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A world authority on Gnostic spirituality, TOBIAS CHURTON is Britain’s leading scholar in the field of Western Esotericism. Holding a Masters degree in Theology from Brasenose College, Oxford, he was appointed Honorary Fellow and Faculty Lecturer in Western Esotericism at Exeter University in 2005. Tobias is also a filmmaker, poet, composer, and the author of many books, including The Gnostics, The Golden Builders, Occult Paris, The Babylon Geneand acclaimed biographies of William Blake, Aleister Crowley, Elias Ashmole and G.I. Gurdjieff.CONTENTSStarts with some background8:00 What is Apocatastasis - the restoriation of man10 min Strange Angel and Jack Parsons12 min The a-cosmic self - the Daimon16 min Why eastern systems do not translate to the western mind21 min Is there postmodernity?25 min What is gnosis?31 min Esoteric superdoctrins38 min Ego, political correct artists and vicitim mentality41 min Nietzsche and Crowley and a philosohy of health 44 min Crowleys cultural impact54 min 1904: What happened in Kairo?1h15 Crowley and Gurdjieff 1h22 Crowley on Film1h30 Every man and woman is a star - You have no right then to do thy will 1h35 old and new rituals 1h46 again, about superdoctrines
