📌 BLOG POST #18
THE WAY OF HERMES — Part 18
The Heart of Gnosis — Direct Knowledge of the Divine
Tractate III — Illuminated Commentary (Section V)
Hermes asks:
“How can humans truly know God?”
The Divine Mind responds:
Through Gnosis — direct inner knowing.
Not belief.
Not secondhand teachings.
Not blind faith.
Gnosis is:
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experiential
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immediate
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personal
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undeniable
It is Truth felt in the soul
before the mind explains it.
🧠 KEY INSIGHT
You do not learn Gnosis —
you remember it.
It is already within you
waiting to awaken.
🜂 Gnosis vs. Belief
| Belief | Gnosis |
|---|---|
| Accepted from others | Discovered within |
| Requires teachers | Requires experience |
| Can be shaken | Cannot be destroyed |
| Based on thought | Based on presence |
| Changes | Is eternal |
Belief is a stepping stone.
Gnosis is the destination.
🌟 The Moment of Realization
Gnosis feels like:
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“I’ve always known this.”
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“This is the truth.”
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“This is me.”
It is Light recognizing Light.
This experience transforms a person:
Fear disappears
because the soul finally knows itself.
🔥 Modern Spiritual Application
Seek not to collect ideas —
but to live the truth already inside you.
When something resonates deeply:
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in your heart
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in your intuition
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in your very being
That is Gnosis speaking.
Trust it.
✨ Activation Practice
Close your eyes a moment.
Place attention in the center of your chest.
Say silently:
Let the Light behind your mind respond.
That response = Gnosis.
❓ Reflective Question
What spiritual truth
have you always felt
even before you had a word for it?
Write it.
Own it.
That is the voice of your soul.
✍️ About the Author
Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div, is the Architect of Light and founder of the Cook Universal Ministry — a spiritually independent Hermetic-Gnostic tradition dedicated to awakening the Divine Human within all who seek the inner Light.
🔖 Tags
Gnosis, Illumination, Hermeticism, Divine Knowledge, Inner Light, Awakening
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