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In-person Gnosis classes in Midrand

A New Gnosis Course Is Opening in Midrand. Register Your Interest

Gnosis is knowledge that comes from your own direct experience rather than from belief, and the School of Gnosis: South Africa is opening a new introductory course in it in Midrand. Each intake begins with free introductory lectures at Rabie Ridge Community Hall, followed by weekly classes. The introductory lectures are free. The weekly classes that follow are run on donations. Come to a lecture first, then register below if you would like to join the weekly classes.
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Our next introductory lectures

Each intake opens with a free introductory lecture, usually given more than once so you can pick the sitting that fits your week. The lecture gives an overview of what the classes cover and how they run, with a short guided meditation and time for questions afterwards.

The lectures are held at Rabie Ridge Community Hall, 437 Korhaan Cres, Rabie Ridge, Johannesburg, 1688. You do not need to book, just come along. Dates change with each intake, so if none are listed or the dates have passed, send a WhatsApp to +27 79 678 0991 and we will tell you the next one. You can also call 071 117 2380.

Getting there

The community centre is in Rabie Ridge, on the eastern side of Midrand next to Tembisa. It is easiest to reach by car or minibus taxi, and there is parking at the centre. If you are coming by Gautrain, get off at Midrand station and take a taxi or a lift from there, it is a short trip by road.
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understanding gnosis

What Will You Learn in a Gnosis Course?

A Gnosis course teaches practical self-knowledge: how your psychology works, why the consciousness sleeps, and the techniques used across the world's great wisdom traditions to awaken it. It is knowledge verified through direct personal experience, not belief, and not merely intellectual study.

Gnosis is often called the Doctrine of Synthesis because it gathers the essential truths running through the ancient mystery schools, religions and esoteric traditions, while predating and belonging to none of them. Its four pillars are science, philosophy, art and religion, and its signpost always points inward: toward the divine spark within every human being.
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a course for our time

Why Study Ontological Psychology Now?

Ontological, or Being-centered, Psychology holds that our psychism is built from the core of our essence, the Being. It offers an integral model of the human being that unites clinical and scientific psychology with the perennial wisdom of the great traditions.

We live in a period when old paradigms, social, moral, economic and cultural, are visibly breaking down. Gnosis teaches that every new order is preceded by chaos, and that the only real and lasting change begins with a revolution of consciousness within each individual. This course exists to give that inner revolution a practical method and a supportive community.

Topics of Study

The introductory course moves step by step through a curriculum of psychological, esoteric and mystical subjects, including:

The foundations of Gnosis

Knowledge through experience rather than belief; the four pillars; the Four Ways (Fakir, Monk, Yogi and the Fourth Way)

Our psychological constitution

Essence, personality and the pluralised "I"; the five centres of the human machine; the three brains and the three minds

The awakening of consciousness

The four states of consciousness, why consciousness sleeps, self-observation, and practical techniques for awakening

The laws that govern life

Karma and dharma; return, recurrence and reincarnation; evolution, involution and revolution

The mysteries of life and death

What continues after physical death; dying consciously as the objective of life

Esoteric cosmology

The Ray of Creation, the Seven Cosmoses, the Tree of Life and an introduction to the Kabbalah

Practical inner work

Transformation of impressions, pranayama and the vital energies, meditation, and an introduction to astral travel
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Who This Course Is For?

This course is for anyone in Midrand, Johannesburg, Pretoria or the wider Gauteng region who feels drawn to:

  • Genuine self-knowledge that goes deeper than reading and theory

  • A psychology that honours both science and perennial wisdom

  • Practical keys for inner transformation and the awakening of consciousness

  • A community of sincere seekers walking the path together

No prior study of Gnosis, psychology or any spiritual tradition is required, only a sincere interest in understanding yourself.

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Registering carries no obligation, it simply tells us you would like to join the weekly classes, and we will send you everything you need for your first class. You do not need to register to attend the introductory lectures.
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Gnosis is a practical method of self-knowledge that studies the shared root of the genuine religions, so you can hold it alongside your own faith.

Yes. Many students keep their own religion. Gnosis treats the core teachings of the great traditions as pointing to the same inner truth.

No. There is no membership, no fees, no pressure, and you are free to leave at any time.

The introductory lectures are free. The weekly classes that follow are run on donations.

No. The introductory course starts from the beginning and assumes nothing.

No. Come along to any introductory lecture. Sending a WhatsApp first helps us know how many chairs to set out.

Send us a WhatsApp and we will tell you what is currently available online.

Yes. It is a natural extension of sleep and dreaming, and we teach it gradually and gently, never as a party trick.

A new course in self-knowledge and inner transformation is opening in Midrand. Come to the next free introductory lecture, or register your interest to join the weekly classes.

prepare for the course

"Meditation is the esoteric discipline of the Gnostics."

Samael Aun Weor, from Esoteric Discipline of the Mind

You can begin the practical work before the first class meets. These three articles teach the sequence the course itself follows: first relaxation, then concentration, then the division of attention.

1. Relaxation of the Mind

No meditation succeeds in a tense body: the first skill to practise at home.

Read the article

2. Practical Concentration

Training the mind to return, again and again, to a single object.

Read the article

3. The Division of Attention

Subject, object and place: the key that keeps consciousness awake in daily life.

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Before Your First Class

These pages give you a head start on the teaching before the first lecture.

What Is Gnosis? The Full Curriculum About Samael Aun Weor The Midrand Centre Frequently Asked Questions
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