Antiarchal Gnosticism by Shell Runar

In this episode, we descend from the pragmatic forums of the Roman Republic into the shadowy, forbidden gatherings of the antiarchal Gnostics, where philosophy is no longer the servant of the state or the careful observation of nature, but the radical rejection of all authority—divine and human alike. We explore how these audacious heretics—the rebels among rebels, the most irreverent and extreme fringe of an already unconventional movement—seized the philosophical inheritance of Plato, the mystery religions of the East, and the apocalyptic traditions of Judaism, and twisted them into a weapon aimed directly at the heart of the Old Testament God. We ask: Were these antiarchal Gnostics simply depraved libertines using philosophy as an excuse for excess, or were they engaged in a profound and terrifying spiritual war against the tyrant they believed had enslaved all of humanity?In a world that still bows to authority, still follows rules without questioning their source, and still demonizes those who dare to defy the established order, do we have the courage to think our own thoughts, or will we retreat into the comfortable orthodoxy of the powerful?🎧 ABOUT THE RUBY TABLETThe Ruby Tablet Podcast is a philosophical and spiritual journey through the essays of the Temple of Set, exploring the great traditions of human thought—from ancient Egypt to the present day. Each episode is a deep dive into the ideas that help shape the Self and fan the Black Flame.🔗 SOURCES & READING LIST:Essay #189.G: Antiarchal GnosticismAuthor: Shell Runar II° Date: Spring, XXV Publication: Flames From Hell, III.1 HTML Revision: Sept. 10, 1998 CE Subject: Gnosticism Reading List: 3L, 16A, 16L, 16M📚 RECOMMENDED READING:-Kurt Rudolph, Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism -R.M. Grant, Gnosticism and Early Christianity -R.M. Grant, Gnosticism: An Anthology -Robert Haardt, Gnosis: Character and Testimony -Werner Foerster, Gnosis: A Selection of Gnostic Texts -Edwin M. Yamanchi, Gnostic Ethics and Mandean Origins -Benjamin Walker, Gnosticism: Its History and Influence -Hans Jonas, The Gnostic Religion- Mircea Eliade, The Encyclopedia of Religion -Scribners, Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics =Elaine Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels Marvin Meyer, The Nag Hammadi Scriptures Bentley Layton, The Gnostic Scriptures -G.R.S. Mead, Fragments of a Faith Forgotten- Stephan A. Hoeller, Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing -Irenaeus, Against Heresies (trans. Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson) -Clement of Alexandria, Stromata (trans. John Ferguson) -Hippolytus, Refutation of All Heresies (trans. J.H. MacMahon) -Epiphanius, Panarion (trans. Frank Williams)🏷️ HASHTAGS#Gnosticism #AntiarchalGnosticism #Gnosis #Demiurge #Serpent #Ophites #Cainites #Carpocrates #Epiphanes #SimonMagus #Antinomianism #Antiarchy #Heresy #NagHammadi #Dualism #Mithras #MagnaMater #Serapis #Essenes #Tantra #Buddhism #Stoicism #Skepticism #Sophism #OldTestament #Yahweh #Yaldabaoth #Samael #Logos #DivineSpark #Salvation #Sin #Liberation #GnosticGospels #GospelOfThomas #GospelOfPhilip #ApocryphonOfJohn #AncientPhilosophy #GnosticPhilosophy #TempleOfSet #LeftHandPath #TheRubyTablet #PhilosophyPodcast #WisdomTraditions #ClassicalPhilosophy #HereticalTradition #Set #Xeper #Gnosis #TheKnowledge #AncientWisdom #Rebellion #Freedom #Antinomian #Libertine #Cain #Esau #Judas #Sodomites #TheTwelveTables #RomanLaw #JuliusCaesar #RomanEmpire #Cicero #MarcusAurelius #Seneca #NeoGnostic