{"title":"Religion--Gnosticism","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-mary-magdalene-oracle-a-44-card-deck-guidebook-of-marys-gospel-legend","title":"The Mary Magdalene Oracle: A 44-Card Deck \u0026 Guidebook of Mary's Gospel \u0026 Legend","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the creator of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eDivine Feminine Oracle, \u003c\/i\u003e and the author of the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling \u003ci\u003eMary Magdalene Revealed\u003c\/i\u003e, this stunning oracle delves deep into Mary Magdalene's long-lost spiritual teachings and her message of inclusionary love meant for all humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mary Magdalene Oracle\u003c\/i\u003e is about a vision of radical love that formed long before Christianity became a formal religion in the 4th century, long before Mary's gospel was excluded, destroyed, and buried. It's a vision of humanity as a beloved community that risked their lives to recognize each other as equals--innately worthy of love, no matter their status within the Roman Empire. And it's about a vision that Christ gave Mary to then give to us, then and now--to see less with the ego and more with the eye of the heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Mary Magdalene Oracle leads us card by card through the spiritual teachings of the Gospel of Mary as well as pivotal moments in the legend of Mary's life. Each of the 44 cards reveals a key aspect of the transformation that her gospel seeks to inspire within us. Each card is meant to remind us of the truth that we are comprised of a massively human ego as well as a divinely merciful soul. So that we can do the life-altering inner-work of bringing love to where it has never been before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this extraordinary oracle with original artwork that honors human diversity as well as Mary's historical origins in the Middle East, Harvard-trained feminist theologian Meggan Watterson leads us through Mary's long-lost secret teachings to integrate the profound love that her gospel reveals into a daily spiritual practice.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1401963412\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781401963415\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Watterson, Meggan, Moonjube, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hay House LLC\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hay House LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45656980881605,"sku":"9781401963415","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781401963415.jpg?v=1768886066"},{"product_id":"the-nag-hammadi-scriptures-the-revised-and-updated-translation-of-sacred-gnostic-texts-complete-in-one-volume","title":"The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The Revised and Updated Translation of Sacred Gnostic Texts Complete in One Volume","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nag Hammadi Scriptures\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Marvin Meyer, is the most complete, up-to-date, one-volume, English-language edition of the renowned library of Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945, which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance. It includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and the recently discovered Gospel of Judas, as well as other Gnostic gospels and sacred texts. This volume also includes introductory essays, notes, tables, glossary, index, etc. to help the reader understand the context and contemporary significance of these texts which have shed new light on early Christianity and ancient thought. The compilation of ancient manuscripts that constitute \u003cem\u003eThe Nag Hammadi Scriptures\u003c\/em\u003e is a discovery that challenges everything we thought we knew about the early Christian church, ancient Judaism, and Greco-Roman religions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0061626007\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780061626005\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Meyer, Marvin W., Robinson, James M.\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (May 2009)","offer_id":45936663527621,"sku":"9780061626005","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780061626005.jpg?v=1772849711"},{"product_id":"the-corpus-hermeticum-initiation-into-hermetics-the-hermetica-of-hermes-trismegistus","title":"The Corpus Hermeticum: Initiation Into Hermetics, The Hermetica Of Hermes Trismegistus","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fifteen tractates of the Corpus Hermeticum, along with the Perfect Sermon or Asclepius, are the foundation documents of the Hermetic tradition. Written by unknown authors in Egypt sometime before the end of the third century C.E., they were part of a once substantial literature attributed to the mythic figure of Hermes Trismegistus, a Hellenistic fusion of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe treatises we now call the Corpus Hermeticum were collected into a single volume in Byzantine times, and a copy of this volume survived to come into the hands of Lorenzo de Medici's agents in the fifteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe treatises divide up into several groups. The first (CH I), the \"Poemandres\", is the account of a revelation given to Hermes Trismegistus by the being Poemandres or \"Man-Shepherd\", an expression of the universal Mind. The next eight (CH II-IX), the \"General Sermons\", are short dialogues or lectures discussing various basic points of Hermetic philosophy. There follows the \"Key\" (CH X), a summary of the General Sermons, and after this a set of four tractates - \"Mind unto Hermes\", \"About the Common Mind\", \"The Secret Sermon on the Mountain\", and the \"Letter of Hermes to Asclepius\" (CH XI-XIV) - touching on the more mystical aspects of Hermeticism. The collection is rounded off by the \"Definitions of Asclepius unto King Ammon\" (CH XV), which may be composed of three fragments of longer works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-13: 9791029911026\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Mead, G. R. S.