John Lennon was heavily influenced by both Gnosticism and Kabbalah. Yet he was always very guarded about his mystical experiences, preferring to express them through his music. His being guarded of his deeper revelations was more than likely originated when he was burned by his famous were more famous than Jesus incident. Although still a major cultural figure, even as his legacy slowly fades against an extroverted society of shallow artistry, few people realize that John Lennon was one of the great Spiritual Seekers of our days. He was a tireless searcher of deeper truths and reality who explored various religious and philosophical traditions, experimented with varied Esoteric Mysteries and psychological theories, expressing it all in code through his timeless music and art. Lennon also considered the Gnostics the true Christians, as well as embodied the soul of the ancient Stoic, Cynic and Platonic Philosophers - a perennial Mythmaker who made sense of a post-modern and existentialist civilization - a life full of tragedy and triumph, and a man who, in the Gnostic spirit, was never satisfied with either. youtu.be/DVg2EJvvlF8
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