2020 Prelectory - GNOSTICISM

At the provincial prelectory held on 28 November 2020, hosted by the Provincial Director of Studies, V. W. Fra. Dr Thomas Mikeska V°, the important topic of Gnosticism was canvassed by a number of fratres for an appreciative audience from around the world (time differences notwithstanding):

1. Rt. W. Fra. V Rev. Fred Shade VIII° 9°, ACR, OCR, DepChap-Gen, introduced and surveyed the topic domain 

(video mp4  365MB)   (PDF 113 KB)

2. Fra. Travis Trinca I° presented a comparative cosmogony of two main forms of Gnosticism: Valentinianism and Sethianism

(video mp4 361.3MB)   (PowerPoint 7.1MB)

3. V. W. Fra. Frank Beer V° presented in some detail on the first of those groups, the Sethian Gnostics

(video mp4 305MB)   (PowerPoint 2.1MB)   (PDF 524KB)

4. V. W. Fra. John Molnar OAM, VII°, CCR, Assistant Provincial Director of Studies, then gave insight into Valentinian Gnosticism

(video mp4 338MB)   (PowerPoint 114KB)   (PDF 188KB)

5. V. W. Fra. Len Lacey VII° then surveyed how orthodoxy viewed and dealt with gnostic heresies, and

(video mp4 467MB)   (PDF 112KB)

6. Rt. W. Fra. Ed Lewellin 9°, OCR, Suffragan, delved into early history to highlight some ways Gnosticism and Enoch have manifested in freemasonry

(video mp4 654.4MB)   (PowerPoint 6.4MB)   (PDF 198KB)

To see videos (in mp4 format) of their presentations, or the PowerPoint files, or read the texts of their presentations, click on the links above for each presenter.

Click here for the primer prepared by the Provincial Directors of Studies and provided to fratres at the start of 2020 to support their individual studies on the annual topic of Gnosticism