Added: I really should put a little disclaimer here, so, I will. The ideas expressed here are my own, and do not nessecarily reflect those of the Gnostic community as a whole, nor those who identify themselves as a Witch. What you find here are musings on MY understanding and experience as, what I understand to be, a Gnostic Witch.

I am a Gnostic Witch. Bet your bottom there are people out there who feel this is completely incompatible. I mean, the Gnostics are dualists. They hate the Earth and the physical plain, and a witch relishes in and worship it, right? I don’t know how many times I’ve heard this.

The problem is that Gnostics are not dualist. They simply see the worldly plain as a limited manifestation of being or existance. Being a Witch aids one in cutting through the physical and connecting with The Divine. So, for me the two paths fit perfectly together.

Now I’m going to make it even more complicated.

Gnostics believe that everyone and everything are part of the Pleroma, or ‘The Fullness’; God. Here is a quote from the following website: http://www.gnostic-church.org/misperceptions.htm (an interesting read for anyone interested in learning about gnosticism)

The picture above is Athena, in whom the ancient Greeks recognized the manifestation of the divine feminine in all forms of Wisdom. We see in Athena one of the many aspects of Sophia.

Ultimately, every God/Goddess in any pantheon can be seen as an aspect of The Divine. And each and every God/Goddess is going to have something unique to offer to help with your goal of gnosis.

This is all so simplistic, but it is a base for me to work with, here.

Are we having fun yet?