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In Part Two, Dylan begins by discussing why the gnostic system of thought was considered heretical by Christians. We then talk about the fascinating gnostic text 'The Secret Book of John', and how this creation story is quite different from the one in the Book of Genesis. Eve is not a villian in this tale, but the representative of consciousness and the reminder to Adam of the real heavenly world. In closing, we discuss how popular culture manifests and represents this topic. 

Dr. Dylan Burns is Assistant Professor of the History of Western Esotericism in Late Antiquity at the University of Amsterdam.


REFERENCES
Dr. Dylan Burns - 

Did God Care? Providence, Dualism and Will in Later Greek and Early Christian Philosophy :https://brill.com/view/title/57669?language=en

Co-editor: https://brill.com/view/package/9789004443624?language=en
AncientEsotericism.com: https://ancientesotericism.com/

https://www.amsterdamhermetica.nl/

Academia.edu page: https://uva.academia.edu/DylanBurns
Selected Articles:
https://www.academia.edu/7121022/Apocalypses_amongst_Gnostics_and_Manichaeans
https://www.academia.edu/22836607/Providence_Creation_and_Gnosticism_According_to_the_Gnostics
https://www.academia.edu/39691523/Weren_t_the_Christians_Up_Against_a_Gnostic_Religion_G_R_S_Mead_at_the_Dawn_of_the_Modern_Study_of_Gnosticism_
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315745916-7/ancient-esoteric-traditions-mystery-revelation-gnosis-dylan-burns

Other Resources:

http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/apocjn-davies.html
http://www.gnosis.org/library/psoph.htm
http://www.gnosis.org/library/bookss.htm
http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html
https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/
https://www.academia.edu/34747551/The_gnostic_bible


Theme Music: Daniel P. Shea

Other Music: Stephanie Shea

Photo Credit Dylan Burns: Jeff Berlin Green

RR Pod E20P2 Dr. Dylan Burns - Gnosticism: The Metaphysical Twist

Credits;
"Comedy Bang! Bang!" (for Reggie's Musical Interludes)
and
"Q with Jian Ghomeshi" (for sample of Reggie's insight into his performances)

Reggie... this one's for you!

Lots O' Watts

Episode Notes
In preparation for next month's mini-roundtable discussion about' Hellier' and everything 'high strangeness', this episode will attempt to lay a foundation about the documentary 'Hellier,' the podcast 'Penny Royal,' and 'everything else' that seems to be connected to these phenomena - Secret Ciphers, magick rituals and gateways, the Mothman incident, Twin Peaks, and more. 

 

RESOURCES

'Hellier' Season 1: Hellier Season 1: Episode 1 | The Midnight Children - YouTube

'Hellier' Season 2: Hellier Season 2: Episode 1 | Noise and Signal - YouTube

'Penny Royal' Podcast: Penny Royal Podcast – A New Podcast of Magic, Mystery and High Strangeness On The Penny Royal Plateau.

The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost: Amazon.com: The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel (9781250075581): Frost, Mark: Books

Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier by Mark Frost: Amazon.com: Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier (9781250163301): Frost, Mark: Books

The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel: Amazon.com: The Mothman Prophecies: A True Story (9780765334985): Keel, John A.: Books

The Complete Secret Cipher of the UFOnauts by Allen Greenfield: The Complete SECRET CIPHER Of the UfOnauts: Greenfield, Allen H., Phillips, Olav: 9781718645356: Amazon.com: Books

The Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained by Whitley Strieber and Jeffrey J. Kripal: The Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained: Strieber, Whitley, Kripal, Jeffrey J.: 9781101982327: Amazon.com: Books

The Morning of the Magicians by Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier: The Morning of the Magicians: Secret Societies, Conspiracies, and Vanished Civilizations: Pauwels, Louis, Bergier, Jacques: 9781594772313: Amazon.com: Books
 

Cover image: Hellier: A Planet Weird Original Series  


Theme music: Daniel P. Shea

Additional music: Stephanie Shea

RR Pod E20P2 Dr. Dylan Burns - Gnosticism: The Metaphysical Twist

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