The Palm Tree Garden Has A New Look!
For over three years, The Palm Tree Garden has provided contemporary Gnostics and seekers of gnosis with an oasis of reality in a desert of mirages. Break free of the Black Iron Prison of the world of mirage. Come into the Garden among the palms and as the ancient Gnostics did, stand at rest.
Pax Gardenia
"The Gnostics believed in two temporal ages..." "The first was the Age of Iron. It is represented by a Black Iron Prison..." "It...was replaced by the Age of Gold, which is represented by a Palm Tree Garden." So said Philip K. Dick, a Gnostic, in his Tractates Cryptica Scriptura.
Tear down the walls and escape the vast, consuming edifice of the Black Iron Prison. Slip off your bonds and step over the rubble of the walls, over the detritus of empty signs, over the dusty crumble, and emerge. A beautiful garden of fruited and stately palms awaits you. Emerge into the cool and cleansing breezes, into the fragant garden air within the palms.
From a pristine pool at the center of the garden, a maiden eternally fills a jar, the vesica pisces etched upon it, of cool, clear water. She offers you a draught; you know that you have come home. She repeats the Logos, saying, "You shall know them by the fruits they bear", and you know at once that you are never alone.
New from Andrew Philip Smith: The Gnostics: History, Tradition, Scriptures,Influence Now Available
The latest from Gnosticism expert and PTG member Andrew Philip Smith, author of titles like Gnostic Writings on the Soul: Annotated and Explained and The Lost Sayings of Jesus: Teachings from Ancient Christian, Jewish, Gnostic And Islamic Sources--Annotated & Explained is now available for purchase in the U.S. Smith's work is both erudite and insightful, and comes highly recommended. Go, buy, read, learn!
The Palm Tree Garden's Blog Now Online
Gnostica is the official weblog of the Palm Tree Garden Gnostic community. One thing that many of the regular contributors and members of The Palm Tree Garden have in common is creativity in arts and letters, whether in writing, designing, the fine arts, music, and more. Now all this fine talent has a showcase on the web. Gnostica, the official Palm Tree Garden blog, enters cyberspace. The same knowing and thought-provoking writers whose posts you look for on The Palm Tree Garden Forum can now be found in a blog. Blogging has grown so in recent years thanks largely to the ease with which content can be added and updated. With image, video, and multimedia embedding, blogs bring the best and the brightest stories, articles, and pictures to you faster than ever. Like all collaborative blogs, Gnostica aspires to tap into the talent of many creative minds and present the reader with a blog that is the best of all possible blogs, and to be greater than the sum of its parts. Whether you're looking for first century wisdom in a twenty-first century light or unusual new viewpoints on topical subjects of the times, Gnostica is the blog to read. Read Gnostica often, or better yet subscribe to our feed. You'll want to bookmark this one and visit every day.
Coming in 2009: More Quality Content
Now in our third year, The Palm Tree Garden continues to bring you stories and articles on classic Gnosticism for the contemporary world. For you, our many members and visitors, we have redesigned The Palm Tree Garden for a cleaner, brighter look, easier site navigation, and a showcase for the writers, artists, scholars, and thinkers who bring you the quality content you've come to expect from us. Thank you for your visits and participation and for the time you spend in the Garden.
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