- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: New Gnosis Publications; 1st edition (1 July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1904519075
- ISBN-13: 978-1904519072
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 854,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From NEW AGE To NEW GNOSIS may be the most well-researched, well-written, well-conceived & challenging document of Modern Gnosticism available. --Eric, Amazon.co.uk, Books
This book could be polemic, but it is not; it could be a mournful longing for a better past, but it is not; this book could be a challenging and provocative read, and it is, but the pulsing and nourishing voice that seems to underlay much of the book, encourages the reader to take action and dare to find another world - an inner dimension of wordless and timeless inner knowing. Listen... --Ursula Deniflee, Amazon.co.uk, Books
This book could be polemic, but it is not; it could be a mournful longing for a better past, but it is not; this book could be a challenging and provocative read, and it is, but the pulsing and nourishing voice that seems to underlay much of the book, encourages the reader to take action and dare to find another world - an inner dimension of wordless and timeless inner knowing. Listen... --Ursula Deniflee, Amazon.co.uk, Books
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A fascinating account of the theo-political history of Gnosticism and with it a scathing spiritual and philosophical critique of contemporary 'New Age' culture.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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well-researched, well-written, well-conceived & challenging,
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This review is from: From New Age to New Gnosis: On the Contemporary Significance of a New Gnostic Spirituality (Paperback)
From NEW AGE To NEW GNOSIS may be the most well-researched, well-written, well-conceived & challenging document of Modern Gnosticism available. Author Peter Wilberg presents a historical analysis of Early Gnosticism as being an ethical & revolutionary spiritual movement opposed to all forms of State Religion and Political Hierarchy. From there he proceeds to propose a New Gnosis encompassing the Early Gnostic scriptures combined with the teachings of Jane Roberts (SETH SPEAKS), Karl Marx, Martin Heidegger, Gurdjieff and others. The main theme that recurs throughout is an uncompromising critique of the myriad eclectic & materialistic “New Age” cults, shallow philosophies & quack remedies (to which this reviewer shouts, “hear, hear!”). Peter Wilberg also takes on such Modern Gnostic icons as psychologist Carl Jung with the same brilliant & unrelenting reasoning that characterizes the author’s criticism.Eric
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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a timeless flow,
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This review is from: From New Age to New Gnosis: On the Contemporary Significance of a New Gnostic Spirituality (Paperback)
This book is written with passion and knowledge. Such diverse threads as Marxist understanding, teachings from the Nag Hammadi manuscripts and the history of religions, are woven into a breath-taking narrative. A great delight when reading “From New Age to Gnosis” was, that quotes originating centuries ago, seem to be fresh and contemporary. Perhaps because we are introduced to an uninterrupted flow of the underground stream of Gnosis, whose most recent springs are recognised as Heidegger, Buber, Steiner, Seth (a channelled entity) and Eugene Gendlin. The emerging story points forcefully to the emptiness of second-hand experience and the fallacy of "believing" rather than allowing experience and reflecting on it. The comfort of being part of the general consent and fashion rather than the living experience of layers of reality and the deadly grip of individualism rather than an experience of the interconnectedness of living beings and their environment, are important themes. We have become consumers of life-styles; including new-age philosophies and personal development strategies - to experience myself in this way was an entirely different story than nodding brightly in the direction of the post-modern agreement. This book could be polemic, but it is not; it could be a mournful longing for a better past, but it is not; this book could be a challenging and provocative read, and it is, but the pulsing and nourishing voice that seems to underlay much of the book, encourages the reader to take action and dare to find another world - an inner dimension of wordless and timeless inner knowing. Listen... Ursula Deniflee
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A timeless flow,
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This review is from: From New Age to New Gnosis: On the Contemporary Significance of a New Gnostic Spirituality (Paperback)
This book is written with passion and knowledge. Such diverse threads as Marxist understanding, teachings from the Nag Hammadi manuscripts and the history of religions, are woven into a breath-taking narrative. A great delight when reading “From New Age to Gnosis” was, that quotes originating centuries ago, seem to be fresh and contemporary. Perhaps because we are introduced to an uninterrupted flow of the underground stream of Gnosis, whose most recent springs are recognised as Heidegger, Buber, Steiner, Seth (a channelled entity) and Eugene Gendlin. The emerging story points forcefully to the emptiness of second-hand experience and the fallacy of "believing" rather than allowing experience and reflecting on it. The comfort of being part of the general consent and fashion rather than the living experience of layers of reality and the deadly grip of individualism rather than an experience of the interconnectedness of living beings and their environment, are important themes. We have become consumers of life-styles; including new-age philosophies and personal development strategies - to experience myself in this way was an entirely different story than nodding brightly in the direction of the post-modern agreement. This book could be polemic, but it is not; it could be a mournful longing for a better past, but it is not; this book could be a challenging and provocative read, and it is, but the pulsing and nourishing voice that seems to underlay much of the book, encourages the reader to take action and dare to find another world - an inner dimension of wordless and timeless inner knowing. Listen... Ursula Deniflee
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