The Gnostic Heresy
From LanceaSanctum
Formerly the Gnostic Creed, declared Heresy by the Curia Cruentes and upheld as such by full Synod in Cleaveland, Ohio on June 10, 2007.
I acknowledge the Christos, the self-begotten living son, the glory of the Father and the virtue of the Mother, who given birth from the virginal and ineffable mother was made incarnate, the Perfect one. Who in the word of the Great Invisible God, came down from above to annul the emptiness of this age and restore the fullness to the Aeon.
I acknowledge the Holy Spirit, the Bride of the Christos, the Mother of the Aeons, the great virginal and ineffable Mother who proceeded from herself a gift of herself out of the silence of the Unknown God.
I acknowledge the Light of the one church in every place: Interior, Invisible, Secret and Universal, the foundation of the lights of the great living God.
I acknowledge the Vessel of the Divine Parent to the Kindred, Longinus, whose purpose is to Shepard the blind and imprisoned to the light of the Divine. It is our purpose to break the hold the Demiurgos has created over man. I seek liberation of my perfection from the corruptions of the world and look to the gathering of the sparks of Light from the sea of forgetfulness.
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[edit] Background
Gnosticism (from Greek gnosis, knowledge) is a term created by modern scholars to describe a diverse, syncretistic religious movement, especially in the first centuries C.E. Gnostics believed in gnosis, the knowledge of God enabled by secret teachings. Some Gnostics considered themselves Christian, identifying Jesus as the divine spirit incarnated to bring gnosis to humanity. However, Gnosticism's dualism placed it in stark contrast to Orthodox Christian non-dualistic teaching, and Gnostics were labelled heretics. Other Gnostics were not even nominally Christian, and several Gnostic texts appear to have no Christian element at all. Still others were certainly devout mystic ascetics who worshipped Jesus and lived in their own unique ways according to His teachings. Simon Magus is believed by some Christians as being the founder of Gnosticism. Gnostics taught that humans were divine souls trapped in a material world created by an evil spirit, the demiurge. In order to free oneself from the evil, material world, one needed gnosis, or spiritual knowledge. Initiates were instructed in secret teachings to help them achieve gnosis. God was depicted as a pleroma composed of multiple manifestations. The textual evidence comes from the first few centuries of the common era. Many scholars have assumed that Gnosticism did not predate this period, but earlier historians of religion saw it as an outgrowth of ancient mystical traditions in Asia, especially Iran. The so called “Gnostic” Creed has existed in many forms and under many names since the founding of the Lancea Sanctum
[edit] The Tenants
- Shepherd the Kine toward Gnosis.
- Expose the Corrupt creation the Demiurgos has created
- Find power in the self.
- Deny the material, embrace the spirtual.
[edit] Gnosis and Longinus
The followers of the “Gnostic" Creed treat Longinus as the first Kindred to achieve Gnosis. The act of stabbing Christ did nothing to the corrupt flesh of the Man, it was the spiritual Divine Christos that awakened Longinus and in return the Demiurgos damned Longinus to walk the Earth, to spite the Divine Parent. Vahishtael came to Longinus and told him of the Divine Mandate.
Gnostics believe that the Testament of Longinus, along with the Bible and the Torah has become corrupted by man over time. The only uncorrupt divine inspiration is Divine Inspiration discovered with in.
Gnostics believe:
- Longinus lived a sinful life and was damned as a vampire for it by The Demiurgos
- Longinus achieved Gnosis but is denied his place in Heaven by the act of being damned
- Longinus was given The Divine Parent’s message from the angel Vahishtael to share with the damned
- Longinus and the Dark Apostles sought Gnosis
- Theban Sorcery is a gift from the Divine Parent
- The Testament of Longinus has over time become corrupt and incorrect because of the work of the Demiurge and it’s servants.
- The Demiurge has damned them to hell for their sinful life and unlife, however in their damnation they do serve purpose to the Divine Parent and have meaning in their damnation
[edit] Hierachy
There is no Hierarchy found amongst the Gnostics. They claim no Ecclesial titles of their own will only hold them if required to by the Ninth Canon.
[edit] Beliefs
•There is an original and transcendental spiritual unity which came to emanate a vast manifestation of pluralities.
•The manifest universe of matter and mind (psyche) was not created by the original spiritual unity but by spiritual beings possessing inferior powers.
•These creators possessing inferior powers have as one of their objectives the perpetual separation of humans from the unity (God).
•The human being is a composite, the outer aspect being the handiwork of the inferior creators, while the "inner man" has the character of a fallen spark of the ultimate divine unity.
•The fallen sparks of transcendental holiness slumber in their material and mental prison, their self-awareness stupefied by forces of materiality and mind.
•The slumbering sparks have not been abandoned by the ultimate unity, rather there is a constant effort forthcoming from this unity that is directed toward their awakening and liberation.
•The awakening of the inmost divine essence in humans is effected by salvific knowledge, called Gnosis.
•Salvific knowledge, or Gnosis, is not brought about by belief, or the performance of virtuous deeds, or by obedience to commandments, for these can at best but serve as preparatory circumstances leading toward liberating knowledge.
•Among the helpers of the slumbering sparks a particular position of honor and importance belongs to a feminine emanation of the unity. The name of this emanation is Sophia (Wisdom). She was involved in the creation of the world and ever since remained the guide of her orphaned human children.
•From the earliest times of history, messengers of light have been sent forth from the ultimate unity. The task of these messengers has ever been the advancement of Gnosis in the souls of humans.
•The greatest of these messengers in our historical and geographical matrix was the descended Logos of God, manifesting in Jesus Christ.
•Jesus exercised a twofold ministry: He was a teacher, imparting instruction concerning the way of Gnosis, and he was a hierophant, imparting mysteries.
•The mysteries imparted by Jesus (which are also known as sacraments) are mighty aids toward Gnosis and have been entrusted by him to his apostles and to their successors.
•By way of the spiritual practice of the mysteries (sacraments) and by a relentless and uncompromising striving for Gnosis, humans can steadily advance toward liberation from all confinement, material and otherwise. The ultimate objective of this process of liberation is the achievement of salvific knowledge and with it freedom from embodied existence and return to the ultimate unity.
[edit] Known Members
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