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Miguel Conner ( @AeonByteGnosticRadio ) joins me on this episode for a discussion about gnosticism, the quest for meaning, the creative impulse and the subject of his upcoming book; the mystical side of Elvis Presley.
About Miguel
Gnostic scholar extraordinaire, Miguel Conner is mainly known for being the host of the popular podcast Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. He is also a writer, author among other works of Voices of Gnosticism and a multiple novels. Miguel is the founder of the Virtual Alexandria Academy where he teaches modern and ancient gnosticism. Also recently, he has organized the Astro Gnosis conference, of which the second edition was presented this year of 2023.
Find all about his work at www.thegodabovegod.com.
Timestamps
0:00:00 Introduction
0:06:49 INTERVIEW BEGINS
0:08:07 Miguel’s first podcasts
0:09:04 How Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio started
0:13:02 The push to create, meaning and patterns
0:16:46 Doubt, nihilism and higher purpose
0:21:39 Pitfalls of on the road to individuation
0:25:49 Jumping in deep early in the podcast
0:27:24 Gnosticism not leading to nihilism
0:30:39 Were the Gnostics the 1st DIY punks?
0:38:14 Talking about Elvis, the mystic
0:44:29 « Broken » people becoming mystics (Elvis and Philip K. Dick)
0:47:08 The « wounded healer » concept
0:51:54 Why is Elvis’ mysticism not well known?
0:56:46 What would « gnostic music » be?
0:59:24 Gnosticism isn’t more complex than other religions
1:01:15 The feel of gnosticism (in general and in Elvis’ music)
1:06:45 Gnosis doesn’t belong only to the gnostics
1:07:26 Getting to the bones of the spiritual path
1:09:59 Pac-Man is a gnostic
1:11:04 Miguel’s generosity, thanks and goodbyes