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A Brief History.

Years 2001"2014. Bogot"Asuncin.

From 2001 on, I began to write a seriesof works related to my studies, research,and practical results in the field of The

Gnostic Science contained in the SacredGnostic Teachings by our Venerable andBeloved Master Samael Aun Weor andour Venerable and Beloved MasterRabol.

These Gnostic Studies have also led me

to investigate the origins of the GnosticScience in the ancienttexts, such as the

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"... Gnosis is, so to speak,the perfecting of man as

Man, which i s tota!ya c c o m p l i s h e d b yAc q u a i n t a n c e w i t hDivine Things; in actions,l i f e and thought, i t i sharmonious and consistent

with itself and with theD i v i n eL ogo s. . . " "Clement ofAlexandria, "Stromata",VII, 10, 55, 1#.

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them yet, but sharing these concernspersonally with my Wife, my Family andsome Friends.

I travelled to Asuncin, Paraguay, withmy Wife, our Son #we three were born inColombia $ and his Wife #born inParaguay$ in 2001. Some Friends inParaguay, along and in harmony withtheir Esteemed and Dear Families,

welcomed my Gnostic Studies and mywritings in the field of The GnosticScience.

From then on, I began to publish thesestudies on the Gnostic Science in mypersonal web pages.

As a result of the works being published,I started receiving a lot of mail #e"mails$from people from di%erent countries inAmerica and Europe.

In Paraguay, several Families that we hadalready met in previous years #as we had

been in Paraguay before$ received myGnostic studies happily.

Gradually, in a very spontaneous andsincere way, a good number of Friends inAmerica and Europe was formed, whobegan to warmly welcome the writingspublished on my websites. Several ofthese friends from Europe and from

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some countries of South Americadecided, on their very own, spontaneousand voluntary initiatives, to come to live

in Paraguay to share these Gnosticyearnings more closely and to help me ina work that began to demand my totaldedication; without their great help andthe great support from Paraguayanfriends, now it would be impossible forme to continue doing it as all the work is

continuously increasing.

Obviously, we should not fail to mentionthat if it is true that this Mission thatHeaven is allowing us to realize for thesake of all Su%ering Humanity has hadand continues to have a great receptioninternationally, it is also true that there

appeared those who reject and evenattack it. But all this is necessary whenwe know how to proceed properly and ina balanced way.

Thus, our "Adversaries" do us a greatgood, and therefore we cannot do other

than thank them, forgive their o%encesand pray for them as well. We are notunaware that he who does not know howto use constructively the value of thosewho oppose a great Work and Mission is"tied up with the triple chain of illusionand sleep that always takes over thenave who ignores the value ofexperience and opposition."

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I do not charge nor will I charge for thisphilanthropic work for the sake ofHumanity, since I give all my studies in a

complete free and altruistic way to thewhole of the Su%ering Mankind. For thisreason and as a spontaneous and totallyvoluntar y initiative, some of theseesteemed friends have offered mefinancial support #some voluntary andspontaneous donations$ not only to

allow me to cover the expenses requiredby all these computer works and theirpublications on the Internet, but also toallow me to fulfil my duties andobligations.

Among some of the many da i l yactivities, to be able to continue these

studies and works, I find myself in theneed to dedicate myself very constantlyto researching, reading, studying,wr i t ing , r e v i s ing and correct ing ,webmaster working, uploading andadvertising the web pages, Publishingtranslations into several languages

#which are voluntarily done by Friendsand Brothers of our Community, and soon$ , not to mention now in detail,mainly, fundamentally, my permanentand continuous practical works of theSacred Gnostic Teachings in the Love ofGod above all things and of ourNeighbour as Ourselves, and in thefulfilment of my duties and obligations

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"Gnosis is a very natural

functional ism of theConsciousness: A Perennialand Universal Philosophy".


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as a husband and father, as a citizen anda member of Humanity.