\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Fv Editions\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fv Editions","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover - Large Print (Dec 2020)","offer_id":46079826493637,"sku":"9791029911026","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback - Large Print (Dec 2020)","offer_id":46079826526405,"sku":"9791029911019","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9791029911026.jpg?v=1776032070"},{"product_id":"the-gospel-of-thomas-the-gnostic-wisdom-of-jesus","title":"The Gospel of Thomas: The Gnostic Wisdom of Jesus","description":"A new translation and analysis of the gospel that records the actual words of Jesus \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Explores the gnostic significance of Jesus's teachings recorded in this gospel \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Explains the true nature of the new man whose coming Jesus envisioned \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Translated and interpreted by the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of Mary Magdalene\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of Philip \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the cache of codices and manuscripts discovered in Nag Hammadi, the Gospel of Thomas, unlike the canonical gospels, does not contain a narrative recording Christ's life and prophecies. Instead it is a collection of his teachings--what he actually said. These 114 logia, or sayings, were collected by Judas Didymus Thomas, whom some claim to be Jesus's closest disciple. No sooner was this gospel uncovered from the sands of Upper Egypt than scholars and theologians began to bury it anew in a host of conflicting interpretations and polemics. While some say it is a hodgepodge from the canonical gospels, for others it is the source text from which all the gospel writers drew their material and inspiration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this new translation of the Gospel of Thomas, Jean-Yves Leloup shows that the Jesus recorded by the \"infinitely skeptical and infinitely believing\" Thomas has much in common with gnostics of non-dualistic schools. Like them, Jesus preaches the coming of a new man, the genesis of the man of knowledge. In this gospel, Jesus describes a journey from limited to unlimited consciousness. The Jesus of Thomas invites us to drink deeply from the well of knowledge that lies within, not so that we may become good Christians but so we may attain the self-knowledge that will make each of us, too, a Christ.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1594770468\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781594770463\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: LeLoup, Jean-Yves, Needleman, Jacob\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Inner Traditions International\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Inner Traditions International","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Mar 2005)","offer_id":46080506331333,"sku":"9781594770463","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781594770463.jpg?v=1776037954"},{"product_id":"the-lesser-key-of-solomon-1","title":"The Lesser Key of Solomon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis edition is a fully illustrated reprint of the 1904 publication by Aleister Crowley and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers. This edition of The Lesser Key of Solomon the King contains all of the over 150 seals, sigils, and charts of the original lesser book of Solomon. Beware of other editions that do not contain the Lesser Key of Solomon seals; they were painstakingly researched by Mathers and Crowley, and Solomon's lesser key is enhanced by their inclusion. This edition also contains Crowley's original comments located in over 35 annotations to help the reader understand the lesser keys of Solomon the king.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this work, Crowley and Mathers assemble descriptions and directions for the invocation of over 72 demons or spirits. Included are: illustrations of Solomon's Magic Circle \u0026amp; Triangle, Enochian translations of the Goetia book, step by step guides for invocation, as well as definitions and explanations for the ancient terms seen throughout the Lesser Key of Solomon book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lesser Key of Solomon, or the Clavicula Salomonis Regis, or Lemegeton, is a compilation of materials and writings from ancient sources making up a text book of magic or \"grimoire.\" Portions of this book can be traced back to the mid-16th to 17th centuries, when occult researchers such as Cornelius Agrippa and Johannes Trithemisus assembled what they discovered during their investigations into their own great works.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a modern grimoire, the Lesser Key of Solomon has seen several editions with various authors and editors taking liberty to edit and translate the ancient writings and source material. In 1898, Arthur Edward Waite published his The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts, which contained large portions of the Lemegeton. He was followed by Mathers and Crowley in 1904 who published The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon. Many others have assembled their own version of this ancient material since, and it is important to realize that it is the contents rather than the book itself that make up the Lesser Key. Traditionally, the source material is divided into five books: Ars Goetia, Ars Theurgia Goetia, Ars Paulina, Ars Almadel, and Ars Notoria. Mathers and Crowley indicate their edition is a translation only of the first book: Goetia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the preface to this edition, it is explained that a \"Secret Chief\" of the Rosicrucian Order directed the completion of the book. The original editor was a G. H. Fra. D.D.C.F. who translated ancient texts from French, Hebrew, and Latin, but was unable to complete his labors because of the martial assaults of the Four Great Princes. Crowley was then asked to step in and finish what the previous author had begun. Traditionally, S. L. MacGregor Mathers is credited as the translator of this edition, and Crowley is given the title of editor. Although impossible to verify, it is often claimed that Mathers did not want to publish this work, but Crowley did so anyway without his permission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0998136417\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780998136417\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Crowley, Aleister, Mathers, S. L. MacGregor\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Mockingbird Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mockingbird Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Sep 2016)","offer_id":46080627867845,"sku":"9780998136417","price":17.