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Gnosis & Gnosticism

Gnosticism
By John Cole (Tau Iohannes Harmonius), 1999.

Gnostic Tenets
Adapted from The Gnostic Religion by Hans Jonas

​The Birth of Christian Gnosticism in the Mixing of East and West
Adapted from The Gnostic Religion by Hans Jonas

Sources of Gnosticism
Adapted from The Gnostic Religion by Hans Jonas

​Gnosis and Gnosticism
Extracts from The Gnostics by Serge Hutin

​​On Gnosticism
By Jules Doinel (Tau Valentin), 1890.

​Nature of Man
By Jules Doinel (Tau Valentin), 1890.

​The Gnosis of Love
By Jules Doinel (Tau Valentin), 1893.

The Life of the Soul
By Jean Bricaud (Tau Jean), 1898.

The Gnosis
By Jules Doinel (Tau Valentin), 1901.

​​The Trinity
By Jules Doinel (Tau Valentin).

Feminine Salvation
By Fabre Des Essarts (Tau Synesius), 1908.

The Way of the Heart
By Dr. Gerard Encausse (Papus)
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Evolution of the Gnosis
By Constant Chevillon (Tau Harmonius), 1953.

​Prayer
By Constant Chevillon (Tau Harmonius)

The Law of Silence
​By Constant Chevillon (Tau Harmonius), 1945.
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Druidism and Bardism
By Robert Ambelain 

Gnostic Astro (astral) Theology
By Robert M. Cokinis (Tau Charles Harmonius II)



The Gnostic Church

Doctrinal and Liturgical Disposition of the Gnostic Church

​This section provides some of the historical documents of the Gnostic Church. The views expressed vary according to the author and should not be considered doctrines of the Church.
A Historical Brief of The Gnostic Catholic Ecclesia
By Robert M. Cokinis (Tau Charles Harmonius II), 1996.

​​​​​Community of Pneumatics
By Jules Doinel (Tau Valentin), 1890.

Restoration of the Gnosis
By Jules Doinel (Tau Valentin), 1893.

​Catechism
By Jules Doinel (Tau Valentin), 1893.

​The Nature of the Gnostic Church
By Fabre Des Essarts (Tau Synesius), 1899.

Gnostic Creed (circa 1900)
Jean Bricaud and Louis-Sophrone Fugairon (Tau Sophronius)

Constitution and Accepted Bylaws​
By Fabre Des Essarts (Tau Synesius), 1906 (1985/2017 revision).

Declaration of the Statutes of the Gnostic Church
By Jean Bricaud (Tau Jean), 1906.

Statutes l’Église Gnostique Universelle
By Fabre Des Essarts (Tau Synesius), 1907.

On the End of the World of the Demiurge
Fabre des Essarts (Tau Synésius), 1894.
 
On the Proper Attitude towards the Body
Fabre des Essarts (Tau Synésius), 1895.
 
On Jesus not Dying on the Cross as a Sacrifice for our Sins
Louis-Sophone Fugairon (Tau Sophronius), 1899.

On the Existence and Survival of Pre-Christian Gnosis
Louis-Sophone Fugairon (Tau Sophronius), 1899.​

​On the Reintegration of the World of the Demiurge
Fabre des Essarts (Tau Synésius), 1913, 1894.
 
On the Unitarian teachings of the Gnostic Church
Fabre des Essarts (Tau Synésius), 1913.
 
The Universalist Teachings of the Early Church and the Prophecy of the Coming Virgin of Light
Fabre des Essarts (Tau Synésius), 1913, 1907, 1908.

Modern Gnosis
By Jean Bricaud (Tau Jean), 1903.

The Esoteric Christian Doctrine
​By Jean Bricaud (Tau Jean), 1907.

​The Nature of the Gnostic Church
By Marie Chauvel de Chauvignie (Sophia Escarlamonde), 1913.

Gnostic Credo
By Marie Chauvel de Chauvignie (Sophia Escarlamonde), 1913.

The Dualism of the Cathar Religion
By Robert Ambelain

The Great Seal of the Gnostic Church
By Roger Saint Victor-Hérard (Tau Charles).

Commentary on Tau Jean II and The Gnostic Mass
By Robert M. Cokinis (Tau Charles Harmonius II).

Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of the Gospel of John
Toward a view of the Rite of Baptism and Discipleship in Gnostic Parlance 
By Robert M. Cokinis (Tau Charles Harmonius II).

Major Synods of the Gnostic Church in the 19th Century
By Robert M. Cokinis (Tau Charles Harmonius II).


A Manual for the Gnostic
Doctrines, Prayers, & Practices of the
Esoteric Christian Tradition

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​A Manual for the Gnostic is a comprehensive resource on the creeds, doctrines, and sacraments of the French Gnostic Church, including rare historical texts which have never before been translated and compiled. This Manual provides many prayers and meditations suitable for Gnostics and mystically minded Christians. Included are instructions for finding one’s Patron, Guiding, and Teaching Angels, rituals of spiritual protection, and techniques for enhancing the experience of the Divine presence in one's life.

Gnostic Bishops

Jules Doinel - Tau Valentin II

Dr. Gerard Encausse (Papus) - Tau Vincent


The Death of Papus
From Papus, le -balzac de l occultisme: Vingt-cinq annees d occultisme occidental
By Dr. Philippe Encausse
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René Chambellant - Tau Renatus

Robert Ambelain - Tau Jean III

​Robert Cokinis - Tau Charles Harmonius II

​John Cole - Tau Iohannes Harmonius

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Kabbalah

The Cathars and the Kabala
By John Cole (Tau Iohannes Harmonius).

The Dharma of Devekut​
By John Cole (Tau Iohannes Harmonius).

The Sons of Zadok and The Christian Gnosis
By John Cole (Tau Iohannes Harmonius).

Rabbi Simeon bar Yohai: Messiah of the Kabbalah
By John Cole (Tau Iohannes Harmonius).

Practice of Kavvanah
By John Cole (Tau Iohannes Harmonius).

Theurgical Exercises on the Zohar (excerpts)
By John Cole (Tau Iohannes Harmonius).

What is a Pesher?
By John Cole (Tau Iohannes Harmonius)
© 2016 The Gnostic Catholic (Universal) Apostolic Ecclesia of North America
Eglise Gnostique Catholique Apostolique / Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica Apostolica
Primacy of North America

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