THE GNOSTIC WORLDVIEW - A Lecture by LAURENCE CARUANA 

Finally. A Gnostic overview that isn't nauseatingly academic or eye rolling esoteric, but the perfect mix of right in between. Thank you. 😉

I can not imagine what intense study was needed to deliver such a wonderful lecture. I truly feel gifted

Gnosticism is so fascinating. And from my direct experience, very true. Funny how the mass of Christianity says Gnosticism is heresy. Blind leading the blind. Gnosticism, Advaita Vedanta, real Buddhism, A Course in Miracles, are the same curriculum in different forms. For those yearning for Union and Knowledge I bow to you in love and respect, and pray you find in this lifetime...

FINALLY...a clear, concise, understandable and actually interesting cursory history of Gnosticism that's not convoluted, confusing and 'all over the place' like everything else on YT regarding Gnosticism. Finally...thank you!

Being a Theology major, but very open minded skeptic, I must be honest...this makes way more sense that not. Great presentation. God bless.

This is truly extraordinary. For years I've been trying to understand the fundamentals of Gnosticism, unsuccessfully. This extraordinary lecture explains these fundamentals perfectly. Thank you, sir, for a wonderful lecture.

I'm a gnostic Christrian and this is a nice easy to listen talk. Gnosticism is such an easy to understand belief foe me. I perceive it has as follows - in order for God/ Oneness to understand itself it needs to become self aware by creating the concept of "seperation", which needs to become self aware out of free choice and remember that it's a fragment of God/ Oneness. The fake concept of the duality of the two "worlds" (oneness/ seperation) is a beautiful thing when you realise it's all an illusion and we are all one - you simply have to treat others how you want them to treat you and have unconditional love and life becomes divine then.

"Emancipate yourself from Mental Slavery, none but Ourselves can Free Our Mind..."- -Redemption Songs

This is an amazing breakdown of Gnosticism. The presentation is straight to the point, easy to understand, and really engaging to the audience. 10/10, would recommend to my grandma.

Gnosis = Wisdom and Understanding learned directly from experience.

the gnostic world view is the only one that makes any d-mn sense to me - and truth really does set us free

I'm hooked on these Laurence Caruana lectures, his knowledge and presentation are excellent. Thank you for uploading.

The only time Christianity made sense. This filled a lot of gaps about life for me. Time well spent. Even the way he spoke about vowels being from the upper eon (the realm of the one) and constants from the lower eon (realm of Yadabaoth). In singing all the talent and beauty of the music come from the use of vowels. I also noticed Knosis is perfectly compatible with Seven Hermetic Principals. Knowledge of both really opens things up.

It is amazing how much this gnostic version of christianity has in common with modern magick traditions and eastern traditions. The idea of oneness as the highest mode of being and how it is divided from the lower "eons" (compare with the higher spheres of the qabalistic tree of life). The idea that the human spirit is a reflection of "the one" in its truest form but can not see it in the worldly state of mind and so much more. Also the idea of vowels and vibration in rituals is used commonly in modern ritual magick as in the rituals proposed for example by the golden dawn.

I found this lecture PROFOUND. I'm just an average guy in Dallas Tx...

This was a great lecture. This actually makes a lot of sense and puts a clearly perspective on some things I couldn’t understand as a Christian (former)

So many things have just fallen into place, incredible.

Very enlightening presentation. Thank you very much.

so happy i came across this one. very perfect since i come from a Christian view, i love the knowledge that i have gained. this makes more sense to me looking from both sides. Thank you and appreciate your heart in your work. cant wait to read your book.

OMG!! Thank you for this!! Wow I have been searching FOR YEARS for someone to be able to explain Gnosticism. You’re the best! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Blood Meridian and Valis are my two most favorite novels it makes so much sense now that I'm so drawn to this stuff

This whole series just blows my mind!!! Once again the old axiom is proven. Wisdom is to know how little you know....Thank you Laurence I salute you!

I've been slowly getting interested in and learning about the gnostic teachings in the last 2 years or so, but it can become very convoluted as well as be hard to get into and piece together. This helped me massively to get that hawk's eye (though detailed) view of the entire framework of thought. 🙏🏼

Thank you Laurence for this illuminating talk of gnosis and the gnostics.

