Gnosis was published by the Lumen Foundation, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization incorporated in California by Jay Kinney and Dixie Tracy-Kinney to produce educational material, including a print magazine, on the Western esoteric tradition. Initial fund-raising resulted in a 5,000-copy print run of the first issue. The first issues were produced on a volunteer basis from a home office, but within three years the Lumen Foundation and Gnosis established permanent headquarters near Mission Dolores in San Francisco. In 1986, the writer Richard Smoley began contributing to the magazine and went on to become its managing editor (briefly) and then, beginning in 1990, its editor for eight years.
Although it was written for a general readership, Wouter Hanegraaff, professor of history of hermetic philosophy and related currents at the University of Amsterdam, has observed that it "contributed considerably to the setting of academic standards in a field where university chairs or curricula devoted to Western esotericism were still absent, and which at the time [in the 1980s and 1990s] was still dominated by sensationalism and plain ignorance."[3]
The art director of issues 26 and 27 was Tony Lane.
In 1998 Gnosis won Utne Reader's Alternative Press Award for "best spiritual coverage". In 1999, largely for financial reasons, Gnosis ceased publication. In 2019, the Lumen Foundation was dissolved and remaining assets were donated to the Theosophical Society in America.[4]
^. www.gnosismagazine.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021. In 2019, the Lumen Foundation was dissolved and its remaining assets turned over to the Theosophical Society in America, a kindred 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit organization.
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gnosis, magazine, gnosis, american, magazine, published, from, 1985, 1999, devoted, study, western, esotericism, gnosis, cover, alex, grey, editorrichard, smoley, 1990, editor, chiefjay, kinney, 1985, categorieswestern, esoteric, traditionfrequencyquarterlycir. Gnosis was an American magazine published from 1985 to 1999 devoted to the study of Western esotericism Gnosis 26 cover art by Alex Grey EditorRichard Smoley 1990 99 Editor in chiefJay Kinney 1985 99 CategoriesWestern esoteric traditionFrequencyQuarterlyCirculation16 000 peak PublisherJay KinneyFirst issue1985Final issueNumber199951CompanyLumen FoundationCountryUnited StatesBased inSan FranciscoLanguageEnglishWebsitewww wbr gnosismagazine wbr comISSN0894 6159 Gnosis was published by the Lumen Foundation a San Francisco based non profit organization incorporated in California by Jay Kinney and Dixie Tracy Kinney to produce educational material including a print magazine on the Western esoteric tradition Initial fund raising resulted in a 5 000 copy print run of the first issue The first issues were produced on a volunteer basis from a home office but within three years the Lumen Foundation and Gnosis established permanent headquarters near Mission Dolores in San Francisco In 1986 the writer Richard Smoley began contributing to the magazine and went on to become its managing editor briefly and then beginning in 1990 its editor for eight years By 1990 Gnosis counted a circulation of 11 000 and went on to achieve a peak circulation of 16 000 1 During its run Gnosis published interviews with such significant thinkers and teachers as Huston Smith Karen Armstrong Graham Hancock Seyyed Hossein Nasr Colin Wilson Zalman Schachter Shalomi Kathleen Raine David Steindl Rast Claudio Naranjo R J Stewart and June Singer Its writers and reviewers included many notable authors in the field such as Peter Lamborn Wilson Stephan A Hoeller Kabir Helminski Roger Walsh Jacob Needleman Carl W Ernst Charles A Coulombe David Fideler founder of Phanes Press Chas S Clifton Erik Davis Robert Hand and John and Caitlin Matthews Each issue usually included reviews of a dozen current books on topics of interest to Gnosis readers 2 Although it was written for a general readership Wouter Hanegraaff professor of history of hermetic philosophy and related currents at the University of Amsterdam has observed that it contributed considerably to the setting of academic standards in a field where university chairs or curricula devoted to Western esotericism were still absent and which at the time in the 1980s and 1990s was still dominated by sensationalism and plain ignorance 3 The art director of issues 26 and 27 was Tony Lane In 1998 Gnosis won Utne Reader s Alternative Press Award for best spiritual coverage In 1999 largely for financial reasons Gnosis ceased publication In 2019 the Lumen Foundation was dissolved and remaining assets were donated to the Theosophical Society in America 4 References edit Faith com Lumen Foundation website Hanegraaff Wouter J Kabbalah and Gnosis Magazine 1985 1999 In Boaz Huss ed Kabbalah and Contemporary Spiritual Revival Beer Sheva Israel Ben Gurion University of the Negev Press 2011 p 256 About the Lumen Foundation www gnosismagazine com Archived from the original on 25 August 2021 Retrieved 25 August 2021 In 2019 the Lumen Foundation was dissolved and its remaining assets turned over to the Theosophical Society in America a kindred 501 c 3 educational nonprofit organization External links editOfficial website nbsp This religious magazine or journal related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See tips for writing articles about magazines Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gnosis magazine amp oldid 1185240849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
