The Seven Virtues and Seven Vices

The Seven Virtues and Seven Vices

The seven virtues are a teaching of ancient psychology, starting from the Greek philosophies of Plato and Aristotle and later developed within Christian theology. The concept of virtue (virtutem, “force, power, strength, high character, valor”) gives a...
Identification and Fascination

Identification and Fascination

Identity and Personality Gnostic psychology has a very particular understanding of what the personality is. The personality is based in time, where we were born, our family and upbringing, education etc. The personality and everything we associate with what defines us...
The Three Realities

The Three Realities

Three Worlds by M.C. Escher Illustrated in this beautiful image by M. C. Escher, we live simultaneously in three worlds, three realities. The physical reality is like the fallen leaves floating on the surface of the water: the most superficial level of reality,...
Serenity

Serenity

“The feeling of serenity transcends that which is normally understood by calm or tranquillity; it implies a superlative state which is beyond reasoning, desires, contradictions, and words. Serenity designates a situation which is beyond mundane noise.”...
Recovering from Egoic Attachment

Recovering from Egoic Attachment

Overcoming patterns of compulsive, unconscious, selfish, behavior is very challenging. Especially when these patterns involve drugs and alcohol, which alter brain chemistry and create physical as well as psychological dependence. We can also have addictions to sex,...