Gospel of Philip

 

Introduction to Analogue 1 Session by Lynn Bauman Conversion and Receptivity        A person of Jewish faith can make another person a Jew—called a convert, but a convert cannot make anyone else a Jew.        The truth is, some beings can make other beings as receptive as themselves. While others have no such capacity, they simply are as they are. Synopsis • The invisible interpretive context of this text is that it is written for early Jewish followers of the Messiah. It explores the many dimensions and mysteries of the Jewish and Christian mystical traditions of the first-centuries of the Common Era. • Its Jewish character is the hermeneutical frame which surrounds and supports an understanding of this complex and multi-layered Gospel. • The opening analogue expresses the level of receptivity necessary to read the Gospel of Philip properly, and also the kind of being that is required to work with and as an agent of the Messiah’s energies. • Rece...

Dear friends, Lynn and I wanted to share with you how we see our work on this Gospel unfolding during each session.  At least a week before each session you will receive the commentary for the analogue we will be studying. We recommend you print it.  In Lynn's translation (The Luminous Gospels, by Bauman, Baurman and Bourgeault)  the gospel is divided into analogues, seventy four in total.  We recommend that you read the commentary carefully, probably several times. The commentary refers to images. They are NOT included in what you will receive. You will see the images during our time together and you will receive them afterwards for  further reflection. We will begin each session with some silence. Lynn will then spell out the essence of the analogue. We will then open up the space for questions about the commentary.  Using one or maybe two of the questions for reflections , which are included in the commentary,  we will then break you out into groups...