What is the purpose of Gnostic Teachings?
The purpose of Gnostic Teachings is to help the student develop in full psychic potential through a process known as Conscience Awakening. Conscience Awakening is a process that enables us to overcome unnecessary attachment and desire, which lead eventually to an increased propensity to suffering. All cultures throughout history have taught their own techniques for Conscience Awakening through transcendental art (such as the one found in bas relief of Ancient Egypt, India, Greece, Ancient Mexico, etc.), science (such as the Science of Alchemy), philosophy (ancient name given to what is known today as psychology) and mysticism (same eternal principles that robe themselves in a variety of forms to address different circumstances, places, folklore, needs, ways of thinking and of feeling, etc.). Consciousness Awakening benefits us greatly in the sense that this process, which every student experiences through a smooth transition, can help us live a healthier life, solve all kinds of proble