Explore the mystical world of Gnostic Christianity, where salvation comes through secret knowledge (gnosis), the material world is seen as a flawed creation, and the true God is beyond comprehension.

Mandaeism; The Last Gnostic Religion? Posted: April 29, 2025 | Last updated: April 29, 2025 The Mandaeans are one of the world’s oldest surviving religious groups, with roots in ancient Gnostic ...

One night in a dark nightclub, Jeff meets the beautiful and mysterious Tisa; Jeff is never seen alive again. Jeff's sister Cindy seeks the help of family friend Will Sparrow! As Will examines Jeff ...

I don’t love snakes. When I was in college I shared a dumpy loft in lower Manhattan with my sister, a dance student at Juilliard. Lisa loved animals. We had fire toads that ate crickets, which ...

Credit: Proesi, CC BY-SA, 2.0 DE Kabbalah is a Jewish mystical tradition whose most profound influence is Greek philosophy, particularly the ideas of Neoplatonism, Gnosticism and Aristotelianism. With ...

This imaginative sculpture is enjoyable for visitors, but its legendary inspiration leaves many unanswered questions. Did this Cadborosaurus sea serpent really exist?

The Perseverance rover’s new observations attracted scientists and space enthusiasts. A massive dust devil captured by the rover’s cameras absorbed and swallowed a smaller dust devil as it carried out ...

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Vice President JD Vance was one of the last visitors of Pope Francis before the first Jesuit to lead the Catholic Church died at age 88. Vance met with Francis briefly on Sunday to exchange Easter ...

Mexico's Temple of Quetzalcoatl, or the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, in the ancient city of Teotihuacan is believed to have been built between 1,800 and 1,900 years ago. The mysterious structure is ...