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780998136417.jpg?v=1776039131"},{"product_id":"the-gnostic-gospels","title":"The Gnostic Gospels","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE WINNER - SELECTED BY THE MODERN LIBRARY AS ONE OF THE 100 BEST NONFICTION BOOKS - The landmark study exploring alternative perspectives of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts that could have shaped the religion differently if included in the Christian canon - \"[Pagels] is always readable, always deeply informed, always richly suggestive of pathways her readers may wish to follow out for themselves.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eHarold Bloom, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"[Pagels] writes with the instincts of a novelist, the skill of a scholar, and the ability to sort out significances that many writers lack.\"\u003ci\u003e--Chicago Tribune - \"\u003c\/i\u003eAn intellectually elegant, concise study . . . The economy with which [Pagels] evokes the world of early Christianity is a marvel.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Gnostic Gospels\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, \u003ci\u003e The Gnostic Gospels \u003c\/i\u003ehas continued to grow in reputation and influence. It is now widely recognized as one of the most brilliant and accessible histories of early Christian spirituality published in our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1945 an Egyptian peasant unearthed what proved to be the Gnostic Gospels, thirteen papyrus volumes that expounded a radically different view of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ from that of the New Testament. In this spellbinding book, renowned religious scholar Elaine Pagels elucidates the mysteries and meanings of these sacred texts both in the world of the first Christians and in the context of Christianity today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith insight and passion, Pagels explores a remarkable range of recently discovered gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, to show how a variety of \"Christianities\" emerged at a time of extraordinary spiritual upheaval. Some Christians questioned the need for clergy and church doctrine, and taught that the divine could be discovered through spiritual search. Many others, like Buddhists and Hindus, sought enlightenment--and access to God--within. Such explorations raised questions: Was the resurrection to be understood symbolically and not literally? Was God to be envisioned only in masculine form, or feminine as well? Was martyrdom a necessary--or worthy--expression of faith? These early Christians dared to ask questions that orthodox Christians later suppressed--and their explorations led to profoundly different visions of Jesus and his message. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brilliant and stunning in its implications, \u003ci\u003eThe Gnostic Gospels \u003c\/i\u003eis a radical, eloquent reconsideration of the origins of the Christian faith.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0679724532\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780679724537\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Pagels, Elaine\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Sep 1989)","offer_id":46081198883013,"sku":"9780679724537","price":17.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780679724537.jpg?v=1776043905"},{"product_id":"mary-magdalene-revealed-the-first-apostle-her-feminist-gospel-the-christianity-we-havent-tried-yet","title":"Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel \u0026 the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet","description":"\u003cb\u003e--WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER-- The Gospel of Mary Magdalene reveals a very different love story from the one we've come to refer to as Christianity. Harvard-trained theologian Meggan Watterson leads us verse by verse through Mary's gospel to illuminate the powerful teachings it contains.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gospel, as ancient and authentic as any of the gospels that the Christian bible contains, was buried deep in the Egyptian desert after an edict was sent out in the 4th century to have all copies of it destroyed. Fortunately, some rebel monks were wise enough to refuse-and thanks to their disobedience and spiritual bravery, we have several manuscripts of the only gospel that was written in the name of a woman: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary's gospel reveals a radical love that sits at the heart of the Christian story. Her gospel says that we are not sinful; we are not to feel ashamed or unworthy for being human. In fact, our purpose is to be fully human, to be a \"true human being\"- that is, a person who has remembered that, yes, we are a messy, limited ego, and we are also a limitless soul. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd all we need to do is to turn inward (again and again); to meditate, like Mary Magdalene, in the way her gospel directs us, so that we can see past the ego of our own little lives to what's more real, and lasting, and infinite, and already here, within. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith searing clarity, Watterson explains how and why Mary Magdalene came to be portrayed as the penitent prostitute and relates a more historically and theologically accurate depiction of who Mary was within the early Christ movement. And she shares how this discovery of Mary's gospel has allowed her to practice, and to experience, a love that never ends, a love that transforms everything.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1401954286\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781401954284\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Watterson, Meggan\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hay House LLC\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hay House LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jan 2021)","offer_id":46081477771461,"sku":"9781401954284","price":17.