Since then, the integration has beenshaped through the Force of Friendship,with a fair number of Friends of Gnosis#a "Remnant", a "Remainder"$as a #non"institutional$ Community of Friendscomposed of individuals and familiesfrom America and Europe, who are

receiving freely and spontaneously myTestimonies of the Sacred GnosticScience.

We are not a sect nor an institutionalgroup #although we respect all theReligions and the Legally constitutedInstitutions$. We are only a number of

"Friends of Gnosis" who spontaneouslyand freely have been mutually helpingeach other in order to continue to carryout this Mission, which indeed isproving to grant us a great help tounderstand the studies of the GnosticScience and mainly to learn how to live

intelligently, in harmony and real peacewith ourselves, our family, society, withthe laws and authorities in each Country,and with all the su%ering Humanity, tobe able to serve and help all Humanityalways a little better, as every HumanBeing is also Humanity.

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Gnosis MeansKnowledgeSir Isaac Newton, in one of his writingstitled: "Concerning the Language of theProphets", In "Chap. IV. Description of theProphecy of the eaten Book", tells us:

"Having searched #and by the Grace ofGod obtained$after knowledge &Gnosis'in the Prophetic Scriptures, I havethought myself bound to communicate itfor the benefit of others. If they #theProphetic Scriptures$ are never to be

understood, to what end did God revealthem? Certainly He did it for theEdification of the Church; and if so,then it is as certain that the Church shallat length attain to the understandingthereof. I mean not all that callthemselves Christians, but a Remnant, a

few scattered persons which God hathchosen". "Sir Isaac Newton#.

"... let us not forget that &the intellectual,scientific' knowledge and skills alonecannot lead humanity to a happy anddignified life. Humanity has every reasonto place the proclaimers of high moral

standards and values above the

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discoverers of objective truth. Whathumanity owes to Buddha, Moses andJesus ranks far higher than #$ all the

achievements of the inquiring andconstructive minds. What these blessedmen have given us we must guard and tryto keep alive with all our strength ifhumanity is not to lose its "raison d'etre",the security of its existence, and its joyin living." "Albert Einstein#.

In the "Messina Colloquy", Italy, year1966, a group of scholars tried to definethe essential nucleus of the GnosticDoctrines. Let us mention some of thesedefinitions:

"The belief in the presence of a divine

spark or flash in man, which comes fromthe scope of the divine and that in thisworld is found subject to destiny, birthand death. That divine spark must beawakened by the divine counterpart ofthe human Being in order to be finallyreintegrated to the place where it comes

from".

"Knowledge of the divine mysteriesreserved for an elite".

"Gnosis is a very natural functionalismof the Consciousness: A Perennial andUniversal Philosophy".

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"From you I havemade a beginning#Arch$for theRemnant whom Ihave called toGnosis..."


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Gnosis is the Conscious and IntuitiveKnowledge of the Being: SelfKnowledge, Knowledge or Gnosis of

The Truth.

Only he who Knows Himself, theGnostic, who has walked the InitiaticEsoteric Path by practising "The ThreeFactors of the Revolution ofConsciousness" and has achieved his

Total Christification and Liberation, is aComplete, True Gnostic.

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The ChristianGnosisClement of Alexandria in several of hiswritings left testimonies of the Gnosisthat our Lord Jesus the Christ gave to

the Apostles after His Resurrection:

"Jesus, after the Resurrection, entrustedthe Gnosis first to James the Just, Peterand John; they, in turn, passed it on tothe rest of the Twelve #Apostles$and theTwelve to the Seventy, among whom wasBarnabas." ""Hypotyposeis", Book VII,

q u o t e d b y " E u s e b i u s o f C a e s a r e a " ,"Ecclesiastical History", "Book 2"#.

