by Gnostic Muse | Feb 26, 2016 | Greco-Roman Deities, Zodiac and Astrology
The god Jupiter Jupiter is the father and leader of all the gods in the ancient Roman pantheon. Jupiter was the god whose word and judgement was law, and he was the one who settled the disputes and conflicts of the other gods. Called Zeus in Greek, his patrimony...
by Gnostic Muse | Feb 18, 2016 | Love and Sex, Sufism
Shams of Tabriz was a mystical figure and the teacher of Sufi Master Jalalludin Rumi. The following is a beautiful collection of Shams’ reflections on love. 1. How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and...
by Gnostic Muse | Feb 14, 2016 | Sacred Calendar, Zodiac and Astrology
Pisces the Fish Pisces the Fish is a water sign in the mutable mode. The Sun passes through the sign of Pisces from February 19th to March 20th, in the last phase of winter before the renewal process of spring. As the last sign of the zodiac cycle Pisces symbolizes...
by Gnostic Muse | Feb 11, 2016 | Buddhism and Taoism
The Venerable Tradition of Zen Zen is the spiritual progeny of both Buddhism and Taoism. Zen contains the radical teachings of the relationship of form and void, and the importance of practical direct experience through mental discipline. “To keep a guard again...
by Gnostic Muse | Feb 10, 2016 | Christic Path, Divine Feminine
Sophia The gnostic philosophy is summed up in the myth of Sophia. This summary is from Samael Aun Weor’s book The Secret Doctrine of Anahuac and elaborated on in his work The Pistis Sophia Unveiled. The Pistis Sophia is an apocryphal scripture and a tremendous...
by Gnostic Muse | Feb 1, 2016 | Elemental Practices, Elementals and Nature, Practices
Elementals and Consciousness Consciousness exists in everything. In humans the consciousness is called the essence, in animals, plants, and minerals it is called the elemental. In his books Occult Medicine and Practical Magic, Igneous Rose, and Logos Mantra Theurgy,...