-
Forbidden Faith
- The Secret History of Gnosticism
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy for $17.49
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Inner Christianity
- A Guide to the Esoteric Tradition
- By: Richard Smoley
- Narrated by: Richard Smoley
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 199
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 150
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 149
Definitively read by author Richard Smoley, this audio version of Inner Christianity brings a clear understanding to the listener of the complex universe of esoteric knowledge. Topics include esoteric orders past and present, inner traditions, Sophia and Mary, and Gnosticism, as well as well as the mystical body of Christ.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
This book is a modern classic for the esoteric
- By Allen on 04-17-13
By: Richard Smoley
-
Hidden Wisdom
- A Guide to Western Inner Traditions
- By: Richard Smoley, Jay Kinney
- Narrated by: Ethan Sawyer
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 189
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 169
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 166
The co-editors of Gnosis magazine explore the many esoteric traditions that Western culture has to offer. While terms from Eastern spiritual practices such as Zen, mantra, and karma have become part of our daily lexicon, the traditions of Western spirituality have been largely unexplored by people searching for non-mainstream routes to spiritual experience. But for those who identify with Western culture, Western religious traditions have their own wisdom teachings that are more suitable to their needs and expectations.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Interesting, enjoyable, not too deep
- By DBruno1987 on 03-03-15
By: Richard Smoley, and others
-
How God Became God
- What Scholars Are Really Saying About God and the Bible
- By: Richard M. Smoley
- Narrated by: Richard M. Smoley
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 31
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 30
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 30
This epic, thrilling journey through Bible scholarship and ancient religion shows how much of Scripture is historically false - yet the ancient writings also resound with theologies that crisscrossed the primeval world and that direct us today toward a deep, authentic inner experience of the truly sacred.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Erhman without that hard edge...
- By mwjo on 01-19-17
-
Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel
- By: G.R.S. Mead
- Narrated by: Barry J Peterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 26
Pistis Sophia is a Gnostic text discovered in 1773, possibly written between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. The existing manuscript, which some scholars place in the late 4th century, relates one Gnostic group's teachings of the transfigured Jesus to the assembled disciples (including his mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Martha). In this text, the risen Jesus had spent eleven years speaking with his disciples, teaching them only the lower mysteries. After eleven years, he receives his true garment and is able to reveal the higher mysteries revered by this group.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Mark
- By Rick S. on 01-04-20
By: G.R.S. Mead
-
Jesus and the Lost Goddess
- The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians
- By: Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy
- Narrated by: Rory Barnett
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 66
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 66
Drawing on modern scholarship, the authors of the international best-seller The Jesus Mysteries decode the secret teachings of the original Christians for the first time in almost two millennia and theorize about who the original Christians really were and what they actually taught. In addition, the book explores the many myths of Jesus and the Goddess and unlocks the lost secret teachings of Christian mysticism, which promise happiness and immortality to those who attain the state of Gnosis, or enlightenment.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Great information, however now outdated
- By Patriot RN - Doc on 03-12-19
By: Timothy Freke, and others
-
The Gnostic Gospels
- By: Elaine Pagels
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 800
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 551
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 555
The Gnostic Gospels provides engaging listening for those seeking a broader perspective on the early development of Christianity. Author and noted scholar Elaine Pagels suggests that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Too general
- By Krush on 04-22-15
By: Elaine Pagels
-
Inner Christianity
- A Guide to the Esoteric Tradition
- By: Richard Smoley
- Narrated by: Richard Smoley
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 199
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 150
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 149
Definitively read by author Richard Smoley, this audio version of Inner Christianity brings a clear understanding to the listener of the complex universe of esoteric knowledge. Topics include esoteric orders past and present, inner traditions, Sophia and Mary, and Gnosticism, as well as well as the mystical body of Christ.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
This book is a modern classic for the esoteric
- By Allen on 04-17-13
By: Richard Smoley
-
Hidden Wisdom
- A Guide to Western Inner Traditions
- By: Richard Smoley, Jay Kinney
- Narrated by: Ethan Sawyer
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 189
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 169
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 166
The co-editors of Gnosis magazine explore the many esoteric traditions that Western culture has to offer. While terms from Eastern spiritual practices such as Zen, mantra, and karma have become part of our daily lexicon, the traditions of Western spirituality have been largely unexplored by people searching for non-mainstream routes to spiritual experience. But for those who identify with Western culture, Western religious traditions have their own wisdom teachings that are more suitable to their needs and expectations.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Interesting, enjoyable, not too deep
- By DBruno1987 on 03-03-15
By: Richard Smoley, and others
-
How God Became God
- What Scholars Are Really Saying About God and the Bible
- By: Richard M. Smoley
- Narrated by: Richard M. Smoley
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 31
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 30
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 30
This epic, thrilling journey through Bible scholarship and ancient religion shows how much of Scripture is historically false - yet the ancient writings also resound with theologies that crisscrossed the primeval world and that direct us today toward a deep, authentic inner experience of the truly sacred.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Erhman without that hard edge...