"Gnosis is, so to speak, the perfecting ofman as Man, which is totallyaccomplished by Acquaintance withDivine Things; in actions, life and

though, it is harmonious and consistentwith itself and with the Divine Logos.For by it &Gnosis' Faith is perfected,inasmuch as it is solely by it that thebel iever becomes perfect" #. . .$"...Gnosis is conveyed from Tradition asa deposit and is entrusted to those who,according to the Grace of God, have

shown themselves worthy of that

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teaching. Through Gnosis the worth ofcharity beams forth "from light to light".For it is said, "To him who has, more

shall be given" #Lk 19:26$: to him whohas #True$ Faith shall be given theGnosis; to him who has the Gnosis shallbe given Charity; to him who hasCharity shall be givenInheritance..." ""Stromata", VII, 10, 55, 1#.

"Faith is then, so to speak, acomprehensive Knowledge of theessentials; and Gnosis is the strong andsure demonstration of what is receivedby Faith, built upon Faith by the Lord'sTeachings, conveying on to infallibility,Science, and comprehension. And, in myview, the first saving change is that from

Heathenism to Faith; and the second,that from Faith to Gnosis. And the latterterminating in Charity #Love$, thereaftermakes the one who Knows Friend of theFriend whom is Known..." ""Stromata",VII, 57, 3#.

"The Lord did not certainly disclose tothe many what did not belong to themany; but to the few to whom He knewthat they belonged, who were capable ofreceiving the Word and being mouldedaccording to it. But Secret Things andGod Himself are entrusted to the#Living$Word, not to writing. And if onesays that it is written, "there is nothing

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secret which shall not be revealed, norhidden which shall not bedisclosed" #Mt. 10$, let him also hear

from us, that the same Divine Wordpredicts that to him who hears secretly,even what is secret shall be manifested.And to him who is able to observe whatis secretly delivered to him by Tradition,that which is veiled shall be disclosed asTruth; and what is hidden to the many,

shall appear manifest to thefew..." ""Stromata", I, 1, 13, 2#.

Nonetheless, in these "Last Days" ofthese "Final Days", it is necessary tospeak openly and to all the Su%eringHumanity about the Sacred GnosticMysteries...

"If we acknowledge that Christ Himselfis Wisdom which shows itself in theProphets' works, by which the GnosticTradition can be learned as He Himselftaught the Holy Apostles during his life,then it follows that Gnosis is a Wisdom

which consists of a Knowledge and aComprehension of the present, futureand past realities, which is sure andreliable, as being imparted and revealedby the Son of God... This Gnosis wasimparted unwritten to some of theApostles and came to us transmitted bythe following generations..." ""Stromata",VI, 7, 61#.

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"This work of mine in writing is notartfully constructed for display, but mymemoranda are stored up against old

age, as a remedy against forgetfulness,truly an image and outline of thosevigorous and animated discourses whichI was privileged to hear, and of blessedand truly remarkable men.. . Theypreserving the True Tradition of theblessed Doctrine derived directly from

the Holy Apostles Peter, James, John andPaul, the sons receiving it from thefathers, but few were like the fathers.And so, by God's Grace, they depositedin us that seed whose origin went backto the fathers and the Apostles.

I well know that my readers will exult, I

do not mean delighted with this tribute,but solely on account of the VigilantFaithfulness of theseinstructions..." ""Stromata ", I, 1, 11%.#.

So much for these most valuableteachings by the Great Gnostic "

Christ ian Init iate Clement ofAlexandria, which are mostly containedin his Work called "Stromata".

"The Law is the Gnosis of the TrueProphet, the Eternal Law..." "KerygmaPetri" or "The Preaching of Peter"#.

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Our Lord Jesus Christ says to theApostle Peter:

"From you I have made a beginning#Arch$ for the Remnant whom I havecalled to Gnosis..." "The Apocalypse of theApostle Peter#.

September 8, 2007, Shabbath Day.Revised and extended on August 30,

2010.

New Edition: February 10, 2014.

We love all Beings, all Humanity. EachHuman Being is also Humanity.

"May all Beings be Happy!"

"May all Beings be Blessed!""May all Beings be at Peace!"

With all my HeartFor all the Poor Su%ering HumanityLuis Bernardo Palacio AcostaBodhisattva of V. M. Thoth"Moiss

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