Author: Andrew Phillip Smith

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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Mastering the Master Game: The Self-Completion of Robert de Ropp

By Andrew Phillip Smith

From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 10 No 4 (Aug 2016) Biochemist, author, spiritual teacher, kayaking fisherman, founder of an intentional community, misanthrope – Robert de Ropp was a complex man. Within him, the scientist, the magician, the missionary, the […]

J.G. Bennett: A Quest for the Masters of Wisdom

By Andrew Phillip Smith

From New Dawn 149 (Mar-Apr 2015) On 13 December 1974, just over forty years ago, a 77-year-old Englishman died unexpectedly, after digging a flower garden, on the grounds of Sherborne House, an impressive mansion in the Cotswalds of England. Formerly […]

Château de Quéribus, site of a former Cathar stronghold

The Cathars & Their Modern Day Revival

By Andrew Phillip Smith

From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 10 No 2 (Apr 2016) 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 […]

Epoch & Aeon: Understanding Cosmic Cycles (Part 1)

By Andrew Phillip Smith

From New Dawn 152 (Sept-Oct 2015) 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 […]