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I love the Gnostic Gospels. I
especially love the references to Sophia.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 6:41 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Cathars; was
Mother Divine & Purusha Moving
Uncle T:
On May 13, 2005, at 6:00 PM, TurquoiseB
wrote:
> I'm an amateur medievalist. One of the books I came
to
> France to write is based on the Cathars (also known as
> the
Albigensians), a religious sect that flourished in
> the 12th and 13th
centuries. They had an interesting
> approach to teaching, one
that I have also seen in a
> number of Buddhist-based organizations I
have run across.
>
> The Cathar priests (who were composed of
equal numbers
> of men and women) *worked* for a living and taught
for
> free. Everyone in the sect had a job, such as paper-
>
making or woodwork or farming or whatever, and everyone
> was expected
to pay his or her own way. Then the few
> who chose to become
priests would spend their "free"
> time teaching, paying for everything
themselves.
I've followed what I can of the Cathars for years--since
Holy Blood,
Holy Grail came out. It's a fascinating topic. Are you
familiar with
the Gnostic Catholic Church? They claim to carry on the
spiritual
practices, which are essentially tantric.
I bet your a
Zoe Oldenbourg fan...
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