Talk Gnosis

The Jewish Kabbalah has a long history, full of introspection and innovation.  Dr. Sanford Drob joins the Talk Gnosis crew to discuss Issac Luria and his school of Kabbalah, as well as some modern interpretations based on Dr. Drob’s own work and study.

We talk with author Tim Freke about science and spirituality, the mythology of Jesus, and BIG LOVE! Or download the podcast by right clicking and saving this link: Talk Gnosis After Dark #50

We continue our discussion on the Secret Gospel of Mark with Dr. Tony Burke of York University. This mysterious text has been used by some to “prove” that Jesus was gay while others claim it’s a forgery. We come at it from all angles, but Secret Mark is not all we talk about in this episode of our […]

Deacon John DiGilio has a background in both Gnosticism and Eastern traditions so he’s the perfect guest for us to ask about the criticism that Buddhism and Gnosticism is too self-centered. Here on After Dark the Bishops continue our Gnarcissism episode, with the addition of Father Tony, and get deeper into the effects of individual spiritual practices, […]

We love to jaw about the Gospel of Thomas, and in this After Dark Bishops Lainie and Ken, plus Father Tony, are joined by Bishop Lewis Keizer for a new perspective on the GoT. Bishop Lewis Keizer’s research has shown him that Jesus of Nazareth was originally a wisdom teacher of secret mystical knowledge in […]

Frater Aschen Chassan is a practicing occultist and grimoiric traditionalist who has been involved in traditional forms of Western ceremonial magic for over fourteen years. He joined us on Talk Gnosis to discuss working with angels and he stuck around to keep the conversation going for this edition of our After Dark podcast. As the […]

The religious geniuses who created the imaginative Sethian Gnostic texts composed wild myths that incorporated the heights of Greek philosophy, the power of Christian mysticism, and Judaism’s poetic lyricism. Scholarship is revealing more and more about their origins and beliefs and Dr. Dylan Burns’ new book Apocalypse of the Alien God: Platonism and the Exile of Sethian Gnosticism […]

Lent is a time for growth. On this Talk Gnosis After Dark hosts Bishop Lainie and Bishop Ken are joined by our director Father Tony for a real trip through Lent. We cover a universe of subjects all while relating back to how you can use the Lenten season to advance further on the spiritual path. […]

Don’t just do something…sit there. It’s time to pull out the meditation cushion and plop yourself down and get meditating, whatever your style might be. Centering prayer, mantra meditation, the bodyscan, there are so many techniques and so many methods, and we come at them from the Gnostic perspective. Bishop Tim Mansfield and Father Tony join […]

The beauty of the Gospel of Thomas is the layers and levels of meaning packed into every saying. On Talk Gnosis After Dark #41 we investigate Logion 23: Jesus says: “I will choose you, one from a thousand and two from ten thousand, and those whom I have chosen will be lifted up, being one!” This […]

Gnosticism exploded back onto the scene of the world in a big way in France’s Golden Age at the end of the 1800s. Here in Talk Gnosis After Dark #40 Bishop Lainie, Father Tony, and Brother Jonathan talk about the 19th century Gnostic Restoration of Jules Doinel…..aaaand that’s not all! They tackle the role of art and […]

Writer and director Jason Mehmel leads the Talk Gnosis After Dark crew on an epic adventure through the super-gnosis of comic books. Gnosticism is all through your favorite graphic novels, from the recent experimental occult comics of Alan Moore to the 1970’s superhero epics of Jack Kirby.  This episode goes through all the Gnostic secrets […]

We have a very special guest in the Rev. Shawna Atteberry for our After Dark podcast on the Gospel of Thomas’ Saying 22.  She helps unpack the mysteries of GoT with Bishops Lainie and Ken and our director Father Tony. You’ve got to check out our free-ranging discussion that goes everywhere from the gender politics of […]

We celebrate the season by examining the many Gnostic perspectives of who Jesus and the Christ are. Man, God, or Myth? Or maybe all three of these things? Get into it in this freewheeling conversation with the whole Talk Gnosis crew of Bishop Lainie, Bishop Ken, Father Tony, and Bro. Jonathan. Or download the podcast by […]

Here on Talk Gnosis After Dark our hosts Bishop Lainie and Bishop Ken, and our director Father Tony, often have free ranging conversations that go through all the levels of creation. In this episode with Conner Habib (adult performer, activist, esotericist, writer…wow what a resume) we really fly through the cosmos and cover a lot […]

For this special edition of Talk Gnosis After Dark we’re speaking to Deacon Erik Winsor about his new book for Gnostics everywhere to use in their spiritual lives The Little Office of the Blessed Sophia. Join Deacon Winsor, as well as our hosts Bishops Lainie and Ken and our director Father Tony, as we talk about […]

In Talk Gnosis After Dark 33 we explore the mind of the cosmos, the psychology of God, and the minds of all of humanity with the Book of Secret John as our guide. Join the trip with our hosts Bishop Lainie and Bishop Ken, and their guests Bishop Tim Mansfield and Father Tony, as we talk about […]

Overcome the destructive creator of this world with one easy trick! Find out how in our After Dark podcast with Bishops Lainie and Ken and special guests Father Tony and Jonathan Stewart.  We discuss many topics such as: how becoming more aware and awake can change EVERYTHING,  the reality and unreality of an angry sky wizard, and peeling off the symbolic […]

The many mysteries of love are examined in our Talk Gnosis After Dark  podcast. Divine love, mystical love, the love of our fellow humans, romantic love, you name it and we chat about it and what it means in relationship to Gnosticism. Our hosts Bishop Lainie and Bishop Ken are joined by our director Father […]

Talk Gnosis After Dark gets spooky for our Halloween edition! A must listen at any time of the year as our hosts, Bishop Lainie and Bishop Ken, are joined by Deacon Michael Strojan and our director Father Anthony Silvia to talk death, life, the afterlife, and what it all means from a Gnostic perspective. Header Image: […]