Gnostic Deluge Podcast

Feb 03 2025 72 ep. 87 mins 99
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Brandon and Mark explore old religious texts finding stories and teachings that you may not have heard.

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Ep72- The Sermon on the mount

Feb 03 2025 138 mins  
On this episode of the Gnostic Deluge, we discuss the most famous text in Christianity- the Semon on the mount (Matthew 5-7). In it, Jesus lays out the blueprint of how his followers are to act. It goes much deeper than the common things that are quoted and known by most people. Hopefully our discussion will make you think on just what attitudes one needs to cultivate to be a true

Ep71- Norse Creation Myth

Sep 12 2022 109 mins  
On this episode of the Gnostic Deluge we venture into the Viking age myths of the Prose Edda. We start in the beginning, as we discuss the Norse creation myth. There are many interestingly familiar concepts and ideas we come across as we have this discussion, though much of it is uniquely Norse. Enjoy! Easy Tepache Recipe: https://youtu.be/dRlPG-9Y9aw

Ep70-Havamal:Norse wisdom

Aug 08 2022 105 mins  
On this episode of the Gnomstic Deluge we are looking to the Norse Poetic Edda. While it contains stories of Odin, Thor, Loki, and other gods and their myths, today we will be focusingon the Havamal. The Havamal is a book of practical wisdom that the average 13th century Scandinavian could benefit from following, and modern society could too. Enjoy!

Ep 69- Initiates of the Flame

Jul 04 2022 165 mins  
On this episode of the Gnostic Deluge we are covering a book written by Manly P Hall. Before the Heros Journey made famous by Joseph Campbell, Manly P Hall published his first book in 1922. In it he explains how the symbols that we have in religious and popular myths and stories can he each of us on our journey through Gods' school of learning: our lives. Enjoy!

Ep68-Living on 24 Hours Part2: Reflective Mind

May 22 2022 84 mins  
On this episode of the Gnostic Deluge, we are finishing what we started last episode as we cover the second half of Arnold Bennett's "How to Live on 24 Hours a day." Arnold showed us that we have time that we don't use productively as we are wrapped up in our daily work; now it is time to take back some of that time. We can use the reclaimed time to start to develop, control, expan

Ep67-Living on 24 Hours a day Part1: Finding time

May 22 2022 95 mins  
On this episode of the Gnostic Deluge, Mark decided to do something a little different and cover one of his favorite, practical self help books. In this episode we discuss Arnold Bennetts, "How to live on 24 Hours a day". This first episode we cover the first half of the book which talks about the importance of our time and how to find "extra" time that we did not realize we had. E

Ep66-Asclepius Part 2- Egyptian Apocalypse

Apr 14 2022 141 mins  
On this episode of the Gnostic Deluge, we cover the second half of Asclepius from the Hermetica. This portion of the text covers the famous Egyptian Apocalypse known popularly as "The Prophecy of Thoth". We also discuss the true power od consciousness, why God gave it to humans, and how few people find the right way to use it. This one starts off a little rough, but we pick up spee

Ep65-Asclepius: Part1- Back to the Hemetica

Mar 26 2022 104 mins  
On this episode of the Gnostics Deluge we are going back to the Hermetica and exploring its longest text known as "Asclepius". As we work our way through the first half of Asclepius, we discover answers to Why humans differ from each other, why mankind is on the earth, what makes him unique, why God didn't eliminate evil from the world, and how we can overcome it through true philo

Ep64-Smorgasbord:Random Topics

Jan 02 2022 79 mins  
This episode of the Gnostic Deluge is a Smorgasbord, which means that we talk about things that we have been looking into. Some of the topics we discuss are Dreams, Tarot, and Symbolism. Also, Dune, The Foundation, and Game of Thrones and why it is so hard to make a book into a movie. Later we talk a little about the Masonic rites and Temple and eventually get into what we are goin

Ep63- Enoch for King

Dec 22 2021 97 mins  
ON this episode of the Gnostic Deluge, we revisit the story of Enoch with the legend told from the Book of Jasher. IN this version, the people listen when Enoch begins preaching, so much so that they make him king. As we discuss the legend, we begin to see details that we had previously ignored and possibly begin to see the bigger picture of what this legend was trying to convey. E