Gnosis: The Knowledge that Liberates in the Gnostic Tradition
An essay on gnosis as an inner and liberating knowledge, tracing its historical roots, its symbols, and its respectful dialogue with the great spiritual traditions.
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philosophy
Essays from the Frater Eisenheim Blog tagged philosophy.
The Birth of God in the Soul: Meister Eckhart and the Mysticism of Silence
An essay on Meister Eckhart, the Dominican from Thuringia who dared to conceive of the eternal birth of God in the human soul, and on the paths of detachment in Christian mysticism.
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An essay on how angels and demons, far from being mere figures of literal belief, function as a symbolic language for the luminous and shadowy forces dwelling within the human psyche.
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