As anyone who has been paying attention has probably caught onto by now, one thing Gehenna and I share is that neither of us have any use for the concept of reverence. We had a great discussion about this and decided to put our thoughts into a two-part rant article (Gehenna’s post can be [...]

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Fear not the flesh nor love it. If you fear it, it will gain mastery over you. If you love it, it will swallow and paralyze you. –Gospel of Philip

The Gnostics are often portrayed as extremists. Not religious extremists as we think of them today, but extreme in how they regarded the body. [...]

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When we get to a point on our paths when our awareness is increasing, it’s common to feel a sense of overwhelm about the state of the world in which we find ourselves. War, poverty, hunger, corruption. It can be an even harder pill to swallow when we figure out that most of [...]

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“Give freely and expect nothing in return.”
Many spiritual traditions hold charity to be one of the highest virtues. Rightfully so; at some point in our lives, most of us will come to need help of some sort, and hopefully there is someone willing to provide it. Likewise, if able to [...]

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Sooner or later everyone is confronted with the question: why do we suffer? Is all the suffering in the world really necessary? Do we ultimately gain anything worthwhile from it?
Most religious traditions and philosophical treatments of the subject concern themselves with reducing suffering. The problem is that in the same breath, [...]

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