The Great Rebellion: Gnostic Psychology and the Path of Liberation from Suffering

by Samael Aun Weor

Book Overview

Our world needs real change, inner change. This book shows how you can make it happen. 'When one discovers the real cause of so much misery and bitterness, it becomes obvious that something can be... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934206016
• ISBN13: 9781934206010
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Thelema Press
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Know thyself and you shall know the universe and its Gods!

The Great Rebellion is that action when successfully lived, produces something beyond good and evil. The Great Rebellion occurs when a person who, with infinite yearning for Truth, breaks the shackles of degenerate social norms and finds authentic individuality. The Great Rebellion is Buddhist Annihilation at its very depth. Jesus stated it himself, "deny yourself..." This is a book so profound that rarely (if ever) can one find all the levels of meaning. Entire paragraphs of information are written in a single sentence. Entire chapters are written in entirely one sentence paragraphs. Do not be fooled with the number of pages, this book's synthesis is so comprehensive that it can often be misunderstood. Any aspirant of knowledge will read this book with awe. Unconditionally recommended to those looking for something but do not yet know what.

I come not to bring peace unto the Earth...!

I must follow suit and award this book with 5 stars. For what it is (a summary), this book is without rival. It is short, but no less life-shattering because of it, and it is beautifully written. I would so love to lend it to some of my Christian friends, those of the Intermediate Mind, the place where belief, sometimes fanatical, substitutes for Faith, the kind of Faith of the true gnostic. I am no better. I am divided "I"s, a puppet of the subterranean beasts of a fragmented self. This book is a scary one, just as many of Christ's proclamations are truly terrible when not white-washed. It's a long way along the razors edge, God help us all, but facing the darkness must be the beginning. No matter where my reading and exploring take me, I am most forcibly struck by the same teachings. We must be lamps unto ourselves. We must forfiet our lives to gain life. First, as outlined here by Samael, we must shine light into our darkest recesses and see that we are projecting the denied parts of ourselves out into the world and onto others. And we cannot simply sever these unsavory parts of ourselves with the knife of intellectual analysis. They must be given up to the purifying Fire of the Red Christ, and this can only be done when we truly come to know and accept these things. I'm unclear on some of Samael's symbolism, especially in regards to the Kundalini and the Holy Grail. Many readers will likely decipher what I did not, so don't be detered. I shan't reiterate more of the book here. Read it! Acknowledge your own stumbling in darkness, have hope, and be grateful that others have lit the way to rebirth, namely Jesus of Galilee.

Rebellion for Liberation

The Great Rebellion is the perfect introduction into Gnosis: direct experential knowledge of the Mysteries of Life and Death. It is simple, practical, and absolutely point-blank. Nothing escapes the author. It's so honest that it's cruel, and so cruel that we don't want to believe it, because it reveals the truth of all our inner misery. However, in order to escape prison, one must first realize that we are in a cell; and that cell is our own minds. Truly, we are the only ones responsible for our own lives, yet we blame others, and even hate others. This is the sad truth of our psychological incarceration. The point of the Great Rebellion is to free ourselves from ourselves, from all our hidden prejudices and beliefs, and all the hidden causes of our sufferings in order to experience THAT which is the Truth, THAT which is beyond the body, the feelings, and the Mind. This is the Conciousness, and this book is for the Revolution of the Conciousness. However, it's necessary for people to understand that we are asleep --- psychologically speaking. Psyche is Greek for Soul, so true Psychology, Gnostic Psychology, is the study and awakening of the Soul. To awaken is to stop dreaming, to stop living in delusions. To awaken the Conciousness is to realize that the "I", Myself is an illusion, that we were living in illusions, and that there is a solution, a way out of psychological suffering. However, we really need to understand that we are asleep. This is the book that will help get you started.

How to liberate the consciousness

This book puts into perspective the psychological work that is required in order to achieve true happiness. This is only possible through the liberation of the consciousness. The spiritual science behind the process is explained briefly, but the bulk of this book is analysis of the human condition and practical psychological advice.

Prepare to Be Changed

This work, like most of the writings of Samael Aun Weor, will change you. The way he takes the reader on a tour of our modern life leaves one facing the overwhelming situation humanity is now suffering within. Truly, your heart will be shaken, and your mind will revolt, as you are exposed to the many contradictions and sad realities inside of ourselves. For the Gnostic student, this work becomes one of a small handful that is referred to on a daily basis, as it provides the essential instructions one needs in order to institute a practical and effective means to revolutionize one's own psyche. For this is the only way for us to deal with the chaos and confusion of our times: work on ourselves, in order to improve humanity in turn. "Society is an extension of the individual. If the individual changes, society changes."