Ok so what is gnosticism? 

Well gnosis is actually an ancient greek word meaning knowledge. 

So with that in mind, gnosticism is an ancient religious idea that emphasised personal spiritual knowledge over orthodox teaching and traditions. And This emphasis of personal knowledge over orthodox teachings is what makes gnosticism so fascinating and also one of the reasons why mainstream christianity considers it a heresy.

In general terms Gnostics believe that we all have a divine spark that lives within us. And that the mission is to liberate this divine spark so that we can acquire enough knowledge to understand the true nature of reality.

You might find it extremely interesting that the oldest writing we have on record is about some really weird shit! It’s basically about an advanced alien race that lives on a hidden planet in our solar system, who came to Earth to gather resources and that these advanced beings are directly responsible for not only the creation of the human race but also our enslavement.

Think about that for a second.

The oldest writing we have found basically sounds like a sci-fi action movie starring Bruce Willis.

So the oldest writing on record is around 7000 years old and comes from the Sumerian and Babylonian Civilizations of Mesopotamia (This area was known as the fertile crescent and is currently located near modern day Iraq).
Sumer is considered to be the world's first human civilization but this first civilization is anything but primitive. Instead Sumer was an extremely advanced civilization having developed complex laws, mathematics, agriculture, art, astronomy and currency.  Logically this doesn’t make any sense.

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The Story of Adam and Eve once you dig past the surface you realize that it's more than just a simple creation story, it's the story of humans becoming consciously aware of themselves. It's the story of humans transitioning from a lower state of awareness to a higher one.

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Right now April 26, 2020 we are in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic which has basically shut the entire world down. The consequence of this pandemic threatens not only our health but our entire way of life. 

This pandemic is leading us, our society, to a proverbial fork in the road where we will soon have to decide what kind of life we will live from here on out. 

No matter which path we choose there is a good chance that our lives will be much different. The question is will this different life be better or worse?

Article: The Technology That Could Free America From Quarantine written by by Derek Thompson

In the book Doors of Perception, Aldous Huxley discusses the idea that our Brain acts just like a reducing valve. Our brain takes in information but before we become consciously aware of this information our brain begins to reduce that information down.

In other words, when it comes to the world around us, we don’t see the whole story, what we perceive is just a tiny fraction of the big picture.   

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Not all teaching methods are created equal. And better methods produce better students. 

The flip side to this is that there are better ways to learn, and that not all learning methods are created equal. 

So whether it's learning a new language, learning to play the guitar, learning a martial art or learning about the spirit world, there exists a spectrum of possible learning styles ranging from the not so great, to mediocre, to good, to excellent and everything in between.

Have you ever had the realization that you just can’t do it all?

The world is a HUGE place filled with LOTS of people you will never meet, cultures you will never understand, romances that will never happen, languages you will never speak, Countries you will never visit, jobs you will never have, books you will never read, musical instruments you will never learn, and hobbies you will never master (and the list goes on and on and on)...

Onism - The frustration of being stuck in one body, that inhabits only one place at a time, it's the sad realization that we just can’t do it all, that we can only experience a tiny fraction of what the world has to offer. 

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There are lots of ways to develop yourself physically, the truth is that any physical movement you do is way better than doing nothing at all. However not all methods are created equal, some are definitely better than others and the best way to develop yourself physically is to pick a physical hobby!

And by hobby I mean choosing an activity that requires persistence and patience. Something that requires developing skill and mastery. Ideally choosing an activity that is relatively easy to learn but takes a lifetime to master.

Golden rule of physical activity: Do what you can, with what you got!

“There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy” - Fredrick Nietzche

We have a massive plastic problem on this planet. Today we produce 380 million tons of plastic. The world is essentially drowning in a sea of plastic. The solution to this problem is to recycle, at least that's what we have been told...

Netflix series Broken 

In this episode talk about some of the themes contained in the book “Civilized to Death” by Christopher Ryan. As I have mentioned before (and will most likely say again) there is always two sides to every story and the book Civilized to Death does a great job presenting an alternate view of our ancient hunter/gather past as well as looking at the other-side, the darkside, the shadow of our current civilization and modern lifestyle. 

Books: Civilized to Death, 4-hour Work Week