John Coulthart on The Gnostic #1

Some nice words from illustrator John Coulthart, who provided a great portrait of William Burroughs for issue 1:

"Hip Gnostics and More Moore"

Thursday’s postal delivery brought issue 1 of The Gnostic which prominently features the Louvre sculpture on its cover. Inside there’s my portrait of William Burroughs illustrating a piece about Burroughs’s Gnostic identification by Sven Davisson. (I linked to another essay on the same theme in 2007.) The Gnostic is an excellent publication which, the Alan Moore interview aside, I’ve only skimmed through so far. Alan’s piece is very enlightening since the discussion stays fixed around religion, science and the occult and includes the most thorough extrapolation I’ve seen to date of his long work in progress, Jerusalem. There’s also a transcript of part of his William Blake piece from 2001, Angel Passage. If you want to know more I suggest you order a copy ($12 / £8 / €9) from Bardic Press.

http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2009/03/27/hip-gnostics-and-more-moore/

ME: It's actually better to order the book through Amazon or another online seller, or to put in a special order at your local bookstore/bookshop.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1906834024/thegospeoftho-20

My space Review of The Gnostics:

A review of The Gnostics: History, Tradition, Scriptures, Influence by Lyle on Myspace

A few days ago I finished reading the book The Gnostics
by Andrew Phillip Smith. I read this book because I wanted to know
more about the Gnostics. They were a Christian sect that flourished in
the first couple of centuries after Christ. I wanted to know more
about them, as I had read a book about the Gospel of Judas a few weeks
ago.

The Gnostics called themselves Christians, although thier beleifs
were very different than the orthodox Christians that became the Roman
Catholic Church. There many different sects among the Gnostics with
differing beliefs among them. They were not an organized religion.
When Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, the
beliefs of the Gnostics were considered heresay and the Roman Catholic
Church strove to stamp it out. Some sects lasted well into the
1300's.

I learned a great deal from this book, but there is more to
know. I would not recommend this book to the casual reader as it a
more heavy read. It might help as an introduction to Gnostics, but I
will be reading other books on them to better understand them. My
copy was 226 pages and took me a while to read and digest.

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The Gnostic #1

The Gnostic #1 is finally available.
It includes an interview with John Turner, an expert on Sethian Gnosticism, a new translation of the Gospel of Judas, a whirlwind tour of the alternative Judas, and a note on translational issues in the Gospel of Thomas. Gnostic-influenced writers are featured heavily with a long interview with Alan Moore, and an excerpt from a prose work inspired by William Blake, and articles on William Burroughs and Philip K. Dick. The more adventurous scholarly articles include Will Parker’s examination of the magical worldview, a look at the figure of Judas outside of the New Testament, and an examination of Paul’s attitude to Moses. Jeremy Puma’s regular column looks at the pivotal topic of Gnosis itself. Plus reviews of more than a dozen books. Oh, and an excerpt from Freke and Gandy's Gospel of the Second Coming. And more.

Scott Finch, John Coulthart and Eddie Campbell provide visuals.

The easiest way to purchase it is through Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1906834024/thegospeoftho-20

It's also available through amazon.co.uk, most other online bookstores and eventually in selected brick-and-mortar bookstores. Comp copies are on their way to contributors.

Thanks to you all for your encouragement and help.