Appreciate the follow-up. When I use the term, it's loosely associated with monist gnosticism, theosophy, and the like--which are all variations on the general theme of pantheism (I would think). Most of what I learned of it comes from theologians Peter Jones and Michael Horton.

But I'm fascinated by these concepts and histories in general--even if I've 'decided the question' by being a Christian. I also appreciate what can be 'uncovered' by tracing - I guess you could call it 'linguistic ancestry.' Words as we know and use them often only contain a 'tip of the iceberg' compared to where they came from, what "lives they've lived" before today, etc. So chalk me up as a curious observer, even if not in a particularly 'persuadable' section of the audience. Cheers right back.

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Likewise, I appreciate your follow up.

In general, my philosophy aligns well with every tradition I have found. I simply have to be willing to interpret symbols and concepts in certain ways and it all seems to fit. I will have to dig into some of the perennialist thinkers and see what they're saying. It might be super in line with the cosmology I've been distilling independently.

Haven't heard of Jones or Horton but I'll say that elements of Gnosticism and Theosophy are in alignment with what I see connecting everything.

If you are fascinated by these things and linguistic ancestry or etymology in general, you would probably find my work interesting. There's a video in my NOSTR profile. It's about 3 hours but I cover a lot of subjects and offer a lot of evidence for stuff.

If you're into Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse stuff, you'd probably find the theories I offer interesting.