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Good books to into gnosticism?

>> No.11982776

>>11982771
Solomon key

>> No.11982816

>>11982776
The Alister Cowley one or is there an actual good version?

Looks like it's all a renaissance era hoax

>> No.11982990

>>11982771
The Lightning and the Sun is unparalleled for contemporary believers.

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This should refute it

>> No.11983228

>>11982816
If you mean 1st millennium AD primary texts, you want Marvin Meyers' Nag Hammadi Scriptures.

>> No.11983234

>>11982771
Kurt Rudolph's Gnosis.

But really don't bother. There is no "into" except as examining an antique system.

>> No.11983275

against heresies

>> No.11983287

>>11982771
might as well read the satanic bible because that's heresy

try harder next time, friggin protty scum

>> No.11984164

>>11983197
Epic!

>> No.11985372

>>11983219
>>11983275
>>11983287

Catholic Theodicy only refutes the "heretics" by proudly saying God is even worse than they thought.

>> No.11985373

>>11983287
>protestants are gnostics

How fucking ignorant can you be

>> No.11985704

>>11983228
This seems like the best suggestion so far.

Amy particular translation / author / publisher?

>> No.11985739

>>11985372
Catholic theodicy does not attribute any evil to God.

>> No.11985769

>>11983228
>>11985704
My bad, I'm a retard. Martin Meyers version. Thanks.

>> No.11985772

> Gnostic Philosophy - Tobias Churton

Seems good thus far. Bout halfway in.

> Gnostic Gospels - Alan Jacobs (Wentworth)

Poetic translations of most relevant gnostic gospels.

> The Kybalion

Basic terminology and philosophical axioms of Gnostic thought.

>> No.11985776

>>11982771

> Bhagavad Gita

Hipster gnosticism

>> No.11986243

>>11985372
im not Papist, I'm Orthodox so don't lump me together with them

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>>11982771

It's important to understand Dialectic.

>> No.11986937

>>11982771
The Western Esoteric Traditions: A Historical Introduction

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke