Gnostic Insights

Other words for the Gnostic word "pleroma" include the "Fullness," the "All," the "Totalities," and "the circle of divine attributes," which gives you a pretty good idea of what pleroma means. This episode challenges the notion that there's something wrong and "unChristian" about the pleroma.

Who and what is the "Son" presented in the Tripartite Tractate of the Nag Hammadi library? The Son makes it possible for us to infer who the inexpressible Father is. This episode looks deep into the gnosis of the Son. Not for beginners...

The Gnostic God is known as "The Father" and "The God Above All Gods." This Father is definitely not the wrathful God of the Old Testament called Jehovah. Confused? No need. Take a deep dive into The Father, as laid out by the Tripartite Tractate of the Nag Hammadi scrolls.

The Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, is an ancient Chinese collection of 81 wisdom verses. In the Simple Explanation model, the Tao spoken of by Lao Tzu refers to the metaversal information and principles of organization that have informed our universe since the moment before creation. In gnostic terms, we call this the Fullness of God. This episode presents Verse 21 of the Tao Te Ching through the lens of both the Simple Explanation and the Gnostic Gospel Illuminated.

This episode pays special attention to questions often raised by ancient aliens theorists, questions like were the ancient people's “gods” merely off-world visitors with alien tech? Are the “fallen angels” of the Book Enoch really angels from God, or were they actually ancient astronauts who moved to earth and married human women? What were the Nephilim and what God would have wiped out the entire earth and nearly everyone on it to kill them off, and how is it that some humans were spared by warnings from “angels”?

You may read this episode's script at Cyd's Simple Explanation blog: A Simple Explanation of Absolutely Everything: Aeons, Archons, Angels, or Aliens?

In sleep we are open to higher consciousness to an extent not available during our waking lives. Dr. Ropp presents a method for interpreting your dreams to discover what truths they hold.

Is evil an attribute of the Father? Where does it come from? How was it formed? Are we doomed to fall to evil?

Whew! The first two month's of Gnostic Insights had 26 episodes! The rate of posting will slow down now, so you will have plenty of time to catch up and contemplate. This episode presents a brief review and description of the first 26 installments of this series. I urge you to listen to the episodes in order of their posting, as the vocabulary and memes evolve as you recall more and more gnosis.

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My brother, Dr. Bill Puett, is a retired Philosophy professor with a second career in hypnotherapy. In this episode, we explore Bill's unique and highly effective method of helping clients drop unwanted memes through hypnotic past life regression.

This delightful interview with my friend, Rebekka Swan, explores her mindful walk with the Father. What does a mystical lifestyle look and feel like?