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About GnosticShock.com

By Rev Illuminatus Maximus / October 21, 2006 /

Launched February 18, 1996, GnosticShock.com (formerly “the Gnostic Friends Network) is one of the oldest continuously maintained gnostic websites on the internet (see archive.org). We transitioned away from the domain enemies.com and relaunched with new branding on February 1, 2016. Mission Statement The GnosticShock.com mission is to encourage the individual exploration of the gnostic mythos through unique, entertaining and…

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A Brief History of Gnosticism

By Rev Illuminatus Maximus / January 18, 2005 /

The original (1996) introduction to this site Gnosticism is an ancient form of alternative Christianity which competed with the Catholic Church for the first 350 years of Christian history. You’ve probably never heard of it, because the Church wiped it out as soon as Roman persecution ended, and the gnostic scriptures were not included in…

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Theme Song

By Rev Illuminatus Maximus / January 26, 2004 /

As sung in our secret underground crime-fighting lab On account of the reality of the Rulers, inspired by the Spirit of the Father of Truth, the great apostle (referring to the “Rulers of the Darkness”) told us that “our contest is not against flesh and blood, rather, the Rulers of the universe and the spirits of…

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