Gnostic Deluge Podcast

In this episode of the Gnostic deluge we are introducing the Kybalion by the Three Initiates.  We discuss where it came from, who wrote it , what it proports to be, and what is expected to happen by reading it and abiding by its precepts.  Sit back end enjoy our introduction to the Kybalion!

Life may not come with an instruction book, but someone wrote a DIY manual!  On this episode of the Gnostic Deluge Brandon and Mark share their favorite Epic quotes from one the stoic icons;  Epictetus' "Enchiridion" (the manual).  Enjoy!

Another Smorgasbord!  We discuss out continuing curiosity Hermetic teachings, Jesus' actual words, The book of Jasher, Epictetus, the Nag Hammadi library and Gnosticsm, a theory on Giants, and baby name among other topics. Enjoy!

In this episode of the Gnostic Deluge we discuss the thirteenth book in the Hermetica, "A Secret dialogue of Hermes Trismegistus on the mountain to his son Tat: On being born again, and on the promise to be silent."  We discuss the phases of initiation into Hermetic teachings and how to be reborn by overcoming lifes torments.  Enjoy!

In this episode we are back in the Hermetica covering the 12th book; On the mind shared in common, to Tat.  We discuss good demons, fate, and recognizing and using patterns in life.  Enjoy!

In this episode we are covering the seventh book of the Hermetica titled, "The greatest evil in mankind is ignorance concerning god".  For only being three verses long we have a lot to discuss about the ignorance that is flooding the world and how to be anchored in it. Enjoy!

In this episode of we are in the "Hermetica" and discussing books 5 and 6; "that god is invisible and entirely visible" and "That the good is in god alone and nowhere else".  We are using a newer translation by Brian P Copenhaver (link below). We discuss why god isn't seen by most of us and how he can be manifest and also what most of the world considers good, may not be truely "good".  Enjoy! "He...

In this episode we cover book five of G.R.S. Mead's translation of "Thrice Greatest Hermes" (Hermetica) called "The cup or Monad". Among other things, we discuss the difference between reason and mind and why its important. Also, why there is evil in the world.  Enjoy!

This episode we are back into GRS Mead's translation of "Thrice Greatest Hermes" and discus the third and fouth book of the Hermetic text; The General Sermon to Asclepius and The Sacred Sermon. Interesting talk about what god is and isn't and some of the common ideas between Hermetic and Christian teaching and where they may have stemmed from.  Enjoy!

Smorgasbord: Random stuff- We talk about the origins of western philosophy, the book "The cave and the light" by Arthur Hermann, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self help books, Thomas Paine's lesser known book "The age of reason" and Brandon shares one of his poems with us!  Enjoy!

We dive into Stoicism philosophy and Seneca the philosopher as we discuss "On the shortness of life" translated by John W Basore.  This is an interesting one as we explore the idea that knowing  we all die in the end can help us live better now. Enjoy!

We continue to explore GRS Mead's translation of Poemandres from his volume two of his three part book "Thrice Greastest Hermes". In this episode we get through verses 10-18

In this episode we begin to explore the teachings contained in the Corpus Hermetica.  We discuss the foggy history of the 17 books that make up the basic texts and start to read the first in G.R.S. Mead"s translation of Poemandres, The Shepherd of Men.  We get through the first 9 verses and there is a lot to discuss and discover as we explore.  Enjoy!

In this Smorgasbord we discuss lots of different things.  Topics include: Dancing Wu Li Masters, Joe Rogan Episode #1352, Many worlds theory, Theories on perfection, our plans for future episodes, fuzzy history and Psuedo-Science, and Brandon shares a story of how he  can sort of bend time and space.  Enjoy!

Noachic Fragments from 1 Enoch translated by R H Charles.  We learn about the strange birth of Noah and some of the prophecies of the flood from Enoch and the role of Noah in surviving the deluge. Also, some of the reason God was adamant the flood should take place.        

In this episode we talk about the prophet Enoch's encounter with the Giants (big, giant, Giants!)We take our narritive from RH Charles' translation of "1 Enoch" and also from the Dead Sea Scrolls "Book of the Giants"

We introduce 1 Enoch translated by RH Charles, give some of the background history of the Book of Enoch, talk about the sparse biblical references found in the Bible about Enoch, etc

Smorgasbord is a catch all for things that we want to discuss that isn't on topic with our regular episodes.  In this one we discuss various topics like, Stoicism, The Hermetica, "Look to the Bear", Leo Tolstoy, Atalantis, Graham Hancock, Dark soil, and Flood Myths

Adam and Eve got themselves kicked out of the garden, but in the second Book of Adam and Eve we find out when and why man really fell outta favor with God generations after Adam and Eve.

Exploring relationship between Cain and Able as told in the first book of Adam and Eve

 First Book of Adam and Eve from the lost books of the Bible and Forgotten books of Eden collection. Adam, Eve, the Devil, death,etc