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Gnostic Wisdom Network Podcasts
Spreading the Light of Gnosis
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It’s time to talk some Gnosis with our guest Card Stream Stone, a multifaceted creator whose work exists at the intersection of ancient spiritual knowledge and contemporary media. Card is a video game creator, poet, oral storyteller, zinester, ritualist, and educator, drawing inspiration from paths as diverse as Norse Paganism, Arthurian legend, an…
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Greetings, boils and ghouls! The ancient curse has been broken, and Dr. David Goodin has risen from his tomb to discuss a grave new topic: the theology of Tales from the Crypt. We dig into the property’s entire history, from its rebellious 1950s EC Comics origins that defied “picture book Bibles” to the infamous congressional moral panic it sparked…
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In this special Halloween-season interview, Benito Cereno returns to Talk Gnosis to discuss the return of his occult detective comic series, “Hector Plasm.” Cereno dives deep into the real-world folklore that grounds the comic’s protagonist: the Benandanti. Meaning “good walkers” or “well-walkers” in Italian, the Benandanti were members of a 16th a…
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Was Nietzsche right? Is God dead? Did he have to die to make room for the modern world? Join Jason and Nic as they dig into ‘Death of God’ theology. For some, it is positing the literal death of God as a necessary step of development for Creation. For others, it’s that the challenges of the world as presented no longer align to the morality of God …
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Mark Vernon returns to discuss his new book, “Awake: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination,” presenting Blake not just as a poet and artist but as a guide for our times. In it, he explains Blakes thought on imagination as a living, universal flow we can align with as conscious collaborators, present in science as much as in art, rather tha…
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We sit down with Dr. Andrew Jacobs, scholar of early Christianity and advisor/lecturer at the University of Virginia, to explore his book, “Gospel Thrillers: Conspiracy Fiction and the Vulnerable Bible.” Jacobs traces how he stumbled onto this pulp-friendly genre two decades ago in a Virginia used bookstore and found a recurring formula: a lost or …
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In this episode of Talk Gnosis, we welcome Why Theory’s Todd McGowan and Ryan Engley to read pop culture with a critical eye. We dig into how psychoanalysis and continental philosophy can change the way you watch: why form often says more than content, how constraints (think the classic Production Code of Old Hollywood) seeded subversion, and what …
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Professor Damien P Williams was kind enough to spend time with us discussing generative technology such as LLMs like ChatGPT, and visual generators. He explains clearly at a technical level how these technologies work.What’s more, we get into some fascinating places discussing what these technologies might mean for esotericists, and why knowing how…
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Ike Baker—writer, esoteric thinker, and creator of the Arcanum podcast—joins us for a cosmos-ranging conversation on his work, modern Gnosticism, Platonism, initiation, and much more.Tune in to discover how Ike’s unexpected path led him from skepticism to deep spiritual practice. He shares why he started creating esoteric content and discusses his …
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In this episode, as part of our “Mapping Gnosticism” series, Deacon Jon and Jason analyze the results of a survey we created to understand how people are engaging with Gnostic ideas today. We distributed the survey through our website, Reddit, and Discord, and received dozens and dozens of responses from individuals who are either Gnostics or are s…
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Understanding Mysticism: A Practical Framework for When Your Reality Shatters w. Dr. Mike Sosteric
Have you ever wondered about the nature of mystical experiences? We often hear stories of blissful, heavenly visions, but what if a spiritual awakening was terrifying? Our guest this week is Dr. Michael Sosteric, a sociologist who underwent a profound transformation from a materialist academic to a “professional mystic.” Dr. Sosteric shares the raw…
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Deacon Jon hosts Saskia Vogel, the translator of Peter Cornell’s “The Ways of Paradise,” a uniquely conceived novel presented as research notes to a lost, imaginary manuscript.The book’s premise is it’s a series of 122 footnotes that circle the idea of paradise, creating a text that intentionally blurs the line between academic research and fiction…
