Introduction to Gnosis
3.5/5
()
About this ebook
Read more from Samael Aun Weor
Esoteric Medicine and Practical Magic Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Perfect Matrimony: The Door to Enter into Initiation: Tantra and Sexual Alchemy Unveiled Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Alchemy and Kabbalah in the Tarot: The Keys of Radical Spiritual Transformation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gnostic Bible: The Pistis Sophia Unveiled Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Divine Science: Eternal Techniques of Authentic Mysticism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Practical Astrology: Self-transformation through Self-knowledge Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Dream Yoga: Consciousness, Astral Projection, and the Transformation of the Dream State Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Kundalini Yoga: Unlock the Divine Spiritual Power Within You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sacred Rites for Rejuvenation: A Simple, Powerful Technique for Healing and Spiritual Strength Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Treatise of Revolutionary Psychology: The Gnostic Method of Real Spiritual Awakening Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beyond Death: The Gnostic Book of the Dead: What You Need to Know About the Afterlife Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Yellow Book Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hell, the Devil, and Karma Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Tibetan Exercises for Rejuvenation: Gnosis and the Yantra Yoga for Long Life Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Fundamentals of Gnostic Education: Learn How to Think, Not What to Think Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Revolution of Beelzebub Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mystery of the Golden Blossom: The Magic of Spirituality, Sexuality, and Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Rebellion: The State of Our World and How to Change It Through Practical Spirituality Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Spiritual Power of Sound: The Awakening of Consciousness and the Laws of Nature Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cosmic Ships: Truth and Lies about UFOs, Other Humanities, and Our Future Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChrist and the Virgin: The Forgotten Purpose of Christianity Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Introduction to Gnosis
Related ebooks
Dream Yoga: Consciousness, Astral Projection, and the Transformation of the Dream State Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Karma is Negotiable: Destiny and the Divine Power of Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fundamentals of Gnostic Education: Learn How to Think, Not What to Think Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hell, the Devil, and Karma Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Great Rebellion: The State of Our World and How to Change It Through Practical Spirituality Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Treatise of Revolutionary Psychology: The Gnostic Method of Real Spiritual Awakening Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beyond Death: The Gnostic Book of the Dead: What You Need to Know About the Afterlife Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Christ and the Virgin: The Forgotten Purpose of Christianity Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Revolution of Beelzebub Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Spiritual Power of Sound: The Awakening of Consciousness and the Laws of Nature Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mystery of the Golden Blossom: The Magic of Spirituality, Sexuality, and Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Yellow Book Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Practical Astrology: Self-transformation through Self-knowledge Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sacred Rites for Rejuvenation: A Simple, Powerful Technique for Healing and Spiritual Strength Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cosmic Ships: Truth and Lies about UFOs, Other Humanities, and Our Future Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Tibetan Exercises for Rejuvenation: Gnosis and the Yantra Yoga for Long Life Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Isis Unveiled: A Master-Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Gnostic Prayer Book: Collected Prayers, Mantras, and Meditations Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Dayspring of Youth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Three Mountains: The Return to The Light Book 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMelchizedek and the Mystery of Fire: A Treatise in Three Parts Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Secret Doctrine (Vol. 1-3): The Synthesis of Science, Religion & Philosophy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Kundalini Yoga: Unlock the Divine Spiritual Power Within You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Understanding Gnosis: Inside and Outside the Gnostic Gospels Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Isis Unveiled (Vol.1&2): A Master-Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An Esoteric Cosmology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Practical Qabalah Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Splendours: The Inner Mysteries of Qabalism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Three Mountains: The Return to the Light, Book I Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Body, Mind, & Spirit For You
Experiencing God (2021 Edition): Knowing and Doing the Will of God Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shadow Work: Face Hidden Fears, Heal Trauma, Awaken Your Dream Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wild at Heart Expanded Edition: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret History of the World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Think and Grow Rich (Illustrated Edition): With linked Table of Contents Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don't Believe Everything You Think: Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End Of Suffering Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Energy Codes: The 7-Step System to Awaken Your Spirit, Heal Your Body, and Live Your Best Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hidden Messages in Water Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Be Here Now Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from the Power of Now Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Power of Your Subconscious Mind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mediocre Monk: A Stumbling Search for Answers in a Forest Monastery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Game of Life And How To Play It Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Course in Miracles: Text, Workbook for Students, Manual for Teachers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Complete Papyrus of Ani Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Scientific Healing Affirmations Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It Starts with Self-Compassion: A Practical Road Map Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Trust Your Heart: Lead Your Journey to Self-Discovery From Within Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Emotional Intelligence: Exploring the Most Powerful Intelligence Ever Discovered Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Captivating Expanded Edition: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Shadow Work Book 1: Understanding and Making Peace with Your Darker Side Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As A Man Thinketh: Three Perspectives Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Conversations With God, Book 3: Embracing the Love of the Universe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom (Hardcover Gift Edition): A Tarot Journey to Self-Awareness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5THE EMERALD TABLETS OF THOTH THE ATLANTEAN Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lost Books of the Bible: The Rejected Texts, Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Introduction to Gnosis
9 ratings1 review
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5It's not that profound - the conclusions are obvious. I guess if you're young or in high school it could be useful. For me it was silly, pointless and entirely unrelated to gnosticism.
