Guided courses
Choose one journey below. Learn with the original publisher, use our companion to prepare an action, and return to reflect. You can open the original course directly; our pages are support, not a gate.
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Our courses in their designed order, from a first foundation to deeper study. Begin with Foundations of Study, then choose the subjects that serve your practice. You do not need to complete every course; each available overview explains its preparation.
Begin with the essentials of study, observation and practice.
Bring the teaching into everyday conduct, relationships and careful study.
Develop attention and meditation, then explore the traditions and practices that call you.
Every approved position now has an authored teaching sequence. The original teachers’ courses and our practical companions follow below.
Credited teaching + practical support
Begin here · No prior study needed
Original teaching: Chicago Gnosis’s Beginning Self-Transformation, with selected Glorian readings in our preparation.
Our companion: five short lessons on reading carefully, observing honestly and trying one action. Use it before the source course if you would like guidance.
Apply a teaching · One prepared attempt
Original teaching: Astral Doorway / Gnosis Cebu, Class 3: Self-Observation and Self-Remembering. Begin with a short selected passage, not the entire seven-class collection.
Our companion: distinguish what you know, what you notice and what you do; choose one existing exercise and return with a real observation.
The publishers retain authorship of their teaching. Our companions are independent guidance. For more original courses, browse Chicago Gnosis (opens in a new tab) or explore Glorian’s archived courses in the Library.
These are First Order Gnosis’s supporting courses, with their own explanations and exercises. They are independent companions to credited teaching. Choose what serves your question; the complete curriculum is a map of options, not a requirement to complete every course.
Begin with the essentials of study, observation and practice. Choose one overview to see its readiness, lessons and practical work.
Bring the teaching into everyday conduct, relationships and careful study. Choose one overview to see its readiness, lessons and practical work.
Ethics & everyday responsibility
Six practical lessons connecting values with conduct, consent, judgment and repair.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Foundations of Study or equivalent introductory understanding. All lessons remain open.
View course & lessonsConduct, habits & sustainable discipline
Six practical lessons to turn a value into action, prepare for distractions, communicate responsibly and refine a commitment through experience.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Ethics or equivalent understanding recommended. No schedule, score, account or private disclosure required.
View course & lessonsChastity, intention & responsible practice
Six practical lessons for adults choosing the Gnostic commitment: intention, emotional attachment, media boundaries, consent, prepared spiritual practice and sustainable support.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Adults only · Ethics, Morality and Responsibility or equivalent understanding; no disclosure or proof required.
View course & lessonsSobriety, Health and the Conditions for Practice
Build conditions in which you can study and act clearly: distinguish a voluntary commitment, a health concern and a change that needs professional support.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Ethics, Morality and Responsibility (F01), or equivalent understanding of non-harm and voluntary commitments. All lessons remain open.
View course & lessonsLove, Partnership and Marriage
Bring listening, consent, fairness and boundaries into relationship. Distinguish a shared spiritual commitment from pressure or control.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Ethics (F01), or equivalent understanding of non-harm, truthfulness and consent. Chastity is a separate voluntary adult commitment, not an entry requirement.
View course & lessonsFamily, Friendship and Community
Practise attention and responsibility across family, friendship and community, while preserving dignity, difference and appropriate boundaries.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Ethics (F01), or equivalent understanding of non-harm and agency. The Partnership course is useful context but is not required.
View course & lessonsWork, Money, Service and Everyday Integrity
Connect spiritual study with honest work, fair use of power and modest service that the recipient actually wants.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Ethics (F01), or equivalent understanding of truthfulness, consequences and care. No employment, money or volunteer role is needed for the fictional route.
View course & lessonsReading Wisdom: Philosophy, Scripture and Religious Literacy
Read a teaching accurately, identify its source and compare traditions without mistaking a resemblance, interpretation or personal response for established fact.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Foundations of Study (F00), or equivalent introductory understanding. No specialist language or religious membership is required.
View course & lessonsDiscernment, boundaries & lived understanding
Seven practical lessons: turn knowledge into conduct, evaluate guidance, protect boundaries and know when to seek appropriate support.