- By mwjo on 01-19-17
-
Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel
- By: G.R.S. Mead
- Narrated by: Barry J Peterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 26
Pistis Sophia is a Gnostic text discovered in 1773, possibly written between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. The existing manuscript, which some scholars place in the late 4th century, relates one Gnostic group's teachings of the transfigured Jesus to the assembled disciples (including his mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Martha). In this text, the risen Jesus had spent eleven years speaking with his disciples, teaching them only the lower mysteries. After eleven years, he receives his true garment and is able to reveal the higher mysteries revered by this group.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Mark
- By Rick S. on 01-04-20
By: G.R.S. Mead
-
Jesus and the Lost Goddess
- The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians
- By: Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy
- Narrated by: Rory Barnett
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 66
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 66
Drawing on modern scholarship, the authors of the international best-seller The Jesus Mysteries decode the secret teachings of the original Christians for the first time in almost two millennia and theorize about who the original Christians really were and what they actually taught. In addition, the book explores the many myths of Jesus and the Goddess and unlocks the lost secret teachings of Christian mysticism, which promise happiness and immortality to those who attain the state of Gnosis, or enlightenment.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Great information, however now outdated
- By Patriot RN - Doc on 03-12-19
By: Timothy Freke, and others
-
The Gnostic Gospels
- By: Elaine Pagels
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 800
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 551
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 555
The Gnostic Gospels provides engaging listening for those seeking a broader perspective on the early development of Christianity. Author and noted scholar Elaine Pagels suggests that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Too general
- By Krush on 04-22-15
By: Elaine Pagels
-
Gnosticism: From Nag Hammadi to the Gospel of Judas
- By: David Brakke, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: David Brakke
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 800
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 703
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 698
This fascinating 24-lecture course is a richly detailed guide to the theology, sacred writings, rituals, and outstanding human figures of the Gnostic movements. What we call "Gnosticism" comprised a number of related religious ideologies and movements, all of which sought " gnosis," or immediate, direct, and intimate knowledge of God. The Gnostics had many scriptures, but unlike the holy texts of other religions, Gnostic scriptures were often modified over time.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Good, But With a Significant Amount of Bias
- By Geoff Jenson on 08-22-18
By: David Brakke, and others
-
The Gnosis of the Mind
- By: G. R. S. Mead
- Narrated by: Nigel Carrington
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 144
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 121
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 122
George Robert Stowe Mead was one of the most prolific and gifted scholars of Gnosticism and Hermeticism of the first half of the 20th century. This book explores gnostic ideas and texts from an entirely sympathetic point of view, which was rare at the time. Editor Jason Augustus Newcomb has rendered the book more comprehensible for modern listeners, as well as added additional notes and commentary.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Refreshingly edited version of a hard book
- By Anonymous User on 06-01-19
By: G. R. S. Mead
-
The Truth About Magic
- By: Richard Smoley
- Narrated by: Richard Smoley
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Magic, the occult, the mystical - is there anything behind those words? If there is, is it anything beyond horror-movie cliches? People the world over have always known and interacted with these hidden forces. But in our culture, there are very few ways to sort out truth from nonsense. In this book, Richard Smoley, an expert on the occult, delves into the world of mind power, magic, suggestion, and the realms of the unseen. He speaks simply and clearly, in common-sense terms, about these mysterious forces, how they can work for you, and what you need to avoid.
By: Richard Smoley
-
The Secret Teachings of All Ages
- Complete Edition | (Hermetic Tradition)
- By: Manly P. Hall
- Narrated by: Anthony Starks
- Length: 35 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 3
Manly P. Hall was a noted Canadian author and mystic. He is most famous for The Secret Teaching of All Ages. It is a marvelous collection of writings on ancient mysteries, secret societies, alchemy, and more.
