--Bryan’s spiritual evolution, from a strict monk and later Catholic seminarian, to being the Bishop of a heterodox Christian Church.
--How orthodox Buddhism and Christianity can relate to each other spiritually.
--A mystical view of the concept of Purgatory.
--Why the world has never been ready for the Gnostic worldview, except perhaps today.
--How the monastic life is the truest way to reaching the Divine, and Bryan’s ideas on how to make the monastic life a part of everyone’s daily life.
--Unique interpretations of Bible stories that blend orthodox and heterodox attitudes.
--Thoughts on independent Churches and what to watch out from them in case they are run by snake oil salesmen.
And much more!!!
Our rebroadcast is Aeon Byte #99-- Abraham's Curse with Bruce Chilton, author of Abraham's Curse: The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
and The Way of Jesus: To Repair and Renew the World
. Martyrdom, Holy War and Complete Obedience to the violent laws of the God of the OT have been part of the Matrix of all the Abrahamic Religions since their conception. The root is more than likely Abraham's loyalty in sacrificing his son in the name of God without question or second thought. This story has psychologically given the Abrahamic religions excuses to commit atrocities in the name of the righteous patriarch because of a subconscious duty to symbolically follow God into a barbaric ritual that was actually wide spread in the ancient world, including Judaism. We try to understand the seeds of this attitude that has gone so far the three Abrahamic religions are on a collision course to sacrifice their young without the worry of an intervening angel.Next week we deal with one of the greatest authors of our generation and, as many scholars are finding out, one who intentionally composes grand Gnostic dramas in almost all of his works. That is Cormac McCarthy, author of No Country for Old Men, All the Pretty Horses, and The Road. We uncover the Gnostic themes and symbols in his fiction, concentrating on one of the most violent, spiritual, and existentialist novels of all time-- Blood Meridian. If you thought the Sethians and Manicheans had a bleak outlooks of the material world, McCarthy adds steroids to their spirit and exposes the rotten heart of humanity (as well as the amazing grace of the Divine Spark). Our guest will be Petra Mundik, author of Terra Damnata: The Anticosmic Mysticism of Cormac MacCarthy's Blood Meridian.
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Aeon Byte's critically acclaimed and successful Voices of Gnosticism is available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and your nearest esoteric bookstore. It contains a foreword by Andrew Phillip Smith, my drivel, and interviews with 13 of the leading scholars in the world on all things Gnostic-- including Bart Ehrman, Elaine Pagels, Karen King, April DeConick, Bruce Chilton, John Turner, Stevan Davies, and Marvin Meyer. The Nag Hammadi Library, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, The Gospel of Judas, the origins of Gnosticism & its various sects, the impact of Gnosticism on modern times...it's all there and so much more!!! A must if you’re want to truly get your mind and heart around the Gnostic Spirit instead of the New Age Counterfeit Spirit.
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Each program has a preview you can listen to it before jumping into the abyss of heresy. CD, DVD or BULK DOWNLOADING, at less than half the price, can be purchased through our homepage.
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