7 lessons 7 practical lessons
Ethics or equivalent understanding recommended; a source-reading bridge is included. No future course or private disclosure is required.
View course & lessonsA Working Map of Samael’s Gnosis
Learn the core vocabulary of Samael Aun Weor's Gnostic framework, keep its claims attributed and connect a provisional map with ordinary conduct.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Foundations of Study (F00) and Reading Wisdom (F08), or equivalent understanding of source attribution, interpretation and practical learning.
View course & lessonsDevelop attention and meditation, then explore the traditions and practices that call you. Choose one overview to see its readiness, lessons and practical work.
Attention, discernment & daily life
Twenty lessons connecting careful observation with a prepared response, practical recovery and honest reflection, within the Gnostic framework.
20 lessons 20 practical lessons
Foundations of Study or equivalent introductory understanding; all lessons remain open.
View course & lessonsConcentration & intentional attention
Six practical lessons in choosing a focus, returning without force, adjusting difficulties and carrying attention into ordinary life.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Ethics and Self-Observation, or equivalent understanding, recommended. All lessons remain open.
View course & lessonsMeditation, serenity & inquiry
Six practical lessons connecting prepared attention, a clear question, careful interpretation and responsible everyday action.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Conduct, Healthy Spirituality and Concentration, or equivalent understanding, recommended. All lessons remain open.
View course & lessonsSelf-Remembering and Presence in Action
Remain engaged with a safe ordinary task while remembering the purpose of practice. Learn to return without turning presence into constant inward checking.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Self-Observation (M01) and Concentration (M02), or equivalent experience distinguishing observation, interpretation and a prepared response. The vocabulary map F10 is available if terms are unfamiliar.
View course & lessonsComprehension, Retrospection and Transformation of Impressions
Review an ordinary event, form a tentative understanding and prepare a different response, while keeping spiritual comprehension distinct from analysis or a claim of permanent change.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Meditation (M03), Self-Remembering (M04) and the vocabulary map F10, or equivalent understanding. Choose a fictional case if personal review is distressing or becomes repetitive.
View course & lessonsCompassion, Bodhichitta and Service
Move from wishing to help towards consent-based, sustainable service. Study bodhicitta in Buddhist context and distinguish Glorian's comparative interpretation.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Family and Community (F06), Everyday Integrity (F07) and Self-Observation (M01), or equivalent understanding of agency, power and careful reports of experience.
View course & lessonsPrayer, Mantra and Devotional Practice
Understand what you are addressing and saying, choose one modest devotional practice freely, and connect it with attention and conduct.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Ethics (F01), Reading Wisdom (F08) and Healthy Spirituality (F09), or equivalent understanding of consent, source attribution and authority. A personal religious commitment is not required for the study route.
View course & lessonsEnergy, Breath and Responsible Preparation
Understand spiritual energy language, distinguish it from physiology and prepare one unaltered moment of attention before considering any separately reviewed method.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Adult Chastity (F03), Sobriety and Health (F04), Healthy Spirituality (F09) and Concentration (M02), or equivalent understanding. These are readiness supports, not locked gates or permission to attempt advanced techniques.
View course & lessonsRunes: Sound, Symbol and Embodied Practice
Distinguish historical runic writing from Samael's modern Gnostic system, study one complete source passage and choose an accessible, honestly labelled preparation.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Devotional Practice (M07), Energy and Responsible Preparation (M08) and Reading Wisdom (F08), or equivalent understanding of source context, accessibility and method boundaries.
View course & lessonsDream Yoga, Recall and Discernment
Keep a modest dream record, compare interpretations and explore Gnostic dream teaching while protecting sleep and waking responsibilities.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Sobriety and Health (F04), Healthy Spirituality (F09) and Meditation (M03), or equivalent grounding. If sleep or distress is the immediate difficulty, use ordinary care first; the supplied case completes every activity.
View course & lessonsKabbalah: Learning to Read the Tree of Life
Learn a small Hebrew vocabulary, read a labelled Tree of Life and compare Jewish and modern Gnostic interpretations without collapsing them.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Reading Wisdom (F08), Samael’s Framework (F10) and Concentration (M02), or equivalent source literacy. No Hebrew fluency, special posture, visualisation ability or purchase is needed. Text descriptions accompany diagram study.