This is great. I've had powerful spiritual experiences of oneness then the last one included Jesus and I couldn't make sense of it. I do now

Man trying to find a talk on Gnosticism is like pulling teeth. Sifting through dozens of Orthodox Christians demonizing it.

Fantastic Lecture Laurence! Very thorough, concise, and yet easy to understand for anyone just getting started in Gnosticism. Bravo

This is the best explanation of Gnosi I've ever seen! Thank you so much from Italy

True Gnostics are always has been self enlightening truth seeking spiritual people.

This is one of the best Modern Lectures that I have found on Gnostic description. Thanks for posting.

I agree with all the comments, Its definitely nice to see such a great in depth overview of such an often mistaught subject, really one of the best videos on the subject available right now. thank you.

Beautiful presentation thank you very much

Best gnostic video , most informative on the entities namely arcons , aeons , Sophia Etc. Great work on this lecture.

The most significant 2 hours of my entire existence. Thank you kind soul for sharing this master piece with us all.

That was awesome. I read your book and it was great . You did a really convincing job of integrating that sayings (some obscure so not an easy feat) into the narrative . I’m a Christian with some existential and gnostic leanings . I also thank you for recommending Stefan for an idea I had for a drawing hr did an incredible job !

In this vast cosmos of information, available to anyone with a computer, one can pick and choose his or her interpretation of the mysteries of life. This is why there are so many views on what to do, who to follow, what to believe. Gather unto yourself the mysteries of this life, and live it to the fullest. Happiness is obtained from within, not without. Expanding Knowledge.

Best lecture on Gnosticism I have seen so far.

I find it interesting that Gnosticism doesn’t seem to touch on the cross of Jesus Christ. This may just be my own ignorance on Gnosticism, and maybe it does, but was not touched on in this presentation. There does however, seem to be a big emphasis on circles. Makes me think of GK Chesterton’s discussion about the cross vs circle in Orthodoxy: “As we have taken the circle as a symbol of reason and madness, we may very well take the cross as a symbol at once of mystery and health. Buddhism is centripetal, but Christianity is centrifugal: it breaks out. For the circle is perfect and infinite in its nature; but it is fixed for ever in its size; it can never be larger or smaller. But the cross, though it has at its head a collision and a contradiction, can extend its four arms for ever without altering its shape. Because is has a paradox in its center it can grow without changing. The circle returns upon itself and is bound. The cross opens its arms to the four winds; it is a signpost for free travelers.” G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy

The end is where the beginning is, is a beautiful clue. As when you discover in the origional Jewish Torah book of Genesis the very first word is "beginning" and when you discover that Jewish letters all have a meaning of their own, you will discover that Jesus was in this very first word of Genesis. Praise be to God in his majestically magnificent wisdom he put everything in plane sight for those with eyes to see and ears to hear. Jesus said that he told us who he is from the very beginning and He certainly did Hallelujah!!!

This is top tier stuff, presented in a llively fashion. Truly rare. Thank you!

I am glad that you can't be wrong in Gnosticism, i can see one could real creative with all this, as long as no one gets hurt

I have never heard gnosticism explained so clearly before, truly illuminating!

This was really interesting and very in depth compared to the other stuff on RU-vid. Thank you.

Wonderful lecture! A lot of clarity in such a complex topic. Many thanks to Mr Caruana and the Vienna Academy of Visionary Art for sharing this fantastic material!

Thank you very much Sir .it is an inspirational opening of my mind which I had difficult years of understanding religious faiths. .You have well explained that I found answers beyond my years of my religious sceptism and doubts . You narrowed the depth my philosophical knowledge. You explained in simple layman language which I am so greatfull . Again Thank you very much

Thank you for this clear and interesting lecture. It was a really great explanation.

I've read a few introduction books to Gnosticism and watching this was a great refresher. I'm going to read Elaine Pagels's The Gnostic Gospels next.

