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Let's read "the acts of peter and the twelve apostles" and find the common cause that united both traditional gnostics and hermeticists.

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Evaluating Gnosticism Pt.61 - Shipwreck

This discussion about the book "The Ideology of Tyranny: Bataille, Foucault, and the Postmodern Corruption of Political Dissent" by Guido Preparata (https://amzn.to/3HVQ2hO) text explores the ideology of tyranny in American politics, tracing its roots to neo-Gnostic myths and the philosophical underpinnings of postmodernism. It examines how figures like Georges Bataille and Michel Foucault, influenced by ancient Dionysian cults and the works of the Marquis de Sade, conceptualized violence, power, and societal norms. The author argues that their ideas, emphasizing the dissolution of traditional values and the rejection of objective truth, have been subtly integrated into American intellectual discourse and political strategy, particularly through concepts like Power/Knowledge and the embrace of identity politics. The text further critiques Neoconservatism, suggesting its alignment with similar tyrannical impulses, and posits that both left and right-wing postmodern thought ultimately contribute to a climate of uncompassionate nihilism.

The Ideology of Tyranny

TIME MANSION

Let's read "thunder, perfect mind," and examine the ins and outs of how gnostics did worship music.

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Evaluating Gnosticism Pt.62 - Gnostic Hymnody

Let's read the "Authoritative Discourse," and watch gnostic "seduction" methods in practice.

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Evaluating Gnosticism Pt.63 - To Catch a (gnostic) Predator

shout out to reese for helping with guitar and vocals

sonically

Let's read "the concept of our great power," and proceed to feel exactly no surprise whatsoever.

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Evaluating Gnosticism Pt.64 - Scam Calls from the 4th Century

Let's read the gnostic remixing done to a fragment of Plato's Republic.

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Evaluating Gnosticism Pt.65 - Doing Unspeakable Things to Plato's Desiccated Corpse

A song made from soundbytes from the movie 'Flashback' 2020 with Dylan O'brien. As you can see from the song cover photo, he is in a right state after taking too much of the drug called 'Mercury', which distorts the consumer's experience of time. 

Misinterpretation (Xarot1 mix)

Let's figure out why the gnostics had some non-gnostic literature in their collections.

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Evaluating Gnosticism Pt.66 - One Cult Copying Another Cult's Notes

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YOUR BLOOD IS CALLED FOR

Let's look at the doctrinal and practical motivations gnostics had for keeping hermetic texts around.

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Evaluating Gnosticism Pt.67 - Having Your Pee Cake and Eatign it Too

Let's look at the "Perfect Discourse" and make some horrific realizations.

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Evaluating Gnosticism Pt.68 - The Black Abyss of Hermetic Influence

Let's finish up the "Perfect Discourse" and ask how this nonsense ended up in our churches.

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Evaluating Gnosticism Pt.69 - The Feedback Loop Infection

material cosmos

Let's take a look at the "Paraphrase of Shem," a critical rewrite of the sethian gnostic narrative.

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Evaluating Gnosticism Pt.70 - Categorical Nonsense Rewrites

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SCRATCH

Continuing with the "Paraphrase of Shem," let's watch a narrative collapse into incoherence.

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Evaluating Gnosticism Pt.71 - "Brain Good Sex Bad"

Carbon Made
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Experimental DJ (techno + DnB + progressive/trance)

New tracks tagged #Gnostic