It’s our Halloween Special and Harvest Season extravaganza! So why not discuss the notions of death, the afterlife, and embodiment, from a Gnostic perspective? Why not scare up the parallel topics of reincarnation, demon-possession, and talking to spirits? Our heretical group discussion will cover all of this and more, from confronting the reality of the Demiurge to speculating whether our pets get into the Pleroma — and so much in between. Astral Guests — Christian Smith and Scott Smith, author of God Reconsidered. This is a partial show for nonmembers. For the second half of the interview, please become a member: http://thegodabovegod.com/members/subscription-levels/ More information on Scott: http://www.godreconsidered.com/ Get Scott’s books (and support him and Abraxas): http://amzn.to/2yUEPJx Download these and all other shows: http://thegodabovegod.com/ Become a patron and keep this Red Pill Cafeteria open: https://www.patreon.com/aeonbyte ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG-CawC-aVk

Get ready to skillfully navigate this posttruth world with so many false realities. We’ll find Red Pills in Gnostic comics, books, and television shows that include the Gnostic series Silo. This exploration will cover many alternative movements and philosophies: Dadaism, Postmodernism, Anarchism, and more. And it will summarize the insights of such Gnosis exemplars like Philip K. Dick, Grant Morrison, and Michael Marshall Smith. Ultimately, you’ll find that buried treasure that is your higher self under a sea of simulated worlds. Astral Guest – Dr. David Sweeney, author of The OA (Constellations) and lecturer in The Glasgow School of Art’s Design History and Theory department. This is a partial show. For the second half of the interview, please become an AB Prime member: http://thegodabovegod.com/members/subscription-levels/ or patron at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aeonbyte Get the simple, effective, and affordable Red Circle Private RSS Feed for all full shows: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/2afbb075-465d-42d2-833b-12fa3bca1c7d/exclusive-content More information on David: https://www.gsa.ac.uk/about-gsa/our-people/our-staff/s/sweeney-david/ Get the book: https://amzn.to/3QDno58 Homepage: https://thegodabovegod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aeonbyte AB Prime: https://thegodabovegod.com/members/subscription-levels/ Virtual Alexandria Academy: https://thegodabovegod.com/virtual-alexandria-academy/ Voice Over services: https://thegodabovegod.com/voice-talent/ Astro Gnosis (Meet the Archons): https://thegodabovegod.com/meet-archon-replay/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQErrtSXJbg

James Bond having Gnostic sensibilities? No, I'm not starting to see Gnosticism in everything. This is confirmed by an interview given by Ian Fleming himself. To expand on this, we delve into the secret life of the author of the James Bond novels, pregnant with esoteric and occult habits, from rubbing shoulders with Aleister Crowley to channeling the Enochian Magick of John Dee. Even Fleming’s books and movies are replete with hidden codes beyond espionage, revealing a dark genius of the ages. Astral Guest—Phil Gardiner, author of The Bond Code and Gnosis: The Secrets of Solomon's Temple Revealed. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yECXsuFuWFc

The Mandaeans are the last remaining Gnostic sect from antiquity, today a living religion full of folklore and magic. Recent scholarship reveals that their views are closer to ancient Gnosticism than ever assumed. The Mandaean cosmology, theology, and pantheon could have come out of Nag Hammadi library itself or from the mouth of the Prophet Mani. We deeply mine the Mandaean ethos and culture for breathtaking insights that can be useful to any modern practitioner of mysticism; this includes the enigmatic Mandean relation to the Knights Templar, John the Baptist, and primordial magical systems. Lastly, we learn about the tenuous Mandaean plight in the Middle East after several wars in Iraq and the rise of Isis—a microcosm of the continuing story of the Gnostic against the furious hate of orthodoxy throughout history. Astral Guest—Andrew Phillip Smith, author of John the Baptist and the Last Gnostics Listen/Download to this and all other shows at: http://thegodabovegod.com/ More information on Andrew: http://www.andrewphillipsmith.com/ Become a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/aeonbyte ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6m9LQm6VdQ