Any other Christians on here who understand the textural history of the gospel accounts. Right away with this integration of Matthew, Mark, and Luke and his take on it I see a problem. The three were written about the same accounts but from three different perspectives and this immediately insinuated that they 'copied' from one another. Anyone else notice this issue?

La mejor exposición que he visto, muchas gracias.

I was thinking how similar the Gnostic view of Ascension is, to the Bardo of the Buddhists because you meet the wrathful deities and all kinds of deities and you have to know the right words to pass them by and continue on and when you see the light you have to recognize the light as being you and you're not to get distracted by the deities nor anything else for that matter, because that will send you back to the Earth again and another life.

Amazing...listening to this and reading Elaine Pagels during the covid quarantine, year 2020.

Really clear, thankyou

NOT EVEN HALFWAY THROUGH AND I"M ALREADY A GNOSTIC !!! EPIC LECTURE !!! THIS IS THE WAY !!!

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VERY good, detailed but clear explanation. Thanks!

Sublime and substantive. Thank you sir.

Damnably interesting, I finally feel somewhat educated on this ancient lore. (It almost feels familiar). @ 1:15:00 the mention of "demons" orchestrating movement forcibly reminded me of the "daemons" computers use to organize and execute functions. While highly irrational, there may even be a kernel of deeper truth buried under all the allegorical imagery. Earth is certainly dank, but I rather balk at the idea that the _entire Universe_ is the misbegotten construct of a misbegotten Entity. That seems...too narrow. Yet squinting between the lines, I see vague parallels between certain aspects of this and the lunatic-fringe of Edgar Cayce and other dubious "channelled" works and modern apocrypha (like The Roswell Interview), outlining the "Fall" of individuated non corporeal Entities from a higher state; having laid-aside Their powers (so They could "play in the the mud" without vaporizing everything from the power of Their minds) and wound-up trapped and ensnared in Their own creations...and those of other manipulative Entities. While I obviously "believe" in Consciousness, I've become rather ambivalent towards the notion of a singular "God," NDE stories notwithstanding. (The God-concept sure has proven toxic to human affairs, I'm with the Atheists on that fact). Very good presentation, man! It's worth watching again.

Lawrence has the LIGHT very much present in him. Not many do.

I was very pleased to listen to this lecture which did very well in explaining much about A lot of beliefs surrounding gnosis It is a gallant effort and tried to simplify the total concept for someone like me to appreciate.. Thank you for inspiring lecture.

This lecture has changed my life.

I have been looking for more information on this subject. Thank you so much for this video!

This was wonderful. Thank you so much. Right now I'm reading Revelations of the Unknowable God, a Gnostic text. This book was written by Karen King, one of the academics you mentioned. The parts I understand are so inspiring, and I recognize the higher truth in them. However, I don't think she was clear about who the readers of her book would be. It's written, I gather, primarily for other academics in the field and she doesn't give definitions for all the specialized, technical terms only other academics would understand. I think it's a but disingenuous and deceitful when academics promote and target their books to the general public - but they are filled with technical jargon the author knows very well non-academics will not have a clue what they mean. Still, I gleaned some nuggets of great value from it. I really appreciate that you spoke slowly, paused after making a point so we could reflect on it, and in many ways made the Gnostic codices more understandable. There is so much here to unpack I bookmarked this url and will be watching it over again. Thanks again.

Thank you so much, your lecture is so enlightening and easier to understand. Especially the Nag Hammadi - so broken before but you put it together in a more palatable way. I'd like to get your book. Thank you again.

Thanks for this! I've only been tangentially aware of gnosticism via VALIS, was nice to gain a deeper understanding.

Great lecture.

I believe that the role/ influence of Egyptian cosmology was glossed over a little hastily and predates what we consider early Christianity/Gnosticism- the Pert Em Hru - outlines a worldview from which you can see the evolution/obsfucation through the geographical political cultural changes in power and obviously- how these dynamics write both History, and Religion... and I notice the thread running through Plato and definitely in the work of Jung- but also ( at least in my opinion ) in writers like Toni Morrison ...So interesting...Fantastic lecture- thank you!!! Your explanations are really impressive with a subject matter so complex.

