Glorian Podcast

The descent and ascent of the Ray of Creation through the seven cosmos. Read the transcription:  Omnipenetrating Ray of Okidanokh Okidanokh : A term utilized by Gurdjieff to describe the Ray of Creation, the primary emanation of the Ain Soph Aur, the Solar Absolute. The energy field origin of all the cosmoses and whose vibration manifests through the Law of Three within all dimensional material ma...

A basic explanation of where humanity fits into the universe and the seven primary dimensions.

The word personality comes from the Latin personae, which means "mask." In each existence, we form a personality from the influences around us, which we use to navigate through life. Yet, this personality is not the only kind: there is also a solar personality, which - if we create it - belongs to our Innermost. Learn how the personality relates to our ego and our consciousness, and how it affects...

The place and purpose of the human organism in the vast wheel of nature. Explains the involution or emergence of Spirit into matter, the process of the soul's evolution through the mineral, plant and animal kingdoms, the process of devolution into the inferior dimensions of nature, and the means to escape the mechanicity of samsara through the path of revolution.

The foundation of all existing matter and energy is the law of cause and effect, or action and consequence, which determines our quality of life - and our future. "...whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." - Galatians 6:7

A basic explanation of the Tree of Life, the Kabbalah, which is a map of the universe and the consciousness. Lecture quote: "The word קבלה Kabbalah comes from the word קבל Kabel in Hebrew, which means "to receive." This is because real Kabbalah is received through experience in the consciousness. In this very moment you are receiving the knowledge with your intellect. But you have to understand th...

An exegesis into an essential text from Tibetan Buddhist Tantra. The original Tibetan title is  Rig-pa ngo-sprod gcer-mthong rang-grol , which is generally translated into English as  The Introduction to Awareness: Natural Liberation through Naked Perception , and is part of the complete original editions of  The Great Liberation by Hearing in the Intermediate States,  popularly known in English a...

The Gnostic view of intelligence, intellect, creativity, and the different forms of cathexis.  Read the lecture transcription.

How to use the understanding of the skandhas in self-observation and meditation, the aggregates (skandhas) in Kabbalah as related to other dimensions, and the practical method to consciously realize the nature of the real self. Read the lecture transcription.

The practical, analytical science of developing conscious discrimination and direct insight into the nature of the I or self through observation and comprehension of the skandhas or aggregates: form (rupa), sensations (vedana), perception (samjnana), mental formations (samskaras), and consciousness (vijnana). Read the lecture transcription.

How to experience heaven (nirvana) and hell (samsara) for oneself, in order to understand the meaning of liberation. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: Heaven, hell and liberation are three fundamental terms that are used often in most every religion. In Gnosis, we use these words differently then you might have encountered in the past. When we begin to study Gnosis, we carry with us t...

Fundamental aspects of the work to liberate the soul from suffering. Explains core structures of our psychology, including the five centers (also called the three brains), and psychological equilibrium.

A comparison of the various spiritual approaches: that of the Fakir (physical/willpower), the Monk (emotional), the Yogi (mental), and the Fourth Path: the Gnostic: the balance of the three.

In his famous letter to the Corinthians, the Gnostic Christian Paul explained why divisions emerge in religions and spiritual groups. Modern groups are no exception.

Explaining the states of consciousness available to the human being, and how they are accessed. In Greek, they are called Ekasia, Pistis, Dianoia, and Nous.

An essential primer on the most fundamental aspects of Gnostic Psychology, or Self-knowledge. The nature of the soul (Essence), how it becomes filtered and conditioned (by ego), and is expressed through the personality (personi: mask).

This lecture explains the important difference between Belief and Faith and their relationship to the three types of mind explained in spiritual psychology: the Sensual Mind, the Intermediate (Mystical) Mind, and the Inner (Interior) Mind. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: "To have experience, to perceive God with the consciousness, is related with the Inner Mind, with the superlative...

Learn the essential elements by which to awaken the human being's complete spiritual and psychological potential. Read the lecture transcription. Lecture quote: "All of us as human beings feel this urge to express, to emerge, to become; and this urgency is particularly strong when we are in our adolescence and our youth, when we feeling the longing, the need, the urge to find out who we are, who w...

How the soul develops realization of the Monad: the inner Being.