The Rev. Dr. Siobhan Houston
Independent Catholic priest, scholar of Western esotericism, and author of Priests, Gnostics, and Magicians: European Roots of Esoteric Independent Catholicism; delivers the lecture on the Gnostic restoration and recounts personal vocational and scholarly experiences.
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Mar 4, 2026 • 1h 13min
The Gnostic Restoration with Rev. Dr. Siobhan Houston.
Rev. Dr. Siobhan Houston, an Independent Catholic priest and scholar of Western esotericism, recounts the Gnostic restoration, archival discoveries, and visionary consecrations. She explores 19th-century French religious ferment, ties between esoteric churches and Freemasonry, debates about spiritual anointing versus formal succession, gender dynamics in Gnostic orders, and later neo-Gnostic reorganizations.
