Ok I know this thread is pretty old but I just saw it. The answer to your question is yes, Gnosticism does teach reincarnation. Simon Magus who is sometimes seen as the founder of Gnosticism definitely taught reincarnation. I think the Ophites and Johannites taught it as well. In the Pagan...
Another similar example is when you encounter Christians who legitimately don't understand that Yeshua Ben Yosef was not born on Dec. 25th. Most people nowadays are aware that Dec. 25th is the birthday of the solar deities, Sol Invictus, Mithra, Horus etc. I have even seen a Christian argue that...
Actually since I am new here I saw another thread where someone said they didn't want to make a long reply because it was a DIR. What exactly is a DIR? Is there somewhere else people post to get more replies or more discussions? I am a total noob on here.
I understood your point. I was just trying to say that it would actually be very nice for people to truly understand what the heck they are talking about lol. Satanists think they are "******" (which I am not putting them down for it) for using "baphomet" as some sort of artwork/symbol/religious...
First of all let me say that I am not a Satanist. I am actually a Gnostic/Hermeticist so I am VERY well versed with the occult. There is however something that I would like Satanists to think about. The following is something that I posted under the Gnosticism DIR:
I am sure that most people...
I am sure that most people are well aware of the legends surrounding the Knights Templars. One thing that I wanted to say was that when you hear historians talking about the Templars being persecuted because of blasphemy, they will often say "it was falsely accused". In fact now a days the issue...
Well although Hermeticism is not a Gnostic school of thought it could be considered a more positive view of the universe and matter. Hermeticism is pretty much basically Gnosticism without the idea that the Demiurge created the material world.