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What is Gnosis?! We don’t have THE answer but we have ANSWERS…many of them! In this Mapping Gnosticism installment, Jason and Deacon Jon wander into the labyrinthe of the complex and transformative nature of experiential knowledge that goes beyond intellectual understanding. We look at notions of spiritual enlightenment, presenting gnosis not as a …
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Warning: This episode contains multiple info-hazards!Talk Gnosis explores the surprising and horrifing intersection of modern tech culture, artificial intelligence, and ancient gnostic concepts. Hosts Jason Memhel and Jonathan Stewart, and your fav TG contributer Nic Laccetti, look at how Gnosticism can help us think about the AI fad and how ideas …
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Conclave The Apostolic Johannite Church is proud to present the twenty-fifth annual AJC Conclave – May 8th – 13th, 2025 – Hybrid – Online and Atlanta, GAComing out of the pandemic, and in a first for the Apostolic Johannite Church, we’ve elected to make Conclave 2025 a hybrid event. Conclave will be both online and in-person with the Parish of St. …
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M.R. Osborn has a new essential book so we just had to get into it with him. Delve into the rich spiritual tradition of the “Office of the Holy Spirit” and its connection to the enigmatic 18th-century mystic Martinez de Pasqually. This interview unveils a rare treasure from medieval Christianity that nearly vanished from history but found new purpo…
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David Pantano discusses his book “Alchemical Hermeticism: The Secret Teachings of Marco Daffi” with Talk Gnosis. Daffi, born as Baron Ricciardo Ricciardelli in 1900 in Naples, developed a profound system of spiritual transformation after confronting his own psychological imbalances. Daffi’s alchemical hermeticism offers an approach to inner transfo…
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Talk Gnosis welcomes back Dr. Shirley Paulson to discuss her new FREE course on the Nag Hammadi and related texts. Dive into how these texts portray Jesus as a teacher and healer rather than a sacrifice, celebrate divine feminine figures like Mary Magdalene and Sophia, and offers seekers mystical, but practical wisdom, for navigating the world we l…
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We’re pretty sure this is our first show where the topic of God’s penis comes up a number of times! Talk Gnosis dives deep into the intersection of Jewish mysticism and sacred sexuality with Dr. Marla Segol, author of “Kabbalah and Sex Magic: A Mythical Ritual Genealogy.” From ancient texts describing God’s body to medieval mystical practices to mo…
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We’re starting an exciting new series here on Talk Gnosis: We’re now going to have regular episodes where Jason and Jon dive deep into what it means to engage with Gnosticism. There will be researched installments about key Gnostic concepts from history, as well as shows looking at Gnosticism in our present time. This is all starting with this ep, …
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Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained are pivotal pieces of English literature…and they’re Gnostic?! Yes, claims Dr. Paul Robertson in his paper with Gabrielle Scott titled “Gnostic Thought in Milton’s Paradise Lost: Descent, Creation, Materialism, and the Eve-Sophia Parallel.” Paul guests on Talk Gnosis to drop this epic discovery about these epic p…
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In our special Talk Gnosis Christmas Special for 2024, our panel of superstars Nic Laccetti, Joanne Leone, and hosts Jason and Jon tackle Christmas through a uniquely Gnostic perspective, uncovering how early Christians encoded anti-imperial messages within the Nativity story while examining the complex interplay between Christian and pagan winter …
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Marguerite Rigoglioso, scholar, spiritual teacher, and author, guests on Talk Gnosis to take us into the life and spiritual significance of Mother Mary. Marguerite shares insights from her new book, “The Secret Life of Mother Mary: Divine Feminine Power for Personal Healing and Planetary Awakening.”The conversation covers Marguerite’s own spiritual…
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It’s our fav returning guest….Deacon Jon. Plus, Jason has guest host Nic Laccetti back to grill this guy. Jon shares insights from his recent academic paper exploring the intersections between ancient Gnostic theology, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and critical theory. The discussion delves into how these three distinct frameworks offer complementary pe…
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Talk Gnosis interviews Terry Robinson and Puka from the Mage podcast about their recent episode exploring Gnosticism through the lens of the role-playing game Mage: The Ascension. The discussion goes into how role-playing games can serve as gateways to understanding complex philosophical and spiritual traditions, with both hosts sharing how games l…
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