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781401954284.jpg?v=1776046416"},{"product_id":"the-gnostic-gospels-complete-collection","title":"The Gnostic Gospels Complete Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the hidden wisdom of early Christianity with \"The Gnostic Gospels Complete Collection.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive anthology brings together the most influential and controversial texts from the Gnostic tradition, offering readers a unique glimpse into the diverse spiritual landscape of the ancient world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis meticulously curated collection includes: The Gospel of Thomas, The Gospel of Philip, The Gospel of Truth, The Gospel of Mary, and The Gospel of Judas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy This Collection Matters: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Significance - These texts provide crucial insights into the diverse religious landscape of the ancient Mediterranean world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcademic Value - Essential primary sources for scholars of early Christianity, religious studies, and ancient history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCultural Impact - Understand the influence of Gnostic thought on literature, art, and philosophy throughout history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComparative Analysis - Explore how these texts relate to and differ from canonical Christian scriptures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity libraries and research institutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessors and students of religious studies, history, and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone interested in the complexities of early Christian thought and its development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-13: 9798349405914\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Press, Divine\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Divine Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Divine Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Feb 2025)","offer_id":46099789840581,"sku":"9798349405914","price":28.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9798349405914.jpg?v=1776644772"},{"product_id":"pistis-sophia","title":"Pistis Sophia","description":"Pistis Sophia is an important Gnostic text, possibly written as early as the 2nd century. The five remaining copies, which scholars place in the 5th or 6th centuries, relate the Gnostic teachings of the transfigured Jesus to the assembled disciples (including his mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Martha), when the risen Christ had accomplished eleven years speaking with his disciples. In it the complex structures and hierarchies of heaven familiar in Gnostic teachings are revealed. The female divinity of gnosticism is Sophia, a being with many aspects and names. She is sometimes identified with the Holy Spirit itself but, according to her various capacities, is also the Universal Mother, the Mother of the Living or Resplendent Mother, the Power on High, She-of-the-left-hand (as opposed to Christ, understood as her husband and he of the Right Hand), as the Luxurious One, the Womb, the Virgin, the Wife of the Male, the Revealer of Perfect Mysteries, the Holy Dove of the Spirit, the Heavenly Mother, the Wandering One, or Elena (that is, Selene, the Moon). She was envisaged as the Psyche of the world and the female aspect of Logos. The title Pistis Sophia is obscure, and is sometimes translated Faith wisdom or Wisdom in faith or Faith in wisdom. A more accurate translation taking into account its gnostic context, is the faith of Sophia, as Sophia to the gnostics was a divine syzygy of Christ, rather than simply a word meaning wisdom. In an earlier, simpler version of a Sophia, in the Berlin Codex and also found in a papyrus at Nag Hammadi, the transfigured Christ explains Pistis in a rather obscure manner: Again, his disciples said: Tell us clearly how they came down from the invisibilities, from the immortal to the world that dies? The perfect Saviour said: Son of Man consented with Sophia, his consort, and revealed a great androgynous light. Its male name is designated 'Saviour, begetter of all things'. Its female name is designated 'All-begettress Sophia'. Some call her 'Pistis'. The best-known of the five manuscripts of Pistis Sophia is bound with another Gnostic text titled on the binding \"Piste Sophiea Cotice\". This \"Askew Codex\" was purchased by the British Museum (now British Library) in 1795 from a Dr. Anthony Askew. Until the discovery of the Nag Hammadi library in 1945, the Askew Codex was one of three codices that contained almost all of the gnostic writings that had survived the suppression of such literature both in East and West, the other two codices being the Bruce Codex and the Berlin Codex. Aside from these primary sources, everything written about Gnosticism before the Nag Hammadi library became available is based on quotes, characterizations, and caricatures in the writings of the enemies of Gnosticism. The purpose of these heresiological writings were polemical, presenting Gnostic teachings as absurd, bizarre, and self-serving, and as an aberrant heresy from a proto-orthodox and orthodox Christian standpoint. The text proclaims that Jesus remained on earth after the resurrection for 11 years, and was able in this time to teach his disciples up to the first (i.e. beginner) level of the mystery. It starts with an allegory paralleling the death and resurrection of Jesus, and describing the descent and ascent of the soul. After that it proceeds to describe important figures within the gnostic cosmology, and then finally lists 32 carnal desires to overcome before salvation is possible, overcoming all 32 constituting salvation. Pistis Sophia includes quotes from five of the Odes of Solomon, found in chapters between 58 and 71. Pistis Sophia was the only known source for the actual wording of any of the Odes until the discovery of a nearly-complete Syriac text of the Odes in 1909. Because the first part of this text is missing, Pistis Sophia is still the only source for Ode 1.