"All theory, dear friend, is grey, but the golden tree of actual life springs ever green" - Goethe Indeed, what good is it to have knowledge intellectually if same is never to be realized practically? The intellectual theory which is not brought to life externally will remain simply that; an intellectual theory. Even this text…
"You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself...the height of a man's success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment. ...And this law is the expression of eternal justice. He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others" Leonardo Da…
The English word "holy" comes from the Proto-Germanic/Old Norse language and also carries connotations to the word wholly, which means completely or fully, also related to the adjective and noun "whole". ""Holy" Old English halig "holy, consecrated, sacred; godly; ecclesiastical," from Proto-Germanic *hailaga- (source also of Old Norse heilagr, Danish hellig" In the current Norwegian language (Bokmål), which is more or…
We would argue that most people would agree to the existence of a set of universal/cosmic forces or even laws that govern all of creation. Some of these laws are easy to experience, such as we will fall if we walk of a cliff, or that a stone thrown up in the air will return…
This is the name of a popular fairytale which is popular in Northern Europe. For those people who do not know this fairy tale, I have included it in its entirety here: There was once a man who was traveling. He came, at last, to a beautiful big farm. It had a manor house so…
Introduction Regardless if you are watching the movie Pans labyrinth for its entertainment value or esoteric symbolism, it is a true masterpiece of filmmaking and storytelling. This text will not dwell on the symbolism in detail, but rather cut to the chase and point out its meaning and reference. It is up to the reader…
Gnosis Norway 