Book preview
Introduction to Gnosis - Samael Aun Weor
Introduction to Gnosis
Gnostic Methods for Today’s World
by
Samael Aun Weor
Glorian Publishing
Thank you!
Your purchase of this electronic book helps to support Glorian Publishing, a non-profit publisher dedicated to providing humanity with the essential wisdom that resides in the heart of all the world’s great mystical and religious traditions. Your purchase directly impacts our ability to create effective spiritual resources for humanity, like our websites, books, videos, retreats, podcasts, internet radio, prison programs, book donations to libraries, hospitals, and other institutions, and much more. On behalf of the souls who are being aided by these efforts, we sincerely thank you.
This book is available in a print edition from booksellers everywhere. It is also available as an online book at GnosticTeachings.org.
Everything that Glorian Publishing does is made possible by the kindness and generosity of people like you. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation, you can donate online through Network for Good, or alternatively, you may send donations to the address below or visit our website for other methods. Every donation makes a difference. If you would like to sponsor the publication of a book, film, video, or other project, please contact us at 877-726-2359.
Glorian Publishing
PO Box 110225
Brooklyn NY 11211 USA
Visit us online at:
glorian.info
gnosticbooks.org
gnosticteachings.org
gnosticradio.org
Publication Data
Introduction to Gnosis
A Glorian Publishing Book
Originally published in Spanish as Introducción a la Gnosis
(1961).
This Edition © 2010 Glorian Publishing
Print Edition ISBN 978-1-934206-73-7
Electronic Edition ISBN 978-1-934206-49-2
Contents
Introduction
Introduction to Gnosis
First Degree of Introduction to Gnosis
Lesson One
An Exercise to Control Your Anger
Lesson Two
The Power of Thought
Mental Force
Concentration of the Mind
The Law of Karma
Favorable Circumstances
Lesson Three
Prana
The Names of the Tattvas
Tattvic Timetable
Properties of the Tattvas
Lesson Four
Lesson Five
Money
Lesson Six
Exercise Before the Mirror
Clairvoyance
Lesson Seven
Lesson Eight
Alcoholism
Initiation
Intoxication
Death
Psychology of the Drunkard
Campaign Against Alcohol
The Home - True Education Begins at Home
Meditation and Intoxication
Alcoholic Larvae
Osmotherapy
Lesson Nine
The Universal Mind
Imagination and Will
Mental Action
Mental Epidemics
Mental Hygiene
Origins of the Universal Mind
Appendix
Vegetarian Diet
How to Make Light Within Ourselves
Self-observation
Chatter
I’s
in the Five Centers
Matrimony, Divorce, and Tantra
Tantra
Glossary
About the Author
Books by Samael Aun Weor
Introduction
In his book Fundamentals of Gnostic Education, Samael Aun Weor reminds us of a fundamental experience in life:
"This Via Crucis that is our miserable existence begins in infancy and youth with mental disorders due to intimate family tragedies, difficulties at home and at school, etc.
