An Ancient Wisdom For The Modern World
‘All over Western Europe Cathars [Gnostics] are reincarnating as was foretold by a troubadour poet at the time of the Persecution. The seven centuries silence he foresaw has elapsed… Many of those who reincarnate remember their previous lives. All those so endowed have other psychic gifts. A person cannot have far memory without having also in varying degrees of development such gifts as clairvoyance, clairaudience, telepathy and healing.’
Dr Arthur Guirdham, A Foot in Both Worlds, pages 56-57.
In our current age, where religious fundamentalism is on the rise, and where those who follow fundamentalist beliefs prefer dogma over evidence and as a result seek to impose their narrow rules and regulations on others, which, often, results in others becoming, instead, averse to their oppressive methods (after all, what sensible person wants to associate themselves with individuals who blow bus loads of commuters to bloody pieces?) and therefore to the beliefs they expound too and where some of the established religions look less and less applicable to modern times wouldn’t it be nice if there was a spiritual approach to life which was in harmony with the highest ideals, which was also measurable by science …and which went some way to provide meaningful answers to some of the perplexing questions of our time that remain inadequately answered by many of the established religions?
It’s All About YOU Not Them…
Unlike the institutionalised religions, which no longer evidence much in the way of genuine spiritual communication with Higher Realms, having instead become fixated on dogma and developed into hierarchical power structures which elevate those at the centre at the expense of those on the periphery, Gnostic Spiritualism, by contrast, teaches us that you personally can have a direct relationship with Spirit, not dependent upon any human intermediary. Dependent instead purely upon your genuine desire to pursue such a relationship. Gnostic Spiritualism presupposes that each individual can have a deep and meaningful relationship with benevolent beings from the Spirit Realm and, ultimately, with the Source, which is sometimes called God or Goddess, which is the Fullness of Love. Indeed, Gnostic Spiritualism suggests that this is the ultimate aim of all souls.
The Way of Gnosis…
The word ‘gnosis’ means to know: specifically to know in a spiritual context. It implies knowledge above and beyond that which is commonly understood by most individuals regarding the nature of the world and the reason for life, as it currently exists. It indicates a level of awareness that gives meaning to the ‘way things are’ regarding important spiritual issues which are perhaps not answered so adequately by the dogmatic religions.
Let’s take a quick look at what someone who lives a life based on Gnostic Spiritualist principles might understand.
A Gnostic Spiritualist perspective centres on the understanding that our earthly existence is a temporary sojourn for spiritual beings. We originate from the spirit world, our true home, and will eventually return there, either for rest before reincarnation or for permanent spiritual advancement. This reality is complicated by the presence of both a benevolent Good God and a negative entity, locked in a cosmic struggle. This conflict permeates the physical universe, creating a duality of good and evil. Souls, enmeshed in this realm, are aided by the Good God and benevolent beings to remember their true spiritual identity, achieving “gnosis” and beginning the journey of liberation from the reincarnation cycle. While incarnated, individuals strive to cultivate compassion, reduce suffering, and learn valuable lessons with the support of these benevolent forces. Communication with the Spirit Realm through psychic abilities or mediums is possible, providing evidence of survival, spirit guides, and the Divine Source, further assisting in the process of gnosis and offering comfort that love transcends physical death. The ultimate belief is that Good will triumph over Evil, leading to a future defined by Ultimate Love, a reality beyond our current comprehension.
Sensible And Evidence Based…
Gnostic Spiritualism is, remember, not a perspective based on dogma, but is rather founded on evidence of spiritual realities obtained by gnosis, and science …and based on the reality of the state of the world around us. Gnostic Spiritualism is therefore flexible and open to modification, based on new evidence. It’s a sensible approach to life and the hereafter. And it’s not based on out-dated power structures, but is instead founded on the understanding that anyone can have a direct relationship with Spirit.
A Call To Gnosis?
Have you often wondered why the physical realm is such a mixed-up place, full of contradictions, where great good occurs, side by side with terrible evil? Have you ever pondered on the evidence of life after death, as demonstrated by mediums and others (such as those who have Near Death Experiences) and wondered what it all means?
Perhaps you’re sensing a call to gnosis?
If you are, you’re in good company as some of the wisest people who’ve ever lived have followed a gnostic approach to spirituality too. If you are, you might sense, as did I, that as the process of gnosis unfolds suddenly ‘everything makes sense’ and with this awareness a profound sense of relief and associated optimism develops about the ultimate outcome we’re all destined to achieve, which is to be fully reunited with the Divine Source, in a Realm of Pure Love, enjoying an eternity of marvellous experiences that are too elevated for us to even begin to fully comprehend just now, but which that part of us that we call a soul recognises and yearns to move towards. It’s when this awareness begins to unfold that the process of gnosis begins.
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Here are some useful links to a few books containing more information on this subject:
A Foot in Both Worlds: A Doctor’s Autobiography of Psychic Experiences, by Dr Arthur Guirdham:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Foot-Both-Worlds-Autobiography-Experience/dp/0852072465
Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing, by Stephan A. Hoeller:
We Are One Another: A Record of Group Reincarnation, by Dr Arthur Guirdham.
Obsession: Psychic Forces and Evil in the Causation of Disease, by Dr Arthur Guirdham.
The Gnostics, by Tobias Churton:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gnostics-Tobias-Churton/dp/0760704783
One Last Time: A Psychic Medium Speaks To those We Have Loved And Lost, by John Edward:
We Are Their Heaven: Why The Dead Never Leave Us, by Allison DuBois:
Living With The Gift, by TJ Higgs:
The Afterlife Experiments: Breakthrough Scientific Evidence of Life After Death, by Dr Gary Schwartz:
Mediums and their Work, by Linda Williamson:
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A Cathar Saying: ‘We are not of this world and this world is not of us.’
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