View course & lessonsTarot and the Twenty-two Arcana
Study one credited tarot plate, its Hebrew correspondence and two possible readings, then turn a chosen reminder into an ordinary ethical action.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Kabbalah (M11), or equivalent understanding of letters, source conventions and interpretive differences. No deck, spread, purchase, drawing skill or belief in prediction is required.
View course & lessonsAstrology, Planetary Symbolism and Cycles
Compare a physical planet with its attributed spiritual symbolism and study cycles without turning them into a personal forecast.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Reading Wisdom (F08) and Kabbalah (M11), or equivalent source and diagram literacy. No birth time, location, horoscope, astronomical equipment or paid service is needed.
View course & lessonsAlchemy, Chastity and the Meaning of Spiritual Birth
Study spiritual birth, alchemical language and Kundalini in Samael’s framework, with an adult comparison and consent/readiness case rather than partner techniques.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Adults: Chastity (F03), Partnership (F05), Energy Preparation (M08) and Kabbalah (M11), or equivalent understanding. A complete study route is available to single students and anyone declining intimate practice.
View course & lessonsBuddha Dharma: Ethics, Attention and Wisdom
Meet Buddhist ethics, attention and wisdom in their own sources, then compare a modern Gnostic reading without making the traditions identical.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Ethics (F01), Reading Wisdom (F08) and Meditation (M03), or equivalent grounding. No Buddhist affiliation, retreat, special posture, imagery or prior meditative attainment is required. Fictional cases are complete alternatives.
View course & lessonsChristian and Gnostic Scripture: Learning to Interpret
Read a short scriptural passage in context, distinguish ancient text from later Gnostic commentary and carry one ethical question into conduct.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Reading Wisdom (F08), Samael’s Framework (F10) and Kabbalah (M11), or equivalent source literacy. No Christian affiliation, Hebrew/Greek fluency or willingness to accept every interpretation is required.
View course & lessonsYoga, Hindu Wisdom and the Divine Feminine
Read one Gita passage, meet Hindu devotional and yogic contexts and distinguish them from later Gnostic comparisons.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Reading Wisdom (F08), Devotional Practice (M07) and Meditation (M03), or equivalent grounding. No Sanskrit, Hindu affiliation, image visualisation or physical yoga experience is needed. Fictional study completes every activity.
View course & lessonsMyth, Sacred Art and Gnostic Interpretation
Read myth and sacred art through original context, later commentary and personal response, with a small interpretive project that keeps an alternative visible.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Reading Wisdom (F08) and Samael’s Framework (F10), or equivalent source literacy. No art training, music subscription, travel, visualisation or religious affiliation is needed. Text descriptions support image and performance alternatives.
View course & lessonsKarma, Death, Return and the Question of Liberation
Compare action, karma and after-death teachings while practising responsibility and compassionate listening without fatalism or blame.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Reading Wisdom (F08), Healthy Spirituality (F09), Samael’s Framework (F10) and Self-Observation (M01), or equivalent grounding. If bereavement is immediate or study feels overwhelming, use the fictional route or pause for appropriate support.
View course & lessonsReading the Path: Integration and Lifelong Practice
Bring study, ethical conduct and practice into one honest, sustainable account without claiming a spiritual rank or collecting every method.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Comprehension (M05), Compassion (M06), Kabbalah (M11), Alchemy (M14, doctrinal study) and Karma/Death (M19), or equivalent understanding. Relevant notes or supplied examples are enough; completion does not require undertaking any advanced method.
View course & lessonsDiscernment in Esoteric Texts and Extraordinary Claims
Audit extraordinary claims through source roles, timing, independent evidence and practical consequences, without dismissing questions or adopting unsupported certainty.
6 lessons 6 practical lessons
Reading Wisdom (F08), Healthy Spirituality (F09) and Samael’s Framework (F10), or equivalent grounding. No specialist title, personal unusual experience or willingness to read distressing material is needed. Supplied fictional cases and summaries complete the route.
View course & lessonsFocused explanations and reading guides for a particular question. These stand alone; they are not additional courses or required detours through your lessons.
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