The Curriculum
Topics of Study in the Introductory Gnosis Course
The introductory course moves step by step through a curriculum of psychological, esoteric and mystical subjects, one topic per weekly class, each paired with a practice you apply in daily life. The heart of the curriculum is self-knowledge and the psychology of the ego. These are the topics studied in Gnostic centres worldwide, taught in person at our Midrand centre.
The Full List of Introductory Topics
Each topic builds on the ones before it, which is why the course is taught as a progressive weekly series rather than stand-alone talks.
1. Introduction to Gnosis
Knowledge through experience, the objectives of the study, and the four pillars: science, philosophy, art and religion.
2. The Four Ways
The paths of the Fakir, the Monk and the Yogi, and the Fourth Way of the householder.
3. The Two Lines of Life
The horizontal line of events and the vertical line of Being, and living in the present moment. Read: The Marvellous Ladder
4. Need and Greed
Money, ambition, and the difference between physical needs and psychological wants.
5. Consciousness, Personality and the Ego
Our psychological constitution: essence, personality and the false personality. Read: Creative Comprehension
6. The Human Machine and the Pluralised "I"
The five centres of the human machine and their characteristics.
7. The Three Brains and How to Solve Problems
Types of problems and the balance of the intellectual, emotional and motor brains.
8. The Three Minds
The sensorial, intermediate and interior minds and how each functions.
9. The Universal Mind
Connection with the cosmic mind and the practice of mental hygiene.
10. The Spatial Sense and the Fourth Dimension
Self-remembrance and awareness beyond three dimensions.
11. The Awakening of Consciousness
The four states of consciousness, why consciousness sleeps, and techniques for awakening. Read: The Division of Attention
12. Learning How to Listen
Attention, presence and the art of conscious listening.
13. Return, Recurrence and Reincarnation
The natural cycles of existence and the possibility of liberation from them.
14. The Laws of Karma and Dharma
Cause and effect, cosmic justice and what the tradition calls cosmic capital.
15. The Mysteries of Life and Death, Part 1
Birth, death, and dying consciously as the objective of life.
16. The Mysteries of Life and Death, Part 2
What continues after physical death: the afterlife, judgment and continuation.
17. Evolution, Involution and Revolution
The axes of nature and the revolutionary path of consciousness. Read: The Revolution of the Dialectic
18. The Seven Rounds and Seven Races
The esoteric history of humanity.
19. The Origin of the Ego
How the psychological ego arose and how it conditions us.
20. The Lunar Influence
The moon's origins and its cyclical effects on life and psyche.
21. The Hidden Face of Our Psychological Moon
Self-observation and the unseen side of our own psychology.
22. Universal Sound
The Logos, vibration and the science of mantras.
23. The Seven Cosmoses
The hierarchy of creation and our place within it.
24. The Tree of Life
The Kabbalah, the Sephiroth and the geometry of the spirit.
25. The Study of the Solar Human
The existential bodies of the Being and their development.
26. The Seven Types of Human Beings
The levels of human consciousness.
27. Psychic Development
The chakras and the faculties of inner perception. Read: The Kundalini
28. Transformation of Impressions
Consciousness as a transformer of the impressions life delivers.
29. Prana, Tattwas and Pranayama
The vital energies and the breathing exercises that work with them.
30. Sexual Hydrogen SI-12
The transformation of energy and the foundations of alchemy. Read: What Is Sexual Transmutation?
31. Astral Travel
The astral body, its experiences and the techniques for conscious projection. Read: Astral Projection
32. The Age of Aquarius
Zodiacal cycles and the characteristics of the current era.
33. The Pancatattwa Ritual
The five elements and the tradition of white tantra.
34. The Initiatic Path
The stages of esoteric initiation and the liberation of the soul.
sample the curriculum
Read Ahead on Three of the Topics
Astral Projection
Practical keys for conscious projection and remembering your dreams (topic 31).
Read the articleThe Kundalini
The igneous serpent of the oriental texts, and why it matters for dissolving the ego.
Read the articleSexual Transmutation
The alchemical work of transforming creative energy into a higher quality of being (topic 30).
Read the articleStudy These Topics in Person
The full curriculum is taught week by week at our Midrand Gnostic Centre, with classes open to beginners and donation-based. Start with what is Gnosis, or register for the current course.
