Teaser for 'A Dictionary of Western Alchemy' 12/10/2011

A DICTIONARY OF WESTERN ALCHEMY MAIN

Topics Discussed:

--The over ten year process it took Jordan to accumulate alchemical terms that were truly historical and relevant.
--The interplay and interconnection of Alchemy and Gnosticism, from the Valentinians to CG Jung.
--Touching on some of the most influential Alchemists in history, such as Isaac Newton, Thomas Aquinas, John Dee, and many more.
--Documented instances where Alchemy actually produced supernatural results.
--Why Alchemy has always been scientific at its core even though it was marginalized in modernity, even if it still can be very relevant.
--Good starting points to understand Alchemy beyond buying ‘A Dictionary of Western Alchemy’.

And much more!!!

Our rebroadcast is Aeon Byte #184--Valentinus & The Valentinians Part 2, with Ismo Dunderberg, author of Beyond Gnosticism: Myth, Lifestyle, and Society in the School of Valentinus and The Beloved Disciple in Conflict?: Revisiting the Gospels of John and Thomas, as well as Professor of Religious Studies at Helsinski University. Our second part of our series dealing the elegant theologians and poetic philosophers known as the Valentinians. Founded by the enigmatic and brilliant Valentinus of Alexandria, the Valentinians threaded a fine needle between Gnostic heresy and Christian orthodoxy, adding new dimensions to both sides that changed the course of early Christendom. We take an intimate view of their creeds, practices and scripture. We comb the Nag Hammadi Library and beyond for a thorough inspection of the Valentinian flavor of ethereal Gnosticism; as well as explore the various Valentinian schools that frustrated Orthodoxy for centuries, from the cult of Marcus the Magician to the followers of Ptolemy and his grandiose cosmology. And lastly we study the cultural habits of the Valentinians who navigated the unpredictable Greco-Roman world and later the Christian Empire. We leave no Gnostic stone unturned, for our guest is considered one of the leading authorities in the world on Valentinus and the Valentinians.

Next week we continue our Divine Feminine series. Even beyond the Gnostics, we discover that the Divine Feminine was very revered in early Christianity and Classic Judaism. Her veneration was very public and took many forms across The Roman Empire. And women held a higher rank in all matters. Yet the Divine Feminine, along with Sophia, was slowly erased from Christendom as Orthodoxy gained more  power. We take an amazing view of the Christian Goddesses and the terrible impact of her dismissal on the psyche of mankind that is even felt today. Our guest will be April DeConick, author of Holy Misogyny: Why the Sex and Gender Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter and The Thirteenth Apostle: What the Gospel of Judas Really Says.

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