It is clear that during childhood and youth all these problems do not manage to really affect us—with few exceptions—in such a profound manner; however, when we become adults we start questioning:
Who am I? Where do I come from? Why do I have to suffer? What is the purpose of our existence?" etc.
On the path of life we all have asked ourselves these questions. We all have wanted at sometime to investigate, inquire, find out the
why" of so many sorrows, troubles, struggles, and sufferings, yet unfortunately, we always seem to end up caged within some theory, or within some opinion, or within some belief, or within what the neighbor stated, or within what some decrepit old fogy told us, etc.
Thus, since we have lost our true innocence and the peace of a tranquil heart, we are incapable of experiencing the truth directly, in all of its harshness, given that we depend on what others might say; so, because of this, we are obviously on the wrong path.
The truth is that which answers our most fundamental questions about life, about ourselves, and all the whys
that remain enigmas to us in spite of our theories and beliefs. But truth
cannot be known through mere theory or belief. Truth is something that cannot be caged or conceptualized: it must be known through experience. In this sense, we can say that truth is true for the one who has experienced it, and for the one who has not, truth is unknown. This can be likened to the first moment we tasted honey, or saw the radiance of our own child’s smile, or even felt the dagger of betrayal in our heart. Until experienced, these moments cannot be explained, understood, or known. Yet, amongst those who have shared the same experience, there is shared knowledge that may be unspoken but is nonetheless understood by all.
Experience provides a special kind of knowledge that is alive and profound. It does not depend upon books or outside authority of any kind. When one has experienced, one knows.
The Greek word Gnosis refers to this special, experiential knowledge, especially in regards to the fundamentals truths of existence. Real Gnosis comes from the conscious experience of the truth of life, death, and all the mysteries that surround us. By conscious experience
is meant a form of active, awakened perception that penetrates far more than what is physical. The consciousness—when awakened—can perceive other dimensions. It is here that real Gnosis begins to bloom in the mind and heart, revealing the truth to the soul.
This kind of experience is possible for anyone. It does not matter what one believes, or where one comes from. You can be devoutly religious or deeply independent, yet acquire the personal experience of that which exists beyond the physical senses. Furthermore, it is not necessary to belong to any group or promise anything to anyone. And, even more scandalous, you do not have to pay anyone any money. Despite the outrageous demands of thousands of spiritual
groups and teachers, you can experience and know the truth even if financially poor. Real Gnosis is for anyone who is willing to make the effort in themselves.
In order to arrive at the experience of the truth, there are required steps. Everything in nature works according to laws, and not according to our convenience. This is where most people become diverted from the truth: the truth does not comfort our illusions or accommodate our attachments. Therefore, due to fear and the desire for security, most people avoid the truth, preferring instead to remain comforted by their personal beliefs, even if they are illusions. Yet, for the one who is brave enough to face their own self-deception, the reality of Gnosis is quick to be seen. And, for the one who is brave enough to confront and change their own inner contradictions and mistakes, Gnosis—the knowledge that emerges from that inner investigation—becomes an illuminating light and a nourishing medicine.
This book begins in a very simple and practical way to guide the sincere person towards the establishment of a strong foundation in life, from which they can work towards experiencing the truth for themselves. This foundation is material, psychological, and spiritual. By establishing a degree of stability in our mind, our life also stabilizes. Then, we are in a position to prepare ourselves to know the facts of existence: facts that are sometimes disturbing, sometimes painful, and almost always what we least expected. Yet, facts are facts, and once known, they become steps towards greater knowledge.
Very simply, if we are unhappy, only we know that and experience that kind of suffering; it is self-produced and self-experienced. If unhappiness is an internal experience, then happiness must also be internal. Therefore, first we have to face the fact of our unhappiness. Then we need to find the cause of unhappiness and exchange it for a cause for happiness. The only