All reading material is freely available online, but participants are strongly encouraged to read the books in the sidebar. There is no cost to participate, but there is a limit of ten participants.
The RGIA is completely Open Source, its structure made available to all Gnostic clergy for application and improvement. It is not particular to any one Gnostic Communion, but rather hopes to serve as a broad introduction to contemporary Ecclesiastical Gnosticism in general.
I will facilitate the first intake, but would love to have a co-facilitator, ideally from EG / EGM / EGCA continuum (+Rosa? Sam+?) as I will no doubt bring my Johannite perspective.
Each week, a reading assignment will be delivered via e-mail on the following topics (in order);
1. Myths of Creation and Redemption
2. The Gnostic Road and Personal Experience
3. Dramatis Personae: Who's Who 200 BCE - 1890 CE
4. Sophia: The Divine Feminine and the Magdalene
5. The Logos: Christology, Myth, and Heresy
6. The Hermetic Tradition
7. The Living Tradition: Gnosticism in the Modern World from 1890 CE
8. The Gnostic Liturgical Year: Major dates of celebration and remembrance.
At the end of the week, there will be an hour-long online chat via AOL Instant Messenger. Upon completion of this course the partcipants should have a good cursory knowledge of most of the central themes in contemporary Ecclesiastical Gnosticism, as well as a solid grasp of the often overwhelming terminology.
Those interested should write a one page mini-bio of their spiritual journey to date, and include their AIM user name and e-mail address.
Interested?
16 comments:
excellent! this is a great idea.
I've been having similar thoughts RE "RGIA."
Spiffy.
Yes, please count me in.
Fell, great to have you. Please go ahead and send the one pager (along with full name and DOB) to jordan@johannite.org
Pax,
J+
I think that it is good idea Fr. Stratford. Sign me up. I only have one problem and that is AIM. I would be able to do everything but this-maybe we can work around it somehow.
24 hours, and we're up to 5 people! This is great. Please don't forget to send me your name in the docs.
As for AIM, on a Mac you can use iChat, and if the Windows AIM dies on you you can try something like Trillian.
J+
o i don't believe i'll be able to participate, js+ -- too much wedding planning stuff going on at the moment. just wanted to let you know that it's a great idea.
wow, you get ceiling fan comments spam! all i get is viagra and poker. :(
I've been searching for about three years now and am excited to hear about the course. If you have room, I'd love to join.
Yeah, I'll have to install Trillian for this, too. Or we'll try to anticipate what this "surprise launch" by Google is going to be tomorrow. Some speculate an IM app.
Great Idea. I'd love to participate, unfortuantely, I only have internet access at work, and Chat programs are blocked. Anyways, drop me a line at aubrey.alyona@googlemail.com
I would be interested in participating
Is this still open? If no, will you be running another session?
I'm woefully behind preparing materials for the second intake, but I'm getting caught up and will be doing a second intake in December - watch the blog.
Any further intakes for this happening soon? I would love to participate if there is.
As an aside, I find your blog exhilarating, witty, intelligent and inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and insights!
Brightest,
Tara :)
Tara -
If you like, e-mail me at jordan@johannite.com to discuss
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