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Jeremy Puma is a Gnostic philosopher who practices a crazy, mixed-up spirituality based on the writings found in the Nag Hammadi Library and Zen Buddhism. He writes nonfiction for people interested in a mature approach to gnosis that doesn't rely on unprovable claims of apostolic succession or New Age neo-Templar silliness, but instead acknowledges the limitations of the material.

He prefers a simple, direct style as opposed to the hoity-toity "thee and thou" filled silliness of more popular neognostic organizations, and doesn't think you need fancy hats or magic wands to be a Gnostic. For this reason, he will always be broke and marginal, at best, but that's okay.

Jeremy currently resides in Seattle, Washington. He has a beautiful wife, whom ...more

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	A Gnostic Prayerbook: Rites, Rituals, Prayers and Devotions 4.05 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Think Like a Gnostic 3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Way: Gnosis Without "Gnosticism" 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Way: Gnosis Without "Gnosticism" 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	False Confessions, False Alarms: Short Stories 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Think Like a Gnostic: Essays on a Gnostic Worldview 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pirate's Garden: Gnostic Essays really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Face of the Sky and Earth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mysteries of the Gnostic Ascent 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Running Towards the Bomb: Essays on Gnosticism and the End of Civilisation it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Liminal Spaces, Part 4: City on the Sea

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Strange Animal Publications is proud to announce the release of Liminal Spaces: A Robotic Romance, a serialized Sci-fi novel by Jeremy Puma, illustrated by Tim Boucher!

PART FOUR: After a gruesome introduction to life aboard the Haikou, one of the enormous floating cities now patrolling the planet’s polluted oceans, El and the two Magisters continue their search for the elusive

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“what you do unto even the least of humanity you do unto the Christ within because what you do unto even the least of humanity you do to yourself.”
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“What it means is that we should see the cause of the problems politics generates as the intersection of the individual Counterfeit Spirit and the Archonic Power that is “Politics.”
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“What it means is that individuals should be judged solely on their own merits, keeping in mind that all we can ever really perceive of a person is his or her doppelganger.”
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“If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.”
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