Andrew Phillip Smith

About the Author

Andrew Phillip Smith is the author of several books and articles on Gnosticism, early Christianity and esoterica. His books include A Dictionary of Gnosticism; The Gnostics: History • Tradition • Scriptures • Influence; The Lost Sayings of Jesus: Annotated & Explained; Gnostic Writings on the Soul: Annotated & Explained; and The Gospel of Philip: Annotated & Explained. He is also editor of The Gnostic: A Journal of Gnosticism, Western Esotericism and Spirituality, for which he has interviewed or included articles by people such as Alan Moore, Colin Wilson, Patrick Harpur, Sean Martin, and Stephan Hoeller.

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Château de Quéribus, site of a former Cathar stronghold

The Cathars & Their Modern Day Revival

By Andrew Phillip Smith

Most forms of spirituality or religion look back to the past in some way. The past is a source of origin, tradition, revelation, and inspiration. For the medieval Cathars the most distant past was, as it is for most religions, […]

Epoch & Aeon: Understanding Cosmic Cycles (Part 1)

By Andrew Phillip Smith

We may have entered a new epoch, or so some scientists are telling us. The Anthropocene is a geological epoch characterised by the noticeable impact of humanity on the surface of the Earth. The previous epoch was the interglacial Holocene, […]