By: Manly P. Hall
-
The Secret Teachings of All Ages
- An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy
- By: Manly Hall
- Narrated by: Adriel Brandt
- Length: 28 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 75
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 59
Manly Palmer Hall (1901-1990) was a Canadian-born author, lecturer, astrologer, and mystic. The Secret Teachings of All Ages is a comprehensive compendium of the ancient occult and esoteric traditions of the world.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Recommended esoteric reading
- By luis on 04-01-21
By: Manly Hall
-
The Seeker's Guide to The Secret Teachings of All Ages
- The Authorized Companion to Manly P. Hall's Esoteric Landmark
- By: Mitch Horowitz
- Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
No other book in history has done more to clarify the esoteric, mystical, and occult traditions of the world than Manly P. Hall's The Secret Teachings of All Ages. Now, historian Mitch Horowitz provides the first companion work to Hall's opus. The Seeker's Guide to The Secret Teachings of All Ages helps 21st-century audiences enter and experience (or reexperience) Hall's hallowed pages and also clarifies and expands on some of the book's key themes and topics.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
An excellent guide to an excellent work
- By William A. See III on 06-17-21
By: Mitch Horowitz
-
Cosmogenesis
- The Secret Doctrine: Volume 1
- By: H.P. Blavatsky
- Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
- Length: 34 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Blavatsky’s masterwork on theosophy, covering cosmic, planetary, and human evolution, as well as science, religion, and mythology. Based on the Stanzas of Dzyan, with corroborating testimony from hundreds of sources. Originally published in 1888.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Amazing to find on Audible
- By David on 05-29-21
By: H.P. Blavatsky
-
The Hermeticism Collection
- The Kybalion, Corpus Hermeticum: The Divine Pymander of Hermes, and The Life and Teachings of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus
- By: Three Initiates, Hermes Trismegistus, Manly P. Hall
- Narrated by: Arthur Rowan
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 317
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 271
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 272
Hermeticism is a religious/philosophical ideology based upon writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus (ancient Greek god). This Hermetic collection contains the most influential Hermetic writings: The Kybalion, Corpus Hermeticum: The Divine Pymander of Hermes, and The Life and Teachings of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great value by combining multiple books
- By Matthew Smith on 10-10-19
By: Three Initiates, and others
-
The Hermetica
- The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs
- By: Tim Freke, Peter Gandy
- Narrated by: Brian Arens
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 94
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 80
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 80
Here is an essential digest of the Greco-Egyptian writings attributed to the legendary sage-god Hermes Trismegistus (Greek for thrice-greatest Hermes), a combination of the Egyptian Thoth and the Greek Hermes. The figure of Hermes was venerated as a great and mythical teacher in the ancient world, and was rediscovered by the finest minds of the Renaissance.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Nice Intro To Full Hermetica
- By Joshua on 01-18-21
By: Tim Freke, and others
-
Ghosts of Atlantis
- How the Echoes of Lost Civilizations Influence Our Modern World
- By: J. Douglas Kenyon
- Narrated by: Micah Hanks
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 2
We live within the ruins of an ancient civilization whose size has rendered it invisible. Remembered in myth as Atlantis, Lemuria, or other lost world archetypes, the remains of this advanced civilization have lain buried for millennia beneath the deserts and oceans of the world. Investigating the perennial myth of a forgotten fountainhead of civilization, J. Douglas Kenyon presents extensive physical and spiritual evidence of a lost great culture, the collective amnesia that wiped it from planetary memory, and the countless ways ancient catastrophes still haunt modern civilization.
-
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
- By: Jean-Yves Leloup
- Narrated by: Jacob Needleman, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stephen Hoye, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 250
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 212
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 214
Perhaps no figure in biblical scholarship has been the subject of more controversy and debate than Mary Magdalene. Although she is discussed in the gospels of Philip, Thomas, Peter, and Bartholomew in the collection of writings known as the Gnostic gospels that were rejected by the early Christian church, there is no better insight into this mysterious and influential woman than Mary's own gospel.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Enlightening
- By Malcolm Webb on 03-07-16
By: Jean-Yves Leloup
-
The Doctrine and Ritual of High Magic
- A New Translation
- By: Eliphas Lévi, John Michael Greer - translator, Mark Anthony Mikituk - translator
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 206
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 174
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 173
Filling a huge gap in our spiritual culture, here - at last - is a comprehensive and elegant translation of the 1854 French masterwork of occult philosophy. The Doctrine and Ritual of High Magic reignited the esoteric spiritual search in the West and led to the emergence of Madame Blavatsky, Manly P. Hall, and the New Age revolution.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A performance tour de force!
- By Brian Allen on 06-29-17
By: Eliphas Lévi, and others
Publisher's Summary
The success of books such as Elaine Pagels's Gnostic Gospels and Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code proves beyond a doubt that there is a tremendous thirst today for finding the hidden truths of Christianity - truths that may have been lost or buried by institutional religion over the last two millennia.
In Forbidden Faith, Richard Smoley narrates a popular history of one such truth, the ancient esoteric religion of gnosticism, which flourished between the first and fourth centuries AD, but whose legacy remains even today, having survived secretly throughout the ages.
More from the same
What listeners say about Forbidden Faith
Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Luis
- 08-23-20
Amazing
As always, very informative and mind blowing. I just hope more of Richard Smoley's books become available in audible
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Izzy
- 06-14-21
Diving deep
Loving Every detail of the forbidden faith it's very captivating and interesting for somebody discovering themself
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Stefan Switzer
- 06-07-21
Excellent start to finish
This book is the most clearly drawn genealogy of Gnosticism, it's philosophy and how its current has traveled through the centuries.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Patriot RN - Doc
- 05-12-21
An absolute must for understanding Gnosticism.
This work is crucial to the greater understanding and association of Gnosticism in history and life.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 03-02-21
Gnosis
this was a great discussion of gnosticism throughout time. will listen to more Richard Smoley