In Gnostic tradition, the material world began with a single rupture when the Aeon Sophia acted alone and unintentionally gave rise to the Demiurge. This video explores the mysterious origin of ...

gnōsis, knowledge) refers to diverse, syncretistic religious movements in antiquity consisting of various belief systems generally united in the teaching that the material cosmos was created by an ...

From Plato’s craftsman to the Gnostic false creator, the Demiurge has been one of the most controversial figures in philosophical and religious history. This video traces how different traditions ...

Morpheus, a man with circular mirrored glasses, approaches Neo Anderson, a young man who feels something is wrong with the world. “You are a slave, Neo,” the man continues. “You, like everyone else, ...

What do Harry Potter, the Star Wars series, The Matrix, Masonry, New Age and the Raelian cult, which claims to have cloned the first baby, have in common? Their ideological soil. Identical esoteric ...

This week your professor continues a very brief introduction into the early rivals of Christianity. We know of a great many religious cults which existed in ancient times, most of which have vanished ...