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i would agree, and flatten it eve further.
i think “oppressive” is the operative word cause there is a negative connotation, as in it diminishes.

like the way the chinese women would bind their feet, keeping them small even though they are adult, those bindings “oppress” them, keeping their feet from becoming what their nature would have them be.

different from my inability to breath oxygen under water. the ocean isn’t “oppressing” me since i can’t swim like a fish. so reality is a limit, yes, but it in no way prevents me from actualizing my human potential.

if there is a better word for that relation, I’d drop “oppressive” and use it.

What’s nuts, is when you consider what type of being most people act as if they are, and how they act towards reality, it will give u a good way to triangulate the type of relation thy are operating from

if they act as if their words, as if their thoughts, as if their speculative fantasies restructure the fabric of reality, you could bet your life they are gnostic

yeah, the possession of the “secret sauce” to be doled out via levels of
initiation is a calling card of gnostic movements.

I found the classic aristotelian approach to be most helpful in untangling the “complex” mess of all the gnostic traditions.

looking at the form, not the matter.
so we ask, what is the singular, specific thing, ie its essence, that makes gnosticism different than all other isms.
and i was most compelled by the idea that its thinking reality itself is oppressive.

also, when people are speaking about things that are accessible to all, it’s a good indication that it’s not gnostic.


sorry, I’m not familiar with “anti material dualism” so don’t really have anything to contribute.

hopefully that was helpful

sounds good, sent you a DM

Sorry I haven’t. Other than my thesis, which covers gnosticism generally, then as it applies to Marxism, feminism, LGBTQ++, and critical race theory, I wrote a book “Modern Chains” which explains monetary gnosticism.

the thesis is an academic graduate level philosophy paper, but the book is written accesibly for the common man.

currently well into the writing process of this next book. we don’t name gnosticism explicitly cause it’s a scary word to the average reader, but in plain terms we talk about man’s relation to reality, and the dangers of inverting the relation: ie. gnosticism

so hopefully we will be arming normies with these “philosophically esoteric” principles.


If the thesis or the book is of any interest, I don’t mind sending you the pdfs.

Put simply, it’s the inversion of man’s relation to reality.

Reality is a constraint, a limit, which defines what it means to be human.

The gnostic form is to invert the relation, and instead of reality’s boundaries being the source of your being, the source of all meaning in your life, they are viewed as oppressive, keeping the human from fulfilling what he is meant to be.

You can see this form with feminism, LGBTQ+++, critical race theory, and probably most importantly, our fiat monetary system.

the principle you are articulating could very well be the most profound truth about human nature in relation to reality

The new book we are working on follows that principle down to metaphysical bedrock.

We all live it everyday, but not everyone recognizes it

you are part of the state

good question, and I think you have keyed into something.

imo, i think what draws people towards the newcomer is assertive action. when you go into a new place, that is a bold step no matter what the reason, and i think it draws people.

if that’s what you are describing, then you keep it fresh and alive by continuing to talk bold steps forward into the “unknown”

settling into the grind is boring, and there is no “upside”
so growing businesses, doing fresh things in the community, pushing bounds and limits will draw attention

just thinking outloud, might be completely off, shooting from the hip

“How do you justify debasement?”

Until they wrestle with that 101 question, there is no point in attempting any more advanced

wrote my masters thesis on modern gnosticism

it’s a great map to navigate modernity with

@King Bababucci 🫡

i agree it sends a message, but if everyone didn’t pay their taxes, they just print more money.

taxes don’t fund the government