The Practical Side of Heaven

The Practical Side of Heaven http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/ <DIV>Greetings and welcome to the official message board for <A target=_top href="http://www.gnosticchristianity.com">GnosticChristianity.com</A>.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The main site has generated many requests from people around the world seeking information on this subject, wishing to meet others sharing their ideas and interests, seeking information about local meetings, etc.  If interested in meeting with others in your area, please post a message.  Topical postings are appreciated and debates are encouraged, although they may be deleted for no good reason....  Links to external groups, important sites, etc., can easily be added in the "Links" section.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>With your help, we can make this board a creative, positive means of interacting with the ideas at the heart of <A target=_top href="http://www.gnosticchristianity.com/">GnosticChristianity.com</A>... hopefully, to heal our thinking and the world around us.   Sincerely,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Administrator</DIV> <DIV><A target=_top href="http://www.gnosticchristianity.com/">GnosticChristianity.com</A></DIV> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:43:06 -0000 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:41:16 -0000 The Practical Side of Heaven http://multiply.com/mu/gnosticchristianity/logo http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/ 100 100 Gnostic Compass http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/20/Gnostic_Compass Gnostic Christianity in http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/20/Gnostic_Compass Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:41:16 -0000 Check out Gnostic Compass... http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/220/Check_out_Gnostic_Compass... I’m hoping that over the months to come, this new blog entitled <a href="http://gnosticways.wordpress.com/">Gnostic Compass</a> will become another positive means of interacting with the ideas at the heart of GnosticChristianity.com….  Thank you for taking a look. http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/220/Check_out_Gnostic_Compass... Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:39:54 -0000 Judas' Last Prayer, by Kenneth Martin http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/219/Judas_Last_Prayer_by_Kenneth_Martin The following poem is excerpted from the essay, "Great Flaws, Saving Grace: An examination of Christian and Islamic Morality and Esotericism," written by Kenneth Martin of <a href="http://www.clipcloptictock.com">Clipclopticktock.com</a>. Mr. Martin's writings are focused the subject of One Religious Consciousness in the New Age of Man. His complete essay is a pro-Gnostic critique of Christianity from a truth seeker's perspective, commencing with commentaries on the U.S. War in Afghanistan.  Judas' Last Prayer by Kenneth Martin Dear FATHER, kind MOTHER, all powers being   In this darkest hour am I really seeing Why so gladly I swallow the thorns of derision   No man on earth can shake my decision Thou Son be the witness of my storm-battered soul   A blood thick as truth laps this God-traitor’s role! When Master first told me and I struggled for nerve   There was a moment of wonder: Which hand shall I serve? Seemed the landscape within me turned fierce as a storm   Wherein curled seven serpents on a yarn bla... http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/219/Judas_Last_Prayer_by_Kenneth_Martin Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:25:55 -0000 The Gospel of Judas - Gnostic & Christianity http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/218/The_Gospel_of_Judas_-_Gnostic_Christianity This video segment talks about Christianity before the Bible was written and who was responsible for selecting which books were included in the Bible. http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/218/The_Gospel_of_Judas_-_Gnostic_Christianity Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:58:19 -0000 ThreeSistersSpring http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/photos/album/6/ThreeSistersSpring Crystal River, Florida. Photo by Roger Darnell. http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/photos/album/6/ThreeSistersSpring Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:44:15 -0000 Lost Generation http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/217/Lost_Generation http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/217/Lost_Generation Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:09:24 -0000 "Cure for a bad day" http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/216/Cure_for_a_bad_day http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/216/Cure_for_a_bad_day Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:56:09 -0000 God loves us... http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/215/God_loves_us... http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/215/God_loves_us... Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:22:29 -0000 Edge 276: Brian Cox - Is There a Higgs?; Lewis Wolpert on cells and the French Flag problem http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/214/Edge_276_Brian_Cox_-_Is_There_a_Higgs_Lewis_Wolpert_on_cells_and_the_French_Flag_problem Edge 276 -- March 4, 2009 (10,400 words) <a href="http://www.edge.org/">http://www.edge.org/</a> This online EDGE edition with streaming video is available at: <a href="http://www.edge.org/documents/archive/edge276.html">http://www.edge.org/documents/archive/edge276.html</a> ---------------------------------------------------- THE THIRD CULTURE ---------------------------------------------------- "In a very pure sense you build the accelerator you need when you know what the question is." IS THERE A HIGGS? A Talk With Brian Cox Introduction by Martin Rees EDGE VIDEO We've been stuck at a particular point, which is the origin of mass in the universe. This is what the Higgs Boson is supposed to fix. But to many people it looks like classical physicists just looking for another particle, they spend $10 billion and we look for another particle. It's not that at all. The question of mass in the universe is dictated by the place where we've become stuck. It's the door that is closed. I can go into some depth and detail about why that is, but the point is that we know exactly where to look for