Happy We found each other tonight....Danke❤will be coming to see you soon in Wein..I have eyes to see and ears to hear.....

Excellent presentation, definitely a share with others. Thank you for posting this. Mahe Ohna, ✌️ Favour ALL

Great lecture. I really enjoyed it and learned so much from it. Fascinating

Maybe, it's because i have never experienced the after life, as far as i can remember...lol. Yes, very interesting religion and it's truly worth a replay for me. I find it very interesting and He has truly put together a very good presentation for such an amazing topic. I'm reminded of St. France and his findings in his message: "What you are looking for is what is looking". Thanks for sharing your work, found it very interesting and your presentation was great! Thanks, and may God bless.

Yes, the world is the hell.

The fall of man in genesis "you shall be like God" is the beginning of gnosticism

Bravo! Thank you Laurence!

This is so comprehensive. And very enjoyable to take in. I do think however that nobody desiring to practice Gnosticism would stick strictly to ‘the text’.

You forgot an important point, all the other gospels were burned and anyone deemed a heretic was persecuted, tortured and killed all curtesy of the Pagan Roman Catholic Church.

Brilliant. So clearly explained. Thank you.

I wish I could give this two thumbs up! I will watch a few more times just because there is so much information, but it is clear to follow.

These Apocryphal text are dear to my heart. But so much is missing. Still full of esoteric teachings that gives us truths that hold true even now.

Well presented and valuable information shared . Thanks

Absolute fantastic. Presentation! thank you very much!!

wonderfull lecture, illistrations, well done i appreciated the slow cleear speach

I DID ENJOY LISTENING TO MR. CARUANA HE IS GREAT IN EXPLAINING BRAVO

25:00 - it's all very interesting as a concept but I can't make head nor tail of what is being said! I mean I don't understand any of the ACTUAL meaning ...has anyone done a complete interpretation of what any of these writings actually mean not just a word for word translation of what we've got available?

I’ve always known God, The Oneness, the Unseen. I’ve felt that light my whole life. As a southern American, I was brought up Christian, and I Loved Church and Learning about Jesus and his Teachings….. As my age progressed and I learned the stories of the Old Testament and Revelations… I grew Confused and Scared, because of my life, Family, upbringing.. It wasn’t Conventional to be tactful. So my Love of Religious tradition was tainted by the Thought that I was basically being told that my Family and Loved Ones would go to Hell and burn for eternity if they did not repent of their sinful ways…. I couldn’t hold Faith with that. I’ve never renounced God, He is there ever Present, but I’ve also always thought that he couldn’t control the world, He didn’t have Complete power. I have known Evil in my life Cruelly and Sadism, Yet I also know in my Soul. That no matter what happens here in this world. I am and always will be a child of God. This has given me some Perspective and insight into the Things I’ve always Known that contradicted what I was taught.. Thank you, I have found some Peace watching this. Much Love and Happiness ❤

Amazing!! Thank you!❤

Succinct and thorough...👏 Brilliant presentation 🧐

Fine job. I'll be making sure to read your book soon.

Wow very detailed.

thankyou so much you made it so easy to understand I watched other videos but found them confusing thank you

Manhattan , Mary Wilke - 'silence - God's silence - I mean I loved it when I was at Radcliffe but you outgrow it - you totally outgrow it'.

i finally found something that can help me

Mind blowing lecture. Thank you for posting it!

This lecture deserves much more views. Thanks!

This is brilliant! Thank-You:)

Very interesting and informative. However the gnostic texts can't be reconciled ever with true Christianity. They are in direct contradiction with the 4 Gospels

This is why Christ is the Son of God. Whom ever believe in Him will have eternal life. Amen

THAT WAS AWESOME!!!

Love and light 💗💗💗

Thank you for this video, I think I need to read some of our kid's books now.

I started to think of gnostic teachings after doing LSD and DMT I received teachings from doing these drugs but I never knew Gnostics were real and or ever heard of them. I happened to stumble upon it and I will say this is correct and this is the philosophy humans should be based on. It explains everything I have been thinking “The greatest trick the devil ever played on humanity is trying people into believing he was god”