[Talk Gnosis] The Gnosis of Simone Weil w/ Nina Power & Emmalea Russo

Mystic, philosopher, and activist Simone Weil (1909-1943) was a fascinating thinker and activist whose influence only grows as the years go by. A convert from Judaism to Christianity her ideas about God's absence and the separation of humans have startling correspondences with Gnosticism and Kabbalah while staying unique. Her life story intersects with some of the biggest events and movements of the first half of the 20th century and her mysterious death is still debated. To talk about Simone we have the returning champions, Nina Power and Emmalea Russo (both are poets/philosophers/professors and more!) to take us through her thought. Buy Emmaleas' new book! Do it, it's awesome: https://emmalearusso.com/confetti and while you're at her homepage check out her writing and upcoming courses. Take Nina's course on Simone Weil: https://gcascollege.ie/simone-weil and hit up ninapower.substack.com ----------------- Become a patron:   / gnostic​​   http://gnosticwisdom.net/talkgnosis​​ Facebook:   / talkgnosis​​   Twitter:   / talkgnosis​​   Email our producer! jonathan@gnosticwisdom.net -------- The opinions expressed in this show do not necessarily reflect those of the Gnostic Wisdom Network, the Apostolic Johannite Church, or any other organization. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. The Apostolic Johannite Church is an esoteric, Gnostic, Christian community. Many of us seek a real spiritual community which is loving, inclusive, spiritually lively and empowering of people of all genders, races and sexualities, both rich and poor. The Johannite tradition represents just such a community: founded by Saint John the beloved disciple of Jesus, rooted in the tradition of John the Baptist and guided by direct, experiential contact with the Divine, this tradition encourages personal responsibility and freedom of thought and practice. Learn more at http://johannite.org ---------