Gnosis Courses | Esoteric Studies & Meditation 

“Gnosis” is a word that means “knowing”, this is a contemporary tradition aimed at the development of all of our human possibilities through the study and practice of a set of universal principles of self-discovery and inner development found in the sciences, philosophies, arts and spiritual traditions of human cultures throughout history. ​

Putting these universal principles into action in our lives brings real, immediate and lasting positive change. A growing level of freedom and happiness makes us more productive in every area of life: as family members, workers, students, citizens, partners, etc. 

​The below curriculum is a weekly course of 33 lessons which spans the course of about 10 months, serving as a foundation for the further development of the study of esotericism, and the science and ethics of meditation in a more in-depth manner.

Course Topics | Introduction to Gnosis | 33 Lessons 
Our curriculum covers a wide range of esoteric, mystical, and psychological topics 

1. INTRODUCTION TO GNOSIS:
The term “Gnosis.” Gnostic foundations. Science, Philosophy, Art and Mysticism.
2. THE FOUR WAYS:
The Fakir, the Monk, the Yogi and the Straight Path or the Fourth Way.
3. THE TWO LINES OF LIFE:
The level of Being. The marvellous ladder of the Being. The horizontal and the vertical lines of life.
4. NEED AND GREED:
Human needs. Money. Ambition. Happiness.
5. THE CONSCIOUSNESS, PERSONALITY AND THE ANIMAL EGO: The different egos. The development of the Essence. The false personality.
6. THE HUMAN MACHINE AND THE PLURALISED “I”:
Intellectual, motor, emotional, instinctive and sexual centers.
7. THE THREE BRAINS AND HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS:
What is a problem? What are the types of problems we have and how can we dissolve them?
8. THE THREE MINDS:
Sensorial mind, Intermediate mind, and Interior mind.
9. THE UNIVERSAL MIND:
Imagination and will. Mental epidemics. Mental hygiene. Origins of the universal mind.
10. THE SPATIAL SENSE AND THE FOURTH DIMENSION:
The intimate remembrance of One-Self. Time. The six fundamental dimensions.
11. THE AWAKENING OF CONSCIOUSNESS:
Dreams, vigilance, self-consciousness and objective consciousness.
12. LEARNING HOW TO LISTEN:
To speak is easier than to listen. Few are the people who listen with their consciousness.
13. RETURN, RECURRENCE AND REINCARNATION:
The great machinery of Nature and its intelligent laws.
14. THE LAW OF KARMA AND DHARMA:
Justice and mercy. Types of Karma. Karma is negotiable.
15. THE MYSTERIES OF LIFE AND DEATH (part 1):
Life, old age and death.
16. THE MYSTERIES OF LIFE AND DEATH (part 2):
What part of us continues after we die?
17. EVOLUTION, INVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION:
The doctrine of the transmigration of souls. Elementals, Humanoids, Men and Super-men. The three factors for the revolution of the consciousness.
18. THE SEVEN ROUNDS AND THE SEVEN RACES:
The history of the previous races that have inhabited the Earth.
19. THE ORIGIN OF THE “I”:
How did we develop the ego? The history of the Divine miscalculation that unbalanced human psychology. Explanation of the Kundalini.
20. THE LUNAR INFLUENCE:
How the Moon influences human psychology and how we can manage its effects.
21. THE HIDDEN SIDE OF OUR PSYCHOLOGICAL MOON:
Visible and hidden side of our psyche. Criticism and self-criticism. The sense of psychological self-observation.
22. UNIVERSAL SOUND:
The power of the word. The relationship between vibration, movement, energy and matter. The keynote. Vibratory affinity. Mantras...
23. THE SEVEN COSMOSES:
Absolute Abstract Space and the Worlds that occupy all of space. The Ray of Creation.
24. THE TREE OF LIFE:
An introduction to the famous Tree of Life of the Kabbalah and its principles.
25. THE STUDY OF THE SOLAR HUMANITY:
A study into the energy bodies of each Human Being: Astral, Mental, and Causal, and their relationship with the Tree of Life.
26. SEVEN TYPES OF MAN:
Mechanical and conscious humanity. Our work towards becoming a balanced human, and the goal of the Gnostic Work – the full Realisation of the Being.
27. PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT:
Sensations. Perceptions. Concepts. Words. Language. Mantras. The Chakras.
28. TRANSFORMATION OF IMPRESSIONS:
We receive life through our senses, in a series of impressions, and our reactions dictate our internal state. 
29. PRANA, TATTWAS AND PRANAYAMA:
The law of universal vibration. The vital foundation. Properties of the Tattwas. Pranayama exercise.
30. SEXUAL HYDROGEN SI-12:
Esoteric classification of energy: Fundamental Hydrogens. Transformation of foods in the organism for the fabrication of sexual Hydrogen.
31. ASTRAL TRAVEL:
The world of dreams. Astral projection and travel. Direct experience. Supra-dimensions and infra-dimensions.
32. THE NEW ERA OF AQUARIUS:
The zodiac and the sidereal journey. The four ages of each humanity. The initiation of the Age of Aquarius in 1962 and its influence.
33. THE PANCATATTWA RITUAL:
The five elements: fire, water, air, earth, ether. How to intelligently consume all of these and their esoteric importance in our constitution.

The Missoula Gnostic Center offers classes for anyone interested in learning about Gnosis. Classes are held weekly. With each new week a new theme is taught. Themes start with the fundamentals, and progress upwards towards the more esoteric.

The curriculum listed above is offered as a weekly course. It serves as a foundation for further study of esotericism and the science and ethics of meditation in a more in-depth manner.

Anyone is welcome to attend. However, as the classes and practices build on one another, consistent weekly attendance is recommended. If you decide not to continue with the classes at any point, you are free to stop attending with no further obligations.
Course Topics | Meditation Program  
The Meditation Chamber Program is aimed to help the student receive inner revelation. The one who seeks the mysteries needs not to look outside of oneself, but inside. This program follows the First Chamber program (above) and is meant to develop a meditation practice that at first is guided by the teacher but slowly that guidance fades and one looks to their inner Being for guidance. 

Phases of Meditation

​Asana | Posture of the physical body.
Pranayama | Science of control over the breath.
Pratyahara | Abstraction of the mind from the senses to make way for the Consciousness.
Dharana | Real concentration.
Dhyana | Meditation.
Shamadi | Transcendental mystical ecstacy.
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The Gnostic classes present us with the study and the practice of a set of universal principles of self-discovery and inner development. Such principles are found in the sciences, philosophies, arts and spiritual traditions of human cultures throughout history. By putting these universal principles into action in our lives, one generates real, immediate and lasting positive change, as well as a growing level of freedom and happiness.

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With the 33 introductory lectures to First Chamber plus 3 introductory lectures to Meditation Chamber in the Gnostic Society Samael Aun Weor, we have established the foundation of our pyramidal program, which allows the sincere investigator of the Gnostic esoteric path to enter into the Path of the Razor’s Edge, and to walk on this path with a very clear and well-defined Gnostic objective in psychological death and awakening. 
Contact Information:
Missoula, Montana
​Orchard Homes 
Email: gnosis.missoula@gmail.com
Phone: (518)258-4658