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1463644647\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781463644642\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Mead, G. R. S.\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jun 2011)","offer_id":46099888668869,"sku":"9781463644642","price":9.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781463644642.jpg?v=1776646253"},{"product_id":"the-magdalene-revolution-the-return-of-the-sacred-feminine-and-the-birth-of-radical-equality","title":"The Magdalene Revolution: The Return of the Sacred Feminine and the Birth of Radical Equality","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a radically fresh reading of Mary Magdalene's story, a renowned scholar of mystical traditions sheds new light on the Divine Feminine as a force for change and healing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than 20 years, \u003cb\u003eAndrew Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e has trained his fine scholar's eye on sacred texts and mystical truths to illuminate the message of inspired activism that they hold. Today, we need this message more urgently than ever. In \u003ci\u003eThe Magdalene Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew takes a fresh, impassioned look at the story of Mary Magdalene and Jesus to distill its meaning for our world and show us how to embody this truth in our own lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn this transformative journey, Andrew invites you to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamine how Mary Magdalene is presented in the New Testament--sometimes splendidly, but also absurdly and even dangerously \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore the truths revealed about her in texts such as the Gospel of Mary and other Gnostic gospels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUndertake a radical reclamation of the Divine Feminine by recognizing Mary Magdalene as the bride to Jesus's bridegroom--a female and co-equal Christ in her own right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperience a new paradigm of fully embodied divine and human love that each of us can live out in our daily lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We are in the time of the Second Coming,\" Andrew writes. \"The old story is dying, and a new story with Mary Magdalene's and Jesus's love at the radiating center will be born.\" In Mary Magdalene's great spirit of healing and transfiguration, this book offers you this new \u003ci\u003ehuman \u003c\/i\u003estory--together with sacred practices that will allow you not only to integrate its contents into your life, but to begin your own transformation.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1401968961\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781401968960\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Harvey, Andrew\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hay House LLC\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hay House LLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Feb 2026)","offer_id":46100089733317,"sku":"9781401968960","price":25.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781401968960.jpg?v=1776647499"},{"product_id":"george-whitefieldss-journals","title":"George Whitefields's Journals","description":"The book reveals that Whitefield was both a great man of prayer, and a voracious reader. For instance, he acknowledges Matthew Henry's Commentary, Alleine's Alarm, A Call to the Unconverted, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, among the many classics that he fed upon and found both soul-stirring and soul-satisfying. In his personal life, he very much reminds one of Jonathan Edwards, being so dedicated in all his activities. In fact, all his hours were assigned in this way: ''I . . . generally divided the day into three parts - eight hours for study and retirement, eight hours for sleep and meals, and eight hours for reading prayers, catechizing and visiting the parish.'' (p. 41). The Second Journal covered May 1738 to November 1738. This is the first journal that he consented to be printed. He arrived in Georgia on May 17, 1738 He then gives various experiences, sometimes day by day, sometimes a week or more between. The Third Journal covers December, 1738 through June, 1739, when he returned to London. He spoke to huge crowds. He preached almost constantly, and often from morning to midnight he was either preaching or witnessing personally. People almost hung on the rafters to hear him. Throughout this book you will see demonstrated the Scriptures in action. He breathed spirituality in his every appearance, private or public. At this time he was yet but 24 years of age. Such a life, some may say, is not for them. So prone are we to think that some of our hours and thoughts are our own. Whatever one's progress in holiness may be, the reader of these journals may be sure that much of Whitefield's spirit will greatly profit his or her soul. After all, how many opportunities does one have to look into the heart and soul of such a committed servant of God. Get it. It may be but a personal account, but it is sure to be of great value to any Christian. Whitefield (1714-1770) is the justly famous evangelist of the eighteenth century. He wrote his first rather full autobiographical account while on board ship in 1736. The balance of the book chronicles his travels as an evangelist through 1756.Despite the well-known differences in doctrine between Whitefield and John Wesley (which resulted at last in his famous letter to that one), he counted both John and Charles Wesley as dear friends. 332 pages, hard cover\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1878442384\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781878442383\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Whitefield, George\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sovereign Grace Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sovereign Grace Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Jul 2000)","offer_id":46291848003781,"sku":"9781878442383","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781878442383.jpg?v=1780113173"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/collections\/religion-gnosticism.oembed","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}