About Gnosis

Gnosis is an esoteric school that studies human psychology, spiritual principles, and methodologies for the cultivation of ethics and soul.

The Gnostic doctrine is essentially practical, and seeks to lay out the necessary tools and principles that each individual may utilize for their own psychological work. In the same way that their are laws of nature and mathematics, Gnosis seeks to understand the universal and impersonal principles of esotericism and spiritual development; the underlying thread of knowledge that links all religions, mythologies and spiritual philosophies.

The etymology of Gnosis refers to a type of experiential knowledge gained through direct experience, and this is what those who study these teachings work to utilize in daily, practical life.

To better understand the world in which we live we must make an effort to perceive reality in it's objective form, and this requires the utilization of an objective principle within us; something that transcends the subjectivity of the mind. In human beings this principle is often referred to as the consciousness. The consciousness needs nourishment to develop, and in Gnosis we seek to utilize and cultivate that principle further through our studies.

---

---

The Association in New Zealand

The Association for Gnostic Studies is an esoteric school based in New Zealand providing classes, practices, exercises and teachings that enable a student to answer their own questions on the nature of existence and to transform themselves through their own work and experience. It is run by volunteers who study, practice and live the Gnostic path.

The Association is part of the Gnostic Society (Samael Aun Weor) worldwide and has organisations in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the USA.

Tradition and Revelation

The Gnostic school provides a structured study through its courses at various levels. The  methods, exercises and teachings- from meditation, the functions of the mind and psychology, understanding our dreams, to the mystical studies of alchemy, kabbalah, yoga, mantras, astrology etc. form the body of the Gnostic doctrine.

The teachings or tradition provides the necessary keys and exercises for a student to find their own answers. It acts as a guide for us to receive our own direct experience, our own revelation. This can be in the form of intuition, comprehension, dreams, meditation, reflection or prayer. This revelation becomes our own knowledge, our own Gnosis. 

The authentic Gnostic seeks transformation through the illumination, ecstasy, samadhi, the beatitude or the grace received by a soul yearning with love to be one with the divinity. Therefore, we recognise that the Gnostic experience unfolds in many traditions, religions and esoteric orders around the world.  

As each person is able to verify, to experience and to know these teachings consciously, they contribute to the tradition. Thus, tradition must be understood not as an empty repetition of phrases or gestures, but as a living, dynamic process. 

The Gnostic tradition is kept alive by those willing to undertake the path, by all those who work seriously on themselves, by the initiates and masters of the modern age. 

---