remember any more, start saying the mantra internally again, and you’ll find even more dreams come back to you.
It works because there are parts of us (including chakras) that the mantra stimulates and activates.
This video was taken at a Gnostic retreat my husband and I attended in July this year, where we did the mantra RAOM GAOM as a group. Have a listen and become familiar with it so that you can try it out yourself. I’d love to hear back from you about how you found it and if it worked for you, so I welcome your comments and feedback!
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I wanted to share with you this amazing powerful teaching given by Edith Pritchard of the Gnostic Movement. Edith describes the effects of the egos upon us, and describes a practice called the analysis of an ego (which is a extract from the meditation of an ego, a cornerstone of Gnostic practice).
One evening, an old Cherokee Indian told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
A while back I made a post about mantras, and how certain mantras can temporarily activate psychic faculties.
Curious about what a Gnostic Center is like and what actually goes on there ? 
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I’ve been checking out a really cool website “
Life. So fleeting.
The mantra RAOM GAOM is a mantra to remember your dreams, and it’s amazing just how effective it is.
When I Go To Sleep
The Peace of the Spirit Within
Secret Knowledge, Hidden Wisdom.
The Flight of the Feathered Serpent
by Armando Cosani