t... http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/214/Edge_276_Brian_Cox_-_Is_There_a_Higgs_Lewis_Wolpert_on_cells_and_the_French_Flag_problem Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:55:15 -0000 UNICEF: Sixtieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights PSA http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/213/UNICEF_Sixtieth_Anniversary_of_the_Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights_PSA <a href="http://vimeo.com/2302130">UNICEF: Sixtieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights PSA</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user839926">Every Human Has Rights</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>. http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/213/UNICEF_Sixtieth_Anniversary_of_the_Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights_PSA Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:29:00 -0000 Edge 271 - January 15, 2009: THE NOBEL PRIZE AND AFTER, A Talk with Frank Wilczek http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/212/Edge_271_-_January_15_2009_THE_NOBEL_PRIZE_AND_AFTER_A_Talk_with_Frank_Wilczek Edge 271 - January 15, 2009 (8,600 words) <a href="http://www.edge.org/">http://www.edge.org/</a> THE NOBEL PRIZE AND AFTER A Talk with Frank Wilczek The most exciting thing that can happen is when theoretical dreams that started as fantasies, as desires, become projects that people work hard to build. There is nothing like it; it is the ultimate tribute. At one moment you have just a glimmer of a thought and at another moment squiggles on paper. Then one day you walk into a laboratory and there are all these pipes, and liquid helium is flowing, and currents are coming in and out with complicated wiring, and somehow all this activity is supposedly corresponds to those little thoughts that you had. When this happens, it's magic. ... This complete online EDGE edition is available at: <a href="http://www.edge.org/documents/archive/edge271.html">http://www.edge.org/documents/archive/edge271.html</a> http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/212/Edge_271_-_January_15_2009_THE_NOBEL_PRIZE_AND_AFTER_A_Talk_with_Frank_Wilczek Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:27:43 -0000 Edge 272: Jerry Coyne: Does The Empirical Nature Of Science Contradict The Revelatory Nature Of Faith? http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/211/Edge_272_Jerry_Coyne_Does_The_Empirical_Nature_Of_Science_Contradict_The_Revelatory_Nature_Of_Faith Edge 272 - January 23, 2008 (6,700 words) <a href="http://www.edge.org/" target="blank">www.edge.org</a> DOES THE EMPIRICAL NATURE OF SCIENCE CONTRADICT THE REVELATORY NATURE OF FAITH? By Jerry Coyne An Edge Special Event "The real question," writes biologist Jerry Coyne in his New Republic article "Seeing And Believing", is whether there is a philosophical incompatibility between religion and science. Does the empirical nature of science contradict the revelatory nature of faith? Are the gaps between them so great that the two institutions must be considered essentially antagonistic? We no longer have President George W. Bush, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and Senator John McCain announcing in August 2006 their support for teaching Intelligent Design in pubic schools. That was a mobilizing moment for the champions of rational thinking such as Coyne, Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and P.Z. Myers to mount an unrelenting campaign against superstition, supernaturalism, and ignorance. The dilemma... http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/211/Edge_272_Jerry_Coyne_Does_The_Empirical_Nature_Of_Science_Contradict_The_Revelatory_Nature_Of_Faith Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:39:28 -0000 One The Movie http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/19/One_The_Movie Starring: Deepak Chopra; Robert Thurman; Thich Nhat Hahn; Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev; Llewellyn VaughanLee and more Director: Ward M. Powers Format: http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/19/One_The_Movie Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:31:33 -0000 ONE The Movie ~ The Project ~ DVD ~ We Are All One http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/video/item/3/ONE_The_Movie_The_Project_DVD_We_Are_All_One Weaves the novice filmmaker's remarkable adventures with the answers to life's ultimate questions in a journey that just may transform your way of seeing the world as ONE. No experience, no connections, no script, no equipment, no budget ... no http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/video/item/3/ONE_The_Movie_The_Project_DVD_We_Are_All_One Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:42:42 -0000 The Awakening of The Cosmic Heart (The Core Rainbow) http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/video/item/2/The_Awakening_of_The_Cosmic_Heart_The_Core_Rainbow Gary Zukav Reconnecting With the Cosmic Heart (The Core Rainbow) The Core Rainbow is the personification of the various manifestations and frequencies of The Cosmic Heart. The Core Rainbow Heart is the "universal essence" from which everything in the universe came into being. The Way of the Heart, also known as "The Breath", is one of the most ancient Sacred Teachings of initiation designed to facilitate the ascension of the Human species The energies that we can feel all over Our Mother Earth are pulsing in the same rhythm as our own hearts; we are all attuned with the multidimensional vibration of the Cosmic Heart. Our planet is constantly receiving attunements to align our energies with The Rainbow Core. Its origin is located in the galactic center known as "The Central Sun". The awakening and alignment of the many dimensions of this Cosmic Heart with our own human frequencies are conditions to complete the shift we are all about to endure as a human race. The purpo... http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/video/item/2/The_Awakening_of_The_Cosmic_Heart_The_Core_Rainbow Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:19:47 -0000 Novel "Reclaiming the Messiah" from Fred Reiss... http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/210/Novel_Reclaiming_the_Messiah_from_Fred_Reiss... (Winchester, CA, January 15) Fred Reiss announces the availability of his newest book, and first novel, Reclaiming the Messiah. The book opens with the prophet Jeremiah sitting in shackles in King Zedekiah’s prison, waiting for God’s promise to be fulfilled--the destruction of Jerusalem and its Holy Temple. Soon all will be lost. He must act swiftly, before Nebuchadnezzar pounces on the ill-fated city, by saving the one member of the ruling household able to produce an heir to the throne, and spiriting away the Urim and Thummim, the two most magical objects in all of Judaism, which later generations can use to prove who the Messiah really is. Nearly twenty-five hundred years later, Ben Silverman is the head of an ancient, yet secret, Jewish organization, The Elders for Zion, a world-wide group dedicated to keeping alive the direct descendent of King David, the long-awaited Messiah. He is on the verge of paving the way for the Messiah to appear. Using his knowledge of the Bible Code, ... http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/journal/item/210/Novel_Reclaiming_the_Messiah_from_Fred_Reiss... Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:38:28 -0000 The Book of Revelation http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/video/item/1/The_Book_of_Revelation Elaine Pagels examines the Book of Revelation and asks questions about its origin and importance. Who wrote the Book of Revelation, when, and why? What other "books of revelation"--Jewish and Christian--were written at the time but left out of the Bible? What accounts for the enduring appeal of this book during the past 2000 years, and even today? Series: Walter H. Capps Center Series http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/video/item/1/The_Book_of_Revelation Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:40:53 -0000 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385418868/102-4702852-6904945?v=glance http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/17/httpwww.amazon.comexecobidostgdetail-0385418868102-4702852-6904945vglance <h5>Among his many gifts, Joseph Campbell's most impressive was the unique ability to take a contemporary situation, such as the murder and funeral of President John F. Kennedy, and help us understand its impact in the context of ancient mythology. Herein lies the power of The Power of Myth, showing how humans are apt to create and live out the themes of mythology. Based on a six-part PBS television series hosted by Bill Moyers, this classic is especially compelling because of its engaging question-and-answer format, creating an easy, conversational approach to complicated and esoteric topics.</h5> http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/17/httpwww.amazon.comexecobidostgdetail-0385418868102-4702852-6904945vglance Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:19:16 -0000 ht http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/16/ht We are a Gnostic church in the Valentinian Gnostic tradition, holding traceable Apostolic Succession.  Our practises  include Gnostic Mass (Graal of Undefiled Wisdom), a 'Lay Service of the Logos', and a guided, Christian, sadhana-style meditation called 'the Christ Practise' in the method of the hesychasm of the Eastern Orthodox church and St Gregory Palamas, but following traditional Buddhist forms.  We are Christian Gnostics but recognize the Truth of many other faith traditions including Hinduism (esp Upanishadic), Buddhism (Mahayana and Vajrayana), Islam (Sufic), Eastern Orthodoxy, Judaism (Kabbalistic) and some forms of Paganism.  I welcome any questions and do not intend to proselytize, merely to be available for any here that wish to discuss Gnosticism.   Sincerely -- 'Daath40' AJC     http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/16/ht Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:19:16 -0000 Gnostic Christianity.com. The outlawed logic/logos teachings of Jesus. http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/18/Gnostic_Christianity.com._The_outlawed_logiclogos_teachings_of_Jesus. <h5>GnosticChristianity.com</h5> http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/18/Gnostic_Christianity.com._The_outlawed_logiclogos_teachings_of_Jesus. Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:19:16 -0000 ht http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/14/ht Playing God is indeed playing with fire. But that is what we mortals have done since Prometheus, the patron saint of dangerous discovery. We play with fire and take the consequences, because the alternative is cowardice in the face of the unknown. (Dworkin, 2000)   http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/14/ht Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:19:15 -0000 http://www.cristianiunitari.org http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/15/httpwww.cristianiunitari.org Our cathechism is online here: <a target="_top" href="http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/rodin/727/petrosani/catechism.htm">http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/rodin/727/petrosani/catechism.htm</a> You can find more information about us here: <a target="_top" href="http://www.cristianiunitari.org/">http://www.cristianiunitari.org</a> <a target="_top" href="http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/unitariani/">http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/unitariani/</a>   http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/15/httpwww.cristianiunitari.org Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:19:15 -0000 http://www.transtopia.org/ http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/13/httpwww.transtopia.org     http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/13/httpwww.transtopia.org Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:19:14 -0000 poetryfriends.com http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/12/poetryfriends.com http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/12/poetryfriends.com Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:18:14 -0000 The Gnosis Archive http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/11/The_Gnosis_Archive A vast collection of materials and audio lectures dealing with Gnosis and Gnosticism, both ancient and modern. The site includes the Gnostic Society Library with the complete Nag Hammadi Library, and a large collection of other primary Gnostic scriptures and documents.   http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/11/The_Gnosis_Archive Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:18:13 -0000 Bulletin Board Moved! http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/10/Bulletin_Board_Moved Check it out for some great/thoughtful dialogue...   http://gnosticchristianity.multiply.com/links/item/10/Bulletin_Board_Moved Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:18:12 -0000