When You Know Yourself: Gnostic Revelations from Nag Hammadi (Show Notes)

GoDeX
May 14
2 min read

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What if the spiritual texts we grew up with only told part of the story?

In this episode, Jeff and Michael explore the discovery of the Nag Hammadi Library—a collection of ancient, long-buried texts that include radically different teachings attributed to Jesus, including the enigmatic Gospel of Thomas. These writings challenge many assumptions of mainstream Christianity and open a doorway into a spirituality centered on inner knowing, direct experience, and the integration of what is within and what is without. Then Jeff shares a recent dream that unexpectedly mirrors the themes of the Gospel of Thomas, leading into a conversation about what it means to know yourself—and how that knowing might be the very key to transformation.

Episode Highlights

[00:02:45] Discovering the Nag Hammadi Library

Michael introduces the strange and mysterious discovery of the Nag Hammadi texts in 1945 Egypt—and how they ended up in Carl Jung’s hands.

[00:16:48] The Inner and the Outer

Jeff and Michael begin unpacking a core theme of the Gospel of Thomas: that the Kingdom is both within and beyond us. They explore how this insight contrasts with—and deepens—mainstream Christianity.

[00:28:45] Suppression, Not Survival

A historical dive into how the Gnostic tradition wasn’t forgotten or lost—it was actively suppressed. What might Christianity have become if these texts had remained in circulation?

[00:33:35] Spooky Timing & the Modern World

The Nag Hammadi texts reemerge into history just months after Hiroshima, alongside the rise of quantum physics and the first reported UFOs. Coincidence—or synchronicity?

[00:43:33] A Dream of Inner Revelation

Jeff shares a powerful dream that surfaced personal and symbolic dimensions of integration, identity, and coming to know oneself.

[00:50:10] Interpreting the Dream & Returning to the Gospel

The conversation turns toward Jung, MBTI types, and the deep need for balance between the inner world and the outer persona. Sayings from Thomas come alive as personal spiritual instruction.

[01:07:01] Final Reflections

Michael brings the episode to a close by linking the Nag Hammadi Library’s reappearance to a deeper cultural and spiritual reckoning still unfolding today.