Talk Gnosis
We talk about Gnosticism, esoteric religion, the occult, and more each week.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Episodes
- 302
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Montreal Voodoo Fest w/ Linda Chery
The Montreal International Voodoo Festival, Aug 14-20 2023, is days of music, performance, food, and lectures, it’s a true artistic immersion as Voodoo is more than a religion–it’s a beautiful cultur…
Thu 27 Jul 2023
Liberation & the Thelemic Gnostic Mass w/ Dr. Nathan Bjorge
Dr. Nathan Bjorge is back for two hours of liberation theurgy…and so is Nic! We dive deep into the thelemic Gnostic Mass and what it has to teach us about the anxieties of modern life, sexuation, liv…
Sat 22 Jul 2023
Alchemy of the Word w/ Emmalea Russo
Poet, astrologer, scholar, (and more) Emmalea Russo has a new course called The Alchemy of the Word. It explores the seven original planets and their corresponding metals and alchemical processes thr…
Sat 15 Jul 2023
Apocrypha! w/Dr. Tony Burke
Magical, mysterious, lost, forgotten, repressed, rediscovered, weird, moving, imaginative. New Testament apocryphal texts tell stories not found in the canonical Bible and Dr. Tony Burke is here to h…
Tue 20 Jun 2023
Pop Gnosis Takes A Swim to “The Island” OR Michael Bay Solves Gnosticism
Join us as Jason, Jonathan, and Bee take a swim to Michael Bay’s early-oughts entry into rebellious filmmaking, The Island.
Starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson, two people inside a closed …
Mon 05 Jun 2023
The Spiritual Alchemy of JB Kerning w/ Ian H. Gladwin & Sam Robinson
Johann Baptist Krebs, AKA JB Kerning, was a mystic, masonic philosopher, and opera singer who created and taught a unique and powerful form of inner alchemy–one that went on to change the lives and i…
Thu 25 May 2023
Keep Calm and Gnosis-On: Discussing Stoicism & Gnosis with Donald Robertson
Donald Robertson and Jason Mehmel sat down to chat about the connections between Stoicism and Gnosticism! These two perspectives on life aren’t often thought of together, separated by a few centuries…
Fri 05 May 2023
The Power of Negative Thinking w/Dr Julie Reshe
The ancient Gnostics were, and still are, accused of cosmic pessimism, of seeing this life as torture. Many have pushed back that this wasn’t their true message but maybe there’s something here we sh…
Mon 24 Apr 2023
The Lessons of Lyon: The Secret Tradition, Mysticism, & Divine Reintegration w/M.R. Osbourne
Founded in 1754 by the mysterious Martinez de Pasqually, the Order of Knight-Masons Elect Priests of the Universe (AKA the Élus Coën) practiced a system of white magic (theurgy) aimed at recovering h…
Sat 01 Apr 2023
Gnosticism, Lacan, & the Wisdom of the Serpent w/Dr. Agata Bielik-Robson
Dr. Agata Bielik-Robsonm, Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Nottingham, poetically interrogates Gnosticism and Lurianic Kabbalah with us to reveal how Gnosticism is an essential conse…
Sun 19 Mar 2023
Jacob Frank: His Heresies, His Influence w/Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson
Jacob Frank was a Jewish messianic claimant in 18th Century Poland. Famous and influential in his time, he’s mostly remembered today as a cult leader, a madman, and a swindler, and -maybe- he was all…
Wed 01 Mar 2023
Catching the Light of the “Secret Revelation of John” w/Dr. Shirley Paulson
The Secret Revelation of John was lost to humanity for almost a millennia and a half, and now that we have it again, what light can it shine on the human condition and our relationship with the Divin…
Tue 21 Feb 2023
Hegalian Christianity w/Todd McGowan
German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is considered by many to be one of the most important thinkers to have ever lived. And he had a lot to say about Christianity, maybe even enough to sa…
Thu 09 Feb 2023
[Pop Gnosis] Sandman: The Netflix Series
Welcome to another episode of Pop Gnosis! Today we’re going to be talking about the Netflix phenomenon Sandman, created by Neil Gaiman. We’ll touch on its comic history as well. On Pop Gnosis we take…
Sun 29 Jan 2023
Rosicrucian Myths & the 30 Years War w/Matt Christman (ReUP)
Matt Christman has a new podcast, Hell on Earth, about the Thirty Years War (the apocalyptical cross-Europe conflict from 1618 to 1648) and how it birthed the modern world—and he returns to the Talk …
Thu 19 Jan 2023
ReUp: Epiphanies About the Mysterious Magi w/ Dr. Eric Vanden Eykel
Epiphany season, which marks the famous visit of the Magi to Jesus in the well known Christmas story, is upon us! And to celebrate we’re interviewing Dr. Eric Vanden Eykel, author of “The Magi: Who T…
Thu 05 Jan 2023
Theology for Atheists, Art, & the Gnosis of Contradiction w/Helen Rollins
Filmmaker, podcaster, and academic Helen Rollins comes on the show even though she’s probably sick of Gnosticism (she’s Jon’s thesis advisor). It’s a conversation that goes everywhere including the r…
Wed 28 Dec 2022
[Pop Gnosis] The Green Knight–Xmas Special 2022
It’s our Christmas special and also another ep of our new show Pop Gnosis and wow…it’s also the reveal of our new host Rebecca “Bee” Scolnick! Bee and Jason will be exploring how Gnosticism is reflec…
Thu 15 Dec 2022
The Brazen Serpent & the Divine Code Pt. 2 w/M.R. Osbourne
Listen to Part 1 first
A strange scene in the Bible where Moses erects a bronze serpent upon a pole becomes the jumping off point for a whirlwind exploration of life, the universe, and everything i…
Thu 08 Dec 2022
The Brazen Serpent & the Divine Code Pt. 1 w/M.R. Osbourne
A strange scene in the Bible where Moses erects a bronze serpent upon a pole becomes the jumping off point for a whirlwind exploration of life, the universe, and everything in Michael R. Osbourne’s “…
Wed 30 Nov 2022
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